E&SON PEACOCK. Editor.
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BACON—On the 18th _instant, ,T. EdWard, eldest son
.of Josiah and Mary W. Bacon, aged 21: years.
His friends and those of the family, are Invited to
attend his funeral from his late residencr. : 467 Marshall
:street, on Fourth day , the 21st instant, at a P. M.
BALL—Buddenly,ron' the lath instant, Henry Ball,
in the 69th year of biting&
The, relatives and friends, of the family are respect
hilly invited to Mena the .funeral from ills late reel!
,deuce, Pact;'s42 North Tenth street, on Thursday after
-noon, 22d instant, at 2 o'clock. To proceed to Laurel
EVANS—This, Thesday morning„ Jane 0., wife of
Josiah Evans. Due notice will be given of the frt
neraL
EVEBLY--On the lath instant, in the 92d year of,
her age, Mary Everly, relict of the late Adam Everly.
Due notice will be given. of the funeral.
FELL—On the evening of the 18th Instant, of pneu
monia, Deese D. Fell. In the 63d yearof his age.
His relatives and male friends are respectthlly
vited to attend his funeral from the residence of his
brother; Northeast corner of Eighteenth and. Pine
.:streets` on,Tlmrsday morning nimt, at 10 o'clock.To
proceed to Afontiment,Cemeterk. ••
. .
GABDEN—Februarj list, 1866; near Brownsville,
Texas, Dr. Wm. A. Garden, late of 11. S. Army, in the
-41st year of his age. • [Wilmington, Delaware, pape • rs
please copy.]
GOBMAN—Suddenly, of disease of the heart, John
L. Gorman xn the 61st year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend his funeral from his late rest-
Alence t Southeast corner Forty-first and... Bridge sta..
West rhiladelphia, on Wednesday morning, the 21st
instant, at IS o'clock4Funeral service at St. James's
Churcht...?lntermenfat Cathedral Cemetery. a
GB,S7F—On Thursday March 15th, 1866, Mary M.
Graff, daughter of Judith and the late. Frederick
EAN.A GA—On the 18th instant, sitar a long and
painted illness. Annie Estella, youngest daughter of
Henry W. and Sarah Ann Ramage, in the llth year of
her age. _
Friends of 'the family are invited to ette d d the fu
neral at one o'clock, on Wednesday, the 21st instant.
"To proceed from the Girard House to Woodlands
Cemetery.
KOHLER—On the 19th instant, Catharine, wife of
John Kohler:
Funeral from her late residence, No. 646 Franklin
..stre et, on Pricey afternoon, 232 inst., at 2 o'clock. sus
Ml.Eßh—Suddenly, on the afternoon of the lith in
.stant, Mary Myers
Her relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of her late brother, John
B. Myers.l222 Arch street, on Wednesday morning,
-21st Instant. at /0 o'clock.
ed.ITH—On. the morning of 'the 17th instant, Mary
.in the morning of ae rah instant,
C.
wife of Vincent Smith, and eldest daughter of tile
late John.Y. - Smith, of this city.
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. OPENING TO-DAY FOR.
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iSPECTIAL NOTIMS.
UpBEV. DE. DUNN, OF ENGLAND, WILL
Preach at - St.•Panl's M. E. Church, Catharine
street above Sixth, this'evening, at i% o'clock. It4t,;
Cf. - HOWAR
I D tre I e LeSPET.A.L. ar m itjt
Mal treetimmt and medicines flarnifined scratuitonaly.
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FR ANKLIN INST ITITTE.—Tbe Stated
Monthly Meeting of the Institute will be held en
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Mat lust, at 8 o'clock.
Members and others having new. inventions; orspecl.
=lens of manufactures to exhibtt, will pleaae send
them to the Hall. N 0.15 South SEVENTH street, be,
Sore 7 o'clock, P. M. WILLIAM ELS.MILTON,
(0. PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SO
CIETY. Meeting and Monthly Axhibl
tion on TUEbDA.Y EVIININO, 20th lust, at HALL;
S. W. corner BROAD and WALNUT streets. Prof.
NYCE, of Cleveland. Ohlo,Nolll be present and explain
the principle of his patent fruit preserving house and
will exhibit specimens of fruit. Its
YOUNG PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION, TABER.
NAOLE BAPTIST CHURCH, WRIST CHE..T-
N T STREET.—The Seventh A.nnlversary of this
:street,
win be held at the Church, In. Chestnut
.sireet, above Eighteenth, on TUESDAY EVaNING,
March 20,1886, at a quarter before 8 o'clock. Addresses
will be delivered by Rev. G. A. -FELTZ. - E. R.
BEADLE, D.D., Revs. J., HYATT' SMITH and
VTHE FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
the Missionary Society of - the AL E. Church,
n the bounds of the Philadelphia Conferencei
will be held on WEDNESDAY EVENING, March
:21st, at CONCERT HALL, Chestnut street ne w Isth.
Addressee by Ilev. Bishop Ames, D. E. Durbin, C.
D.Fosa. of New York. and J. McClellan, of Philo,
.delphla Conference. Tickets of admission free; may
.be had at PERK INFUSE & HIGGINS, b 8 .North
Fourth street, and Tract Room, 119 North Sixth
street. JAMitS B. DA reta ßE
rnb2ll2tap - Secry.
M RATCAN ACADEMY OF music.
JOHN D. DOUGH, ESQ., -
Vir deliver TWO LECTURES under the ausp,ces
itigpvitej . 39eit:2!4 liyAsg_r. , z[q•J KO
March 96th, Subject—HAßlT.
Larch 29th, Subject—TEMPERANCE
The sale of Tickets for both Lectures will commence
.on TUESDAY MOSNENG, 20th inst. No Tickets will
be sold or engaged before that time.
. Vries, 25 cents, So cents and 75 cents. ....
Tickets for the South half Of the house will be sold at
..J. S. Clacton's, 606 Chestnut street, and for the North
_half at Ashmead &Evans's, 724 Chestnut at mbl7.tf
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-
1 1 '. 4 _:teit1.(*.f '4Ol
Rev. HENRY WARD BEiCaHiß . wlll deliver his
apreat lecture on the above Interesting subject on
9.HIIItSDAY EVENING, March 22d, under the
..auspices of the -
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:DAY, 14th inst., at 9 o'clock A; M. The north half of
'the house at ASH - MEAD & EVANS, 724 Chestnut
retreet, and the south half at J. S. CLAXTON'S, 606
.Chestnut street. . sabl7-t22
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GREEN LANE STATION .
The undersigned have on band a supply of
TMITTGIR COAL, equal to any in the market, which
,they prepare with great care and deliver to the
rwidenta of Gyrelkt A NTOWN and <its vicinity at the
gollowing prices. vi?: .
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GLOB EMI AT•T , EIHMACE 800. 61
ISTOVE OR RANGE...« 800 "
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avill have the same effect, as a visit in person. and will
be promptly attended to. _ •
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PID:LAD A, Feb. 24, 1866. ferAntrp/
(For the Philadelphia EiTening
SEEING DOIIBLE.:
"Two States I represent,"
Saida certain hon'able gent,
"In the councils of the nation,
The Diamond State is one,
And the other—eactise the pun—
Is the State Qf Intoxication."
TEBGEDY lIC Irtnra.ria.—,-Three children:of
fir. Todd, living near 7 Paris, Jennings
' , county, Indiana, were recently so brutally
-beaten by a burglar, who had broken into
-the house, that one of them died. It appears
that when the children came into the twine
they found Sage ransacking it. He immedi
ately seized a book lying near,withwhich he
knocked the smallest child on the head. He
then gipped a 'smoothing iron, and with it
and a pistol, which he held in his hand, he
heat all three of them until he supposed
they were dead, and then leftwith his booty,
for his home, only three-quarters of a mile
distant, where he was found. Upon being
taken into-custody; he made a full' con.:
tfesidon.
[For We Philadelphia Eirening.Bulletin.]
JIM 9&VLSBURT.I
Who came from Little Delaware,
The Senatorial robe to wear, •
And in the country's councils share?
My Saulsbury ;
Who feared his wretched head would split,
And so put copper over it,
Who did. his State no benefit
My Saulsbury
Who drinks stronglimuton day and night,
And early in the day gets tight;
And makes a most offensive sight?
•My. Saulsbury !
Who, after his terrific sPrees, -
Had in the Senate raised &breeze,
Would beg its pardon on his knees? -
My Saulsbury!
Who is a burning blot and shame .
Upon America's good name,
A creatureof the worst M-fame?
• My Saulsbury!
Who braves the good man's bitter scorn,
Who would be better, never born,
Than soak himself with juice of corn?
My Saulsbury!
Who staggers through the Senate hall,
Scarce able to hiri seat to crawl,
From whence hie rebel thoughts to bawl?
My Saulsbury!
Who, as he through the Senate reels,
Nor heeds the shame each comrade feels,
Shoidd be ejected neck and heels?
My Saulsbury !
Corners at the Stock Board.
To the Editor of the Evnning Bulletin:
In the article on "Corners at the Stock
Board," in Saturday' Bulletin, an opinion
was expressed that might tre modified when
the cause of a corner in stocks is well un
derztood. It sometimes happens that a
large amount of stock is purchased by part
ies who know something of its value, be
lieving the investment to be good. An
other party, knowing of these purchases,
commence to sell the stock short, deliver
able in thirty or sixty days, believing that
in the - meantime they can force the pur
chasers to sell out at a loss: they circulate
unfavorable reports about-the stock, and
whisper and speak disparagingly of the
holders; they borrow the stock and offer to
sell it for cash, and hammer the market
with it, and sometimes succeed in accom
plishing their purpose by ruining the credit
of the holders of the stock,or exciting their
fears by stories of a strinent money mar
ket. Sometimes it happens that the friends
of the stock compare accounts with each
other, and discover that they have pur
chase4l five or ten thousand sliares more
than the whole capital stock of-the com
pany. The sellers must, make.: good their,
contracts to deliver,and In their efforts to
procure it, the stock is, bid up far:above its
intrinsic value. The stock is "cornered,"
and the first purchasers are called swind
lers, because they are unwilling to sell
their stock at a prifie to let the "shorts" out
at a profit, after they failed in their efforts
to depreciate the stock.
THIRD Snnua.r.
Facts and Fancies.
;As a parlous illustration of the well known
fact that great authors frequently portray
themselves in the chief personages of their
works, it may bementioned that the heroes
of Charles Dickens's novels are very apt to
be C. D. (seedy.)
While the admirers of O'Malley and
Lorrequer claimed for those stories a merit
even surpassing "Pickwick" and "Nicholas
Nickleby," of late the most that can be said
of Charles Lever as a writer of fiction is
that he is C. lever. '
The Californians gave Brambilla, the
opera sinser, a coronet of diamonds. There
is not a singer that can approach her. She
is so Bramble-y.
A firm at Granville are making $25,000
worth of drums annually. Very easy to
beat. We make more than that - value in
'drums every week, principally of the
"Conum" variety.
Winans's cigar ship has been launched,
and if; attached to the imperial yacht club
Of St. Petersburg. • The old question recurs;
Can a cigar smoker like that expect-to-rate
as a regular yacht. .
The New York Times had a facetious ar
ticle on Senatorial smiles the other day.
Wonder if Raymond bees any fun in the
smiles of Saulsbury. _ -
The Nevada 2Vanscript tells of a loafer
who has slept in :a hearse, where he had
lodged every night for six weeks. He was
trying to come out in a new character, and
took this method of reheaaing for it
The iron. Georgina Augusta Frederica
Henrietta Cavendish Bentinck has, passed
her last examination and received her order
of discharge froth Mr. Commissioner Wins
low. Her creditors ate to receive 10s. in the
pound. Ten shillings to• the pound will turn
Miss Cavendish into Half-cut.
Fifty dollars have - been offered for the pen
with which the President signed the veto
message. Doubtful. The Freedmen's Bill
is a-no-pen question as yet. •
Cans THE RE.lcrrmlrraig-MAcKENzIE
MATCH.—The way in which this match has
progressed, thus far, is exciting great as
tonishment= among those who are familiar.
with the reespective strength of the two corf
testants, and seems to prove that chess, as
well as other gamea, is pervaded by a "glo
rious uncertainty." Mr. Reichhelm, the
American player, has exhibited • some ex
ceedingly fine. play, but has managed,
through some lamentable mischance, to
make some blunder in the early part of
each game, except the first, from the effect
of which no after-efforts have been able to
shield him. Yesterday afternoon he lost his
fourth game, by weak play in the -opening,
Mr. Mackenzie having again attacked him
with the formidable "Ruy Lopez." In the
evening Mr.Reichhelm commenced with his
favorite "EvartteGambie," and the game was
proceeding lively when on_the 18th move he'
perpetrated a mistake, which lost him a
couple of pawns, and allowed an exchange
'of queens. After this he made a grand rally,
organized a powerful assault upon his ad-
Nersary's king,-and the "exchange" con
verted thqsain into a piece,but finally lost
through his Minority of pawns. He p layed
this part of the game in a style worthy of
Lal3ourdonnals, The score < now stands:
Mackenzie 5; Iteloheln2, - 1. Drawn,
MISS HAERIS,T . FINCSINEY, aged 90 years,
a. daughter. of. Gen. Charles Cotesworth
Pinckney; of Revolutionary fame, died' in
Charleston, S. C., on the 10th instant.
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1866
MEXICO.
Liberal Successis,Near Tampico---As
sassination of a Belgian Envoy Near
Puebla---The Late Imperialist
-Victory in Miohoacan---No
• Indications of French
Evacuation Retiirn
of .M. Salliard to
France--The Ex
. Confe d e rate
Emigration
Scheme.
[Correspondence of the New York Herald.]
VEBA ORE; March 9, 1866.—A diligence
containing, among other passengers, the
commission of three gentlement sent out by
the' Belgian government to condole with the
Empress Carlotta upon the death of the late
King, her father, was attacked near Rio
Frio, on the Vera Cruz route, by a party
supposed to be guerillas, and one of the Bel
gian representatives was killed, two of
the other passengers being wounded. No
attempt was made to plunder the coach,and
it is reported that the attacking party con
sisted of a detachment of the liberal (Gen
eral Garottes) cavalry command, who had
determined to kill the Belgium officials in
retaliation for the cruelties decreed by Max
imilian.
In a despatch received here to-day by the
steamer Sonora, direct from Tampico, the
following occurs :
TAMPICO, Feb. 29, 1866.—Here we are in
trouble, the liberals having entered the
town of Altermaria in considerable force,
and having held the place since the 22d inst.
Early this morning all the troops that could
be spared from this place—say about two
hundred and fifty men—under the com
mand of General La Madrid left for the
purpose of retaking Altermaria, and as it is
only twenty miles from here we expect to
learn the result at any moment. This is the
only item of interest to communicate at pre
sent,
The latest advises received here from Mi
choacan are in effect that Mendez (impe
rialist) did gain something of a victory over
Regtiles. On Mendez returning from this
expedition he was greeted with a public re
ception at Morelia, where . he displayed,
among other spo/ia opinia, about two hun
dredliberal prisoners.
large quantities of cotton, , principally
from Tlawtalparn and Alvara do. rrived at
Vera', Cruz during the latter part of last
month. The arrivals in two days amounted
to over fotir hundred bales. The cotton is
pronounced asl a superior article,and readily
commands thirty-two dollars per cent,
- By the steainer Manhattan, which leaves
here to-day for New York, , M. Barnard, the
late envoy frnm Napoleon to Maximilian,
tum
takes his de from Mexico on his way
to France. t r is understood that he is the
bearer of im rtant despatches from Maxi
miliangrin to the eh Government.
Lieutenant ury has le ft here for South
ampton, En and. He reported that he
visits 'Raglan for the purpose of bringing
e l l
back his fa next fall; but it is rumored
in official es that the Government of
the United St tes made it known to the im
perialists that Maury's residence in Mexico
was not desira le.
H. W. Alletf, the editor of the Mexican
Timea,..has taken an interest in Reynolds &
Co.'s circus. We have heard before of edi
tors indulging figuratively in "ground and
i i
lofty . tumblin ," but this is a novel instance
of a journal's entering tthe actual sawdust
strewn tinges a general utility performer.
The Amen wounded during the recent
fight at Tehuantepec while protecting the
property of a 'friend' near the scene of ac
tion, proves to, be gentlemin named Web
ster, brother of the consul of that name ap
pointed under, the Buchanan administra
tion. He received a severe but not danger
ous wound in the aide, from which he is
now slowly recovering.
Before concluding it is desirable to say
that, in compliance with the desire of the
French Minister and the Secretary for the
Home Department, a post-mortem exami
nation was had on the corpse of M.Langlals.
It was found that he had died of a sudden
attack on the brain. The body has been
embalmed and will be sent home. M. Aline.
Langlais, his 1 son, and M. Jupeaux, Chief
Quartermaster, accompanied the remains
from the cathedral to the Lodge of the Nifio
Perdido. Suitable preparations are being
made to receive his remains here.
HAvANA,March 14.—The Spanish steamer
Paris, arrived at this port on the 12th, brings
dates from the capital to the Ist and from
Vera Cruz to the 6th inst.
The Prussian Minister,Baron Megaton,
bad a private audience of Maximilian, and
presented his credentials.
The French Vice Admiral Didelot, after a
stay of five weeks, left the capital on, the
28th of February for. Vera Cruz.
Senor Ignacio Rami'rez, former Minister
of Juarez, had been seen at the last evening
party of the imperial Commissary.
The Sociedad of the 25th of February posi
tively contradicts the robbery of a conducta
with eight thousand dollars of the Imperial.
Railroad Company. The money arrived
safely two days before the fall of Tlasoala,
and the wages! of the railway laborers had
been paid with it..
The French bark Uruguay , and the Aus
trian brig Matilde were wrecked- at the en
trance of Laguna del Carmen.
The correspondent of the Era writes that
a Mexican advance of Rivas' brigade had
bgen captured by the Juarists in the out
skirts of Astillero, and that this surprise
was owing to information given by parties
in this city in communication with the
enemy.
The Esperanza states that - on the 9th of
February Teocaltiehe was taken possession
of by a; force, of one thousand liberals,:
under Sanchez, Raman, Silvestro, Aranda
and Torres, sacked and burned; _bat this
requires confirmation._
The imperialorgan of Puebla, in speak
ing of the affair at'the mountain ridge of
Zacapoaxtla, observes that that difficult
campaign had at last terminated. On the
19th of February the men under Ludas com
menced delivering np their arms at MolLuo,
and those fertile regions were in the full
enjoyment of pe,aceiYhieh Ikither to. appeared_
to have fled foreier.
Advices received by the Bra from Mazat
lan, under the date of February 9th, say:
Our situation has scarcely:varied, and if it
has in 'any way, improved, it is that we are
now permitted , to • forward merchandise to
the seaports occupied by the Liberals; and
It is high time, as trade was on the brink of
ruin. Even to-day a large party of the en-
couwnt.
- The Era Nouvelle says the merchants of
Vera Cruz have no objection to the new
customs '
order providing the goods they
have on t he way are exempt from"paying
the duties at thatort, as well as thli mer
chandise previous ly received and stored.
GIIANAJITATO.—The despatch dated the
20th February, received from Gen. Mendez
at Urupan, announced that his brigade had
fought all the bands of the Southern Dis
trict, united by Rive Palacios,_ Regales,
Valdes and others; that it was a hard-won
victory; that his losses had been severe,
both in officers and men, but those of the
enemy were greater; that the enemy com
menced the battle, relying upon the supe
riority of their numbers, (to ; that the field
being literally strewn with the dead of both
sides, corroborated the valor of his troops
and the desperation of the enemy, who re
mained with a large force of cavalry, of which
two hundred men marched towards Reyes.
The liberals between Ario and Tacambaro
were still supposed to have a - force of two
thousand men.
MICROMIM—Letters from Morelia state
that General Mendez arrayed there on the
25th of February with his pris' oners,amount-
Mg to two hundred and two men and eight
officers, besides the arms taken from the
enemy. He was received with enthusiastic
demonstrations from the people, 'and4ook
up his quarters at the Hotel Yturbide. On
his way hither he left a small garrison at
Pat zcuaro. The battle is described as a
most -sanguinary one, his own loss being
not less than four hundred men kilrell -arid
wounded, while the enemy had four hun
dred killed, including forty officers.
The Pajaro Verde says that this important
victory and the certa inty of Mendez's bra
gade following up the campaign in Michoa '
can as soon as reinforced, before the rain •
weather seta in, has given renewed hopes to
the explorers of those rich gold regions.
Ronda and Regales were quartered in
Arlo with about eight hundred men.
A despatch from Toronto dated yesterday
says:
The people and authorities here last night
were greaUy concerned i and all the military
were on the - gni,vive during the night. A
battery was loaded on the cars, the engines
were steamed up, men were kept standing
by the guns, volunteers in the drill shed,
and signals were arranged for alarming the
people, in the event of an attack on the fron
tier towns.
A plot is reported to have been discovered
to blow up the drill shed and volunteers
while drilling A laige city sewer Inns
under the drill shed, with its entrance a
hundred yards off. Reports say barrels of
powder are to be rolled up the sewer,
and
when volunteers meet tor drill in the shed
the whole are to be blown up. The sewer
is now guarded day and night.
Reports yesterday circulated that Sweeny
was with a large force at Detroit. Another
that he appeared at Suspension Bridge,
but finding too large a force in front he fell
back.
The morning papers contain fall de
spatches from all parts of Canada relative to
the celebration of St. Patrick's Day, from
which it appears that at all points quiet was
maintained.
A despatch from Ottawa says that a bat
tery left there for the front on Saturday.
Other movements of troops to the frontier
are reported from different points. The
organization of new companies is going
fo,rward with great rapidity, and the alarm
seems unabated.
Everybody:now feels that the Fenians
mean a desperate attempt to obtain Canada
as a "base,"and very little dependence is
placed upon the American government's
professions of observing neutrality.
The authorities feel that they can expect
no sympathy from the United States, and
must help themselves if they would main
tain peace.
Statements made show that ten thousand
regulars and ten thopsand volunteers are
under arms, and fifteen thousand more vol
unteers are drilled and armed, but not un
derpay, making thirty-five thousand ready
at a moment's notice.
ToaonTo March 19--9. P. an ad
dress to the Grand Jury to-day Chief Jus
tice Draper, at the opening of the city as
sizes, delivered a stirring address on the re
cent Fenian developments on the continent.
He said: "I firmly believe that few, if even
one, of the Irish residents in Canada, no
matter what his creed or party, are so in
sensible to the advantages of our present
form of government as to desire a change,
least of all by armed invaders; and yet
danger seems to lie imminent; but it is not
war, as that is understood by the law of
nations, that threatens us; it is not civil
or internal conflict, but it is an intended
invasion from a foreign country, with
which our sovereign is at peace,
by a body of men whose acts will place
them beyond the pale and protection of all
national law, and who cannot therefore be
expected to act in • conformity therewith, or
to acknowledge any of its obligations.
Their avowed motives _ include that of
revenge upon England for the alleged
wrongs of Ireland, and they promos° to
assail this province as a means ir insult
and annoyance, more within-their reach
- and easier compassed. Such actions con
ceived and executed in such a spirit would,
in all human probability, be an outlet for
the most fiendish passions of the most •
abandoned'of those associated in it, whoie
success would be accompanied by rapine
and desolation, wholesale plunder and
unrestricted licentiousness. Bat the,
sounding 'of the • alarm through
out the • province was , instanta
neously followed by the gathering of willing
thousands to defend our altars and our
homes. The country, which was, as it were,
slumbering in peace, has roused itself into
•activity, and 'presents- the aspect of a vast
extended damp; and, while relying, as here
lofore, on the co-operation of the mother
country, the'Canadian people, from Sarnia
to Gasp° have 'sprung; to arms for self-de
fence. If forcelto employ them, they will
emy attacked this town.. There was a lib-
eral exchange of musket shots, and on our
!art some cannon shot. The fire was at
times well supported;. But the enemy little
expected to be attacked in • turn, as they
were next morning, and had to desist mo
lesting US further, Itrotwithstanding the
rapidity of their firer some of our grenades,
by direction of Lieut. Martel, supported by
a detachment of Afrimi sharpshooters un
der Capt. Adam,played havoc among them.
Their loss is not yet known, but it must
have been ten or twelve` killed and fifteen
wounded. Within five weeks this is the
third time the liberals have come to our
very' doors. , •
HAIvAITA, March 15th, 1866.—The Aineri
can steamer Manhattan, Deaken, master,
arrived at this port yesterday, with dates
from the city Mexico to the 4th and from
Vera Cruz to the 9th inst.
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Rumors from Toronto, de.
Strange to say, these reports found some
ellevera.
strike hi a good cause and in the humble
hope of the protection of Divine Provi
dence. There can be but one reception for
the invaders, and stern and pitiless opposi
tion to repel "the aggression—striking for
Queen and country, for law and liberty for
wives and children—and may God de pend
our rights."
The volunteers are drilling to-night in
largely increased numbers. There are no
new dispositions of the forcee.
SOUTH AMERICA. ,
The Great Struggle in
Pa,ragn.ay.
Fifty Thousand Allies Against Twenty
Thousand Pdraguayans.
A Grand Battie Expected
Soon, &c.
(Correspondence of the New York Herald.l
Btonyos AYRES, S. A., Jan. 27,1866.—The
theatre of war has narrowed to a few'square
leagues, and all the forces, the available of
four contiguous nations, embracing half of
South America, are assembled within
twenty-five miles of the confluence of the
Rivers Paraguay and Parana. No indica
tions there promise an immediate advance.
The Paraguayans have receded so as to
leave all the important movements to be ini
tiated by the Allies. The various passes on
the river have been fortified, and the land
°side of the fortress Humaitais daily gaining
strength.
The allies allowed themselves to be an
noyed for a fortnight or more by nightly
attacks and depredations, made by the
Paraguayans in boats. On the 15th instant
about fifty depredators came over, and
again on the 17th instant eleven boats came
over early in the morning, each boat with
twenty men, infantry, and they were fol
lowed by thirteen other boats. They ta r ok
refuge in a grove and kept it till about noon,
and retired with very little loss. At some
of these incursions they do a great deal of
damage, often carrying back herds of
cattle.
The war of the great rebellion has proved
apt armies about to swing loose from the
Vase of supply must do so cautiously . unless
the enemy's country is abundant. At Cor
rientes the allies must carry into Paraguay
when they cross the Parana even fodder for
their homes and cattle. There are no
pontoon bridges nor steam transports for
crossing. Flatboats have to be made in
sufficient numbers toi allow a large force
to cress without delay. Rafts, canoes, flat
boats begin to be gathered, and provisions
are accumulating. No one knoWs yet at
what point the river will becrossed, but all
things are ordered to be--prepared for the
invading march. Andyet so much remains
to be done that it may be a month or six
weeks yet before a decisive blow - is struck.
It is a singular fact that the month of
February is an eventful one and highly for
tunate in Argentine annals. It shows that
in this climate February is the best month
for military movements, and so it may
prove in this war. We look for an advance
m this month.
The organization of the army is carefully
preserved. General Carceres, with the Cor
rentine troops, is at the village of San
Casme; General Flores is at Itali, with Urn
guayan troops and a few Braziflgus; General
Horns is guarding Paso de la Patna with
Argentine troops, and President Mitre is at
Eusenadita, with the bulk of the Argentine
army. The chief body of Brazilian troops
is under the command of Generals Osono
and Netto, and they are encamped very
near the city of Corrientes, their vamp ex
tending about a league to the north.
The Brazilian fleet-is at anchor at Cor
rientes, waiting the arrival of Admiral Ta
mandare and higher water. The Taman
dare, an iron -clad, is there, and another
iron -clad, the. Brazil, is daily expected.
Much depends on these iron-dada.
The flatboats (chatas), preparing to cross
the3Parana, will hold five hundred men
each. The Brazilians havelanded two hun
dred sixty.:eight pounders, which are to ac
company the invasion.
We are at Buenos Ayres, one thousand
miles from the field of battle, and have no
telegraph and mails but once or twice a
week. The result is, while we are poorly
informed as to what is done, we axe still
tvorse prepared to say what ought to be
done. The favorable season of the year has
come, the weather is more moderate and
the plans for concentration and supply have
matured. By the end of the month of Feb
ruary I hope to write you of the invasion
and what came of it.
RIO JANEIRO, Feb, 2, 1866.—Events are
ripening between Brazil and her allies, be
tokening an early battle with the Para
guayan forces. Humaita t the strongest of
the enemy, is the point aimed at, and the
allies, at latest dates, were in full march
thereto. The map of Humaita represents
the formidable line of batteries at that place,
but it by no means indicates the central fort,
of a star shape, itself, for the, reason that no
one has been able to get near it and return
since the outbreak of the war. Suffice it to
say, that the :fortifications are indefinitely
stronger than are represented on the map.
To strike at Humaita, effectually, the
attack must be made from the land aide;
and this seems to be the real plan., of opera
tions agreed on. But, let me give a succinct
account of what has been done, and is doing
'to the latest account.
The Oriental army, on or a little before
the 25th ult.,.was one and a half league from
the Paso de la Patria, and the Brazilians
and Argen '-s in the vicinity of the village
of San C 0 , 14 e, within a short distance of
the paso ( l' , rd), while the Brazilian fleet was
at Corrientes. A look at the map will show
that the Paso de la Patria is near the junc
tion of the. Parana with the Paraguay river,
on which latter the fortress of Humaita is
1
3ituated, - indicating that the rear of that
stronghold is aimed at. By this time, per
haps, the conflict has commenced.
Different opinions prevail in regard to
the future course of the war and the dif
ferent operations that will be undertaken;
hnt what. seems indubitable is, that Gen.
Flores,with the column under his command,
will very soon commence operations
against the enemy. Some persons think he
will cross 'the Uruguay above Paso de la
Petrie, in order to attract the attention of
the Paraguayans to his rear, while the
main army will oross at the Paso and at
tack Lopez's army in the front. These and
other stories are in circulation. They may
be, more or less, true or false; bat certain
it is that events of great importance' con
nected with. the war are on the eve of trans.: inn
. Later intelligence informs ns that th
main army was almost all concentrated a
Paso de la Petrie. The iron-elad gunboat*
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Tamandare, with two small gunboats, were
to leave very soon for Humritc, to recon
noitre. that stronghold—[rQuery, will they
ever arrive there?]—and also to make a
thorough exploration of the river, in conse
quence of numberless reperts at Buenos
Ayres and Montevideo concerning obstrac
tions'said to be placed in:the Parana river,
by order of President Lopez, such as torpe
does, infernal machines, cheaus, booms, (to.
Almost all the Brazilian vessels on the Pa
rana have been aground in the mu& But
the greatest inconvenience resulting' from
this unpleasant position has been the thick
swarms of mosquitoes which were so Ulm
blesome as not to permit their unfortunate
victims sleeping a quarter of an hour at a
time. The smaller vessels were • beginning
to float offat latest advices, and, as the river
was rising every day, the larger would Boon
be got off.
Of course, all information respecting the
Paraguayan forces must be extremely
vague. Here is themeagre estimate• Presi
dent Lopez at Humaita, with forces va
riously estimated. The Paraguayan fleet,
consisting of fifteen small steamers and one
hundred canoes somewhere between HI2-•
melte and the Tres Bocas. The fortress of
Humaita defended by two hundred guns,
some rifled, three chain cables and several
infernal machines, surrounded with stock
ades. Small forces along the Parana, at
Itapvin, Itapua, dec. Other detachments at
Asuncion, Coimbra and Curumba.
Rio Jo, Feb. 8, 1866. The latest
date from the seat of war was to the 18th
ult., at which time the allied army was
thus posted. The Brazilians at Laguna
Brava, the Argentines near San Casme,and.
the Orientals at Itali. Gen. Flores paid a
visit to Gens. Mitre, Osario and Caceres.
and Gen. Mitre intended, on the 18th, to
wake reconnoissance of the passes of the
Parana. accompanied by the generals of
allied divisions.
On the 15th a small body of fifty Paraguay
ans crossed from Itapvin, and caused much
annoyance -to the vanguard of the allies.
This movement seems to have been a mere
raid; but the measure of success achieved,
whatever it was, seems to have emboldened
the Paraguayans to send over a larger force.
Accordingly, on the morning of the 17th, an
expedition, consisting of eleven boats, car
rying twenty soldiers each, was dispatched
from the Paraguay . aide. Pushing up the
river boldly, they landed on the Correntino
:side of Paso la Petrie, after a sharp conflict
of musketry with thirty men of the ad
vanced pickets of the San Martin regiment.
Shortly after the Paraguayans were rein
forced with thirteen canoes, similarly.
armed, and carrying besides a howitzer and,
two field pieces. Tb.ese troops landedat the
same place as the others. The entire force
then advanced to a neighboring wood,under
a sharp fire from the • allied vanguard.
About noon the battle was at its height,and
was carried on with great vigor on both
sides,. About this time General Flomos, of
the allied tinny; arrived with two hundred
and fifty mounted riflemen, whom he dis
mounted and led on to the attack over very
uneven gropndi.._ The Paraguayans have
been estimated at six hundred strong; and
being under the cover of the forest, they
disputed the ground foot by foot, and for
over an hour the combatants were engaged
in a fight which is representated as being
band to hand, but which those who know
anything of fighting, as exemplified in the
recent war in the United States will receive
with a liberal allowance of salt. In these
days of rifled musketry hand to hand fight
ing is_ usually and necesstuty of very brief
duration, besides being of very rare occur
rence. At about three o'clock in the after
noon the Paraguayans retreated, and it is
believed that if the allies had any infantry
present the/guns of the invadors must nave
fallen into their hands.' The loss of the
allies was six killed and nine wounded.
The Paraguayans carried off their killed
and wounded, but thetracks of blood which,
hey left behind would seem to indicate that
their loss was severe.
In consequence of the daring attacks of
the enemy, the Second corps d'arrMe and.
the Second regulars of the line have been
ordered to Paso la Petrie. General Mitre's
headquarters are a pleasant country house
surrounded by trees, on the hank of the La
guna at Ensenaditi, near which is en
camped the First division, comprising
Charlone'a men, the Betides regiment, the
Second and:Ninth battalionsof theline and
some other troops. -
The vessels comprising the naval force
of the Brazilians were still at anchor at
Corrientes at latest dates, awaiting the ar
rival of Admiral Tamandare to commence
operations. The officers and sailors are re
presented as being full nf enthusiasm, and
laurning for the signal to advance against
Humaita. The operations, it is said, will
be both by land and water.
The Brarir •it transport Yuguarebe left
Corrientes on the 12th ult. for Montevideo,
taking down some hundred Paraguayan
prisoners, captured by Gen. Flores army.
The powder explosion in the Brazilian
camp, mentioned in my last, is represented,
as having been a trifling affair, killing only
four or five men and wounding a few.
LATER INTELLIGENCE.—The latest dates
received here are from Buenos Ayres to the
27th, and Montevideo to the 28th ult. No
thing of importance had transpired at the
seat of war since the date of the preceding
intelligence. There was great activity, how
ever, in Corrientes, the 'base of the allies'
operations, in gathering together all the ne
cessary munitions of war. Since the 20th "
ult. five Brazilian transports had anima
there, with an army of 3,000 soldiers on..
board, and troops were pouring in almost
every day.
In addition to these forces the irou-olad'
Brazil, the steam sloops Henrique Marcus
and Chuy, and the gunboat Ignatermy,
having coaled at the port of Parana, went
up the river to Corrientes on the 26th.
- It is said that in the sortie - made by the
Paraguayans on the 17th ultimo, as men
tioned in a previous part of this letter the
invaders cut off the heads of those whom
they had slain. 'I do not believe one word'
of this. It is to be hoped though that both
sides, as fighting has -to be done, will fight
os Christians and gentlemen. The Para
guayans are reported to have carried off
much cattle. This is more likely, as 1'74411
as more legitimate.
TEUTONIC ANECDOTE OF LITICOLN.--ra
the trans-Atlantii, German papers, we find
many anecdotes of the late Abraham Lin=
coln, which are not known in this country.
The following, which lately appeared in the
Breslau lkforgenzeitung, will bear repetition.
A lieutenant, whom debts compelled to
leave his Fatherland and service, succeeded
in being admitted to the late President Lin-,
coln, and, by reason of his commendable
and winning deportment and intelligent ap
pearance,, was promised a lieutenant's com
mission Ma o avtdryregiment. He was so en
raptured with his success, that he deemed it
a duty to inform the President that„he be- .
longed to one of the;oldest , noble houses in
Germany. "Oh, never mind that," said old
Abe, " you will not find that to be an obsta,-
de to your advancement."