New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-22
PARAGUAY.
CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNTs-THE PARAGUAYANs
DEFEATED But ABLE TO HOLD OUT.
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CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNTs-THE PARAGUAYANs
DEFEATED But ABLE TO HOLD OUT.
PARIS, Tuesday, Sept. 81 1869.
Reports from Brazilian sources represent that the
defeat of President Lopez, at Ascurra, was com
plete rout and that the struggle ended La
Patrie, on the other hand has different accounts,
which, while acknowledging that the Paraguayans
have suffered reverse maintain that Lopez is still
able and determined to continue the Sr Paran-
hos, the Brazilian Commissioner TO Paraguay had
returned to Rio Janeiro.
COUNT DEUS LETTER-THE PROVISIONAL GOV
ERNMENT-THE POSITION AND NUMBERS OF
LOPEZ.
We have dates of The BuenOS AyreS Stand
ard I'D TO August IL. They give an account OF small
affair at Java where the Paraguayans lost 100 men IN
killed before retreatlng. letter from Count dEuis
published, in which he reports that the building on ran
way and the almost incessant rains Of June have de-
tanned him from making an immediate movement the
enemy's posuon Count hopes that the general move
ent soon undertaken by the allied forces will effect
f nOHthe termination of the war at least the occupation
conuolssance made Of the Paraguayan position al
Ascurra Gems. PoldOrio, Osorio and Bareto command
ed three divisions of BraZans, while another force OF
II 900 men, composed OF Brazians and Argentnes was
under command OF the Argentine Gen Mtre' Inc port
exceedingly unhealty condition; .. u.o
Measures 70 orm n, & in Asancion on
call of the Ministers OF the allies list was Voted Oh ~
triumvirate OF LOizago, Taboada and RlvarOla was
formed The Standard says: Had the ParaRuayans IN
AsunciOn elected Messrs EguZquiza, Bed0ya, ana va
ento the candidates proposed by the allies the Para
guayan question would then have been cassidy arranged
but as the matter present stands, seems that the
allies will have establish Paraguayan Government
of their own winch increases the difficulty. -, r.u
RepectpR question OF the whereabouts or Lopez,
The Standard says that 1t Is unanswerable Ihere are
few in Asuncon pretend to know and they point 10
the town of EsIansao behind the CaaRuaZu range
of mouptans the future not the present headquaf
tiers OF Iopez stand he make His rear Is open
and cannot be cut off has the Andes OF Paraguay
fore he moves Paragua not for the purpose OF attack
ing Lopez but to get within range OF villa Rca, where
is asserted there some 10000 families. 80 -
Iopez has from $4,000 to 100000 souls with hlin be
hind Aecurra there numerous country towns where
the majority these families hndded together I'M
mense crops OF maize and mandoca have been sown ana
come up OF this class OF food there no scarcl Du1
meat is only given in rations once week III Is gen
orally believed from the statements OF deserters ana O
ers that IopeZ only from 1000 10 1900 men nut Gen.
Osoro considers 10 probable that he has many more
anil with only 900 men, Lopez has quite suceht 10
hold ont for any number of years against the allies
the brazilian ministers officers, COMMANDERS, anu
nsnn fact every one the army and navy every one
an Rio Janeiro every in Brazil calls out Tor cess
lion of hosttes The honor OF Brazil has indeed Oeen
flv avenged the rivers open from Matto Orosso 10
rho ocean: the military power OF Paraguay crushed
for generatious; the Notifications on the rivers nave
been Ieyeled there Is solitary cannon mounted
from the Pres Bocas the frontier line VI Mato SIosso
the palace OF Lopez been turned into saDe of te
mounted troopers of Brazil the splendid houses 0, Tue
Paraguayan Government and OF Lopezs lainin la'o
been made barracks and hospitals for inc so,uIoi5
avenged, and more than avenged are the aos io 'no
outrage on their flags. ...