The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-24

We published = hTlcl telegram GA / "'>~
dav stating tha, the Spanish fleet had been
beaten of the city oi Callao, the princlp2!
sesport If Peru. AMER the homhardmeM
.: The city Of Valparaiso. the principal
sranort of Chilli. the Spanish aeet. under
Admiral NINsz, kept up the blockade
II that port until the l+th April, when 1t
Mas formally raised. the Admiral giving
,.olicc Of the fact 10 Commodore RoGEE>,
n the United States Pacific Squadron. Ii
will lie remembered that in the lombard
men, of Valparaiso some twenty millions
-: dollars worth Of property was destroyed.
On the l4th April the Spanish feet 81
Of tar Cal!ao. and arrived there on the
9th. Ca!lao may have improved much III
LAGER wears bnt not long ago il was not
very well bull, city. Tie houses are cAciiy
-: mud Or adobe walls. and fiat roofs. lar
r-eSsu, town i oi modern origin. tie ot4
one having been DESTROYED ny "n earth
Quake in l146. which also destroyed
great part Of Lima. the capital OF terU.
In calm weather the ruins 81 the town ale
from the present still visible under water.
l. las 4 castle which would he 4 formida-
be fort. but was di>manilcd Al the time "i
~, hombardmeui. There were other
strong dcfeuce>. and the inhabitan;> in-
r-ayi>yi some carth-work> with dispatch
after they 20, wind Of the approach OF
Nrxrz and his fleet Oh the very day 81 hi
arrival. He. however, gave four days no.
,icc before uumuzzhng his guns, hy which
tine the dvicuce> aud carth-works were III
tolerab!e trim and able 10 respond. The
Pcrurians evidently dreaded the heavy
weight O! metal that the Spanish feet
rarld throw at them. and looked forward
t. the issue as doubtful. But they went
manfullv to work, throwing up carth-work>
and preparing for the combat. y system
or ,.lasrapniDg was extended L. all the
batteries. and torpedo boats were held III
readiness for use if available.
Til. lst Of May being fogsy, the attack
WA, postponed, and on the 81 III" grand
les, Of strength commenced from the shore
batteries. the fire being returned ny the
Berencueia, Villa de Madrid and Blanca,
on the northern side, and the Numancla,
Resolution and Almanac on the south. The
Villa de Madrid and Berengueia were $"
badly damaged early in the tight that they
were Obliged 10 withdraw 10 San Lorenzo,
and they were afterwards followed 10y the
Numancia and the rest of the fleet. more
or less damaged.
The fight lasted till o'clock IN the
afternoon then ii terminated by 'he Will
drawal Of the Spanish fleet.
Sixty Peruvians are reported Killed. anu
one hundred and twenty wounded. senior
CALVES. the Secretary OF War, was Killed
The loss OF the Spauiards Is not known
bu, il is supposed 10 have been heavy. II
is rumored that Admiral Nunez is severely
wounded.
After going out, the feet resumed their
old position, and commenced repairing
The fu,ure movements Of the defeated
fee, are not known; but 1t is presumed
in view of the near approach of the Hues,
car and Indepencia, new vessels Tor Tue
allied fleet, added 10 this formidable dis
as,er. that its early return 10 Spain Is pro.
bable.
Commodore ROGERS, with his hcet, con
.is,jng OF the Vanderbilt, Monadnock, and
Tuscarora, sailed for Callao cotemp"
raneously with the Spanish fleet, and ar
rived there ahead Of ii. The double
ender Mohongo went into the dock at Val
,oraiso To have her bottom cleaned, an,
would follow Commodore Rogers as s"oL
as that was done. The Commodore was
spectator of the fight.