The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
IN TIE LOYAL ARMY AGAIN.
Prado's Base Of Supplies Gut OH-Cuzco Cap.
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Prad0's Base al Supplies Gut On-CuzcO Cap.
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HEADQUARTERS PERUVIAN ARMy, Dec. 20, 1907.
This afternoon left the besieged city, reaching head
quarters tn about two hours. Az came out found
that the forces Of General Bustamsnts had changed
their position and are encampsd much Pres
dent Prado The picket line Is much stronger and
Is evidently intended to prevent communication with
the beseged. ! should have stated in my previous
letter that Colonel Cordova went out night before
last to attack General Bustaments, and was So
verey wounded Ia the breast the ball passing
out through tho shoulder blade. Several or
the revolutionary troops killed and number taken
prisoners The movement, however, has no importance
except TO those who rot hit and whose bad luck will
probably deter others from making another raid
upon regular military camp. Upon my arrival at
headquarters ! found the telegraph to Isay had been
cut this morning. ana that Colonel Segura with force
upon the base OF supplies Senior Carpeio The Adnant
General OF President Prado, had gone with two hun
d as,s ana ID, nry cavalry to drive sssura from
line or communication since morning. and every
ono about headquarters seemed TO feel used 70
oats and mules at our roar. II Ia eve p NJ Prss
dent Prado has just returned from q ride along the
10 standing the fat housetop watching the other SIDE
OF the river with bis glass The stan busting about
w Sa' escG ons seems 70 90 With his
respecting the interruption Of communication and the
uncertainty Of what the morrow may bring forth.
The report respecting Cuzco 10 confirmed hero II ID
stated that San Roman after being driven cut Of Puno
by Colonel Bustamsnte advanced on Cu1co and 10 now
number Of about one hundred and twenty. are sad 70
DO on their way 10 JOIN the national forces here
The ma, passes .y on .hs a and :. hsr:
for the coast ct i've O'Clock tomorrow morning. look
aser segura who. is reported has ave hundred men,
lines.
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Colonel ssgura-Fcars for the Town Of
Isiay.
TsLAr, Dec 49, 1867.
Tho revolutionary forces under Colonel sesura have
dono moro harm than the Arequipsnisns expected
and are threatening this place. the OF supplies
Of President Prados army. Some time ago . report
reached Prado that segurs about 70 SET on, on an
expedition from Aoquegua. and the gunboat Meioora
was sen, 10 AREA with telegram tor she military
authorities IN racna To attack Moquegua a. soon as
segura departed his raid. Several days elapsed
and nothing being heard OF the raidng party
the uneasness respecting this place subsdsd; but
last week ssgura started again and after capturing
the valley and town OF Tsmbo, few miles distant pre-
pared TO march upon lslay, His force amounted TO Eve
hundred men with .wo pieces OF artillery; and, when
body OF troops sen. on. from town to rsconnotro en-
counlersd seguras advance guard, they beata hasty
retreat, spreading great alarm portion Of tho crows
OF the Inlon ana heieofa wsre put ashore and set TO
work building barbados Of balss OF WOOL mounting
heavy guns and removing shpsosrd oil the stores OF
tho government, and In \ few hours Islay DO.
came quite q fortified town. In addition 10
the thirty.two FOUNDERS there were o number
OF boat howtzers planted The Streets with canister
TO sweep oil approaches and troops stationed in
the upper story OF he Custom House for the purpose of
holding tue principal square Of the town. just 'front.'
sogura remained in Tambo few days sufficient 10 lead
every ono TO believe that he intended TO attack Isay
and Prado sent from Arsqupa his Adiutant General,
Cornejo with two hundred and hty cavalry to protect
lslay and drive Ssgura back upon koquegua Cornejo
found tho telegraph cut about twenty miles from Urs-
guipa, aud, leaving few meo 10 repair IT, pushed TO
lsay
came down on the 2lst, passing the cavalry about
eight A. M. AZ came across the panpas Of sand
between La Hara and La Cruz ! cav or 10 the left
column OF dust, which suspected some Of Ssguras
troops and merit morning a courier Though
stating that he had passed the gun, led wit stones
and half buried In the sand, It's carriage burned and
everything but the gun itself and Tow pieces OF iron
destroyed. The mon accompanying the gun had proha-
bly, fed TO Arequipa. After this feat aud cutting the
telegraph In various places scgura returned TO the
heights above Tsmbo, whore CarneJo supposed 10 90
looking for him.
As soon tho news OF segur' as'operatons reached
Isay The guns 10 the barbados dsmounted, the
barcades removed, the boat howzers and ammunition
sent on board and preparations made FOR eyacuang
place by TIE troops Tho Lnion and M0s0ra lay Ia the