The New York herald., 1868-04-22


taken 10 The deserters' tales as they delight to cram
their listeners with all kinds of reports SO about
hidden in the reeds OF the river bank opposite where
five OF the iron-clads lay. These boats were cum
nnsy covered WITH branches and IKE thus while
the noaing islands which come, down the
dangSaS 3 ne
the boats were padded WITHOUT noise towards the
iron-cads st the other side and would have succeed.
an and IN casAg the r
boat had not happened in the dark to strike against
the fictitious island and discover the ,asse The as
tonished Braziians were nearly taken in their stupe
fcatOn, but recovered just In time to back oars out
OF reach and make at full stretch for the nearest
the branches and away went the Paraguayans in
pursuit. and between their eagerness In the chase
lost sight or SO that instead Of eight boats going
TO the Simultaneous attack OF each iron-clad as ar
ranged fourteen dashed ASH at the Lima Barros and
down towards Curupatty to take the two lying just
above aud the remainder made for the Siiyado and
Hervai.
Hardly was the alarm given TO the Lima Barros be.
fore the Para2uayans were on them. Helter-skelter
rushed the to get inside the coverts and clase
the matches. Before this could be done entirely The
Doarders Jumped on the low decks, and most Of the
Brazians yet outside, including the commander and
his first lieutenant, who, like the brave men they
are were the last to look for shelter, cut down
desperate and bloody fight took place for the pos
were discharged and the Paraguayans used with
siderable effect the grenades they mad provided to
going On, but there the crew had had time to
get III cover Neither OF these vessels had steam up
aud consequently were unable to throw hot water
the assailants and 1t hardly be doubted that had
all the ironclads been attacked at once was in
tended the greatly superior force OF the Paraguayans
would in short time have DESTROYED the defenders
and have obtained the victory. But fortune again
saved the Brazlians, she has done in many criti
| cal position of the present war. The two nearest
| vessels, the Silvado and Herval hauled upon their
lines so as to get chance at the boats, and the Sill
vedo, which had steam up, poured grape among the
|
clad Brazil was further off, hastily got up steam and,
as daylight came, ranged up past the Caora hurting
passed her. laying herself alongside the Lima Barros;
swept her decks With awful effect among the dense
mass OF Paraguayans, and crushing men and boats
like eggshells between the coding hulls. The game
was up then and all the Paraguayans, save the dead
the shore, and the Brazilians could breathe again.
The boats that were descending the river stopped
to get in range. The Drazilians made only fifteen
prisoners They had dye killed on the Lima Balros,
including the captain. Costa, and three on the Sill
vado besides sixty wounded.
The following is The Admras report
The assaimg notilla was composed OF forty
eight boats, lashed two by two, and with tweniy-
men in each, in all 1900 men, Each group OF eight
boats -four pairsl was commanded by captain and
was destined to board an iron clad, including those
anchored in Port Eilsario The groups Of boats
lost their order at the frst shots, from which re-
suited that fourteen boats fastened to and boarded
the Lima Barros and twelve the Cabra, Others
going down stream and others being sunk by
the attacked ironclads some canoes returned to
the shore, carrying wounded, dead ana fugi-
t!ves, The boats intended for the assault on the
iron-cals at Port Elisaro did not go on because
they saw the movement OF the irOn-clad with the
Admiral, which was the Mariz Barros which, how
ever, did not prevent the little steamer Lindoya
throwing some grape among them. We threw 10
bodies into the river The HervaI and silvado killed
many in the river who had thrown themselves In
when got alongside the boarded IRON clads. tried
10 save some with the boats which LEFT all the vessels
nd many R@ we're So sens the co
lombo TO the upper side OF tQe ryer. / have taken
eleven boats besides one OF ours which had drifted
which was firing briskly from covert. Their huts
were destroyed and many killed by grape have come
down. urloss in killed and wounded thirty-two,
few being wounded severely. The officers are doing
well, and there is hope of saving all. calculate
| the sd the wooden steamers Mage and Deberibe
| passed by Curupaity being noticed only when
at them they replied hard and heavy. only one ball
struck them, causing the wounding Of one VI the
crew and dent In one Of hs Hskoy PsSeT "a rxTAry.
| Only thirteen prisoners were taken, among them
lieutenant Five men were killed on the Lima Bar
board the Cabyal, the warning reaching her in time
for her crew TO ebter the casemate Captains Costa
and Garcnd6, OF the Lima Barros We're severely
wounded. This vessel received some injuries from
the Brazil when she ran alongside.
ylieo that IA another assault oi, the IToacads @ nne
was captured, and several merchants have received
letters here stating positively that such had hap
report for no steamer had come down from Para.
quay since the usual packet and the could not
arfiyed here Yesterday, but added nothing to what
have detailed brought by the regular mail. The
PSO Of the as Z Raag ss % Is 81 not ,Ss
mued the iron-cals to get past Humaita has
flooded the Paraguayans OUT OF the strong battery
called limbo aud has inundated the road in the
Chaco by which supplies were got in, 1t las in oiner
respects tecn very dsalya1,agsous 10 the allies They
have had 10 remove their troops from the Chaco The
railroad made there TO supply the iron-clld division
shut be-weel OnIipa.g ahi humaiia Is covered
unless { run the gauntiet past ~ batteries OF Gu
rupaity. IL has also embarrassed the supplying OF
The .nd 70 ccs, ami '.s iof tAe gunboats above liu
mai a, they are uuabe 10 undertake an expedition
from want OF coal. 80 neCes5lfy IL coat that the
Brazilian Admiral offered 10 an American captain
Witn cargo ~ Corscniei 20 give him 500 eOl 10
take s Ncssc up past the batteries 10 the iron calI
above liuna "a furnishing him with The best IRON
clad - toN ana protect hm. Tho O1cr was declined
TIE corps OF Ten thousand men which Caxias
pUposad sCnliny no - Asulci has not
left the cl,np. Without the cunbOats It could do
little. in ls.,, tho intent ~, II IL was ever real
is abandoned, for the general dare let them 60
VINE having 20 de en- weak iue OF twonty-sN
mil against such men as the bescged Paraguayans
Lopez ls BELIEVED 70 10 at Tcbcuiri working on inc
delence OF the iles on tnl river so that IL lron the
q mel the Paraguayan garrison will cut their way
through the long linc O pcsiegcrs and reach IN few
hours p.cnty aal support on the northern bank OF
ia. river. Aft.r tie taSin, Of Es;ab eclrnieno tie
Era iiian gen raj ran risk OF lifc He went To take
a sleep n d small hut inside ihc fort. Two or thrcc
hogrs AZ erwaTdl hc awcke, and, according TO his
ord r., tho Lu,s We're sci Gfo 20. From the roof
q tie one he s ept III Paraguayan thcn dropped
down, having been concealed lying on q hide hung
from It since IA. capture OF The place.
The Brazilian government here is not acting as II
!. cyrcc - la2 waI " close az once for IL Is still
Gfhfg 0n lcs'uitihy. Ab0rt seven hundred men
were s4u. OF let week, Hal about as many VIII 20
IN week. IN Austrian colonel ~ here olerng 10
hr,nx three thousand men OF trose that were In
Mexico with Mixin,lian, to fight tie Palagulyans
a!d li rya ds settle "a military c'lon,sis but the
government SAYS the general does not Ike foreigners
la hls ag.ny, AMI Il ias nos accepted the Ofer.
In idc', cas- as gcrresens the general feeling OF tne
Br L.iuaus they are Jealous Of foreigners, whose
uCuyi,y ari power VI resource ~ constant eyesore
lu ticm, dui % lahc3 them ei mean when they COM
pare tIeir backward eJndit on with the advance
OF the United Staf.s AMI other countries less
/ favored hy nature thin tierh 1hey want
I'd f'taln az powcs AMI honor ia ,ncr
b ONn aal' 0ul they grudyc the H. elgners every
emp 0! m 10y, anl even Tie Possession of anh. The
l oaJ KINDS tncy walt 30 are handsome, chat'y,