Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-11-03
The Mosquito Fleet What Il will have 9
Contend with in Parsguay

TIE Mosquito wha, II will have %
Contend with 10 Pmsguag
A correspondent Of the NeU York Joanna.
Of Commsice. who sppeir Go De Ss..ruiafm'
"a Ia regard 10 msiier connected wl.u ih'.
expedition g. Paraguay, aysi
"One would snPPo % EoU 'he au.'Es p'D-
lished H. the ueEsPlptfs, thar ihls i'iasn'y
expedition was 10 he a sort Ol holiday 'Acaf'
sion. and all this Mosquito Fleet bod 60 Do
was TO steam up the Tiver 10 the capital Of
Paraguay and TO batter down a tori n' Two -.
Nov, il Is as We'll 20 state what iHls cNPll'
ton will really have a. encounter he cass Lu.
pea refuses to arssde 10 the demNnds which
will be made by the unil5i States, through
Judge BoNlin, So laF from President Lopez
having The most remote idea OF acceeding To
these demands, IL Is thought by those who
ought TO know, that Judge B0wlin will not be
allowed to enter Paraguay Territory, but viii
be received AZ the extreme SoU,aeA llHils OF
the Republic, aud sent back from whenSe he
came.
There is little probability that LoPes will
permit a steamer l0asceGd lae TlVeG and there
by give lhoss on board nn opPlHua'ly 10 view
his means Of defence, Unl even should he be
ever so willing, Il 10 40; likely that he vii re-
move the distractions which viii be placed IN
the river befo,e Judge Bowlin's arrival. The
river will be extensively bOomGd and chained,
Extensive earth WORKS are being constructed,
i, is well known, along both banks OF the TV'
en- aud before reaching Assumption tue Neei
(supposing them able 10 remove the oUsifuc'
tons in the river aud dismani,e the earth
work batteresl will have 10 silence loU of
Iedoubt mounting 10 heavy guns, In ap'
preaching this redoubt, the fleet Of steamers
must receive raking tire for the distance Of
half mile. This redoubI is placed IN lev
el OF the nver. Suppose then, the possibility
of passing the above redouIt, the MusqulIo
Fleet has nothing more 10 do but reduce u fort
n short distance south OF Assumption that
mounts 81 guns, ~ punders. This fort is al.
so on elevated ground, b.ing l0J feet above
the level Of the river. Opposite this fort
there are two channels, one along either en-.
bankmen,, there being shOal in the middle
OF the river, aui the American vessels being
in the opposite side to the fort, will not b.
able, through the narOwaesS OF the river, 10
bring their guns 10 bear us too great an ele-
walton will be required.
ITO reduce the above dslenccs, the United
States send few steamers which are % tow
rails up the IlVeT, OH WINCH IalIs guns u u
heavy calibre are TO be placed and the men
who work the guns will be exposed to the
swarm of rhemcn who will line the river
Paraguay can easily raisc an army Of 3d.
900 men, who are far superior 10 the Mexican
troops. The American expedition can land
1000 men, aud out Of this number there will
be but 300 men who are deciplined soldiers,
and these are the mar,nrs. To reduce the
redoubts and forts alluded TO, it will be neccs-
sary to carry them by land, and TO do so, a
large infantry and artillery force will be neces-
sary AT least A 900 men will be required,
with proper seige.tmn. The cXperincss OF
the mounted Paragraphs with the usso is
well known, and as cavalry they are very for
midab.e. In case the expedition fills, as it
will be almost sure to do unless properly re-
inforced, it cannot be said that proper care
was not taken in the organization of the
force, MS we have all read great deal abou,
the care with which the expedition was being
organized, particularly in the selection Of off
GERS, and it will beu great pity to have the ex.
petition fail for want Of infantry soldiers
This cannot be naval battle, bu: struggle
on land, 600 miles from the oceau."