The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-08
Tho War Between Ubili and Perm,
GrqPhie account Of DC .Narat Battle and
Captare Of he LIudseal..

Graphic Account Of DC Narat Battle and
cdpiare Of he Hudsea,'.
PANAMA, Oct. 25. Further information Of
the cruise Of the lluascnr and Union south,
aud of their meeting with the two divisions OF
the Chilian navy, is derived from the official
report Of Capt Anrelins Garcia, the com
mandant of the Union The two vessels
called at lquique and then stood south, ar.
irving off Sareo, Gillian port, on the 4ih
instanti where they capturedn Ghiian schoon.
err the COquimbO. On the morning Of the
9th they entered the harbor Of Tongoy, a few
miles south of Coquimbo, when they learned
OF an attempt to be made TO land strong
Ohillan force at lquique, or some other point
on the coast of Peru, when Admiral Gran
determined to return to africa.
THE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
Proceeding north the two Peruvian steam.
ers, on the sth, sighted the first division of
the CHILEAN fleet, which was looking for them.
The Huascar aud Union at once put about
and made of as fast as possible to the south.
west aud ran for about three hours on this
course. They had drawn well away from the
land, the Chilian fleet following directly after
them. A stiff breeze was blowing from the
south, which decreased the Huascars speed
perceptibly, when Grau resolved to steer
hoiNh hih NuutdNDT W run bttNttn tue Nnll-
ian fleet aud the shore. In this manuever he
succeeded, and swept by the enemy's first
division without firing gun. The superior
speed of the Peruvian ships was manifest as
they rapidly steamed away from their enc.
mics, the Blanec Eucalada and the three
wooden steamers, and they thought their es.
| cape was certain, when suddenly they sighted
the second CHILEAN division, composed OF the
Almiranti Cochrane and several smaller yes
sells, coming down upon them, and now d.
rectly ahead.
THE HuAsCAR CoRNERED
In q few minutes Grau saw that he had no
! opportunity of escaping from this iron clad,
whose speed was equal to his own, and he nc.
cordingly steered for shoal water, where, on
| account of his lightness Of draught, he might
/ lead his huge enemies on the rock or be able
4 TO out-maneuver them. The Union here de-
+ serted her consort and escaped westward,
closely followed by several of the smaller
/ vessels OF the enemy These could not come
up with her, and she proceeded north to
1 africa without having fired shot during the
/ disastrous fight.
DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT.
1 The fight was begun by the Huascar dis.
charging her two three hundred Founders
at close range at the Almirante Cochrane,
which Grau followed up by an attempt to
ram his antagonist. This was unsuccessful,
as the CHILEAN iron.elads are double.scrcws,
aud can present any front they choose to at
lacks by ramming As the Huascar swept
by at such close range she received broad
side from the Cochrane, and before she had
proceeded far the other battery was poured
into her. At the same time the other CHILEAN
iron'clad came down upon her, and Grau,
undlsmayed by the odds against him, boldly
placed himself between the two ships, which
/ we're thus prevented from firing so rapidly on
account oil the danger of hitting each other,
This, no doubt, prolonged the fight which is
said TO have lasted two hours before the Pc
ruylan flag was hauled down. For about an
hour the officers Of the Union were able "a
observe the deadly combat and speak iayora.
bly, Of the manner in which all three iron.
clads were handled. 1t is not known whether
the Huascar was taken by boarding or after
the death of Grau, which is said to have oc
CURED early in the action, and the wounding
OF the executive officer aud several subordi
mates, the remaining officers unhurt, only -four
IN number, hauled down the flag.
RESULTS or THE FIGHT.
The Huascar lost large number ofolliceri
and men, a circumstance which was after
wards reported at lquique by the Chiiar
vessels . Higgins and loa. The hull of the
Huascar was said to have been rddled, hel
engines damaged so that she was afterwards
towed to Antoiogasta, the turret jammed Sc
that it would not reyolve, and everything
swept from her decks by the terrible fire from
the iron.clads. 1t is said, indeed, that tn,
turret is rendered completely useless. Tn,
Gillian iron.clad which went first into III,
action fired her broadsides very rapidly
as with her twin screws she was able to pre-
sent to her adversary in few minutes an,
battery she wished to use. The lluascar
guns were well served. They are muzzle
leaders, and in the space of an hour she dis
charged rs shots. Her gunners were for
eigners, principally English and Scotch
among whom the mortality must have beef
considerable. The Almirante Cochranc
which sustained the brunt of the battle, wa
somewhat damaged, but the Banco Eneoladi
escaped almost entirely. The unequal char
acter of the fight may be understood when
Is known that the Hnascar had but two 800
FOUNDERS to oppose twelve of the sam
calibre, und her armor was a inches a
against D inches, which the iron clads carry
fIIE EFFECT AT LIMA.
The Lima correspondent of the Star an,
Herald says Although, of course, the i'm
preston created in Lima by such dsastrou
lidlngs was very great, the people have no
lost hearts on the contrary Congress has giyel
the most ample power to the executive to re
pair the loss Of the Huascar. Before thi
dispatch is published steps will have beer
taken toward replacing the ruined ship. Sub
scriptions have already been opened in Linz
Tor the purchase OF an iron clad, to be Gale,
the Almirante Gran. Men give and hav
given their watches and even theirseeve links
women have thrown into the fund their dia
monds and silver plate. One lady, and tn
list was only placed before the public yestef
day, sent diamond jewelry, valued at tw,
thousand pounds sterling, to be converte,
into money for the new ship; others have beel
equally liberal. The Archbishop of Linn
heads the subscription with 1000 soils. AL
ready nearly 100000 soils have been collecte,
and the work goes bravely on. The ministry
TO give the President an opportunity TO ehoos
new advisers, should he so deem proper, re
signed en- masse, but their designations wer
not accepted. In spite Of the feeling of sad
ness ut the misfortune Of the loss Of Grau, o
the Huascar, enthusiasm runs high. n,
thought Of submission or of Cancellation cross
es the mind Of the people. The determine
ton TO wage war until victory is obtained o
all lost is as when hostilitics were declared
With capital army in the field now adyanc
ing towards the Bolivian territory occupied
by the enemy, (Col. Suarez, with the van
guard, having driven the Chlians out of Dull
lugna on the Loa,) with the two monitors an,
some effective wooden vessels, the ports wei
fortified, are strongly based reason 10 beliey,
that the necessary funds for the active pros
ecution OF the war are Immediately forthcom
ing"
The receipts of the Hartford county, Md
Fair aggregated nearly $1,000, and the nun
her Oi NlslInrs ahnuf 81. nnn