The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-14

ulyen for the firing, save that the rebel ship
had come into collision with the Shah ana
Amethyst, who were on the lookout Tor her on
account of depredations committed by her
Oh the roynl mail steamers and her seizure
Of coal from q British merchant shlp ~ Pisa-
gun. This proved to be correct Next morn
ing three Of PierOlas adherents put OF In q
boat for the independents, saying That they
had met the English ships tho night before.
aud had been summoned to surrender IN the
name Of the Queen. The Shah had then
opened fire on the Huascar, and the fire was
returned as we'll as the limited crew on board
could work the guns. Directly she ran ashore,
and tho English vessels did not pursue her
Into Peruvian water This was the first naval
battle in Peruvian revolutionary history.
HER RECENT EXPLOITS.
According TO Peruvian journal the follow
Ing is u summary Of the Hnasear's exploits
from her first sally on the tenth Of May. In
the present year, from Callao:
Escort Of the Peruvian transport i hlismnil
conveying arms and equipments to Ariea for
the Bolivian army ut Tacna.
Sinking or the Esmeralda Mt 1quique and
saving her crew.
Raising of the blockade OF laulaue
Protection Of the landing 81 cannon.
Sinking Of fourteen CHILEAN craft laden with
Sinking of pontocn arsenal having n fine
condenser. =,
food, ind wire for the telegraph between Me-
itlone5 aud Antpfagasta.
burning or MrjiIones Ut three Chllian briggs
Sending another to Artoa ~ p prizs.
Capture and sending ~ Callao q vessel
laden with copper.
Hombardment OF Antofagaata, silcnolnR the
batteries and causing u conilngratlon.
Cutting Of tho cable between AntoEagasth
and Caldere.
Fight with and damaging Of the ChilIan
nd
Gallao.
Lii the july sally:
Severe handling Of tho Ohillan corvette Ma
Rallanes and transport Mathis Cousino.
Appearance at Caldsra, Carflza and Mul.
lello and destruction of the craft thers.
Capture VI two Uhilsn vessels laden Will,
copper and one with coal; q capture estimated
| ut 600, 600 pesos.
Division Of the Chlltan squadron.
Capture, Off AntOfaEasth, OF the Chillan
| transport RimaG. with $40 dragons. aD,00t
pesosin coin and cargo Of supplies Tor thu
| LOa army.
TiE VOYAGE no ANToTAaAsTA.
| The Huascar left africa on the twentieth 81
| August. bound south on one ri her nudacions
voyages along the CHILEAN Coast. and called
| few days after Mt Antofagasta, where twt
wooden Gillian corvettes were stationed but
| for some reason not given, did not ATTACK
them. The story WAS current that the Huas
ear had new torpedo Of English manufac.
tufe Oh board, with m operative brought OH
expressly to handle the dangerous weapon
When the two vessels III the enemy were dos
cried Rear Admiral Grnu Thought IT Was {
good opportunity totry the torpedo, although
his errand was to make lhe experiment ot
greater game. on one Of the CHILEAN iron
clads. The torpedo was, consequently, de-
tached and put In motion toward the Chilea1
corvettea. when, to the exceeding surprise
aud discontinue Of the people on board the
Huascar, II suddenly ceased Its onward move
ment, and as 1t desrOus of returning home,
turned and came on ts way slowly but sure
ly back toward the Huascar. Lieut.. Fermtn
| Dtez Cansico la credited with swimming Out
from the Huascar and averting the fatal blow
OF the torpedo. The Huascar bombnrded An
tofagasta on the twenty eighth of August fol
five hours. The Chilan gunboats Magallanef
and Abtuo and tho forts replied. The Abtao't
hull was pierced three times. and q consider
able number Or her crew were killed ant
wounded. The town WINS not much damaged
The ChilianE ironClad Encnlada arrived at An
tofagasta four hours after the departure o
the Huascar. The Gillian corvettes Covadon
40 and q Higgins went 10 quest Of the Peru
Wan corvette Union, which was reported II
be cruising In the Straits VI Magellan to In
| tercept Chilean transports.