The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
Newspaper Accounts or tho Operations
Around HumuitO.

Around Humatt0.
On the goth OF October party or fty-f0ur 0rientas
successful IA beyond Guasacda returning
upon the 22d with thirty prisoners and one hundred and
l,y CATTLE and on tue 9th Brazilian party surprised
PafagGayan f0rco at Hama, kihng two and capturing
sixteen
secretly posted four thousand Brazilian cavalry In such
positions would enable them to operate with advant
age asainst the Paraguayan cavalry which, 10 tho
number of about tao thousand men, were accustomed
out Of Humaita to pasture their horses In the
direction Of the allied extreme right at s Solapo.
About half ten Of the forenoon the signal given.
Whlo inferior force pied the Paraguayan,'
ao1tion Ia fIont the other Brazilian Ups closed II
and a,housh the iarsgaayans oagl. with desperation
neary 600 dead $50 prisoners two standards arms &c.
and we're pursued to the cntrencbmcnts u Huma u,
which opened heavy Gre OF grape 10 protect Thorn.
The loss of victors In engagement wLich lasted
about hour. l25 killed and wounded. The
smaller affair, occurred on the same day, opposite the
lines OF TuynCue and resulted aloss TO the Para
guava OF seventy killed. while that OF the Argentine
o. shs as.s $500 cavalry, infantry and artillery, with
four four pounde ses cut to capture Lopez cattle de-
posk = Rincon d Ovsas aad 70 occupy Tsy the
Was found that works had bean thrown up very
strong position. eousstns Of three lines 81 ntrench
abatts and spproacAabs IN front BY oniy narrow bus
deep lake and then BY road cut through The impene-
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men, XII led and wounded; that Of The Pnrasusysne de-
Tending It some ESQ being about 90 dead and So
prisoners besides 200 arms and about 1900 head
cattle and horses Aftor this capture Tay
nored, but not until the list OF November that
az that day works the Paraauayans had hastily
thrown up were assaulted with the bayouet and the
with loss Of 500 killed. besides Others drowned 10 the
Paraguay, aud about sixty prisoners In addition to
this OF three Paraguayan steamers which had brought
the troops, sunk by shells from the Brazilian
ur-pounders, was burnsd and the other escaped
In crippled condI!ion. Tho loss u the victors is
stated not TO have Exceeded about thirty men.
On the 81 Paaguayans took the INITIATIVE Is II TO
obtain rsprsss cr We heavy loss Snaossa On snsg
OF TWO battsions Of infantry sent Tuyd-Cua and BY
convoy. Tho WORKS a. Tayuty consist q long line Of
entertainments opposed TO thoeo Of the PAraguayans,
sonai rsdons. or tori mounted Nth Il light cannon, in
which are tbs depots Of munitions
Al caybrcak Of tho 81, while . force attacked the
convoy, about 5000 comprising fourteen bataons
Of Paraeuayan infantry ana Ave corps OF cavalry with
out cannon surprised and drove in the PaAgusyan 10
rieht captured three isdoubis there with their are-
rsts and cannon, driving out tho Argentine cavalry pro-
were Snsucccssfu, but pursuing their success on the
right who part occupied In the sack and desruc
ton OF the sullerS camps and the mauenancs Of the
captured redoubs three strong columns rushed to the
attack Of the Ioygon In which the vscoun do Porto
Aieg,e had gathered about 1000 man. The assault
entering fort but. by the decmssiug showers
OF grape hurled into them and by the IRE OF tho de-
iues. the Paraguayans abandeped the attempt and,
attacked Ia by the DrazIan were forced back 10
and out OF the main lines. by this time two regiments
OF Argentine cavalry had arrived from Tuyi-cuS. aud
after Joined By Brazilian brigade. Charged
by the cavalry and pressed by tho infantry,
tho Paraguayans were boatsn out Of tho redouots
and undertook their retreat In ncrcnsing haste which,
under the fur charges OF the allied cavalry. finally
reached confusion and caused the abandonment Of
two Of the light cannon they hsd captured In the
doubts The losses on both sides were heavy. While
the allies lost guns, 100 In killed, wounded
and missing together With the destruction OF their hos
pa tho greater part Of the susIers camps and part
or the convoy. the ocal reports state that 1000
Paaguayan corpsse had been buried about 800 renamed
still bury, and lS5 prsonsrs almost oil wounde
been captured thus raising the raguayan loss 10 al
least 1900, independent Of the wounded who had
capped