The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-04

as soldier who defends the Of the institutions OF
.ne Independence OF his country and whose government
resolved TO maintain by every effort the integrity Of
the republics OF the Plate, and their equilibrium can
not and ought not TO accept tho proposals Of Excel
your note am lost and should not expect protection
from the armies Of Paraguay honor and obedience to the
mand me 70 die rather than deliver the arms that his E1
celency the Marshal President OF the republic conded
US TO defend the sacred rights Of 50 noble cause against
foreign enemy The Chiefs officers and all the troops
are Of my manner Of thinking and are decided TO fall
upon the field before accepting proposal that would dis
Paraguayan soldier Content with the modest position
which occupy In my country, do not seek honors nor
glory that would be acquired at the cost Of country
and with profit 10 some Paraguayan wretches vowed to
the ONCE OF foreign conquest Like myself all the dvi
SION under my command sign ior the moment OF proving
counts the number Of his enemies pareys with them
when he defends such noble and dear interests.
''N' ANTONIO EsTiGARRIBIA.
Brigader General an Chief D. vssASoro FLORES.
The Paraguayans commenced at once fortifying Uru-
guayana working also ct night by We light OF huge Ores
fed from the furniture and timber Of the houses The
Notifications consisted chiefly Of brick wall and ditch
Flores crossed his troops between the 22d and
the 18th Of August and formed junction with the Bra
zians under the Baron de Porto Allegro who had arrived
and had taken the command OF the Rio Grando
forces As the allies had so great superiority in can
non IL was determined TO use this far - possible
the allies.
From the formal do Commercio io JaneIrol Sept ~
Notwithstanding the naughty reply OF Colonel Estgar
commanders on the 9Th nst he sent communication
70 them requesting in the name Of humanity that the
families shut up In the beleaguered city be permitted TO
leave This request augurs we'll and it Is to be hoped
that the Paraguayans who not unanimous to the
advisabity OF holding out much longer will conclude to
surrender without causing useless bloodshed In fact
the allied force Ia go much superior, not only In num-
bers but in and material Of war; that the capture
OF the place must speedily follow the first attack.
The news from the of war is this fortnight, Of
most embarrassing character the 900 Paraguyans shut
up in Uruguayana declining TO surrender although the
terms offered permitted all the officers and distinguish
ed persons to betake themselves whithersoever their
Will would lead them, while only the 'gnoble vulgar"
OF the rank and file would become prisoners Of war.
Meanwhile in the camp of the blockaders nothing had
been done in the way OF formal siege up TO the 9TH ex
strucs battery This inaction Of ten days since
Flores completed the crossing OF his force ascrhed
sbonS h as ne hnn IN h Which
commander the Baron dc Porto Allegro, and to this 1t is
also ascrbed that General Mre in haste coming to
Urlguayana from Concorda with thousand five hun
dred Brazilian and Argentine infantry, after short
interview with Admiral Tamandard, who had from
the town to confer withsMitre and who returning
with him II is also said that Flores and Paunero wished
to assault at onc but that the Brazilian commanders
naturally wereunwing TO adopt course which, besides
unnecessarily causing waste Of blood would yield all
the credit Of victory Brazilian ground their allies
whose infantry and artillery much outnumbered
theirs and that they preferred to await the coming OF
five thousand infantry and sixteen pieces cannon that
were two or three days march off, whose coming would
only place the Brazilian infantry on at least an equal
footing with that Of both their allies but would likewise
render assault certain II did not induce
the Paraguayans to abandon hopeless resistance
II was also hoped that the Emperor, with his
in-aw, would reach Uruguayana to DO present at
the operations or surrender but the state Of the lands
and rivers he had to cross had delayed him greatly and
he not expected before the middle Of September
On the other side Of the Uruguay the allied cavalry
were securing the country in search of scattered parties
OF Paraguayans and body OF one thousand five hundred
cavalry had marched towards Thome and Carlos to
attack some Paraguayan bodies there and also to watch
any advance in that direction. Another body was sta
TONED at CuruZu Cuata to outpost against Para
guayan army marching on that side TO aid those in Uru
guayana, while the main allied army under General
Osorio Gencralin-Chief pro tenn, in the absence OF
General Mre was taking fresh position the from
tier OF Correntcs at the river Mandsor Caceres
the northwestern side OF the COrentes with his irregular
cavalry others at Goya and between all these out
lying bodies and the main army lines OF estfettes
maintained m to carry at galop neigencc Of movements
stationary, waiting, 1t said. the coming Of Lopes,
who was looked for from Humaita with reinforce
ments They were reported to be strengthening their
position at the village Of Santa Lucia the river Of
that NAME some fifty miles above Goya, and TO be for
tfying all the best points the Parana The Brazilian
fleet upon that river remained in staia quo and the
water was so low that nothing could be DONE
advisable 70 attempt 70 pass above the batteries At
Uruguay which had gone down with wounded, could
not get up again. thus reducing the Brazilian fotila be-
fore Uruguayana TO two small steamers and several
armed launches, which, however, suiced amply for the
blockade on the river side.
from provinces tnere rs little 10 notice Tr0OpS
still continued to arrive in Rio Grande do Sui and were
pushing in haste to the Uruguay The expedition for
Matte Crosse still hung at Uberabo organizing but tho
danger In that direction seemed passing away with tho
pressure on Lopes in the south. An unconfrmed re-
port was current the Plate that the Brazians had
reaken all their territory In Matto Crosse, and flying
pimor at Rio talks OF slave instruction In Muas.
Geras, and, as Il seems. not without grounds. The
provinces generally hurying forward conscrpts and
volunteers and about three thousand Of these
at Rio awaiting transports, besides those forwarded
already during the fortnight to the south An accident
occurred on the San Pauo Railway the 9th, San
Paulo, upon the occasion OF excursion made, by
quest OF some distinguished personages along the newly
finished part OF the line One of the two engines and
truck attached to II off the line and overturned;
the engine driver crushed beneath the engine, but
the passengers the truck escaped generally with slight
injuries.
In Rio all Is quiet and dull The clad Taman-
dare left for the Plate the night OF the 18th inst Mr.
Thornton, the British Minister 10 Brazil preparing
to leave Bucnos Ayres to 20 TO Uruguayana to pay his
respects TO the Emperor after which he would make his
residence In Rio