Seven Eventful Years in Paraguay: A Narrative of Personal Experience Amongst the ParaguayansS. Low, son and Marston, 1870 - 332 sider |
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... miles above Asuncion and a few leagues to the north of the town of Concepcion , and was there encamped when the Brazilian general Camara came up with him on the 1st of March . It is said that the Paraguayans were taken by surprise , and ...
... miles above Asuncion and a few leagues to the north of the town of Concepcion , and was there encamped when the Brazilian general Camara came up with him on the 1st of March . It is said that the Paraguayans were taken by surprise , and ...
Side 1
... miles long , by two hun- dred in average breadth , bluntly wedge - shaped in form , and almost in the centre of the great southern peninsula . It is bounded on the east and on the south by that river of islands , the Paranà , aud on the ...
... miles long , by two hun- dred in average breadth , bluntly wedge - shaped in form , and almost in the centre of the great southern peninsula . It is bounded on the east and on the south by that river of islands , the Paranà , aud on the ...
Side 3
... miles above , in the cordillera of Cerro Leon . The landscape also becomes bolder and almost picturesque . Vast woods , broader and denser as we journey to the north , vary , and at length occupy , the entire breadth of the picture ...
... miles above , in the cordillera of Cerro Leon . The landscape also becomes bolder and almost picturesque . Vast woods , broader and denser as we journey to the north , vary , and at length occupy , the entire breadth of the picture ...
Side 5
... Gran Chaco shore ( the right bank of the Paraguay ) and on both sides above Humaità for a hundred miles , there are palm groves , and little else , as far as the eye can reach , not , however , with the tall column - like stems ,
... Gran Chaco shore ( the right bank of the Paraguay ) and on both sides above Humaità for a hundred miles , there are palm groves , and little else , as far as the eye can reach , not , however , with the tall column - like stems ,
Side 7
... miles . Between Humaità and Asuncion are or were , for the war has left but the names of several of them — only a few villages , a little clus- ter of huts around a comandancia , or perhaps a barn - like church ; for all trade being ...
... miles . Between Humaità and Asuncion are or were , for the war has left but the names of several of them — only a few villages , a little clus- ter of huts around a comandancia , or perhaps a barn - like church ; for all trade being ...
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afterwards Allies amongst Argentine army arrested asked Asuncion Aveiro batteries battle of Riachuelo Bèrges Brazil Brazilians brother Buenos Ayres camp Captain Carreras carried Caxias cepo Cerro Leon cholera cigars command commenced confess consul Corrientes Curupaity death despatch Doña dreaded Emperor of Brazil enemy English escape fear feet French consul gave Government Gran Chaco guns hands heard Humaità Indians irons knew leave Legation letter living looked Lopez Madame Lynch Maiz Majesty's Government miles minister months morning native nearly never night officers once Paraguay Paraguayans Paranà Paso Pucù passed poor President prisoners received replied Republic rest Rhind river San Fernando scarcely seen Señor sent sentries servant shot side soldiers soon Spanish steamers Stewart suffered Tacuari taken tell told torture trees Uruguay Uruguayana Villeta Washburn whilst women wounded
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