The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-02

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Chief of the allied forces, received in
formation that the ParaguaYans were
leaving TIC fortfes !. He imHse ediately
ordered an advance, and a column of
Is 700 men crossed the bitches and
entered the enemies lines and took
possessipn ef-N redoubt. They were
making Preparations TO occupy the
rest of the works, when the Paraguay
an troops opened a FIRE of musketry
and artillery, which had a terrible eff
feet on the allied column, in its
crowded and disOrdered. condition.
Tue Parag uaganS kheh. adKanced on
the Brazlilans, jumping into the RET
doubt, and attacking them with bayo4
nets n eantimeOkeeping up a sharp
artillery fire on the column which had
commenced to fall back. The attack
ing party Of allies we're driven from
the redoubt, and the whole column
returned to its camp, having suffered
severely in killed, wounded and pris-
oners. The leWestzestimate of their
loss In this. attack 5places it at 600
killed and wounded. Some divisions
were almost cut to pieces, and large
numbers of men were missing.
A few days later the allies assault
ed a Paraguayan fort, in the Grau
Chaco. The attacking party was re
ceived with heavy fire of artillery.
which created a panic among them,
and theycommenreH saaretreat in dis
order. The AParaguaSanS left their
defences and pursued the retreating
troops with great vigor. Tue latter
again suffered a heavy Loss, especially
on the II srstfaaN Their killed and
wounded amounted to five hundred
and fifty.
On the 25th of July it was discov-
cred that .EHumaita, had at last been
actually evacuated. All the heavy
guns left in the place were dismount
ed and spiked, and some munitions
of war;, which could, not easily be
moved through the forest, were left
behind. .
The garrison retired in good order
without interruption to the new posi-
ton on the FebeeaaFy. The fertifi
cations there. which4 LoDezabas been
building for nearly year. are believ-
ed to be impregnable, and the COM
munications with the interior are Sc
cure. fT HIsGYn
The Paraguay river 1h has been so
obstructed as to be inaccessible to the
iron clads of the allies.
A dispatch was Feeeived-at Rio Ja-
neiro on the 8th, stating that the
United States steamer Wash had pro
eeeded up the Eiyer ito Asuneion to
take on boardS Minister Washburne
and suite.
The Ariel, the first ship of the feet
from China, has just arrived in the
Thames. She saiied fromrEOochow
May 18th n company with the tea
ships Topping andsSir LoucclOt.
The English cricketers sail from
Liverpool to. morrow in the steamship
CITY of<Baltim0re to play series Of
five international matches against the
United States and the Canadian criclt-
eters. They will play one crick BIT
match, instead of two, as previously
reported, in each of the following
cities New YoEk, Montreal, Boston
and Philadelphia, and will not play
match game of base ball. o
LONDON, September Hon. JDo.
Bright publishes a long aud eloquent
address 20 the voters of Birmingham.
He gives his views an heaflyz yzafl the
great Questions at Issue, EXPLAINS to
his constituents the defects of the.
late Reform Bill, reviews a large the
question OF suffrage, aud repeats his
desire for such an extension Of fran
chise Jas will call into. exercise more
of the enlightened intelfigencu-of the
country. He denounces the principle
of three cornered constituencies as
applied to Birmingham. He be-
lieves the disestablishment and dis
endowment of the Irish Church
would, strengthen the cause of Chris
tianity and the constitution Of the
country. lie closes by announcing
himself as the champion Of these
principles, and offers himself as
candidate for reelection to the House
OF Commons. = s.