The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-02

with unerring precision and frIghtrul effects. In
the result can be more easily imagined than de-
So ended this reconnaissance; for Gelly
and Argollo, after advancing their side to
within gun range Of the ramparts, perceived that
to their quarters. This success followed 1t was
by similar one on Guaicuru-two DAYS later
fear OF moestaton from the Marquis and the oath
nothing more remained behind than guard OF about
three hundred men, who finally crossed over on that
day. after having nailed all the guns that could not
be thrown into the river. on leaving Humata each
a a with na them not only y Tor four
one mile OF swampy and woody plain, the canoes
that had brought them from Humaita. And this un-
paraleled feat had actually been accomplished with
In sight OF forty thousand besiegng enemies and
innnmerable guard boats. and without having been
tnlpedime,ta had been safely collected at given
point on the Chaco, within musket shot OF the ene
my's lines, and not until more than half Of those
brave fellows had actually reached limbo perfectly
SAFE And here ends my private information in
regard to this memorable siege ana Its still more
have no Paraguayan data that win enable me to
Wy wn1s s Iefeai w na
had the Guaicurd lake free up to the 25th
had not yet succeeded ere then vn In
thing he had with HIM. He was, besides to blow
up HumaitA from the Ohaco and, most fortu-
naely for assailants and for humanity the place
was not blown up; yet Colonel Martneris the last
Paraguayan that would have shrank from doing
may stl have had about $500 souls with him Bra
lillian accounts about such matters cannot Of course
be trusted. Ii Is, however, known that up to the
30th ulL. that brave man and his indomitable COM
rades had Lot only refused to surrender any con-
had repulsed their assaants with great saughter.
Indeed l have no doubt, from the knowledge Ihave
OF these people. that they will fight long they
have ammunition and as long they are not ac-
tually dying with hunger. Next mall then, VIII
bring you the final issue OF this last and most stir
say the least Of II, has covered Colonies Allen and
Martinez with glory. and has revealed in the Para
guayan soldiers qualities OF such worth as cannot
but extort unfelgned admiration even from their
enemies.
The present defensive means OF Lopez remains to
be considered. 1t has been seen what they were at
the beginning OF this year, to what stress he had
been reduced by the accidents 81 war, BY cholera,
clads made their unexpected appearance above
Humad. These iron-clads, as is well known, found
fact, the whole country was then absolutely defence
less. Nothing, therefore, can give us higher idea
Solans Lopez and this extraordinary people than
the prodigous abors he has since then been able to
His fortified positions on the river Paraguay are at
this moment the following:-nmbo about four miles
from Humaita; Tebicuari or 81. Fernando, about
cion; Lambare, about four miles below same place.
In the interior he has erected-Cerro Leon villa
RIGA, about equidisant ninety miles) from Tebicu-
ari and Asuncion. He has, besides, fortified Ibcuy
lying about thlrty-fve miles below CerrO Leon
triangle whose apex is Cerr r Leon, Which is
connected with Asuncion by railroad, the fixed
aguay. With Ibicury and Tebicuari Villa RIGA, or
Cerro Leon, Is connected by several roads lately
AZ beury y sae Ss m
the greater part OF the sixty-eight FOUNDERS and
few one hundred and twenty Founders have been
made. At Villa RIGA there Is a well supplied arsenal
and several manufactures OF small arms and ammu-
milton Of every kind. 1t Is scarcely three months
fences whatever the river side ut Tebicuari. 1t
contains to-day at ST. Fernando an entrenched camp
besides several important outworks altogether Of
greater strength than ever Humaita possessed, and
on contiguous place called Los Fortunes, lying on
the border Of the river Paraguay adjoining the
mouth Of the river Tebcuari. Adjoining the mouth
OF the river Tebicuari four redouts have been
erected round an abrupt bend, hOsesh0elike formed
here by the river, and extending for about mile.
These redouts are disposed as to be able TO
verge their whole fire on any single point along this
bend. They temporarily armed but with IA
bored IS and two 120pounders. To make the fire OF
their redouts efrectual against the ron-clads two
huge jetees have been made across the river,
stretching from the Chaco side to within sixty yards
OF the guns and forming channel Of that width
must necessarily pass. My trustworthy informant
assures me that hardly three or four Of the Brazilian
these formidable batteries without running imnent
risk q being pierced through disabled b or sunk
gigantic works with such an AMAZING celebrity Is In
deed extraordinary. But that the Brazilian iron.
cads should not have either hndered or prevented
| their erection bafiles my comprehension aud will
hardly be credited in Europe The navigation OF the
now than 1t was before the evacuation OF Humait6
Before they might have gone as far as Matte Crosse
Today the way Is, for practical purposes Of tins
as limbo Is In the hands Of the Paraguayans no
other vessels except the ironclads will be
available, as high as Tebicuari. limbo is
now pretty strong position, commanding that
point OF the river, and armed, to-day, with four
now Of the extreme difcuity Of expeilinr those 1n
linchng Paraguayans from their strongholds, the
world has already had ample experience. At Lam
nar dafa Vn rHa hnfh Inv 1o and
analogous to those OF Tebicuaro, are In course OF
completion; and the entrenched camp and other
magnitude as would alone require far superior
force to any the allies have ever had In Paraguay
treat After thus it would be needless to speak Of
other minor strategca points that Likewise be-
ing erected or strengthened
When the forces at present stationed at Timb0
at Candalaria the River Parana at Matte Crosse
at st. Fernando, and still working at Lambare. and
several other places are summed up together, Lopez
may have about thirty thousand men capable OF bear
ing arms. l exclude those that are now on the
Chaco, say one thousand to one thousand five nun
dred, who must either die or surrender but in
Guide such sick and wounded as Will be able
soon to return to their ranks. Around limbo
this moment about one-half being those that had
crossed safely from HumaiM before the 10th ut
At st. Fernando Lopez present headquarters, about
eighteen thousand men could be mustered II the
work still going on there were completely suspended
guyan women being forced unto the ranks and
pushed on fields Of battle to get butchered by their
enemies. I believe that upwards Of twenty thou
sand women are at present employed In cangs
which ought to be performed by men. But those
| who have these robust, hardy and good ma
tured Paraguayan women working even ut the
trenches nay, handling musket and making good
use OF it when needed. must have been surprised to
see the cheerfulncss and aacrity with which they did
their work. The fact Ii that no hatred can be
celved so impacabie, thirst Of vengeance
80 intense, no contempt so loathsome or IRA
tional as Is felt by all Paraguyan women
for the cambais-the negroes-that is, the
Brazllans, the invaders OF their beloved country,
40 I'll n ypra n
ungovernable passions annates whole people,
male and female, II Is nonsense for US to take for
sacrifices, extorted by terror and tyrannlcal COM
| pulsion, what they themselves look upon as
bounden and sacred duty which, no matter how
rksome, costly or dangerous, ought to be- and must
| when called upon to do 80 by their rigntfu chief
| tan-ei supreme. Therein indeed, lies the whole
| secret Of the unconqueraDe powers OF resistance
deYelnnel by Solann LnneZ. whose greatest merit