The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-01
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Details OF the Arequipa Outbreah-A Fresh
Revolt mt IsIny-Thc President Goes Down
To Command the Troops In Pcrson-Pedro
Dinx Cansec0 and His Fellow Conspirators-
had Relations Between Presidents Prade and
4 Congress-Thc Mejillones Guano Specnla-
lions.
LIMA, Oct 10. 1867
Once in the midst OF great excitement. II
not alarm. The revolution in Arequipa. 70 which
briefly alluded In my last, has laken such formidable
dimensions that all available troops have been de-
spatched to the seat Of war; and to-day the President
leaves for Isay to command Of the army in the
neld. Even II the rising should remain confined TO
single town province, and DO crushed out by the
overwhelming numbers Of the government forces Peru
once many OF her In fatricdal and
ADDS millions Of dollars TO her national debt.
Arcqupa has BEEN is and will be tho hotbsd Of
revolutions which break out there with the FIRE.
quency, not to say regularity, earthquakes No
sooner one revolt queled and few months elased
when an amnesty granted to the leaders, who 20 right
back gain TO their favorite haunt 70 commence the
game anew.
Canseco who had twice in the last few years rcbelled
against tho government could not DO expected TO
main quietly Ut Arequipa especially when there
such ne pretex for revolution in ths constitu-
tion which, articles 20 and a. grants certain liberties
tha. 'stink in the nostrs OF bigotsd people. This
new constitution to be publicly proclaimed and read,
In all other towns OF Peru, also in Arequipa,
the 18th OF September Festivities prescribed for
that and the two following days, re Deums, review Of
troops, &c As the morning Of the 1lth dawned
suspicious looking groups Of persons we're observed
standing at the Their intentions did
main long unknown for soon they were seou 10 wend
their way towards the principal square, followed by
servants carrying bundles Of straw These were piled
on on TOP few bottles q turpsusno wers .mptisd
tho platform from which the reading ought TO have
taken place snd soon al was snvSopsd IN lame Tns
commenced firing on the crowd which consisted princi
paly OF ladies' or women whatever you may style them
and them to dispese They then marched to the
Projects house. complaining OF tho attack made by the
soldiers but as they got ttio sasfacton there they
demolished the platforms erected there. and all
flags 10 be lowered from the housetops On Santo
squad Of sode and soon hand to hand fight was 10 fun
blast the mob using stones and the soldiers their
The result however was only two casualties. In the
afternoon number Of armed people rushed against the
ctrrfsis In two different parts OF tho town, but found
themselves exposed to hot ORE from the towers Of
several churches where the soldiers In the meantime
had taken position. The citizens returned the nre
well Is they could, and thus things oil night
20 alarm the peaceful inhabitsnta At seven
O'Clock ~ the morning the revoutionlsh took
the tower Of the cathedral By storm and thereby gained
such nm advantage that the battalion OF Ayacucbo,
which had suffered the whole Of the previous day from
want OF food and wsier, was obliged to make sortis
ing the mob from the square, sorming the barncados
which had thrown at the functions Of the prn
dispersed the rabbs and restored peace for
the time The of this revolt caused the govern.
ment despatch several bataions 70 Islav and AFRICA
by the Aeteoro and Chalaco. . outbreak
tcipated but long before they could reach the interior
these feas had been fully realized, and the relatively
harmless outbreak OF the llth was followed BY very
serious and bloody revolt This Of tho drama
commenced tho AID Of the same month. The prnci
Csnsecc' styling himself second vice Presidsnt 10
charge Of the Executive but the chief actor vas .
Lieutenant Mariana Corrales helgar, Of the battalion
talon and several other conspratora all well armed
suddenly made his In the barracks wounded
gate the lieutenant colonel. major and ok other
officers rushed out Of their rooms soon q they
70 receive FROM CoraIes their death wound
An ensign went u2 70 Corraies who drsd and morally
wounoeo nm %. IT. 'S,oe ana
the colonel OF the battalion who wss In the street.
hearing what was going on ns:tsned back 70 the bar
soldiers after the Of their officers became completely
lemorAxsd, and eI:her made their escape jossd
18th and paraded through the town under CRY Of
9vivd "a rk0oa," which had also been shouted by the
Dlssphsmous lips Of Coaos when he butchsrsd his I'M
whom the os was broken and the course clear senior
Canssco appeared on the boards and assumed tho eads
South Ansr'can statssmcn, no cot forth oil the erov
or rsiisous and loyal people against the
msnt OF the 'usurper" Prado whom he himself had
helped put into powerl organised his Cabinet APP
pointed ofSosr& judges municipal authorities &C.; In
fack must have gwen TO each Of his followers
place ~ spe, for the list Of appointments pub
iishcd In the lBols0, his organ contains about a.
many Is there are people round bis nas. Every
Quarrsls among this noble sol OF patriots commenced
right away. The men who complained most bitterly
were Colonel Gams his old friend and helper former
revolutions aud another great chum, Colonel Mastas.
that Of Prsfsct Of Arsqupa was given away. areai
ensued and those two disappointed for the
estna favoss OF fortune just the point
ing little revelation when the difficulty settled
less than twenty years Of age, was made lieutenant
colonel for hIs bravery, Of the OF religion
(anssco had the impudence 70 address . letter to
General Bussmsnte. commander Of the forces scns a.
Quipa. Bustaments, however answered that he would
Ak tue place By assault he GOT there which
be had not done last accosnts He last reported
q Tsmbo, whore he wAs 70 unite with Ugasohs oom-
The whole force Of csnscco was calculated Il sx hun
drsd men, but he counts upon the greater part OF the
Inhabitants who have promised 10 70
a danger approached The ArcQuipencs are little
were who hrst helped Prado 10 overthrow Pszek Foru-
nratons had been thrown up all around Arequipa and
some or the bells of tho churches bsne founded
into guns and ahot Although all probability
equipped ana well pad men, considerable blood will be
smiled before the revolution II queIlsd The worst
that the rebels gain much valuable time before the
ernmept troops arrive before their city, and they may
use 70 nrsnesksn their position and lay N provisions
prsdos generals Ugsrtechs and Bustsmssts are both
reported on the march from the coast, but 1t last
accounts they hsd not even made Junction, and IN 81!
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