The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-18
PARAG VA Y.
Later News from the Seat or War-Situ-
alton 0f the Opposing Armies.

Later News from the Seat OF war--situ-
atiOn Of the Opposing Armies.
From TIE Anglo B, asiltan Times, Nov.7.
The newe from the seat of war In Paraguay Is
that G000 to 5000 men had been transferred TO the
west bank Of the Paraguay to effect the pro
POSITION below Viieta, and that the expedition
was hard at work cutting passage through the
dense vegetation and bridging the numerous
minor streams. II is believed that q fortnight
would be occupied In reaching the 10 vest
mouth OF the river Pilcomayo, and that the
To the opposite side of the Paraguay, in the rear
OF the Paragusyan position.
Six iron -clads were above the Paraguayan
batteries at Angostura, cutting of river COM
muDication between that point and Asunoion,
and IL is said that as soon as the expedltlon In
tine Chaco had made its road all the IRON olads,
some wooden RunbOatR, and number OF hats
and barges would force the Angostura batteries
the strength of which appears to nave been ex-
aggerated, and would co operate In the rear
movement. II is not probable, however, that
once the allies are on the point of assaulttng
the Paraguayan position from Its weakest point,
Lopez Will risk his fortunes upon the result OF
the engagement. Since the blooiy fight of
Tuyuiy, n year ago, his policy has Deen alto.
gether defensive, and simply to take advant aga
OF the unenterprising tactics OF the leaders
opposed 10 him, in order to wear out their
fOl ces and the financial powers of tue allies In
this course he has been eminently successful,
and for year has continued to abandon posi-
tion after position just Mt the critical moment
when the slow.moving allies were seriously
menaclng him, but abandoning only TO delay
them again at some fresh position, before
which their armies would lie decimating their
ranks Dy ulbeahe anu empLyluS GuSlI tEeaSu-
lleH.
AS Humaita, limo, and Teblcuary, so Will
Nileta be abandoned In turn for another posi-.
tiOn still more costly to assail; but the Para
euayan war will continue until the allies aban-
don the inglorious task in disgust or bank
ruptcy, or until leader is placed In command
whose activity will apply the needed styptto to
the continuous Paraguayan excavations. The
health of the army was not good, as. although
the epidemic of cholera, which ragged for q
short time, had passed away, intermittent and
other fevers were very prevalent, owing TO the
excessively weather.
bad food: and to the unhealthy and confined
state OF the camp, placed on narrow strip of
slightly raised land, bOrdered by immense
swamps and the marShy bank OF the river A
Parsguayan deSerter from the batteries of An
gostura says that the nearest battery has five
hundred yards, has ten or twelve; that at Asun
cion there were three 90 FOUNDERS
He also said that LOptz was trying "a get q
hahn across the river; that the cGDeSBTN90F at
ApgOstura was an Engllshmau nafu18 fhomp-
son, who had also a brother, lieutenant In LOs
steamers; that the army was estimated by some
st H,000 men, by others. 1000. The iron clad
SslVado came down past Angostura on the Sth
OF October, In conSe quence OF needing some re-
phiIB On passing the batteries she was fired
into, and ball striking an iron ring drove the
hot metal under the turret to the door of the
powder magazine. The Silvado proceeded to
Humaita 10 effect her repairs, but the Lima
Barros and AlagCas went up next morning to
join the advanced division. 1t being judged ad-
visable to strengthen IL against any attemp pt at
boarding. This division remained some lies
on shore, he force In guard of IL was suddenly
attack ed by 300 Paraguayans and forced TO
treat 10 ihe IRON -clads, which then opened with
grape and drove the Paraguayans of.