, 1865-10-27

From the R1ser P;nite CMonteyideo> Times. An,
gust 21I

from the River Patte (3Iontevideo) TImes, Au,
gust 23.l
On the ed inst, Don Eduardo Flores was
the bearer Of tho following intelligence from
tho army Of the vanguard Of the niles, which
be left at noon on tho 18th inst, at which
hour, after sangulhary engagement. victory
had declared in 1ayor OF the allied arms.
The battle took place at Yatay, on the right
OF Correntino bank OF the Uruguay, about
three leagues south Of Urusuayana, which Is
on the opposite or Brazilian shore, In latitude
" degrees 40 minufes south and longitude 81
degrees "a minutes west.
Ihe nr1ny under Gen. Flores, ultar the in
corporation OF Gen. Pannero, consisted Of
about s, $50 men, and the Paraguayan column,
under Duarte, OF about :, 400.
The following is
GEN. FLORES ACCOUNT or THE BATTLE.
PAso DE Los L1BaEs, Aug. 1s, 1865
Alter painful march through heavy rains
and country flooded with water, We arrived
yesterday morning, ut hafpast ten, in front
more than 5000 men. OF these, 100 are
left dead upon the field !; 1900, including tho
commander, Duarte. are prisoners, more than
500 being wounded. Four standards, the
military stores md ammunition, and all their
"retched horses, are IN possession Of the allied
army.
The army Of the vanguard has about two
hundred and dfty men 1ors d. eom3as, between
Killed aud wounded. It has been Impossible
to ayoid the efusion Of blood, for the enemy
fought like savages- Such Is the barbarots
fanaticlsm with which they have been innoc-
Mated By the despot Lopez and his tyrannieal
predecessors, TINT no human power Gnu make
them surrender, and they prefer certain death
to laying down their arms. .
GEN. PASSERo'S DESCRIPTION OF THE BUTCH
EnT.
PAsso DE Los I1anEs, Aug. 1a
Yesterdays battle wus regular butchery,
which neither Gen. Flores nor I nor any one
else could prevent, seeing TINT the enemy
would not surrender, and Kept up an ohsti-
sionine us famentable losses, which perhaps
We should not hare suffered In IN enlargement
with q superior force. I cannot comprehend
the Idea that force Of. three thousand men,
without artillery, should venture to encoun-
ter ours, abandoning itselfto a useless sacri-
go that It had no order to surrender. TIL;
reason was given BY the chief in command,
Duarte himself, who was takcn prisoner by
the sixth battalion Of the line.
The tremendous moment was when our COL
umn and three Brazilfan battalions charged
at double quick, because the Paraguayans re-
treated slowly and Kept up continuous fire,
willie their cavalry protected them in thcir
disorder, forming in groups and repeatedly
charging our men, as the nature Of the
ground permitted. It was then ordered our
First regiment OF cavalry Of the line to nd.
vance, who, though received by heavy fire
Of musketry and the point Of the ,bayonet,
made such slaughter as yoo may easily i'm
agine. And this wns signal for q complete |
extermfnat1on Of the enemy, whom It was i'm
possible to make prisoners without heavy
loss to US, Oh account Of their obstinate and |
stupid resistance. This skirmish cost us
dearly.
Very little artillery ammunition WAS ex-
pended mot more thun ti1ty rounds-for there
was neither room nor time for more. nor was
much consumed BY the infantry.