The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-08


turn Of the losses of friends and foes in
the last cvcntful battle of May 24:
Brazilian officers, l72
brazilian soldiers, 3,400
Argcntincs, 800
Orientals, 223
Total 4,G27
Paraguayars killed, 5,993
Paraguayans prisoners and
wounded, 2lO
paragnayans (wounIcd) taken
avar about l,G12
-
Total 1876
Brazi!ianS misssing, 1856 also some
Argcnitines missing, included above.
MOVEMENTS orruE ARMIES AFTER THE
The Noc'on correspondent gives the
following interesting news, under date
Corricntcs, June 6:
Both armies il &tdu 9uo since the
2Ith. The ArgcntincS are passing
aver horses, sent by l'r"uiza from En-
trc Rios. The Bra2i!ians have not
fifteen hundred cavalry altogether,
bu; expect eight thousand horses soon.
The allies arc without oxen or mules
to convey artillery ana baggage.
yesterday morning Captain Alvin
took a Brazilian tlo;ila of five steam
crs UP to Parana to carry over Baron
Port Alcsrc's men these number ten
thousand, mostly cavalry, with some
guns. Lopez has planted battery
twcnty-eight leagues before the Tran
qucra de Lorcto, which Captain Al
vim will have to contend with Taman-
dare keeps his vessels below Curupa-
ii ; this fort is we'll manned aud
mounted By the cncmT, as We can see
by our glasses they have stakcd The
river across, and sunk vessels in the
channel. The inactivity Of the fleet
is much commented on here, and it is
said Marshal Osorio is dissusted with
the Admiral hut this is not truc.
The lcct must 60 up, in spite Of torpc-
does, &c.
Ate: all, the capture Of Casupaita
,rn,y ,.,n,.,, l,an, mar,,ln, w;tl, thn
u,nt Ii., ,,.. ,>,,n, oa,;,,.a.
his loss Oh the 2l,h at three thousand
men. o." sic. ~, wo mdo:l amomt
to SIS thous. :. n.n,'vcd mno but
twc|Ho 'uljred cured have nlrcad. re-
tNrrad 20 he c"Mr. Oy&Antary and
f2vo.' carry oil v;c.:..> every day j.
Genera. Nc.'o l,ys a.:i,y,, sit!. aud
wc lear" ;he nnc,rl .sn't!.$ Fans The
sa'.c Hi,i'icnii, 'nn Nrao 'cav,s to-
Gay a." Dna.& Ayes, il. motc
w ed. Civil war hru;Anns soon
D." 90 k".;in tgn :.;tHS. 't"c Para.
9n,. ..ya4> .At y T.; .-,iay at 1"wn.
OAH !nH " ! &.,A is now seer
~ RI (" i>",vH :o.> ,,.uHran,s' H'a
;rh&f"' nl.
- I '"y;1u @y"2 sut.
"I.l 81 -, "'An -" 20 prcac"t an
"ib"m 70 i."le: !oi yho recent battle.
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BY TIE fARA6UAyANs.
lCor. Duenos AyrcS Standard. .Juuc ., I
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iAI""T' nsTERo bELLico'
June l4-S T. NJ.
The allied lines have suffered to-
day u terrible homburdmcnt. The
first shot by the enemy was fired as
noon, signal for all their battcrict
to open fire upon us, and this they did
instantancously. At first their shots
went rather wide, but they gradually
mcndcd their hand, and threw an i'm
mensc quantity of shot and shell with
such precision that most of them burst
within our batteries o., in the forc-
most file of our tents. The fire was
inccssant till after dusk, and at a latc
hour they again opcncd on MS with
sharp vollcys Of muskotrv. Thcy set
fire to some tents in tho Argentine,
Brazilian and Oriental lines, but not
large number, and it is quite won
dcrful that our powder magazines es-
capped with such Il shower of bombs
bursting all around. At present it Is
impossible to estimate our losses. Our