The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-30
THE WAR IN pARAGuLT.

Rio JANEIRo, March 3.--Iniormatiol is being
continually received here OF the crO3.i. z ny the
Paraguayans OF the ParIna, aud degleC ution
committed by them, in the iorn OF Tie hitting
on the Argentine side, On tuo .5bn Ot j. luary
four hupdted crossed over on p \ ID; bat they
were driven back b ooloEel lo.es.
-- But by lar the most 1mpOTlaH VS. is that
n 6eht that took place On the 3l3l o, January
between the Pa.ag layaus and sac fgelC ICs
The accounts aceWcu nCIs arc VGEY cloudy, a
il seems that the allied GoVcI nmcDts e no
disposcd to eahghten the puOilc in regard ,
.their operations From all could gaGneI, nov
ever, il seems that force o. ParaGuayans. nun
beriDg about SIX hundred men, crossed over to
the Argent ne side. These were promptly rein
forced till The total number OF the lnyG iers
amounted to rom three to i've thousand. The
Argentine General Hornos, with only division
OF cavalry, met the invaders, when sanguinary
conflict ensued. General Hornos was subsC.
quently reinforced by "a Buenos Ayrean division,
commanded by Colonel Conesa, and after the
fight had lasted some hours the Paraguayans
reCrossed, leaving several hundred dead and
wounded on Che beld.
THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE PAR4GUAYANs AND THE
4RGENTINEs, AT PAssA DE LA PATRIA.
The fight was intensely hot, the Paraguayans
holding their ground with great tenacity, giving
way only inch by inch, and prohting by all the
difficulties in the form OF bushes, swamPs, lakes,
etc, and at night they sought shelter in noun
tain by the banks OF the river, whence 1t was
found very hard to dislodge them as tney had
been reinforced
Finally they were compelled to recross the
river, leaving on the Argentine side two hundred
killed, and number OF wounded, Yariousy esti-
mated at from one hundred 10 six hundred.
The ArRentines had several officers killed, and
many wounded. The loss OF men placed hers de
combat Is between five and six hundred. This
loss is severely felt in Buenos Ayres as the prin
cipal troops engaged were from that CITY.
This is the Argentine version of the affair. The
Brazilian account differs from it materially and
if all the statements received from the latter
source are TO be believed, the conduct of the
Argentines in the fight was not very hattering
to them. While il cannot be denied on the one
{ hand that they defended themselves bravely, it
must be admitted on the other hand, that they
fell ingoIiouslys without the slightest advantage
to their cause, through the negligence of the
general comm andng the vanguard.
General Osorio, IN command OF the Brazilian
forces, having heard heavy firing in the direc-
ton OF the river, sent TO General Hornos, otler-
ing reinforcements, which were declined. The
consequence was that the Paraguayans in their
onset, created great confusion IN the Argentine
ranks, and although this is denied, IL is sub
stantated by letters received from surgeons OF
the Brazilian army. who declared that they
found almost all the Argentnes that they at
tended wounded in the rear This circumstance
is mentioned with the utmost politeness and
Varnieh: but il is certain that the Argentines
were completely routed.
A great cry has been raised in Buenos Ayres
against the Brazilian army and navy, but more
especially the latter, for their inactivity when
they were within hearing distance OF the con-
fict. 1t 10 believed by impartial persons, how