The New York herald., 1868-02-02


ase American Legation.
LIMA Jan. IL, 1868.
INC salamites that have been threatening Peru for
% hast six months have eliminated In the overthrow
q the constitutional government OF President Prsdo
Ny letters by the last steamer December IS left pssdo
besiegDg Arequipa and national Iorces under the
Peruvian Minister Of War; Corneo, attacking the iusur-
gsns commanded by Colonel Balts in the little town
ef Chcayo in the north. The mail steamers due ~
Cailao the Sd from the south, and tbs 4tn
tho north had OF the latter
date, and considerable uneasiness felt II
feared that something wrong with the government
troops and that the had detained by some
disaster. Late ia tho evening the northern steamer
came IN, bringing news OF small success by The
uona troops Baa at Chicayo, and also the cap
snre OF number of prisoners. Al midnight the 4lh
tho southern steamer arrived, accompanied by the
Peruvian war steamers Union and heteora, brnging
President Prado and about fifteen hundred troops.
Of tho shattered army. The President cached
LANA about two O'Clock the morning OF tho 5th pro-
csedng direct to the residence of his father law
Colonel Ugartechc, in front OF the American legation
aud by nine O'Clock that day had the
Of the catastrophe to tho national arms.
The battle OF Rrequipa opeoed with the artillery
the 26th uit. and heavy FIRE from poun.
Ger rlned Bakeless twelve. eighteen and twenty -four
pounder bowzors and sixty eight FOUNDER riaed
gun was d rected against tho barricades oil
square blocks OF stone and cement until pish. Next
morning the artillery opened again, maintaining q
steady fire until noon, when The order for the advance
Of the troops to assault was given The attack
made at the Qunta de Vargas the upper corner of
the city, the river. Having spent several
days inside Of the town during the siege, and
visited repeatedly the whole Inns Of defence including
barrcad9 and station or the forces
cannot refran from expressing my as,onishment that
IN n HAT ftu
front OF the sxtyeght poupder and the revoiuons,s
had devoted al their energies and the
general garrison OF the besieged, pgotected
by several immense barricades, behind
Of stone and cement fifteen feet thick and from
ION TO twelve feet high, aad several squares
from the plaza, while other points In the ne OF do
fences had only single barricade, occupied by
eniy half dozen men and very easy Of approach
natural 90 suppose that after The artillery
pny cd upon works had drawn the majority
the insurrectonary forces in that direction determined
body that could have been psced upon the opposite side
oi The city without The knowledge OF the teseged woud
suddenly scale tho single barrcade held by les
OF the city. The proximity Of the batteries and troops
OF Prado TO the harrcades would compel the begiaeed
90 keep nearly The whole OF their snah force at that
point, and attacking column would have been itseif
surprised at the facility with which would have taken
the 1aricades along the line on the othsr side Of the
city, whose approaches completely concealed hy
the groves Of and Aelds of ripening corn
Al the Quito de Vargas The national troop.
bad 10 lord the river swollen INTO rand
current that rushes nosiy along immense boulders
fhat Glled bed and swept many their feet,
IL had been reported 20 President Prado hY his
eineers that the stream cIud 10 easily forced but as
nearIy ali of the troops da,naed teir amnn,on ana
number drowned in crossing. there TO have
been grave mistake committed by some one. Tho
advance ed by tho column o. honor composed Of
about one hundred oficerS for whom there were M
commands, end who had been formed into
th,s ORGANIZATION under tue command OF Colonel Jose
Ia TORE This column supported by the baiallons
Of .Calao" Independence, '2sth Of February aud
3 .
The orces Tachcd the base OF the hTst bsrrt
cade, after urdorsohg terrible tire that decmated
thar ranks with fearful rapdity; but here they
crushed with stones hurled down upon thom N tie
marrow street nom the TOP % the bsrricade ana the
houseops, until party u revc!utonisis made silly
from apertire tho walls OF the hoc5cs
sde the barrieada Attacked In front. and from the
housetops and having their ammunition nearly Al raIned
by the water OF The rvsr ne troops we're soon thrown
into confusion It this crisis the battalion of
-'Ynpgay," commanded BY Colonel Felip vrtig, was
ordered oy President Prado 20 ADVANCE 20 the assistance
ef The struggling forces, brt after long DELAY, ~bieb
vas eqyaeni 20 positive dEoosdience Of orders the
greater portion OF the battalion raised the butte "
thetr nsuskets aud marened over 20 the bcs.e ed
amid tho cheers Of ,hs revou'onisls A rapid
and disorderly retreat soon coplasnced and IN
. short time tie ssss;lang columns hae
snrned TO tbes batteries olher SIDE
of ihe river and the a. htng ceaed. Durng on
Pcsdent PTadc erpOsed himself along the whole no Of
attack accompanied by Hcncr,i Bvssmenie, ~bo .
troops, that had previously occupied PaucarpsFts
been united wln shs nsin body Night opcu The
scene with prsdo's rcpused. vet and weary iyoops
previous 70 the attack The killed and wounded
had been left in the hands Of the revolaiioglsis,
and 4 ony rema.bsd to rsorgansc ,he demoralasd coa
sency The io.Eos mad bsea yorv heavy. The
''celumn OF honor" had only abou. 0ny
tpsi u must be borne in mind we're Officers sthsr
killed or wounded rho battalion Of the ssh OF
February lost two buRdfed and hiiy ~ Their fofce "
four hundcd The battalion OF Callao numbering sBOut
bve hundred, returned from the assault with ouiY
psuy and Tia be,lsIlons Of ndspsnscnca ana o;rsna
dercs suffered almost bad Tee losses OF the later
we're 90 heavy that they had no. sufficient nsneef
,oit 10 form anace1s for reorgsniAag Inc conrasns
and the battalion sg bc.p Dissolved and struck
from the list OF tbs u is Impossible arrive
exact egtnae o. the cssgaitcs many IN dead
snd wounded wcrs swept away by the nvor rns
iut'oniss report los, amopg emsesss Of onis seven
teen killed and wornied and have IN their possetson
80 killed and wounaci cf PrxdO4 sTny Cosone Isr.
rseco. Of the ns,icns' army vas eird A. shis Juno
enre upon tie retreat OF The astOral troop. thsf
batteries Prsdsnt Prsdo Learned ha. tho rsyoluoay
party. under ,cora seears, la.i had .gikod shs
under CorpeJo, kIay. routing tlo later.
killing and woundiDg eighty OF ths men aDd
dispensing the nd CaIselo tskng refuge ~ The
war steamer uniyn, winch mad been shsnE tbs ptin
back Of isay to keep The fevoaii0nists oN of the
place. Segara intended 10 attack Islsy the Brls1
Consul Mr.. Blrnis, numiusly svsr4d gbA A. Ihe cap.
sure o. the pisos ccui have bgcn % lmpursnce
doubtless killed snd rocadvt sreS many Of che
peaeesbis inbIi,tans VITA dsissiec a1d dsmor.
aHned army, sad vto nis commnaieat'ons
den, Frsdo dslerrDIa.i apoa rssrsslur 60 lima
spd holding the capita sgainat NE revolution.
tho nature of tho country rendered u inpos. be
withdraw Jhe rs. .pcn1cf naa Ouy,i a, the thftlstn
discharge. The gpn old susiieh -. 10 iehOf.
rinod without rs.bfcfcc AMI ths prCfectss
Of 1c-l0undsr AIiassfong shot nisc dorn ~ o. ihs
oaibye The burstinc o. rbe Kun 81 perfeur n@fnrsi
Alter tba o. poun3ar iss,roye1 ~ poeefles aers
n,ed ff0i4 tne - pcruSSr newiset, nli speh
q ,sse :, esrs' q ihc Msiits ,.st a.seA,s, y.
si the oibers IeAfsrse useless before tue Nth
dfswai. except to- !, pnauasrt and one ls.rpune1
howizsf when t,a into he hands " ne revou
ssosisls
ON the 2sth President Pado with HE isOopg hit ihe
place and starred for ls'as. Immediately Upon fis Dc
parturs The n,cIpVpss rrossod hr river facdod ibs