The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-21
PARAGUAY.
Ascanoion Assaulted by q Rebel Force-De-
fence and Repulse Of the Attacking
Party-shafr Fighting in the
strssts-Ths City Believed
from Present Danger
80 The Death Roll.
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March last, headed by Caballero for the purpose Of
overthrowing President Jevellanos, finally resolved
on bold stroke. For some time the headquarters
OF Cabaliero had been at villa Rica while the govs
eminent army, Of some one thousand men. en-.
camped at Paraguay, the town which was the
centre Of Lopez's line of defence in 1860.
The object Of Vice President Benigno Ferreira,
who commanded the government army, number
ing 1900 men, was to save Asuncion from attack
by guarding the line Of tho Paraguay which river
is sixty-two miles from the capital, and
is connected with it by the railroad.
But towards the middle Of June Cab
ailero, with oil his cavalry, estimated
at sixteen hundred men, effected q secret detour
by Benigno Ferreiras right and succeeded in in
tercepting the railway communication and in in
terpostng himself between the legal army and the
capital, against which he advanced by forceo
marches, reaching its outskirts on the 10th, Great
ing the utmost CONSERVATION throughout the city,
IN which the government had only $50 men.
THE BRAZILIAN ARMY
OF occupation, though greatly reduced by the
return OF troops hOmeward, numbered about one
thousand men, including the crews of the war
ships in narbor. President Jovelanos therefore
sought the Brazilian aid; but this the instruction
OF Baron do Araguaya did not authorize him to
give However, Baron do Araguaya, the Brazil
General Mitre, held conference on the
18th, and in the afternoon Brazilian of1cer was
sent to the rebel forces, then advanced to Trim.
dade, warning them not to advance until an
answer could be sent to the note of Senior Bar
reirO the President in prospect who had sent them
note demanding their non-interventiOn and their
acknowledgment Of the right of the Instruction
lists to establish new government and to take
possession OF the city, then at their mercy.
NOT COURTEOUS.
Caballero received the officer badly and replied
that he would do as he Pleased. Araguaya and
Mitre then mounted horse and visited him. and,
after an hours stay, induced him to wait until
seven next morning for the reply.
Meantime the Paraguayan government hastily
barricaded the streets deboucking into the Cattle.
dral square with bales Of hay and other things.
Some small cannon were planted to sweep the
chief streets whence the attack would probably
come, and the few troops, well armed, however,
were posted IN the square.
THE DECISION
OF the Brazilian and Argentine penipotentiarieS
was finally that the assalants must cOnfne them
selves to the attack of the fortified part Of the
lillian battalions OF infantry. squadron OF cavalry
and a field battery were stationed in the San Fran
cisco square. which IS six blocks from the Cattle
dra square, and Ranking the line OF advance OF the
besiegerS.
THE CHARGE
About one P. M the enemy appeared in two col
umns numbering some four hundred cavalry and
two hundred and dity lootmen, and, with loud In
al Ses eSaa ~ Se a. @
denly however, two discharges of grape and a vol.
ley OF musketry plunged among them, disconcerted
their attack and forced them to retire, followed by
grape and bullets, to the cross streets, from the
corners Of which they Kept up desultory fire,
to whom q note from Benigno, brought through
the enemy's lines sewned up in woman's dress,
on his way to relieve them and was already near,
The assaiants were evidently discouraged BY
their reception and would not charge again, and
commanding the square, two BOMBS drove them
soon out. In fact the assault was virtually over
when the van OF Bentgno's army defled into the
town, at half past three, p NJ and at the sight of
them the rebel troops Of the attack dispersed in
All was then rejoicing. All embraced Jovellanos,
and Jovellanos and all Rugged Benigno, who. was
is said, Hitre could hardly Conceal his chaSrn at
the failure OF the revolution, which contains many
Argentines and is VIGOROUSLY favored by the Con-
federation to favor its views on the Chac0 cessiOn.
THE REBELS
behaved well, and made no attempts to plumber or
accused the Brazilian envoy Of lending Brazilian
mariners to aid the defence OF the barricades and
marines fred at him and forced MIN to spur OF in
haste.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The assailants LETT some dead and thirty wounded
behind them, together with 100 head OF cattle and
other matters. The defenders lost only seven or
eight in killed and wounded. On the 10th the army
OF Caballero disappeared from the nelghborho0d Of
the city, and Benigno posted his men upon hill
near the Brazilian hospital.
- PEACE
All Is quiet now in the city, but Baron Araguay
has sent OF transports to Humaita to bring up all
the troops there to strengthen the Brazilian force
IN case OF further attempts upon the capital. Uf
these, however, there appears little probability,
and the city has resumed nearly Its usual condi-
ton.
Under Projection Of the Allies-Instal-
inent Received Of the New Loan.
AsCUNCIoN, July s, 1873.
The Brazilian and Argentine commanders of the
forces of ccupation-numbering 1900 men Of the
former and 500 Of the latter-have agreed 70 sup
port the lettering government OF rfesident Jorel-
lanos and repel the threatened attack on Ascun-
cion, the capital city, by the revolutionary forces
Of General Caballero.
THE ENGLISH LOAN.
part OF the money coming from the loan