The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-01
THE PARAaUYAN WAR.


of TuRulIy - FOrmer Reports Il the
EFIg ghtiuI Slaughter FuIly COrrODO.
raIeO-OVer Five Thousand Bead Bodies
Left on tho FHoId-OsIy Ihree EhOu-
saEd SEX Hundred Wounded, ETC.
THE CoMMANDER.IN-CnIEF TO THE ALLIED ARMY.
CAMP OF VICTORY AT TUGUITY.-The enemy
was CONF letey whipped on the 24th of May, ON
the field OF Tugulty, and was obliged 10 seek
shelter within his lorthcatOns, alter having
abandoned III his fiobt great number oil can
non, COlors, and small arms as well as bls
Hled ana wounded. After four hours and
half OF lighting Lie was repulsed at every point
OF our lines, which he had attaCked in four
columns, supported by reserves, with the inten-
tion OF tuning our Hanks
This victory is chiefly due to the Oriental
army, and two divisions OF the Brazilian, to-
eether with one regiment OF the Argentine con-
tingent, under the imme date command OF
General Flores, occupying the centre OF our
position, and to the Brazilian troops on our lett,
under the command of Marshal Osoro. The
right was held by the Argentine army, under
General Pauuero, with Colonel Rivas leading
the van-Generas Emilio, Mitre, and HoTmos
covering 1t with their respective forces.
More than 1900 of the enemy's dead, abandoned
on the field in his flght $40 prisoners the
greater part of whom are wounded; tour brass
pieces OF artillery; five standards; three Colors:
twelve drums; fifteen bugles 400 muskets,
more than the thIrd of which are hInt-lock
pieces; over 400 carbines; 800 sabres; 200 pixies,
and $4,000 rounds of ball Cartridge, together
with many other spoils, were captured by our
victorious armies in this battle, which has shed
so nuch glory upon the allied arms, and mas
pTCvrd so bloody and disastrous TO the enemy.
On IL G side of the allied armies the total losses
amount to 7O2 killed and 2645 wounded. OF
these the Brazilian contingent lost Ais killed, of
which twenty-hlne of them were othcers-two
OF them beng corps commanderS-and 1900
wounded, OF whom lS3 were officers, including
one general. OF the Argentine troops, l26 were
killed. of whom four were generals and seven
officers; 4S0 we're wounded, including wo gene
rails and thrty-fve officers. Tue Oriental troops
lost 1873 in killed. of whom twelve we're officers,
and 1G6 wounded, including seventeen officers.
All, without a single ception-Brazlhaus,
Argentines, and Onentals-performed Dobly
their duty, from the highest officer to The lowest
solder. The heaviest nghting, however, tell to
the lot OF the Brazilian contingent. The medical
staff OF the allied armies distinguished itself
by its generous care of friends and ioes.
The GenerallD.O Chief Of the allied armies pre-
sents his compliments and fluctuations to his
victorious brethren in arms on this the field of
their victory. He leaves to the division COM
m8nders the grateful duty of recommending IN
their respective reports those whose bravery
enttle them to special consideration. For his
own part, he desires to announce hls satisfaction
with the Brazl'ians as we'll as the Orientals and
Argentines for the enthusiasm and gallantrY
which they all displayed lighting like true Tree
men who sustain great and Just cause IL a war
to which we have been forced by provocation.
Long live the Empire of Brazil!
Long live the Oriental State of Uruguay!
Long live the Argentine Republic!
MITRF.
REPORT OF GENERAL FLORES.
HEADQUART AT LAGoA TRANQUERA, May 25.
To his EXcellency the Commander-in Chief of
the Allied Army:-Yesterday at haltpast seven
in the morning, the enemy made a sudden and
fierce attack upon our centre, penetrating to
within twenty-five yards OF our guns, and turn
ing the lett of our centre; this rendered it neces
sary to move forward the First Division, under
General ArgollO, and the Third, under General
Sampalo, TO the menaced point, upon which
firing became general along the line, from the
centre TO the foot of the mountain on the left.
At halfpast the enemy had been completely
repulsed from the centre OF our position, and
the bring continued only on the lett, where the
dense thicKet and the rugged nature OF the
ground secured them a tooCing. Noticing this,
l ordered cessation of the firing at hal-past
in the Afternoon. The enemy, ACCORDING to my
calculation, has lost not less than twenty-five
hundred IN killed. wounded. and prisoners
besides some coors and pieces of artillery taken
on the lett by the Brazllians. Still, from the
accounts Of deserters who arrived here to day
from the Paraguayan camp, the enemys loss
cannot have been less than five thousand or SIX
thousand men.
On our side estimate that we have lost, in
killed and wounded, ABOUT six hundred men out
OF the force that fought in the centre.
God guard your EXcellency many years.
VEEANCIo FLORES.