The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-18
The PARAGUAYAN WAR.
The Allies Force the Fighting
and Are Beaten.
FULL DETAILS OF THE SITUATION.


SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Or the MaAlp.
TIE Crisls ReaoAeA-Pos,tisss Of tho Contest
ants-Tho Matte Crosse and Mendoza
Drawbacks-Cerdeba still KecaIcttrant-
Leaders fn.shc Latter Ssate-Doinss OF Con-
BuHSos AyRzs 8 A., August q, 1867
Our Paragsayan war is not yet over IL 10 a. fever
hsal The result Of very few days mus, indicate both
che time and the mode Of It's cos& The allies have
ysked all In bold undertaking. having gone OUT in'o
The ensmys country like sherman's great march or
Ike Lees great error; and whether there VIII %
resemblance the sequel . few days must decide Inc
Mtrc Gank movement depends on the passing
up Of the aeet The forts curupaity and Humsita
have been In the way. The feet has during the last
twelve months attempted to reduce Curupaity great
many times and Humaita great deal stronger. On
August Is tho again concentrated their IRE
shat fort, and after whole days nring liz batteries
were sienced and the Paraguayans broke or burnt
everything about it. and retired into Fortress Humata
At latest accounts the feet approaching this port
and preparing attack. The ia full Of torpe-
Aces and what other distractions do not certainly
know but there are plenty Of them.
During the attack Curupaity Of the iron. clads
the Coumbo-was seriously injured, and another-the
Taman dare-had . shell thrown into open por.hole,
~ VIII ich fifteen disabled, and the machinery
damaged that abe noated away bank and
The other ron-cads had TO and tow her away. The
hand forces have done but little than to keep
their limo Of supply open, and this has
NOT zen completely accomplished Since the battle
ID August, when General Castro met accommodating
party and killed or drove away large force, there has
been no battle except from attacks made on baggage
trains. reported that there train number.
ing sixty three carts loaded with Specie and the Para
guayans made great efforts to take it They succeeded
put . stronger force and retook the after
many OF them had been pillsged
Everything now depends the success or the fleet
Should it pass Humaita, then Lopez will be OF from
his base.
tho battle OF Sd August there was found among the
Paaguaysns photograph OF Colonel Susni, OF the
allied officers. II threw suspicion his fidelity, but
he viii probably succeed in showing that he gave it
young German went from Prussia aid General
Lopez, and he knew him a. friend, but did not know
his destination.
We most dscouragng account of disasters TO
70 the BRAZIL force reake Matte Crosse This
- the province which Paraguay pounced when the
war was FIRST begun. The Brazlians went inland
seventy five leagues failed take fort to which they
went and failed also in obtaining supplies Beset with
by willy foe and afterwards attacked by cholera they
had only sorry remnant left when they returned
On the inst there was q revolution in the province
Of Cordoba Governor Lug absent from the city.
lutonsts called Mr. Luengo TO the chair Of state,
rested all The federal officers who happened to DO there
Including the Minister o War, and placed them in
prison. The Lieutenant Governor sought safety the
sonceament OF a monastery from which be could see
revolution he could not arrest.
Among prominent men seized at Cordoba was Dr.
IAspiur appointed by President Nitro federal judge
Cordoba He was born In 1916, in San Juan, educate
o. Buenos Ayres was Minister San Juan when OK
Governor Benevides murdered, in prison for
OF tue country let him ou, and promoted him He was
paraded through the streets, riding on donkey, with
placard his cack labelled Murderer OF Bsnsvdes"
General Julian Martinez, the present Minister OF War
Of this republic was born In Bucnos Ayres 1872 He
ga. the son Of General Martinez who was DISTINGUISHED
the war against Brazil in 1925 and served against orbe
st hontcvideo in the war OF 1851 When Rosas fell
here, in 1881 no returned and has stood beside his
early friends Mitre, Gelly obes &c, ever since. Az
Minister OF War he went to the disturbed region in the
INTERIOR and no has been thrown into prison by the
revolu tonsts
Adolfo ManeiIa is forty avs years old was manager
OF Cabais Bank at Cordoba. Why he should DO i'm
prisoned knows unless get better terms from
the bank for the government. The government now
pays seventeen per cent and one and onefourth per
mission
About Two hundred miles out read OF sales Of ami.
mais fabuously cheap Droves Of and colts, 81
SILVER each; fat sheep 81 to 81 40 silver; droves Of
sheep they so cents each Within few leagues
the city sheep have sold Ms low ~ this
The project is seriously considered here whether or
to put almost prohibtivc tariff on tho prominent
articles brought from the Unned states TO continue
while the present enormous wool tariff there excludes
Toe Bill before the national Senate here to remove
the national capital Rosario had pass It's third
reading just as the Of the revolution In Cordova
came. ard Il was defeated. To send the capital where
the Ministers and perhaps the President himself would
be IN danger from daily revolutions, would not answer
Although Rosario IL III santa Fe comparatively quet
province yet deemed best not TO locate the capital
among near such gyrating tendencies.
Large numbers OF poor ana helpless men, women and
children continue ind their way down tins coast from
Rio Janero who have been beguied into emigration 10
that place. Why do leave such country the
United states for such hole in the earth a. BrazS IL
ts = grand humoug
AZ latest closing OF mail the national government has
formally declared the province OF tordova IN state OF
rebellion, and has called the National Guard Of all
the provinces to IL into order The perpetrators
of the act Of formal rebellion are outlaws
The revolutionary government demanded OF the i'm.
prsoncd Minister OF War to sign certain orders and
acquisitions for money and articles OF war These wero
onca. but not respected, being evidently
eItorted. tie was then placed in closer confinement
put Ia irons carrying orders out into
she in tho interest Of the rebels was taken and
summarily shot
The self.eected Governor Lueugo has made forced
loan from the banks OF $4,000, silver. He has the
capital, but not one thousand men.
News IRON the army is axiousy expected. The
British steamer Doterei has gone 70 Paraguay, no
ono knows exactly Tor what purpose. some lay to
bring away President Lopez in light; but thAl pre-
posterous nonsense.
Rumors OF Peacc-FrnBce and England at the
bottom OF It-Discouragins News for the
Ailies-storm at Bucuos Ayres.
BuKsos ArRss, August IS, 1861
To-day there Of negotiations for peace
They are supposed to be BY the English and French
Minister'S Nothing certain has uanspired about IT,
The news OF the fleet falling back the former an.
chorsgs escouragng 1t leaves the army in very
critical condition.
TIE extracts at lass momen, from the papers will
4 storm is nov raging and the supplemental mail may
not tie Cos OF in time.
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