The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

I'A RAG UAY.

We have received the Buenos Ayres Standard of
Oct. 25, from which we glean the following news.
The latest advices from the seat of war are to the
17th October. The head-quarters of the Allied
army is still at Las Palmas, and the intended flank
movement by the Chaco, it is said, will be entrusted
to Gen. Osorio. Four infantry battalions of the
Brazilian army have already crossed to the right
margin of the Paraguay River to explore the ground
hnd open up a road. Gen. Argollo left Humaita
for Las Palmas on the 13th, taking with him three
. thousand four hundred men. Colonel Picquet suc-
ceeded to the command of the fortress. The Second
Army Corps is to operate in the Chaco under Gen.
Argollo, to cut off the retreat of Lopez. The news
brought by the Vale of Doon to Humaita bears
out the news that Lopez would evacuate Villeta.
Just as the steamer weighed anchor from Las Pal-
mas a great fire was descried in the enemy's camp,
leading to the supposition that Lopez was unwill-
ing to leave behind anything else save devastation
and ruin, and there are well founded fears that he
will also set fire to Asuncion before finally aban-
I dolling it and retreating to Cerro Leon. The news
that he was plainly seen building a great house at
Villeta, which has been confirmed to us by several
eye-witnesses, is only in keeping with his deep
policy of infusing in his own people, by outward
and deceptive signs, a confidence in his cause which
he is far from feeling himself. There is no doubt
that cholera has appeared in the Allied army,although
not of a malignant character. When at the worst
it has never exceeded4o cases a day, and the whole of
the cases that have ended fatally do not exceed 100.
A private telegram from Lisbon, dated the 29th
ult., asserts that twelve thousand Brazilians were
marching by the Chaco across Paraguay to the
south of Villeta to attack Lopez on his flank,
Caxias only awaiting this movement to commence
the assault. Six ironclads had forced the passage,
and were in communication with the army of the
Chaco. This was the march alluded to above.
The Paraguayan army consists at present of 53
regiments of infantry, of from 200 to 300
men each ; also several cavalry regiments badly
mount el. The in trenchments extend across
the country from Pequiricy to the lagoon of
the Yppa, all well defended by artillery ; the
heaviest guns command the River Paraguay. In
Asuncion there is one regiment, No. 49, and some
artillery, 10 pieces. Lopez has established his head
quarters on the hills of Cumbariti, about one league
and a half from Paraguay river, and his troops are
encamped along the line in such a manner that at
the first notice large bodies of men can be thrown on
any given point. It is said that the entrench-
ments are two yards deep and 2- wide, and also de-
fended by abattis. Mr. Gould, who ha 1 been in-
vited by Lopez, but declined to visit the Para-
guayan camp, sailed for Europe on the 25th Oct.
per Bourgogne. This gentleman has been in
the River Plate since March, 1867, and during that
period has been three times to Paraguay. The
American papers indignantly discuss the insult of-
fered to the country by Lopez in the arrest of two
of the American Embassy and the threat to Mr.
ashburne, the Minister, regarding whose conduct
the intelligence was not sufficiently full to enable
them to form a just opinion, but to whatever
censure he may have been subjected, he has
found able defenders. The New York Tribune,
of the 21st of November, says that by the arrival
of the Brazil mail steamship Mississippi yes-
terday we have important news from the South
Atlantic squadron. Four vessels, comprising al-
most the entire squadron, except the Wasp, which
was at Montevideo, were to leave Rio de Janeiro
ot,. the 27th or 28th October for the Paraguayan
waters, with the United States Minister, General
Martin T. M'Mahon. This naval force comprises
the Guerriere, 21 guns, the Pawnee, 11 guns, the
Kansas, 8 guns, and the Quinnebang, 6 guns;
and the Wasp, with three guns, can easily join the
fleet on the way. Unless Lopez should be com-
pletely overthrown by the Brazilians before the
United States has a chance to interfere, there
seems to be little doubt that he will be sharply and
most righteously dealt with for his insult to the
American Government and his outrages upon Ame-
rican citizens.

The life of " Brick" Pomeroy, to which we last
week alluded, and by this time has been published by the
Messrs. Carleton, was prepared by iirs. Mary E. Tucker,
from materials furnished chiefly by Mr. Pomeroy himself.

The New York World having stated that Senator
Morgan franked the publications of Messrs. Putman and
Co., the firm published s, denial asserting it to be wholly
untrue in gross and detiil—which they took the trouble
to swear before a notary public —as if any one believed
such absurd and libellous stories.

Messrs. Pettengill, Bates, and Co. announce that
they will issue on or beforo January a new rural and
family paper, to be called Hearth and Home. It will be a
weekly, and will be devoted to the interests of country
life.

" Onward " is the title of a new monthly maga-
zine "for the Youth of America," conducted by Captain
Mayne Reid, and published by Carleton, of which the fiat
No. will be issued on the Ist of January next.

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