The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-13

/ ~efe started ahead. and - Der turset
bore her 500 pcundsrs again biazed
forth. aud thus she eoDfinnsd. Occas-
fonaily. when the enemy's firr grew too
warm and the water MAS wnite with
falling shot. she would change her po-
sition. retiring aud advancing IS the
shot fell short or beyond her. AT three
P. y. the firing was almost incess.nt.
and the puds Of dust and clouds OF
vapor which appeared in Caliao sstested
the accuracy OF the feet At o'clock
r. n. the fire h.d siackened from all :he
shipA and at half past 4 p. n the
other vessels. No sooner WAS It mani
fest that the real fighting Of the day
Was oyer than the Peruvian guns
opened in full force. bat with the ex-
ception ofthe 20-ioch guns their shot ell
fell short. and no damage whatever Vas
done to their enemy. About half past
3 P. Y. the monitor Atshualpa moved
bsr position inside the dock. bat il xss
not till ten minutes sfter Ave thst ahe
succeedsd in getting outside. Accnm-
panied By n tug she steamed slowly
down the water front aud hrei one
shot. which fell short. The enemy
paid 10 attention whatever to her. aud.
rs night was fast falling, she returned
To her shelter behind the mole. The
action on the part OF the Chileans was
carried on at . very long range. The
Huascar. which was nearest to the bat.
tsries. Unanswered ct distance OF 5000
to 1000 yards. and fred altogether 100
tia,es. The Pilcomayo lay about 800
yards farther out. and fred liz tunes.
rhs Amszonss. 1t distance of 5000
yards. fred but q shells. and the
AnRouas, at 5000 yards distant, hred
80. Despite the great distance Of this
ship. hsr projectiles fell far over the
mole. and in no cAss fell short. The
GIliggins, to the southwark. bom-
barded from Q distance Of $500 yards,
and fired BY count S5 tunes. Three
times the men at the point b.ttery
we're driven from their guns. and
though NO rreparab's damage was
done. hsr shell az ring oa that point
scattered the s.,.d bags in every jirsc-
ton Her shslling prevented the 1000
FOUNDERS on the point from bsing we'll
served. The Chilean flagship Blanco
Encsl.ds engaged this same battery Ut
. distanoe Of 5000 yards. but fred only
thirteen shots and then withdrew en-.
tirely ont of range The total numher
Of shells fred by the Chilean fleet was
395, and OF these some 800 exploded
ashore. Il is not yet knswn what dam
age was done. but the captured training
ship Saucy Jack was sunk inside the
mole. and . shell exploding over the
Union. killed aud wounded so,ns ID
men. The boOms vhicn berricAdsd the
entrance to the dock were struck twice
aud the logs blown high in the air.
The Chalaco was struck by . heavy
shell about smidships and nine men
were killed aud wounded The casual.
ties ct the batteries on shore are ,.os
yet known. but they are not serious. ex
cept at the battery on the point, whence
q number OF dead and wounded we're
seen to be carried away. S0ms thirty
shells exploded IN the city itself. but
the extent of tie damage IL not great.
During the whole Of the firing. the
mole. which was the most dangerous
position IN the whole surroundings, was
covered with spectators. who greeted
every Peruvian shot with cries Of 'ViU0
81 Peru Numerous shells exploded
above aed about this crowd, but for
tunately nose Of the fragments struck
among these spectators. On the other
hand, . peaceful pedestrian ou the CAlls
de LiaS mile ifom The water 'front.'
wss blown to pieces bY the bursting
shell. The ilsisg iroo The fosts ashore
was deliberate and the ain much better
than ou April 22d. The monitors
Union, Rimsc and Talisman joined in
the firing. but - their gsns were Of
very small cslibes. their shot mostly
fell short. OF the 195 shots fred from
shore about 50 per Cent fall short. The
Rodmsn battery with its l5-ineh guns
did BY far the bsst Griag, and iis pro-
iectiies fell about the Huascsr In all
directions aud many psssed over O0s
thousand yssi- n.ymd her. The ex-
trcns range ..in..-d by the shore bat
teriss wss aboa 6juo yards, ard Il was
evident that tns charges Of the guus
had been materially Increased si,scs ths
previous bombardment fbs Dictator.
Pierols. Vas pressnt at the sahts
Rosa conflict. and ths greatest snshu-i-
asm vas msuifested by tue Pcrovisus.
Cheers end shosts accompanied the
fight Of the projectilss which came
near The fest Of TIE enemy. The Chile.
ans on the ooatnsy. vese - qnise and
ssdats in I'll thsis noveasnts - Ahough
out fog target practice. None Of the
Chilean vessels were injured, and. -
fsr q cosld be observed from The bay.
nnus wees struak, alsho08h the bun
bardmsnt 1t extreme ranges gives ai.
uost absoluts ssfety to the vsssels su.
gagged, yet the meagre results achieysd
render douhslal is valpe - means cf
off.nss. With tbs sxcsptiOn Of the
killed and wounded. the Psruvians ere
| in no way crippled. and - ready to re-
sumo The fray tosnorrow - they we're
Yesterday. Gsllao hss been ebaadooed
Tor ovss three ussks. il badness de-
stryyed: srd The listle bsrm which
| distant bombardment csn now causc
will hardly equsl the cost cf the
powder and shell expended. From the
psrforasncs Of the Aaganoss qua yes-
| ssrday il u very evident that Is vosld
b. easy Tor her to drop she'll in Lima
IRON lirsaons bay, and - there are
no hosvy guns mounted. her firing
voald be unoppossd. The extssoe
distsacs tsom vhich ths Asgs0oe Grsd
- bstvsea 101oo spA II 30 yasds.
| sad he saell drsppe1 iss inAsd. Ihs
fnaas u>ed hv the Chiiosns beiug per