The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-04
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Our Buenos Ayres CorrosPondcnec.
-BUgyos AYREs June Is, 1895

OUr 0uenOo AyTeS cm0os
-BUgyos AYREs, June 49, 1895
The War on Ae River Pgae-Cdptnre Of Correnecs by
General Pauneo's Argentine Fnos-Novems~ss Of
Protcsm AoasIs-An English Man-ef- Wars Boat
Fired Up,~ By @s Paraosayan Trocps-Asrs Opposed
By Thirty Tnowsand Of TIE Allied Forces al C~corda-
Ratification Of Tie Triple Alliance bsOee~ Brasil ne
argentine Republic and Uruguay, &C.
The great here involving three nations Ia increas.
ing in extent. short, sharp battle was fought on the
26h ult resulting In the capture from the Paraguayans
by General Psunsro of the city Of Corentes capital Of
the province Of the II was . bold movem emit
and was well conducted and we'll fought He took the
city at the point Of the bayonet but there were tele
graphic wires connecting with the Paruguaysn capital
and before the cannonsdng ended six thousand men
started for reinforcement and General Paunero had TO
retire
On June a large number Of dead and wounded
arrived. Some one hundred 10 two hundred had TO be
sent 70 the hospital where many have since died Sc.
vera young men OF good families hero among the
twenty +six ofncsrs that fell killed or wounded.
President Lopez SILL keeps his forces thrce strong
dvisionsone in Paraguay progressing through tn
province Of Corenties and ono about 10 enter the Bra
sian province Of Rio Grande President ntre leaves
ed Il is said that PRESIDENT Iopcs Of Psrssuay will
also take the Geld in person: few evenings ago
President Mre gave splendid supper TO- the English
also waited upon him as he was about 10 depart
very interesting scientific exploration has been com.
menced by Professor Agassiz, Of Cambridge He Is en-
for the head waters Of the Amazon, and will look
up the varieties Of the nny tribe 10 oil that great valley
he is assisted by two biologists, two naturasts one
conchoogst and artist They will proceed TO Cusco
and then descend the river Madeira II will add years TO
the life Of the learned Professor and give the world
information Of the most valuable scientific kind.
The Paraguayans have fred on small boat belonging
10 the British man of.war Dotore near Humaai Para
quay 1t small boat was sent 70 the Brazilian
squadron, and is return unchaenged band Of one
hundred soldiers fred on her killing one man Il has
stirred up the English here greatly Two other men
wounded have since died so says General Paunero in
his dispatches.
The Ndciow Argentina states that d the last advces
there were upwards Of twenty thousand men in the Bra
lillian army In the vicinity Of Concordia and that the
allied forces concentrating at that point that
General Mre upon bis arrival there would lind thirty
thousand men Of all arms ready TO meet him
The Brazilian squadron continued 70 blockade The
81 the Plas, the crews going every day 10
| The Island Of Atajo FOR wood ~ *r
On the 14th OF June the pIenipotentiaries. Of the
empire Of Brazil, the Argentine republic and Uruguay
ratified the treaty OF triple offensive and defensive ALI
ance between these countries
peced from Rio dc Janeiro with for six thousand
men forwarded by the Brazans the Argentine govern
mcnt There Brazilian forces remaining ct Pay.
| sand1.
The members OF the Legislature Of Buenos Ayres wore
Grape upon the left for three days aer receiving in
tegence OF the assassination Of President Lincoln, and
passed resolution that the next town incorporated In
the province should be called "IdncoIn," in memory Of
the martyr President