The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-06-04
Extract OF n Letter from Valparaiso To e.
PaIcios, Consul de Chile

Ealclo>, SOhsul ue chile
By the daily papers. you are informed that var
was declared between Chils aud Bolivia, aud thsu
between Chile and Peru but as they do NOT give a
true account Of the war, and the Just cause Of IT,
DO So
In 1873, Peru, finding itselfiu financial difcuIties
conserved project OF extrcating itself by the neans
Of monopoly Of the sIltpetre, making itself owner
Of al the establishments Of salpstrs ia its territory
Il Injured the owners Of the sAtres without uavinr
them just compensation aud as in Bolivia there
were other establishments that were able 10 make
competition, il celebrated with said RspubIf, fR,
liVial secret treaty. Of which the particulars are
not known, but one Of the clauses is that not work
iug the "saltrss n Bolivia, Peru promised 10 helm
Bolivia IA the recovery os certain rights and terrific
ries, which 70 be had from Chile.
To commence the realization of this plan BnIivi,
commenced to make hostilitiss on the Satire Com
PAny IN AntologastA, aud Immediately commenced 10
despoil their property, violating in every uay the
stIpulAtons made with Chile which secured due urn
tsetion TO the said mentioned company, which was
Chilean, the greater p4rt'of those that were
IN Peru.
Chile took all the reasonable measures If eoud m
avoid e0u6et. sud it Left no ether recourse AT
last than to proceed with energy against Bolivia.
save the e0n6sezt0a Of the property VI its etirsns
aud toat Of dishon0r to the country. After var
declared between Chile and Bolivia, Peru sent to
tbs Republic seuor LaValle, II the character Of
Minister PienipO;eutisry. a. 8 mediator in the
matter, but il ~as scoa that the object was TO
gaia Il1le loFs ID tue meantime, Peru Occupied
n sending its vessels and desPstehing troops for
Iqaiqae, eEideLty uith the intention Of sending
then 10 IArap1ea, and from there, united with the
forces Of Bolivia. to attack the peaeeabs ChIesus
already il Antofogasta.
SEEING this, the GoEsruueut Of Chile exaetsd that
Peru should declare itself neutral, aud having ra
fused to do this. Chile declared war on the Lat of
April Anticipating 50 rssolately, before having com
Peted its preparations for the 0EensiEe Since the
declaration Of has followed the blockade Of Iou
I'd - rHZg~ ~r=TnF -N Ill
the sDbarkzti0n OF saltpetre and guanos on the
coast Of Peru. In that port, the Chilean Admiral
Hebaledo, made known 10 the Consular body that IL
intsadsd 10 do all possible damage to Peru On the
coast With tie object to obigs the Peruvian squad
ron which remains n CAilao for the protection Of
the forts, 70 come cut and fight with tie Chilean
feet, Vhiea Is also very capable Of going to seek
thsn AZ CAlao-
Tie naval forces Of Chile consist of the corvette,
COehraas, and BaEeol9eaEad1, and the friSate.
O'HisstAL, CkzeaEseo, EsmeroLda and AEa.o ard
E-ziier oues-the RagalEanss, coradsaga and Tolteu
-And the beautiful steamers las trzusportsJ of m.
sogth A1eriean Company, CoPiapa, Lessari, Lamar
aud PafSefe De AaEIe. To this squadron can be in
EedlAtsly ADDED two steel esrEettss Of yery ouiex
speed. recently purchased in Europe and sailed from
B0rds4aX the ID Of Aprn.
As regards the amy, all the battAIions are in
creased TO 1900. and the National Guard in the whole
e9oHtIy are Eel-ar7ed- II Antnfogasta, there are
actually 5000 soldiers Of di5erent arms and 600
volunteers taken IRON the Einera. Tie HsaaHay.,
bad Al eneogntsr with Peruvian eorTetts. oouo-
site the riTer Los- IEey blsEsd away a. each otLsr
for ons hour At the distance Of 1900 metres until the
eorTsttss retired being able 10 rssist mare Also
10 ColAna there vas 4 small fight, in which the
Chhsz1s had ii dad aud the B5iTians q dead .ad
% Woanded.
Il II gsuerally believed that Chile VIII trianvh in
thls var and the conditions Of peace that viii Be-
placed OF Peru viii be the irteutisn 10 leave Chile
with the Peruvian PrsTinee Of Tarapgea asa that Of
AEtofoglsta-AtAeana Of BoliEia-Ehieh il already
in their posssaton. Il il very easy to take possss
tlar ct the nrst taking Izaique By main f1rCs and
thgz eottiag oE The prsgissas to Peruvi.us A Ter
p1ca, which already E0Esrs IL eouseqaenes Of the
blseEads and has 70 surrender. 4Iso It will exae,
TIE Fsynszt Of the sIpeases Of the var also SIS
oos,eso 70 indemnify the ChisAnI fsrt the dsstruc-
tsz Ct the saItrss IN Peru, azd also the payment Of
$4,000 400 that il Chls in the war with spain
to sssisf Peru