Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-13
FROM THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH
AMERICA.
Battles, Bloodshed, and Revolutions.

Battles, BloOdshed, and Revolutions.
The papers from the west coast of South
America received by the Star Of the West, at
New York, are filled with accounts Of revolu-
tons, battles, and bloodshed-the usual feature
of the news from these petty States.
THE DEFEAT OF THE REvoLUTIoNIsTs IN NEW
GRANADA.
The Panama Star has the following details
of the battle in which General Herrera was
killed:
The final engagement between the two ar
mics, which ended the revolution, took place in
the Plaza Of San Francisco, where the Dictator
Melo was captured. The constitutional party
consisted of 10000 men, and their loss is cal
culated at 800, besides General Herrera and
Camilo Mendoza, Commanders D. c. Caro- and
Fir. Olarte and Ensigns Urocharto and Ma
vaes. The revolutionary party lost 400 men,
and among those who were taken prisoners
are Melo, Consuegra, Berinas, Acevedo, Jim-
mes, Congera Ordaues, and Gacharna.
The supreme court has ordered President
Obando to be placed under arrest; he was i'm
prisoned in the house of Monsenor Barilli.
From letter published in the Panemeno, we
learn that the final engagement between the
Constitutionalists and the Revolutionists lasted
two days, in which the former were successful.
More than two thousand Of Melo's party have
been taken prisoners.
The late lamented General Herrera was shot
in the groin on the morning of the 4th instant,
at 64 o'clock, and expired at o'clock on the
morning of the following day. His remains
were accompanied to the grave by upwards Of
thirteen thousand people.
The same paper gives the following brief
sketch of the history of General Herrera:
General Thomas Herrera was while quite
young man, an officer in the Columbian army,
and took part in the famous battle of Ayacu-
cho, in Peru, in 1924. When Boliver wished
to establish dictatorship, General Herrera
was one of those who opposed the measure,
and, in consequence, was obliged to leave the
country. In 1881, he was one of the leaders
in re-establshing the constitutional order. In
1910, he saved the province of the Isthmus
from joining in the revolutionary movement
then agitating the rest of the republic; and, in
1851, he commanded the constitutional forces
that put down the revolution in the provinces
of Oauca and Antioquia. He also filled the
post of governor of this province and for many
years represented the provinces of the Isthmus
in Congress. In politics, he was Liberal
His age was about fifty. General Herrera
leaves many relations and large circle of
friends to lament his loss in this city, where he
was very generally beloved and respected.
GREAT BATTLE IN PERU.
In Peru the government forces had been
completely defeated by Don Domingo Elias in
battle which lasted fourteen hours on the st
of December, at Areqaipa. The Panama Star
furnishes the following particulars, compiled
from the published accounts and private let.
tiers:
After the engagement between the forces Of
Don Domingo Elias and General Moran, on
the heights of Condo, the former retired with
the remnants of his army to the city of Are
quipa, when General Moran determined to fol
low him. for this purpose he intended uniting
his forces with those of General Vivanco, but
owing to not being able to bring up his van
guard in time, Vivanco, unsupported, had to
stand an attack made by force sent out from
Arequipa, in which he lost three hundred and
fifty muskets, two cannons, and the ammun
ton belonging to them. Notwithstanding this
reverse, the two generals resolved upon max
ing an attack on Arequipa, which was accord.
ingly done, but the forces in the city made a
determined resistance, and committed great
havoc among the government troops by firing
on them from the houses The battle lasted
about eight in the morning the government
soldiers began to give way, owing to their am
munition falling short, whereupon the cavalry
and the citizens pursued them. In the mean
time General Moran had taken up position
at the country house of Landazuri, where he
held out against his attackers for some time,
but being outnumbered and assailed on all
sides, he was at length forced to surrender.
The retreating governpent forces were then
pursued on all sides, and the greater number
taken prisoners and, it is said, that only three
officers and fifteen men escaped, the rest, con.
sisting of 500 men, having been klled,
wounded or missing. General Vivanco was
seriously wounded, and by last accounts had
returned to Lima.
Gen Moran having been subsequently shot
by order OF a military court-martial, the news
created the greatest CONSERVATION. among the
government party at Lima, whilst the public
secretly rejoiced atthe success of Elias, though
they dare not manifest it openly. technique
now remains president only Of Lima, Callao,
and the Chinchas, all the rest Of Peru is in the
hands of his enemies. Generals San Ramon
and Castillo have united their forces and are
within short distance of Lima.
CIVIL WAR IN BOLIVIA.
NC JoulhaiS Stdlt tudL III A OLOolJ OH
the 18th Of November, General Acha, at the
head Of the I'd regiment of cuirassiers, declared
against the President-Belzu. The latter re-
ceived news Of this event in Acacato, and was
in the act Of setting out to put it down when
he heard that the lst regiment had also de-
clared against him in PARA. Under these cir
cumstances he determined to consummate his
march to Oruro with the two battalions and
the 60 men composing his escort
On the approach Of Belzu the forces at Pa
ria retired, by way Of Cochbamba, to join those
under General Gonzaa LAMA, who, to the
number Of 200-infantry-had also pronounced
against the President. The battalion Of Che.
rolque, who were on the march from Lapaz to
Oruru, attempted to make similar demonstra-
ton when they heard of the action of the cui-
rassiers, but General Gordova, their comman.
der, "a son.in-law Of Belzu's) Immediately
checked the design and shot two officers and
number Of sergeants. Belzu remained at
0ruro to await the issue of events.
General Acha had seized all the money in
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