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formed, and was not convinced of the heroic valour and
fidelity of this province, he itnaeined he had in a great mea-
sure realized his object. and already contemplated, himself ma .
ter of Paraguay. In this supposition he commenced his march
with about one thousand troops, and six pieces of flying artil-
lery, pu-hing forward with the utmost- precipitation towards
the river Teviquari, always observed by our parties, who kept
falling Lack upon the army. Upon• notice of this movement, I
dispatched orders for the union of our troops, who, as if by
inspiration, joined ; and in two days I found myself at the head
of pox thousend of these incomparable provincials, determined
to spill the last drop of their blood sooner than surrender.
" On the 29th, I marched from the capital with the staff of
the army, which with the artillery had advanced—my direction
was the river Teviquari ; but the numerous cavalcade which
was necessary fur the conveyance of the people, artillery, am-
munition, &c. &c. prevented me from arriving in time to attack
the insurgents on the banks of the said river, which they passed
without oppositio,,.
" On the 4th inst. I arrived at this place, and liking the ad-
vantages which the post offered, i immediately formed the army
in three divisions, placing one under Don P. Gracia at Apuar,
another in Paraguay under the orders of Don M. A. Cavanas,
and the 34.1 in Aruac, directed by Don J. M. Gamarra.
64 On the 11th, advice was received that the enemy had fallen
upon the. division of Cavanas ; the same night Gracia's division
approximated that of Cavanas, when understanding the enemy
had taken a position a league distant from our tamp, the divi-
sion of Gamarra was also ordered to join, because it was
evident Paraguay was the direction the enemy intended
to take.
66 Scarcely could the ardour of these faithful soldiers of Fer-
dinand VII. be restrained. They eagerly demanded to be led
to the attack, and it was thought proper to yield to that enthu-
siasm which appeared the presage of victory. Dispositions were
therefore made for the attack on the morning of the 19th Ja-
nuary, and before day-break the army was in motion. After
an eneaeement of more than four hours, sustained with the
greatest order and bravery, the enemy left the field strewed
with dead bodies, and a number of their Officers prisoners.
44 The lo,s of the enemy exceeded 400 men in killed, wound-
ed, prisie!ers, and dispersed. Among the dead was found Don
Ramon Eseinola, whose head was brought to me. On our
part 24 only were killed, two wounded, and silt or seven made
prisoners. It is impossible to sufficiently praise the merit#of
the Chiefs of Divisions, the able conduct of the artillery, the
valour and calm firmness of the infantry, and the intrepidity
of the cavalry, who, with their lances, completed the victory.
64 The small number of the enemy who escaped, fled with
its General so precipitately, that it is much doubted whether the
large party dispatched in pursuit of them could conic up with
them. 'Flats has thiS province testified with its blood its fidelity
to the King, and to the mother-country. The battle in the
plains of Paraguay is one of the most memorable fought in
America, it has restored tranquillity to the generous inhabitants,
and done honour to the Spanish Nation.
" In the beginning of the -battle the enemy had for a short
time the advantage, and when it was known in the capital the
greatest despondence and confusion prevailed ; no less than 17
vessels were laden with persons and property, prepared to fly
front the enemy. Yet, fielgrano is the papers he distributed,
declared that he only came to eree Paraguay from her chains,
and bestow on her happiness."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, JUNE 24.
EXCITEMENT TO ASSASSINATION.

Earl GR V.T called the attention of the House to a publication,
which he considered as an act of public duty to notice, it being
nothing less than a direct excitement to and a justification of'
assa-sination. The paper which he held in his hand stated it to
be an extract from another paper, which he had nut seen, and he
was induced to believe that the extract had been inadvertently
inserted. [His Lordship then read from a French paper pub-
lished in London, a i extract from an English weelly paper also
Rublished in London, urging a vi_riety of charges against the
uler of France, as a justification of destroying him by assassi-
nation.] llc had no doubt that his Majesty s Ministers would
be equally anxious with himself to express their abhorrence and
indignation of sentiments like these—sentiments which being
circulated on the Continent, would tend to debase and degrade
the Engli,h character, and which might be essentially Injurious
to our interests in the war in which we were unhappily en-
gaged.