The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-29
The Attemp pied ASA IS ination Of the Presi
dent of Perm.

The attempt on President CastilIa's life in
thus described:
a third attempt has been made to ASSASSIN.
ate Gen. Castillo, President OF Peru, and to
proclaim Col. Firmin Castillo In his place
On the morning OF the 23d OF November at
~ O'Clock, Castiila's private residence in the
Caiie de les Dtvorciados, was surrounded by
part OF the battalion de Lima" under COM
mand OF Capt. Enrique Lara, who were also
accompanied by number of private persons
1t appears that Capt. Lara selected this honr
Tor the attack on the house, because at six
O'Clock the servants issued therefrom to 20 to
market, and he could thus gain admittance
without previously alarming the inmates
Ihe troops were divided into two companies
one OF which was to enter the house from a
side door by the Gale de la Higuera, while the
other company was to enter by the principal
door in the Divorciados.
Lieut. Miguel Franco, who was on guard at
the side door, was immedia tely shot dead and
the insurrectionists gained admittancs to the
house and to the bedroom of Castillo when
the President was asleep. He however was
aroused in season by his Wife and springing
from his bed, was saiu ted by shot from re-
voiver, which was prevented from taking effect
oy the pistol being knocked from the hand of
the assassin as it exploded. Castillo then fled
to an upper room, followed by one or two more
shots, but escaped to the roof and thence in to
the streets unhurt In the meantime the Pre-.
aident's Guard, which had been taken by sur
prise, recovered from their stupor. and shots
were fired on both sides in the house. Besides
Lieut.. Franco, Juan Paiacos, soldier OF the
guard. was killed, and Don Manuel Forcelledo,
aide-de- camp of Castillo, received g. ball in the
arm, which must be amputated close TO the
shoulder, and from the effects of which it 10
feared he will die. While the attack was going
ON, Col. Arguedas, the same who entered the
Legislative Palace three years ago, and broke
up the Congress at the point of the bayonet,
ana who lives directly opposite the house OF
Oasuila, came out on his balcony to see what
the trouble was.
Addressing the soldiers, he inq quired, "What
did You come here for }" "We don't know
we only know that our officers told us we
must shoot Gen. Castillo. ."As.Well, now shoot
your officers" said Arguedas, and the order
was ooeyed. Capt Manuel AlaIco, Lieut.. ia
cinto Mayorgo, and a citizen, Don Jose Maria
were shot dead by the soldiers, and Sergeant
j. NJ. Quispe was severely wounded. This
ended therotc, Lara escaping from the troops
and police which by this time had come up l
should nave stated In the proper place that
Lieut.. Mariana AmOrin was shot dead by
soldier OF his own, and who relen ted at the
part he was taking, in the bedroom of the
President, ana it was this incident that saved
the Presidents life. 1t is said that there is a
society existing i'll Lima, under the name of
UatoH and Progress, composed of sworn ene-
mics of Castillo, and at the head of which is
Don Pedro GalveZ, late Secretary of War and
member of the Congress that was expelled by
Castillo, through Arguedas, and under whose
directions 1t is supposed all three of these at
tacks on the President have baen made l is
affirmed by several that tn " saw GaIyez
mounted on q chesnut-colored horse, close 10
the scene OF action at the time the attack was
made. Senior GalveZ has taken refuge in the
Palace OF the French Minister.