The New York herald., 1866-07-13

The intelligence received from the River Plate is
highly interesting. great battle having been fought
petcy victorious and placed hors de combat six
thousand OF the enemy, besides capturing six peces OF
as. on H.
TO the allies Of under two thousand killed and wounded
Acr the affair Of Estero vellaco, ON the I'd Of Nay
collision OF importance occurred between the con-
tending forces both parties occupying nearly the
same ground previously 10 that date. Their re-
spectve camps lay about four miles apart, the IN
water channels, overowcd fats, &c, characteristic
that part Of Paraguay, and which was further made
difficult by the PALISADES, bitches and other works con-
structed by the Paraguayans all combined making u
impossible 60 arrange the operations Of the three
branches ~ tho service with any olcrabc degree Of con-
certcd action IN making an attack upon the Paragua,an
position On the other hand the allies had every induce
men, 70 bring on general and decisive enragement
requisites Of security II Afforded little moro than three
yncs width for the cncampment Of some forty thou
sand men; woods hanked them on both sides and ex-
tended In their rear: the frutn the swamps
producing effects upon their 0n,iei and al
ready three ot four thousand men were prostraled by
sSkucss. ohicfy intermittent fcvcrs
Probably the causes of disease were netting upon
Sysz army aud ur ed him strongly ~ the s'hed com
maraers 90 bring about n decisive battle, parc larry
his IL knowledge of the terrrnc enabled him to
ptur his leg with all the ADVANTAGES OF sur
aud thus 10 ncutrizc Ia great extent their superiority
Va numbers.
The aIes had fixed upon the 2,,h Of May, great
nerry of the Argentine naton for the attack upon the
pRiasusya1 position. but the morning of the 24,h
LEANED through that Lopez purpoeed 10 tore
tai them on that day. Dispositions verc made
70 meet hiul, aud strong reconnaissance was
prs,rsd Tor the afternoon 20 feel his position
anu uncovr bis designs; but half an hoer before
noon the Vnragaaynns made Their appearance and who
Le artillery and the main BODY Of their infantry opened
heavy hre pon the allied 'front.' their cavalry suddenly
dehouched from the woods the sides OF abe allied po
ston and Charged furicusly persist ny and rep uedy
upon their hankr, riding down 10 the c'snon
mouths aud rtperd only by tho hrsinr bayoncts and
The nre of the squares into which tho infantry
formed 70 receive them The troops of the allies stood
thcr ground steadily With the sole exception of some
four hundred Coreniine lancer who broke before the
onset u .hc Paraguayan cavalry aud fed pursued by
thcso oven 70 the Paraus, TO arird where they ~
ported sdurs qpi put the Iart OF the slles Iyhe
attack 81 the raraguayaps was against the flank
occupied by the braziians and corps ~ botwcen two
aud hfee thousand men attempted 10 rosnc in on
their and capture the placed for s defence
This. however, separated from Supports nv a bril-
iAut cnarrc 81 Brazilian division thus cut on and
.Ao atcd almost anrhiiafed
Mcanwhlc The rangvtyan attack in iron, was easily
surCofcd ny The troops and artillery opposed 10 them
and me remainder ~ the ronrhng With their
ffssies the ~ cavalry charging aga IN aud aran
ufHf lhc harAs t0rH checked the trduY onsiaaeht
VN RFtrNtrctut move ~ nr uade M ffott ani n1rk
vi NE Ngfcf lAr fuss an these broke arf feH er
sft ts.i seyeln hate tnuI hours uefatNa fe