Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-26
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RIO JANRIRo, Dec. 24th. 1865

Il d RIO JANRIRo, Dec. Gath, 1865,
RI The following scanty account of the
recrossing of the Paraguay, and of the
establishment of the allied forces to the
north of the Angostura. is given blythe
Diarib Officials: On the 9Th, at two and
| a half in the afternoon, the Brazilian
army commenced its transportation to
the opposite side,in front of St.sAnto-
nio and above Yilleta-J Ascolumn ofS100
men, under General Argollo. passed the
post without firing a shot. The Viseonde
de Hewal also passed with his cavalry
without novelty.h On thersame day al
most all the army was on the other side.
The Marquis de Careias placed himself
at the head of our, forces, advanced on
the 9th against the Paraguayan camp,
and, making -detour Of about, three
leagues, got in the rear of the positions
of Angostura. but at a league and half
from this fortifcatien,5 was detained by
serious obstacle at the bridgeof Ira
saro, where the enemy awaited him, am
buscaded in the woods which covered
the. stream, with II batallions >of in
fantry and regiments of cavalry. The
combat was stubborn and lasted two
hours. However we took, the position
which is Important, a great number of
arms and 6 pieces of artillery, and caus
ed much loss to the Paraguayan forces,
who were dispersed, whilst our losses are
less, although severe :, 4 .vfz.,..l. ,,...,
1t is stated that Colonel Vernande
Marhado and others had died in battle.
Among our wounded was Gen. Argollo,
who, however, did not give up the COM
mand of the 1st Army Corps. The
Marquis de Careias was in the thickest
of the fght.and lost his horse, which
was killed by two balls. A prisoner
stated that the, Paraguayan' General
Cabellero was killed in the. attack and
that the slaughter of the enemy was ex-
traordinary, and the wounded great in
number. The same prisoner said that
the trenches of Pequisiri were gar
risoned only by a battalion and the
artillery, the greater part of the
troops defending the right of the
enemy's position, having retired. The
heavy rains on the 7th and Sth delayed
the continuance of operations, but on
the 9th the weather improved, and the
Marquis de Careias informed the Argen-
tine General that the Brazilian army was
pursuing its march to Spani. Atelegram
from General Gelly y Obes, Of the 9th,
stated that he knew through the squad
ron that the enemy had abandoned the
first battery of Angostura, and he said
that at daylight next morning he would
make reconnaissance on Peduisiri. II
is probable that the movement would be
preliminary to general attack on the
enemy's positions, and that the allied
forces at Palmas, under command of Gen
eral Gelly y Obes and Colonel Paranhos,
would likewise take part in it. These
notices, were transmitted to, the
camp, by, the electric telegram, . as
the Apara road was intransitable on &C
count of the freshet of the river. A let
ter from ,Palmas dated the 9th, taken to
Buenos Ayres by the steamer Esmeral,
da, states that Lopez. has doubled his
great advanced guards in front of our
lines to that post, to better ensure his re-
treat, and that the positions of the enc
my remained without evident alteration,
although a great movement of carts and
horses was noticed. On the same day
was heard there the fire Of ironclads
which went up to reconnoitre the extreme
left of the enemy-.-at the Piguiniry
where the Paraguayans had, abandoned
the battery. below, Angostura. The
reconnaissance of Gen., .Gelly, y Obes
was towards that point. 80,