The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-20

The Notifications of Curapaity were mounted
with fifty Six pieces of cannon and defended by
fourteen battalions; the attacking forces com
prised eighteen thousand men, half Brazilian,
half Argentine.
THE NAvY-ADMIRAL TAMANDARE's REPORT
OURUzU September "a, l866.-At seven A. NJ.
the iron clads Bahia and lima BGTroS steamed
up in sight of the tort of Curupaity and opened
fire, while the iron-cleds Brazil Bdrroso, and
IdndnddTe, three wooden vessels, two bomb yes
sels and three armed fats bombarded the works
from position unexposed to the enemy's direct
fire.
AT eight the enemy wes keeping up heavy
artillery ire upon the marching columns of the
army.
At midday the stockade was forced by the
iron-clads Brazil BdrToso, and 1dnaanddre,
which placed themselves in a position to throw
grape on the enemys battery, while the iron
clads Lima Barros and Bahia and the Parma.
hyba, Beberibe, and Mage, placed obliquely to it,
tired to dismount his cannon, composed of six
69-pounders and some 32s.
/ then ordered all the fire to converge on the
fort, as the stormers were already advancing,
and the artillery and musketry hres were gene
raj along all the intrenchment. At three the
very heavy fire of Paraguayan artillery con-
tinued, and the allied army had not yet obtained
any advantage. Generals Mitre and Porto
Allegro then resolved TO effect the retreat of the
two armies to their positions at Curuzu. rue
fort of Curupalty directed its fire on the ships at
the side of the Gran Chaco from mid day, and
principally on the iron-clads Brdsd and 1dnan'
damaged. Some plates were broken, many
bolts started, and the backing of wood on the
same side OF their classmates gravely shaken.
Two 6S-pounders were dismounted on the Brazil
and great number of balls entered the ports in
their classmates, causing the damage and
wounds stated In the included reports:-Brdza
seven wounded; 1dmadndare, one killed and
four wounded; Lima BarroS two wounded;
Bahia two wounded; BdrrOSO three wounded.
Tie other iron-clads had no damages worth
consideration.
tirng of the army, the position occupied by
them about the stockade was very difficult TO
maintain, therefore / ordered the squadron to
retire in order to the positions occupied pre-.
yiously Three siXty.eight Founders in the
battery of Curupaity were dismounted by the
squadron. The guDboat PdTndhyod received
two balls and some grape, but had no damages
OF importance
the squadron, whom had ordered to the Gran
TJhdcO, caused some loss to the Paraguayan
artlllerists. The squadron had twenty one men
hOrs de combat, and some slightly wounded.
Among these last was Captain Elizario Antonio
dos Santos, commanding the I'd Division. The
ships at the Paraguay side received some grape
and musketry, and some cannon balls thrown
by the enemy by elevation, put as sunereo nc nc
damage. They had only the Woundeu men
toned in the report.
EPIroME OF REPORTS OF IRoN-cLADs ENGAGED.
The Brazil took position to fire with her star
hoard battery with grape ana some snell. Iht
enemy pertInaciously kept up hre at hTst Iron
two sixty-eight Founders, afterwards WIN one one
traversing eixty-elght, aimed 30 well as 10 ire
0nently throw its shot into the portholes, ano
Hsahline one of her sixty.eights, by breaking
trunniOn and its carriage, and also the carrlag!
of the adjoining piece. AT Two r. M. IecclVe. i've,
orders to cease fire, but while the men were
0oino into the hold from the casemate sh0
entered port, breaking the trunuion ana M strlA
ING che helm shattering, ana WoundeO sever
pbeD.