SOUTH AMERICA.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 138, 29 November 1866, Page 3

SOUTH AMERICA.

Paraguay, and her war with the Allies, headed by Brazil, has recently entirely passed out of European 'notice.' But wo have recently been startled out of our iuilLnuvence by news of an action in which tho ollicil army was "defeated with a loss of 280 officers, 800 men, and a considerable quantity of war material. The action commenced on the 16th of July, and, after a pause of one dajr, recommenced on the 18th.. Tliis is almost on the European scale, and shows that even semi-barbarian empires and republics cau threaten, us with rivalry in our grand old.civilised art of wholesale slaughtering. The origin of the quarrel is forgotten by most of us. Uruguay, under its late President Augirre, had a dispute with Brazil, which espoused the cause <of Geane Flores, an aspirant to the chief magistracy. Paraguay supported Aguirre ; but when the Brazilians in February, 1865, violently deposed the latter and set up Flores, Uruguay entered into aleagi.e with Brazil anil the Argentine Coafederat'on against Paraguay. Ihs odds have certainly been heavy, but Paraguay at present seems to have the best of it. -:' : .