The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-23
PERU'S MODERN PIZARRO.
REPORT OF THE UNITED STA TIES
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NAVAL COMMANDER
A Four Days Revolutton..Capture of
the Government and the Army--M MUIR
der OF the President--B1ood for Blood
..Gutierrez and his Brothers Slain,
Mutilatea and Burned.-Restoration
OF Order.
The news recently published of the brief but
horrible revolution in Peru IS fully Confirmed
by an official report from Commodore B. N.
StembeI, commanding the United States naval
forces of the South Pacific squadron, to The
secretary OF the navy. In this report Com
modore stembel, who had previously notified
the navy department of anticipated trouble In
Peru, says:
+ have now to report that the instruction
has actually, taken place, ouC N olnerenC
form and headed by entirely dlnereng peopie
than any one had anticipated or even sur-
missed. -..-.,,
had resolved itself into two parlies-the ad-
ministralion party, whose candidate was W.
Arenas, and Cne popular party, whose canal
date was Don Manuel Pardo. Both houses OF
the 18th of this month, and although oil Lnelr
sessions were held In secret from that time up
to the hour of their forced dissolution, u was
quite apparent that Pardo would be the choice
of the legislative branch. SO well founded
were these Impressions that general unoer-
standing seemed to exist that the Presldenf,
Don. Jose Balta, would quietly turn over Tie
insignia OF his office TO his successor, Psrao.
Oa the I'd OF August this seemed not only To
be the probable issue, but at the same lime
the one which
GAVE TIE GREATEST SATISFACTION TO THE
PEOPLE
at large. Fears of revolution were to o
great extent subsdlDg, and everything
seemed to be progressing calmly and quietly,
when on the 22d Inst, about TWO O'Clock Z. NJ,
General Thomas Gutierrez minister VI war OF
President BllIa'a cabinet, appeared on the
principal plaza In Lima, directly IN front oil
the government palace. At The Eead OF
force of infantry and artillery ne
ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED BALTA,
declared himself dictalur under the title of
"Supreme Chief of the Republic" dissolved,
both houses Of Congress By driving The sena-
tors and deputles from their hnlls at the polnt
of the bayonet; dispatched force of scl1iers
to arrest Pardo, In which, however, he was
not successful, and securing the streets OF the
capital with armed soldiers created apanlc OF
fear and alarm that left him tor the time COM
plpieiy master of the situation. So eudden
was ali this, 80 entirely unexpected and 30 ln.
tlmldated were the public by this lawless and
forced assumption OF power that no resistance
could at once be made. 49,.
Commodore Stembel then rela.es how the
usurper gained control Of the whole army,
numbering seven thousand men, and, deem
ing himself secure, Issued pronunciamentos,
and congratulated the country upon his as
sumption Of power. The revolution was DOOM
ed to be short lived. The moral strength OF
the people was against 1t. Decentralization
ensued among the usurper's supporters 10 the
army, offices, and among the people. The
four ships of war belonging to the navy had
sailed out Of his reach.
At this time, Commodore Stembel con-
tInues,) IL was uncertain as to how long Cutler
rez would be able TO usurp the power, or as
how far through the Republic the tnsurrecllon
might extend. 1t might be all over IN u lew
DAYS, and IL might last month and more" ln
ihis emergency deemed 1t my duty 10 lu'
crease my force and be prepared to have .
vessel at some other point OF the coast Of
Peru lor the protection OF The lives ana
INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES CITIZENS
should The insurreclion spread ut other points,
aud accordingly telegraphed to Payta mes
sage, 10 be sent by the steamer leaving there
on the 25th instant for Panama, for the Sarahac
to bs sent immediately 10 this port shoDid
there be no s.orders TO the contrary" Oa the
oath instant, the second day OF the troubles,
DEsERr1oNs FROM TIE DIFFERENT FORTS
and cuar,etes of the supreme Chief" were
of FREQUENT occurrence, aud more than one
halt OF his soldiers left him during the thirty
ak hours that succeeded that time. Street
firing became i:eqnent; soldiers DESERVING
lpr8w away their Winchester rifles, leaving
them TO be picked up by the lower ana
worst classes OF The people, aud the lew re-
manning forces OF the Gutierrez iactlOn ID
CalIao became thoroughly drmoralzed, and
were hshling and shooting among Themselves.
On the 25Lh. while Lima was quiet ana UNDER
control of the dictator,
THE DECENTRALIZATION IN oALLAo BECAME CON-
PLETE. ,-
Forts we're deserted, The soldiers throwing
away their arms and uniforms. The railroads
CONNECTING with Lima were torn up, the tele-
graph cut, the mob In possession of the town
firing at ANYBODY and everybody; firing into
business offices and private dwellings, and no
authority or head 10 control them. the morn
ing of the 25th I wro,e To the Hon. Francis
Thomas, the United States minister at LII ma,
ana 10 MI. w. u. Whhohsohi ouh Sonout wv
Callao,
OFFERING MY FLAGSHIP AS AN ASYLUM
to any and all uf our conDtrymen who might
be pleased to avail themselves OF the prOlec-
tlon of our flag during the disturbances which
were ngltatIng the country. Several Amerl'
can families of that city saw 1G to accept The
invitation. feeling that their lives were In dan
ger from the lawless mob thst were shooting
ar random through The streets. ColonsA Sil-
yestre Gulierrez, minister Of war Lo4his
brother, L.Ie Supreme Chief" was killed on
the murning OF the 26th, at the railroad depot
In Lima, by pistol ball fired at him from
among crowd OF citizens, as he was taking
the train for Calao. Some OF the crowd had
said. Viva PardO," Sllvestre dischargiDg hls
pistol among Them, and
IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED HIS DEATH WOUND.
This act seemed 10 arouse the masses of Lima
To sense OF their position, and commenceda q
panic among the Gutierrez party, and twelve
hours, more or less, from fnaC lime, witDesseii i
the complete downfall OF The usurper, his
brothers anu his faction.
DON JOSE BALTA,
the Imprisoned president. confined In lhs bar
racks of Colonel MLrcrllano Gutierrez, ahoth-
er brother OF the dictator, became Ut once tne
object of lhe uSurper'5 vengeance auu oespei- l.
aion, aud was
KILLED 1S HIS CELL, RECEIVING TEN WOUNDS,
rour from revolver balls, two from rifle bal 8
aud fuur from stabs. He evidently died
struggling for his life. Tomas Gutierrez, with
his few remaining friends and soldiers, then
nclos.d themselves In the citadel of Santa