The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.


November for japan.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD
Ths Battle Within she Allied Camp Mt
Tuyufy-Fhc Spie mid Conduct Of tho Para.
Guayans Early !" the Observation-Disclosures
and Defent FpIaw their victory-The APP
prOaching Elrc,ion tar President.
buESos AyREs, s A. Nov. IS, 1897.
Tho allies are rapidly tightening the lines around the
fortress Of Humaa. Al movements for month
past have been favorable 10 tho allies, and they
pushing their advantage wila indus ~ before
seen In this war. is certain that Paraguay has
nor last army In the ueid and that 1t Is wasting away
under prvation fortunes Of war. With inces-
SAINT diminishing and recruits he limit OF
Aurancs Ia absolute. Private letters from Paraguay
assure ~ OF great want Of clothing, and also
hecessares Of fe The prisoners taken recently have
boon miseratly clad, the OF tho newspa-
PEN that whole country, we'll this, Is sighting for
gsace There 10 diaiuuuon or loyalty 10 Lopez,
b there any dspos0n 10 yield 70 the triple alliance
The women continue 20 work and 70 provide for the
ARMY both By cuvatpg the groand aud tending locks
and hoedR Such instance VI union pertinacy aud
sus1ng Tor the IL country has MOT been pro-
duoed IN modern times - u found now In Paraguay
! On the Goth Of October Brigades General J. n n
Barreto with about Ave thousand 70 recon-
notrs about Tay little town on the bank OF the river
fnnguay The town was found not to DO ntrenched,
bnd small force OF farayuagans was quito cut to
pisea& or eight hundred very few escaped, and
t6sss chiefly BY jumping into tho water Three spail
PMsguayan steamers there, and one OF them was
punk, another harmed, aod escaped up tho river
with damaged wheeix Tho fort gives the aliies great
A1vantags II almost certainty commands the river,
bad 20 interccpts communication between Humata and
khe capital On the other hand increases the risk Of
mo allies BY extending their lines TIey have not
Far from forty miles Of line TO keep up with mot
and at points there must BIO at zach not
sen than TO- 900. Now, Paraguay had for daring
adventures nrst thess Inca would DO broken like
bpiders webe xud suppss for the aes' front cut on
bat ths indications snat Paraguay has moro
- send 70 tho ned.
On November thcre occurrence Of most
rharaotsrstc and interesting kind revealing the native
eharacter OF combaausa convoy was ready to start
1t daylight from luyu the old CAMP where General
Porto Aogre with COO men, to convey supplies to
ths front The night before Co.Onel Barros emerged
from Fort Humai,d with 5000 infantry and noselessly
sncamped close TO the entertainments OF Tuyuty Al
aayght when as,ir, except tho convoy. and
when the drivers yukog the hundreds Of oxen, the
Psraguayans quietly marched in they came wnoop-
Ing like men driving cattle. and the drowsy soldiers
supposed Il tho drivers gathering up
she oxen. by this they three hundred
yards inside the entertainments, among the tents and
u
going on. there Is amoug the allies Paraguayan
aegon, which next cntiepcbinent and II seems
{n.s none Of them sass The alarm ana many q them
bfa betrayal Of the allies. but Of th . cannot now
lpeak with certainty; tolonsl xmenes. TO whom
Colonel Barros tho comm aud aud retained. dvi-
1ed tho ssssilants into divisions. Two TO fall
respectively on the right and tns left OF The camp and
pne 60 round Two thousand Tcn) and 10 attack
bhe the lma. A. the front the consterna
hon and slaughter we're awful No troops were ready
5br the attack but the few wn, 40 the guard
or TIE provision train just ready to start These could
not long resist such force, and the PsrnGusyans
Ssd ihs deserted tents offered iemp.nx alursmsais to
sired and hungry men. In the rear there was still
=. q oppoaiso. Ieanne,> suffers 81; ,s;
"a the indiscrimnaie stack Tents wagons, stores,
end sven the hospitals xere set on rs and The smoke
me- such - could escape, fed brazilian freedmen,
Andss nre for the rss time aud not ye free from fright
leagues distant was soon crowded with Dreathess fus
kvsa Tn the panic spread, and the price OF pas.
noIlarA Paraguayan virtue could not nght tssioal
DrinctpIes. Early In ths ghs The pundcriug began.
Hss banl when they came TO sprituous liquors thsy
parted them inside themselves, and IN three hours
q vcsoy ssssssss under captured q baggage or
beosn drink. This aecldcd the day. Baron Porto
Shargs was made on The dssrgan zed and drunken
horde. many Of whom had thrown down tho means OF
liking lfe 70 carry ths means q sustaining r. Nov
ma exposed the he pe<s fellows TO . rsvengsfui
FetaIiaop Resolution extended TO all the allied forces,
Aud the carnage OF the Paraguay ans was terrible A.
3hs moment OF making the charge General Parsnhos
3BraziIanD had just come up VITA fresn troops, and
4saenl Herpos Of the cavalry, behaved 80 CALAMITY
Nbat ne was promoted grade the day OF battle Tho
Rnruguayaps had managed OF goods carly In tho
6ying vsnously two, twelve and twenty -eishI II Is
impossible exacslv TIC Of loss either
party. but wss the mos costly aud bloody Of all tho
ans, and ono statement gives their own loss al 900
Emen II could hardly DO less. and fuller reports may
An fnF vfsrMN ami.
.dcra becoming unnianagexbio Tho fray result
would have bsen 10 anpihate Tho allied camp under
General Porto Allegro at luyuy. A. " the result has
jjnsprtcd the allies aud greatly weakened tho Para
tguayanS Whom the smoke cleared away the allied
inc news OF The var carried BY this mail 10 entirely "a
Sornblo 70 the allies. not from superiority In any parti
euiar except In resources Paraguay used up There
- no need o. money for all Tncn and all women give
sine and properly al itasm for the country, but toe
men are gone. The marsh, the camp and the battle
Who remain missrably cad often more than half
naked and poorly fed. the aud near II will lay the
Foundation Of eud and aniaosi thai ages VIII nos fade
IN the interior varied fortunes attend the rebels In
hs main The advantages are In favor Of the national
AZ iast mall Il Gro wentto tho United States rumored
invasion and attempted revolution 10 Uruguay. There
Gas serious alarm the tine, aud oply Z bold be-
wiuning needed 90 spresi me alarm Nil along the
liver II has happily ended snd fears ara entertained
There has been l-te wool bought FOR the Usitsd
stss and tbs demand fos WOO. y 20 iIsile that tho
2s hal Al there arc no buyers for the United
The number Of American merchant vessels IN port To-
Il t1s noo American steamer City Of Providence was
eold few days ago 70 Mr. Gavsn contractor for The
lesmy Tor $4,000. gold she Will Do used 70 convey
,(nsn and supplles u the army.
" Ibs exc'temsnt over the election o. Presdonf 70
Dy lslIsvsd that Dr. Adofs IlsIns Governor o. this
sSvInos will DO tbs successful candidate. Ne viii
Nsks rcd sxscusvs ofhcss. 10 = N sdaeessds In