New-York tribune., 1868-02-03

was left behind Everything was hurry and confusion,
campment when rush was made by the troops OF Caneco
10 possess themselves OF whatever we left behind All
different corps pilaged the buildings were rem
deed as gnenabe as possible for the future use q their
subjected to every description Of insult and violence
You can conceive what series OF extrayagant rumors
and alarms our men were subjected to- also the scenes
that are naturally attendant upon retreat go unex-
az ours vas @ me was 1e
r,,mored that this corps had pronounced .o9 or
Finally, 1t was reported that our rear guard had
been oyertaken by the rebels and that they two had
followed quickly by another. that the troops DIS
banding aud all control over them was gone. Several
tain the state OF affairs each one az he returned confirmed
it; and finally We wrre joined by Gen Bustamante who
and let the troops reach that place as best they might At
Which seemed to conam preyons reports. Col prado
selecting four officers from lis staff 10 accompany him.
separated from us ana started at galop for fsay even
at the nsk being taken by Col seguras raiders who
known TO be between sy and u.s. Two hours after
daiey gave chase Prado firing upon him they rode
along iIee Pidos horse was killed. and he would have
generously given his own horse to PradO he himself re-
mainng on foot aud fang'a prisoner TO the pursuers
arrival he ordered all the artillery at that place to be
shipped on The Transports and thst what could not Pe
Port OF Qmca few miles TO The north of slay TO
the arrival there OF any saggers that might nave
after Col Prado had left the troops upon the road.
found that their chief officers had left The reports
that had been given to Col Prado. representing me nen
In Of msubordiDatoD, were alhe put hS% g
| became a reality. council held among the onl
Gers for the purpose of naming Of their number as
result was that the loht all confidence and began to
dispese At this Juncture SQmn9d",e mo,yH dr ,'do ~
recognize him their chief, and finally arrived In euca
before closing This letter | feel it my duty TO make
known three that add little TO our credit have
h,staed whether IL would not be bc better 10 let the
matter pass unnoticed We had constructed n hospital
of dry bushes aud roof for our Wounded the
place selected for Il was bali mile btyohd thc e anu
reach of firing ON the gt o the 26th raid was made
upon il by tie rcbcs no found no resistance Cans OF
nrpeune were poured out all around the hospital ana
tIep tet irc to. Finy wounded men, Who were Its Occu
now well the IoIels had done their bclsh work. Col
Tahoada wounded and left upon the bridge late IN
went bring him u the head had been chopped of aud
taken into tie city a. trophy Tie medical .at OF or
army have, without single exception, LETT the SICK,
wouuded and dying To for themselves as they best
can they all sought safety III Hight and were among he
fret 10 arrive at ls!ay"
Tho corvette Union with Col. Prado and 800 men on
board arrived In Callao at midnight on the 9Th instant
Tie whole landed Immediately and left for Lima ina
specaran So secretly this done that II was Soclock
next day before Twas generally known In Lima that
Col Prado had been defeated In his attack upon Arcqupa,
and had retired. such a result unexpected by oil
parties here considering that Prado possessed all the
elements that were required for successful termination
" the campaign The people a first could not, on would
believe hut little by little IL confirmed beyond
all doubt. Groups oi now began 20 gather IN the
streets led 10 the Palace, all eagerly nquirng the
particulars Of the disaster group haNnR
| version 81 ts 1t noon before any Of the
extras CUT, which confirmed In the main, that
/ there had been partial defeat, aud n preeipaie
/ retreat; the excitement now became intense, ana
IL palpublc that the lmanese meant 10 drive the
tculary struck the great change that had sud
denly come over the people; Ia the fore part Of the day
everybody looked serious, and now everybody looked
gad-evcryhody was shaking everybody elses hand ana
looking delighted The eN-oiceis OF Gems Castillo and
Pezet rushing about and trying to get the people to
Join them: but express had Just come In from taao
and reported that ho three nlspoIs. America hetora
and sa,haca. lad just arrived and landing their
troops. who would shortly De in Lima. This caused
Temporary ul ~ tho eAcfuons o these cccis hud INC
Government, who had now got wind of what was going
on, took Immediate advantage OF ~ and 10y lndclous
In the mean time, the men who had arrived Ia the trans
ports had been brought to Lima and all attempts az
| getting up % revolution seemed TO have died out
squads Of Iucn were now ratolDg the streets and by
streets OF Lima broken only by tramp Of the patrols
The troops that had arrived IN Lima during the after
all quariefed In the different public squares
tired aud out with their march OF 40 leagues
sandy dessert aud their recent eackncss on board Of
the Transports the poor Cholos fam 10 stretch
Themselves out upon the pavement while their Officers
orousy reported during tie afternoon that there was 10
be prcconcerted movement made in Lima and Caao
during the night but after sitting up until O'Clock in the
morning aud everything beng quiet turned in, and
slept until daybreak.
During the night mixed council OF war had boen held
IN the pnlace composed Of all the Cabinet Ministers and
the commanders o the different corps ia Lima Col Prado
offered 10 give up The command to Gen. La Puora II the
council deemed such step necessary hut II not
thought prudent by the council for him tO do The
suit OF the council that Lima should be held at NIL
hazards cost what II might and that any attempt a
manders assuring the ministers OF the fidelity the
troops Almost simultaneous with the decision OF the
council Callao had without nring single shot, the
loss Of NE pronounced against The goyerEinont Of COL
PIado, seized the castle customIiOuses, and the bat
te,s liberated all the political prisoners. the lrefcct
Gaping to Buena Vista with about 80 men. The transport
sachaca that bad board all the guns and ammunition
a' hlu De,h spped In lslay, also seized ana her
I~d thn,r seTee. until pGng me volunteers & Shq aa OF
Caln0 now amounted TO 1000 men.
Early the morning the Foreign Civic Guard formed
lhemseyes n,9 diSrent squads Ia4Int,G ana on loot
far armed persons and groups forming ~ the streets
were concerned owng To thcif vigilance there was hot
Francisco Canseco brother OF the Vice presdent llarcd
himself at the head Of the movement IN ,aao ana aiter
note 10 the commander of the Peruvian kgadro! bht
was at anchor IN the bay noiJlng MN 81 thc ,hahSo
that had been Effected and ordering him 10 deliver mp
the vessels aud recognize the new authorities Ihs Tho
by the government In Lima there about S5oOoO On
board the ships and they anxious tO get hold of H.
and for this rerson perhap the batteries ala not IRE on
squadron they had threatened 10 do The reNOu
ton, 20 far Calao concerned, success.
Will now the events that transpired in Lima.
A. the day along crowds began 10 assemble In
the Plaza de Amasand in front Of the different quaitep
whittier the troops were wlthdrawn at dwight The
people become quite excited at the Dows from Caao;
they imagined that success was just s easy In Lima mt
were afraid TO begin Tho fsI ma9Tsla"n wa made
his way foot going 10 the Palace an ek MAJOR ot
the Army msutod him, for which the Minister saned
him on the spot and then went upon his way. Troops
were the root of the Palace nPon the day previous
and when senor suayeda entered the Palace they ncd
upOu the mob. This caused general skedAddlc among
Them and the effect of clearing for short time the
square, but they returned again and remained unt the
fight commenced.
At about noon Col Prado, horseback accompanied
by his from the palace and was proceeding 10
OF Mercadcres number Of cr Officers began 10 hiss him.
and call him n coward. This too much for him. lie
dash i'm among them with MS revolver when Commodore
Monero who was at his side intePosed himself between
Prndo aud the crowd and stopped him. There was no
kissing out OF that lot again they found ont that he
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