The New York herald., 1870-03-23
SOUTH AMERICA.
Death of Prominent Brazilian Liberal-Return
OF the Army from Paraguay-The Plague in
Rio Janeiro-The Paraguayan War.

The steamer Merrimac. Captain Weir, From RIO
Janeiro, via ST. Thomas, arrived at THIS port last
night The purser Will receive Acknowledgements
for favors received.
Demise of the viscount JeanitinhoDI,n, Of
RraxiI-Rctnrm Of the brazilian National
Guard fr0m Parasuay-The Yellow Fever.
RIO JANEIEO, Feb. 23, 1870.
Among the deaths OF persons OF note Is that OF
Francisco Acayaba de Montezuma, Visconde de
Jequitinhonha, Senator and Councillor OF state Ia
Ordinary, who died al the age OF seventy-sx or con-
sumption, on the 1lth inst, week after his return
from Europe, whittier had gone look for relief
Tne First brigade OF the National Guards returning
from Paraguay arrived last night from ST. Catna.
rina, where they stopped lew days to clean up
and to allow all the transports to organize their
trumphal entry into the bay OF Rio. The division
coming nome consists OF only 45e men and officers,
the remnant or 5000 men. Two batlaions tnat
have gone TO Rio Grande are III . worse
plight, for they number together only lao
persons, Of whom over forty are Officers IL
IS calculated that three fourtns OF the Brazilian
army have ieit their bones N Paraguay, nineteen
JwcntlethS OF theu victims OF disease.
The neglect or the disabled soldiers anu inferior
officers VINO have been discharged from the army s,
in many cases. shameful and they are reduced to beg
about the streets, getting nothing from the govern
ment, which has too mtc1 TO do TO attend TO sucn
useless poor folks In fact to get their cases before
the Minister requires such time many stamps and
formaates and bandylng TO ana Jro from one Office
TO another. that only persons who can command
that influence which IS the alrcqusitc in dealings
with Brazilian authorities IND 1t available " make
their claims.
ana the sums OF Rio; but The deaths generally keep
under twenty . day, unless they are covered by
other names to prevent alarm. Inc victims .
Brazilians have died. Among tue deaths lasL weeh
those or two Sisters Of Charity, Frenchwo-
men. Several vessels which sailed from port nave
had TO put back in consequence OF the 1ever
breaking out after sailing. 1bere Is general
exodus vessels TO tine northern ports to look for
cargocs. which are now here. and TO get
away from the lever. 1t does mol altogether con-
fine itself TO the Sums and seanen for 1t mas broken
out III some first boarding houses, ana the sub
manager OF the English Bank OF Ei0 Janeio has
fallen victim TO 1t, besides others among the well.
tO.do classes. AS yet, however, 1T has not But on
the features OF epldcmlc; but the weather has III
very anu Is to he fe area hat the
excessive heat Will extend It's ravages.
The Paraguaynm Wnr-OpcraIioa, Against
1.op~z-The Arxentiues Again 20 Take The
Lieid.
RIO JASEIRo Feb aS 1870.
The news from Paraguay Is OF little interest," no
military movements going on, The Brazilian
cavalry operating against bushwhackers and raiders
having used up the horses been forced return
to the Paraguay TO get remounted. In fact the war
now depends almost totally upon the keeping up
OF The Brazilian cavalcades, as L0pezs Ill armed
and almost p0werless troops have 10 chance in
a fight against the Spencer carbiues which the Bra
lillian cavalry now carry. But the wear Of horse
flesh Is enormous, IN comparison to the number Of
troopers. and ii is found that only cornfed ami
mails can stand the work in Paraguay there Is con-
siderable difficulty in keeping up supplies as in the
Ar gentne Confederation 1t ls only III large towns
that the horses get anything but grass. An Argen.
tine contingent Is 10 take share Ia the next attempt
to reacn Lopez.
As regards Lopez, in January General Camara
arrived within thirty or forty miles OF his position
PanaderO and close to the ford OF the Aguaray
which led to 1t, after overcoming the resistance made
at some places. But when almost on the point OF
attacking the Aguaray ford Camara learned that
Lopez had reinforced IT with four heavy cannon
and 200 to 800 men, and as the Brazilian had only
about 500 he did not venture TO assault, and he
returned and fell upon Genes whose 600 men he cut
up near SanPedro. lie then returned TO Conception
OH the Paraguay, to reit and remount.
As soon as Camara moved from the Aguaray,
Lopez lett panadero. abandoning his SICK ana the
women. and with about 500 10 1000 men, II Is sad
and sixteen cannon, crossed the Aguaray, pitched
six heavy cannon into the river marched through
Jgatemy, which the Brazlians had not garrisoned
owing to Its sickliuess. ana moved nortnward
through roads he had cut, and telling, as he went
great trees into the path. lie was supposed 10
be marching toa steep hil called Scfro Cora, somc-
where near the Brazilian frontier II not III Brazil:
but In fact the country Is an unexpiored wilder
ness, aud nothing Is known OF II or VI bs rea goal