The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-21

September IA, arrived at this port yesterday.
Escape Of the Paraguayans from Humaita to
the Gran Chaco-The Number Of Prisoners
That Were Left-The Damage DOno to the
Fortress by the Siese-Levelling Of the Strong
hoId-TroubIe for tho Argentines Brewing In
COrrientes and Entire Rosa Hurricane
Exchange and Business Report.
BUENos AYREs, August Is, 1858.
The latest stirring event here has been the escape
OF the whole garrison Of Humata to the peninsula
opposite the fort. 1t was first said there were 1000
men, later accounts said 1900, and now off,
cial documents state there were In all $500.
OF these 1880 at last surrendered, LOO
had escaped; leaving $50 the number
who had persisted by shell. shot and famine.
Though surrounded on every side, with few pieces
Of cannon and provisions for only few days, and
only canoes and natbOats to evade besieging line
Of iron-cads yet they held out until by desperate
efforts nearly half their number did escape, and the
rest yielded only after five days OF famine. They
were persuaded by Spanish priest who went with
flag OF truce and besOught them to save their lives
by a surrender. Some were wounded; and among
them were women and children. They seized the
biscuits thrown to them with ravenOus wildness.
The surrender was on the 5th of August and the
prisoners were taken at once to Humaita, and were
there divided into three companies and sent one to
share arrived here To-Day. Tne ohcers were
allowed to keep their swords and choose their resi-
dence. There were four chiefs. nnety-ive officers
and twelve hundred and fifty men.
General Gelly ObeZ reports as fOl0wS-"Tne Ar
gentine banner Is now floating over the late strong
hold OF dctatOrial power Ii Is OF no use STRATEGY,
cally, but 1t ID good base OF operations. Humalta
fortress can never be anything as long as there
are such things as r0n-clads."
This is SAID with good deal Of bravado of a for
tress that has held out near three years against ron
clads and at last was abandoned, not taken, with
tress OF Humaa does not exhibit signs OF SUCH
strength as 1t was believed to have. The formidable
London battery very much injured; Its gunners
were killed under its scattered brick and mortar.
But the approaches to the fort were strongly and III
| geniOusy defended. Already the work OF demoi
ton going on according the treaty OF the three
nations Soldiers are busy with pick and spade lev.
eing that grand work OF military art the finest
| All the Brazilian hospitals have been removed
valorOus defence has made SO many hospitals neces-
| sary.
There is some anxiety here over the subject Of
| peace within the republic. The cause OF
| the fear Is this:-A little before the cleo
for President In June last 1t seen that the
ten electoral votes OF the province OF C0rrentes were
sure for General UrquiZa, and small party united
and seized the reins OF government threw Governor
| Evarsta Lopez In prison and ruled AFFAIRS in their
| own way. The day of the election came and affairs
were too much disOrganzed to admit Of any election
| two months OF the Imprisonment OF Governor Lopez
his friends took up arms IN MS Defence
and the revolutionary party also called out every
i
| C6ceres left his place In the national army and
placed himself at the head OF the forces OF Governor
Lopez. The troops OF the two factions grew in num-
bers and in rancOr till they came to blows, and al
/ ready several very bloody skirmishes have been
fought One OF these was on the borders OF the pro-
| vince OF Entire Rios. General Urquiza had In the
meantime become Governor of Entire Rios, and gave
his moral support to the forces OF Governor Lopez
and his troops claim to be NEUTRAL but pitch In when
ever they The complication Is in the fact that
the general government mas declared itself IN favor
Of the revolutionary party ana calls General
Caceres by proclamation, to appear before court
| martial. A note has also been addressed by the
| u, nal government to General UrquIza, censuring
his position The reply OF General Urquiza IL calm
| and dgnifted. and while ne strongly urges peace
the only safe course for all parties he declares
viii require great deal OF prudence on the part OF
our great men TO avoid very serious war.
Exchange is easier under the effect OF the loan
made by Mr.. Restra In England ut 721 and at six
per cent Already s25O, 600 have been landed and
as much more Is expected in few days. Under the
doctOring OF the government the M0ntevidean banks
are cOnvalescen but gold keeps above par about IL
great and damaging drought has prevailed here
for several months, but within two days we have
was u storm that did great deal Of damage among
the small boats OF the harbOr and also several houses
| IN the city were blown down.
Exutati0n Over the Capture Of Fort HUI
| mnita-A Detachment oil the Parasuayans
Hold Out Mt the Fort for Ten Days After
| the Evacuation-Tcrribie Hand to Hand
Fiahting-Sketch Of Marshal Osorio.
RIO JANETRO, August 20, 1858.
The Ministry have held Cabinet meeting to de-
eide upon the course to pursued regard 10 the
war, now that Humaita has fallen. Two of the Min
listers were In favor OF attempting 10 make peace,
but the majority voted otherwise and it was decided
that the war should be carried until Lopez was
expelled from Paraguay. and that in the meantime
all offers OF mediation would be declined. In fact
the Brazlians are 30 upifted by the possession of
| "A hat nqv II al
spunky enough to thresh the whole world One Of
their orators has let of the following rocket which
translate because 1t is well that nations should
know what they have to expect n they poke any OF
their fun at the Brazilian monkey
We have given country the most astounding
tory Of the world. Now, no longer viii we support
insolent impositons from any one Let them
threaten US now with thousands Of cannon; but
while Brazilian heart beats, and while we have
kings like Pedro H., and at his side Caxiases Inhu-
mas, Hervals, Argolos, Mauritys filled with courage,
Paraguay an anront TO Brazil was the seed whence
sprung battalions OF brave men, whose hands have
dealt death to many thousandsi In peace we will
aim to De gentle generous and h0sptabIe; In war;
never Will we leave a national injury unavenged.
There has also been perfect deluge OF poeticsl
efrusions Of the most heroic strain. Their poetic
volumes Of wide-margined versicles have kept the
presses grooming; the newspapers overflow with
laudaOry effusiOns, and all the town the win
dows are pasted with addresses TO unconquered,
incompatible generals, and with engravings OF
Caxias and Osorio striking attitude with Tags and
huge sabres concentrating each other and defyrng
the world to come on II Is little tiresome to a
locker who don't look at things from the Brazil
ian point Of view q triumph OF Brazilian valor
ana the wonderful generalshlp OF the Marquis OF
Caxias which latter the DtdriO de POGO character
ICES by saying that the Marquis Of Caxlas' only
tics IL 10 "squat himself In Lopez's excavations ~
HumaitA, II seems, ~ to be used for the hospitals
OF tho army, but not q basis for the operations
against 1ebicnar where Lopez IL said to have twelve
thousand 10 fifteen thousand men, besides four thou
sand at limbo on the opposite side OF the river above
Humaita. The little town of Pillar few miles south
Of the river Tebcuari IL TO be the basis OF operations
as it - strong position and accessible To the ship
ping. The remaining part OF the garrison which
evacuated Humaita on the 25th OF July surrendered
the 9th OF August having been for three days en-
tirely out OF food, and the allies having fifteen can
non and large force OF infantry, together with
number OF boats upon the lake, to prevent them
getting over the lake which separated them from