The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-06
BY TELEGRAPH
Exported for the Daily Argus.

New YORK, Nov. 6-The following dispatch is |
received the Atlantic cable dated Rio Janerlo,
Oct. 10, via London, Nov. s.:
Another battle took place at Fort Curapity on the
22d of Sept The gunboats engaged the forts from
the river, while the allied sorming columns attacked
the Paraguayisn lines in the midst OF a shower OF
grape and musketry and nobly captured the FIRST
parallels, They failed however, to take the second
and were compelled to retire after having sustained
a loss of five thousand men and having had several
runboats disabled General FLORES returned TO
Moutevedio with the rest of the Oriental army.
Great excitement prevails. Further operations
suspended. ,4i
The New York Heralds City of Mexico correspon-
dence says:
Maximmillian appointed Marshal Bazine tempo
regent and took his departure for Vera Cruz on
the 21st, going round about way TO avoid meeting
General Castlenean who at the same time en-
route from Vera Cruz to Mexico.
The ministry upon hearing of the appointment OF
Bazine, Immediately gned.
Castleneau arrived at the capital on the 23d, and
took upon himself the ministration of the govern
| ment.
| An Austrian frigate at Vera Cruz awaiting
Maximillians arrival to depart for Europe.
Gen1 Castleneau, it is understood, brought orders
| to Maximillian to turn his empire over to Bazine
| General Sherman and Colonel Campbell, our Mex
lean minister, will sail for Mexico in the steamer
| Susquehanna, in few days, to assume protector
ate that republic until general election for
| president and congress can be had.
The New York Herald's Toronto, Canada, special
says
| Mr. Harrison, the Queens counsel, received an
anonymous letter from Cincinnati, detailing the in
tention of party Of fenians who enroute TO To-
ronto to assassinate all officers of the asszes con-
| cerned in the sentence of Lynch and McMahon.-
| Considerable dissatisfaction prevailed among the
| catholics at the acquittal of Lumsden.
! Another raid was expected from Buffalo on Satur-
dav night, during Il fenian demonstration on the oc-
casion of the arrival of the captured recently
returned by order of President johnson.
| Mass meetings among the brotherhood were held
| in Buffalo and Indianapolis Saturday, at which
retaliatory measures threatened In case of the
execution of Lynch or Mcmahon.
A trial for Mcmahon and Lynch will be ap-
piled for during the week.
The New York Heralds Washington special
says:
The President authorized pardon to be granted to
T. M. Roberts, of Ohio, and VIM. :. Hynes, OF Lou
isana the former for his participation in the rebel
lion under the tenth cause-leaying loyal state to
join the instruction and the latter under the 10TH
| or S2G, 600 clause of the amnesty proclamation.
| No instructions have been received from France
by the Marquis DeMontholon directing him to pro-
coed to Lisbon ntmating that he is TO be super
| ceded by Count Bertholet,-nevertheless he IS IN
clined to give some credit to the cable dispatch OF
the ID ns aud looks to the arrival OF the European
mail of that date to either confirm or deny the re
port
The President to-day issued the order for the re
nstatement of General Thomas W. Sweeny to his
former position in the regular army. Gent sweeny
leaves here for New York tomorrow
| IAe view AoTh 1flbune 1nonaea4' O@Nod'' 0PN
| cial says:
The Tooth regiment, just out from England by the
steamer Pennsylvania, arrived here yesterday. One
half of the regiment win go to Ottawa.
There are now in British America about 10000
troops of the regular British army, of whom 5000
are in Canada
The New York Times learns that the announce
ment of the death of Simon Draper was premature.
| That gentleman, however, is seriously i'll.
| The New York Tribune's Fort Riley special
! says
A hunting party including Viscount Couthweli,
| Baron Holstein and Count Montague, who were re-
ported killed or captured returned safely, yesterday
to Fort Riley.