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rAeTlcyL,Es OF 7Hr FINAL nAr.lr.

rAETIcJLiEs oF TIE FINAL HAr.lr.
The n. / Ti5ue, hss correspondence from
Rio Jancirr March p. giving FULL detail. o. the
death Of Lopez and the end Of the Paraguayar
WAT.
The letter says that early on the morning Of
the lst Of March Lopez, with 1000 men, WAS
surprised by a Brazilian force Of the same size
while eacampel op the left bank Or the Aquila-
ran stream twenty miles to the south Of the A %
An ike the latter tributary Of the Paraguay
The attacking force, commanded by General
C4mara, was the same which set out from Con
cepcon On or about Feb 10Th to oyertake Lore
upon the receipt Of the news that the dictator
had alresiy crossed the Apa and was hurrviur
his f ght to Bolivia
so sudden and impetuous was the attack Of the
Bra1ilians thst the Parsguaysns who guarded
the artillery hal no time to give the least warn.
ing Lopez, with those officers who happened to
be about him, tried frantcally to form his troops
into line to repe the assault, but before this
could be done to any extent the Rio Grande
horse we're ppon him, and his little party routed
and driven to the nearest woods, where but few
escaped
Lopez himself Was killed in sight Of General
Camara, who in vain called upon him to surren-
der. The e1-iictator, already severely wounded,
obstnately refused to yield aud meanwhile tried
to escape. The thrust Of lance brought him to
the ground. Caminos, minister of Lopez, met .
similar fate Vice President Sanchez was killed .
before being recognized. Colonel Aquiar, Majors
Vargas, Ascurra, Estigsrribis, Cardoso, InsfAute
Soils, and several others also persisted in the
conflict. Col Lopez, son OF the dictator, was
killed as he was trying to escape with Mrs.
Lynch's party. Many chiefs were taken prison
ars, including Generals Resquin and belgrade,
and various other superior officers. Four priests
we're also taken, one Of whom was the celebrated
Nlaiz.
General Caballero, with some forty men and
almost all the officers, had the day before gone
,ut from Cerro Cora to gather up cattle. They
we're attacked and beaten by Col Bento Martins
The general, however, succeeded in escaping,
lfter abandoning everything be had, even to his
word valla and Souzo who wese in charge of
baggage train at Chiraquel managed to escape,
Though their force was routed Rocha who
vas in the advance with eight pieces of artillery
vas also promptly beaten. Averis took advant-
ge Of the general confusion and made good his ,
scspe.
\ few hours after the fight Mrs. Lynch, who
ould not at first be found, was Overtaken on the
DAD as she was endeavoring to escape with a !
mall party, and was made prisoner with her I
our sons and the mother and two sisters of To-
e. The three last Minister Parahos says in
is dispatch had been condemned to death by the
DICTATOR, and the mother of Lopez was to be ex-
,uted the very day on which the Brszians made
heir attack. The families of Cabsllero Carnin- t
OF and Gil were also taken prisoners, and all g
ere to return with the Brazilian forces to Con- .
spcion. Seventeen pieces Of artillery, it is re-
orted, have also been captured. t
Up to very short time ago it was believed Z
lat Lopez would escape to Bolivis, and this was J
ithout doubt his intention when be was over e
ken by the Brazilian forces He saved the e
lies from grave responsibility by not surren- Fl
,rinG himself anl preferring to die sword in ;
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