New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-02
Fishs Bsiween the Brazilian Navy mud Para
yuayna RIatboats.

TIE Brazilian feet. unlcr command Of Niscomt
7amsnds1e, took up its position p front Of the Para
sdayan eTsory IN two divisions; " first opposite the
Passo and the second the confluence Of the Panama and
xAe Paraguay Rivers.
Different expeditions organized for accommodating
enc river for some distance above the Fortress Of Iapcu
Upon the vessels the Paragraphs opened ire, without
gaming an from the Brazilians
On the sd more extensive reconnaissance was made
~ the little steamer CysDe having board the Admral
Gen Mitre and the Brazilian Minister accompanied by
1--WE gunboats and the iron-clsd Tamandare They ran
past tspicu receiving the whole Ere of its battery with
@ sustaining any damage going up the Para1s I'll within
league Of Ia and seven leagues nom IFS Junction with
Paraguay River.
gned with solitary 6NpSnDder, awaited them at the
Passo upon which The steamers opened fire, causing
her TO seek shelter behind small island and the fort.
The day after m another OF these boats was placed IN
position Immediately opposite the feet, and had the
s.daoity TO fire y shots, of which only one struck
BRAZILIAN vessel.
These faiboAts are roughly bnilt but have snsTOrsd
sher purpose very we'll They are about ~ 10 long
Ansh-ecked and carry bSpouDder sinooth-DOre gun
As they draw very little wator they can be taken TO any
part ofhe ryor and hiding behind the rocks, annoy the
6eet constantly.
ParagOayans pulling another hat-boat when
sAey had the audaoty 20 moor abreast OF the nSgshP
Aps which, with great perseverance, they hred shoI
afr shot succeeding at last putting one through her
sorecase smashing everything IN tie petty oheefs ana
ue6men's quarters. ~ -
Later la the dav orders were given 10 the Tamandare
and one Of the glnboas destroy capture their Pest
bent foe But on nearing her il was found that bank
y between them and the fat consequently number'of
She ships boats ordered 20 be manned for the purpose
Of eheeting her capture destruction. The order was
earned ont in fine style. Approaching the nat with
dash the Paguayans jumped overheard aud beiook them
selves the rocks while ncessant fire was poured into
aee Brazilian boats from about 800 Of tho enemys III
Abiry Still, the 'Brazilians kept on but when they
boarded the boat they could not bring her off, she was
Dot only fast aground but moOred 70 the shore With two
Aasry chains.
Next day the game Of the habosts continued, cans
sxe damage 20 the wooden gunboats Of the Bra
Aians The Tamsndsre and the Brazil then ordered
70 the front 10 attack both the fort and the atboas
They soon succeeded in sencng the artillery Of the fort
aAa destroying boat; but the Paraguaysns nothing
auned in the afternoon hard at work in the
water ng the gun of the boat that had been destroyed
On the 9Th, expedition went up the Parana. 1t
consisted Of two Argentine and one Brazilian steamers
Ne had they passed Iapon than the Paaguaysns
thought ont another fstboat armed with sixy-eght
Founder and mOored il well under of small rocky
POINT. The Admiral perceving that the cnemys inen-
ten await the return OF the gunboas and then at
tack them ordered the Tamandare and Bahia 70
lombard the fort and the fats. Accordingly they took
- their position within musket shot Of the enemy and
keptup incessant fire for four hours till the return of
sho expedition, which had made successful reconRois
SRee.