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SOUTH AMERICAN WAR
The Huascar Fight.
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
TILDEN INCOME CASE.
TIE CAPTURE OF THE IRON.
CLAD HUASCAR.

CLAD InUASCAR.
official Report Of a Lively Naval
Fight.
PANAMA, Oct. 25.-Further information of the
| cruise of the HuaScar and Union south and of
| their meeting with the two divisions of the
Gillian navy is derived from the official report
| OF captain Aurelo Garcia Garda, the COM
| at Iquique. and then stood south, arriving off
Sarco, Chilian port, on the 4th inst, where
| they
CAPTURED CHIIIAN SCHOONER
| the CoQuimbo. On the morning of the 5th they
| entered the harbor of Tonguey, few miles
| south of Coquimbo. when they learned of an
| attempt to be made to land a strong Chilian
force at Iquique or some other point on the coast
| OF Peru, when Admiral Grau determined to re-
| Wan steamers on the sth, sighted the first di-
vision OF the Chilian fleet, which was looking
| for them. The Huascar and Union at once put
| about. and made off as fast as possible to the
| southwest, and ran for about three hours on
| this course. They had drawn well away from
the land, the Gillian fleet following directly af-
| ter them. A stiff breeze was blowing from the
south, which decreased the HuaScar's speed per-
ceptibly, whenGrau resolved to steer north and
| endeavor to run between the ,Chilian fleet and
| the Shore In this maneuver he succeeded, and
swept by the enemy's first division without fir
ing gun.
| THE SUPERIOR SPEED OF THE PERUVIAN SHIPS
| was manifest as they rapidly steamed away
from their enemieS-the Blanco and Eldorado
| and the three wooden steamers-and they
|
| denly they sighted the second Chilian division.
| composed OF the Almirante, Cochrane and seve-
| raj smaller wooden vessels coming down upon
| them and now directly ahead. In few min
utes Grau saw that he had no opportunity OF
| escaping from this iron-clad, whose speed was
| equal to his own, and he accordingly steered
| ness of draft, he might lead his huge enemies
| on the rocks or be able to out-man9uyer them.
| The Union here deserted her consort and eS-
capped to the westward, closely followed by sew
eral of the smaller vessels of the enemy. These
| could not come up with her, and she proceeded
north to Urica without having fired shot dur
ing the disastrous fight.
THE FIGHT WAS BEGUN :.
by the Huascar discharging her two three hun
dred FOUNDERS at close range at the Almirante
| Cochrane, which Grau followed up by an at
tempt to ram his antagonist This was unSuc-
| cessful as the Gillian ironcladS are double
| screws and can present any front they choose
| to attacks by rammtng. AS the HuaScar swept
| by at such close range she received broadside
| from the Cochrane, and before she had pro-
| ceeded far the other battery was poured into
| her. At the same time the other Gillian IRON
clad came down upon her, and Grau undis
| mayed by the odds against him boldly placed
| himself between the two ships which were thus
| the danger of hitting each other. This no doubt
! prolonged the fight which is said to have lasted
two hours before the Peruvian flag was hauled
| down. For about an hour the officers Of the
| Union were able to observe
THIS DEADLY COMBAT;
| they speak favorably OF the manner In which
| all three irOncladS were handled. 1t Is not
known whether the HuaScarwas taken by board
ing or that, after the death Of Grau, which is
| said to have occurred early in the action, and
the wounding Of the executive officer and sew
| eral SubOrdinateS. The remaining O11cefS,
unhurt only four in number, hauled down the
| flag. The Huascar lost large number Of Off
| GERS and men, circumstance which was after
wards reported at Iqueque by the Chilian YES
sells P. Higgins and Loa The hull of the Huas-
| car was said to have been I1ddled. Her engine
| is damaged SO that she was afterwards towed to
i hat
it would not revolve, and every thing swept from
| her deck by
THE TERRIBLE FIRE FROM THE IRON-CLADS.
/ 1t is said, indeed, that the turret is rendered
| completely useless. The Chilian iron-clad which
| went first into the action fired her broadsides
very rapidly, as with her twin screws she was
| able to present to her adversary In few min
| utes any battery she wished to use. The Huas-
| cars guns were well served. They are muzzle-
leaders, and in the space OF an hour she dis
| charged 25 shots. Her gunnerS were foreigners,
| principally English and Scotch, among whom
| the mortality must have been considerable Her
engineers were all foreigners of the crew in
| Gillian iron-cladS is incOnSiderable. The Alm1-
| rante Cochrane, which sustained the brunt of
| the battle, was somewhat damaged, but the
Blanco Encalada escaped almost entirely. The
| unequal character of the fight may be under
stood when 1t is known that the Huascar had
| but two 3OO-pounders to oppose to twelve of the
same caliber. and her armor was ~ inches as
against inches, which the iron-clads carry
The Ruined Ship to be Replaced.
| Ile Lima correspondent OF IQ6 SJu1 ana Her.
aid says: "Although, of course, the impression
created in Lima by such disastrous ttdings was
| very great, the people have not lost heart; on
TO haS hne moss os
| Of the Huascar. Before this dispatch is pub
nshed steps will have been taken towards
replacing the ruined ship. Subscriptions have
| already been opened in Lima for the purchase of
| an ironclad, to be called the Almirante Grau.
| Men give and have given their watches and even
| their sleeve-linkS, women have thrown into the
l diamonds
| and the list was only placed before the public
| yesterday, sent Diamond JeWelry, valued at
1000 pounds SIS sterling to be converted into
| equally liberal. The Archbishop of Lima heads
| the subscription with 1000 soles. Already
nearly two hundred thousand soles have been
collected, and the work goes bravely on. The
| ministry, to give the president an opportunity
| to choose new advisers should he so deem
ton was not accepted. In spite of the feeling
| OF sadness at the misfortune, the loss OF Grau
| and of the Huascar, enthusiasm runs high. No
thought of submission or OF conciliation crosses
the mind OF the people, the determination to wage
wac until victory is obtained or loss, Is as fixed
when ilostilitieS were declared. With capital
army in the field now advancing towards the
| Bolivian territory, occupied by the enemy, Col.
| Suarez with the vanguard having driven the
| Chilians out of Quillugua, on the Loa, with the
| two monitors and some effective wooden YES
| sells, the ports well fortified, and a strongly
based reason to believe that the necessary funds
| for the active prosecution OF the war, are I'M
mediately forthcoming
| A commission, composed of DR.. Rosas presi-
| dent OF the Peruvian senate, and Senior CANA
| cho, editor of the opinion NdciOnal Of Lima,
| sailed for Europe from Aspinwal on the 22d in
| slant, to endeayor to purchase another ironclad
| to replace the lost AuaScar. How they are to
| accomplish that feat is not said. 1t is limited
that the Spanish government may assist them,
| or, failing there, Human Blanco, who is now in
Paris, viii buy the ship ostensibly for Venezuela,
and after she is on the high seas her course viii
be changed for the west coast South America.
Died of Grief.
report comes from Lima that Mrs. Grau, the
wife OF the heroic admiral on the receipt OF the
intelligence of his death, was so seriously af-
fected that she died shortly afterwards.
The Tilden Income Case.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The examination Of
James B. Colgate was continued to-day before
q. S. Commissioner Lyman in the suit OF the
government against Samuel j. T1lden for the
unpaid income taxes. He was called on TO pro-
duce his books as required In the subpoena