The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-12
PARAGUAY.
An Epitnph on the Wnr between the Parn-
Ruayans and the Allies


The has cost Brazil at the rate of c35O 900 ster
ling and 100 men per dem IL has cost the Argentine
Montevideo apout esO0 and two men daily, which
sum up follows:--Brazil 1fty-six months, $685.
100000 sterling and 900 men; Argentine Republic
1fty-two MONTHS go, 800 900 and 1S 720 men Monte
video, e1,24S,0O0 and 1920 men. Making total of
e66sss,OOO sterling and 1s9,s40 men, as the cost of
the war TO the lilies. This is not mere speculative
calculation but return based on most authentic
sources.
Brazil seem out OF all proportion; but it must be
borne in mind that more than three-fourths OF the
burden of the war fell on the imperial ally; the
whole OF the fleet and most OF the land forces
belonged TO Brazil and It is stated by wellinformed
parties that the actual army in Paraguay consists as
fOlOws:-22,000 Brazilians, 5000 Argentnes, and
1000 Orientals the last-named being in reality Para
guayans.
covered in the present century; that caused to
Buenos Ayres and the Banda Oriental may be re-
paired by ten years OF peace, but the blow TO Para
quay has been final and destructive. Brazil has
gained n valuable and efficient navy, such as she
had not before but the loss in men and money is in
calculable. BuenOs Ayres and Montevideo have
gained by an extraordinary influx OF gold and a
great trade in army supplies, but they have lost in
every other respect; many growing enterprises have
been checked or abandoned the administration OF
rural matters and interests has been totally forgot
ten, and security for life and property has greatly
The future of Paraguay is a blank. The allies
have given 1t liberty, but the country Is now howl
ing wilderness, which once bloomed like the happy
valley OF Rasselas.
Details of the Comte d'Eu's Campaign.
From the Anglo -Bfdz itdn Times Sept Z,
The news from Paraguay appears to warrant the
presumption that the war is virtually at its end,
although Lopez, IL is most probable, has secured his
retreat with a small force, through the devotion of
his army, and may yet give trouble.
After the COmte d'Eu, with the bulk OF the Bra
lillian army, and small contingens of Argentine and
Oriental troops in all about $4,000 men, had reached
Vaenzuela, he pushed on without delay towards
Peribebuy, driving the Paraguayan skirnishers and
arrived before that capital on the 10th OF August,
finding it fortified, mounted with ten cannon. and
garrisoned by 1000 to 1000 men. The need or pro-
tecting from overwhelming force an expedition de-
tached to try and occupy Barrelro delayed the
attack day, but on the morning on the 18th Peri
bebuy was bombarded and stormed, The Paraguayans
losing two-thirds OF their garrison while the vlctors
had only some 800 h0rs de combat.
on the 10Th the COmte deus command reached
the arsenal OF Caacupe. whose machinery was found
destroyed, and it was then learned that during the
two preceding days the Paraguayans had erected
tine and Brazilian forces that to have cO-ope-
rated on the Paraguayan right having failed to
force the ascent in time to place themselves between
Lopez and his line of retreat. The troops which
had passed through Caacupe were estimated by in
tegent observers at about 5000, with sixty pieces
of cannon,
on learning the enemys escape the Comte d'Eu
hurried on his two army corps by forced marches
reached and skirmished with a retrcatng force,
the other, with the Comte dEu, came, at about ten
miles from Curuguatay, upon the gross OF the
enemy estimated at from 5000 10 5000 men, disposed
in line of battle to contest the passage OF a ford
across the Juquery The enemy was Immediately
attacked 10y greatly superior forces quickly brought
to bear, and after stubborn conflict OF i've or six
nOlfS MS 1ank was turned, his WlOle IOfcc routed
with heavy loss, and twenty cannon We're taken,
while from the netllciency OF the Paraguayan arma-
ment the allied loss was small.
On the 18th the Joint Argentine and Brazilian corps
effected it's junction with the COmte d'Eu. On the
18th the three corps set out In pursuit, and the
same day the ceatral corps routed force OF 1900
men, with twelve cannon, who had intrenChed
themselves on the road, and took all the cannon.
On the 21st General Nlitre and General Autos
column beat another Paraguayan force, and on the
same day the middle column, commanded by Mar
shal Victorino routed 1900 Paraguayans and cap
tured their twelve cannon.
The Comte d'Eu also teegraphs that the Para
guayans burned their steamers in the Manduyira,
| about the 18th.
| Lopez is supposed to have lost nearly all his
| cannon and to have saved only his body guard OF
| 500 men and some remnants of his routed forces.
At last accounts the allied troops continued to fol-
low his trail, but he must have then secured at least
| ten days advance upon them into the mountains
| of CeaguaZu.
Lopez is believed to have still 2OOO men and twelve
! cannon The further operations being Seyond the
ManduVira, this river will be used to mantain the
| allied communications.
| 1t is reported that if Lopez succeeds in avoiding
capture and securing a retreat among the noun
tains or the northeastern Indians, the allies Will
| retire from Asuncion until the final pacidcatOn of
the country and the establishment Of sef-support-
ing government.
Forty-four British subjects were released by the
Comte deus victories and had arrived at Buenos
Ayres. one or two had accompanied Lopez In his
fight
The,Paraguayan provisional government have out
lawed Lopez and declared his followers traitors A
great many Paraguayan families were arriving at
Asuncion, all in the greatest misery.