Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-01
SOUTEE AEiERFCA.
Another Defeat 0f the Paraguay ans-Re-
enforcement of the Brazilian Army.


enforcement of the Brazilian Army.
We have received by the Scotia advces from Buc
nos AyreS to the llth of October. and FROM Rio dc
Janciro to the 9th.
From the!River Platte We learn that the Paraguay
ans had received Il further defeat at NaraniitOs, ten
miles above the village Of YaGuaretc Cora force of
eight hundred, consisting principally Of their levics
in C9ricntes having been cut up by an r.; Argentinc
ing is Col. Romeros account Of the action:
"NALLEJos CUE SIX LEGUAs, !
ARoyE 1AGUARETE CORA, Sept. q.
GENERAL, &c, HORYos: have the honor to cont
municae to you that this morning at ! the enemy
column under Loycra WAS surprised by me, and |,
charging at a gallop succeeded. after few shots, in
routing them completely, pursuing them tenaciOusly
for more than three leagues, your EXccency will
by the place whence address to you this d. :
patch, and where gave up the pursuit through the
wcaryng of the cavalcade. surprised and beat the
enemy at the place named Naranjitos, three leagues
above the village Naguaretc-COra.
According TO what learned from the prisoners,
the column of the enemy consisted of 500 men,: The
calculate at present. but can say to you that we took
many prisoners, all their cavacade. and the greater
part Of the arms On our part, we have not sin@lc
to the place where was posted, but before do so
will transmit your EXcellency the detailed account
Colonel Grifon Cardenas reports also a slight en-
gagement on the 10Th September. near Luiz Comes
with some 500 Paraguayans, who lost about 20 men
the Argentines having only one man wounded.
He says that III revenge for this repulse the Para
guayan corps burned some thirty villages on their
march.
The Anglo Brazilian Times of the 9th ult give.
the suboined summary of the fortnights news:
From the provinces generally the news is almost
totally confined to the collection of volunteers and
cOnscrptS nterspersed with accounts of occasional
murders and disturbances arising from the unpopular
method of conscripting and drafting pursued IN
Mato Crosse nothing of interest was occurring, and
the Paraguayans seem to have Withdrawn from that
region, except from three four points upon the
Paraguay. Cuyaba was covered by the Malta Crosse
evieS and two armed steamers on the Cuyaba; the
Goyas contingent in possession of COxim and the
division marching to Matto Crosse under Colonel
side of the Paranshyba its march to Matto Crosse
"Of the Paraguayans nothing positive is known,
whether, is said, they Withdrawing their
at Cuevas, or are intending to hold their posi-
tions. OF the Allied armies the main body was at
Curuzu Cutia On the march to Mercedes; General
Paunero marching from Restauracion to the
point; General Flores, with his troops and
| the same direction. Another division marching
TO join General Casros command near Tranqueiro de
Loreto, whittier the Paraguayans in st. Carlos ard
| other points in that direction had withdrawn. and
Gen. UrquiZa his way to join Gen. Mitre with
| body Of the Entre-Rian contingent.
I'm Rio Grande the Brazilian forces had received
further augment from the arrival of vorous detach
ments from Porto Allegro overland and amounted to
about 10 600 $4,000 men, who twas believed would
be organized distinct corps for operating east Of
lake bera at Itapua, where strong body OF Para
guayans with number Of cannon were posted.
| 'The Brazilian feet remained inactive at Rincon
dc Soto with the coming OF the iron ciads. OF which
/ the Brazil had arrived at Montevideo. and the Ia
mandarie could not be far away, 1t was universally
believed something would be attempted against the
batteries and Para.uayan vessels sheltered by them