The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-07
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ENGAGEMENT BETWEEs EEGIIsH VESSELS AM
REBEL PERUVIAN RAIN.

III
A REBEL PERgpIkK RAIN. |
PANAMA, July 8.--The following details Of
the battle between the Shah and Amethyst,
of the, British navy. and she rebel Peruvian
ram Huzcer have been received. It occurred
on the 10Th Of May The English opened
fire at about sixty seven yards, the first shot
carrying away the flag Oh the Huzcor, which
was Immediately replaced. . Ehe Huzcor re-
piled with her heavy 3O0-pound Blakelys IN
| the tIrres., and the Amethyst lying of and
on steadily persisted in her attempts to
rake - the = RAM. TTbes7Shafs fred her
tbroadsidess which arg discharged BY cleo
tricity, and Id a few moments. every thing
on, the Huzeor's,, decks except her masts,
turret, and smoke-stack had Disappeared.
Her standiBg rigging;l boats, steesing-gear,
and capstanN were destroyed in tbs hot lire
from the English vessels. The Huzcor,
however, continued her fire at eEuiar in
tervals, sometimes from her turret-guns.
A shell from the Amethyst entered one; OF
her forward ports, exploding inside .kIiing
one man and wounding several others For
a, while fire was sapprehended, but fertu-
nately was prevented, After the fight had
lasted AN hour and a half the Amethyst was
seen with thick smoke issuing from
amidships, and: steamed away out OF the ac-
ton, not returning for twenty minutes,
leaving the Huzcor and Shah alone. Thsfor-
,mer n owr attempted to- ram her adversaFy,
but the splendid handling Of the Shah pre-
vented any successful fmanGuyrihY OF this
natl ttut E. 1 ching, as, the Huzcor's
officers state the Shah appeared, to move as
If BY instinct ana her heavy batteries were
brought to bear on The assailant.glds 300,
| 81 A small: GatlisgtI gum, stationed 81 her
tong. very Seriously incommoded the COM
batants on board the ram, and her smoke
stack, is ariddleE with musk balls One
30Q.poundT shot, struck the, turret OF sshe
Huzcor, penetrated the iron for twesinehes,
aud then .rsb6unded OH the side, She was
bit twice by same class ofsshot, and with
precisely the same result. =. =. =, -.
The Peruvian; ram, adopted q new mode
of attack, first advancing on the Shah an
then on the amethyst; but the superior
speed and superb management of these ves-
sells prevented her from ramming them, The
battle lasted three hours, and then the HUI
cor slowly retited. The she'll from the Anne
thyst having: destroyed all the. primers
off7tthe rturretguns she headed, towards
land, for which she y had been ma
neuvring for some time previously" The
enemy did not attempt to pursue, but
contented themselves thrreeefving the
last shots from the. Huzcorr and remaining
about two miles from the shore, evidently
keeping watch OF their brave antagonist.
The Hu1ccr, although attacked at this time
I by muskesry-fring from the Government
troops en,shore, who imagined that land
| ing was to be attempted sent mes
senger with o. white flag alto the cap
tain Of the port beggingfer ammunition
| and, asking permission rIto1land the few
wounded on board: Only one man was
KILLED. = This was refusedl and answer was
returned calling for the surrender. OF the
ship; but the, Huzcor being short OF ann
munitions, and apprehending arepetitiorl Of
the English attack, thought It. better to take
advantage OF the heavy fog then rising
and slip quietly. !tdoWn. to :, Iquiqne,
where the Government heetit was: lying
land where Pirata hoped to make some ar
rangementR for combined action against
| the Britishforces. The movement WAS eau
tiously executed, andi none too isoon, for
about 10 O'Clock a steam faunch from the
Shah came stealing through the darkness
with a torpedo, and by mere chance
avoided attaching that implement Of de:
struehon to the side Of . coasting steamefin
port, mistaking her Tor the: Huzcor. When
the departure Of the ram was made known
the English, vessel 2 disappeared fromsthe
ofing go < 49, - il,% r NJ ran
The President has. Issued a proclamation,
in ,which1he declares that heWil exact from
Great Britain the explanation and satfsfac.
ton consequent on suehsa wanton outrage
on afriendiy Power On arriving at Iqui.
Que Pirota proposed TO. the, 5GoHarnment
forces to unite and 60 out ia pursuit ,of the
English. This was not aceeded tp,. ana ri
rota,, seeing that his; personal cause was
hopeless, surrendered his vessel to the In:
depend eneia, obtaining safe conduct for his
followers, but refusing, all guarantees Ion
himself. With this the revolution termf
1 nated fs:ft Et9Fa - S;ii:' 800 IT, ~ !. : !,
va slit i .f4soG Ens1and- j4sr 5!,'
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