The New York herald., 1872-08-20

his life. Tomas Gutierrez, with his few remaining
friends and soldiers, then enclosed them
in the city OF Lima, to make final
resistance to the mass Of nfuriated citizens that
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the author OF the four days OF anarchy, bloodshed
and confusion. In the meantime the first Vice
Levallos, who by the death OF the actual Presi-
dent. succeeded by law to that position, was
oroanize a Cabinet and systematize and direct to
q certain extent the conduct or affairs. While the
people were attacking the fort of Santa Catalina
soldiers escaped from the fort in disguise and the
soldiers, In q demoralized and paniC-struck con-
dition, fought among themselves, leaving the fort
THE DICTATOR WAS RECOGNIZED, NOTWITHSTANDING
HIS DISGUISE,
in the street near the fort, seized by q crowd OF
citizens and despite OF all efforts to deliver him to
the legal authorities OF the Vice President Re was
carried by the mob and hung to lamppost In the
principal plaza the OF his triumph in declar-
ing himself the supreme Chef' OF the republic but
four days before. The bodies OF the two brothers,
one Of whom have described as having been killed
at the railroad depot and the other having been
killed during the attack upon the forts, were soon
brought to the same plaza and hung to neighbOring
lampposts. The following day witnessed the sad
and nhuman spectacle OF the bodies OF those three
Gutierrez brothers cut from the lampposts,
TRICED UP HUNDRED FEET ON THE CATHEDRAL
cut down and suffered to fa In the street; then
quartered, saturated with Kerosene and publicly
who in their mad desire for vengeance on the
authors OF their misiOrtunes, could not be re-
strained by any power that the newly resuscitated
government could bring against them On the
evening of the Goth steamer was despatched from
CaaO to search for and recall the absent vessels OF
the fleet, and at the same time the various Coles
along the coast In telegraphic communication with
the capital were informed OF the resasumption OF
the legal and constitutional government. Prado,
who was at PiscO Immediately started from that
place In one OF the before mentioned vessels the
Independence, and arrived here in CallaO to-day,
the 9th, at one O'Clock =. M.
PRADA'S RECEPTION
both in this city and Lima was warm and enthu-
siasc. At present all is quiet again in the Repub
lie OF Peru, though what the next few days may
bring forth none can tell. No opportunity has
offered for communication with our Minister In
Lima since the news reached me of the resumng of
constitutional authority, and the departure of the
mails at an early hour tomorrow morning will pre-
vent my giving you any information that such an
interview might develop shall remain here until
matters assume quiet and peaceful attitude, aud
shall have opportunities Of communicating further
with you before my departure.
The officers and crews OF this vessel and the On
ward are well. The North German corvette Hertha
arrived here on the Goth inst. fOrry-two days from
San Francisco. The Peruvian vessels the French
corvette Hamelin and the North German corvette
Hertha and the English sloOp-Of-war Reindeer are
the only foreign menof-war in the harbor.
have the honor to be, &C., r. n. STEMBEL,
Commodore commanding United States naval
force, South squadron, Pacific station.