The New York herald., 1874-12-01
The Peruvian Insurgent Pierols and
His Filibustering steamer-A Re-
markable Story.

His Filibustering steamer-A Re-
markable Story.
From HERALD correspondent at Lima we
are enabled to give our readers this morning
the remarkable narrative of Don Nicolas de
Pierola's revolutionary enterprise in Peru
down to the 18th ult In connection with
this apparently foolhardy undertaking for the
overthrow of the existing Peruvian govern
ment the narrative of the adventures Of the
flibustering steamship Talisman is very inter-
esting and suggestive. Here we have Glas-
gov built little race horse Of q steamer leaving
that port in July last with cargo of thou
sand packages of warlke materials, including
mtrailleuses, small arms and powder She
finally clears from Cardiff for Montevideo and
market; but after landing q passenger or
two at that port she is off again, and, steaming
down to and through the Straits Of Magellan,
she next turns up off the coast of Chill. and
thence moving to the coast Of Peru she begins
to search for secure landing. But the Peru
Wan government has been informed of oil her
movements from Glasgow and is waiting and
watching to welcome the stranger and take
uted along the coast for this hospitable pur-
pose, and detachments Of troops have been
posted at various points to receive the fill
buster.
The Talisman, however, after some narrow
escapes in the game Of hide and seek, sue
ceeds at one point in taking on board some
forty-seven Peruvian conspirators, and at an
other small port in effecting landing, and
begins at once to discharge passengers and
cargo. But hardly more than third of the
cargo has been landed when the Peruvian
ram Huascar looms into view, bearing down
upon the filibuster under a full head of steam.
The Talisman is captured and carried up to
Callao as prize, and oil the population of the
city turns out to welcome the distinguished
stranger. But, meantime, Pierola and his fel-
low conspirators, having landed at Pachocas,
gather up the arms and munitions they have
secured, seize railway train, put their mo-
terials aboard and push off to Moquegua,
forty miles in the interior, and take posses
sion Of the town, to the ringing Of the church
bells and the rafting of Chinese fre-crackers.
Pierola next commences the mastering Of
volunteers, and, with the inducement of
dollar day, he speedily raises an army Of
three hundred men, and here and in this con-
dition our correspondent leaves him.
Meantime, President Pardo, fully alive to
the dangers of the situation. sends down
ships, troops, flying artillery and supplies for
an advance upon Pierola nnd, upon the
Presidents demand the Peruvian Congress
empowers him to raise loan Of five millions
Tor the prosecution of the campaign, to in
crease the army at his discretion. and to call
out the National Guard In the midst of
these preparations for the war in the South
against Pierola news comes to Lima of
revolutionary outbreak in the North, and
great excitement prevails in the capital.
President Pardo, notwithstanding the con-
temptibe demonstration of Pierola, evidently
believes that formidable revolutionary move
ment is afoot for otherwise he would hardly
call for the extraordinary loan of five millions.
The steamer Talisman also suggests power
we'll as desperate adventures. In the capture
of the ship, however, with the greater portion
OF her cargo of arms and munitions of war,
the government has most likely achieved a
decisive victory over Pierola. But whether
within the last two weeks the insurgents have
been suppressed or have gained strength in
the North or South we shall doubtless be fully
informed in our next special advices from Lima.