The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-21

heavy of grape and rockets and fuslade from the
interior Of the mount on their right and front
In this situation the combat became very obstinate
while artillery could not work. through the
ness OF the groundoccupied as u was BY infantry.
Our attacking column then undertook their retreat In
order back TO the conquered work. from which main
tanned It's fire. changing formation tho best possible
front
After the combat commenced had ordered the First
division ri infantry, under Brigader Alexandra Comes
dc Areoo Ferrao to advance, and by hafpast nino
o'clock IL 10 action relieving the Fourth which had
not only suffered severe loss but was worn out nowith
standing the vgor and courage with which they still
fought
The First division continued the struggle in the
way the other and reinforced with the Sixteenth
and Forty sixth volunteers OF the Fourth DIVISION and
afterwards at tive ?; NJ by Argentine brigade under
courage relieving all these corps suitably.
Only after nine p NJ did the fire Of the enemy begin
rom time to time fusIade and discharges Of grape and
rockets from the points occupied by the enemy.
The extreme left battery Of our vanguard under Gene.
raj Flores seconded the attack by sweeping with grape
the mount which the enemy fought, and the road
which he received reinforoements BY order OF the
general the field pieces at his command and those
with Brgader Guiherme converged to operate through
an entrance on the point Of the hill, close to the
part was directed BY that general The brigade which,
under Brgadier Jose Luz Menna Barreto occupied Prs
did its best to enter into the fight but could not get
AT ten p M all the forces engaged we're relieved by
the Sixth division, under Brgadler vctorno Jose Car
neiro Montero. which had to maintain the conquered
| position.
The enemy, though dislodgod from the work. arcd
| occasionally until q little after midnight.
This exposition shows that tho fight or tho 18th may
be commcmorated brilliant feat Of arms Of this
campaign preventing the enemy establishing himself n
tho battle more bloody and our present situation very
| difficult.
to the praises which than have fallen to the
Brazilian soldier for his gaantry and vaor in the fight
| Our losses about thousand killed and wounded
Near the place Of combat than nine hundred and
| fifty gunSand Elk hundred bayones belonging to the
| enemy we're picked up.
COMBAT OF THE lSrH
After conquerng the enemy's entertainments in con-
sequence OF the fight OF the l6th II continued in our
occupation the 17Ih In the night OF the 18th Brga
der Vctorno perceived that the enemy was cutting
paths through tho interior OF the mount, concealng
| this labor by discharges Of muskotry.
At daybrea' on the 18th, reconnaissance being made
to carry on tie attach firing commenced, and all the
Brazilian and Argentine occupying force was engaged
According 70 q commlnication from br,gaacs VIC,
tcrino, he, while advancing along IN. INC mn receVe1
orders from General Flores to prosecute the attack 70
| the enelnys ontronchmonts The fight then betamc
obstinate at that point and directed in conformity
with that Generals orders, the position was near the
LETT flank Of CUR vanguard, Of which he is chief
,tieneM foyd9ro supported the advance Of General
apd covered the ensronchment taken on the 10th Brig
adler Menpa Barreto was stationed towards Potrcro
Piris with the Eighth and Sixteenth baalions OF the
line, the Tenth OF volunteers tho Second and Third
light cavalry and the provisional corps OF cavalry OF the
national guard to distract the enemy IN: z enage The
and the neghborhood of Lake Prs, beyond tho deGes
To this body the FRS, and Second corps OF cavalry chas
OF tho Porto Aegres army were added and
later In tho day tho other corps OF cbaseuswcre brought
l into action.
The attack on this side lasted an hour and half and
the force advanced to the encmy's pampet not
withstanding stubborn resistance; but on the
of General Flores attack these troops
called.
The OF all the Brazilian troops engaged on the
18Th, amounted TO fifteen hundred Killed aud wounded,
including In the latter Br!sader vicorino wounded Sc
vercly In his left hand.
EXTRACT FROM rroRrs' REPORT OF TIE ON
THE 18TH.
Seeing that the Bsaziaus and Argcntines under Gem
era Vctorno wero moving in the direction Of the mount
beyond tao works taken on tho 10TH and that Colonel
Domngues, with two Argentine battllons, advanced
towards this side TO take the second fortified grove,
ordered Commandant Elias TO attack with the Independ
ent Oriental battalion and the Sixteenth Brazilian vol
unteers, the enemys right and 'front.' TO aid the Argcn
then ordered Colonel PaIleas TO march with the
Florida battalion and take command OF all the forces
ordering him also to attack In the front the positions OF
ana Commsndnnt Elias who mad then Joined
the division Of General vclorno which having marched
through the interior OF tho mount was Mt that moment
Tho enemy fed towards the mount and the wood,
where his artillery was placed. pursued by our soldiers
changed, replying with two pieces and afterwards
with six pieces placed in our advanced line
Seeing that the fire Augmented ordered Commandart
Flores 70 put himself at the head OF the Brazilian batta
lions Of tho Ninth division in reserve and to march for
ward. which he did, getting close to the encmys hat
teries at the moment they were assaulted by sol
diers
Colonel
ralejrs sent word that the battery had taken
by the Argenfines under Donngues, wherefore having
only tho Florida battalion to protect the assault he
needed two moro batfaons
therefore sent on the Fifteenth Brazilian volunteers
and seventh line bu. before they arrived the enemy had
been reinforced, and Colonel Pacas being killed.
bnalous had 10 retire. the enemy hts ground
and cannon However, tho Fifteenth and Seventh Bra.
zaus advanced and drove the enemy back far rs
ground permitted Captain Fonioura being Killed while
cutting ditch OF the enemy al the head OF company
OF sappors.
was then that seeing our soldiers Ind fought with
out rest for four hours, requested relief from the
serve, and General Mrc sent General Emilio Mre with
tho Fourth Argentine division by the right and General
Gullhcrmes Brazilian division by the left tho latter
pcrseding General Victorino, who was wounded, and
hiding General Menna Barreo, VINO lighting at the
Potrero.
General Gullhcrmc under whose orders placed Com.
mandant Flores advanced the second Of tho line
tho Third National Guards OF the Fourth Argentine
division, which drove the enemy before them, and
paced tner nrs on the Paayueyan batteries but be-
ing told that the Psiaguayans had got renforcemcnts
and considering that our olject-whIch disodpe
them from the side OF the mount-was attained and IL
not seeming 70 me to be proper TO give battle 10 that
position, ordered troops TO retire and occupy the
entertainments conquered, which done Ia the hes,
The losses OF tho enemy great, he having arrived
nj the need Of rclnorng his lines With disniou nted
| cavalry, armed with sabIcs.
The losses in the lighting on tho 18th TO 18th of
| Cialy stated at
co officers killed and isf wounded: rank and n,e 4is
killed and 2, ga wounded Total, ASS Brsziiians
men killed and wounded.
The position taken the 10th was Immediately
strengthened and mounted with heavy cannon and
tara with which 10 expected 10 seriously damage the
PaTegaayan position. new road had been opened 10
the feet This during the fighting Of tho 10th mado
feint OF attacking, bu, AFTER making aome denonstra
tons and eiec.ing sono useful soundass tho vessels
returned 70 their previous anchorage
The Paragraphs continued sending down torpedoss
nightly, and although besides having boats OUT The ad
yancod vessels were fitted with floating guard 10 stop
the iorpcdces and explode them by dropping heavy
spar on them, the leading vessel the ncarim, was
severely shaken on the fth and 18th OF
july by the explosions OF two o. these coptrivances the
shock being sufficient 70 smash all the glass ard ex,n
guish the lights No injury, however, resulted the
vessel either asion. However boat which
approached TOO reoklcssly 20 floating down wes
blown up and Officer Lieutenant Antonio Coutc and
| seven men lost their livcs.
All the Baron de roro Aegre's army. 1000 mon
had Ioined the other forces Paso dc In Peira aud
5000 OF the sick In the Correnes hospitals had gone
t..fx h. boroe hrnu he, he Pas, IA