The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-23

The War In Parnguay-vlIIa Del Pillar sun
Held ~ shs Allies-A Movement q Occupy
acknowledgements 81 Peacc-Aaesher Bas.
tle Between the BeIlissrenss-Ths Allies
victorious-Brisish DipIsaacy-Changes 10
the Brazilian Diplomatic Corps-Trade Dull.
RIO JAxuRo, Ost a. 1861.
In spite q The strenuous efforts Of the British ocioss
Secretary Mr. Gould. in bringing about pssoe bsswssa
Lopsz and the allies, the war goes On. and now with
better prospect Of m early termination
villa del Par rspestsd In my Iass probably abaa-
donsd By the aiiiss. ~ the coasrasy aiu hsid By
them. and % ssrvs nov basis for opsrasioss
which, 4 successfully carried out viii soon place ne
allies in Asuncion. and drive President Lopez y The
mountains out Of The country. All prsparsssoas are
being made BY the BFaxans 70 penetrate 70 the very
centre Of Paraguay By this route leaving only .
corps Of observation In front Of Humaid and the neee
10 watch the enemy from Curupay 70 Tuy-u-cuA, and
from this place TO HumaitS.
For the present but little h Known Of this new move
msns and the army continues osssnsibly the bossgne
operations around Humatd, while the feet keep up
bombardnsnt which, " mot sfsctvs In silencng he
enemy, 10 st least useful in keeping on for the tms
being The shck Of gnass and mosquitoes that
infsst the river At every change Of the wind 70 70 the
NORTH
The nghtinson the oath ut reported In my last only
few minutes before tho harmon sft for New York,
resulted in loss the Brazans Of Ave hundred men
de combat and part Of their train Of provisions am
muniiion and cattle. Elaaed with this success
the Paxaguayans again attempted, the "a
instant, coup de mais against the q.
trems right OF tho allied position q San
Soano. But the Brazilian commander being on the
alert and riding It once 70 the threatened point sue.
ceeded after different movements drawing the enemy
into q general engagement which very naturally ~
suited in . complete victory for the allies with
Of not quite 100 men Of the 1000 they had engaged
while the Parag uayans had 500 men killed, besides
large number wounded and 200 prisoners. out Of .
force OF nearly 5000 mon, with which they commenced
the attack. Since the Sd. other movement OF i'm
portance has been made; Lopez 10 necessarily MOVING
from point 70 point reviewing his troops asd superia
artillery 70 the front and receiving supplies Of provi
SONS and ammunition from this city and Aontsvdeo.
and hor. s from the river FaranS' province q Rs
Two battalions Of allied troops stationed on the west
ern bank Of the Paraguay. maintain the communicates
milton. pQydsr &c. have 70 DO taken In carts and %
mule hack along this routs which, though not extsa-
sap.oss !. 90 8.
An Argentine paper. commenting On the several ~
ports that have been current lately about the dissolution
sion Of Tho Britain SECRETARY Of Legation 70 Paraguay.
says:-The mission Of Gould" with all IN ostentatons
was perfectly sterile only succssd:S bringing rc
Il went for The British Legation little know6
what IL going 10 happen Some OF those unfortunate
have 10 die posssssisg Lopsxs secss which
no will never consent 70 being dvulgsd they win MOI
escape the fate which 10 Feaorvsd for them. Some
answerabe with tho!r porsons and while not securo
Lopez wants them they will b kept in the horrible
position In which they i 10 not known whstheE
| Mr. Could saw them. whether, being % much pre-:
occupied with he negotiations for peace, be gave up hia
oslensibs mission or whether Lopez prohibited his
Ing them. II the documents relative % ths mtssI0a
published the country cannot help believing
that purpose and To- dissolve the alliance ard
give Lopez the triumph which be hopes 70 obtain b
| this meana
Rumors have been anoat here for como days past,
that important notifications 70 be made In the
Brazilian diplomatic corps and far can be ascer.
aincd II appears they arc tins following Baron do
Poncdo, hts secretary Costa biotta, and OF the
baron, aach6 Of the egAtion Paris recalled and
tue baron substituted by Sonhor Arano Rbeiro n
Berlin Baron dc Itamsraca 10 to be sent 70 Belgium,
and his place In Lisbon 10 BE- taken BY Senior hsRat
ha6s, returned month since from tho United States,
and who has been using Ill hrs influence 20 back
TO Washington, the ground that u IL too expensive =
live in The great republic At present
or political local news there Ii nothing OF import
auce 10 mention. Trade . natural consequences Of
the present war 10 dull and gold 1t Is per cont pre-
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