The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23


OF the United States and the sbonssty OF pubic
vanss who have already been condemned by public
opinion. .A
PERU.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.
Efforts Of Prado TO Prevent the EAusion of
Blood-Probabiiity that He Will Have 20 AS
suuIt AreQuipa.
HKADouARrERs PERUVIAN ARxYl
BgroRg ARHQUiPA, Dec. IL, 1867.
Ny last letter. dated 15th and forwarded by she mail
steamer Of that day, conveyed the intelligence OF the
flag Of truce sent by President Prado the revolution
airy chiefs In Arequpa Offering general amnesty to all
who would lay down their arms. This offer was not
made known TO the revoutonsts by the messenger at
the time however tho Insurgents declined to receive
any official communicat unless addressed to theft
leader, Canseoo. a. the legal President Of Peru;
and the revolutioniss only learned the contents Of
President Prado's communication after It had been
published In the official bulletin OF the national army
Al the same tme there published official decree
granting three days for non.oombatants to leave the
city. All the correspondence 30, this subject
forwarded TO the HERALD the 15th and tho three
days Of grace commenced about the hour OF the de-
parure Of the courier with the mail for the coast
refer TO these in order to render this and
succeeding letters upon the situation here INTEL
ligble TO the reader; and while this subject might
give few interesting points connected with the flag OF
truce. From the first arrival Of President Prado In
the vicinity of Arequipa It was expected that
some one would DO sent by him to coax
the revolutioniss back their loyalty but instead OF
carrying any such absurd idea the President planted
his army within the suburbs OF the city and opened
upon the insurgents with artillery Aftor hard fighting
he established strong limo OF breastworks commanding
the OF the town. and then. before making final
assault 10 order TO prevent tho useless eson Of blood
took into consideration the subject Of offering terms to
the revoutionsts then penued up in tho city. In the
msanVme he was busy putting guns in position, and
not until he had about forty pieces OF artillery,
including one rined sixtyeight FOUNDER and
o number OF eighteen pound howitzers. did
he. put the alternatives Of surrender or
bombardmNpt to tho rebels The latter expected that
some mediator. some prominent man. friendly to both
with them. The arrival Of distinguished Peruvian,
Senior as,aria at lsay put everybody on the qui vv.
a il was expected that he would Induce President Prado
grant anything that the rovouonsts would accept;
but when the President desired him 10 take an offer Of
to al who d down their arms and became
turned homo. Next admiral Montero, who formerly
the 'ea Of PS n,,g sS
against and even openly .deaci President
PradO arrived At isay on and 'esgrapaea 70
reached the front He wanted to visit tho revolutionary
Chiefs and really to do whatever he might think would
dent Prado tho point OF arranging for Montero
have a conference with Canseco, and even went far
to notify Of his stan Of hh intentions but upon
reflection no changed his mlhd and Immediately
despatched Colonel La Tore with the nag OF truce and
SrvS Was bsn Mootspo rsochen
quarters from isay and more disappointed man than
he upon learning that the flag Of truce had been
sent have rarely Had he gono into Arequipa II
would havo afforded the regoutionists an opportunity
for grand powwow resulting 10 nothing except insult
to the national authority.
The three days grace allowed for noncombatants 20
loave the besieged city expire tonight at shutdown
had q long conversation o.day with President Prado
relative to the campaign AMI probabilities OF immo-
diato attack, and was surprued 10 learn how much tho
subordinate oficials OF he government At Lima
insist upon directing affair al Arequlpa We five
hundred miles distant, win communication three or
four times month with Lima and yet the acting Presi-
ing general here Is the history OF the campaigns OF
1862 and 1858 over again. except that President Prado
War Department generals il. win yield 10 their advice
II should be expedient He Is now ready 10 attack,
but tho conciavo In Lima dmand that be shall walt for
gun tina. has already bssn creeping through
the sand from lslsy nesry tvo weeks and which Is
st nfty miles distant win road before 10 which I
am certain is mpracticabls or such weight He was
opposed 70 waiting for The big gun from the nrst but
nnally, Ito keep peace the family" consented TO
decay active operations unit this pondsrous gun should
reach the front, or moro robably remote sand
bank In the qsebradds between the and Arequpa
He now says that he viii vas eight days longer and
then II tho qua does not get along any more encour
sensy he shall attack has sent forty yoke Of
and about hundred and wsnty nvs 10 help bring
transported mules thity miles across the desert.
The river Is parsslto tic route, and this great task
must be performed every dy for ncary the whole Time
tains. have no faith whaever In The gun ever reach
ing this place Independent Of the obs scles over.
come In the rugged mountains tno gun IN liable 70
be captured and spiked r otherwise Injured ct any
time, IS the force with be cannon cannot be relied
| upon 70 protect u In cas- Of sudden dash BY tho
enemy In somo OF tho narnw passes.
10 the meantime The rwoluioniss Ia Arsqupa are
strengthening their dsierss continually and building
barbados 10 resst tho big gun possible These bar.
ricAdes are or square books OF sone aud cement,
hulit into solid walls acros the street, from twelve 10
fifteen feet thick aud frontier 10 twelve feet high. In
the interior Of the barbados platforms for the de-
tenders 10 stand upon, and the oophpss are protected
with bags Of sand and bae Of wool Each days delay
renders these detencss moro ormd ble and Increases
the necessity OF heavy orsnsnca An attack ten days
ago would have been amolt certain Of success Now IL
matter OF serious tstention; and H. after fur.
| ther delay, tho big gun has 20 be Abandoned, ths
| Assault must be desperate Indeed.
President Prado is sanaun8 or euccsss aud oil his
troops are enthusiastic. Gensnl Busansnts with the
right wing Of ths army ~ u ne plaiDot Pancarpsrs,
What tho plan OF attack will 20 s Of course secrs.
Several dsys mus, elapss befon the hDa assau but Ia
the msansme the artillery vii she'll The city, and the
infantry Will shoot every nsur ept thai shows himself
| IN the streets or on the houselos
| yesterday the Arcqupenins sent out q small
| SQUAD Of mounted men ad made another raid
into the suburban yillxe OF lingo cap
| turing several prisoners In the indisorlmina
firing the mohor.in.aw OF So Ronsn one Of the re-
evolutionary leaders was killed She was Just stepping
whisied over ny head aud str ok her--ony few rods
distant from me- Her fcless ody fell upou the seps
OF the BATH and tho arrghed lahe fed in all direc.
lions This evening shall try enter tho bssesAd city
again, although there grss,dssI Of 6rng going on
aud the streets may mol DO vsy sAubrieus even TO
| mon. CON baiant
This ;. prssd.n. Pr,do's b.adsy, and every on. 10
gwen tonight by the oaeers The column Of honor