The New York herald., 1872-07-12
A W AR CLOUD.
HCstiIities Imminent Between Brazil and
the Argentine Confederation.
Cause Of the Characterization and Recrimi-
nations Brazil for war-The Representative
Of the Argentine Confederation Not
TO Be Received-The Relative
Strength Of the Two Countries.
RIO JANEIRo, June IS, 1872.


Bshed in Buenos Ayres II is certainly document
Of az offensive character could well be written
by minister and the Brazilian government wonid
OOt degn to reply 10 IT, and its pubication mas
made Brazilians OF all political stripes furious. ]
have learned from high authority that the govern |
ment has determined not 10 receive General Mitre,
who is coming from BuenOs Ayres on special MIS- |
siOn, and that war, ruthless war, is the govern
ment programme, If immediate satisfaction be not |
given by the Argentine government. In fact, In
tne semi-ofcial Journal the Moptnaento an article
emanating from the government was published on |
Saturday, In which occur the following stngers:-
The daring, manifested only in words, Of the Ar |
gentne Republic, Is too well known II that people,
descended from the old Spaniards, did not continu-
ally boast they would belle their origin We who saw |
inc Agenne @ bravery on Tne t
the republic makes OF its hyperbollcal genius, |
why should we annoy onrselves9 We do not know
which most to admire, the unreasonableness OF the
insult or the acrid and rude manner with which /
the government OF a weak and cowardly nation
to war; u 70 thew rahv desre H We have
already said the answer which their daring should
receive. Let them have the war they desire But
we wish to opposed to us other braves than
those who fed from the fights of the Paragnayan
war and them not commanded by general who |
thOught only of carrying out Jobs and furnishing
contracts Onr soldiers long for chance to prove
10 the world that Argentine allies took no part
in our triumphs in Paraguay.
uosTlLITlEs
are imminent the arsenals OF Rio are working at
safety guage limit pressure to add to the already
large warlike stores prepared for months past by
large force OF workmen. The army, enraged by the
tales OF BuenOs Ayres army correspondents during
the Paraguayan war, by the scornfui nickname Of
macaquitos Qittle monkeys), applied to them by
the Argentines, and by the Argentine books and
journals appropriating all the credit OF victories to
Che Argentine troops and attrbutng all disasters
to the "macaquitos," is burning with the
desire to thrcsh the Argentines and to
reverse the results of the battle Of ltuzaingo,
that in which the Brazillans suffered disastrous
defeat from the allied Argentine and MOntevdean
forces In 1927, and made Uruguay independent Of
Brazil The navy, also, is itching with the desire
TO bring to Rio the famous Argentine fleet OF the
Paiaguayan war, that consisted of the little
wooden steamer Guarda Nacional, which, in the
belief of the Argentine people, rescued the Brazilian
squadron from the trap of Cuevas, destroyed the
whole Paraguayan feet at Riachaeo, forced the
fr0wning batteries and tOrpedo-strewed passes OF
Eurupaty, Humaita and Angostura, and the very
mention of whose name made an icy stream run
down Lopez vertlbrated column and the
bravcst soldier OF the Paraguayan army
shiver to the outermost cuiicle of his bare and
march hardened sole. ''up and at 'em," is the cry
from every Brazilian caiptra; "Give the bloody
gauchos goss and Brazilian pepperr scream the
DIOeQues, while, on the other hand, the Argen-
tines have ordered three iroH-clads and numbers
OF cannon. Ky the steamship Neya, from England.
they received early this month a large num-
ber OF breech loading rines and on the Tigre,
near Buenos Ayres they have a busy manuf acture
OF tOrpedoes going on, under the sup erintendence
Of Prussian officers, while the gdDtjas OF Bu enOs
Ayres are busy singing, of course in SPANISH
The monkeys are coming! Hol hol no ho
The Monkeys are are os comiss He he ' he! a hs l
And won't we give them gunpowder for tea
Joking aside, the feelings OF the two peoples are
OF the bittprpSt Kind towards anOth her he
Brazilian government has for many mo nths past
lion as Almost Inevitable and has been onjetiy eia
pairing for it: and IL Is now determined 20 take
odvan tage OF the false move OF the Argentine gov
eminent, in publishing the offensive note to force
II 10 show its head before IL can snuggle into it
such trump cards as the iron clads, rned cannon,
fOrtncaliOns, &C, for which the late loan ctlected
In England, under pretence OF constructing rail
roads and paying OF noatng debts was in reality
TnE STRENGTH OF THE TWO NATIONS
Is a. io,lows:-lsrazi with population OF 100000,
effective standing army OF abon 14,OOo men, fairly
pPe r." S%a ana s cy % s ae a ae SaSns ons
notice, upon the frontier next the Confederation,
$4,000 OF fine light cavalry, several thousands of
Meet, though OF poor quality Of vessels is not III
adapted 10 the requirements OF war with
three efficient corvettes for outer blockade four
light iron clads of some strength, dozen little
q number OF light draught gunboats aud
despatch vessels, notia of steam launches and ..
Thus having TO deal on rivers with Power whose
navy consists OF only three small, nnarmed wooden
steamers, the Brazilian ect could at Its ease block
ade BuenOs Ayres and the Parana and Uruguay
ports and patrol those rivers; aud. as the whole
would have no places OF refuge, even II the Bra
LILLIAN mercantile marine was worth operating
against Besides this, Brazil wond at once
seize the at present unfortl1ed island of Martin
Garcia, II natural fortress commanding the access
10 the Uruguay and Parana rivers At the mouth of
the Paraguay and Upper Parana she has already
the naval establishment the Island OF Cerrito,
claimed by the Argentines as Argentine territory,
and at Asuncon, In Paraguay, she has 5000 troops
and part OF her squadron. Undoubtedly, too, ndl- |
rectIy directly, she would be helped by Paraguay
and Bolivia; ana perhaps Chile also, which is buy
vantage OF the opportunity 10 exact settle.
en much S the ss essea on FOR
time. Argentina has only 100000 Of inhabit-
ants. Cash, however, the Argentnes have, for a
large portion OF the London loan II still on |
hands They have breechoaders; they have about
eight thousand men who have seen service, but
they have the Indians In the in force, ready 10
swoop down on the settlement; they have discon- |
ten In several OF the provinces. Entire Rios is pro.
Lopes Jordan, supplied with Brazilian money and |
bfazian nis,a arms raises again the standard OF
jealous, like all other provinces, Of the present
Snanos anG w!n supremacy OF
no refuge for their shipping; without a
navy, they can neither attack the Brazilian squad
Ian territory. All their hopes viii lie in the i'm.
patience OF foreign maritime Powers OF the block
Aue ana hs tiey nave paced themselves decidedly
Id the wrong by the foolish official insults 10 which
the government has given publicity ii is probable
no foreign Power wlll feel inclined to interiere
especially as Brazil expressly disclams mi
views Of conquest II, then, angry Brazil
shows her the leek, unwilling Argentina
seeing nothing 10 save her back fron the big stCk
nOurishing around her, VIII eat 1t and will declare
TO Choleric Brazil that all she had said was TO he
taken In a Pickwickian sense and meant nothing
but the purest efiusons OF harmony and peace.
A TELEGRAPH CABLE
is going 10 be laid by the English Telegraph Con-
sbuctIOn ana MJlntcndnce Company between
Lisbon ana PernambucO, via Madeira ana San
Vicente. From Pefnambuc0 another cable Will
be laid 10 Demerefa, where IL will
meet the cable laid 10y another com
many am ronpa.,tno WIN ma 'rn,tod Sta,ao on,