, 1869-10-08
THE PARAGUAYAN WAR.
paTtlcuYars Of I.opcz's Dcfcnt mud
Flight,

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Rio Laa<tru ttusst 81, Correspondence " The k"n-
dea HeraA
i. Alter writing my letter Of the 8al Instant, a!n
forcel,.tp avail myself OF tht majl, per C,;y 0f
nrussels. Oh uceonnt 81 sne i1nportant new. rince
nllzcd the most LRuloc hopts Italned on the
saiiirK Of The tsu'tnne, AZ 10 the prompt tcFnlca
ton uf thia prolonged s;rucg+
regret, non ever, tha. pressure Of business ard
want H ttn.e do not allow ne 70 Rwe Jon In1l
account ct tho strrtru uews ifon PARAGUAY. pub
irtm Gte-Ka and Tfu]ans confirming 1ae happy
erent. viii. Therefore, cartent m,tef By .:i'l:x
seg o ns '1 5BSE .saafs
are 5nuJ eoEoc ont BY nj soatcrs s. sat7.muk,.1-
ton from Paraguay and tho R'ser Flttt. Yr-'r:.
da. T. ;ss n:.-e Z; Equities, the Mlhlt'r: f'r
telegram, which wuA read to the hon.r aInt
loud ntasoA AID the putport of which Ii ~ TO-
"Draz.Ilau legation o. Mon.er!1eo. Aue,4-t -.
transmitting anpthct telegram fsun E..i,..-
IaraItos, 1t ASSUMPTION, RI the lsth.-Tui!t. ''.e
Ec new PsHaEuajun G1re5nmcnt ~4t sRoru IL,
'.Oo the 1a!h, Gount d'Ea obtained si,t.
stct1ffs stofnlhg AID Capturing the last so~,.''l
capital Of Lopez after shia fest Ct aIn:s- 10
loune Prince WA enihusiatt Ideally caeercl
ncid Gt bast'e. hy the whols atuy> Ths c:.n:
iost shove u 10 tcen. an1nG whtcn the eous..:. !
er.of the pace Wus found, dead. The Draz!,sH,
have, ne~eseT to lament the loes Of ooe Of :;,ef
valiant GeLeIaig. The hTave Menua Bat:ttn
ts1ce Wtupded, and nj 1a4t killed, IL frouI tf ~
ytc1o5lLns co&umu- feI1bebuy having 81 T. d. !
1Qt9 t1e D0hos o. kue Al2zutane, tne5 GCcoGr .44-
tets OF Aptz6 asralses 1nI sa1U1oaes. lils ts. i.
ll2hEess ttI rtt rest bere, bet continued his ~
vance, oCtt1nkthK the enemy. IN order 10 ca; .,
tne!f Gear. The trophies OF This aEatf were e1..n
t,-iour pound. With the rspess uf Lopez weE;.
na13 OF bis o1n handwriting. and let1efs OF NJ
Eneh. LopeA's mother and one OF his sisters.
who we're kept IN the Dcta1or's camp. ~ pr. ~
err, were liberated BY the slctors, and By taerl
Ths.s two q. paragraphs arc trou another oi1,
Eal telegram.
Alter fni', br the steamer Wernect. aao;avE
de1pa.ch with news IRON Assumption, the In.
Nas 1ecetred, eosEoooratlcg the above, and ss'sa-
iLrthsr detslla noont tne oaEaza n.as4n Of euans
. The enemy va4 in fill nlghs after the esea:
battle OF the 18th, General M!kre. Tts1 hiA d1sr1a2-
uons In ORDER 10 1oaId* Lopez. Count d Ell. ~
Ep0u ~ he suspected I1pez's eAcape. 2dyaEced III
pnrsuis With tFo tirtsloos Of the army, and uct
the fuRtttVef. commanded By Cafahallot ut se1ET
| distance from . paee called GaaxpataY. Tac
! Pxince Immediately attacked 1nt sRatn routed
| them. Two tnuussntl dcsd Of the en.nJ rer1doesl
| On the neid, aud SEea4 Lumber OF prisoners we're
/, made, the lew reIalclny berg turcsst 10 hccA
| thelte1 In the surrounding wuods. The ETI-
:, z.tats took fifteen Eult Guus AID great 1'i-0
nit Of waf aud private AMMUNITION ata ba-s-.'
! Tie Prince cauunu+s OF the wake Of thE ic.s-
lives. TIE whole Of the mtuntal1 range r'.4 !
Ascutrs, which Geaefal Mediation RaFe ',at as "a.
preanabt, Ia nov oScnpled ~ me allies a..-s
itese txo s:Eal victories. a. The Mhu.G 9, Pls-
gray, up 10 tie Maud1ssra, Is under ths:s t~-
| AlhWn- A G1ea, maay Eso1E pazs.Suaiaas h..'.
, now lo1ned lie allies. aod asnGuK tne1 Msst o1
i tbtIT bert IoInhle*. TIE hes Fssa-IataI Euseil-
cEts.s, a.d his followers ,sA!sors'
Finally, \ tuultD teseg:an ifoni INC Atfe-.a ~.
Minister Ter Eoselxu AnArs cor1ub1rlit= ~
atDve news IN every one OF 1s lt-i.s, Auti r III
j cuies, 5A.InS "a that Lopez aud the Er4DDaut -
biz ache.enta In tnetr eight continue to os ~
ko'h Al end; that there + no hope u ca; Ill.,:
| Lopez"