The New York herald., 1869-09-03
BRAZIL.

Movements Of the Paraguayan and the Allied
Troops-Burbarous Practices Of the Para.
suayans-O Opinions Regarding the Strength
of the Allies.
RIO JANRIRo, August 7, 1869.
The usual mails from Paraguay. which we ordi-
narily receive about now. are not yet to hand and
the latest received was bv telegram from Buenos
Ayres to catch the Rio mail steamer leaving Monte.
video on the 3Oth OF July the Buenos Ayres steamer
from Asuncion not having arrived in time to for
ward mails. The following are the few items which
form the burden Of the telegrams:-
A telegram from Buenos Ayres to Montevideo, to
60 by the Arno says that the ParaRuayans in the
allied armies were obsnately opposed to the candi
dates supported by the allied Commissioners and
that the project for q provisional government was
Lopez at COrrientes on board the Argentine war
steamer had effected their escape. The Brazilian
squadron was % guarding n against against smuggling in aid
Asuncion with all the foreign consuls on board,
they refusing to recognize the proposed provisional
had been replaced BY the Oriental division. con-
sisting principally OF Paraguayans. Refugees said
Lopez was Withdrawing his forces out OF reach OF
the allied attack. but THIS was not believed. 1t was
intended to occupy the town OF Paraguay, where
many Paraguayan non-combatants were, as pre-
Imlnary to active operations. The Argentine gov.
ernment was sending troops to General Mitrc.
Five hundred Brazilian troops had arrived at
The Comte d'Eu reports that news from General
Portnho had been received to the 18th OF July; that
he had passed the TebtQuary and the PeripOr0assu
and had entered Yuguy without opposition, finding
1000 non combatants there; that the Paraguayans
numbering 1900 men, were retiring on C0rasapa,
cutting the throats Of the women and that POrtlnn0
was preparing to descend the Tebiquary according
to his orders, and expected TO arrive In few days
| by way OF Corapoc1 and Carapegua.
notilla VI steam launches and boats was 10 at
tempt to reach villa Rica by the Tebiquary.
gunbOat and monitor went up 200 miles towards
| the end or June.
| The Paraguayans continued burying large bomb
shells on the railway. with fuses so placed as to II
| OF when pressed by the wheels OF the locomotives
] Several had burst, causing some damage. In con
sequence the trains were run by day only and afte
| an examination OF the line.
Colonel Coronado t0rientaD had made another
successful raid bringing In twenty prisoners and 20
| women, children and old men. The Comte DE,
| had reinforced him with squadron OF cavalry.
In recOnn0sance on Ascurra made by the Al
range OF their heavy cannon, and. suddenly Openin
IRE, put over thirty h0rs de combat obliging tn
rest to retire In haste.
The mountains command such o thorough viev
OF the large plain on which the allies are posted.
| OF all the approaches to the mountanG, that n
movement BY day can be made unseen by the Para
| guayans.
The redoubt thrown up by the Comte d,Eu at P
rahy 10 square OF about 1000 feet on each face.
IL mounted with eighteen cannon, twelve OF whic
| are twelvep0unders and six four-pounders. IL
surrounded by abats and lines OF rine pits and wi
be garris0ned by 1000 men.
From the foregoing II will be seen that the activ
operations OF the war are still In expectation an
that the nrst tnInR announced a. the programme