New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-31
PARAGUAY.
THE BRAzILIANs DEFEATED-CoUNT D'Eu
BAFFLED.

sources that the Braziians during thcir recent ad
vance, received a serious check, ana were thrown
back upon their base and that during their retreat
their rear guard was defeated. 1t is also asserted
that Lopez holds strong position, and that the
Count d'Eu, the 0ommander-in-Ch Chief of the Allies
had been bsiiied iD every attempt to make salts
factory reconnaissance of its approaches.
OPERATIONS RETARDED-THE PROVISIONAL GOV
ERNMENT.
Official dispatches from the allied army in Para
quay have been received at Rio Janero stating that
the final attack upon Ascurra, the stronghold of LO
PEI in the mountains, had been retarded by heavy
rains. The Provisional Government for Paraguay
had been completed and installed at AsunciOn.
PROGRESS OF THE wAR-vICTORY OF THE
ALLIES-sUCCEssFUL INTERVENTION OF THE
AMERICAN MINIsTER-GEN. MMAHON's CON-
DUCT APPROVED BY BOTH PARTIES
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BUENos AYREs, June l1.-There is wild enthu-
sasm just over certain successes of the Allies,
and glowing reports of victories the Paraguay
ans received through official sources to which
cannot advise you to attach implicit credit.
Lopez has been occupying for some time the
pass of Ascurra in the Cordilleras, and the
Allies under the Count d Eu have been
slowly pushing across the valley to force the posi-
tiOn. Within the past week have bulletins of
two victories which are described as glorious tri-
umphs for the Brazilian arms, though in point of
fact they seem to have been little more than affairs
of outposts The Brazilian General, Camara, has
beaten force of Paraguayans under Col.
Galiano at the river Jejuy, and are
assured, has cut off Lopez from all cOmmunica-
ton with the North and placed the whole
department of San Pedro in possession of
the Allies That it will be prudent to receive such
reports with some distTust yOu may judge from the
fact that the Allies reported to have lost in this
splendid triumph 16 killed and 50 wounded, while
the Paraguayans lost no fewer than 500 killed. 800
prisoners numerous families, cattle and sheep,
flags, aud 12 guns While one wing of the
Brazilian army was performing this exploit the
other, under Gen. Juan NJ. Mena O'Barrett
Whose name, if not his heroism, will no
doubt be duly honored in the United states
maueuveTing in the direction Of the Tebicuary and
about the end of last month encountered the Para
guayans near Sapucahia / shall not attempt to
Rnalyze the only account of this affair which has
yet reached u.s. but yOu may take the substance Of
it and Judge for yourself 0Barrett, who is de-
scribed as the Rio Grande Hannibal" drew up his
"Cossacks' in double column, charged with an i'm
PetuOsity which nothing could resist captured 2S
Paraguayans, and killed all the rest! The report from
which quote adds that when the enemy was sum-
mOned to surrender this ParaguAyan LeOndas with
Homeric resolution sent back bullets as a
reply" Gen. O'BaTett then proceeded toward
his original point of destination. Villa Rica,
and soon came upon an encampment of Paraguayan
women and children, numbering, it is said, over
tOOO They comprised many of the best families of
Asuncon, who had been driven to the woods when
Lopez abandoned his capital, and had since been ly
ing in great suffering, exposed to all the hardships of
exile and poverty They were sent under escort to
Prayu, near which place Count d Eu had his head
quarters. The allies resumed their march towards
Villa Rica but were unable to reach it, and at our
Io+eo+ odvicas ad fal hack tn SaDucalia-
Meanwhile Lopez stoutly maintains his front at
The Ascurra Pass, and is so well posted and so
strongly intrenched that the Brazilians have
hope of dislogng him without more severe fight
ing than they anticipated The herOism of his
soldiers certainly has not been exaggerated, and
doubt if more resolute fighters can be found any
where in the world. Last week the Allied
vanguard came up with his intrench-
ments, and attacked them, but after q
short engagement forced to retire. In their adj
vance they displayed in their lines a Paraguayan
flag, the use of which, as plain violation of the
laws OF war, drew from Lopez an indignant protest
forwarded to Count d Eu on the Goth ultimO with
demand for the surrender of the flag and threat, in
case this demand was not complied with TO put to
death all the prisoners in his hands. Count d Eu re-
piled;
The undersigned will conhne himself for the present
observing that the appearance Of the Paraguayan
nag In the ranks Of the Allies Is 10 be eX-
pained by the fact, publicly stated In several
oiieisi documents, that the present war never had
for object hostility to the existence Of Paraguayan
nationality and that considerable number OF Paraguay
ans have expressed themselves DESTROYS Of cooperating
with the Allied farees IN securing the paccaton Of their
country The undersigned cannot leave unanswered the
allegation Of Marshal Lopez that the prisoners
have been respected. The humanity with which
the Paraguayan prisoners whether wounded not have
invariably been treated by the Allies the greater number
OF being liberty, is In violent contrast with
the crueties perpetrated the subjects OF the Allied
BatOns who had the misfortune to fall into the power
Marshal Lopez hundreds Of whom have suffered death
in various shapes can be proved, not only by the
Paraguayan official documents
In conclusion, the undersigned throws Marshal
Lopez the entire responsibility OF whatever increase OF
the preeXt set forth in the note to which he has now
replied. CASTOR DE ORLEANS, COmte D. Eu.
HEADQUARrERs, June 3, 1899.
have the honor to acknowledge receipt Of YLH's
OF the 29th inst, delivered in lines the SOh,
YLH is pleased 70 remark that the appearance OF the
flag IN the Allied lines finds explanation
tile the Paraguayan Nationality and that considera
Bile number OF Paragraphs have seWn anxiety 20
operate with the Allied forces toward the pachcaon OF
YIH has not at hand my note Of 10th November,
1865, beg 10 inclOse herewith copy Of It,
YIH. will from II that ever since that date en-
deayOred AVOID the of the the irritating
outrage Of seeing the National flag Of the Republic
bOisted In the ranks OF It's enemies
Ever since then the Allies labOred openly and
earnestly 70 that end whether by bringing together
with fair promises few dozen men, who though
the county aud strangers IL; by
subOrnng with their gold deserters, by forcing the
prisoners Of war 20 take up arms against their country
Aud these the men whose hands Is placed the
rag they deserted either Of their accord by force
And after thousands Of these retches had fallen fighting
against their flag the last few hundreds are per
tted hoist the sacred ensign that the sacred
remains OF 30 many martyrs 70 their country And what
Is the meaning OF the appearance o. TINS sy.nDo OF the
t that the Allied Governments think themselves
o nGS say sg Ssb te Banner thew have been for 40
many years lighting againsti AND ls u 70 frlnce OF te