New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-18
SOUTH AMERICA.

BOMBARDMEST or THB ALLIED CAMP By THE PARA
GUAYASs-300O 6 AND 10 POUND SHOT FIRED
NO REPLY PROM THB ALLIEs-THE CAMP OF THE
ALLIES USTBsABLB-THBY MUST RETREAT OR
HAZARD AN .ADvAYcB-THAT 10000 BRAzILIAss
COMING, AS CHRISTMAS COMEs-THR PARAGUAY
ANS PLUCKY, EVEN THEIR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
IMPLACABLE-THE CAMP OF THE ALLIES REX
ING WITH DIsEAsE-$l60, 100000 ALREADY Rx-
PENDED BY BRAzL-A FINANCIAL CRISIS AT RIO
SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS THE BANKS
AT DBo-MoNgY-sHIPPISG, ETC.
From Special Correspondent.
BUESos AYREs, S. A.. june &C. lsG6.
Since the Oath May, when the great battle of the
thus far accidentally fought, there has been but one
notable 1t took place on June H. and was
simple unrested bombardment Of the Allied camp by the
Paraguayans 1t unresisted because Lopez had
brought heavy guns 68 and llOpounders from Humata,
and had planted them among the morasses, and from ii
O'Clock till night he played these heavy guns with we'll
directed aim on the camp OF the enemy There was no
defense and there could be reply for the Allies had
no guns of sufficient range TO reach the enemy Baggage
tents carts suffered greatly, and the magazine escaped
by accident. The Allies reckon about 100 killed as the
OF the 5000 shot and shell raned on the camp that
day.
hold their present ground except at the will Of their
enemy They have no Publications TO protect them and
they have guns that will carry the r1epts and
that front the Paraguayau camp. They must
either retreat to Itapiu or advance all hazard This
bombardment occurred on June a. and we have no news
up this date Of its repetition Of any important move
ment since.
tits understood that the Allies going to wait the
rival OF Baron Porto Allegro, WHO'S distant twenty leagues
al Itat with 10 900 TO IL 900 and 5000 horses These
have arrived at snas pace from Brazil hotla sent TO
bring them down has several Paaguayan batteries to pass
and may have trouble before reurnng but the army can
descend the Panama, and cross at Paso de la pstra.
AS the Paragraphs recede they leave all the country
smoking ashy desert There is blade of grass lef
| ~, nbao otofk he
is S25 TO $50 per month, and il is almost Impossible to
maintain cavalry III such region except at incredible ex
pense. az -. -,
but at 90 great distance that it could have but little re-
suit. Tho sunken barges and schooners loaded with
stones in channel prevent the fleet from coming
the fort and seriously interfere with the ascent OF
| the riyeI by the armed vessels.
Admiral Tamandare has sent force OF marines 70 the
army, three leagues distant from where the fleet lying
But the country full Of morasses and unges and the
only possible path infested with Paraguayans that the
| communication will not prove Of much value.
Deseres that Lopez has about 80 900 men in camp
He has called the National Guards from Asuncon 20 the
camp The hostility between the belgerents is one Of
race and is most implacable. Tho Paraguayan women
| and children share IL with the armed men.
At Corentes the theater churches, and all kinds Of
buildings are filed with sick and wounded. New houses
have been put mp for hospitals and the others about TO be
erected on the islands at the mouth Of the Paraguay River
will be chiefly for the marines Almost every day
steamer is sent down the river to this city 10 Monte
yjdeo filed wth the disabled. There il very large hos
pita here overcrowded constantly with Brazlians The
deep morasses and the miasmatc swamps the mud and
the frequent rains the almost unsheercd state OF the
SOLDIER with our Winter temperature about like that OF
rainy October November in New-York all contribute
| To carry to D. hospital even the ROBUST solder.
The great expense OF tho war and It's slowness have
made many clsmor for peace and Of late we have many
rumors OF peace but know Of foundation for them
except y tas hopes Of u RaS2s I1a GoIssapSst ~