New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-17
THE PARAGUAYAN WAR.

LOPEZ AT SAN EsTANIsLAS-TIS FORCES IN MEN
AND woMEN-FoRMI7ABLE PREfARATIoNs
OF THE ALLIES FOR NEW CAMPAIGN.
RuENos AYREs. September 26.-The latest news
from, Paraguay goes to show that the war, over
which There have been such great rejoicings is not
vet at an end. 1t has been definitely AScertaiped
that IOpez is still .Paraguayan territory
hagog taken his stand at the village of San Estanis
las Ear in tie interior which be has fortified with 20
pieces of artillery His army consists of 1900 or 5000
infantry and one or two cavalry regiments; beside
which there are il is said, fully 5000 wonen dong
military duty The result of this logged refusal of
LOPEZ to ackH owedge himself beaten u.s. that the Al
lies viii Dc compelled to undertake another cam
paiEn, which, of course, like several OF thepreced-
ing anes is to the last Nt that they have not yet
after q delay Of several weeks moved forward TO
maeethe final attack upon Lppez, looks rather sus-
pci0us. ,Iheyplead as an excuse lot TING iJardl-
ness the extTeEe difficulty experienced IN setting
their Supplies of provisions owing 20 the faes that
the rivers az present - very low as to render
navigation almOs impossible But il IS believed by
many that the delay has beeI OCcasiOned by the ur-
gent necessity of CecuperatnE somewhat after the
late batteF in wk ch, II cannot now be cOncea ed,
they SnS red terri ~ added 20 which, the country
they must pass hTC ugh 10 reach Lopez where he
is presents such difficulties that they need TO gather
up all their and energies before attempting
10 penetrate q. That the Allies impressed wGh
the idea that the tasi- of dislodglQg Lopez will not
be an easy che, NAV 10 inferred from the magnitude
of the scale On which the. new campaign has been
planned. 1t has been arranged that lien. Shtre,
the ERder-inachief of the Argen-
tine troops shall narch With 5000 infantry
.aOlders upon CaOguam where he as TO be Joined by
Gen PortinhO with3,Oo or 1000 cavalry. The Count
d Eu is to advance withthe first division offhe Bra
Elian army, Numbering 1900 men. .nnder t1e COM
m1nd of Gen OsOrio, who, although still suffering
FRI his wounds has determined to take part in the
exl edition. Andtb third division OF the Argentine
arm v under the orders Of Col. OhedO is to advance
FROM another direction 10 the support Of Metre and
O6efio Considering that Lopez is reported as hav-
iBgiROt more a the outside than 4.Og8 men ut san
EstaI islas, those preparations would Seem TO be
on an unnecessarily formidable scale, even after
making allowance for the Obstacles which the nature
of theeOuntry the army will taye to traverse inter
poses; but the tTth 10. that the 're-
sources which Lopez still commands IN BIS own
wondeEynl genius for defensive warfare, and
IN the passionate attachment of abe Paraguayans to
their President, render hin. notwithstanding al ms
Tererses an enemy bV no II eans to be despised I'm
cal the alles succeed in completely crushing nun.
they can neser be that their wsrk IS over Itls
admitted by the Allied commanders that the lsSJe oil
the new caiI1ugn will depend in a great measure
upon fine meaAs Of transportation for the army And
upon the sucoez sful administration q the comtnB-
sarat.