The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-09

protection under the Brazilian aas ths advance OF As
army q that Power icing about that point
- TINE DoNBARpNKNr or PAYsANpU.
o. the 9th OF December . combined naval and MILL
Of Brazil and he army Of forss he somSsrdsases
lombard the Town .. four O'clock h tho morning Al
eight A. n they had thrown hundred and thirteen
a. Ss as To,s win
tackled the place by land but gallantly rcpelled
The Spanish warvessei Wsdrus, m concert with the
Tamandsre 70 stop the bomLardment which he
did, mot - their reques3, but u being no long
Ssss y I S The re sner.s ocom
menced the attack and the Braxihns landed af their
marines with several bsGvy guns The latter captured
the police bacade and several houses In the suburbs
sacked by the rcbos; bnt the garrison recovered
the sarssades and expeIed the enemy. Two ammun
Of the garrison disabled by the Brazlan fire. but
afcra couple OF hours were again made se9vtceable
Le<ndo Gomez had two horses killed under him, and
the mortality on al stdca great Eighty rebel in
fansy passed over 70 the government. On Thursday
morning. the fighting continued, the mortality being then
estimated thus Rebels, elk hundred garrison, three
hundred Braxilians hundred Every time that the
reHes or Bazans approached the batteries they
S.rsa back desnsy r0rss sent en- second snvoy &C
lnh gunboats 70 arrange surrender; but the chiefs
Gomez and Prs, manfully refused. A body Of -four
several barbados when they crushed and scattered
by sally Of the garrison. M8M8.
,..r# EFFECT OF THE FIRE.
The town Of Paysandd was reduced TO heap Of ruins
and the surviving garrison Is estimated al hundred
The lighting the 9Th began with brilliant sorties
Of the garrison Furnishing the bescgers heavily Flores
had fired three hundred shots from his time small pieccs
and the artillery OF the fort responded from various parts
Of tho town. gtE9 w-MN wHr
MOVEMENTS OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMY.
Tho news from the Brazilian corps Of operations in
Uruguay Is Interesting II tells that the main body Of
the force lies at Praby and consists Of two divisions
each Of thrsc brgades while the advance at Cerro
Largo and ready 20 march further on into the territory
The first division In under the command 81 General
0zorio, aad the second under that Of General Norma
Barrcto The first division s posted In this way Tho
first brigade the frontier Of Quaralium tho second
taking up the line 20 the Chuy, and tie third con
tinuing the line 70 tho frontier Of hague The
second division lies in support Of tho line Of
the frst, ready TO movo TO any point OF II. From
orders sron ssrnmsps viii moi sayanee ur,hs sr ~
II shall be What effect upon the Uruguayan govern
mont this first step upon It's territory has had ON the
acting agnitst Flores and hts rebel army. Tho re-
sistance the Brazilian corps OF operations, that
amounts TO only few companies OF militia In this
position lie the operations Of the land forces oil Brazil
cArTURE or PAysANDu.
Additional details received In New York the I'd in
stant informed US that the gallant town OF Paysandl had
fallen into the hands OF lie a ians after
conflict lasting nifty hours Great mortality existed 10
the place on It's capture.
DETAILS or THE CONVICT. r
The fortified town Of paysandl sitrafod on The left
hank OF tho Uruguay ~ abont latitude thirty three fell
Into the kands Of tho Bfnzan troops, have sni
after three days hard lighting The aack by troops
and tho squadron commenced on the 3st OF December
and the town was taken tho Afternoon OF the "a VI
January. Flores, tho leader of the Colorado marty
whose repeated attempts during the last two years 10
expc from Monevdeo President Aguirre and the leaders
OF the panco party by whom he is instgated n In well
know furnished contingent u troops for the attack on
Paysandd. Leando Come, who defended tho
town, and offered the most desperate resistance 10
the last moment was made prisoner by the Bra
zlian Colonel Bcllo, who treated him with The
respect nat bis energetic defence morlci
Unfortunately, howe cr Gomez being few hours ller
claimed In the or Floro BY one n Ills officers prc.
ferred being prisoner OF bis political al, esarcs 10 re-
naming " tbe hApds d ths RleSfapA " wN gi,snw