The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-24
CHILL.


THE NAVAL MOVEMENTS PRELIMINARY TO .uHE
ACTION AT ANCUD.
PANAMA March 15.-When the news first came
OF the treaty of alliance between Peru and Chi and
the declaration of war by the former power against
Spain, at the same time learned that tue squad.
rons of the two republics were ordered 10 imme-
dlately commence &C I've operations against the
Spanish feet Although there we're some persons
foolish enough to suppose that tho Spanish fleet
would be at once attacked, the majority knew very
well that nothing OF the kind would be attempted,
but, the contrary the Peruvian and ChiIan ships
would wisely reserve their strength for the proper
hour. We heard from time TO time of the Peruvian
ships moving south from port to port, oven to the
southwest OF Area; but upon leaving there they
ceased TO be mentioned and became missing.
Soon af er this we heard of the blockade of the
coast of Chill beng lalsed, excepting that of the port
of Va paralso, where the entire spanish feet was
concentrated. This led us to suppose that bonn
bardment of that city wOulo FOLLOW; out after
came the information that three of the rigates had
been sent to cruisei and as at about the time
we learned the Peruvian and CHI ian ships teing
in the vicinity oil the is and OF Chloe we became
satisfied that the Spanards were turning the tables
that ia, their three frlgaes were search of the
forces that were orde ed to attack them
Two days before the deOartute OF the steamer from
Valparaiso the Villa de Madrid and Blanca returned
70 that port, looking bright and fresh as at any
time during their cruise, and up to th tune of the
steamers SAILING nothing publicly known in
Valpanso of there having been an encounter bet
the hostile sqraGrons. IrOeed, IT was thought that
the two trigates had only returned from an ordinary
cruise Of obserYatlon-one in Inch they had been
unable to find what they looking for.
her way north, 1T was found that the Iater-
dente there had received from Santiago, iIom the
patch desiring that the steamer should be detained
until telegl aphlc des atches could be sent, giving
the particulars as far as received OF an engaRement
Chloe between the Spanish frigates Vitd de Madrid
and Blanca and the allied Peruyian and CnilIan
fleets and the shore batteries. The steamer
consequently detained, and the following were the
dispatches received:-
GILLIAN OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
ANCuD, February Two Spanish vessels-'he VIa
de Madrid and Blanca we take them TO De-have been
met in The straits OF Loncat as we have heard TO-DAY
%eHGa are nav H Ha AehS9 preparing to resist En- at
vessels. EMILIO s0ToMAYoR.
SECOND DEsPATcH.
February lisp MAT p. N. this day the COM
Dined Cht,an aud Peruvian fleets had an engagement
result ahoaeh believed TO be TO our %
You VIII be advised as soon ai 9 RNRStG1 q sfssysS
THIRD DESPATCH
The master the sloop Etiman which arrived to-day
at the port OF Corral from Ancud at six O'Clock on the
the morning of the 9Th of February 1t was reported
SQUADRON s Gr at nfS but a SS SSe was al f
stated. Ihe same morning the Chilian steam corvette
afterwards returned to within twenty miles OF the town
was heard; this having ceased the combat was con-
sdered as having terminated
o the Intendente Of CHLOE together with the particG
'''f "dd are RFEG GAR9 REYES
FOURTH DESPATCH
By communications OF the Intendente Of Chloe dated
On Gh Spanish sss Blanca cast stood S' in toward;
he n at AnSHd & and that he mms.
were exchanged' an, none of WHICH were effective on
iolned her consort, and after a fight of two hours
duration they ha9led Od to Tres Cruces (Three
On our part we are without damage TO record and are
iRn9Iant Of that sustained BY the spsnards and
s'''"D''''N MI 'NH' 'HN'A " '-' XSIBAL PINTO,
aFIzr F,pau kTNu
The Intendente OF Valparaiso to the Minister Of
the Interior under date Of nth February by medium
5 Gs s:s h GfSn s S S
and the BSncs had opened IRE IR0n ~ he sSe aS se
severe enRagement in which the former E EMP was
ceyed two under the wa er line they hauled Oj the
Blanca being caeensd so as to ALLOW the sh1 holes e be
plugged bUho LAhhAlN'
THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE AFFAIR.
The above are all the dispatches received and
together foIm the Chian sory of the affair. Think
ing that there must have been another version OF IT,
and knowing that somo of the Spanish officers who
we're IN the fight had come up In the steamer, tried
to hnd out what they had to say about IT. and
managed to Obtain some information, which he
The Y,iia de Madrid, with the Blanca in com.
| pany, had been cruising in the hope OF falling in
with the allied heets--indeed, they were at sea IoI
| the purpose OF finding them II possible. Thinking
they might be in some OF the rts to the southwark
the senior officer dete mined to have look at the
humorous hiding.places near San Carlos, or Ancud
as II is now termed, port near the north end O
| tie island Of Chiloe 1t was not long after the
Spanish vessels had entered the pass between the
| main land and the island before the mastheads o.
| the vessels they were in search OF were descrlec
| over a point Of land behind which they we're Sc
| curely anchored.
| AS The allied squadron showed no disposition Il
| come out Tor q fghC, the Blanca was sent in as
ieeler 10 find out their position and to try and coa1
them out il possible Feeling her way In, with grea
caution, she soon foHnd that going closer would no
cause the others to come out and while waiting u
see what the result might be, and while making
careful Reconnaissance she was suddenly opene!
upon by a shore battery that had not been noticed
the first Lhot fIom hich cut away one of her heat
booms. in the position the Blanca occupied at thu
time she had view of the huls OF The vessels inside
ana they were within range OF her broadsides a
| soon as the battery on shore opened upon her. Sh
opened fire the allied feet and the Piitd d
| Madrid stood IN 10 her assistance.
Ae soon as the latter ship came within range she
| In the most splendid manner, opened her enormOu