New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-12
SOUTH AMERICA.

THE IYTERMIYABLB wAR-PEARPUL LOSS OF LrPB
IN THR JUSGLBs OF PARAGUAY-A CALL FOR
MORE MRN-THR ALLIES IN A CRITICAL CON
DITIoS-THB TREASURES OF BRAZIL AND BUESos
AYREs DBPLBTBD-A STRONG PARTY OPPOSED TO
THy wAR-THB STRONG POSITION or TnE
PARAGUAYASs-THB FIRST MOVEMENT OF GEN.
PoLIDoRo-THE MKT EFFORT BY GEN. MITRR-
HE TOO RETREATs-LosSBs IN THREE DAYS, on
BOTH SIDES. IL, 000-wHAT IS SAID ABOUT GIN.
LOPEZ AND HIS ARNY-THB WOOL Market
UNITED STATES MISIsTRRs-sAvAL.
From Our Special Correspondent.
BUENos AYREs Aug. H. 1880.
This mail leaves Buenos Ayres under cloud Of depres
sion such as have not in these many years The
with Paraguay proves formidable undertaking The
Allies have manenyed well and have marched into several
evacuated places and have accepted the surrender OF
prisoners once the number Of 200 more but the
battles ndecave Both parties claim the victory and
they about equally share the losses No camp has yet
been routed in battle no field taken by force and the loss
OF life has been fearful All parties deprecae the and
treasury, and already has taxed human life feary.
present there demand for soldiers Thirty days
in which ali are required to enroll and from the
enrolled 5000 are TO pc selected to 60 to the seat OF war
The marshes and Of Paraguay are az fatal as those
Of India and already s dseae, Of The camp have carried
of more than the Casualties OF battle.
The Treasury is exhausted, and the best mode OF &c.
plenishing il is attracting serious attention The old
mode Of issuing paper money has been tired here I'll the
dollar has gone down from 100 cents silver and any sug
ges,ion Of issue Of paper money produces great
alarm on Change The imports already high, they
must be higher and it is proposed TO add duty
ports chiefly wools thus cripple the pastoral indus
Try the only really productive one in this country.
The monetary crisis in Brazil has seriously affected the
supplies for the A ministry has been formed.
sn ma E.r on Paraguay can only Be defeated by some speedy
and telling victory over the Paragraphs.
These Acknowledgements not lesened by the recent
news from the army.
The allies arc losing vast numbers of Their re-
cent battles have been bloody and undecisve Gen
Flores who took 10 the front 900 men, has not
haftalions left The Province CUrucntes invaded,
called OUT the militia and the whole land was exposed
they went unwiingly, leaving homes entirely unpro-
tected. BY battle, skTmish and picket, by disease and
deseriop thew are now said to be reduced 10 81
friend from the army writes that nnetenihs OF them went
to the Province OF Entire Rios.
The position OF the Peraguaysnt Is strong Humna IS
their great fortress and between the Allies and II they
have their army and four lines Of forhcatlon In their
present position they have good natural defense in the
svamps and junges and they have occasionally stone
wall and in place they set 80 men safely against
500 recent trial # strength, most holly contested,
gave the Allies material advance.
On the 18th Of July the Brszans took three batteries
from the Psragusysns. II vas hard contest, for the
Brazsns lost one whole battalion Of 400 men. On the
10th the Pargnaysns retook one OF these, which COM
manded the other two On this day there very gen.
era engagement and % fearful the strife that at
times the Brszilisns were fairly iutrenched behind the
dead bodies Of their comrades.
1t on July Is that Gen. Podoro assumed command
Of the Brazians the removal Of Gen Osoro. All he
knew that the paagusyans were making batteries IN
ments who with two guns. drove them away. He then
called up 1900 TO seour the woods and they socn
came up to deep wide ditch and Immediately masked
battery opened on them. An effort was made Storm
but it failed and as the host rereaed they were followed
BY 5000 Paragraphs who waiting for this turn in
Affairs The Brazans stopped in the first wood, rallied,
and beo sundovn drove them back TO their in,reneh
ments.
On the 18th. Gen. NIir6 attempted 10 discdge the
Paraguayans in the wood in 'front.' and he dashed down in
force weepng everything before him until they TO
lane between two marshes IL yards in width and here
they were en6lsded. An effort 10 send out Ranking
"A au1t
upon the retresting Argennes. The Argentncs did
the BrazaDs had done the day before and rallied in the
wood when 1000 men came upon Them and the Argen
tines held their ground till their flank reached by the
eDemy's cavalry, and they retreated.
In these three days fighting is believed that the loss
each side about equal and in killed and wounded
| II is said each side must have lost 5000 men
The army Of President Lopez though it ha. lost sc
many thousands Of men, is still formidable lie said 70
be receiving recruits from various quarters OF the pueky
little Republic and the spirit Of the people is far from
being su6dued deserter the Allies says that Lopez
has three encampments, part holding the Allies IL
check one Of Humaita, and one at Villa Pillar.
AT Cerro Leon he has general retreat for sick ant
wounded men, and 1900 women serve in this hospital,
many of them Of the best families Of Paraguay
Before the he had 200 young men at the hospital
learning their duty under English and other forcH
physicians He had - Paraguayan youths in France
studying engineering and various professions tending t.
| make the army and navy independent OF foreigners
Porto Allegro, the long coming Brazilian General witt
his 10000 roaps and 900 horses has length arrived
and s command incorporated with the Allied srmy
In the battle Of the 18Th, Col Paeja Of Uruguay fell
the head Of his troops He Of the finest officer
in the service. fne scholar and good We ow'
to bis faithful than 10 any other for the detail
Of every day life in the Allied camp. lie taken tc
} sorrow.
My view Of the war and he state of things is not brgh
one. reflect the state Of p bic sentiment here at th
TINS Ii is depending time. But am heartily with
the Alies IN ny references and heartily look for the
success.
The Stae Of the market here IA noe at all buoyapt Tux