, 1866-05-26
TnE D0MBAKDMEsT OF CALLAO.


~ nFr ro,,.r@&.,.4..rs, Rt<,xpvo~u
tsepoft OK &o1M1',"a@r: .tna&cfs 10 sha
secretary u aoc navy.
:. The following dcs,satchcs from Commodorc
M..s.. ,,n,,t. so@1HS NV t"e 4'A's
l'epaT.mcnt r,
eNll6o e1A.as Ste ,ss.. as.m " NSioH"o'Lf' ga
siE: pave Inc honorto feEoi1 us. on me 9sth
q April, inc spantsh Aamllal Mende2 Nu"ez ad-
4se dleea S' Ct 10 s; !ae D2'oae n Gosps tn as
tso.n 'ha. aa,e. A'so. another 1us''tyinr ,hc
course G! spain ahn 1. snnoaneins .nas ne saonld
sNe n u.lni laosnnan'- ioar oass q femosc
'He's pc1sohs Huu F172e1's Pscsious 10
!EG oonesrdulent Of 'e city On the
:Nth oi april Anmlfa, !Easson
1nes9tea 1 ,ieo ON n s, on Of eana9s ahe o.
gay. eeiore !nken mp po:ftons out o. shs :say 81
i!@si.e a oIsfaaohs. II Va ineashi fnat tac ~
tbe ..ms espiad r,.en . nrn'rs,s ter ~: rss:nosal;
nnt @ on i1s a. &c ot Nay, anon, zen O'clock a n,
ne panR VS. co. ;bt1 unofr ; Wy Soms ms was
oe!osk ~ ne sqaadtca y moxsd @ IN Two directions 10
"tasck ies ceterecs o. ta!iao. Inc mr.. division,
Of @ ons huren nj Wb Ihe az
@ cases %hl.nea aha "Nes soiucion'" movsd
along me soa tafenzo !:isnd 70 attack the
batteries On me v!an sontn s''e o. Gnllao, Willie
| the M1fates Vila de Maano- Hercn.
eoea, tna eAmanza. pae 1nis u itont OF tue
NATIONAL and merchant vessrls anchored IN the bay,
,enes On tic north side of the c!ty. - 1hsse ,es.
te.s approached they accelerated tneit srefd, and
tan t~hiy into pesn1on. ~ Naa !ne nrst 81 Eun
tol.oMtd ~ .Ho from battery on The *nnth sIoe.
Ihe -panish hest CARED about ~ guns, mostly
y y ponudeIs. Ine "Snmsnsis'' r. % was armed VIII
6s,Pouucerf, as Mas also the thfeeGnn corvette
"Elrceeoss, which Wss held 10 re-crvc 10 tow II
nseessaTs' ard aleo' p1esum'' to cover the bat
's1i nsc Peruvian bs,tere. numbered IN tbe a.pve.
Eaie forty.hye guns, I'VE AZ them !59-pnnnders,
Iblakei5, ana 'onf Armstrong Guns. 3Ntpoundcts,
moun.ed ss,,.r 2a INC % top Or 'fo9 taMets. ne
1
tx'eusiseiy u.ed IN making ihe bate7. 70 which
we're added br1ek masonry and .on1e OF adobe. Ths
O'Clock the villa Dc Madrid set hct 70 and
and rsn out ol The fight She made siena!-, and
aaA taken IN tow ~ ne VtnGedosa, 'sttn steam es
| eApire ahGnonhti5 nelo*. She Has soon followed
~ tue btf nc!n. lt;ed over 10 one SIDE and with
tmoke ponr1pg nom her ports. dust before ehc 1e
ID al
gone thsonEh her c9al ounSers. Thought, att
tempting 10 protect w1th canvass tue ragged host
wE!Sn :eeme0 cong lAo !eet qGtfe.
Inc AlHanza nosed u ron y afst oivi.1on
euEnEe1 win .bG :onthern est:rt!ss' Ihc "lcso
ln'sn a1a r. a,hh II aoon' ~ r. stsanGt y
mahza and III :. =. nmanca ~! esc"rcd. ILes'
SetsG.s oiGW Gu =. u!'eeM nlleAles before = oc!9cs
could lsash shem liz action ZEE q .1s
| or way ~ ": spa1lssN: "! now ura;ed nn ootc
~Mn eoosasi ana pe!si,.encs. anc refnsa1
aad The span.aEas. believe. ony isft oT who
ther auiannl,on i , Mns G3nausea. Ine s'iea aa'
Montueo III .nc .a..eH wsit ssla 70 h0mne
e'a9J n PHI o. NE uae nun.G.ao naust.et i.a ~
eapoaeu. lup un!nE osnsf poMueI aGu 1lsanllug " to
~ ans ~ =. W. @ oae1. e Iet
siau S.nlt:e. o. ~, % ana Mas!ne. va o'oWn 10 u
oa @ ~. ., " ~ .;t uaStaos " poMGI. 9. 'oet
s.e"s an.. 1us 1 ~ uoll's' " oss MI prose -
our ons 10 ine e1nn,fy ii. E5eensnsF. me ~ u:
1ato1 y tala 10 nsse neen csefySneset IN tne ihick
ttt y .tG nsns. aai@atioE, chcontagtns ana difss
10. ine leihfaan oatsete. 60 not E1oW tne aalt
aye done to thH Spanish aeef. but .he loss WIS =
ooao, hsasSs IL va onsaous .oae @ .eseIA q q
| sc'et!s nau oSsh oauII punts1eu- Tue 9Pan1afu
w 'hou:n.; oia n95 eo !. nfa! LUG oattenes, M
~ o. 1ae saols la.ns HE a,o NC Mtet. tae pFSi
enna.no or. INN io1mer X,,i. sa,rir.t P.or -
! pickeu IN ono Guot1ov a1r,ft near I'M yeese,s.
va rcd tas, containing about fltv pound.
vet pon der, WITH rom: yards oi tns susated wir.: .
| tached inside 10 the a7an:enen'; for cxpl