New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-13

should have sacrificed themselves IN large numbers
defending hopeless cause. The dlspatches SEM
hence by last mail left Lopez at his new eapl.ai Oh
Peribebuy, where with his small army strongly IN
trenched. he awaited the lOngthreatened aIlack OF
the allies After several successive reconnaissance
the allied army. divided into three columns, al
vanced the 18th OF August the roads along when
they moved being very steep and almost I'M
practicable. The latter part Of the ditlcnlt march
was made during the night and at daybreak on me
morning of the 18th. the army was within half aTine
shot of the town of Peribebdy. Position was imme-
dately taken, and terrible cannOnade was opened on
the tower on three sides fewer than 45 pieces being
employed in hurting shot upon the devoted place
After two hours incessant firing orders were gwen
10 advance the Count dEu commanding in person.
The allies made simultaneous attack on three
different points, and after desperate Dut Dref
struggle, they became masters OF the town, Lopez
making a rapid retreat further into the interior
Eleven flags. ii pieces of cannon OF heavy callIDer
and $50 prisoners fell into the hands Of the allies
who found likewise in Peribebuy lot OF silver
plate, many documents in the handwriting OF
Lopez and of Madame Lynch good deal OF T Toi
furniture and proclaim, and large quantity OF val
uables of varions kinds The day AFTER thlS victory
Lopez was driven from AZarra, to which he had re-
treated, the allies having followed vigorously IN
pursuit He then retreated in the direction OF Cara
guala but three days after another engagement
not less memorable than that OF the 18th took place
between the first two divisions OF the alled army
and part of the remainder OF the PaTagnayan army
This time the fight lasted eight hOurs-that Is from
8 in the morning till 3 IN the afternoon how
calamity, desperately, herolcally, the Paraguayans
fought may Dc inferred lTOn INC tbdb hO,
last superior numbers compelled them to retreat they
left 1000 of their dead the field On the occasion
the allies took Is cannon, large number OF wagons
and great quantity of baggage, including tho Ell
fects of the Vice President Sanchez. Among the
prisoners were several important peTs0nages. Uen'
Cabaero who commanded the PaTaguayan troops
this occasion, was killed, but not until by MS SUD
born resistance he had put the courage OF the hrst
division of the allied army to the seyerest test ihat
portion of the Paraguayan army that escaped re-
treated further into the mountains still followed by
tba oil ODD pOinmnG.
inst the middle column, under GeD flctorlno came,
at q place called GaraRatar, upon battery OF i!
pieces of artillery defended by 900 men, An attack
was Immediately made, and again the Paraguayans
fighting with that desperate courage when only
such fanatcism possesses these people can INSPIRE
fell in hundreds covering themselves, as the phrase
goes with glory. When the battery had been at
length captured, 600 of the 1.GOO men defending IL
were stretched in death around the spot; 2U lay
bleeding from terrible wounds l23 were taken prs-
oners; so that not quite 300 OF this truly spartan
band made their escape After this last night IL was
discovered that the Paraguayans had burnt the SIX
steamers they had had on the riyer MandreVlra, ~
is said that the baggage of Madame Lynch has been
captured, and also ono OF the Ministers OF LOPEZ.
AS to the Dictator himself, accompanied only by
his body guard, he had fled toward BOllVla,
both pursued by cavalry force of 5000 men, whlle
the Brazilian Admiral has gone up the ManduslLa
with several vessels III the hope of lntercepung the
fugitive chief As be supposed IRON the deSper-
alton with which the PaTaguayans fought, tho
allies suffered heavily in ali the above battles loSlng
in that of Perbebuy alone nearly $40 men III killed.
lillian General Menna BarettO fell, pierced by two
balls The bravery of the Psraguayans was most
stubborn in defense that of the allies was IN no
lesser degree dashing in attack. 10 use q term
which il is unfortunate should ever be applied TO
butcery but which very expressive in case OF tins
kind thefghing on both sides, in these last battles
was really splendid Thus has ended the four years
struggle the interest of which has been continually
increasing until latterly it had become, really
intense and the incidents of which, for the dramatic
effect if for nothing else, will hereafter furnlsn 10
competent hand materials for of the most inter
esting chapters i'll the entire range oil military
history Whatever may have been the errors-let US
even saw. the crimes-Of Lopez, the ruler, 1t is i'm
possible not to admire the great capacity, the Won
derful energy and the ndOmitable pluck OF the man
while rs to the devotion of the Paraguayan people
In their country and their chief all that be said
il that patriotism like theirs has seldom been
eoualed, never surpassed. The members OF tho
Provisional Government OF Paraguay were FORMALLY
Installed ON the 18th of August, and are now
engaged in preliminary measures for recognizing
the Republic of Paraguay.