Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-01
Late from South America.

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I Reuolatioh IN CHs1l-From the
Valparaiso Neighbor OF the 25th
.lof April, we fAd the following ac-
count OF terrible riot anG loss OF
life at Santiago:
On Sunday morning at 3 a. M,
the battalion Valdiyia, called cut by
lone Colonel Urriola, broke into
open mutiny, and marched at once
on the armory and barracks of the
engineers. These were carried
with some loss Of lille. Attack was
then made on the barracks of the
artillery. Here the force Of the
skirmisher appears to have center<
ed. The alarm was sounded; the
militia gathered in numbers and
haste.
The President, the Ministers of
the Interior, Of the Treasury and Of
Justice, as well as the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court were soon
gathered at the palace. President
Bulnes assumed the direction of the
National Guard which had assem-
bled to check tho sedition. The
mutiueers had raised quasi barri-
cade on the Canada in front of the
hospital Col. Garcia was placed
t in command Of the troops of the
line, made up Of the battalion Cha
cabuco and the faithful Of Yaldiyia.
BY vigorous movements, the skir-
mish was now soon brought to
termination. Before midday the
capital was quiet again.
The Santiago paper, Ia Tribuna,
states that the number OF the killed
is between I6 and 90, and OF the
wounded upwards Of so.
Col. Urriola, the leader Of the
insurgents, was killed; and Col. Gar
cia was wounded; several other of
fcors on both sides lost their lives
or were badly wounded. !
The decree was forthwith pub
lished by the President, debating
the PROVINCES of Santiago and YAK
paraiso'in a state of siege for forty |
two days, in other W ords, until the
first Of June. At that time Com
gress is to assemble, and the cleo |
ton for President occurs in that
month OF the state Of siege pub
lie notice is give u in the papers of
this city by the Intendento, who
says: ':Iull labitants of Yalparaisol
order and respect for law, and in
shall you be made aware
that YOU arc under any unusual ST, le
of government /
From Valpfra SO Destruction of
ValparmsO 1B an EaL1guafe-The
Valparaiso Neighbor Of the 9th I
OF April, gives the following account
Of an awful earthquake at that
place:
This dreaded yisitant has come
With unwonted violence. On the
"a ulnmo, at fory.one minutes
alter SIX O'Clock in the morning,
the most powerful shock was expe-i
A slighter one had pre-
ceded ii few minutes. A great
pumbcr, some Of them quite alarm
ing, have.occurrel since.
The shock, which was felt at
Forty-one minutes after six, contin-
Jed, as we estimate its duration. /
about fifty five minutes. 1t spread I,
terror throughout the entire city,
Dat its force was greater IN the Al
nendral than in the Port or on the
nils This is ordinarily the case,
owing to the sandy nature Of the
'oil in the former section.
A humber of houses were tbro Hnt
Town, though they were generally
'ld ones. Il There are hardly any
dwellings, or walls that have
lot suffered injury. Some are
greatly deiated and strained within
md without. The custom house
las been dih hhgured in lis ornaments
and cornIce IS, but its walls are said
70 be firm. The Matriz church has
suffered cdn'parati' ely little. The
Merced has been cracked and de-
laced eonsi derably. Gale de la
Victoria prRsents a rumbris appear
ance; the injury done is more ap-
parent there than in any other sec
ton. tents have been erected in1
The Plaza anil on the hills, and,
these latter, robbers have
been proving, as if to augment
The distress Of Iha houseless =
Some have remained all the night
in the streets.