The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-24
FIRST EDITION
P AIR n GU a ".
News from the Seat Of War-A Let
ter from the 'Tyrant" Lopez.

The Anglo Brazi,tan Times says:-"Mr. Wash
burn. late United States Minister to Paraguay
Is now here He says that Paraguay is In a
terrible state of penury and despotism, but that
the allied purpose of separating Lopez from the
Government is utterly hopeless as the Para
ruayans look up to him as their greatest patriot,
and aie willing to make any sacrifice he may
demand Of them. LuSuries and provisions had
been hitherto easily procured from Bolivia
Many very strong positions existed TO which the
Parsguayan army could retire should that of
v'i'~+~ -'7o~~ ~...,nable, and Lopez's policy
was not to fight but TO exhaust the Brazilian
army and finances by proloDgtng the struggle
Its, however, evident that the end is not FAR
when the President of the Argentine Republic
had liberated all the Paraguayan prisoners
showing that nothing was feared from their
return.
There is no statement that the American feet
or q portion of it had gone up TO exact justice
from Lopez, for all that we find concerning 1t Is
that Eat Monteyideo the American squadron was
reported to be under orders to ascend to Para
quay, accompanying the new United States
minister, General McMahon."
Bv Atlantic cable we have news from the seat
of war, by way of Lisbon, to the 6th of Novem-
Der, showing that the flank movement of Gene
raj Argollo had almost reached Asunclon.
fuller detail of the plan, brought by the Merri-
mack, is as follows
at is stated that the Marquis de Caxias had
ordered all the naval and military forces to be
ready for the immediate prosecution of the
hank movement for which General Argollos
corps was in3epded, and that the generallsslmo's
plan was to cooperate with the movement of
that corps by an assault in front and general
bombardment by the squadron.
THE majority of the iron-c -clads were above
Aneostura. Various attempts had been made
to destroy vessels with torpedoes, but hitherto
without success, owing to the precautions OBJ
general Argollo, with twelve thousand men,
was still in the Chaco and on the oath OF october
had effected communication with the division OF
ilon clads which had passed above the batteries
OF Angostura The work of making the road
suitable for the transport OF the army train was
being pushed rapidly, aud II is said that by the
Goth of November the road would be ready tor
USE"
Lopez issued proclamation on the 10th of
October, before the irou-clads had passed An
gostura, seven leagues from Asuncion. The
reference to the "weak and cowardly spirits"
who SURRENDERED" doubtless refers to the vic
Tins mentioned in the Washburu correspon-
dence. The folio wing is the concluding portion
of bis proclamation:-
1.-THE moment of trial overlook us, the weak
and coWardly spirit, succum bed, the great and
generous, however remained to convince the
world more than ever, to what degree we wor-
ship our country and our liberty how dear to
us Is a single victim offered upon its altars, and
how indelible and cherished ia the remembrance
of ii.
"Fellow countrymen! Thanks to the won
d. rful intervention of God, we have escaped the
greater calamity. Let us raise our hands TO
Heaven. and more than ever condde In His
mercy, let us discharge our duties as Christians
to our country, and by the grace OF God aud the
force of our arms posIerity shall bail the Repub-
lie of Paraguay great nd glorions.
Headquarters, Surubihy, october l6, 1889.
Francisco SoLANo LOPEZ