Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-19
Horror of the Paraguayan wsr-A
Country stripped of Every thing
Pile of Dead Bodies ON the Road.


From the Anglo Brazilian Times."]
Lopez was supposed to be at Igatimy,
and Comte dEu WAS trying to accumu-
late sufficient depot of supplies to per-
NIT another march against him. Comte
d Eu had sent back about third of his
force, not considering them needed.
Lopez 10 now confined to the forest and
mountainous district Of the northeast of
| Paraguay. The last reports in regard to
Lopez were that, besides the 5000 badly
armed men and 20 cannon at which de-
serters placed his strength, he had OBJ
tanned the aid of 900 Indians, who are
posted in the mountains of Maraceju,
and has conferred the rank of general on
the Gusrani cacique. The main OF the
second Brazilian army corps had arrived
at Rosario from Curuguaty, on its way
to Conception to join Camara's force,
which is to penetrate, if possible,
into the north of the district held by Lo-
pez. Two tailors from Lopezs head
quarters, deserters, had been interro-
gated. They declared that Lopez had
5000 men with him, mostly armed with
lances; that he had l8 small cannon and
one howitzer of ordinary bore; that he
had thirty wagons, only one of which
contained ammunition, the others having
food; that his cannon had two yokes OF
cattle to each, and the wagons two or
three yokes; that he had no cavalry with
him, but few were among the 400 men
at Tupituitas; that Lopez was going to
Igatimy, and that long road was being
made into the mountains; that 2O00 to
5000 cattle had been collected at Ara
capgai. and that 200 horses had
been sent to pasture there; that q per
son had been sent to Igatimy to manutac,.
ture powder; that the alleged author oil
the conspiracy of st. Estanislao was tor
tured and then beaten to death; that Col.
Mongeto and Major Villalbs were shot
for want of vigilance; that many others,
CoIouels Venancio Lopez (brother OF Lo-
pez), Morco and Diniz, Msjor Orbleta,
Palscios (brother of the bishop, were ex-
ecuted that Generals Caballero, Res.
ouin, Delgado and Roa were with Lopez,
and that Lopez spent fifteen days in get
ting cakes of sugar made from the cane
at Curuguaty. A volunteer officer IN
Comte d'Eu's force wrote on the 24th OF
October that he saw two piles OF dead,
said to be bodies of body guards shot by
Lopez at St. Estenislao. he says when
they arrived at Rosario they found no
fresh or jerked beef provided for them,
but owing to the abundance of roots, cane
and bananas, managed to fill themselves
fairly. Four leagues from Rosario
nothing was to be found, and only zoo
bullocks in the rear remained for beet
for 5000 men. At St. Estsnislao they
were placed on half rations. From the
l7th it became still worse, the officers re-
ceiving only four ounces of beef and
trifle of farina when there was any. So'
diers were sent into the woods to cut cab
bage palms. In those days 500 men de-
serted, 28 Of whom were caught and pun
ished with l20 blows each. a teacuptul
Of sugar cost 2O0o reis; five little buis-
cults, 1000 reis; a pound of fariIa, 1000
reis; butter, 1000 reis pound. Some
maize arrived on the 23d for the horses,
but the officers and men ate it up, Two
bullocks we're allowed to each 500 men,
or one-third allowance, but on that day
only one and one-half was given to his
battalion Of 504 men; aud the soldiers
eagerly drank the blood, and even the
skin being devoured. lie also says that
in General Victorino's corps the men
ate dogs, and that even officers deserted
from hunger.