, 1877-07-10
PERU.

The Panama star and Ntrald Of unc 81 furnishes
us with further particulars of The nava, debt be.
tTesn The '. 1u.,eaf md tue titl.h 'on-elad'
sae shan hHG Aueth5f- INC Hnascas ws COM
manded by Don NtcolAa DC P'erols, who hsd not
but had sc!zet The ram. and with her bid dtssnee
tn n. prr,,d.nt md hi. r.ax n, ~ 90 10
ssp s.d IN ensoane viii iii hs n .3s.s
frtsste md .wo wooden corvette, named rnlon .na
t'eomsIo, aae anAN was ot na!e importance, ami
At n'shtfail ihe huasear steamed away toward tbs
.sTbe nex, lay. MsY 20" sa1s tho linn corr.
te tic @ po IN nnu he pe,ehborsoed e,p'f Of o
sea, and tho ituascar, lm.p1nc ,hsY were nast MT Of
the Government squadron, 't1od out to nee, them
cred tha. they carried the British tar. md wero
Ass, .ss pE ss broad =
somewhat surprised Il the appearance a"se Of .bo.e
yeesels. was by no means prepared for what
followed. 4 gun vas ared by .he shah for
liu..csr. Coming sionessde, tho oiiset VIA
Eave tas .iu.:eaf ~ Two minute: 10 haul down
~ pe tnvtaa az snd .ur.eaaer p hin in the name
all possible 10 sink the ram. The people en- board
The huasear could scarcely credit their senses but
hendel the situation, aud replied 10 ihc Br}t,sh
od'cer that The Auasear was a national man-of-
w,F, ssrfylns b. nst'enal dag, md that he might
lowered while the iinafcaf hid gun 10 defend fl.
With this reply the boat returned 10 the Amethyst
4 few words assured his men hit bis own
personal ,pretensEons now disappeared Ia tho
inan 'ase u w ns" ssseney Waich to'estened tle
cheered. and ths shIp'4 company to man, .csei,
Including sone prisoners taken on shore It Pisa.
ka IL 81 aat Tsrat
- il. .hot. ssstins NV tie dsx q lie Iiu.:esr
eat ,+naa WI ssp'aseaa Ths a,.
tho tur.et aud tho Amethyst. lying on and on,
stesdiiy persisted in her sttcmp. 70 rake the ram,
cl BY electricity, and in : few moments everything
on the Hunseass decks, except her n,asts, turrct
and smoke stock had disappeared. lIer standing
veTs destroyed ia the hot dec from
tho English vessels. The IInascar, however. con.
ier tuftet guns. 4 shell from lbs Xmethy.t Gu.
tered Gao Of her forward ports. exploding inside,
kiliing ono man aud wouudlns several. For = mo-
p.svrnto'!. Afte! o. tsh' had listed ahoat III
h1ef and hs ~ s wa sS With
away out Of aet;on, not returning toF twenty miu.
ntet. having thr unascaf aud Shah alone. The
tSsmH, tS 9x @ 1a h:t sss b..
successful nannu.re Of this nature. IN ~
pruachtn1. A. the iluasear's ou!eea atate.
Is d.ns sas eets
ss on as . ssr as
r,ddleL with maaket tuets. tue :'oo. pound shot
struck tho turret Of the liuasear, penetratad the
slde shs hit twice b. the sane tiasr Of s.,ot
md Win precisely tas sa!se resnIt. Tic isnvisn.
s sa. Ren On A.
spIArior specd md superb management Of thcsr
vessels prevented her rammtnx them. IN.
The. lluascar slowly roured, the
shelf from tho ,Ameth,st haslsE de.ssoyed
towal e an or waeh Id bea
iug fur so,no iiitls tine psu.iousiy. Ths enemy
did NOT attempt 10 pursue; cuntented tbensalvrs
aad remsiht0g about two miles from yhore, evi- |
dsntI{ kecp!nx watch o'er shcts brave antaeonl.t
Ts: !n: s b: ~ ~ ' s
SHORE, xho !n.g,nea that landing VI 10 - -
tempted ssnt me.ssns:t w':h wh!ts AK TO II.
ask!ng permission 10 land tho few wounded IN
board. Only one man ~. killed This was re-
fendsr OF tho ship.
= 'But the lluasear. being short of ammunition,
and sppfrhendlng : repetat!oa Of tho English a.
IquiG,c, whore the Io7ernment 1eet vas 1Jtuy,
msnt for combined ne.ioa srsinss The nttIlsb
forced Tbs movement wiz Cautiously executed.
and mons too aoun for At about 10 O'Clock etrAsn-
launch iron, tbs Shah cams stealing through the
darkness With torpedo. aud by = mrrs chance |
a1olded an!1ipg ihat implement oi dcstruet,on 10
the stde of coa'sIhg steamer In port. installing
hoE for ths iluascAr. When The departure of the
ram was mads known, tbs English Vessels dissp.
peared from, tho on!ng.
Government force: TO unita and 90 out in pursuit
Of ths Enqllah. This was not seeded 70, and
less surrendered his veesrl 10 the tads eucla
safe conduct fot his followers bat re.
fnainx al guarantees fos himself. With this tho
Terminated, md enc Ut The most honor.
Aha pages Of Peruvian h,s,ufy ID that telling lhs
story Of the heroic dctenss of Tho national honor
eVsInsl powerful And disciplined cnsmy, 10 10
An assault. ricfolA, for hls bravery
and patriotism, stanus higher to-day with ID eoun.
tfyuien thaa eTgr before
''T4e indignant feeling of the reople toward tho
En7sh cosnuun.y 10 L.mM had Gained down . |
lille when their passions we're again rxctic1l oy ap
sppafsat snihsnsic report 10 shc enees that thu
Government had Yr0nrsted the Intervention u Al.
mItaI u IiorssY. aud had especially desired thst
slYost thould ba made by tbs English vessels 10
cantute tt,e r. Iii rn,n This wss Instantiv Iened
by thr Aimn|s.rativn, hut 20 great WI thr anI.