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the day bsfers gone out from Cerro
Cora to gatber Up cattle. They we're
attacked and beaten hy Colonel Bent.
to Martins. The general, however,
succeeded in escaping, aftor abandon.
ing everything he had, even to his
sword. Vallu and Snuzo who were in
I charge Of baggage train at Chira
quel, managed to escape, although
their forco was routed. Rocha, who
was in the advance with eight pieces
Of artillery, was also promptly beat.
en-. Averis took advantage OF tho gen,
eral confusion and mado good his es,
capo.
A few hours after tho fight Mrs.
Lynch, who could not at first be found
was ovcrta ken Oh the road as she WINS
endeavoring to escape with small
party, and was made n prisoner with
her four sons and tho mother and two
sisters Of Lopez. The thrco last,
Minister Parahos says in his dispatch
had been condemned to death by the
dictator, and the mother of Lopez
was to bc executed on tho. very day
on which the Brazilians made their
attack. The families Of Caballcro
Carninhoz and Gil were also taken
prisoners, and all wcro to return with
the Brazilian froce to Conception.
Seventeen pieces Of artillery, it is re-
ported, have also been captured.
Up to very short time ago it was
believed that Lopez would escape to
Bolivia, and this was without doubt
his intention when he was overtaken
by the Brazilion forces. IIe saved
the allies from grave responsibility
by not surrcndering himself and pre-
ferring to die sword in hand.
The letter says: At Rio Janeiro
the news was received with great en-
thusiasm. Some persons read aloud
extrcts from the River Platte journals
to constant Interruptions by the
cheers Of those around. AS tho EN-
peror was returning from tho city
palace to San Christovas, and was
passing through Rua Dy Salta, the
people who filled the space in front of
the exchange surrounded the imperi-
al coach and shouted enthusiastic "vi-
vas" to his majesty, the Emperor, to
Count Dc 'Eu and Generol Camara.
His majesty expressed his gratitude
for these demonstrations, and added.
''You may be certain that tho war
is now ended"
Crowds of p,ople, headed by musi-
cal bands and beari'g the colors Of
the three allied nations, paraded
through tho streets, shouting vivas
and discharging rockets. All the pub
lie buildings were at once decorated
with flags, and JOY was upon every
face. AT night the city was splendid
~ illuminated: The Emperor giving
his arm to the Empress, and with the
imperial princes at his side; went on
foot through some of the principal
streets, mingling freely with the peo.
pie. Don Podro was everywhere re.
ceived with the highest manifestations
of esteem and respect.
All the newspapers of Rio exult
over the event One says: "Thc Par
eguayan people are reduced to an
aighth part Of their original number.
Tho wealth of the county has been
diseipated, and there are not means
sufficient to sustain the few that sur
vive. Tho prediction Of Lopez has
been verified, which he made to Gen.
oral Mitre during their interview at
Jatay Cora, that Paraguay would be-
"a mountain of ruins before it should
fall into the hands Of the allies. The
Paraguayans who died in cambat,
gave up their lives with a valor and
abncgatlon seldom rcvalled. Others
died from sickness and. want; others
wasted away IN prison and finally
others perished on the gaiiows, saoTi
hued without pity by the order of Lo-
peg himself The history of the SUI.
ferings of this people lathe history of
q martyrdom without example"