The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-05
SOUTH AMERICA.

The Paraguayans Retire from Argen-
line TerrItOry-Ihe Allies Preparing
tOImVade Paraguay-Part1cuIar of the
PsrngUayan Invasion and Retreat
The TrIumVirRte OF COrrientes SELL
Their Property and Leave with the
Invaders-The sale Declared NuI and
Void, and to be COnfiscated by the Ar
gentine Government, Etc.
BUENos AYREs, S. A., November 14.-A most
important epoch in the great 1st OF South Ameri-
can wars has been reached. Repulsed at every
contest OF arms, the Paraguayans have retired
from Argentine territory. This occurred Octo-
Der "a at Paso de la Patria, where the last dIvi-
sion recrossed to its own soil, where defensive
war may be more successful than the aggressive
has been.
They were allowed to cross without molesta-
ton, although the allied fleet was not two hours
distant, and they had a drove OF twenty thousand
stolen cattle as booty. So ended an invasion of
one hundred and ninety-two days, marked by
the most stupid and cruel waste OF property and
HE. They reduced the invaded and unreslsting
district to absolute starvation. And there was
no such pIetext as retaliation, or withdrawing
supplies from the enemy, for no enemy was near.
1t was a vandalic destruction of every animal,
tree, and house over hundreds of square leagues.
In the city of Correntes, where the seat of Para
guayan power was situated, they held rule
through traitorous committee of three old
citizens of CorTientes, Messrs. Gauna, Caceres,
and Silvero. These were the civil rulers. -.
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women were seen talking in the streets they
were whipped or imprisoned, or sent away pri-
soners to Paraguay, as conspirators. Before
evacuating CoTTientes they applied to the Italian
Minister the only, resident minister, to obtain
certificate that all things had been conducted
according to the usages of civilized warfare,
hinting at the same time that his refusal might
be the occasion of the sacking of the city. He
positively refused to sign it, and expressed
purpose to claim damages for all Italian subjects
injured. That day a powerful Italian nfan-of-
war appeared in port, and nothing was done.
Senor Berries, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
issued a proclamation stating that "Corrientes
had proved herself unworthy OF protection for
espOusing so coldly the cause of the River Plate
equil brium." Accordingly the invaders pun
ished her coldness by abandoning her to her
legal owners The triumvirate hastily sold their
farms and other property and also left. 1t is
SAID that the Argentine Government will declare
their sales void and will con6scate their pro-
perty. The Paraguayans robbed large numbers
of stores and wholesale houses and deposits, and
sold the goods at auction. question comes up
on the restoration of order and the identl6ca-
tion of the goods as to the right of property.
The former owners claim that the Paraguayan
theft and sale do not eXtinguish the original
title. This is not yet decided.
The allies are concentrating their forces, to be
ready tor the invasion of Paraguay. But when
this will be done does not appear. We are in
the beginning OF summer. The weather is hot. .
In Paraguay all work and travel must be sus-
in the evening The hot sands are not relieved
by grass for horses, nor by animals for the food
of an army, For scores of leagues such waste
and burning desert is only relieved by deep mo-
rasses, out of which no army could ever come
To avoid such a route the allies must steam
past the formidable battery of Humaitas, where
the channel is narrow, spanned by huge chains
under water, and defended by two hundred
guns. The invasion of Paraguay is no Joke; but
the obstacles may melt away before the heroism
of an army flushed with victory and ably led.
1t is quite in favor of the allies that they have
for that pass not only ten good steamers, but
also one iron-clad and one monitor, Brazilian.
This is the season when wool comes in at the
rate of thirty, forty, or even nifty tons daily
There is but little trade and little shipping, ex-
cept in that line. The rate paid the farmer is
about the same, or little less, than last year.
Most of tlte wool comes this year with little
bur, called "caratilIa," which is said to be very
injurious to the machinery in dressing the wool.
The trade In hides does not progress as the
product OF wool docs as the following figures
will show :-lS62, hides exported, 354, 900; 1862
3ll 6O0 1868, 1854 000 1864 40S, 600; eight months
of 1865. 408, 900. The chief business that Is
falling behind the progress of the country is
that of cattle killing. Although every part OF
the animal is exported tits done in such waV
as to leave but little profit to the producer OF
exporter.
they send to foreign countries bones, hoofs,
hair, hide, hid cuttings, ierked beef tongs. tails
tallow, and even when they burn the bones
under the furnace TO render the tallow they ex
port the ashes. With all this economy, tdoes