New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-20
BRAZIL.
LETTERS OF LOPEZ AND COUNT D'EU-PROGREss
OF THE ALLIES-THEIR RECENT SUCCESSES.


OF THE ALLIES-THEIR RECENT SUCCESSES.
The Anglo Brasilian Times of the 23d of
June received by through courtesy OF Dr. Duyal OF
the United States steamer Gnevra contains much inter
estng news. The following intelligence has been re-
ceved the Of note sent by Lopez 70
the Count dEu the 10th OF May demanding that the
Paraguayan flag borne by the Paraguayau legion IN the
service of the ATgentne be taken from IL ana sent INTO
his lines and that the use oil me PARAGUAY an nag De Tor
threatened to force ms prisoners 70 nght against he
Allies 10 ths tne SobtS l'u fu' g 1ors mo
would lay LOpezs note before his colleagues.
That in regard to the appearahce o. INC inc raIa e
notorious fact that the was not against the Para
guayan nation and great many Paragnayans had youn-
tary coOperated with the Allies. He denied the impn'
On that the Paraguayan prisoners were not TespeCcd
@ be cnnrarv the Allies lad invariably treated them
with humanity and Of them were at liberty, their
rated nv I0pez on his prisoners Finally he laid upon
nent be might subject his PRISONERS TO on the peeAt
Pirayd, the Comte deus headquarters, lies about
seven miles OF Aseurra Paraguay near which the
constructed railway end is Is miles 10 tue southeast o.
from the Paraguay at AngOstWa. Caacupc, LOpenS
fOuDdery and arsenal about hye miles 10 the nQltn
" miles east OF Ascurfa and lies directly ON MS me OF
retreat st further into the Interior All the range Is
the Paraguayan defenses difficult TO obtain. 90
Upon the 50, Lopez sent in reply TO the Connie dEus
a. 1885, and accused the allies Of subornng desereIs
and forcing prisoners 70 fight against n sneered al
granted ~, sand he fell easy as 10 the responslDy
thrown upon him. and concluded by saying tmI ne
knew Of what descrtcIs had reported regarding ms
putting hundreds OF his prisoners 10 dcat ad NOh,'
read tie Paraguayan official documents respecting suGli
atters with the greatest interest whenever they might
Fan into his hands; but however. neither dd he tlnk
himself required to discuss what desertes ana PRISONERS
hadt said Of the treatment SHOWN Dy tne Aes W tu'ii
The march undertaken by the main army upon Para.
Railway fell into the hands OF the Brazilians virtually
nninluTed together with thiriysi wagons ana ocono
Of
dEu was al PraiG, which is seven miles FROM Ascurra
Lopezs main fOrtncatOn, and about thirteen miles north
IL Paraguay, at which place the railway ends some
recouuassaices have been attempted on Ascurrd but
such is the nature OF the ground ana the obstacles iu
nshed by the woods that little Information could be OBJ
tanned and il is improbable that any Immediate attack
on LOpeZs forces will De attempted AbculIa 10
fains facing the Allies aud covering tie high
lands wherein LOpezs capital ana arsenal are situated
The other gaps reported made impacteabe Oy hDh
to- The news from the seat OF war rs thst ho tToops
sent North 10 Rosario had completely routed l2OO faa
guayanA =. Pedro, and had taken 800 prisoners ana
100 nOn-combatauts with comparatively unlng lOss,
Another had been obtained by the column sent
near the Tebenary aud took 1000 noncon9atants who
had been gathered from the settlements Inc colhmh
its night, and, consequently 10 reaeh VIVA Eien. Io
therefore felt 10 10 the tate OI Gen Vrt
iuhO's brigade which marching 10 FORM Junction
with t1e column
TIE ARNf.-The military forces OH service ~ the I'M
pire April numbered 1873. Of whom SI2 were IN iio
Including 1893 pensiODers 1913 In MatO Crosse ana lne
iS We're sl5s National Guards on duty 22i2 Of whom
were IN Rio Oiande do Sui The total military Orco on
duty within the Empire was therefore, 4,605 men Inc
military pensioners numbered 1888 Ihe military 40 no
no Paraguay numbered "a 9O OF these, about lsOo
formed the two army corps AT Luque. 20si were az "
malta 2s8 at AsuncOn, about 1900 at Rosario ana as
many on tie Upper Parana -,,.,o., ~. ..,,,,,or ~,
slaves freed for the pupose Of entering the army ana
navy reached 7,g79 49,, ,.o
on tie list May were 24C6, of these ale were 10 100
RAYAL-The Brazilian navy consists OF 10 Ifonc'"us