The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09
A REyOLT IN sOUTH AMERICA.
A Port on the Magellan straits Sacked aud
Rurned wanton Murder and Outrage.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Commander Rod
gers II the United States steamer Adams writes
10 the Secretary Of the Navy from Sandy Point.
Straits Of Magellan. that ON the evening OF Nov.
H. while at anchor At Sarmicnto Bank to await
the tide on the voyage from Montevideo to Val
rnraiso n steamer was socn approaching US
from the west making signals with rockets and
blue lights. She passed within hail. and asked
for a boat to he sent on board. reporting ut the
same time that revolution had just occurred
nt Sandy Point and that she had some refugees
on honrd. Commander Rodgers sent nm officer
on board. who returned with Capt Wilson Of the
German steamer Memphis. from Valparaiso
for Montevidco. He reported that some dis
lance to the westward Of Sandy Point he had
been boarded hv the English Nice-Consul ut that
place. who had informed him that n mutiny Of
the entire garrison had broken out, and that
tho convicts had been liberated. and all sorts 81
viol ence and outraxcS were being computed.
aul warned Capt. Wilson not to stop then ut
Sandy Point. H., however, dctcrminnl to do
So. On approaching Sandy Point the Memphis
WIS boarded hy Il boat containing the Captain Of
tn" Port in irons, three W the mutlnccrs tsol-
dier-l. two cOmNiets, and thrre other persons.
| Que of whom was Goycrnment official. Capt.
| Wilson diSarmri the suicts, and took all tho
occupants on board. While hosting the boat
| the Memphis was ilred M several times from
| tn" shore hs the mu'inccrs. who were in pos,
s'sson Of all the artillery rs VOL ny tho small
! arms II the post She was not struck, however.
| The MemuhS then proceeded with NIL despatch
! toward Montrvidoo and in doing So fell in with
| th- vessel Commander Rodgers continues:
cart Wilson requested me 10 take the people from
~ All, ii tt ,ls" The ho,t nsins To- tAr canaan
vi t Fort placed the three soldier. and cnn,icts
under sua!d AMI then discovered nom thee captain Of
~ isoners bfing d'coy the steamer Memphis into
~, e i9 G The mSncc1.w vs.. to take ros.eon Of
nc Mcnlh. amt e. on ~ her or falling IN mat to tsse
about due from VALPARAISO | 20! nndet WAY with all
Cd. Tho it,t ON ic way up the guns were loaded ~
wr A. ,ns 'n" s a., sna h r5TpsrsSnS @as eG
| already here, having come down nom Skyrlns Water
so" her and LAY found ,6o ocrnor " IL" colony cfc
an have since gathered the following parcuarsoi what
to Doe the most terrible mutn, record Tar
number concerned ltappcar. that about midnight or
By ic schagsc oiartltry aud firearms The nr,i n,uf
Dc company soldiers. numbering about hundred
S s c1 w,, RI ,se @ S1 SsrS msnnc . and a
csn pre- WIN ssNgTa, ees; of of a,rrS Upon e COY Coy
erngr n9n making h. apgenranee was Knocked IN me
head and s -SnseG he nS"s'e ,6o SsS,gfd Az"
family also escaped. almos, naked. to the wood, The
seer numbs sn ' "eSfy aS armed win WIZ
r. '"R he mutSrer, seem to Rayc commit,
led the most incredible cxors'cs in the way
Sow H. Tie I manser d@se,cG ths ace and TOOK t, c
G @1S Sss T rS Ia. heard ss % rom a Rs
that they numbered niney.iogr armed men. and wsie
CI A, Las, ~ Of des,ruciion theN befned All ihc
par Of ihg town in a;hes pom my ARRIVAL ihs street,
with the lead bodies Of the Killed tAirtN of
which wcrl gathered un. Most OF the Killed sol.
dts who had been shooting each other indiscriminatc
" i.c.hmatei 1t ut least ntN pCrson, were Killed
TIL hospital was burned with i've wnuuied men In II
~iicn the time of INV arrival The ycaccahlc CITIZENS.
Particularly women aud children. have been coming IN
FROM the mountains. whore they had been concealed Tor
sNtra. days tnd cred very much The tfwuls INV
guarded force landed from the MAJ, lHucs and Is
comparatively Quot Upon my arrival here ! mme-
dit Is utde uffrr- Co tile GnNrfunr Assistance he
rcrurc fol whiUh De- -ccnrd much gfauuoh.
unl that h, Thought the lrcvnc. u TN, vessel eft
great imp rtaure ~ the time lie also thanked iot
| the measures had already taken The Huyornoi has
Tlue st,i 60 furln here Tor the present until he
r'l. secure. and l have told him wouii $50 so The
only at hi disposal j. the al tie glnnesp
and their number o persons tuhe looked out tor Re
expected Valparaiso III about ten
utN- when o., nutiurrr- Will hc pursued
A. the ct revolt tAt re 90 De YET
reliable Information II seems 10 have been sul1ci
and entirely unanCipatci II Is reported and believed
that the padre orpriet oi this colony has had much u
10 ttins It, he being enemy OF the Govern
board uic Mlgeliancso
In %" destruction of property here not the stghtcs
ftgHri Wa. paid 90 any nationality twelve puunde
shot nrrd clear through the British Consulate. an,
n, Nlcf Consul himself was pursued and nfcd at mum
1t,,.t times lie, however, escaped III ms own boat
i..i -, no Ann fican cluJeHs or subjects of th
49, ''"' heie The coal mime. have not been work
r,rt,,,s, ,enr, AMI there j. coal go Dee had here
ira "s ',.' H. small quantity OF Government cor
.rfe hi tlt NnNcfhu, tnll, tlluwei me To have mn
'.is Mn'h ha.t tnkcn on board 1he general h.Al
~ go oW.trs snl crew continues good W. should b., II
"a lfiiso ~ The last of November gu
. '"'niicipased detention here