Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-26


A SourH AMERICAS NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
From an extract translated from Bra
lillian journal -" he Picife"-we are on
tertained with an account of a late naval
engagement which took place on the river
parana, between the Brazilian and Para
gunyan forces. The narration is interest
ing, as treating Of one Of the principal
episodes Of the war between those equato-
rial bcllgerents, and reads as follows:
AT s A. n. vessels were seen to descend
the river, and about o'clock they were
within reach OF their enemy and at once
prepared to fro The Brazilian account,
The only one which has reached us, admits
that the Paraguavans fought with the ut
nost bravery, aud tho result was for some
time doubtful, until the Brazilian ANN
zOnas, being converted into a ram, made
terrible havoc among the onemy's fleet,
sinking three steamers, tho Paraguay,
Salto and Jeguky, and one floating bat
terry, and compelling one steamer and five
batteries TO surrender. The remaining
four steamers, which were likewise con
siderably damaged. then retired The
nAhLlt JhSbtt HHhlt q p NJ l. Lo l
Ans who supported the tirG OF their fleet by
land battery of thirty guns are reported
TO have lost 50 men Of the squadron and
500 Of the land battery.
The Brsziians estimate their loss nj 300 4,
Killed, wounded and missing.
Nothing could exceed the ier0ciouE valor
Of the ParaguayunB, ThGy all seemed do
tormined 10 conquer or die. Among
wounded prisoners, who foil into the hands
Of The BrnziIiGns WAS Roble, commander
Of the Salto, one Of the StGRmers sunk, and
brother To tho commanding General Of
the Paraguaynn army in Coruntes His
wounds were tenderiy dressed by tho
Commander-in- Chief Of the Brazilian
feet, Botrosa; but Robbie with his teeth
tore off the baudagss from bis wounds,
proforring death TO capture. Most OF the
commanders Of Paraguayan vessels arc
among the dead, The whole of the artii-
lery, ammunition, banners, and an i'm
mense lot of war materiul fell into the
hands Of the rictors."
A REMAuKARLE TREE.--The K0nttewr, in
giving arj account Of the Emperor's recent
vi4J To the Jardin d'Acclimatiou at Al
glers, stated that his Majesty was much
struck with the rapid growth Of the Euca-
lyptus Resinfera, or Australian tree, which
has attained height Of thirty feet and q
diameter of six inches Ia two years. This
remarkable tree, III its native soil-Aus-
trnia.-sometimo reaches the height of
$40 feet, and has been found more than
nineteen feet in diameter at about yard
from the ground. 1t often yields planks
900 feet long, without q single defect.
Tho wood, notwithstanding it's rapid
growth, is hard and heavier :han oak. 1t
also presents beautiful colors, und is con-
aequently we'll adapted for cabinet work.
An astrlngent gum, known in commerce
as kin9, IL obtained by making missions
into its bark. The eucalyptus is an ever
green; its leaves have nearly the shape IS
the laurel. The development OF its lateral
branches are no less wonderful than its
stems. They are small until the trunk
attains the height of about 100 feet, when
tl5y shoot out almost horizontally, some
times to the length Of ninety feet, giving
the tree the appearance Of an enormous
umbrella. The seed, strange to say, Is
very small, and not unlike that Of the to-
bacco plant. The flowers are white, of u
ri ost agreeable smell and much liked by
bees, which extract from them most de-
licious honey. 1t is also remarked in
Australia, that tho ague is almost un-
known in districts where this tree is abun-
dant.--PGr5s Letter.