The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-23
THE PARAGUAYAN WAR.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Or the araltp.

The PARAGUAYAN WAR.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or the HERALD.
Fail A. count Of the Late Flank Move Mad
| by fine AIiies-Lopez Reported 60 BE Sur
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B, vsos AYREs, s. A., August I8 1857
Al length shsrn m movement has been made o
Paraguay The allies gave occupied fsw square mile
Of the angle made by the Paraguay and Parand river
for year. and Lopez has stretched hs lines nesr
their entire 'front.' Nov tho works at Tuyuty OF
Estero Beaco left charge OF General Bardu Port
Allegro, with 5000 and him . camp OF 1000
cavalry. The remainder OF the army, under Marsha
(BrazsuJ Caxas, has moved Off to their rights to out
flank Lopez come in on his roar, and compel him "a
fight under disadvantage or be coopsd up to starvc
This movement began July 20, at dsy break. and the
nrst day made m@ch OF ten miles. Tho swamps were
much In the wsy tn junges also, and for few days
Il not unusual for regiment 10 get os The mode
Of looking for IL 70 send up balloon and call at
tentioa Of the wanderers, or else send messengers to
them. II was feared nat the march would DO inter-
cepted and tho army prepared for attack marching
compacsay as possible, and sncampng early and to-
ge.her bat no enemy appeared for the nrst week. On
August large body OF cavalry was seen but Il soon
moved or, being only strong rsconnoiterng porty.
StmggIew about always proved by freq usns
captures Of stray suers Wagons including besves and
provisions Gnd day they swept off drove OF eight
hundred beef cattle thst following the army for
provision.
Along the liue OF march the allies passed cultivated
country, but found inhabitants The uncertainties
that hang the liberties and lives Of prisoners Of
war probably made them scarce. Almost everything
that could be burned destroyed. Pasture FOR ami
mails was abundant so far as they had The lines
of communication between the advanced force and the
base Fort Iapir had been assaulted BY the Paraguayans
General Hornos sent to take charge OF the line.
He was at last date, building bridge a crock,
which would very much shorten the route The Com.
missary General MIR Lanuz, had immense quantities OF
provisions OF every kind in store, and these lib
orally sent forward. Marshal Caxas puts telegraph
line as fast no advances to with his base.
The srst week OF the advance the Allies were COM
manded by this officer; but the whole campaign was
planned by President Mre who left this city on June
and arrived at the 'front.' taking communicated on
the 18th.
On the 31st canonading was heard all cav from tho
front, causing great anxiety everywhere II proved to
be on inconsiderabe battle at place called TIC Do
mngo tUnce Dominica where some Paraguavans made
stand. Rumor reports the Paraguayan loss At one
hundred and fifty. and this is the highest figure that
The reason Of tho quiet Of the Paraguayans is mvs-
terry Some claim that because the allies making
false move. which they do not wish to prevent. One
thing ID cerain-tho movement Is decisive one, and
both bellgerents cannot long survive IT, It was part
Of the plan that tho iron-clads should under strong
with the army above in bockadng the whole army Of
Lopez and his two chief FORTS Whether was given
remains where has been for a year--in the
stream-beset with palisades and torpedoes and sunken
wrecks and intercepted BY iron chains under water
which, at every important turn there masked bat
teries Whether the feet will RICK all in steamng
through such obstacles remains problem.
Our latest dates represent the allies under Brazilian
General osorio, As having touched, in their sweep
around to the LETT, the Paraguay river Whether the
allies intend to give battle or not does not appear.
Some claim that they intend only siege, and will Tight
oaiysu defence In any event they intend TO compel
Lopez To come away from his well constructed line Of
defencoe
We dates published up to the 4th Of August, and
We are hourly expecting important news. The war IL
adding greatly tho commerce OF tho river more
than eighty sailing vessels engaged in transporting
supplies. having aggregate tonnage OF sixteen thou
sand or these four American and British.
The project OF removing the Capitol to Rosario from
nos AroS mas a 1Sn sss o.
happy If this is not prevented by domestic revolution.
Emigration to Brazil continues from the Southern
States especially. II s surprising that still are
duped into that emigration when many hundreds
sending back certificates OF its folly
In the provincial bank tho amount OF specie has d.
minished under the drain for Europe by the OF
and half million dollars silver.
Tho blow about the gunpowder plot at Montevideo
has given way other local exciting topics pre-
sumo We shall hear no more about it.
The Central Argentine Railroad has progressed to
Villa Nueva about half way from Rosario Cordova
Tho company has asked the general TO TAX
~o nso, 80 a. 20 PIE sn n rpad ns prcec'
Exchange on England continues at 48d to the gold
dollar and at this rate large amount Of specie 10 being
General Asboth, the American Minister here 10 still
very ILL., having been confined 10 his bed for
six months
Reported Victory of the Allies-Lopez's Com.
municatiOn with His Capital Cut OH-The
Allies Filling tho Holes the Roud with
Hay-Queer Mode Of Campaig ning-Thc Re.
ports Against Urauiza's Loyalty False.
BUKSos AyREs s. A., August IA, 1867.
Two hours before the sailing Of the supplemental
mail hasten TO write the latest dispatches received up
10 August o.
On the Sd August General Castro met a small force Of
Paraguayans at creek called Arroyo Hondo where,
after short fight the Paraguayans fed, pursued for
miles, leaving behind them $50 200 killed. $50 horses
400 lances "a prisoners 600 cattle Zone account says
2,0o0. The alos cut the telegraph wires in dozen
places along line Of four leagues severng the
ton between Humaitd and the capital The loss OF the
allies very nconsderabIe. The party 5000 in
NUMBER under General Castro (Argentinel.
Tho allies have been detained by the OF bridges
creeks and OF openings through junges these
preparing. On the Sd all the teams aud carts within
reach pressed and used for carrying lumber the
front Everv where the allies find all combusble SUBJ
stances burnt, and all incombustble broken.
the 9th there heavy cannonading heard toward
Curuzd, where the enemy is supposed to DO putting
masked batteries among the jungles, and they were
perhaps, being shelled out On August there
Of suffers taken and plundered and hurried
the captors that they did not take the Some
Of the suffers killed. This occurred at midday,
when the resting. Fortunately for the allies
the carts were loaded with only inferior article OF
Paragoayan tea. Forty surgeons arrived, many OF
them white August about one thousand tons OF
hay arrived at Itapru 10 DO used perhaps as thousands
Of bales have been before 10 fill up mud holes II costs
the government about S60 gold, per ton, delivered.
1t raned all day on the 9th and no fighting occurred.
but the transports that arrived with troops put thcm
ashore 10 encamp the mud Several bad 10 the
hospital before night with the chs ague The point
now reached by the allies 10 Payi about leagues
north Of Humata, southeast from san Solano The
prisoners taken by Paraguay sent TO work the
railroads up Asuncon. This is true economy An
Italian salboa with provisions and dispatches for the
enemy taken trying to pass the bockading feet.
The line Of the allies IL terribly exposed Yesterday and
to-day all the flags OF Europe at half In this city
for the death OF Macmillan General Asboth. the Amer