The New York herald., 1872-08-20
BLOOD FOR BL Cd
Gutierrez and His Brothers Slain,
Mutilated and Burned.
RESTORATION OF ORDER.
Measures Taken to Protect Amer
lean Citizens.
WASHINGTON. August 10, 1872.

mandng the united states naval FORCES or the South
Pacific Squadron, in regard to there cent troubles in
Peru. AS our Minister to Peru was unable to com.
municate with the State department, the report
was sent there to-day for their inlormation:-
SOUTH SQUADRON, PACIFIC STATION
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP PENSACOLA,
SECOND RATE, BAY OF CALLAo, PERU,
Hon. GEORGE M robson, Secretary of the Navy !
SIR-In my previous General Reports" ] have
informed you that serious political disturbance,
If not an actual revolution, was expected to take
place in Peru some time about the 2Sth of this
month, owing to the fact that there were three
whom considered himself the legally elected can
didate; that Congress would determine on or about
the 2sth inst the legality OF the elections and that
the two disappointed candidates, whoever they
might be, would probably endeavOr to arouse nsur-
rection and dlsanection h"ve now to report that
the insurrection has actually taken place but diff
ferent form and headed by entirely different peo-
pie than any one had anticipated or even surmised.
THE CONTEST FOR THE PRESIDENCY
had resolved itself into two parties-the admins
tratlOn party, whose candidate was DR.. Arenas and
as pua o Ra osss ns
aSd s atnouss al al their s s sessions as
the hour Of their forced dissolution, it was quite
apparent that PardO would be the choice Of the
legislative branch SO well founded We're these in
exist that the President, Don Jose Bata would
quietly turn over the insigna OF his oiice to his
not only to be the probable issue, but at the same
time the one which
GAVE THE GREATEST SATISFACTION TO THE PEOPLE
at large. Fears OF revolution were to great ex-
tent subsiding and everything seemed to be pro-
crossing calmly and quietly, when on the 22d inst,
Minister OF War Of President Balta's Cabinet, ap-
Reared a. on n, the principal plaza in Lima directly IN
force OF infantry and artillery he
ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED BALTA,
declared himself dictator under the title OF "Su-
preme Chief OF the Republic" dissolved both
Houses OF Congress by driving the Senators and
Deputies from their halls at the point OF the bayO
net despatched force of soldiers to arrest Pardo
in winch, however, he was not successful, aud by
securing the streets of the capital with armed SOL
diers created a panic OF fear and alarm that left
him Tor the time completely master OF the situa-
ton. SO sudden was all this, so entirely unex-
pected and so intimidated were the public by this
resistance could at once be made. 1t was found
that Gutierrez controlled the mass of the
army, army, numbering I'M, about seven thousand men,
the regiments. Stores were Immediately closed
groups forbidden to congregate in the Streets the
press placed under surveillance and, with the ex-
ceptlon OF one paper, prevented from issuing their
usual editions All ofice-holders were removed,
tools OF Gutierrez placed in the controlling posi-
tiOns and reign of terror established. During
that afternoon and the following morning
SEVERAL PRoNuNCIAMENTos WERE ISSUED
by the "Supreme Chief,r in which he declared
that he had saved the country from an abyss into
which it was about to be plunged; that che had
cvilans to take control OF the republic;' that Ito
day, the 22d, would be bright page in Peru's his
The demonstration took place in front of the Gov
ernment Palace and instantly, on reception OF the
news, Congress held joint session, passed protest.
In which'Gutierrez ana who might aid him were de-
clared to be out of the pale OF the law" and were
in the act of atiixing their individual signatures
when they were dispersed by an armed force of
the dictator. protest was signed by more than
one hundred SenOtors and Deputies at the time OF
the dispersion. Many prominent and many junior
officers of the army
AT ONCE RESIGNED THEIR COMMISSIONS,
and their places were flied by men from the ranks
nnd, kvAx vttaov,e eNft
The garrisons In the forts OF Lima and CalaO were
oficered by persons who, 1t was supposed
and and every '' precaution taken by w Guterrea eups
to insure himself supreme in authority
and power. The brother OF Gutierrez, silvestre by
name, to whom had fallen the lot OF arrestng
President Balta-a mission that, according to all
accounts, was most brutally fuldlled-was sent to
Callao as military project. The night Of the 22d
FOUR VESSELS OF THE PERUVIAN FLEET,
the Independence, Huascar, Apurimac and
Chalaco, all of which have been in disarmed state
for months past, as have informed you in my pre-
vious dispatches quietly made their preparations,
and early the following morning steamed out to sea
terest of Prado The latter parsonage was rumored
as being
ON BOARD THE HvAsCAR,
but nothing certain was known on that point.
These vessels hovered about the mouth of
the harbor all of that day, the 23d, and at night
disappeared from the scene. At this time it was
uncertain as to how long Gutierrez would be able
70 usurp the power, or as to how far through
the Republic the insurrection might extend 1t
might be all over in few days and 1t might last a
month and more In this emergency deemedi 1t
my duty to increase my force and be prepared to
have a vessel at some other point Of the coast of
Peru for the protection of the lives and
INTERESTS OF Tna UNITED STATES CITIZENS
should the insurrecton spread at other points, and
accordingly telegraphed to Payta message, to
be sent by the steamer leaving there on the 25th
instant for Panama, for the saranac to be sent i'm
mediatey to this port should there be no ''orders
to the contrary On the oath instant, the second
day OF the troubles,
DEsERrIoNs FROM TIE DIFFERENT FORTS
a w
qnent occurrence, and more than one-half of his
solciers left him during the thirtysix hours that
succeeded that time. Street firing became fire.
quent; soldiers deserving threw away their VIM
chester rifles, leaving them to be picked up by the
remaining forces of the Gutierrez faction in Caao
became thoroughly demoralized and were fighting
and shooting among themselves. On the 25th,
While Lima was quiet and under control OF the die
tator,
THE DEMoRALIzAnoN IN cALLAo BECAME COMPLETE.
Forts were deserted, the soldiers throwing away
their arms and uniforms. The railroads connecting
with Lima were torn up, the telegraph cut, the
mob in possession of the town firing at anybody
and everybody; firing into business ofices
and private dwellings, and no authority or
head to control them. The morning of the 26th |
wrote 10 the Hon. Francis Thomas, the United
States Minister at Lima, and to Mr.. w. j. william.
son, our Consul at Callao,
OFFERING MY FLAGSHIP AS AN ASYLUM
TO any ana all oil our countrymen who might be
pleased TO avail themselves Of the protection OF our
nag during the disturbances which were agitating
the country. several American families OF that
city saw ft to accept the invitation, feeling that
their lives were in danger from the lawless mob
that were shooting at random through the streets.
Colonel Svestrc Gutierrez, Minister OF War TO his
brother, the supreme Chief" was killed on the
morning 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 Callao Some
OF the crowd had said, ''Viva Pradon Silvestre dis
charged his pistol among them, and
IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED HIS DEATH WOUND.
This act seemed TO arouse the masses of Lima to q
sense OF their position, and commenced panic
among the Gutierrez party and twelve hours, more
or less, from that time witnessed the complete
downfall OF the usnrper his brothers and his faction.
BON JOSE BAiTA,
the imprisoned President, confined in the barracks
OF Colonel Marceano Gutierrez, another brother OF
the Dictator, became at once the object OF the
usurper's vengeance and desperation, and was
KILLED IN HIS CELL RECEIVING TEN WOUNDS,
four from revolver balls, two from rifle balls and
four from stabs, He evidently died struggling for