The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-02
Anafos I'm Peru.
OUR LIMA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

LmA Juiy II, 1884.
A Periltidn Bdtle-Amnsing Dsscriptton-Reported
Increment Of Ecaineque-C Cadiss9e sent Jy the
Editor Of the Ne,ps 10 ne Chiefof Police onsequer.
ocs 7heref-Arrirdis from Ausfrdtia- Diqgings
he AMAZON Wise Poliey Of Echineqae-His With 10
Resien-Assaun on Mr. ciay's Premises-Americans ea
Route for the Amdson-Fedrs for the Totdi.a-D1ar
ture If the President for de Seat Of War
since last wrote you Peruy ian affairs have not re.
NAMED in statu quo although nothing OF startling i'm
portance has transpired. To show you how utterly
inefficient and incapable OF the accomplishment o.
any brilliant military achievement the Peruyans are
will give brief account Of recent battle la PeruaHa
Some two weeks since, party OF one hundred and
fifty mountaineers entered the city OF Pisco without
sistsnce quietly invested the llce and levied tax Of
ten dollars upon each inhapitant They remained ia
Ieseesbe possession for three days when the appear
apce Of detachu ent Of government troops induced
them to march forth into open plain and prepare
for hattie. The government forces moved forward to
meet them and after considerable delay (occ lsioned by
the taTdy in which ohoos pas ed around psco
the sodiers the contest began eye Witness who
by the way had Just been reading Headieys Old Guard
CT Napoleon, represents the first and charge abso
lutely terrific So eager each man TO Guido his
fellow deeds Of noble daring thst al orders given by
the officers in The rear, we've esregrded and
every man fought on his own hook some
firing q. random snd running one way, rome
another. Tie mopptainesrs and opposing tgoops
alternately advanced aui rereated and for three AMI
half henrs the contest rsged With bats ferocty At
length tie mouniaLeeIs covered with dust and glory
drew of in good ORDER and the government troops sss
ned with their pro wess venurel upon aiot cheer
Ehen fully assured the enemy out OF he ring Only
one man wounded in tho bittle he having i'm pru
IDENTIFY ventured too the ranks OF the payur
Tor his temer'y with flesh wound from a spant bah
from a sharp shocer in the mounianceFs ranks. OF
course the official report this battle "a forwarded to
the Minister OF War in this city, contains glowing
counts OF the vaor of the Peruvian tr0ols but my
fosraant that the description have given
Il rumored here few days since that presiient
tchineque intended to pa himself at the head
his aYMy, and march forth to meet Castillo when dc.
csve battle would take place But the Qud nuncs say
he dare not leave Lima, hen it Is with the friends
the leader who would be sure to e the not
boiling imms diately the troops had left the city
inueed the President Is rarely outside the walls
his own palace except procession days and when he
does venture In public he TAKES good to be well
guarded. This certainly does not well become the
ruler Of q peorle claiming TO be republicans aud
government the Peruvians are. / have Just learned
through . private source that in letter to his family
here, Gen Castillo mis- intention to enter
Lima within fortnight" II lie aaheres to this deter
mraton the revolutionary question will be settled
the struggle at once and in commercial point view
have no doubt would ult acvantagsousiy Business
mere cannot resume a healthy aspect until civil war
ceases.
In last letter alluded to the arrest of the propre
tors OF the FoTcign NeV for publishing anti govern
ment paper While They under arrest the Chief Of
the Police who holes the rank Of colonel in the army so
Tar forgot tho dignity Of his oical position to n:ul.
1hem FOL this Mir McJrackeu, editor of the Nccs
him challenge the following day. The valiant
Colonel however, instead Ct meeting hii adversary laid
the challenge be ore the Miester Of War. and Mr.
McCraoken was arrested for an ipfrscton Of fhe lava
against duellng His trsl came of before Superior
Court an hour after resulting honorable acqnta
me Colonel who witness in tho case apoloizel
before the court for his insulting language and the M air
thus ended TIE poor fellow who hid editorial charge OF
4F1 -ha
my last letter. has Cecn Transformed By compulsory
process from prisoner iato soldier He has literally
- laid aside the pen and taken up the sword"
About two hundred passengers arrived here last week
from Australia snd are busy venting loud curses
hoax Whistler a recent letter received from the int
ror, purportng to have been written by one OF part
them to their situation an india them to paos for The
mountain, yet uncertsn II is rather Singular CO.
Incidence that favorable reports from the Amaz N and
fresh arrival OF passe from australia are stimuli
taneous occurrenceshoweyer the letters nav be all
genuine, 70, aught know. 1t would be strange indeed
Al the two or three hundred Americans who have gone
over to the Amazon county should dni gold, when
well known that FOR the last two hundred years
Peru has had golden reputation But as vet have
seen no,hing to satfy that there any v.ry profit
able field OF iabor on the head waters OF the Amazon
Sorae two months since, ten Peruviars who had been
pot,rg sgainst The goyeinment were arrested, tried
and banished. Taken only to Guayaquil, they soon
found means 10 return to Lima, and soon engaged
IN thet. cid work but tey again arrested tried by
court martial and sentenced to the chain gang ten
years To the Surprise of every one President Echneqpe
against future misconduct. This act of the Presideot
gives general on and win go far remove the
prejudice sgairst him existing Added to this, it is
mored that he has expressed wish resign his Office
but bis cabne have objected to slch course and ia
announced that he leaves the city to dag at the
head of the republican army.
On the evening of the 9th inst while the press gang
out for recruits, CHOICE finding himself holly
pursued, sought refuge CD the premises Of Mr. Clay,
American Minister he followed by two OF the gang
who yexed Mt not fndirg the object Of their search
ATTACHED of Mr. Clays servants, knocked him down
with their mEskets, and bayoaet through his
One Ct The miscreants Immediately seized by yr.
Nay and taken to the lock up, the other making his
escape OF course this outrage will BIZ promptly noticed
by the American Minister
A large number of Americans leave to day on the
steamer for Huanchaco, On route to the Amazon They
are determined to deyelope the Of that
derful country IL Yankee enterprise equal to the
dertatng. The grand purpose may be accomplished,
but at great sacrifice of life, have not doubt The
Indians are very troublesome and notwithstanding the
boosted saubrity CT the climate it does agree with
the North American constitution
But have already transcribed the limits CT ordi
July 10. 1854,
P.S The mail steamer valdius, due at Callao week
ago. has not Jet arrived and tn belief is general that
rhe is lost The lapse o. weeks time has given me an
item or two for postscript.
The outrages committed by the pressg,ng on the pre-
misses Of the Anne rican minister has been amply apollo
gzed for by the Peruvian the actors severely
punished and tie servant Of Mr.. Clay, who received
bruse in the fracas, recompened by present
of $1t0.
President Echipeque left the city this morning at six
o'clock with his staff for the seat Of war. Troops
following him. and battle is expected TO take
place within few days.
EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE KETrER.
CArLao, August 10, 1854.
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