Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-24
From south America, etc.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The steamer
North American brings Rio Janeiro dates
Of Nov. &c. The war on Paraguay con-
Times. On Oct. Dist, two thousand Para
guayan cavalry, who sailed from Humata
10 pasture horses, were attacked by four
thousand Brazilians, and though they
fought desperately, were routed with six
hundred dead and one hundred prisoners,
and pursuit to the entertainments of HUI
mata. The victors lost one hundred and
twenty-five killed and wounded Several
small fights occurred during the following
week, in which the allies were successful.
On the 18th the Lopez cattle depot at Rem
cowd Las OVagas was stormed by the Brap
zilians with loss of $40 men. The de-
tenders lost $50 men and 1900 cattle. On
the first of November the Paraguayan
works at Tayi were assaulted and the gar
rison, 800 strong, routed with loss of 500
killed and 60 prisoners. OF the Para
guayan steamers which took part in the
defense, one was sunk, one burned by the
allied fire, and thirty escaped in a Grip
pied condition.
The loss OF the victors was only thirty.
On the 81, the Paraguayans in turn made
dash on the extremity of the allied lines
at Turguty, with 5000 men, and captured
three redoubis. They followed this up by
an attack on a strong fertilization. Baron
PATIO Allegro collected 1000 men to dispute
the Paraguayan advance, which was right
calamity made, and finally repulsed them.
In the evening the arrival Of some cavalry,
which charged the Paraguayans, caused
them to abandon the captured redoubts,
and to retreat to their own lines. The loss
of the allies was six guns and 100 killed
and wounded, and that of the Paraguayans
2400 killed and prisoners, of whom 155
are prisoners. Number of their wounded
unknown.
The Anglo Brazilian Times says: The
two great victories of Brazil, before Sou
soula, have ruined the Paraguayan horse
and rendered it impossible for Lopez to
contest position of the open country with
the powerful allied cavalry. The capture
of Rincound has deprived him of his cat,
tie station and herds. Thus he must needs
rise or fall with the sole resources gathered
within his fortress, although, he will doubt
less assail again and again, with the
energy of dispair, the extreme allied line,
meantime, cut off from outside aid his re-
sources must lessen daily, while the allied
reinforcements now average $500 per
month, and they have the world for sup
plies. The cholera has disappeared from
among the allied troops.
The ram Stonewall left Rio Janerio on
the 18th of November.
A Janpan Peruvian exploring expedi-
ton, under Admiral Tucker, has exam
ined the rivers of Paichitie and Ucayli,
and reached Junitas, whence they would
descend the Amazon to Para.
The smallpox had killed 3l68 persons
in the province of Matte Grasso to Sep
TENDER Goth; 200 had died in the town of
Cayana alone. The United States steamer
Pawnee, at Bonia, had many cases of
smallpox among her crew. By consent of
the authorities the sick have been placed
in the hospitals on shore.
A conspiracy has been discovered among
the crew of a Portuguese Coolie ship to kill
the Captain and others, who refused to
turn her into pirate. Seven of the con-
spirators were placed in irons and subse-
quently delivered to the authorities while
in irons, and the eighth one jumped over
board and was drowned.
The North America, which left St.
Thomas on the 10th December, reports
that the excitement occasioned by the late
earthquake was continued. On the 18th
inst. they experienced another heavy
shock.
The Brazilian Minister to the United
States, Senior Gonzules Demagoholms, ar
rived in the North America.