The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1866, Page 3

Tecuperate from exhaustien to a few days’ de- Yotlon to the deliberations of the national Congress. Attorney Beary returned from his Cheertal State ot ftnirs Among Preedmen and , U, in Florida. &e. seasion of Congress, and who wore to hold thelr mect- Inge dering the recess, were to have commenced their postponed on account of the absence of General Schenck. ‘They will meet here to-morrow and continue in session ‘until the meeting of Congress. The report will be quite Uengthy, and is pretty severe on some of the heads of the different departments of the government. Andy Johnson Chairmen of Senate Committees tebe by Radicals. 13 ip stated that all the Senate Committees which are presided over by Senators who have identified themselves with the President’s policy are to be replaced by mem- of the Union League, white and colored; the Colored Soldiers and Equal Rights League, The mass welcome will be held om Saturday, the Ist of December. A ban- quet is also proposed om Monday evening. A large number of radicals from Maryland and Virginia have signified their intention of joining in the demonstration. CITY POLITICS. ‘Tan ComPrnoLLEeRsuir.—A mecting of the friends of Richard B. Connolly was held last evening at the Mili- tary Hall, Bowery. Mr. Connolly made a pretty lengthy and aftera few remarks from Mr. Henry complimentary to the Hxrsxp, resolutions were unani- ‘The Freedmen’s Bureau ts in receipt of a report ‘the Assistant Commissioner for Florida, containing in- teresting information relative to the freedmen: The un- there, A considerable quantity of adopted I ination of Mr. from wagons ‘transit throa; streets. prejudiced portion of the community treat the freedmen for the Com i Woe eng of the Several barrels of chang wore joe in front of the ‘with fairness, and but few cases of ill-treatment have ony bongs ee ae ee ec Commissioners’ office, on Montague street yesterday occurred recently. The having closed, the bureau igwacn evel > com morning, which were seized in this manner. they tly. season ing a conterence, after the mesting adjourned. the of much scrutiny by the veltisena to the Mcers are frequently called upon to decide numerous qRestions arising out of the division of crops, &c., which they generally do without calling upon the civil authori- ties, The people are greatly interested in political mat- ‘ere at present, and fully endorse the President’s procla- mations. Some ill feeling is shown toward Northern men, though but one case of persecution prompted by such feelings has occurred lately, and the person ar- rested, an ex-officer of the army, now residing in the Ptate, wag released by a pardon given by Governor ‘Walker, Sottlements under the provisions of the Home- stead law are being made quite rapidly. The President to Attend the Masonic Cere- monies at Baltimore. ‘The President bas accepted an invitation from the Umow Rerusucan Gunerat Commirtex.—This orgeniza- tion held a meeting last evening at No. 600 Broadway, Charlies 3. Spencer in the chair. Previous to the gen- | wi eral assembling the Executive Committee spent an hour | ‘4 in the ante room to regulate the private affairs of the as- sociavon. After this they adjourned to the hail, where the committee of the evening was called to order at eight o'olock. The regular routine was gone through with, but nothing of special interest transpired. Tammany Democratic Gangral Commirrer.—The Demo- cratic General Committee met last evening in Tammary Hall, William M, Tweed presiding, and William Hitchmap acting = secretary. The committee, on organization reported in favor of holding primary elections én the 22d, 23d and 2th inst., for the purpose of nominating candidates for the various offices to be filled at the ap- proaching charter election, The report was adopted. A vicinity for their connection with the disclosures antic! pated. A REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE removed to partsunknown. The question is highly sug- gestive—was the information of those engaged in the Dusiness official ? THE POLICE RECORD OF DEVELIN, who is above referred to, is quite extensive, to say the Teast. The following is the result of an examination of the records :— Sept. 4, 1850—John Develin arrested by officer W. Clay- ton; charge, petit larceny. sept. 28, 1860-—Jobn Dovelin arrested upon charge of Masons of Baltimore to be prosont and participate to- | Pecos of ion minutes was then taken, for the purpose of | Penns scaay bY oMoer J.B Mendel, morrow in the interesting ceremonies of laying the cor. | preparing to appoint inepwetors of election tnd places of Posor-nhs Jon Develin arreatod upon sispllar charge ner stone of the Masonic Temple in that city. The ooca- | holding the primaries business being disposed of, ng! gg i hy pepe pon similar charge by officer Phelan, upon which he was convicted and imprisoned. These convictions were held before the committee adjourned. ree rie baa mempe cr igi oa Coxnou.y Meera i me Srvexta Wanv.—The all parte of the country, and especially those of the | . Joon ward Democratic Association held a meeting | Truman Smith, Criminal Justice, and D. RK. Smith, Esq, Bigher degrees. In consequence of the acceptance of Police Justice. thie invitation, and the consequent ab of the Presi. | aft evening at the Botanic Hall, 69 East Broadway, in | ‘The same Jobn Devlin has sinco been arrested by the Gent, the usual Cabinet i be deferred support of Police Justice ‘Mike’? Connolly for Comp- | following officers upon different chargea: es S. t, meeting w' defe: to- | troller. Major Hart, Messra. Duffy, Nesbitt and others | Frost, detective at Inspector's office; Sergeant Craft, morrow. iressed the meeting, eulogizing their candidate in | Forty-second precinct police; Wight, y-fourth pre- Leave of Absence Granted to Masons in the | !udicrously oxtravagant terms, Pome ag ope Forty-second precinct police; ALDERMAmIC Noutvation.—At a meeting of the Citizens’ | Smith Hall, Forty-second precinct police, ‘Ata much more recent period Mr. Devlin was arrested on the charge of swindling the government by iz false certificates of soldiers’ bounties. He was convict- se DN Se bi and fined the sum of $10,000, which 1@ paid. held last evening at ‘was unapim- Departments. ‘The President has given directions that leave of ab- sence for twenty-four hours be granted to all Masons in ‘tbe public departments who desire to participate to- morrow in the laying of the corner stone of the new organization of the Fifth ‘distri No, 29 Carmine fia Mec sady for 5 ously nominated * THE CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, Masonic Temple in Baltimore. In your issue of yesterday you do great injustice (inad- The Stationery of the InternalgjRevenue | Comptroller Brennan and the Gubernatorial \ Burean. Investigation of 1865—He is Ready for an ramen | eit wate) 6O partine Cniagee te Gy gpeeetee of ab article known as “‘burning fluid.” The act of July 13, 1866, section seventy-nine, paragraph nineteen, au- thorizes the “distillation of burning fluid,” the taxed license to be $60. In section ninety-six ‘burning fluid” Investigntion Inte the Affairs of His De- partment. 30 THE EDITOR OF THE HEALD. Finance Deranruant, spcuiinctsish’s Gooen Rove apy 19600) It is proper that the public should know that “the charges’ which Mr. John Bedgwick has been appointed to investigate are the charges of Mr. Anson Herrick, made against me in the month of July, 1866, and which were heard by his Excellency, Governor Fenton, at Al- pany, on the 19th of October of that year. Charges at the same time were presented against Mr. Develip, Counsel to the Corporation. referred We the ‘ir Devlin, and Sere Sechaba ing for ge! mtg Ba ot epectal wo Mi However, #itn the light furnished by ir. er, With the ‘urn! answor, and the investigation and the decision im. eCor- Seals 2 fetes Tal psientan it bee moo! mber, a and stating in bie commun cation, among other things, ’ Mr. quotes extensively from Mr,-Her- otter withdrawing the charges against the (omp- Bevoral misstatements have beon made within the past few days in regard to the contract now about being made for furnishing the Internal Revenue Bureau with stationery for the six months ending Juno 30, 1867. It hes deen said that the quantity of stationery to be sup- plied on this contract will cost nearly $6,000,000. This fe a great miscalculation, as it has been asserted gentleman who has entered a bid for the contract $180,000 will cover the cost. It was also stated morning that the contract bas been made, whereas Bide have not yet even been scheduled. No Intercourse with the Rebel Siidell. Mr. Slidell, the once famous rebel Minister to France, and one of our most active enemies in Europe, recently applied to the government for pardon through Mr. Bige- Jow, Minister at Paria, The reply of the government ‘was that no intercourse or correspondence of any kind could be held with Mr, Slidell. Sepater Harlan on Negro Suffrage. United States senator Harlan to-night addressed a public meeting at the Fair building, Pennsyivania ave- BEES g 7 counsel injunction from the Collectors or their deputies—the nue. His auditors were about equally divided between cnly oficces catherived wader: the Interna) Revenes troller, laws to make seizures, from interfering or meddii ony whites and blacks. His theine was the moral, political | Mr. Herrice, {m this connection, concindes asfollows:— | the y os fick. In the. face and social necessity of conferring suffrage on citizens of African descent throughout the country. He read from I am unable to perceive the difference between Mr. Devetin and Mr. nan which your Kxcellency has apps. il discove foet that by further proceedi sen cantons: speeches and statements to show that tho President of one promoter ot the prosecution, tngt'l Wil tn the'end do | fue jatueuuse ee ebtaited to corapel the. Depertmest eo United States himself was in’ favor of it He ex- Se Beto ‘injustice of the ee tabntles ctepokee re. or peters the ull ih Thad few. I bave th and to test the legality of whole Pressed the belief that If those who were present would | fult very fas from the purpose t had on ve ve obvious sone his the Departinent have, In the gromest petition Congress for impartial suffrage there would be mo @ifficulty in the passage of a law for that purpose, Other speakers add ressed the meeting. Appeal in Behalf of Destitute Cretans. ‘Tho United States Consul at Candia writes, under date of October 14, to the Secretary of State as follows :— 1 hope that our government will be able in some way to contribute to the relief of the unfortunate who are siderations of duty—to withdraw the charges whieh I made Against Mr, Brennan, and abandon thelr further prosecution. 1 bad suppored that these charges, In consequence of this unqualii withdrawal fof ther, were dis of. They have been pending thirteen months in the hands of the Governor since the Onal submission to him of my defence. I should have preferred, if they were to be farther in ed, that thet opportanity should have ng since, But I have no complaint to I have been and am ready at any time for an in- AFFAIRS IN SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. already deprived of all provision made against the winter, | y, Hom. I recognize im Mr. Sedgwick an impartial and even in many cases of any moans of obtaining @ | and Tasantnees. non having no private fatonens, hes 1 Seoncatl the aetenmirneint am aware of, to affect bis judgment or sense of right. | Gas e's ws 7 jut even the housen and. implementa, ey Hy Ai Respectfully, ke. MATTHEW 1. BRENNAN. Cousider! xpediency of | &e., bd Se Ke en ee ‘to encape at approach of a soldiery of whose buman- Ny they have reason to doabt. If the charity of the friends of humanity is not large towards the Cretans, must perish (he coming winter, Ravages of Cholera at Palermo. ‘The consul at Palermo says the cholera at that city has become epidemic, From the time the troops landed, Bept. 18, to Met. 17, It was only in a sporadic form. The consul learned that on the 19th of October the official Dulletin marked 217 cases and 181 deaths. There were actually Daried at the Campo Sant 200 bodies. There iow IMuminating Agent—Thi Murder Trials Set Down for the 10th December, &ce. Bowrox, Nov. 19, 1866 The gas question i# just now agitating the public mind. The Boston Gaslight Company appearing to maby a mo- nopoly, the City Council are considering the expediency of the manufacture of gas by the city, the supply to the citizens ag the minimum cost and the removal of the gasworks outside the city limita, At the present time the city manufactures gas for tho institations at Deer Island and South Boston at a cost of $1 30 per thousand aE a “id BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 4 The New Post Office-Action Upon the Offer of the United States Government, The Board met at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, President Brice in the chair. Alderman McGues called up a general order convey- to the general government (on payment of the eum $500,000) the enulberly portion of Clty Hall park as a f site for the cetablishment of a new Post Office. ‘Alderman Remix moved to strike out the words “five hundred thousand,’ and substitute therefor the words wore soveral American vin in ork, but wth che ex: | gate milla.” the amakercoundered tha te United | oak Our evens are paying #25 poe Bhonased othe ception of the mate of the Caro the health of the officers | and that if the government wns so situated as tO | Car which emanates from the gasorseters in tho ety and men was excellent. Se-cenbte to forchase the iroverty, be would be the | seriously depreciates tie walee of weal — the The Regulnr Army Rapidly Filling. to move 0 ground pe doaeled. + nts prede: | VCIBNY of these pulsancen estad- ‘The appointments in the new regiments under the new one He Fegerene he presens Pout Omece A oy ee & Sonu eee on poe wee = army bill are all filled. Vacancies in the old regiments | grace to the city, and professed astonishment at the | a4 ine Hall thie evening. J. Lewis Stack a are being filled at a rapid rate. small display of spirit and generosity made by the Com- | pearea for the city and Harry Jewell, mon Council when an improvement so much needed | of oor leading lawy for the cy A Baekrupt Law Desired by the South. could at last be made. He did not dispute the great | company. Dp. Hayes, the Amayer, gave his A memorial will be presented to Congress from yy value of the property, but believed that once tbe new | Svidence al the hearing, ahowing that ten years ago the nent citizens of the South asking for the passage of a Post Office erected at an outlay of a million doll the company furnished gas of an ifuminating power of ‘worth of the taxable property in the neighborhood | twenty candle lighte and now only that of t candle general bankrupt law. The devastation of the war and woulh Ue thereuthe ens Dusired por cubs, The revenue | ), — He regaried, as atirely pracueabie tbe erheme the failure of the cotton and corn crops have almost | of the city by taxation would, therefore, be augmented iccastag pan ontanee the city limita = Another hearing in like proportien, At the close of thie brief discussion the question war put af to the adoption of Alderman Reilly's motion, which wan earried, the words “one million of dollars’? being substituted as proposed. The board then adjourned © moet this afternoon, at two o'clock. BOARD CF COUNCILIMEN, This Board met yesterday afternoon, President Green in the chair, A communication from the Mayor (which ‘waa sent to the Board of Aldermen a few days since) re- lative to esting. to the United Stater government a site on the Battery, & barge office, wae referred to the Special Committee on the proposed New Post Office hopelessly impoverished the cotton States for the i A National Park at the CapitalThe Conti- nent fo Miniature. Steps aro being taken to create at the federal metro, polis a great national park, upon ® plan which, if exam- ination shall prove it to be within the reach of reason bie expense and labor, is worthy of the attention of Congress and the people, It is proposed to make the park « “working model” of the United States—to de. Hneate, if not to reproduce in miniature, the topography of the continent—to set Huron and Ontario in reduced ‘weale upon o living map some two miles long, not im | af " eri orders of mo public afternoon, water colors, but in the element itelf—to lead a toy faleresh the Weard ehearnenin Dest Thufeday, ng reltvoeds, Mississippi from ite baby nursery im Rocky Moun- taing, of. real rock, through @ little continent fo a empail@ ulf of Mexico. The 8. Lawrence and the Colorado, ‘and ail other great rivers are to be represented by mimic streams; and without intending any allusion to the exclusion of the States lately #2) rebellion, all the States and Territories are 20 be represented, proserving their relative position and ‘Proportion, 14 ie proposed that museums shall bo erected upon each of these littie representative tracts, and thes the States and citizens shall be invited to cop- tribute to their cabinets specimens of the natural and aruifcial production of the States represented. Some of the features of the scheme are feasible; others may not be within the reach of reasonabic means, but 1 am in- Gitned to the belief that the design can be carried out ‘with suffictent precision to render it highly usefal to art and science, ad the hope is entertained that the project ‘Will at lenge rece.ve ® fair examination. Until Senators and Members of Congress can learn to make better _Bprshes thay should coriaisiy prpvidg vison who BOT MASONIC CELEBRATION IN BALTIMORE. : I is CITY INTELLIGENCE. A New Rovrs pos ram Waersar Mais—Two Hove ‘Time S.vED,—A pew arrangement has been perfected by the Post Office Department by which the great Westera mails from this city to Chicago leave here two hours } later than formerly and reach that city at the same hour | im the day that they did previously. The Westerp mail, cities which includes the. the Rasy aS Cincinnati, * Salt Lake City and the mail for at five o'clock in zme a a5 all paas o'clock in the after- Boon. It is now sent by Toute at seven o'clock ‘morning peak i o/clook in the before the ci of ons and, as stated before, Teaching its ai same hour did arraogement ‘Tas Moaryaxy Reroar.—During the week ending last Saturday evening there were three hundred and seventy- two deaths in this city, being a alight decrease from the Suan aac the “Consalate 46 In 2d. 38 from tho Presta ot the United states Sr. Vincent nit Pact Onteas’ lsdilen of fhe Church of ¥t Vincent de Puiil'are a'fedtivat tt arch ert Increase the finde oo gareted a4 of nesded for the the County Canvatuxna,—The Board of County Canvassers continued their labors yesterday. The returns from tho toon tor with serine ror *slonandey Ward, nm for Wilson man (rep.) over the “ring” candidate, wre ms ‘THR Quesuo SurreamRa —The following isthe substance of the report of the treasurer of the fand for the relief of the sufferers by the late coi jon in Quebec :—Pre- viously reported $11,225, J. E. Todhunter & Co, $100, Spence, Montague & Co. ; total $11,376. Kemitted 10 Quebec in all $7,209 65 gold. Tue Bovy or 4 Drowxmp Man Recoverap,—On the af- ternoon of the 6tb instant James Gallagher left his home, in 120th street, near Second avenue, to attend the election, but was not seen again by his {nendr. Diligent search was made for Mr. Gallagher, but without success till Sunday afternoon, when his remains were found floating in Mo- gn sr atie Pea Li and Pe pe yt jenty-thi act police took 0 of w body and notified Coroner Wildey, who held an Inquest. The jury rendered a verdict of death vy fer he De- ceased was sixty years of agoand a pative of Ireland. By trade he was @ stonemason, Mixacuious Escars,—Yesterday, while one of the passenger trains of the Erie railroad was nearing the Hackensack junction, a gentleman named Gardner at- tempted to get on board before the train had stopped, but missing the step was thrown forward with great force. Fortunately he caught hold of the railing of one of the cars, and after being dragged along the track for about one’ hundred and fifty yards, by great muscular | tated he succeeded in raising himself to the platform fore the cars stopped, sustaining but #light injuries. Tle happened inside of & period ‘80 short that none of @ railroad employer but fow of the passengers seemed to be aware of the occurrence. A Man Seniovsty Ixsuxsv.—On Sunday night, while on his way home, man named Morgan O’Brien, residing at No. 144 Cherry street, stumbled against a block of marble pear the corner of Kutgers and Bort rome and fell heavily to the sidewalk, fracturing hid skull and sustaining otber injuries of a serioas 5 was taken in a state of insensibility to Bellevue Hospital. Fal. rnom 4 Fount Story Wixvow.—A man named William Lyon fell from a window on thejfourth sory of bis residence, at 126 Greenwich street, yesterday, and pre Bee yeep which it is es a po Soak it appears he was engaged repair fenetian when he became attracted by the collision of two carts in the street. Unconscious of his he let go bis hold and fell to the ground, serious internal apd éxternal injuries. He way conveyed to Bellevue Hospitai by an officer of the Twenty-seventh precinct, Sak2008 OocuRKENCR.—AD occurrence Of a serious Da ture happened yonterday to a farmer named James 8, Applegate, residing in. New Jersey. lt seems Mr. Ap- plogate, accompanied by some fricads, went into a pho- Potty pas, nt na ete te doatoecioed Fb Deg SV op BIT EK ain. Oe assistance, Concussion of the brain had reguited from the fall. Tue Fexuxs.—A poblic meeting of the St Patrick's Circle, Fenian Brotherhood, was held Iast evening at Temperance Hall, Twenty ninth street, at which Mr, Morrison, Mr. Archdean and & person named Rafferty, whose name is unpleasantly associated in the Insb mind with the Moffat Mansion scandal, made speeches. The hall was well Biled with a promimecuous crowd, The call tated were wanted audience on t! wmerease the value of tbe Mr. Rafferty in his specch rien of government, the should not obey per. Mr. Morrison declared invaded, and this Une no American parasite should be allowed to say tbe movement. There were @ thou sand men io Buflalo waiting orders © march. The bour Was near at hand {c. A person near the door, who re- membered waving been fromthitten in Canada, suggened toa frend that every man thouid bring along with him wecast iron stove, [he meeting was continued uoul @ jate hour. . Boratava Preorresen evs Lorre Git.—On Sanday night last, while the family of Mr B. B. Schneldcr, of No. 130 Hart Sixty fifth street, wan temporarily absent from home, their house was entered by rome burglars who commenced collecting and packing up whatever movables wore within reach. A little gifl who was in the house raised an alarm and frightened the thiever 80 that they fled without making a “ban!,”’ Crry Rausoan Accomnta.—John Tonyen, while in the act of stepping off of car No. 102 of the Seventh avenue Vine on Suoday cvening, when near Twenty-sixth street, missed his footing, and, falling to the, ground, hart bin thoulder very severely. He was taken to ® neighhoring drug store, and after having his wound dressed was conveyed to his resilience, No. 15 East Seventeeth street. Julia Berges attempted to step off of car No. 44 Eighth Avenue, but the car starting rather euddenly threw her down and dragged lier some distance, injuring her inter nally. She was conveyed to the drug more at the corner of Bighin avenue and Nineteenth street, where tern y relief wan administered, after which she wa taken to ber residem, No, 26 Bedford strret. Sevenx Fort —Morgan O'Brien, rixty-five years of age, residing at No. 44 Cherry street, while walking Uhroagh Clinton street on Sunday night, accidentally fel) ‘and burt bie hip aod arm very severely, He war cow ‘veyed to Bellevue Hospital, Finn ™ Baosowsy, —The alarm of fire at twelve o'clock Jast night originated on the third floor of 42% Broadway, the cap manufactory of Brown & Rottshofskie; damage about $600. The second floor is occupied by Francia & Co., deaiers in sewing machine needien, and Hubbell & Hu, manafacturere of weather stripe The damage on the second floor tx by water only, and will not The first floor » 2 a 16, owned by g areh faldron; damage abou i ingurance, In the basement ix an oyster saloon, owned by Mr, Hallock ne by water about $100, No, 490 le occupied J. Hant, boot and the will be slight. The builds y the @rtate. They are damoged about $600, aud are maid to ‘be imeured. Pres iv Tamn Avevce—Aboot seven o'clock Inet Dighit a Gre cecurred in the restaurant corner of Sixty Aifth street and Third avenee, owned by J. Hamiwon. Some damage was also done to the liquor store of ©. de D. Medman, adjoining. The whole damage to beth Places wil! not exceed $200 Insured im the New Aw Perdew a0 8 Nicholas insurance companies TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BALTIMORE. A Woman in a Fit of Insanity Kille Her tin- Child and Attempts to Merder Twe of tor’ Her own Childres. Barrnepan, Now, 19, 1866, Aborrivie affair cocerted this afverncon at the reni- “YORK | HERALD, TUKSDAY,’ ‘NOVEMBER 20, 1866.~TRIPLE” SHEET. PARAGUAYAN WAR. Details of the Repulse of the Allies at Fort Carupaity. THEIR TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. eee The Intentions of the Allies Made Mere Oélous. ae, be., do. THE ASSAULT GF CURUPAITY. Oficia) Reperte of the Terrible Repulse of the Allied Army Fleet om Sept, 22. Yesterday Sy tena ch3 a ne the equad. ron with @ heavy oll aire oenponsd anmanelh ie fe ek Mat Argncabene ot core fromseven o'clock “hour, according to our ne ce I the Viseonde de Taman- daré, ab the me _ the iron Ta mandaré and Barroso forced the stockade “tnder a very heavy fre from the enemy's Battery, the two columns of attack and one of reserve of my command, which ‘were awaiting thia moment in’ convenient positions, ro- ceived orders to advance, the léft column directing its attack on the éxtreme right of the enemy's entrench. ment, where the battery of Curnpaity is established, and the second columo at the o@ntre of the same intrench ment. At the same time « column of Argentine infantry, having in reserve another, advanced upon the euemy's "Tie sack, obi) the to aban. was vi iging ‘aban- don hie first line of merene mente, ‘wich ‘consisted of « ditch of nine feet width woven foot with @ cor. ps adios parapet gernisbed with field , Whieb rotired. Having transpassed this fet obstacle under a shower or eve which was throws froma great number of #ixty eight and thirty-two pounders, it was to attain WA waire of the second sf defence, w eepied igh parapets with a @ eaghteen feet width and fifteen feo depth, at whose ondy they had rained the Rround and constructed om two block houses bristling, like al) the rest of the lime, beavy artil- lery, an overflowed rendered Insuper by abattises placed in them, ¢: between owo in. trenchments, In presence, then, of so many such ‘ul ob. wtacles it was impossible (o carry by assault go strong a position, in which the ememy bad concentrated the pole part of his forces. Ryon a, according to the in formation | have, more than fry brave mem penetrated into the fort of Curupaity wot ‘pecseaiten. of four pieces of cannon, but who, as was to he expected, were victims Lo their patriotic daring. As 2000 a6 | have knowledge of their names, which I am undertaking to ascertain, I will send them to your Excellency, that not onl those but other acts of true ab without hegation may not he Argentino column encounter: samo inen perable difficulties in tk atlack, notw the gal try with which it adv in aécord Geperal Mitre I ordered a we in good order, carrying in co oa ur wormded but also our dead without @ single one of daring to go out of bia line to give as @ shot, although his artillery fre ceased only at ball past three, when forces covering Our retreat were out of range, Many and wuch felt are the lonses decasioned by thiv frustrated attempt, a» y: Excellency will see by tho nominal relation of the viens aud réaumé of the dead, wounded and bruised, wi T bave the Bowor of ad to o note slowed to General Mitre the Argentine army had sro than 1 Ball hore S combat, peri Te Fo ne ey apentd ade tailed all assault of the ad beat month. 4 pe be at Curva, Sept, 24, 1866, \ S8OOND COMM OF THE ARMY AGAINET gy 3 THR NAVY (vates, us 1,261 4 The fortifications of Cyrupaity were mounted with Ofty aia please of Pp Pa defended by fourteen Qooumad hen, balf whee 7 mamante aemeer in & porition to throw on the evemy's battery, while the iron-clads Lima Barros and Bahia and the Par- pony oe Bebertbe and Magé, placed obliquely to it, tried to dismount bi cannon, composed of wx rixty-oight pounders and some thirty-twos. 1 then ordered ali the fire to converge on the fort, as the stormers were already advancing and the artillery and musketry fires were general along all the intrench ment. At three the very heavy fire of Paraguayan artil- lery continued, and the allied army bad aot yet obtained any advantage (Generals Mitre and Porto Allegre then resolved to offect the retreat of the two armies to their positions at Carvzu The fort of Curupaity directed its fire on the ships at the side of the Gran Chaco from iid and principally om the jron-ciads Brazil and Tai board plating rerivusly damaged broken, many bole started and the b their eancm: ders were di eanermates, causing the dum: included reports —Hrazil, ¢ one killed aod four . wounded ; i two wounded , Barroso, three wounded. ‘The ovher iron-clade Lad uo damages worth considers. tion. In the condition of these ships after the retiring of the army the porition occupied by them above the stock ade was very difficult to mnaimtain, therefore | ordered | the squadron to retire in owler to the + previously, Three wixty-cight pounders in the baitery of Curupaity were dismouoted by the squadron. The | gunboat Parnahyba received two bails and some grape, | but bad vo damages of importance: The fire of ejuadron, wh red some battalion, embarked ziario Auto diyimon. Thi erape and mo the enemy by fad only the wor They | y MON-CLALM RAGE The Braz) position ta fire with ber starboard battery with grape and some abell. The enemy perina Clously kept op © fre, at fir from two slaty eight | pounders, afterwards with ono travoreing eixty eight altned 80 well ax to frequently throw ita rhot ints the portholes, and dissbling one of her matyeghts, by breaking @trunsiou and ite carringe, and also the car riage of the adjoining | At two P.M received | orders to cease Ore, but while the men were going int the bold from the 9 a Avot entered & port, break ing the trumnion and striking the helm «battering wounded weven men | Many other inen were «ichtly hurt try the innumer amall fragments which foil within the cases may sy (hat bot ® sivgle person or thing was onto by thew ] The part of the startonrd side of the casemate compre hended between the sterninos port and the third i ail started, and, according to the opinion of the fire neer, Could wet resiet similar battering again without giving way. Five of the seven men wounded w “ by frmgmwsnta of iron, Nine shots wtrock around the Mere mort por’, parug the Orat plate below, penetrating two snd cnebalf Inches and driv othe pistes half an inch Kleven track aroun: the second port, driving the pistes inwards farting the corners and (he iron lining Inaide between the first and third ports, penetrating three and & half and ont and s quarter \oeher and parting one of the platen into three pleows Aix round the thied pert, pene. trating one and one and & half inches, driviag » piste 2 baif'ineh tmwards anf Marting Ail the rest. Owe eareck Wo the rear of the gangway port, on the fret plate above the water line, entering one and @ half iechew, parting | nnd driving (t ine half ineh. One forward of the way port om the firet plate of the water Ii Abdalf inches, parting and driving it | 3 2 = 7 3 3 : Of the shot that at vet them io oe FEEEIER EY Ai008 oecapied | 3 the to have » motion like adouble head and to sometimes with the non and eae mes with the a was also recognised in the ap- port \@ not © casemate severely battered and st, d one Killed and four wounded. viipg Lima Barros and Babte remained ado, The former had the iron colua: re thick ounted pounders, She was — xty-ong lit rock ine sixty-eight pound shots—ei 4 three gp the turn, four on iu cover Fie taheente and capatan he three | men ‘lightly ‘grooved above th 7 oe of j Admiral does not approve of iver as the Pa oA, ve ped which is there fog in. the seriery big =e hundred ry to the bank which was in bation te Ho preferred Beeping boats he ov eeeuty were thus pres THE SECRET ALLIANCE. Reply vo Gite Betielan Proiat. wed Tee” Megas APrarnn,) 18, 1860 To ws Exceuiarce me Mogerme. ron Rymmax 46+! or Tux Rarvmug - \ Excantavcy--[heve:the henor of-rephyim ue your vue dated on the Oth of last Which came ‘9 hand ys terday, the F7th Ltt mink NT The Argentine government was surprised by the con- tents of aad note, and is convinesd that the government of Bolivia wil eastty recognize the little fryedation % had for its alarm and consquent proceeding. 4 Ap the treaty of alliance between the Argentive Brazilian and Oriental governments against that oF Paraguay is secret, the Argentine goveroment enter into any discussion or consideration °F ‘ur provisions, nor make any revelation with #74 to ite contents, Nor can the Bolivian govornm=!t appeal to said treaty, nor to any publication conesing this sub- jocian it stands at prosent, to sup~tt tbe idea thas friendly governments are engaged dlotting to despoif the republic of Bolivia of any +Titory that belongs to it, under the plea of their war #!th Paragoay. Such « #us picion becomes the w-f@ unjustifiable and inexplicable from the fact that +00 Argentine goverament signed @ treaty of amity, Commerce, the ~presentative of , 196b-—that le, on the @ wlliance—and the Ar ation. In thi jollvia, on the 2d aay of y following the signing of ine Congress has sathor' sed twentieth article said treaty that ‘the boundaries between the Argentine Republic and folivin shall be patted by special treaty between (he wo governments after @ commission, to be appointed by both parties, shall have examined the respective titles, mare the necessary surveys and prevented the plan or plans of the boundary lino. Both governments aball take the necessary steps to bave this stipulation carried ont, Inthe meantime possession shall give no right to territory which shall not bave belonged orginally to one or the other nation.’ If tho ratifigations of wald treaty have not as yet been exchanged the reason is that the Bolivian Chargé re quested an extension of Ume, ax appears from the pro- tocol annexed. But in order that the government of be convinced of tts error I annex hereto he notes exchanged at the time of #ign! ance between the plemipotentiaries of om of bis Majesty the Emperor of Bra: and of the Oriental republic of Uraguay, by whic they recognised, a they were bound to do, the rights which the republic of olivia has to the territory lying on the right bank of the Paraguay, Tho treaty Of alliance could have no reference whatever tow question of boundaries betwom the Argentine Ke- public end-Holivie nee between the latter and the em- pire of Brazil. [have no doubt that these explanations will give entire satiafaction to the government of Bolivia, and that said governuvent will igo therein an ad- ditional of the respect which the Argentine Kepub- lic has fr the rights of others, expecially when the re- public of Bolivia Is concerned ; for to it she i bound by ties of the most fraternal sympathy, and with ite valus- ble co-operation she hopes to be able to iat aod wettle tho roeperity of both peoples upon a poke Bg ech your ext my ened commdeention. RUFINO DeLEAL DE. The following \# one of three potes exchanged between the plenipoteutiaries who higned the tnple treaty. All Lhene are w alike, excepting in the address: — Binwoe Avaes, May 1, 1966. To bis ExceHoncy the Minister Fientpotentiary of H. M. the Emperor of Brazil, Dos Fraxcisco Octaviano nm ALmnips Koma In the conferentes which preceded the adoption of article seventeen of the treaty of alliance which | signed Ubis day with your Excellegoy and lon Carioa de Cone Plenipotentiary of the Oriental (edd of Uruguay was understood by the three plenipoteatiaries to be the governments thet sad it intention of their respective Bolten may taake io aay Lorrltory 06 the iat vip me Uivirtocgssp ons teat fh rafote holsly 00 the raised by the republic of Paraguay. J take oocasion to renew to your Exeesllency my st surances of the highest consideration and See oe RUFINO DE ELIZA! 5 ‘The Chilean prose, in Commenting upon the reply of Senor Ge Elizalde, unvall more of hypoortsy of the allien in this scheme of 00, and for donbt ax to the alterior imtentions of Ayres and Uruguay in thelr war agatust ee ed The following extracts from @ santiago jourvel will how the light In whieh the allies are regarded on the Pacific const of South America :~ [From the Independiente (Santiago, Chile) Yept 22) OOLITIA AND THM Att IANOm, Don Rufino do Eiieaide, Miniator for Fi Afturs of the Argentine Republic, has replied to the Rete of July 6, which the Me vinent adareaged to him rou. corning the secret (nple alliance againet Paragoay The snepicione exe! treaty in Whe mind of the Bolivian govern del place, it should as & 1 pradence ascertain whether meh « ny real existance, Hat the tine go ‘ v ‘ 0. stry cou) asked the Argentine government labios perhaps, there are yet suine Tema a secret, and wht afford matter for revelation Jo face of thie aiserable wabtaringe and diactseetal excumm, these words of whe Argrnting Miner divulge @ coal erie eCTe— Re { are ye unrevenl provision concerning the répablic of Pures gusy The Bolivian gyvorument seked no revelations, Lalaply inquired whether aid treaty were authentic, and the reason tor ita Inquiry wa that, 19 Onee the treaty existed, \t# prov ie ter wariroe bape the part of Hotivis, sonny tat fs gave £10108 BOE Roke® have given great rae of the Argeptpe M government koww the sam ory partion (0 thw we by the notes whi b “enor r an le evidenced Kiicaide annenes to tis reply ecret trea! fom, the Boll an government was notin the porition 4 Of the etiatanee of senret notes Containing saying wen, 10 & Certain extent Informal, sid het (be perfect right to demand an vaplanation. i (hie courp hes eorprined the Argentine government |t very sagt. arly and vaddenly becomes extonathet at ta own Work, pet on clearing wp this question; for ah Une real show of surprise on the part of the Argenting atinet ta merely to oor @ mirtaken y, sod Vo raime among thet peopl ee notion of the Course par. a faed by the republics Of the Pacite EXCURSION ON THE PACIFIC RAILWAY, Kaoaes, Nov 10, 1808, The party of raiirosd exoarmunias (rom Howen, New York, Chicags and other eitine, left here to day for the present terminus of the central branch of the Paciie raife way, of whieh forty-five miles bave boom completed, The party inclaten several ofioers of the road, the gute OTTAL eR OOF OORT, (heey CN Ogeehes copiahale An’ statatinen from all pare of the counVgeAmong them Governor “mith of New Hamprttre, Here. meyer, of New York, Hill ant Cayton, of 1 senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, RM. Pomeroy, ; Ht Mehwls of New York, ands camber of re: preeenlat! on of the leatog reuromde f the cousiry and of th o—-, nena! Commianoners to-day exerhiined tha recond metho of \wenty tiles of the contrat Drench of the Umom Pa Oe Ratresd, and will report the eame to the Mecretary of (he Interior a ls a soeeptable oon Gitien. Arome ELECTOR, Or. Laem, Nov 19, 1800. on dackaned singed Wo ihe Tagiata the votes cast efter Fr being Geclared legal by the Attorney Goners: fate Tie 4e tnton also steetg § D. hey, retical, to ih@ pate, and evens Nee majority Francomb amd have reowived (heir ers Seniew frm the Cowmiy PERSOMAL INTELLICENCE Genereh Jobe A. Logan, of Uiinois, Generel T lemme bertom, of Bichmond, Va, and Genre Kane, of Peet ay rama, are at (he Bt. Nichotes Het! General J.B. Meetman, of Obi * Meyhen H. Phillipe, form Atoreey Geners) of he Pears of Masa boeette, | sppontied to the aie rein in ie Hawatian corernroeet 4 touthera