The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-02

~ gave rss 70 . council Of var, u which Oessvano
assisted. and hot words were exchanged
OF cannot make peace after such reverse,
but II the fate Of rs to be again tried great
fercemcnts will be requisite
From the Buenos Ayres Standard, Oct. 81
EEwB PROM HEADQUARTERS
with n" dates es from corenes 70 the "a inst ave NJ
and bringing the following wounded :-Generai Rivas,
Colones Campos and vicorica Majors Lora and Soteo,
men, under charge Of Drs. Biedma and Golfarni and
Rev. +. Marquee. The remains Of Captain Sarmiento
and Lieutenant Paz were also on board. me Susan
Beirne entered port q few hours later, also bringing
cargo OF wounded.
Accustomed as we are, to the narrowing spectacle of
landing wounded the scene Sunday morning. never
iheess melted the hearts OF the spectators The poor
sufferers wore all wounded in the arms or legs, those
VINO had been more vitality injured having already
succumped To their wounds. IL IL impossible
70 picture all that the survivors went through
~ sixteen days of pain, since the battle OF
Lhe ia. Medical relief and assistance VIII, We
fear come too late for many Of Them but is consolng
10 know that from their arrival here every care and
attention awaited them The ltters neatly ar
ranged ana the removal OF the sufferers was admirably
conducted. Many poor fellow touching the mole,
was embraced by friend or brother; others were cor
daily welcomed and helped along by kindly arm; hui
man suffering In its drest form impressed on
countenance, and the woebegone figures yet tried to
awful horrors OF the campaign
The news from headquarters is anything but satisfac.
tory according to the letter OF the Nacadt correspond
IrArmu Sept 2s, 1862
This moment (sx P. Nh we have landed here from
National Guards, Of Buenos Ayres, and Colonel vedas
artillery We start for Tuvnt at ten A. N. tomorrow
and in two or three days the whole Argentine
There many rumors of q rupture between
General Mitre and the Brazians, which may be only
stories that have taken rise in the apathy of our allies
but If these rumors unhappily turn facts may
expect soon the most extraordinary occurrences. The
feet Is anchored near Caruzu and tho commanders say
Int
ment for long time that may regard all opura-
tons on that side suspended for the present.
II s notorious that General Flores with his cavalry
pushed forward, the ed mile behind the cnemy's
camp but General Podoro failed make the concerted
attack and Flores was disappointed II Is also certain
that ON the same day. during the assault the trenches
Admiral Tamandaro en incorrect dispatches General
hitre, which msled the latter that he seriously CON-
promised the whole Argentine army. General Flores
disguised that he threw up tie war; and his re.
tiremen has been douby felt so critical an emer.
gency. Since the affair OF Curupaity feat Of
ing at each other.
Correspondence FL Pueblo Oct. Al
At dawn September %, the troops
der That day had destined stand foremost
in our glorious calendar characterized by the most
solemn glory to the allied arms
Paunero led the Argentine attack Gelly commanded
the reserve assisted by Emilio Mre, who subsequently
shared the h0nors of the day.
At halfpast five A. N. the attacking column Of some
eight thousand men commenced to move. To avoid
quagmires, &c, frequently obliged to take
cutous route the nature of the ground prohibiting the
use OF horses we experienced the greatest difficulty in
bringing up our pieces In this way proceeded slowly
and in silence.
At A. NJ tho feet openedlre on Curupai,y which
replied with vgor, and many and twenty stimuli
discharges reverberated through tho adjoining
woods The noise most awful and unearthly Al
eleven O'Clock the cannonade had ceased and the
nanders took the opportunity of addressing few words
Of exh0rtation TO their
At a quarter past twelve the signal sounded the cd
pushed on with ardor. We had advanced some six or
seven squares when we fell in with a small detachment
OF the Third Of the lne these formed the head Of
our advancing column, and already began TO suffer
severely from tho enemys guns, Of which up to the
present We had not got glimpse. We approached
the advanced trenches VIII ch we found unoccupied
The order gwen take them a trot and our GAL
liant fellows precipated themselves in the trenches
where an iron shower decimated their numbers This
was the first shock they had yet received and it's deadly
effects might have damped the courage OF the
ran troops; but the brave fellows with the most deter
reformed on the other Side and prepared to Charge the
hostile battery. Like the Austrans at adowa they had
been ordered to drive the enemy at the point OF tho
bayonet and they now dashed on, but when within
about twenty-five yards Of the foo, they brought
halt by an impossible barrier Of felled trees. Tho
Psraguayans did not advance on them, but like
the heroes Of the needle guns, with tho most
wonderful rapidly hurled their hand grenades among
this devoted band and nothing could equal tho precision
lyzed; they could neither advance retreat; every
sme they rallied they quickly routed by these
dover Of the allied army Observation-Disclosures, Fraga,
Rossett, Salvadores, Domnguez and Riyas (severely
and the army Of tho line without officers
suffered the most awful sasers
little before his death Charlonc told General Rvas
that he must have ren0rcements that nothing had yet
been DONE and that his legion numbered scarcely eighty
men tho desired assistance soon arrived commanded by
the third lieutenant his senior Officers having been shot
down before they had advanced thirty PAGES At this
moment the intrepid Anedondo came up with four bat
taons, which had been frghtfully mutilated In their
advance; under heavy fire he approached ladder In
hand and with the most consummate coolness prepared
70 scale the paape An incident now occurred to CON-
petc the horrible picturc the shells from the feet be-
gan 70 burst among rs raining confusion and death on
all sdes The ground was strewn with two thousand
corpses, and the groans Of the wounded mingled with
the roar Of the cannon.
retrea, was now sounded but such retreat may DO
better imagined than described IL would seem as II the
Paraguayans had patiently awaited this awful memcnt,
Ms they sailed forth from the TANKS OF the battery
in two heavy columns OF 1000 5000 men each and
Without officers could make stand, and they
now fed on all sides headlong into the Parana
and thorc found watey grave while by far the greater
number were swallowed mp 10 yswning '.psntanos,"
which everywhere swollen BY the late heavy
rama
God send tho people Of Busnos Ayres the patience
boar these awful reversesl
General Rvas had the most miraculous escape. Ros-
settis corps searched the Mold In vain for him. and all
believed he died the The General had asked
reinforcement OF Porto Allegro, but refused Major
salvadores died in The trench which he had 50 noby
AssAled.
General Flores ordered his men. two hundred and
any In number, TO get ready 10 march, to-day be en-
earked With them and they will probably arrive In your
out true We did not attack when we should and ought
and have Ia thank ourselves for the consequences
Such in few words was the affair OF the I'D. will
not duty aone iHducss 70 sadecetpe the
people IF Baenos AWes. who Aaw been hitherto delxded
'cth tie esi5 Aat tN present campaign out mssdary
cxcurriota
Fancy what our wounded must suffer with three doc.
tore 70 attend 20 a. many thousandsl
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