The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17

INCREASING PROSPERITY OF BUENOS AYRES.
INFLUX OF GOLD FROM EUROPE,
THE AMERICAN ACCOUNT,
30, &c, 30.

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BUESos AYREs, June 20 1865.
The greatest naval battle fought in South Ame-
RIGA took place ON June II, between the Bra
lillian and Paraguayan fleets, the river
Parana some two hundred leagues inland, and about
three leagues below the city of Corentes In the
ent war Brazil Uruguay and the Argentine Confedera-
ton are allied against Paraguay Brazil is the strongest
naval power among the allies and has to fight the navy
OF Paraguay nearly or quite alone
On the 18th the Paraguayan feet swept down the
river offering battle They had eight steamers and six
floating batteries They took position under one OF
their own batteries mounting forty rfed cannon The
Paraguayan feet carried boarding crew Of LOO men.
and the battery was manned by 1000 soldiers.
The Brazilian force consisted of nine gunboats. The
battle began half past nine A. NJ and lasted till six
p. NJ with varying fortune TO either beigerent Both
sides fought with terrible pernaciy At one time three
vessels attacked the principal Brazilian steamer and her
flag already down. her deck nearly covered with the
boarding crew, the helm in possession Of Paraguayan
while another about to up the conquerors flag
when tho crew rallied and reganed possession of the
vessel
The result shows the Brazilian loss 70 be one
steamer driven aground under the battery and de-
sroyed, three Killed and wounded of whom
nineteen were ofBcers The Paraguayans lost one thou
sand eight hundred in killed. wounded and prisoners,
four of their and five floating batteries The
remainder Of the feet rerea.ed 70 the fortress OF HI
natal The news created the widest excitement all
along the river and through all the borders Of the allies
II leaves the Brazians easyimasers of tho river and
hence will shorten the wal.
Since the last mail there has been nothing important
occurring land II Is mid winter and unusually cold,
and most Of the preparations had 70 be hastily made for
well General Mitre the President Of the Confederation,
left last week TO take the chief command OF the army
he is Commander In Chief Of the allied forces on the
The Paraguayans have crossed the Uruguay river into
Southern Brazil, and have taken the first town, San
Borja, II was defended by about two THOUSAND men,
who fed before fifteen thousand Near C0rrientes tho
Paraguayan force Of come eighteen thousand marching
towards the interior Of that PROVINCE if aiming also
at Southern Brazil They claim that they have reserve
Of twenty thousand men at the fortress Of Humatai
The general opinions that the Paraguayans are half
.ra @ o as e Tina I'D
Incidence of Their mode OF e but thus far the has
been marked with great humanity The utmost atten.
der is strictly forbidden. They to be striving 70
initiate the discipline and kindness Of the armies OF the
a war in s civ Te has
tvty and life In many circles Large numbers OF SOW
ing machines have born sold and hundreds Of them
at work Goods Of certain kinds have boon completely
swept from tho market by the new demands Produce
from the interior Is arriving IN large quantities Only
The making steady in
spite Of the war; The Central Railroad is progressing
sheep farms extendnc; new settlers are arriving
the attention OF thousands TO that fertile province
In the province Of Buenos Ayres there Is great pros
ane cSun1,y % vnaee %
road Is being extended TO Chivcoy the heart Of tho
finest wheat country IN South America Tho Southern
Railroad works rapidly extending towards Chascomus
ALI the river steamers crowded nj every trip and
most Of the time under charter for the transportation Of
troops fr H er@ 9i
European steamer recently brought one and quarter
million Of dollars in gold to tho Mana Bank In this city
Some beef packed here IN American style has been
forwarded to New York. and favorable result has been
reported A very extensive beef packing establishment
has commenced the work-new to this countryof pack
ing salt beef for expectation The only secret about II Is
that only good large fat animals used and the beef
is well CURED and packed in barrels brought from the
Ny statement in a former letter that coal had been
found the Falkland Islands taken from the
Standard an Irish paper published here AS It had just
whether IL would be contradlcted have since learned
that Is not true but as anything may be true in this
country some OF our editors publish statements at ran
dom, and what Is not contradcted remains apparently
correct
Gold is going down. Notwithstanding that we are in the
midst OF war
The Brazilian Account.
The Cosmopoo gives the following version Of the bat
tie, chiefly obtained from Senior NUNS Barretto Com
missary General OF the Brazilian fleet
On sunday morning, June ii, the Paraguayan feet
down the Parana and terrible naval combat
sued with the imperial squadron commencing at half
past nine A. and lasting till six p NJ, during which
valor, and the slaughter terrific The Paaguayan
feet composed Of eight steamers the Tacuar Para
quay Marquis de Onda, Ipora Ibern Salto, and Jcuy
ers the enemy had also battery Of forty red cannons
OF heavy cabre from which they poured continued vol
ieys Of congreve rockets grape &c Their feet carried
boarding crews mastering seventeen hundred men, and
the land batteries manned by two thousand horse
aud foot The Brazilian feet numbered nine gunboas
the other two being at Esquina The combat took
place three leagues below the city Of Correntes
In front of tho mouth Of the Riacbuelo The
attack was begun by the Paragayans the Taouari and
Mn 1uQ a linda naI bo nd fho
Salto attacking same vessel on the poop A boarding
party OF the enemy leaped on deck and
officer seized the helm and gave orders to the engineers
At the time the Brazilian Gag was hauled down.
and the steamer all but captured, when the Amazonas
to her assistance and overpowcred the sssaant
recovering the Paranahba and sinking the Salto The
Tacuari and Onda drew or but the latter aground
and was Immediately abandoned The fight between the
Amazonas and the three Paraguayan steamers des
perate and sanguinary, the former capturing the
manders Of the onda and sal'o and Admiral Messs Of
the Tacuari, being killed In band-to hand conflict
Al this moment the Paraguay run aground, being
pursued by the Araguary and burnt by the Drazians
4 like misfortune, running aground under the
enemy's land batteries, having lost her pilot
and was abandoned after a severe conflict with
the batteries After the loss of tho Salto Olinda
and Paraguay, and the death of their Admiral, the
Paraguayans got dshearened, and the Amazonas sue
ceeded In sinking the Jejuy and taking Ave fatboats
hc other being sunk the rest Of the enemy feet beat
prccpate retreat the only vessels escaping being the
racuar Ipcra and Ibera from which most OF the crews
the Brazilian feet master Of the day, having only lost
vessel But the carnage unprecedented the loss
Of the enemy being Of course far The greatest Our killed
and wounded the BrazIIian) exceed three hundred In
GLIDING nineteen officers the enemys list is estimated
at one thousand three hundeed men Of the feet =. De
combat and Ave hundred killed wounded In the bat
lees according TO the reports OF passengers from Cor
icntes per her Msesty's gunboat Dotere All the BRA
lillian vessels more OF less injured but will be
repaired and ready again for service On the day after
The baltic Monday) the Brazans proceeded 10 destroy
The machinery and spike the guns OF the Jequnhonha
At the same time suffering deadly fire from the
land batteries Lopez was at Humayta waiting the
news Of The BATTLE and he OF the victory
That he had provided his vessels with cables 10 tow
Brazilian vessels proclamation was also found on
board his stcamers addressed 10 the boarding crews
styling them the "ilowcr OF his armies" Captain John
son, OF the Dotcrc was with Lopez at Humayta when
Ihe arrived, and ne remarked with smile that
Paraguay could easily AFFORD 70 ese three thousand men
and four steamers The Doterel has brought 70 Parana
The wounded Paraguaynns abandoned on board the
Marquis de Olsnda, which lies complete wreck.
The Inglo-E ositi0n 7ipsss says
Since the engagement The Brazilian le has been
nforccd lsv thrpc and hundred troops