Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-11
sOuth American News.


New YORK, Dec. 23.-The steamship
North America brings Rio Janeiro
dates to Nov. %.
The war in Paraguay continues. On
October 18th two thousand Paraguayan
cavalry, who sailed from Humita to
pasture their horses, were attacked by
fonr thousand Brazilians, and though
they fought desperately, they were
routed with loss of 500 dead aud $50
prisoners, and were pursued to the en-
trenchments of Humita. The victors
lost 125 killed and wounded Several
smaller fights occurred during the fol-
lowing week, in which the allies were
successful
On the 18th, LOpez's cattle depot, at
Riucon de los Ovajas, was stOrmed by
the Brszilians with loss of $40 men.
The defenders lost $50 men and / sos
cattle.
On the LIST of November the Para
guayan works at ToYe we're assaulted,
and the garrison, 300 strong, routed
with loss of 500 killed and 90 prison.
ers. OF three Paragusyan steamers
who took part in the defense, one was
sunk, one burned by the allied fire,
and the third escaped in a crippled
condition. The loss of the Victors was
only 30. On the third the Paraguay
ans In turn made dash on the extrem-
ity of the allied line at Turiay with
G, 900 men, and captured three redOubts.
They followed this mp by an attack on
the POlzgOD, a strong fertilization.
Baron Porto Allegro collected 10000
men and disputed the PaTaguayan ad-
vance, which Was CALAMITY made and
finally repulsed. In the evening the
arrival of some cavalry, which charged
the Paragraphs, caused them to aban-
don the captured redOubts, aud two of
the guns taken therein, aud retreat to
their own lines. The loss of the allies
was six guns aud LOO killed and
wounded. The loss of the Paraeuayans
was 2 400 killed and prisoners, of whom
but 155 we're prisoners. The number of
wounded is unknown.
The Peruvian exploring expedition,
under Admiral Tucker, had examined
the rivers Pachitic and Ucsyali, and
reached Iquitos, whence they wOnld
ascend the ArrisOn to Para.
The small pox had killed 3. 168 per.
sons in the province of Matte Grusso,
to Sept. 26-2, 200 In the town of Cuya.
ba alone. The United States steamer
Pawnee, at Bahia, had many cases of
small pox among her crew. By consent
of the authorities, the sick were placed
In the hospitals on the shore.
A conspiracy was discovered among
the crew of Portuguese cody ship to
kill the captain aud others who refused
TO Join them, turn the vessel into a pi-
rate, and finally sell her in the Pacific.
Seven of the conspiratOrs were placed
in irons and subsequently delivered to
the authorities. While In irons the
eighth jumped overheard and was
drowned.
The North America left st. Thomas
Dec. 10, and reports that the excite
ment Occasioned 10y the late earthquake
still continued. On Dec. 18th they ex-
perienced another heavy shock.
The Brazilian Minister to the United
States, Senior Gonzales de RIagolhoens,
arrived In the North America.
The Anglo-Brszilian Times says that
the two great victories of the Brazil
ians before San Saloma have ruined the
Paraguayan horse and rendered it i'm
possible for Lopez TO continue to con-
test the possession of the open coun-
try with the powerful allied cavalry
The capture of RIncon had deprived
him of his cattle station and herds,
while the carrying of the bluff at Tagi
has shut the last way through the
paths of the Zrsnchaco. Thus he must
needs rise or fail with the sole resources
gathered within his fortress, although
he will doubtless assail, again and again,
with the energy of despair, the two
extremes of the allied line at Tai and
Turiil. The nature of the ground is
to the advantage Of the allies Mean
time, cut off from outside aid, his re-
sources must lessen daily, while the
allied reintOrcements now average two
thousand per month, and they have
the world for supplies.
The cholera has disappeared from
among the allied troops.
The ram Stonewall left Rio Janeiro
November 18th.
Adviees from the capital of Venezue-
la to the 9Th are received. The press
were vehementiy demanding explana-
tions from the government concerning
the arrest of three citizens for alleged
political offences at time when tran
guilty reigned throughout the repub-
llc.
According to Official accounts several
shocks of earthquake were felt at Cara
cas-, Nov. 10. At Laguayres the sea
rose ak feet above the high water
mark.
Coal mining in Great Britain cost
l ,565 lives last year,-nearly five a