The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-07-14

BTazil-Defeato Of the PaTGguayans The
accounts from the River Plate show that the
late battle, which resulted in the further
defeat and fight of the Paraguayans, was of
severe character. The Argentine accounts
extol greatly the Bravery shown by the Bra
zilians The attack was made by picked
force of 5000 Paraguayans in a jungle, and
the vanguard of the Allies, consisting of
Uruguayans, headed by General Flores, was
driven back with heavy loss, when General
Osorio and a Brazilian battalion arrived,
and turned the tide by a bayOnet charge,
which threw the enemy into confusion.
They were followed by the Argentine cav
airy, and left on the field 200 killed, three
guns, two flags 800 muskets, and a large
number of wounded prisoners. The total
loss of the Allies was 656 mostly wounded.
The Paraguayans fell back on place called
Caraepaiti, near the Fortress of Humaita,
and were expected to be attacked In the
course of the next two days.
Late advices from Mexico state that the
Mexican people are becoming more united in
the cause of the independence of their cOun-
try. The imperial forces had sustained a
number of defeats in the field and the cause
of Macmillan was looking gloomy in conse-
quence Santa Anna engrossed large share
of public attention 1t was rumored in GER
tain liberal circles that an arrangement had
been effected between Secretary Seward and
Napoleon by which Macmillan would be
let down gracefully, and Santa Anna elected
president The city of Tampico was closely
besieged by the liberal forces. The idea Of
annexation to the United States was widely
spread in the liberal ranks Macmillan
has no intention to vacate the country, and
to secure his crown has ordered a general
CONSUMPTION, in the empire to take place on
the 18th of July.
A paper published in the district of Avo-
zelles, La, has sad story of the condition
of agricultural property there: Nearly
nine-tenths of the alluyial lands of our
parish are under water and four-ifths of the
cotton and corn planted are destroyed by
+ the overflow In the districts where the
water has not done the mischief, myriads
/ of grasshoppers are at work, in advance of
: the caterpillar invasion, eating up everything
In the fields Never during or before the
war, have we Witnessed a worse prospect
for our unfortunate people.
/ New developments are coming to light in
/ connection with the Memphis swindle It
/ appears that 100000 or 100000, which
/ was sent to Charleston some time during the
/ close Of last year for disposal on account Of
! the Government, have also been embezzled
/ ard employed In cotton speculation. The
/ whole matter is to be investigated IN a day
! or two by the Banking and Currency Com
mittee.
( LOUISVILLE, PENN., July 9-During the
/ storm last night the lightning struck gas
! pipe IN a well which communicated with
/ the tank, which exploded and the burning
oil ran down to Bernhof Run. the flames
: reaching eighteen or twenty other large
wells, which were burned. The tanks of all
{ exploded and caused the heaviest loss ever
I experienced in the oil regions. Upwards of
! 10000 barrels of oil were destroyed