The New York herald., 1877-07-07
Full Particulars Of the Recent
Iron-clAd Battle.
THE ENGLISH SHIPS DISCOUNTED.
The Government to Demand on Explanation
as from Great Britain.
ANOTHER iEyohUTION, OVERTHROW.

Ino Dattle between the PERUVIAN irop-cluds IN The
haroor Of pisagua, the asth OF last month"; which
was tho Hrst important encounter Of arpored vessels
In the waters Of the Paoiic was by no means az
serious affair ut first imagined. Tue a. ht
commenced when the govern ment squadron, consist
ing OF the Indspsndoncia iron ciadl Union and Peo-
mayo. was deserted by tho rebel ram Huascar, ne
latter steam,ng slowly of to meet her opponents The
maL@uvring on the part OF tho Huascar consisted
simply IN describing = CIRCLE around tho enemy aTng
but few Shots and from the strength OF nor plating re-
cciving but little injury from tho guns OF the enemy
Nevertheless atone stage Of the action which lasted
about an hour and hall, the Union, q wooden COR
veue With twelve guns-sevcnty poundors--approached
close to the Huascar that attempt at boarng was
apprehended ana the crew OF the opened heavy
fire from their rifles and revolvers the attacking
vessel. Such, however, was not the purpose OF tho
union alongside Of the IIuascnr drive
her whole broadside at the turre eaectuaIly dam
aging it that NO further use made oi the two 300
pound guns mounted ip II The Union received no
injury save few scratches The damage done
to the Huascars turre was A that that vessel sus-
tained. The lndepepdencia ~ short range fired ten
shots with her pivot guns of l50 pounds ,histy
with her seventy y-pounders in battery The gunboat
riicomayo, woll ensconceI behind tho lndepepdanca,
made some very pretty shell practice al the Huascar;
but failing the iron decks Of the ship the projsc-
ules wore productive OF injury.
rrt sN4ta NOT ANXIOUS TO InJuRE. a~lrIirl i
It was apparent that the national vessels were not
particularly desrous OF seriously njurng their an
iagonis the chances of the revolution steadily
declining aud the prospect OF cary surrender OF
the ram quite cvidopt After the Huascars turret
was damaged, then being nighual she steamed
away toward the shore and was lost to sight In
tho heavy fog
The Huascar's speed is about eleven knots, and as
tho Independence, the only vessel capable OF pursuit.
being also iron clad, can ony steam from avo Six
knots. no attempt wps made 10 follow up the ram.
The fleet slowly returned TO lquique, tho moni.
Atahuapa had been left TO protect The town. Hut
more serious adventure was yet IN Store Tor the
Huascar, and she was destined 10 enter into combat
with most uncxpected foe.
EXACTLY AN OUTRAGE
In my last despatch detailed tho PROCEEDINGS of
the British residents IN Lima begging tnat their Mn
istcr should send shipot-war To tho South TO look
vessel had committed some deprcdations British
interests, stopping the royal mail steamers, and
from ou board an Engilsh ship anchored in
Pissgua Subsequently 1t was discovered that such
ouragss had eson psipe'ratsd that the coal BELONGED
exorbant price offered by tho rebels, and that when
the mali steamers we're boarded the occurrence took
place In q Peruvian port whence the local authorities
had fed, and where the rebels held unquestioned
supremacy. However, Admiral de Horsey was
probably unaware oil those circumstances, aud
in consequence OF the action OF his counlrymen
in Lima proceeded south TO look alter tho rapL
note was sent by tho Admiral bon Nicolas de Pie
ron by the latter Cohija about the 23d
OF May IN which the Huascar is thr atcncd with the
treatment duo 70 pirate n case she lnterlerea with
subjects On the receipt OF this document Pierola
caicd deck the English engineers and nremcn
TO them and offered them their liberty. This was nc
copied by the engineers. who were placed shore
paid in tue mail steamer as lar as Cailao The Con-
under of the Huascar replied to the nots Of AdmIa
do horsey asserting that no acts ininicl TO English
interests had been practised. and tnat In case
OF necessity the Huascar was perfectlv competent
MAINTAIN the honor OF her flag With these necessary
preliminarcs we can now return to the Huascar leis
uicly proceeding norshward, near the coast on the
morniug OF the a9th OF May the day after the battle
OF pisasua When close TO Pacocha little port in
tho nsgh0orhood OF Ito. two large vessels were seen
some distance out al sea- and the Huascar, imagining
that they formed part of the government squadron,
STOOD out to meet them, and tight
SURRENDER DEMANDED
But It was soon discovered that they carried the
ships Shah anu Amethys-the former flying the broad
pennant OF Rear Admiral de Horscy. The Huascar,
although somewns' a'armeo as 'ns appearance r OF
followed. gun With blank cartriage WAS
s sd .i y The boa. saah from for d. s' Amethyst Jay Jay
pulling toward the Huascar arriving ngside the
officer IN charge invited 10 come board, which
he refused, aud then informed the commander that
Admiral DO Horsoy gave the Huascar just minutes
pull down the Peruvian nag ana surrender 70 him in
lhe name OF Her Majesty the Queen; that in case Of
refusal he would do all possible to s.nk The ram
The people ON board the Hubscar could scarcely
credit their Senses but Pierola, who IS a man OF
to the British officer that the Huascar was natopal
man-oi,wsr, carrying tue national lag aud
emblem would never be lowered whilst tho
Hrascar had gun to dre. The boat returned 10 the
Amethyst Pieroa INSTANTLY beat to quarters, and In
a low words assured his inch that his pretcnsons now
shrsasened the honor Of then common cyuntry, He
was loudly eheered, and the ships company to man,
even including some prisoners, evinced the most de-
termined spirit oil Resistance.
THE BATTLE BBGys
Tho English opened Hre about six hundred
yards-ihe shah hrst shot cuttng away the Peruvian
nag 1oaiIng at the mizzen, but II was INSTANTLY re
placed by " liant sergeant of Marines who received
as reward bad spliuter wound in the arm. The
Huascar replied with her heavy 5oopound BlakeIys
aud on at short distance, steadily persisted
her attempts 70 rake tho ram. The shah
fred her broadsides which discharged by electric
ity, and in few moments everything on the Huascar's
decks except her malpmast, turreL ana smokestack
had disappeared. Hor standing rigging boats, bui.
warks steering apparatus and capstan we're destroyed
In the hot ire from the Englkh vessels The Huas
car, however, continued her ire at regular
Intervals sometimes using her iorty Founders forward,
protected by All iron buiwsrk, sometimes from her
turret guns. shell from the Amethyst entered one
nor p0ss arisH INSIDE kns Saa
hre apprshended but fortunately did not appear
The Amethys-thc fght having now lasted about an
hour--was seen with a thick smoke Issuing from amid
ships, and steamed away out of action not returning
for twenty minutes leaving the Huascar aud tho shah
alone lnclOrncr attempted 10 bcr auVcrsaTy,
but the spcnd Il handling OF the shan prevsutol any
successful manonvrc OF this nature on approaching,
the Huss,er's officers state, the Shah appeared TO
move as u by instinct and her heavy batteries were
brought 10 bear on the assaianL small Gatling gun
ctationcd In her tops very seriously ncommoded tho
conhatants GU board The ram, and her smoke
stack looks Ike pepper castor One BOO
pound shot struck the turret OF the Huas-
Car, penetrated the for two inches
and thon seDounded The aror plating OF tho huascar
" lour inches thick. On the sde she was struck
by the caas shot, and with precisely The
nm rp ~ wan ~ ui0 n IN
OF attack, Grst pursuing the shah and then the Ame-
thyst but the superior speed and superb management
OF these vessels prevented their Overnauhng. The
battle lasted for three hours, then the Huascar
slowly retired, the shell when entered her forecasc
having destroyed all tho prlmors for her urret guns,
and she headed toward the land, for which she had
besn man9uvering for some little time previously.
The enemy did not attempt pursue, concnted them
sclvcs Win receiving the last two shots OF the Huascar
and remaining at about two miles from the land, ev
IDENTIFY keeping watch over their brave antagonist Tho
Huascaf, although also attacked at thg period Ey
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