New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-02
SOUTH AMERICA.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
Engagement at San Borja.
Disbanding CT Urquiza's Troops.
LETTERS OF URQUIZA.

Tho latest news received here from South
America announced the departure Of the Emperor FOR
tie seat Of war and the dsbandng Of Urquzas troops
Further "details show tha both Of these events had ex
cited much comment.
The following letters had been written By Urfuza 70
Metre: ,o.-
MY EsTEFnED GENEEAL: yesterday set out as
had announced 20 the President aOt had to return
when nearly half way having been lniotmfg tHa'
This event is the effect OF some disorder or lse re-
ports respecting my march but 1t hos been reslfaicG
aud hope tGat those " no abandoned thef uuty WI
return Fearing that at q dStarce too much import
anoe may be lent the oecurre oe hasten 10 CON-
municate it to you. some have iready returned.
Yours. &C, JUsTo j. DE URQunA.
TRoUTos july.
Ny Tsrrgyrp President AND FRIEND: II ia with the
most profound regret that l inform your EGceienoy
that was today luavodaby compelled 70 return Win
ne forces under command. and to dishand them ior
some time being confident they VIII shortly return 10
their ranks in great Ium1ers.
shall personally go and give yonr Excellency sn
account Of this occurrence and IT'S causes or VIII seD
competent PERSONS IL unforeseen personal impedl.
mcrt should arise. Tour ExcelsBcy may rect assured
that took this grave resolution lthOut awaiting yOnr
orders because was not otherwise possipe 10 u'Oiu
making barren by decentralization and disorder, ee.
nents which ought again to contribute to the national
defense as your Eyceency may be sure they WILL and
as will |. sacrificing myself alone II need be-
This VIII be followed by full Information. Your Er'
celencys loyal friend and servant,
JIsro ]. DE UEQUKA.
The Paraguayans are in possession Of South Borjo.
which place they are terrifying. A column Of IL 900
men is on tie march 10 attack Itaqu in front Of which
town and the other bank Of the Uruguay they have
COCO men An engagement had takea place near South
Borja between the vanguard Of the Paraguayan army
and brigade under the Brazilian Cololel fernandes,
which had received regnforcemert u.s. and compelled the
Parauayans fall back leaving 700 men on the field,
be ode 1900 horses mostly sailed. arms and bag
gage, and two fogs The official report states that the
Brsziiians had Isl men killed and wounded.
On tie LIST terrible gale did great deal OF damage
to the shipping IN the port Of Rio Grande and several
lives were lost
DUESos Ayes, July s 1865.
The following is an extract from private
letter:
Things are approaching crisis. The Paraguay
m occupied the town of ruguayana lin the province
OF Rio Grnude) and the time (27th Jlne) that
III the Restau-ason with 25 600 men. The s1Ine day
thew dispatch 600 men to the Quaricm. With these
latter went Laguna Orrego and the Sa!yairas. Poor
Banda Orientali In Merida the mita were called
out and marched. On the way they were made TO
cross the river lust as they were, many half naked.
During the night half OF them ran. The Brazilian
squadron 2b Glt, WIS prcparir to fall down the
river to Goya because the ParaguaysDs were erecting
batteries below Bella Vista. My correspondent writes
IRON there We are on half ratons, short OF ammu'
plOn and Goals. Commodore Barros and his officers
distrun Urquizs. The Penguayans recovered all the
oanuCn in the vessels they lost and those Of the ia
quiGhona well. which were eight OF 81 o.. and %
poundcrs.' To-day we hear Of "a battle In whicn the
allies were defeated The Parguayans appear likely
10 carry tho day and General Mitre and the Emperor
will rue the day they lii up civil war here"