Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-16
The Chilli ana Peruvian War.

Panama Sta: and Herald. Feon mistaken the
following 1T DOW appears that at tho battle
of TGcca. Vice Admiral Motero declined tho
c,mn,ard offered him by G,rcra! CanDcro the
day sfcro tho fight. 7! c disposition Ct the 81
lied fcrc.s ha7itg been made by the latter, the
former refused to aEsu1c 50 grave rts?oCsl.
bi!ity at so critical moment. The allied army
it is asserted, oily COT sisted Of 5,l20 peru7iaCs
end 5 200 BoiViaus. s. 320 in sl!, besid,s some
1000 moro in africa, too far ttf t. render any
assistance. The allied forces vera divided into
two wigs, The lett wing under C1. Camecho
and the right under Camperc.
Tho Chiians. Instead Of attacking in front,
as seems TO have b:ca anticipated, poured thtlr
whole ioroo CT The left wig, which was rc!n
forced again aud again from The reserves uoder
Moctcro's command. But no reserves shat
could b. brought Up could rlru tue iDpetu-
osity cod stuboornncss ct the attack % the left
wirg, and tho reserves wLicA had been sent to
lis assistance Tcro ioal;y driver back CO the
already weakened right wing. With en- crcmy
double his own numbers ut the outset. five
limos tho artillery, rr, s'ed by tho al IS ard tho
army nov flushed Wl;h sure signs of victory,
Nontero could not hopo TO win tho day, al
though ho tough: as IL seem 10 hsvc fought,
and ~ bravo aud good s,lditrJ should tIsht, un-
til ho was compelled 10 retro. aLd TO leave
Tacna to tho mcroics ll The ChiiiahS.
Alter this disaster it was seen lhGt Ar!oa
must fall Ooce the cor qlcrCr Ind reC!gun III
their ijic s they sent 5000 mco by traiI 10
Lnta, where they cGcanpcd o. Tho oh oil
Jane, under the Command Of Gen. Baquciano.
He, apparently unwilling 20 sized blood I'D
necessarily, and kco.iag the little garrison could
nos hold tho place, however muah They might
resist, ard while complincuting hi9 lees. asked
them t. surrender. The arasscr was, Not IN
til the last cartridge is fired. Olc, nero he
| sent, and again BoloSnoIr. tho general in CON-
mand, ailCr consultation with his brother CEc r.!
| returned the samo answer, and then prepared
to fight to the last. Juan MotrH, in oamnaud
| Of tho Moro, and Logo Narsuo If The Man
c;cip5o. Tho plfusiGns seemed 10 hsvA been
| under the sauio drU,ian here AZ 1t Tfcla.
They had nado every provision Ter rec, lviog
their crCnics 10 the frou', whlic tho batteries
{! San joe. Santa H.sa and The Moro were
| to keep VI Srl.susaltd fire cE the Lord
Ccoh!anr, the Magull ,ncs. C0vadcnEo and ltaa.
whica W1rc .u!n 10 open ilr!.
But, ;.lls 70. human C .lau!s'.ona. lie cGrm9
| mslchcd around, fixing long circuit !com
| thcr ere IN III aj at Lula 10 tha vSllar. o.
| the 5:h aud Oh ira 4. day break Ct the 7ih
| the men in the newly cnnsirrc ed lorts to tbs
| cast G: the Moro sa& no sieua q! IN cnrrly,
bat at tho b1on.ioE 81 \ aua from scawsrd lho
ground xas alive with Chi,ns. and with GRO
| 81 lsnd;d charge they olll the first iart ia the
| rear, hitting cVIly sOu( within it. Tic rtx! was
| taken 10 like anrcr, aal cyc mar there also
was tayOuctCd.
While thla VAS Go:rr On the cu.a rom tho
Moro ": 70 fully Occupied by The Chiiln sqrad-
| roEs. 3nG had SiCh not been tho caso they
cluEd not have been lutncG agaus. tho foe DOW
preparing Ter opo iiaai rush to clptule this
! pest, 60 lors dosi'od. The charge was made,
| aud alcr q desperate fight, haod-to hard, i.
fell. lew cDiy q its gallant defenders escaping
to the playa, where they Oil CALAMITY ne. their
death. The San jos, aud Santa Rosa batteries
| were undermined aol tic vaults we'll stocked
with explosives connected with the Moro by
tlscric wires, tho iGtcnion being if they should
| ial into the possession Of the enemy they would
! blow them UP. 1t is asserted tha; Moore DO
| fore be received his d(a!h wcucd touched tho
button and destroyed them. Scmo 400 Peru
Wan soldiers werc bown up Hith tho battery Of
SAata Rosa, thfy Dot hav;cg had time 10 v,
citr il.
The f,ht seawlGG. TO-, vas sever. TIC
y,
rec lived ouc shell, which. entering ore Of her
ports. killed 2G men. The Cavldcnsa received
| several shots and had 10 BE- run aground. " h:u
| Logo NlaTslnn, commander Ct tho Peluvlan
| vessel Maaca Capdc, cav The helsh!s tax. n. he
koeW there wa3 but ca. hope for him. aui that
was 10 sink his ship. 81, Slcaniug gaotIy out,
the plugs were opchcd, no ard his men totk TO
| the boats, and the snip kaclod over aai went 10
| the bottom. Beloved as no YVES ty tho c)m-
| naDders OF neutral VESSELS, the lava OF neutral
| lty did not nloT them TO receive him Oh board
| and he finally surrendered himself prisoner to
the captain Of The ltala. Ia less than three
hours from the liting Of the first shot all was
| over, and the Chi i'm il.s waved triumph antly
| over Arcl.
The foreign rncu CT war hsd taken on blarl
| hundreds Of women AID ohjren OF different
nstionslitts. otherWis, the horrors would have
| btea Increased thousand Io!d The victorious
s3ders wtr. let loose 10 the city, the vino stores
were broken open, and 10 the afternoon africa
was 10 fines. Not siaelo house is left stand
ing. 1t is ssl Admiral Ri1cros has declared
| that il the Ch!llians came 10 Lima i. vii shore
tho same fate as africa.
! SUpERsTITIoNs or TIE SEA.--Od wives Of
tho aaa cost hold manY supcrs,iiiors c)Gc,rnipg
the hollow Sounding AID mysterious main. !"
Thus Dickens tells Us that Bl1kis Iiaecrcd in
| MS dSine until the turn oil tho tide, when, tho
tide going out, Blrkis went out with j.. la
New Eogland i: il uolucsy 10 Kill a pig iu thc
wa7e oil the moon or ct The cbhns OF The titi' &;
| the pork will shrink in boiling. Water in The
dinner pct cvapo.atca uiorc rtpid:y over tho
fire when The tide is dead low" 1t is uaucky
| to cat fish from tho head doWouart; it drives
away tho fish from tho shorcs. To ieIl
no stage ct the lid withoa. gcing to