The New York herald., 1866-03-20

SHARP smsusH
Shortly after the Paraguayans reinforced with
thirteen canoes similarly armed, and carrying besides
howitxer and two field pecea These troops land d At
the place the others The entire force then
advanced nslghborng wood under sharp Gre from
the allied vanguard. About the battle Al its
height carried with great vigor both sides
About this time General Flomos, OF the allied army
arrived with two hundred and nfty mounted rnemsn
whom he dismounted and led on TO very
uneven ground. The Panguayans have been estimated
ai six hundred strong and being under the Of the
Forest they disputed the ground foot by foot and for
over an hour the combataus were engaged in q light
which u represented - being hand 10 hand, but
which those Who knew anything Of fighting, a.
exemplnsd In the recent war In the United
states viii receive with . liberal allowance
Of salt In ihess Days Of riaed muskesry hand 10
hand lighting is usually and nseeAnly Of very brief du
rsson bssidss being os very occanepoa A shout
three o'clock In ne afternoon The ParaGuaysns trssssd
and u IL believed that shs allies had any Infantry
present the guns Of the invaders have fallen into
their hAn1s Tbs ioss Of the sties SIX killed and
nine .ou.dsd IN: rar.snsysss carried e1 Their k,led
behind would 70 indicate that their loss
In consequence Of the darug attacks Of the enemy,
line have bsen ordered 70 PAso Ia PaihA General
Nitres headquarters are pleasant country houss
nada, near which s sncampsd shs Frsi division, com
prsne Charionss nsn the sandss regiment the secoud
and Ninth bsisions Of the line and other troops
BxasuIAy ux1.
ns vssses comprising the naval FORE Of the Brazians
st anchor n Con- eues n latest dates awaiting
the arrival OF Admiral Tamandars 70 opera
tiona The oeer and sailors represented belar
fa Of enthusi.sm, and bwnns for the signal advance
ssainst Hums. me epeiioos is said. will be both
rAsAorAvsr yrrsousa
The Brazilian trnnsport Yuguarebe len Corrcntcs on
the l2h uIt for Monievdeo taking down ssms hundred
Paragusyss prisoners, captured by General Florcs'
army. The powder explosion In the Brazilian camp,
nIns snar, killing oaly four or Owe men aud woandns
Q few.
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The latest dates received here from Buenos Ayre.
" the 9Th and Monevideo 10 the 1sh uh Nothing %
importance had tnnspirrf q the seat Of the
date of the preceding Intelligence. There was great
tvity however, IN corriente-, the base Of the ses'
nlfions OF Since the Goth ult ave Brazilian trans
ports had arrived theirs, with nearly 900 sociers
board, and troops werr pouring In almost every day
steam soops Henrque Martins and chuy. and the gun.
boat ignatcrmy, having coaed At the port Of PsrsnA
vent up the rvsrto forrientes on the 2sh
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The Entrerfsno contingent OF troopsthat H. troops
from the Argentnc province of Entire Roshss dwindsd
down 10 less than thousand men from the twenty
tbousand promised by General Urquixa d th" beginning
~ the snr ApropoA no mention " now Ms ie of this
general Who 81 one always considered an i'm
putant In his province. He nos keeJs soof frnm
public Affairs and n supposed, In well inform circles
20 mediate nothins very advantageous 10 The allied
army.
nrrorrxp psrnsrfrfs or rur rsrAorkyxsa
10 aid that In the sortie made BY the Parasusysns
on The i7h ultimo, mentioned IN previous psrt %
l- letter. the invaders cut OF tho heads of those whom
they had slain. do ilcve word Of this II n
n he hoped though haf both sides nehting hes be
done, VIII light 80 CHRIS; ans and gentlemen. The Para
guayans rcporied 20 have carried OF much cafti@
murE q "a r oil A. r4nru lnu mi