The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-24
FIRST EDITION N
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
A Bloody Battle at Tuyuty.
The Paraguayans Capture the Allied
Camp and Give Up tho Fruit Of
Victory for the Sake Of Drink.

NEW YORK, Dec 24.-The steamer North
America, Captain Zimmerman, from Rio
terday. The cholera had disappeared from
among the armies, but some cases OF smallpox
PaPaT bull against Free Masonry, made by the
scandal and discussion, and the provincial
Minister of Justice had interfered
and alliance limits, commerce, and navigation,
between Brazil and Bolivar, were exchanged at
the company promoted Tor the steam naviga-
tion OF the Purus and Madeira, two important
formed, and the vessels we're TO be ordered in
England. The Peruvian exploring expedition,
federate navy, had reached the Amazon and
was expected shortly at Para on its return by
iron clad, formerly the Confederate cruiser
Stonewall, steamed from Rio upon the 18th OF
November tor Japan.
The HordIdps Buenos Ayres correspondence OF
November IL gives the following account of
o bloody encounter in the allied camp at
ON November 3, a convoy was ready to start
at daylightfrom Tuyuty, the old camp, where
vey supplies to the front. The night before
Colonel Barrios emerged from Fort Humalta
with 5000 infantry and noiselessly encamped
close to the intrenchments of Tuyuty. AT day
light, when no one was astir. except tue con-
yoy, and when the drivers were yoking the
hundreds of oxen, the Paraguayans quietly
marched In, They, came whooping like men
driving cattle, and the drowsy soldiers sup
--Pesed 1t was the OK drivers gathering up the
oxen.
by this means they were three hundred yards
inside the intrenchments, among the tents, and
cutting right and left, before the allies knew
what was going on. There is among the allies
Paraguayan legion, which was next the in-
trenchment, ana ~ seems that none OF them
gave the alarm and many of them Joined their
countrymen. At the front the ousternation
and slaughter were awful. No troops were
ready for the attack but the few who were to go
as the guard for the provision train just ready
TO start. These could not long resist such
force, and the Paraguayans revelIed In slaugh-
Bar8gudyan
fight on teetotal principles. When they came
TO spirituous liquors they carried them inside
themselves, and in three hours a large portion
of the Invaders were revelling in the dissolute-
ness OF victory, staggering under captured bag
gage or stolen drink. This decided the-day
Baron Porto Allegro rallied his officers first, his
men followed, and a horde many of whom had
thrown down The means OF taking life to carry
the means Of sustaining IL. Resolution ex-
tended to all the allied forces, and the carnage
of the Paraguayans was terrible 1t is impos-
slble 10 learn exactly The amount OF loss to
either party, but 1T was the most costly and
bloody OF all the war
THE Recent Operations Around Hum alta,
The South American newspapers give the
following accounts of the recent operations
r on the 2Oth of October party of dfty.four
orientals set out on successful raid beyond
Guasacua, returning upon the 22d with thirty
prisoners and one hundred and fifty cattle; and
on the 9th a Brazilian party surprised a Para
sixteen.
had secretly posted four thousand Brazilian
cavalry in such positions as would enable them
10 operate with advantage against the Para
] puayan cavalry, which, to the number of about
i Two thousand men, were accustomed to come
out OF Humaita 10 pasture their horses In the
direction of the allied extreme right at st. So
lano. About half past 10 of the forenoon the
II signal was given. While an inferior force
occupied the Paraguayans attention in front,
the other Brazilian troops closed in and, al
though the Paraguans fought with desperation
loss OF nearly 600 dead, l50 prisoners. two STAN
dards arms etc, aud were pursued to the en-
trench 10 ents OF Humaita, which opened a heavy
IRE of grape to protect them. The loss OF
the victors In tho engagement. which lasted
Tie other smaller affair occurred on the same
e day, opposite the lines OF Tuyu-Cue, and re-
u sued in a loss to the Paraguayans OF seventy
killed, while that of the Argentine cavalry was
sixteen killed and wounded
ON the 2Sth $500 cavalry, Infantry, and ar
fure I,opez's cattle deposit at Rincon de las
Paraguay. On arriving al the former place it
was found that works had been thrown up la
very strong position. consisting of three IIHes
of in tren chment, resting In the TANKS on deep
ponds covered with abalis, and approachable
3 in front by only narrow but deep lake ard
= then by q road cut through the impenetrable
forest. Although cannon had not yet been
mounted, the storming Of this position cost the
r. BraziIans $40 men, killed and wounded; that
OF the Paraguayans defending 1T some 25O men,
" arms and abeut 1903 head Of cattle and horses
After this capture Tayi was reconnoitred, but
nt,e measures were taken to occupy it, At day
s Oreak Of that day the works that the Para;
Tuayans had hastily thrown up were assaulted
with the bayonet and the Paraguayan garrison,
consisting of 500 Infantry, routed with loss OF
500 killed, besides others drowned in the Para
guay and about sixty prisoDers. In addition
TO this, OF the three Paraguayan steamers
u which mad brought the troops, one was suAk by
Il shells from the Brazilian 4 FOUNDERS, one was
burned, and the other escaped only IN Grip
pied condition. The loss OF the vlctors Is stated
MOTTO have exceede ed about thirty men.
e. On the Sd the ParaguayanS look the Initiative,
as II to obtain reprisas for the heavy losses
inflicted on them, and made dash in force
upon the allied base at Iuyuta, which on that
~ day was weakened by the absence of two bat
htalions OF infantry sent To Tuyu- Cue, ana by
that of force of cavalry engaged In the protec-
q 2 ton Of convoy. The works at Tuyula consist
ofa Longtime of intrenchments opposed TO those
N of the ParBeuayans and In their rear, opposite
/ Rthe centre, q large polygonal redoubt or fort,
4 n mount ed With fourteen light cannon, in which
are the depols of munitions
Atdaybreak of the Sd, While force attacked
" Hthe convoy about 5000 men, comprising FOUR
Vteen battailons of Paraguayan Infantry and
Five CORPS of cavalry without cannon, sur
vprsed and drove in the Paraguayan legion In
- 1.-The advance. and falling upon the extreme
yrlght, captured three redouols there, win Jhelr
artilleIiEts and cannon, driving out thS Ar
gentine cavalry protecting them. On the bra
lillian left and centre they we're unsuccesstul
d" hut pursuipg their success on the right, while
part were occupied in the sack ana destruction
~ of the suffers camps and the maintenance OF
The captured redOubts three strong columns
rushed TO the attack OF the poiygon, in which
the Viscount de Porto-Alegre had gathered
about 1000 men.
The assault was bravely made some even sue
eeeding In entering the fort, but, torn by the
= decimatinR showers OF grape hurled into them,
and by the hre OF the defenders and that OF Co
nDerafing infantry from the lines the Para
Hkpayans abandoned the attempt, and, ATTACKED
'in tnrn by the Brazilians were forced back To
and out Of the main lines By this time two
4 .reRipaents OF Argentine cavalry had arrived
Y llfOrn Tuyu-cue, and soon after we're Joined
BY a Brazilian brigade. Charged now