The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-27
FROM the River Platte Times Sept %.
The Paraguayan War-.The Surreu.
der OF 0ruguayana-.PrO
BY Don Pedro.
THE SURRENDER OF URUGuAYANA.

/ 4.
On the morning of September IL. at 6 o'clock.
/ every tent was struck, and at : o'clock the
whole of the allied forces were ready to adj
vance.
! y large quantity of gabions. poles, and seal
| Ing ladders were carried by the men for the
purpose of taking the town 10y assault. At
; o'clock. A. NJ, the bugles sounded the adj
| vance.
There were about twenty thousand men
under arms. The center was occupied bv the
Argentines, the right by the Brazilians. and
the left by the Orientas, who though few in
number, contained perhaps the most eXpe-
| rlenced troops. In passing the river between
| the camp and the town General Flores. with
/ his usual disregard of personal risk. advanced
/ alone To find a pass. which he speedily accom-
! pliShed. and ut once crossed his command.
The whole army followed. taking up the re-
| spectiVe positions assigned To them. At mid
day the batteries were posted on an eminence
| within five hundred yards of the enemy's
| trenches. \ last summons to surrender. giving
two hours grace. was then sent in 10 Estigarri-
| bia. some of the troops, however. beginning
| 10 pitch their tents, General Mitre gave the
order To advance. which was promptly obeyed,
| and both infantry and artillery neared the
trenches within two hundred yards without 4
shot being fired. some battalions were thrown
out a skirnishers, but the enemy made no
sign of resistance.
In this peculiar state Of things some Of the
men advanced close TO the trenches, when
General NicaSiO BOreS, who was among Them
was addressed by Estigarrbia himself. who
said, " Give me at least time enough 10 an
swer, and do not De i'm such a hurry" In a
few minutes the number Of those who ap-
preached the trenches had rapidly increased.
and in quarter of an hour about a thousand
men passed the trenches and an earnest traffic
Immediately commenced between them and
part of the garrison. who offered for sale
spirits. beer. cigars. etc, and were de-
lighted 10 find that they were paid i'm
corn. general determination speedily
cn>ued: lots of Paraguayans. being invited Ia
| visit the allies. might he seen mounted behind
| the cavalry approaching the lines - that IN
der such circumstances fighting was out of the
| question. At two Z. NJ, an answer 10 the sum
mons was brought 10 the Emperor: and then
the Brazilian Minister Of War. Scnor FerraZ.
| entered the town to conclude the capitulation
with Estigarribia. In 'front.' OF the lines of the
/ allies the troops Were interminged with the
/ enemy i'm perfect harmony. and il appeared a
| farce to await the reply of Estigarribia But
the allied commanders decided to observe all
| formalitieS. shortly after +. VI. senior Fer
raZ sent Il message To the Emperor " that all
was arranged. and that E>tigarribia and his
army had surrendered"
! The Generals. accompanied 10y their respect
! i've stalls. then advanced to the trenches and
/ the Brizilian Minister of War led forth Com
mandante Estigarribia, who surrendered hi,
| sword and revolver with an air of dignity
which showed that he fully comprchendcd the
| importance If the act. He was followed bv
the wretched priest. Duarte. his colleague and
monitor. This man trcmbles from head To
foot: and although leaning on General Cahrai
and an aid-de-camp. could hardly place one
| foot before the other. General Cabra was
| Obliged 10 rca>-ure him. by declaring thai ne
" had nothing 10 fear: that the Emperor guar
antecd his safety" The two Salyanachs. ORR
entail officers. deserters in arms agai Il their
country, surrendered 10 the Brazilian flag
Then followed the formal surrender of the
troops. who defied before the Emperor. with
| General Flores on his right and General Mitre
the left The appearance of the Paraguayans
/ excited feelings Of pity mingled with disgust.
/ Their filthy condition was indiscribable
They were in rags and appeared like walking
| corpscs. Hunger and misery We're depicted i'm
! their countenances. A. they marched ont
they were divided amongst the three armies.
/ and the few officers who commanded present
ed themselves without their arms. There
were not five thousand five hundred men all
| told. The Emperor gave immediate orders
that the medical staff should attend 10 the
sick prisoners. The whole Of the arms, four
field pieces and the correspondence were taken
possession of by the allies.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PARAGUAY,N FORCES.
General Madariaga has received news up Ia
september l.. Of the movements Of the Para
guayans under Robes. who had retired 10 their
former positions. Their squadron had come
down 10 Cucyas with the intention Of acting
on the offensive. IL the allies move across the
river Corricntcs. the Paraguayan General may
De- taken in the rear. with General Gellv Obe.~
and the main body OF the Argentine army i'm
front OF him.
COLONEL ESTIGARRIBIA.
This Paraguayan chief. who. after compar-
ing himself 10 Ieonidas and other heroes If
antiquity. surrendered himself and hi divi-
sion 81 900 men Il prisoners II war. arrived
m MonteNido by the British steamer Ner.ey.
from Bueno> Ayres. on September - en- route
Tor R0 Janerie. lie l. a tall. spare man, very
dark in color. with straight chestnut hair AMI
aquelinc features, completely Indian i'm an
pearance. and showing no mixture Of white
blood-hi, dress and carriage not ungentl.-
manlike. His preference for the Guarani Ian
guage \ a means II communication confirm,
the >lirni-es that hi colleague. the CAPTAIN
Quartz. VS. the editor Of his homba.tic lis.
patches. This latter worthy remains in The
allied camp by his own choice
Dom FFDRo's PROCLAMATION
The Emperor Il Brazil has issued the FOL
lowing proclamation:
SOLDIERS; This province i again free. ow-
ius u the action 81 our forces and those of our
allies. The invader has surrendered but our
mission i not YET completed: our national
honor and dignity 1, not Yet avenged: a part
81 The province of Matte Crosse and If the
Argentine confederation are Yet occupied by
the enemy. Forward. then. since from thu
justice 81 our cause Divine Providence thu.
crowns our Effort, with success. Long live the
Brazilian nation.
FERRtz. Minister Of War.