The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-02
THE PARAcUAYAN WAR.
sptcIAL cuRRsspQNprncE OF IAE HERALD.

The Braziiians Abandon Cuauzu for New
Move mp the Parana-How the Strategic
Change Took PIace-The Paraguayans Al
ready Fortified Against The New Move.
RIO JAsEIRo August l. 1867
To employ the language OF ono of your contempo-
rares while rejecting the smile and detesting the
grammar, "the eye Of the public has been tiptoe
expectation" in reference to great victory that
anticipated by the Brazilian the Paaguayans
say Brazilian because the alliance LONGER practically
exists The French packe,, which brought news from
the seat OF war TO the 7th ultmo reports nothing to
mitigate the feverish feeling which has taken possession
OF oil minds for the last few weeks. On the contrary
she has increased the anxiety with which await
steamers from tho river Plate At Montevideo nforma-
ton was expected OF general battle, which take
place under the lead Of the Chef MARQUES
do Caxias.
On the I'd Of July the Baron Porto Allegro had in
tsrvew with the Admiral board the flagship II has
leaked ont since that the Marques declared that he
going TO abandon his encampment and proceed 10 the
spot where be was meet the Baron do Herral, HIS
troops carrying ratons for three days 1t appears also
that Baron Porto Allegro of opinion they should
await the arrival OF General Aitre with his thousand
promised troops 40 he thought 1t rashness TO penetrate
further into the enemy territory twenty
thousand menthe present available force OF the allies
heavy rain commenced on the Sd. In consequence Of
which the intended movement OF the Marquis not
Curuzd, from Paso de Patria TO take away the re.
mander OF the forces, including the artillery IL
determined TO abandon the position 1t that the
Paraguayans discovering the projected operations OF
the Brazlians opened tremendous fire the latter
killing and woundng considerable number Of them.
Carrying out his determination, the 4th the MARQUES
de Caxas abandoned and reduced his encamp-
ment 10 the Of the brave fellows who at great
sacrifice conquered this fine position On the 5th
the fleet continued to move. The fighting ships in the
rear assembled the river short distance and the pom
looms, transports and floating battery, with other
ses fell back from CuruzI In order to facilitate ope
ratons the feet formed into three divisions.
The rstis under the immediate command of the Admit
ralinChief and is intended 70 operate above Currpay
the second Is to operate from Curuz down and
mission TO watch the Parana river and support all the
troops Of the Baron do Herral
II Is expected that soon a. the COM
bned 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 IL that
the same heavens fighting against the Brazians In
their continuous rains These not the days OF por-
tents and omens they were might be disposed to
say that Brazil ought abandon her attempt conquer
Paraguay seeing that the desire OF conquest Is opposed
to the will Of God But let leave phlosophizng and
60 to dry facts
II seems that the Brazilians not remiss in their
endeavors to meet the enemy. Teegraphic wires
laid all over the line Of march wherever the line ad
vancea BY these means communication 10 kept up
with Paso de Patra and Baron do Herra.
1t 10 believed and with good reason that the invading
forces will encounrer stubborn resistance at san
Sosno, another new place before unknown They arc
always discovering new places The Paraguayans are
said to have large number OF guns there
To show the excellent strategy OF the ParaQuayans
must that San Soano the lately discovered position
OF the Paraguayans open field in last September
through which General Flores penetrated great
lance into the Paraguayan eneampment.