The New York herald., 1866-07-13
BATTLE IN PARAGUAY.
Another Desperate Engagement Be
tween President Nitro and
the Dictator Lopez.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
Four Thousand Paragraphs Said to
Have Fallen.
The Allied Loss Smaller But
Still Serious.
complete Defeat Of the Para
guayans.
KEJOICINGS In BUEN0S AYRES.
60. &C. &C.
The Allied Loss Smaller But
Still Serious.
Complete Defeat Of the Para
guayans.
KEJOICINGS In BUEN0S AYRES'
60. &C. &c.

Mevements Preliminary to the Battle.
OUR BUENos AYHEs CORRESPONDENCE
BunNos AyREs, May 26, 1850.
ANOTHER FORWARD MOVEMENT ny THE ALIIEs
snae the stirring battle Of May q accounts Of which
wont home fortnight ago, theSs was no movement
sa the 9th. On that day President Mitre intended 70
savance and, need be, give battle. He sent General
Gxseres forward TO make fent, and fifteen thousand
troops we're in motion when discovered that they
outhanked by the Paraguayans, aud sudden re-
Great sent the allies back into camp.
PosITIoN ALLIED ARHY.
The space occupied by the allies The sacred soil OF
Paraguay is very menacng, tits only sufficient to
spread the encampment. and is protected by the
guns and mortar Of the ironclads and steamers that
do not leave their anchorage. This state Of things
exists month after landing.
From the present location Of the alesit is eighteen
miles 10 Humaita The road is narrow and its sides
abound with deep marshes and impenetrable juneles
Al about each mile there trench and earthworks or
defence and each place II Is possible for small force
keep bay large army. From these facts aud 9th
ers many believe that entering upon Paraguayan soil
was the beginning of toll and uncertainty for the allies
NE public looks for long
CRACK coRrs RRxxHIAEs
On Nay Is transport four hundred Brazilians,
recruits from Corentes Itapr the location OF head
quarters The steamer anchored a bank level with
its dock and In eighteen the decks cleared
and the whole body the march with fly ng
oolors and stirring music The officers wore white but
che were chiefly blacks or mulattoes There were
among them about thirty soldiers wearing decorations
obtained rewards of merit various folds oi battle.
These permitted to at the table, are not com
PEELED to do any camp drudgery, and are always
honored, and carefully provided Tor. These adorned
soldiers were chiefly white.
HEAVY frRiNG IN LopEzs cAnrs.
On May "a the all es were astounded BY heavy firing
lopez nred shot from his camps, evidently a
salute but why no one could tel. Al sandown there
another salute Of the Ame kind equally mysterious
II has been said that Lopez is 80 scarce OF powder
shat he ances his Of but this DAY sslut
Ang does not look like II.
HKArrH OF THE ALLIED ARMY.
Cattle carried for provision for The army al the
OF thousand day. Tho location OF the army Is
bad In the extreme The ground Is low and marsiy
poI, fever and -agas consumption, d, sentery, and
yphoid fever fear uly rite. steamer loads OF SICK
numerous Never has . South American army been 50
CAREFUL 10 bury Its dead - 10 that Of the aliiea
rRHARiNG =, ADvANE
The most preparations tn prgress Tor de-
isvs step forward Horses coming forward cattle
are accumuaiing and s the day OF action that
ehey were prepsrng 70 strike Presid Mre sent
his valuable aIers TO torrens that they may DO Do
yond the accidents of battle.
rHs pIcrAroR's BODY GUARD.
President Lopez has . body luard u two hundred
picked men-the talest and havest OF the land They
nAitlc Their command the President has G used %
hts gay inform and now goes about with IN oto
hat and the updress garb OF the commonest SOL
isr IL is said thai the masses OF the Parag ayans
devoted him. aud will not at all forsake his fortunes
the class OF tradesmon Er atty dislike him
and would aid his down nli II they could There ~
another class whose sentiments We have no means Of
ascsrtAnng; The richer class whose fortunes a.
wall liberties In the awiess hands OF the ID tator
They seem TO favor hts schemes, and many OF them
servo him their master. To escape from him, since
the war began, Is an impossbihty.
pEsTIfUTIuH AT AfrrCf0N.
Oarreports from Asuncion show the utmost desti-
sat,onof many articles deemed necessary for ordinary
Ms-for example, cotton cloth, salt, aihcr, Sc
RIVER ExrElfrios.
Baron Porto Allegro hes bsen heard irom on the river
1annA Ho reached the pass on that river, IN route
Tor PAraapay Brazil and he found IN island In the
middle q the occupsd by TOUR hundred Paraguay
his being able pass, he has thousand troops,
and there 10 little danger OF any formidable force meet-
ing him
He1aHAr,oy or TER VICE PnxsmKxr OF BuENos AYKxs.
On the 22d inst the Vice PRESIDENT ssnor DR. Don
Marcos Pax resigned his high trust Once before he
wros his resignatiou, but was induced 70 withhold
he osn eniy The reason that he conscieniio ely feel
Inadequate the high duties Of the ONCE As Presiden
Nitro absent General int hief Of the army the Sen
ass must now choose Vice President who will virtually
nil the ofnce of President during the war
Tie choice will probably fall on Sehor Don Valcntii
Alsna who has becn twice Governor Of this province
and whose son. AdoIfo, s now Governor As all our dts
turbnnces politics last years have grown
strfes between the NATIONAL aud the provincial
governments we may now hope 10 have harmony pe
them through their respective chiefs father ant
.
TIE Rrsrisns arc making great cxrrtions 10 draw the
trads q Canada directly TO them They export ny car
hiGrr, ard thoy obtain in return fsh, noar, lumber
grain, potatoes and mar gfactured ARTICLES All ti,cs
thugs have generally gone 20 Brazil from the unite'
States but row q is prsPoss 10 make tse trace dSeci