The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-17 00:00:00

THE WAR IN PARAOUAY.

FURTHER DETAILS.
(artrran's nxruass.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, At:overt M.
• e from Paraguay are to the 9th inst.
• . ,rnson of Humaite. which had crossed over to the
. • .•ti abandoning that fortress, surrendered on the
.:4,r eleven days' incessant tighting, and the mostin-
-, ..iffering from hunger. They had devoured their
me, and for 24 hours previous to surrendering they
• • .b.olutely nothing to eat. Of the 3,000 men that
• he fortress about 1,000 manages! to escape to Timbo
l',o first two days, including Colonel Allen, who was
^cly woundcd, and many women and children. It
appears that Humaita was in constant coin-
,tion with Timbo through a lake on the
until after Allen's escape, when a fleet of
• boat. from the Brazilian ships were sent to
et the communications, and the lake became
. . ,•ne of daily engagements between them
ithe canoes of the Paraguayans. About
sad :15 officers were found on the Chaco, among
r Colonel Martinez and two captains of the Para-
. Lavy. There wire also many women and chil-
.o, .•f the prisoners were sick and wounded.
• ~escuayans were induced to abandon their strong-
, o, the conviction that they could not resist a well-
. ,tt.ick Amultaneously made at different points,
I.•,•'are that if on the 18th the attack had been
i. !tress must have fallen, as the garrison was
.' der, red their extensive lines.
ps been sent to reinforce General Riven's
•
C1..,c0, and Timbo is to be attacked, but it is
. ..ipp ,ed that the garrison will either surrender
•. position and retire to Tebiquary. This,
• •. t no easy matter, as they would have to
• • C.7.-aguay, which is now full of Brazilian
constantly up and down.
..ntry have marched up to Tayi, and the
• . was preparing to march to Tebiguary,
• _ ,n of 1000 at Humaita, which is now to
•• • • -.rations. The hospitals and depots hare
,•i, n, i in,m Corrientes to that fortress, the de-
-1,. however, has &beady commenced on

• r papers say that a division of iron-clads
•,e,.^ed up to Assumption, receiving a very
• tr.ta the fortifications lately constructed by
he mouth of the Tebiquary.

7:F .1 STEAMER NE.III
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SOUTHAMPTON. TatmanAt itoaxnrc.
T. yacht, the 'Mahe, lying in Suutli-
waer. was run into and sunk last night by an
,glit steamer. The owner and all on board were
climbing on board the steamer. They had a
escape, as the yacht funk in four minute, after
,truck.

coLLISION ON TUN CIIESTEIZ
4.‘1) BULIHL'4I) ItAILIVAY.

2.10 p.m. express train from Chester to
into Ifolywell yestenlay afternoon it came
. i.. 11 with a luggage train which was standing in
The engine-driver and fireman jumped off ;
:.red the brief report we have received does not
trucks were broken to pieces, and the brake
•wn across the up line, and the engine of the
aii.ch damaged. The passengers were some-
,. Mr. Edwards-Wood, solicitor, who ap-
in the late inquiry into the recent
the ante line. was in the train, on a
AL. :;.de.

n,‘ ing appears in the Ti ;Pt 4

•, r•cc,lli.ion has occurred on the Che-ter

.. . 2.10 express from Clie.A.sr
in? thr.ugh the 11,13-well station ran into
• I. was Leine shunted off the down rails
• 3.. 1 • t ~f the trucks being on each line.
; • - .! up to denote blocking or danger. The

• • 41. I stoker saved their lives by leaping off a
the collision. Three trucks were broken
,•.•i .. break van was thrown across the up-line.
• • and the front of the express engine were
fo-veril of the express carriages had their
• off and their footboards splintered and
eas a passenger in the trail', and was thrown

I am, yours faithfully.
W. Eawaaas-WOOD.

•lERATE ,STRUGGLE BETWEEN' A
flit:RIR AND THE POLICE-TWO LADIES
,I-OSE KILLED.

' half-past 2 on the morning of the 2nd
9 'Aeries Antoine, proprietor, aged 31, residing at
.3,7, in the Vosges, fired at his wife, the bullet
the right arm. He then fired at his wife's
I'aule Claude, aged 17, the ball pas-
s ,-,.egh her body. On information reaching
:—;e_c station, a body of gendarmes repaired to the
ati•l after sending the wounded women to a doctor's

they proceeded to arrest the murderer. They found
Lei armed to the teeth and barricaded. When he
w gendarmes approaching he said "Do not
i• ed.; my double-barrelled gun is loaded and
.v double-barrelled pigol. I warn you that
kit four before I yield." Seeing that he was
1.41 not to surrender, Bizet gave orders to the
' • load. Viry and Bourreaux, followed by a police
.uer, entered the house whilst Bizot and Choy
*lie only passage by which Antoine could escape.
*:f..,1 twice through the flooring of the first story
• .Iletn remained imbedded in the wood. The gen-
• by two shots. The police commissionerthen
t ...MO draw to be lighted, which forced Antoine to
'l.e window, from which he fired two shots
• • • .1.4 limy. He was tired at in return, and was

!..ft •oh; and in the arm. But he managed to
• •f,cellar,where it was dangerous
1' '` '"" I.un. A fnxh fire was kindled
• no,uth • t the cellar, but fearing that
• e Is. Viry and the police-commia-
'k'ended into the cellar and seized the mur-
.fter r -.harp struggle, although he was half dead
• e .1... fUIIOC.. The struggle between Antoine and the
• • entinusd for some hours. The young lady died of
M . •it half-paid 7in the evening. No cativo is
. . c,,rinuishion of these crimes.

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61,1. thi ILI, it will not cost more than 40,000,000

A" -"ling ton New Orleans paper, Mr. Jeffer-
bawl, is about to enter ar it partner a commercial
• • •v; io Liverpool.
Molly leioee orange trees were plantidl last
J. oa frlencl4, in the United Mates.