The New York herald., 1869-03-09
The PERUVIAN MONITORS.

The Peruvian Fleet Coaing nc Key West
Complete List of their 0Gicers--A Spanish
War Vessel Watching their Movements.
KEY WEST, Feb q, 1862
The Peruvian monitors Atahualpa and Aanco
capac, with their coavoya war steamers Maranon
anu Reyes arrived at this port the 18th from New
orleans, VIA Pensacola, route for Caiao, Peru.
From hey West they proceed to st. Thomas,
Barbadoes and from thence 10 Buenos Ayres. where
II u expected they win be detained for
repairs 1t IS the intention OF the ncet CAL
lao by January l, 1870. AT present they have been
coaling at this point TO the extent OF 1000 tons,
which, with the great facilities for coalng vessels at
Key West, SO wei known to the world at large, was
accomplished in three days. Il must be recollectcd
that work was done at night ana the coal mad 70
be transferred to the monitors IA transports. fF
Most OF the sailors in this meet are Americans who
dissatisfied and are deserving az every opporIu-
nifty, particularly from the monitors TINS will
explain why they do not come ~ the Wharf. Tho
oIficers fine appearing and very gentenanly and
entertaining several or them are Americans, and
many OF the Peruvian officers speak Engish. AS lt
viii be unnecessary to give u lull description or
these monitors Will proceed to furnish you with
s. 2, .e oGe,s n @ %s .e f ses ~
the United states steamer Don, an indebted Tor
the following list
Comnandante General de Ia Diylclon, Captain de
Fraeata, Don Camille Carriilo.
MAsCo CAPAc tsf0SIToRt
COnlandante and Captain de Fragafa, Camilio
Carriilo; second C0naldante aad First Lieutenant.
Jose Nara Zegarra; second lieutenants, Elias
Aguirre Manuei Rosas and Enrique Carreio; Guar
dla Marina, Federico Rncon [urarda Marina IL
the same as midshipman III the United states Nayy];
Ensign, w. Parks fyer; cnlei Engineer, William a.
r. Latlimer; First Assistant Engineer, Il. Il. Bcrs-
ford; second Assistant Engineer. Charles D. Clark;
Third Assistant Engineers. y. X. lllun, Henry Carr-
gan, William Roberts and William L. Buckley.
ATAAUALPA (IoSlfok.l
Conandante, Captain dc Coroet1 Juan Grue
More; Second Conandante AM tlst Lieutenant,
Carlos ferreyros; second LieuLenants namoa
Freive; Allereys dc Eragata Socralcs F0rcellado,
Diego Ferre and Carlos Il. Colmeaaro lAliercys de
Fragata Is the SAME ensign lae United states
Navy; Guarda Marina Juau K. Baifa, sailing Mas
ter, First Lieutenant Milllam i. Gillespie; chef En-
gneer, Joseph q. Cree; First Assistant Engineer,
Thomas Devine; Second Assistant Engineers Arthur
G. Brooks and Edward 5. Coiins: Third Assistant
Engineers Charles W. Abbott and Michael Morse;
Ganner William Haynes; Paylnaster's Clerk, i.
~ ~ REYES trRASspoRr).
Conandante and Captain de COrbeta, Lcopold0
Sanches; Second CoulandanIe ana First Lieutenant.
Carlos Tnorne; Alfereys de Fraga.a-Lenon Guerrero
Manuel Degaqo Es soss Baa a % Ee ao ana
u. Dubois Chief Engineer. Campbell McEwan FIRST
Assistant, Daniel l. King; Second Assistant d.
Turner; Third Assistant, Thomas Davis.
MARAN0N (TRANSPoRrl.
Commandante and First Lieutenant, Honorato
Tizon; second Lieutenant, Federico Aguero; Aife-
reys de Fragata, Enrique Palacios. Ncaaor Aram.
bura, ExcQuiel CabreSes and Francisco Leon; Guar
da Marina Enrique parsa and Manuel aI adas1 En
Richard Ashcroft; First Assistant Engineer, James
Klllren second Assistant angneer wm Vernon;
Master, w. J. Gilchrist
Conllsario de Escuadron, Manuel w. Bidaurre:
Director, de Marquinas Culos Ingraham; Surgeon Of
Fleet, DR.. Delano.
The length Of the monitors are 224 feet breadthsof
beam, As ieet inches depth OF hold ~ feet; urait
OF water Is feet inside diameter OF turrct ~ feet
thickness Of armor on turres, IL ilcnes. TWO OF
Ericsson's patent engines-ength OF stroke, feet;
diameter Of screw, II feet pitch Of screw, ~ feet;
number Of blades, 1.
Spanish man-of-war outside Of Sand Key Is
watching the movements OF the Peruvian aeeE It
Is not TO be presumed. however. sne Will engage
these formidable engines OF war; for In each turres
carrying q AS0 pound shot, which might not be con-
sidered q welcome visitor. Viewing them from the
beach, one will perceive two long red lines JUST
above the water while at one end Of these lines are
seen two large towers, as It were, painted white.
When the sailors clothing Is strung along the rane-
work they remind me OF two New York; bath
houses!
Tne neet will be in readiness for sailing Monday
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