, 1866-06-01

abled in her machinery or boilers, for the steam
was pouring out of her ports, and she was un-
able to use her propellers. She was taken in
tow by the Tenced0ra, and removed beyond the
range of the batteries, and did not again 90 into
action. Not long after, the Beren gue1o stood
out, and as she passed close to the neutral YES
sells, it was observed that a heavy she'll had
entered her port side, near the water line, and
exploding as it passed out at the starboard side,
had torn a hole which was partly under water.
The ship was being c~areened, and men were
over the side endeavoring to place canvass over
the hole. She had evidently taken in much
water, she had settled very much by the stern,
and alter coming to an anchor, her pumps not
only were used. but men were EMPLOYED bail
ing out the water with buckets. She did not
go into action again. The AIanQaso, the onlv
ship left OF the northern column, now had to
bear the entire brunt of the fire of all the north
ern batteries. The Blanca and Res0zuciou of
the other column both came out to repair dam
ages, which being done they took their old
places and continued in them until the enoaoe-
ment ceased.
After an immense expenditure of shot and
shell, and after hours of i~ncessant firing it be-
came evident to the Spanish commodore that
he had found more than he bargained for and
than driving the Peruyians out of their works
a hopeless job. True, battery No. 8, with two
three hundred FOUNDER Armstrong guns was
blown up, and the guns disabled and in bat
terry No. 6 a four hundred and fifty FOUNDER
Biakely had been dismounted, but the other
works were uninjured, and their fire rather in
creased in weight and accuracy than diminish
ed, hence at about h~alf-past four he ceased fir
ing, and stood out, the Peruvians pepperine
away at the ships until they were out of range,
the monitor Victoria firing the last gun.
The only ship seriously damaged was the
BcrcAg@ea the Villa de Madrjd, had her steam
pipe cut by a shot that killed eighteen men and
wounded twenty-one this was afterwards re-
paired. All the vessels were hit frequently,
the Blanca receiving forty-two shots in her
nun, the Ahn@@S@ quite as many. Eight shot
holes were seen in the side of the Villa de
Madrld, and she was under fire only half an
hour. The NumaRctG received an eight-inch
rlt1ed shot near her water line, which passed
through her iron plates, and partly through the
wood backing. As she fought the heavy guns
OF the fortiticationS, so as to receive their shot
at angle, they glanced off her sides without
penetrating. The Vcncedora only used her bat
terry at intervals, and received no damage.
In regard to the killed and wounded, no re-
liable information can be had; the Surgeons of
the United States vessels who rendered their
services to both Spaniards and Peruyians, after
NHO AA-'N N"O wv SOok0 iOU lbGkA VuO 1tlAl
Der of casualties. Those wounded in the forti-
fcations were at once sent to the hospitals at
BellaVista, and if their friends resided in Lima
they were sent there to be cared for. The
Spaniards would give no information as to the
loss they had sustained, but from the appearance
of the bulls of the vessels, it is the opinion that
it has been heavier than that suffered by the
Peruvians. The latter are supposed to have
had sixty killed, and nearly two hundred wound
ed. Senior Galvez, the Peruvian Minister of
War, was in battery No. 3 when the explosion
took place, and was blown to pieces, this is the
only person of note that we hear of as being
killed on the part of the Peruvians. Admiral
Nunes was severely injured, having received no
less than eight wounds and contusions. He was
on the bridge of the Numancia until the casualty
occurred, and fought his ships with a g~allantry
and determination, that might have produced
different results, had he not been carried below
early in the fight.
AS regards the Notifications and town of
Callao, they suffered but little. As soon as the
fight was over, the Peruvians took a short re-
spite and something to eat, and then went to
work repairing damages, which were all COM
pleted by midnight, and every thing was in
readiness to commence again the next morning,
should the attack have been renewed. At first
they were uncertain as to what would be the