The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-09
THE PLATE WAR.
The Allies Concentrating Near
Corrientes.
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Expected Grand Attack y Land and
Water Upon HunAitas Ne Pa
ragnayan Stronghold.
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Eorty-Ave Thousand Han and xhir-
u War Buccaneers 70 b In
gagged on the Aimed tide.
Desertien and Starvation Among
the Allies.
The Brazilian and Para
guayan Fleets.
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Large shipments Of Wool to tho
United states.
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&c. 60. 90.
Our Buenos Ayres Correspondence.
BUsxos AYRss, 8. A., Deo II, 1895.
The loss Of all the Paraguayan troops that had In.
vaded Brazil by crossing tho Uruguay river followed
by the preoipitats retreat to their own territory Of all
their forces that occupying Coienses This left
the Argentine and the Brazilian soil FREQ from the Elm
vader," and demanded that the allies should invade
Paraguay II they would prosecute the war For moro
than month all the troops Of the allies have been
centrating near the mouth OF tho Paraguay river It
necessItatsd the removal Of some $1,000 mon across
from concordia TO Corrientes olty distance of
three hundred miles by land, over rivers, through
Marches across pampas, with few horses and fewer
1t has been hard march, but II has been done
well.
ARDUoUs MARCH or THE ALLIES
The region traversed by this army s nearly unnhab
ied but 1t Is really splendid country Its fine forests
gentle undulations and exubersnt fertility mark out
garden spot when this country shall bs better filled
The people OF Coentes did but little 10 defend thcm
selves from the Invasion and they less 10 aid the
patriotic troops who como 70 defend them From the
army they steal the oxen and horses 1t night and sell
them 70 the oommlssary next morning and they carry
OF the soldiers 70 work on their farma .ftl'
The army crossed the river Corieutes,pn al kinds Of
s and the oayarymen steered their horses by
boards laid alright tubes of gutta perchA fe-
boat o. the same kind used on the occason pres
sn 70 from Queen Victoria TO the EmpsrOr Of Brazil
Paraguay pressed into the allied ranks atcr being taken
a. prisoners Of war. Most Of shcm were young many
wore more boys, and hundreds OF them perishcd
Dnssar1oss Axoxo TINE HxTRs R1oz rnoors.
bis Ssss but Il appears hss 10 SIN retains bis sr
lsry and infantry though Their dssScsion d Is bard 70
suppress - Is Y 70 explain
With the fctrest u the land forces tho Paaguayan
nsss has also retired 70 the vicinity OF HumsiS We
have sacA contradictory reports of The forces and their
condition that yen may gather any kind Of statements
from the nayspepsrA have been at great pains get
the notG and believe you can depend on what follows
- entirely Trustworthy. Tirf ~ ssfaa w lsG
Fm CsrTtsutes there Two modes OF enefing Para
gray ones 10 ascead the Paraguay river going By shs
Old and renowned fortress of HumaitA At this point
thero very exeus1ye defences and the location q
cA that unls the assasking Asss sss With great
whole fort Tbs nunbr Of CONS IN position hers Il y
Sss .I11 49, ....s s-vv
across the channel and near seis place lutte sbovs
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the saassd soi' q Paraguay ~ 70 81 up y. Pasuna
~ .sssy SA..s9 ~. - - ~ - re ~ 1n place
~ ~ A. On ~ rssse. ssa ios - aaencs ieft
srnnsy have they guarded these two doors 70 their
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Tho following is vcrssbio iiss Of tho vessels com.
T Hs.s y III ss'ssI - n s-
ING Igurey,s mtxe steamer, pus much damaged IN
TOT eneinr N inc oatue OF June ~
Iscuan spora ss!so oe cusyr c.saldo ibert, Quey-
~, v1s.esuay, Anamney, eieht-au small steamers
TUG Onmoo h!tic ssosmcr once used BY Captain |
re ~ = n me oxp'ofs ,,..,n o. the rivsr
The ve:uvio formerly the Pulaski Of the United States
Avy ana c'nosmneo ana sold she II rotten, old, slow
No ussIess.
ine rsnns' Con'euses ana twenty NTH Of May three,
W amam
the Mo blanco large, recently sunk
The raraguayr, new steamer just launched, and
rig called the kosita
There s List OF sixteen vessels, only Eve six Of