The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-31
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Reported Fan of Iaumaita.

AhtpOEttN ran Oh IsHlnaatas
LISBON, Aug. 28.-One OF the steamers Of the
regular mail line between Rio Janeiro and this
port arrived late last evening with advIce5 from
Rio TO August s.
Her news is highly important The tactics of
the allied forces in pting TO reuuce the
Paraguayan fortress of Humaita by starvation
nave been entirely successful. The Paraguayans
held out to the last moment, aud on July q,
When ther stores were exhausted, evacuated
the position, and the allied forces marched iutO
Humalta the next day. Two untred aud fifty
cannon, and large quantity OF ammunition,
small arms, etc, which the Paraguayans were
compelled TO abandon, were captured by the
allies. The retreating Paraguay ans were
pursued, and iour thousand OF them cut
of from the main body and surrounded
in Gran Chaco. They formed in line of
battle, and in answer to a demand to surrender
emphatically refused. Three of the Brazilian
lron-clads forced their way through the o5stTuc.
tOns, and past the batteries on the Parana and
had joined the fleet in the BON bardment of the
position of President Lopez at the mouth of the
Tcbiguary al d Marshal CaXias the allied COM
mander, was also advancing TROOPS on Lopez
from the land side, and as the guns of the allied
feet commanded all routes OF retreat, it was
eXl ected that the Paraguay ans would soon be
forced to surrender their position. 1t was re-
ported that the Paraguay aus had also evacuated
the Important deleDsble town of Tlmpo. Iu
view OF all these advantages gained by the allies,
the opinion was general throughout Brazil tn At
tie war was very near successful termination.
There were no new developments in regard to
the difficulty between Mr. Webb, the American
Minister, and the Brazilian Government.
ormidabte revolt had broken out in Para
quay, but it was summarly put down, and
many OF the ringleaders were captured. Two
OF them Berges and Carrenas, were tried and
shot, The first named was formerly the Para
guayan Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The ne "
ministry of the Brazilian Government is remov-
Ing the Presidents, OF The provinces. aud APP
pointing others in their places, which action is
opposed by the Liberal party every where
throughout the country.
ParaGuayan Accounts,
LONDON, Aug. 30.--Accounts of the recent
events on the Rio Paraua have been received
from Paraguayan sources. The Para guayaus
claim that the allies received severe checks in
two battles on July 10 and Is. Tue fortress was
subsequently evacuated without the knoWled re
OF the enemy. All the heavy guns were spiked,
and the arms, ammunition, and stores, were
removed.
The governments OF Chilli and Bolivia have
offered their good offices to Lopez, as mediators.
The Pans Pa RE has Paraguay adviccs which
explain that Humalta was abandoned because
Lopez had completed his new defensive line OF
foIthCauons on the Ttbguary.
The Paraguayans were confident that the
allies, though holding the river, would not at
tempt to enter the interior of the country, and
they believed that the war would soon be
brought to All END by the lassitude of the com
bned powers.