The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-18
OUR RIO !AseRo CORRESPONDENCE.
RIO JAsMRo, July 3, 1850

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| soSnARDx.s7 % rsa ALLIED CAMP
The following are some OF the details OF the lombard
men Of the allied camp the 1ath ult by tho Para
/ gusyans:-At half.past ton o'clock in the mornIng
movement noticed in the Panguaysn lines. Two
strong columns OF infantry and cavalry
ing one in tho direction OF hill their right and The
other towards the Estero the left At eleven o'clock
two baalions OF the enemy preceded by cavalry, left
tho inrenchments and came the allied ou,posts
the left attacking them with great fury and using their
usual shouts Irnss datoIy Argentine troops were
ordered to the front in support and sharp skirmish
ensud Al past eleven tho enemys artillery began
the bomtardment by discharge FROM tho whole Of their
guns, which kept up tn after sunset without inter
ruption.
Thus the movements Of the Paraguay during the
two previous nights explained They brought from
curupliti and placed position some OF their hsayest
artillery. which should have boen destroyed by the
feet long II tho hdmirai had thought proper
his ironciads instead or waiting Cor tho arrival Of none
from this city.
Tho Paragua1ans aimed tLeir shots with grca, pro.
cision, both At the Orenis battery, where General
Flores tent placed aad At tho Brazilian battery
Colonel Mslet) causing greet destruction In the al led
camp BY the explosion Of shells II Ia calculated that
moro than 1000 projectes penetrated into the camp.
frhis u doubtless exaggeraied-Ep H j Above 1000
fonts we're burned, many wagons smashed, and some
pieces OF artillery disncunted The allies, however,
sustained bu, little loss in men, having only about 100
put hors d. combct
while tho bombardInont going on the Paraguayan
infantry and cavalry kept up incessart IRE on the
alice extreme len; but the attcr's sharpshootcrs held
their post firmly, and prevented assault In that quar-
ter Tho raraguayan column at 0rst detached towards
Ia" EEtero, kept IN reserve, and conicntcd them
selves with shou'ns aud hurrAhIns all the time.
An Argentine onicer writing homo that night, says:-
Is hard 20 say so. but mast be confessed that
artillery cut most miserable figure during the BON
bardmcni, hardly vcrpg The encmy's IRE, and that
without any effect We had no heavy artillery u u true,
but rf pieces could reach far ~ their heavy
smooth bores This Is the result OF our delays and
waitin. With such system we always leave tho ini
,ialiye 70 the Iarasnayans The observations which
any one who reads these lines can also make IL s not
necessary 10 possess any military talent 70 be able 70
appreciate them-common sense " SUFFICIENT The duty
OF soldier bids mo be silent.
Through the night the Paragusyans renewed the AZ.
tack, but stopped II again In a few INMATES.
Postcrior dates by the regular packet tina, is-from
the scat OF war the 22d mention the bcllgerent
armies a. stn occupying the respective positions.
on the 18th tho alios began actively ~ work at the
erection Of battery OF IAhtte guns and tho Ish
cceded In scnclng The Paraguayan artillery causing
explosion In their powder magazine Parrguayan shell
wounded General Flores slightly destroying h's tont
Lopez had begun hs operations against tho Brazilian
when stu remained below Curupaiti, by lcttiug
loose on some torpedocs ves~es Fortunately
OF those internal machines had caused any damage
20 The feoI One Of the torpedoos caught by the
boat. Of the iron clad Bahia and another by the gunbcai
Aragusy
paIaguaynn officer, q prisoner board one OF the
Brazilian vessels states tie following as the number OF
troops thai Lopez has ~ prcscnt-ln the cnmr, twelve
baalions 0. infantry, making seven thousand msn six
regiments OF airy three Thousand and two thousand
artllerymen, nj Curupati two thousand artillery men
and bundled infantry Dakng IN NIL fourteen thou
sxnd one hundred men OF oil arms ~
9osn frdia efw frDfu he 400 Ia
river from Corrcnes TO confer with The Admiral.
correspondent says that this visit "a FOR tho purpose
Of organizing expedition against Assumption ny way
Of the Chsco Two thousand horses had arrived oppo
site Ispru as reiniocsmcns 10 the Argentnos They
need thcfn badly.
Rad Ic; the hospitals Of Cofentos their way back 10
the ariny-rn0re fortunate than large number Of their
conrados, who win never face ParAg syan again.
Great agitation prevailed "a the Argentine province
Pes,e brought shout by mediation " again talked Of
thought o. and The Official gazette has denied entirely
SANITARY srAra 90 rnR Anzr
continues 10 be very unssfsc'ory. The regnins epi
donlic the esset species Of intermittent fever,
ever frequent and leaves the patient extsvmsIy
weak few saved especially a. the relapse
is alnos, invariably accompanied ~ disrrh~s The
perfectly sound and healthy.
About B~ron Porto Alegres division nothing positive
knows II s aid thsi no will nos cross a. i,spiru,
hut come down PAso de 10 Pstrts, kssping on The
Argentine side Of the riyer They say shas hc has gone
into ne~ qss.ters San BosEcsa four leagues bsrk q
San Thomas which he leit becauss wss unhealthy. ~
the fotila gone ~ the river 70 cooperate With sbe
Hsron h passage across nothing has been heard -
The oos Les bssn intense 10 The allied camp, shs
Thermometer lcnsradel having fallen 70 twelve degrees
below zero tor BrsAans Issr, u must b. terrible.
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