The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-02
THE PARAGUA YAM WAR.

The BraxiIIans Abandon CuruZa for a
New Move up the Parana-HOH the
strategic Change TOOk PIacs-The
ParaRuayans Already y FOrtifie ed Against
the New Move.
RIO JANEIRo, Aug. Ito employ the LAM
guage of one of your contemporaries, while re-
jecting the simile and detesLing the gram
mar, the eye Of the public has been % ON = uPIoe
that was anticipated by the Brazilian arms
over the Paraguayans. say Brazilian, because
thealliance no longer practically exists. Ghe
French packet, which brought news from the
seat OF war to the 9TH ultimo, reports nothing
to mitigate the feverish feeling which has taken
possession of all minds for the last few weeks.
On the contrary, she has increased the xtety
Plate. At Montevideo Information was ex-
pected OIL a general battle, which was to take
place under the lead of the General-in-Chief,
on the I'd of July the Baron Porto Allegro had
an interview with the Admiral on board the
flagship. II has leaked out since that the Mar
ones declared that he was going to abandon his
encampment and proceed TO the spot where he
was to meet the Baron de Herral, his troops
carrying rationS for three days. II appears also
that Baron Porto Allegro was of opinion that
they should await the arrival of General Mitre,
into the enemy's territory with
Gny sysaOle so4ee Of the
allies s. "a heavy rain snDseoSsDsa commenced
was not carried out. On the same day six
steamers arrived at Curuzu, from Paso de
Patria to take away the remainder of the
forces, including the artillery, as it was deter
mined to abandon the position. IL seems that
the Paraguayans, discovering the projected
onerations of the Brazilians, opened q tremen-
dous FIRE on the latter, killing and wounding q
considerable number of them. Carrying out
de dts CsSias ss abandoned and reducel to ashes
his encampment, 70 the sorrow OF the
orc oTSse oona@ered shfs ne position. On the 5t6
the fleet continued to move. The lighting ships
in the rear assembled the river short distance,
and the pontoons, transports, and floating bat
tery' with other vessels fell back from Curuzu.
In order TO facilitate operations, the heet was
now formed into three divisions. The first is
under the inn mediate command of the Admiral
in. (,hief and is intended TO operate above Curl
patty; the second is to operate from Curuzu
doWnWards, and the third, subdiv1ded into two
hotilas has for its special mission to watch the
Parana river, and support all the troops of the
it's expected that as soon as the rains cease a
| combined march OF all the land and naval forces
| will begin simultaneously. But-and there's
| the rub-the stars of heaven fought against
| Sisera, and it now seems that the same heavens
are fighting against the BraziliRns, in their
| continuous rains. These are not the days OF
portents and omens; If they were, we might be
disposed to say that Brazil ought 10 abandon
her attempt to conquer Parag9ay seedng .S, Ipat ~
the q ire of conquest Is opposed 10 the wlll ol
| God. But let us leave philosophizlng and go 70
dry facts. - A.. ,au i,
| their epdeavors 10 meet the enemy. Tele-
| pranhic wires are laid all over the line ol
| 5naIcb wherever the line advances. By these
| means commun ication is kept up with Paso de
| Patria and Baron de Herral
| n is believed and with good reason, that the
| invading forces will encounter q stubborn re-
| Instance at San Solano, another new place be-
| fore unknown. They are always discovering
| new places. The Paragraphs are said to have
| a large number of guns there.
10 snow the excellent strategy OF the Para
| enavans ! must say that Sal Solano, the lately
| diScovered position OF the ParaguayRns, was nI
| onen field IN last September through which
| General lores penetrated TO great distance
| into the Paragueyan encampment.