The sun., 1879-04-27
THREE REPUBLICS AT WAR.
NEWS FROM THE sTRU00LE BETWEEN
CHILL, PERU. AND BOLIPIA.
Couque.ts by the ChiIlan Army mud Navy
The strength OF the Beiiigerents at Sea
Misery Caused by the Famine In Bolivia.


The strength OF the BenIgerents at Sea
Misery Caused by the Famine In Bolivia.
PANAMA, April 24-The latest advlccs
from South America are to the effect that Chill
has declared war nRainst Peru. and war thus
exists between Chill on the ono hand and
Bolivia and Peru on tho other. Peru is send
ing troops to the probable scene OF collision
with tho greatest despatch. Peru has now I'm
Iuuquo n force OF all arms amounting to about
5000 men. the flower OF her army. and equal in
numbers to the Chilian dctachments landed on
Bolivian soil. In Iduluue ten or fifteen thou
sand Chilian and Bolivian laborers are en-
ployod in the nitrate works.
The Chilian soldiers are every day extending
their conauests toward tho boundary line be-
tween Peru and Bolivia. Tocopilln. a little
port OF Bolivia north OF Mejlllones. has been
captured by Admiral Williams Rebollodo in
command OF the Gillian squadron. and tho
forces on land are holding ground within hail
Of Peruvian territory. The island in Iquique
harbor il being fortified, and will be armed
with heavy guns. Its position Is most iavor-
able for u defence of the town from any attack
ing squadron.
Of the Peruvian and Chlian navies: Peru has
the ironcad frgate Independence. mounting
one 300 FOUNDER. two l50-pounders, twelve TO
pounder guns. The Hunscar, turreted ram,
carrying in tho turret two 00-pounders, and
two deck l0-pouuders. The monitors Nance
Rodman guns. The wooden corvette Union
with twelve 7O-pounders in battery; the Pilco-
mayo, fast gun6oat, with two 70-pounders
and two 4O-pounders, and several TRIMS
port steamers. and smiling ships. The Gillian
navy consists of tho ironclud irigates Admiral
Cochrnno and Bnnco Encnlnda each with six
800. pound guns in cnsematc Tho wooden cor
Vetcs ChacabucO, nine $50, 10. and 40-pOund-
crs; O'Ilggins. nine 100. 40. and 40-pounders;
Esmerada twelve 6S-pounders; besides two
small gunhOats one mounting four 7-pounders
the Meltllones, and the other the Covadonga
with two 1jO-pounders. In regard to officers,
the Peruvian navy Is manifosuy superior, and
the names of Garcin y Garcia Grau. MonterO,
More, Carrillo. and Portal are well known. not
only In South America. but even abroad
Bolivia Ia oncrgetically engaged n preparing
her army for the Held. Tho officers Of tho
Bolivian army. TO the number OF 7j7. all above
the grade Of sub-ieutenant. have issued the
following protest against the Gillian occupation
OF Bolivian territory:
We protest against the unqualified act of treason com.
miited by the Chiian government IN Antotagasa. Me
sqe wbe or e ss n W. % Se,n5 S
It aud pr.erye intact - honor swear thousand times
rage which Cliu has committed on Bolivia
And to nnl thc~ oaths. We are prepared for every
and suhccung ourselvesto to camp rauons on the same
Ia fAz. March =, is70
Seven hundred and nfty-seven officers Is not
an illiberal proportion OF blue and gold for an
army which numbers. on q peace footing not
more than 1000 rank and file.
President Daza Of Bolivia has issued procla-
mntion prohibiting all trade or communication
WIN Ghll durlng mo copiinnance ot ne war
rltory TO leave within ten days
A terrible famine Ia raging In Bolivia. The
cloisters 81 the Convent OF san Francisco. M
COchubamhn. present most pathetic nj sture.
Fourteen hundred starving beings there anX-
iously await the bread Of charity. Mothers.
who are unable 10 revive their dying children;
mothers. themselves dying OF hunger.
and who. nevertheless deprive themselves
Of do. noqrish%snt ,Eds Di to give IL to The be-
who. bowed down by years misery
nakedness and want. appear more iko spectres
than living creatures: youths too weak 10 labor
rags everywhere everywhere famine pinched
visages, plnintive cries misery, tears. and de-
large cloisters OF san Francisco. IA well as at
Santa Teresa the Foreign Society OF Succor.
santa Clara. and other places whore food is dis
trihuted. correspondent writes from Sucre,
been killed by poverty and famine. In the
streets are multitude Of INDECENT people. beg.
for something with which TO satisfy their hum
ger. Some. after knocking at a door to implore
charity. have fallen down. SO overcome with de-
biity rs 70 be unable 10 stand.
A Chillan newspaper gives the following
sketch OF the fate of the various rulers Of Boz
lvia in answer to the charge OF Daza that Chill
~ y land OF assassins and outlaws: On April lS,
ls2s, Gen. Sucre was wounded while endeavor-
tng TO suppress revolt and the wound pro-
duced disease that compelled him to resign
the Presidency. In December. 1928. Gen. Blanco
fell ridded with balls. in the Recoleta de Sucre,
while in the act Of assuming tho insignia OF
President Gen. Santa Cruz having suffered
a defeat was banished and prohibited from
returning TO Bolivia. Gen. Nelasco. be-
trayed by a revolution. fell victim 10 IT, hav-
ing ruled till June. 1871. Gen. Naldivia soon
lost the esteem OF his fellow citizsns. and died
in exile in Rio Janciro in 1852. Gen. Belso was
barbarously assassi Rted in the Government
house nj La Paz in 1855. Gen. Cordova was cruel
ly murdered on Oct %. 1864. DIR. Lnares with
all his talent and strength Of character. could
not maintain himself in the Presidency with his
1000 soldiers and died in exile in Valparaiso In
1861. Gen. Acha was deprived OF his command
Guiding his speech accepting the Presidency Of
the republic. Gen. MelgareIo, expelled by n
revolution. was murdered by his son n law.
Don Jose Sanchez in Lima. on Nov. 49, 1871.
Gen. Morales was killed in his own palace by
two assassins! The newspaper adds that only
Daza Is wanting to the list.