Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-09
THE TELEGRAPH.
B AT H M e.:
Correspondence of the Telegraph
U. S. Sur NoRTH CAROLINA, !
Port Of Calico, dug. 1888.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAYO.

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In my last gave you an outline OF the
causes of the existing war between Chill
and Peru, and of It's progress and opera
tions up to the surrender Of the invading
army, and the conclusion of a treaty Of
peace between the Protector, and Gen.
Blanco, the commando n-chief of the
CHILEAN expedition.
From the liberal conditions of the treaty,
there were strong grounds to believe that
all difficulties would now be happily adjust
ed, and a permanent peace established.
On the return Of the expedition, howev-
er, to Valparaiso, the Gillian government
feeling perhaps chagrined at its entire fail
ure, and at the idea of accepting terms of
peace, proposed while the fate of its army
was entirely at the mercy of the Protector,
and above all, that instead Of crushing the
power of Santa Cruz, and dissolvng the
confederation, he had become the more
distinguished and popular by the very means
employed for his destruction, refused 10 raii-
fy the treaty, and proclaimed the renewal
Of hostilies forthwith.
Accordingly Squadron consisting Ola
(rigate, two sloops-oi-war, two brigs, and Il
schooner, was fitted out, and sailed early in
January under command o. Com. Postigo,
for the cas-: of Peru to annoy and cut of
,l oo,,p,orco ~, al Sc cuorfor
On their arrival here, the Peruvian
sloop-oCwar La Confederation, bound from
africa to Callao, and having on board Gen,
Balliyian and family was captured by the
LiJertad and sent into Valparaiso. THIS
This is the only capture made on either
side during a cruise of upwards OF two
months.-Gen. Ballivian was given tip
prisoner of war to the Governor Of VaIpa
razo, who put him on parole and gave him
lodgings in his own house. Balivian, how
ever, did not appear to like the idea of be-
ing prisoner at any rate for one morn
ing while he and the Governor were walk
ing out together. the latter called into a
shop to make somo irilling purchases, and
the General taking advantage of the mo-
ment passed through cross alley TO the
beach where accidentally finding a boat
ready to push off, he threw himself into hcl,
and made the best of his way towards the
North Carolina but his absence beng
soon noticed, and his course discovered, he
was closely pursued by the police, and
escaped a recapture only by throwing him
self on board the French frigate L'Andro-
naede, which lay in his way, and when I'M
der neutral flag he was free from the
pursuit of the enemy. He thus gave the
Governor the slip, and the world proof Of
the honor of high minded General. In a
few days he returned to Peru, where his
family had been landed at the tine of the
capture.
At this time, the state Of affairs in Chill
looked rather inauspicous. The failure Of
the expedition, and the refusal of the gov
eminent TO raily the treaty entered into by
its authorized agent, rendered the war I'M
popular, and excited a general and strong
opposition TO the administration $50 much
so that for several weeks a revolution was
daily expected. The excitement, however,
after a while subsidized and measures
were taken to get up another expedition on
more extensive scale than the former and
to debark the forces as near Lima as prac-
ticable, with view TO gain possession, if
possible, of the capital, and adjacent ports