The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-04
THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
Capture of the Huascar by the Chilians
Confirmed.

Confirmed.
New YORK, Nov. 3-The Panama Herald
of Oct. 10Th contains letter from Lima. Peru
of the 18th ult., which states that the CHILEAN
fleet overhauled the iron clad Huascar and
gunboat Union on the Sth. The latter escaped
and has reached Callao, owing to superior
speed. The Huascar went to the harbor OF
Mejillones, where the Gillian fleet, comprising
the iron clads Cochrane and Eucalada Garry
ing twelve heavy guns against two OF the Huas--
carr, and gunboats Ohiggins and Loa, engaged
the Huascar. The Huascar get between the
two Gillian iron clads and the f5ht was tre-
mendous, the fire being kept up by the heavy
guns and the mitrailleuses from the top of the
Huascar. The details have not yet been re-
ceiyed at Lima, except that the Huascar was
crushed and captured, and probably towed to
Antofagasta: that Admiral Grau was killed
early in tn action, his executive office, Capt
Aguirre, dangerously, if not fatally wounded,
and only four officers, Javara, ngarteche,
Canscco and Palacioc, are reported as survl-
wing; that the Gillian vessels were padly dam
aged, but to what extent IS not sla1ed, ana
great loss of life occurred Doth on the duascar
and on the Gillian vessels.
During the first hour of the fight, as counted
by the Union the Huascar had fired % shots
from her two guns, the Blanco Encalada SIX,
and the Cochrane 30 from her casemated 800
Founders. A commission left Lima on the
18th for Europe to purchase new vessels and
ornaments. The Huascar carried 24O men,
had two 300 pound Armstrong rited guns in
turrets and two 40 Founders on deck, and was
plated with four inch iron. The Chllian iron
clads have nine inch iron plating and each
carry six 800 pound ri1ed guns. Subscriptions
have been begun in Lima for replacing the
Huascar with another iron clad, to be called
Admiral Grau, nearly 100000 soles having
already been subscribed. The blow is severely
felt in Peru, but it is stated that the enthu-
siasm in behalf of the war has increased. The
Peruvian army was then the 18th advancing,
its vanguard having driven the Chllians out
of Qulagua ON the way to meet the enemy.
Bolivia has prohibited the expectation of
grain, owing to growing scarcity OF food.
Smallpox is reported to be raging in the
Gillian army.
The wife of Admiral Grau died from the
shock on hearing of the death of her husband.
Communistic Riot in Colombia.
Details of the Communistic riot at Bucara-
manga, Colombia, show that the election hay
ing gone in favor of Collazos and his rabble,
they celebrated the event by killing several
German merchants, quitting several houses,
and shooting several persons i'll church who
were attending the funeral of one OF their
murdered victims. Finally the mob attacked
the house of German named Lengerke, who
enlisted the services of some sixty peones, who
were armed, and they entered Bucaramauga
and fell on the bandits with such fury that
they were completely routed and dispersed
them, taking "a prisoners. among them Cola
EOS himself. This force restored order and
maintained it until the arrival of the President
of the State Gen. Witches, day or two after
wards Three respectable residents were
murdered and about ten wounded. some OF
whom will die.
A Battle Imminent.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Advices from Buenos
Ayres of October 10th state that 5000 Peruvian
reinforceme had arrived at AFRICA. Rein
forcement were also going to 1quique. The
Chiians are also reinforcing. The armies are
nearing each other and battle is imminent.