The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-19
THE PLATE WAR.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF YATAY.
AnnihilatiOn Of the Paraguayan- Forces
Under Duarte.
Splendid Fighting OF the
VanquisIed.
They Prefer Death to Laying
Down Their Arms.
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Seventeen Hundred ParaguayaHs Left
] Dead on the Field and Only
Three Hundred Wounded.
Duarte and Twelve Hundred Of His
Army Captured, with Their
Stores and Baggage.
Seven Thousand Paraguayans
Penned in Uruguayana.
The Brazilian Fleet Running
the Batteries.
Duarte and Twelve Hundred Of His
Army Captured, with Their
Stores and Baggage.

We are in possession Of our South American files and
correspondence from Buenos Ayres August &c. Monte
video 31st Rio Janeiro September 8, Bahia 11th and
Pernambuco 18th.
The news is important Three thousand Of the Para
guayans on the Uruguay, under Duarte have literally
been annhilated Restauracion in Corrientes, by
the allied Brazinns and Argentnes, under Generals
Flores and Pannero; and seven thousand more Para
guayans cut of in Uruguayana by twenty thousand men
from all escape aid were momentarily expected TO
surrender On the other hand the Brazilian feet has
suffered considerable injury and some loss In men in
passing the batteries erected by the Paraguayans the
heights Of Cuevas to prevent its descent.
Notwithstanding these results the Buen0s Ayres Stan
ddrd says the war has only just commenced In real
arrest.
The Montevdeans had given themselves up TO tho
most excited rejoicngs the success Of the allied
arms ~. 81 .sss vt'. ''s'.
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Our RIO JaneirO Correspondence.
cF.feew RIO JASxrRo, Sept = 1856.
This is the anniversary Of Brazilian independence, and
as usual there are military displays and religious ceremo-
nes in the churches Volunteer bands Of music parade
the Streets all the others off to the war; We have
the white mnatto and black bands without any mix
ture.
The Emperor and the Comte dEu are stil on the from.
tier encouraging the army by their presence, although II
is not supposed that either will take active part
PROOFS OF unounzs TREASON Discovxm.o.
We have an Official report that Flores had fallen upon
part Of the Paraguaynn army composing between two
and three thousand men, and literally cut them to pieces
None escaped and but few prisoners taken. This
feat has given animation to the Brazilans Report says
that in the captured baggage we're found proofs OF the
reachry Of Uquza and that in consequence President
Mtye bad dismissed HIM from the command Of the
collecting his success with the father Of Lopez in pro.
posing an adjustment Of the difficulties between the
game with the present dictator and as he IS
Of immense wealth he has no stomach for lighting
ROy-CIADs PoR TIE BRAznIASs.
The Brazans will soon have number OF iron.clads
and other In the rivers Uruguay and Paraguay
when they will without doabt force their way TO As
sumption. which will open 10 the commerce OF the world
that important river that has been so long closed.
RECRUITING
The recruiting goes on here but not briskly, cal
having been made upon the national guard, TO which
they responded handsomely and 1t Is supposed that they
have nearly troops enough with the assistance Of
their allies and steamers TO bring the war 70 close very
soon.
SLAVES oFFmED 10 BRAznnS GOVERNMENT
The monastic institution OF 81. Berito holds some very
large and valuable estates In this country, with many
thousands OF slaves and some Of them they do moi
raise sufficient to maintain their slaves, owing TO bad
management characterization having shown itself on
Of the plantations in the province Of Pauo, thou
sand OF their able bodied mon have been offered TO the
Sssn o. was
some years ago prohibiting the entry Of more novces
thm eusng the whole property 70 revert TO the nation
the death Of the last frar. They have, however
petitioned for repeal OF the sdict
a.f AMERICAN COLONY.
The Americans who settled In the province OF Parana
noursshing and determined 10 introduce the cu
ture of cotton into that district One Of the agent,
Is preparing work for the Information Of those wish
ing 20 emgraie-a book much needed, as most former
works on Brazil written in the nowcry style.
PLANTATIONS FOR SALE
There coodly number or plantations, with theiI
slaves offered for SALE not account Of their ceasng
pay but Of the abolition panic which plainly
says that the event. later, must come and
should the with Paraguay be successfully and speed
y ended the attention OF the whole empire will be drawn
10 the subject and we hope that may be accomplished
without violence @4latA