The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
PERU.
THE PIERoLA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY THE
INsuRGENT VESSEL HuAscAR-PURsUED By
BRITISH WAR SHIPS.

THE PIERoLA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY THE
INsURGENT VESSEL HuAscAR-pURsUEp By
BRITISH WAR SHIPS
LIMA, May 25, 1877.
The Pierola movement has met with no success in
the South. II cannot be denied but that there is
strong feeling In that section in favor OF the
revolution, but the recent disasters seem to
have driven all tendency TO revolt out OF the
popular mind at present. General Bustamante the
Minister OF War, occupied Arequipa with the troops
sent from Lima, and the Projects oil Puno, Cuzco
and Arequpa report perfect tranquility III their
departments the city OF Caamarca in the north
always rebcllious section has well garrisoned by
fnc line regiment, and up present writing we have
no news OF disturbance In that quarter. Pcroa him.
self was brought up from Chile far Antopagasta
by the Peruvian Steam Navigation Company's steamer
lilo few days since, aud there his insurgcnt ram
the Huascar awaiting him. but without coal or the
means OF procuring It,
The Huascar had meantime boarded two mail steam
ers. endcavoring to obtain tho Official cor
respondencc, which denied. on this the
English merchants in Lima addressed an appca.
ton to their Minister that man-of-war should
he sent south to look after the marauder her pres
ence might prove damaging TO British interests and
especially since the Government disclalmcd
all responsibility for her acts The minis
ter replied that he would consult with
Admiral DO Horsey, commanding the eshah,
their lying in Caao bay. While the consultation was
being held, news arrived from the South that the
Huascar had taken by force from an
English vessel in Priagua quantity Of
coal the captain protesting to the Consul and more.
over had extracted from board Royal mail steamer
two Peruvian officers proceeding South commission.
THE "sHAn'' TO CAPTURE THE sHuAxAR"
These acts were considered sufficient to warrant tho
immediate despatch OF tho Shah Southern waters to
overhaul tho scmi-pirate and put a stop TO
such outrages, and consequently she left for Iquique
on the 18TH II is stated, with tho positive intention OF
capturing tho Huascar This has created a trcmcn-
dous excitement in Lima. People regard the inter-
ference OF the English perfectly unwar-
rantabie, although they admit that the government
by Its decree puts the Huascar out OF the pale OF tho
law but nevertheless they insist that all police duty
must be performed In Peru by Peru ITSELF and by
any foreign Power should the capture take place. it
is imagined that the position Of Englishmcn and
foreigners generally in Lima and Callao viii not
be particularly agreeable. The Shah is well
known tho most powerful of the new
class OF English vessels called commerce
destroyers;" the Huascar 10 turreted iron clad
with urlnc, plates. carrying two 30Opound Blnkey's
and built on the Thames. The Shah will meet In
Iqnquc with tho expcditionary fleet composed OF tho
Independence ironciad frigaio; Atahuapa, monitor.
purchased in the United States, and Union. wooden
corvette. Possibly some arrangement may DO ar
rived at by these united pursuers OF a common
foe, or II may be that Pieroa, instead OF trying
his fortune just In tho South may prefer ven
the northern coast aud, by standing far out
ava all encounter.