The New York herald., 1866-04-17

The the Paso do Ia Paira quito wide
plenty Of wnssr and plenty Of room 70 maDruws
PoRuncAx5oB ngnATEA.
The following scecant Of the forti6cations q Huaita
asiheriiy sf.8 . ssnss ~sssns ~ SsBsssssxysss
ms RzaAsuAyAs sArIxams AND rvrnxAL xAczuxn
fne PsEaGyaa Sbrses are the len hand sas u
BAN, ..sish ,s NJ - TSsrs sssy have soscsss
sand znen and some n7yToss Of diferent caOer from
eight 10 thirty peundcrs well two sixty-cght
RachueIo
Frcm Paso de la Palria TO Hunata IL is but one mar
row, sandy road, lined side by immense
swamps, jungics, &c, and on the other by vast
woods The enemy has this road protected at every mile
and the
supposed exist heavy mines, which will be fred
soon as hc allied forces take POSSESSION Of said positions
IL must be remembered that besides the immense
army that has 70 light through said road there viii fol-
low tan Of baggage wagons large troops OF
horses for the cavalry and artillery, and large troops Of
cattle FOR the army. Should the army suffer
this road, II would be terrible IN ng life would be
lost by thousands and defeat would end the war in
If the eneny make determined stand at the Paso de
la patru two thirds Of the will have ended but IL
IL not expected they will do They will try 10
lest passing long they can but upon
centratDg considerable force their side they will
take up positions in their hasons which they have
the distance Of a mile EACH M remarked before
Flauking parties will be sent by forces through the
woods On the lef and jungle on the right but 10 sue
coed u win take long time and great deal OF labor
and the ROAD Ia that when the army will be
near Humaita Why such things rs provisions viii Just be
crossing ovor at the Paso
The road Humaita will laborous well bloody
but when the army VIII have arrived at said batteries
Az soon as the army the Paraguayan territory
the Paso de Ia Patra, In totally separated from the
squadron the army takes northeastery direction, and
tho squadron northwest
Al tho mouth Of the Paraguay river, called the Tres
high state there win be found about twelve feet OF water
Tho river here very narrow; II not more than four
hundred yards wide. On the Paraguay side ,s high,
and there thclyse woodR On the Cbaco side. for
great distance, IN q running sandbank, about four
feet high The Parnguayans have there, on the Chaco
side guard called cerrto, where there sa body Of
The acptA or the rvsr. fss. shs rre Rosas - 10
49,. ssvssy-oss ssss rsspsss.s = s.1.ossS . :
found q paos oNed GorupaH, vbers tbs enemy -
y: ,ss. = ;as ..s ~ =: 80 =. ~ : - An ,
nsnAlsA - hssws ~ tbs rver y nus1 = esTsatn
dsasses ~ish tlsss issvibse msshins. Measures s.s
being taken IN the squadron 70 nsh up thesc respectable
Rineuen along the woods, each sde Of the river.
bss~, as not a single man could live on
their decks, and ~ 70 nrng shots where
0a would %so only srush Ss enemy With mSps ve. &
for ~ you manned your guns the enemy would pick
them on without being themselves seen In fact. !.
would be unequal match, for where the enemy would
Iosc one man We should iose q dozen.
This kind Of dsasreeable warfare, besides batteries
and then, and torpcdoes the squadron will have 70
undergo for distance Of twenty-one miles, far
Humaita The only way In which the squadron can
bot still il is nasty business 10 nsh for .orpedos ana
light flying batteries at night
rhc class Of inf rna machines 'rorpedoes' used
by the enemy WILL Of course, bc Of the commonesi and
most known class These moorcd In tho mid
die Of the river al depth OF eight nine feet
from The surface q the water. They have match,
chemical composition Of mercury. sulphur, charcoal,
&c, which, upon the keel of vessel touching H. Will
cause the explosion also supposed that the largest
body OF powder concentrated In each win not be
over five thousand pounds quite sufficient amount 10
blow up any Of the ironclads of the allied squadron
Under the guns OF Humata there hve schooncrs
anchored the and these they have laid
three thains which will have TO be under CALLING
nre Of over hundred guns before the squadron can
Both The ARMY and navy have hard and bloody road
TO travel before getting 10 Humaita and IL difficult TO
say what measures Will be taken by the Commander
Chief or the Admiral Bot what IL mostly believed s
that they viii act according 10 circumstances When
both these powers will have arrived at Humaita Lopez
lost the war ended and Paraguay free country.
srHkscrH oF vOHsryIcsrIoss
The supposed strength of the offences OF Humata IN
said 10 be much exasg rated by certain newspapers favor
able 70 the Paraguayan u boldly asserted that
the allies have nothing 10 fear, notwithstanding what has
been represented respecting the reception supposed TO
be prepared for them II " proof Of this
Lopcz himself has no condolences IN bis defcbces, and
stage should he lose the stake Cor which he playing
LArK-r vrox WAR.
The latest advices from the Place TO yesterday
Nothing Of Importance had trznspired since the
last dates An Argentine messenger or spy has
been arrested at psso du p.,riA y appears that
after making certain private signals aeross, would
wait few minutes tn Psraguayan came 70
.ns. n " y ss sa ls % s bad 70 % s0%
delivering . package Of pspem TO the Psngusyans
rAs oy rm usAnnIAw AHxv
The following u the pay q the ornoes 10 The Bra
lillian army, REDUCED 70 the ssasdard of the American
Nsr,haI' per month cess Leo. Gen per moa,h ssss