The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-18

cation ID maintained between the two not'as on the
CAaco bank by the GarbaldDos with eight hundred
operatives occupied IN cutting wood Tor .ns ase%s
reports Lopsz ., Pucd central spot besween Tuyuti
and Hsma,sA Barros commands IN hamaita, ana
every day makes reconnaissance with z couple o.
rerimspts Hesouin still holds the lines Of ruyu and
Rotas but this chief has 81 ass become - corpuenS
faprv bs,tabons count some two hundrsd and odd
men. or these there are not moro IMAM twenty nve.
The cavalry force % o. o. s .s,a
much as mare 10 Paraguay. The artillery 10,
on whole. the most efficient arm The allied army
still occupies the ground - when last WROTE and
with exception Of occasional gueillas1uo bsIicoss
operations have taken paoe. Thoagh l DO not at ali
proving unless he asss succeed 10 forcing Humsita
Otherwise the land army whose line already too OK
v nav. e Their ;r. 70 p:
river Until this 10 effected the blockade IL not com.
plets. and .be longer We delay are the more
with success would require double force and
should therefore prefer 70 rsk attack the enemys
lines With the exception Of 0sorio, all the allied
chiefs think otherwise, and now appears We
shall have 70 sustain another Tuyuti campaign dread
70 pass another summer In the swamps Of Paraguay and
much precious time. While fellows are building
huts 70 shelter them from the enemy night
e1cava,ing mines What ali this viii come to do no,
attempt to say. Already they begin to see their mis-
ana the MARQUES caxas says .nal but lot
suner any defeat there will DO awful WORK here about
whom 10 blame
Owing to press OF copy obliged 10 hold over
another letter received yesterday from English
engineer on board one of the Brazilian gnnboats He
says saved the ironclads in passing Curupaty
that they kept close under bank that the Para
quay ans could not depress their sufficiently Only
one shot struck the Colombo but ran right through
Tomorrow we shall publish this highly interesting
letter. Ignaco led the iron clads and had the band
playing whilst passing mp. II 10 thought that
coming down they will 60 under still heavier fire.
Some Of the Of the BateTe de Londres throw $50
be found interesting :-"Captan Michel and Mr.. Gould
visited General Porto Allegro at hrs headquarters While
in the tent the answer Of President Lopez was
brought to Mr. g., expressing his regard &c, for tho
English government and saying no had arranged that
Mr. Gould might land at Curapat on Sunday, between
sunrise and sunset but impossible for the Doterel
70 go up the river, II was stockaded"
The British Claiming Glory that Belongs 10
the ParaGunyans-The Attack ON Hnmnita.
Icurupaiy august 2sl Correspondence tho Bucnos
The Doterel has been up here and yesterday dropped
down the river TO Correntes boarded the Brsher and
Mr.. Secretary Gould landed on the 18th At Curuzu
point about quarter Of mile below the batteries on
the mail boxes etc.. for the American Minis
ter were am told magnificent set OF men, their uni
OF them had scarlet tunics, made very loose.
The squadron Of wooden vessels anchored below Cnru
patty fire manv shells tho woods into the Para
guayan camp but do very little harm beyond worrying
the enemy. The iron-cads mp the river. and from
the guns heard they be firing Hnmata rather
the distractions the approaching il. As the
iron clads passed Curupay they sustained terrific fire
from the batteries, but as they went by full speed,
with their ports closed and bags Of sand
around their weakest places, they sustained little
injury. hear that two officers only killed and
twelve men wounded The Paragnayans have three
CHAINS twisted together supported three four largo
boats across the river, jnst below Humata. The from
clads have sunk OF the boats but hear shc will be
replaced quickly by the enemy who work night and
day at the trenches around Humatd. From the 'front.'
where General Osoro and President Mitre are. tho
towers Of Humatd, thcy say are plainly visible, and
long distance from them tho aiea most formida-
BILE trenches have sprung mp within the last three
weeks; each day that tho attack Is delayed these OBJ
saces increase, and the weather Is getting oppres
and hot The Paraguayans spoken to by tho Doterel
seem full of enthusiasm and quite confident that this
summer will see Their country triumphant they Ger
tsnly o brave people; the women work in the
trenches boys OF twelve years OF have been taken
in combat; they light like those heroes OF old, who
Fought for their affairs and their hrea
FOUGHT for the green graves OF their sires,
Their God, their native land.
Whether the British subjects IN Paraguay win be
allowed To leave not al matter Of conjsc
ture. Mr. Gould is working hard like Moses in Egypt
TO the heart OF Lopez to 'let my people go,'
while their promised land the Doterel remains here
until wanted. My belief s that these Britshors in Para
quay too well paid 10 about leaving yet. The
game is good one; spades are trumps The Dotsrc
will probably return as she came John Bull il we'll OF
and the expense OF the trip 10 mere nothing.