The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-08
MOVEMENTS OF THE
ALLIED DR. O s
RIVER PARANA.
Official Account Of the Great Battle.

Official Account Of the Great Battle.
The remarkably fast sailing ship Courier, Capt.
VIM Wolfe, arrived yesterday from Rio de janet
70, whence she sailed on the 18th OF December.
This is very short passage-one of the shortest on
record. The Courier is beautiful ship.
The U. 8. frigate Congress, Commodore Stock
ton, arrived at Rio on the 10Th December fifty days
from Norfolk. The u s. ship Plymouth, Com
modore Henry; the frigate Rsritan. Capt. Gregory,
and brig cambridge, Commander 8. Pennington,
were also at Rio.
The advices that we have received by this ship
are to the 9th OF December from Rio, and to the
18th from Buenos Ayres.
We are indebted to Capt. Wolfe for late Brazil
and Argentine papers, and to our attentive cores
pondent at Rio for commercial letters and papers.
The intelligence thus received is highly interest
ing
We are how enabled to give an official account
of the great battle in the river Parana. We also
give the movements Of the allied squadrons, and the
position OF forces in the Argentine waters.
1t appears that General Rosas intends to treat all
the English and French that may fall into his hands
with severity.
There are several extracts from the argentine
Ne,vs that will be found Of considerable interest TO
this country.
Annexed is an official account Of the battle -
ErcAMrMEST, Nov. 81, 1916.
IT,. Colonel co"mand'ng for II. tim. S e
To the General first oid.de-comP 81 H. Z. Don Manuel
| Co,6aion.
mander.in chief I'D niens Of the Northern Department
General Lucio Mancila, to address to the report
Sado sustained yesterday against the invading squsdrons
Of England and France combined 1t not being possible
% woands his %
example of heroic vaior this honor falls to the under
signed
squadron anchored two gun shots Of batteries
The General ordered three small crafts to reconnoitIe
within half gun shot Of the squadrons their attitude
and disposition These vessels were fired upon and pur
sued by the squadron when they immediately took shell
ter under the batteries, without answering the DIRE.
On the 10Th the enemy prepared to attack and the
goth, at so'clock in the morning his whole squadron
puvred skfuly before the batteries First in line
were four briggs OF war, Engsh and three French
in the centre, the steamers Fulton, Gorgon and Fire
At hall past NJ the General being at the head of
the ofthe batteries the national hymn Of the Ar
i Confederation
the combat commenced
The enemy made his attack with gallant intrepidity.
with force Of ls csnons of the calibre Of "a 81 q
"a and 80 FOUNDERS sustaining, without the nermssion
offs single instant we'll directed quick and destructive
fire OF his whole line on the front and flank of bat
teIies.
To this brisk attack batteries opposed the vigorous
6re Of IS pieces Of the cabre Of g. TO- IL, 49, Is and
and Argentine soldiers their heroic breasts the
sspanades They and the first amongst them the Gen
sr disputed the Of the fight and the honor Of
sustaining the dignity Of the Argentine flag. Alter
hours of bloody fight courageo ally sustained on both
Sides the eling are Of the enemy siienced
guns destroyed the p.Ispets, and our artillery fred
their last cartridges, all our ammunition being thus
sumed.
Then the enemy made rush to disembark, under the
protection Of his powerful artillery The General while
leading val,antly in person. at that moment to charge
fbayonet, thrown to the ground by spent slug.
which struck him stomach and unfortunately lett
him senseless hors du coNbat
The undersiyue who had just received confusion,
took the command and ordered the Colonel Rsmon Rod
riguez, aid dc camp Of H. z, to oppose the enemys
landing forces He did co. facing the tremendous frs Of
ve'ed BY this es being exiting part Of
artillery dismouned, without ammunition, and our
raw areI ymen in the greater part hors du combat be-
tween killed and wounded in penetrating
into the batteries which had been destroyed by their
fire.
They were nevertheless resisted, the ground being
all song disputed and the flying artillery nnsly saved
sanity esplanades shower Of bombs grape shot,
and projectss with the rapidy precision and skill Of
This immense disparity only served to increase the
vaor Of our officers and soldiers, aud Of the General
who has commanded them with so mu3h gallsntry
and who, ut SO important juncture fell glorously
wounded.
Tho Commander Of the National brig of war R,puIii.
ammunition. set DIRE to The vessel md Inspspadiy ss
possd to the fire Of . enemy. joined the land forces
batteries the officers and soldiers without exceptiol
have heroically performed their duty.
The enemies have suffered great loss in killed They
were continually throwing from their vessels the
dead bodies. which were floating down the Of
the Parans the number Of casualties Is estimated
to exceed double that Of ours Three Of their vessels
were put hors du combat and the remainder have suffer
The commaDde ccers and crews Of hs snsmv
have behaved 10 accordance with the and fame
1.-THE English and French naves for bravery
The enemy bear testimony to the heroic defence
made By this division Of the Argentine army Of the In
dependence sovereignty and honor Of the nation.
eu,e nants D. Marcos Rodriguez and Faustino Msdrano
the snsgns Martinez and Sanchez and seventy privaes
with heroic vslor those who with equal
bravery, died in the Monte de Oblgado, where the fire
with those Of the bstterirs ), is estimated ct 1850
Major D. Avslino Garmendia, Aojutant to the General
.S Victor mid
shipmen d. Thomas Halle and d Fernando PASTOR lieu
tenant D. Juan Gainzat ensign Francsc Estevss and
ninety prvaes received honorable wounds while brave
Several vrtuous females who remained In this bloody
fight BY the side Of their husbands their their
lstves giving TO the wounded, and aiding the
combatants in tho defence Of Argentine honor have
The undersigned complies with his duty in bringing
through your medium, General and by der Of ga
liant chief, General Lucio Mancus, the notice of
H. he Governor and Captain General Of the province
Brgadier D Juan Manuel de Rosas the virtue and in
trepd bravery of the officers and soldiers who have
fought in this day Of honor and glory against ensmis
though on par in vsor, vastly suparor in means Of
destruction and personnel Of artillery.
God preserve you many years
/ nss.s. FRANcIsco CREsPo.
From the Argentine Nsws, Dec 81
EHrRERIos-General 0atzon writing 10 q friend in
this city, encoses the following report from tho
mandsr Of one Of his advanced astachmsnts =
!" ErcAMPMENr AT AicARAz, Oct. rs. lS4A
Sra have the honor to inform you that thirteen
Santaesians deserers from the ruthless Unitarian army
at vllanueva, under the command OF Par, the Manco
were forwarded yesterday TO the government They
say tpat that assembsge Of troops does not consist
of than 1900 that the and
order general among all ciassss and that
ly, desertons in body incessant notwithstanding
the lab catons resorsd to by Paz for the purpose OF