New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-27
LIE SOUTH AMERiCAN WAR.
THE cHIIIASs IL A.srRoNG POSITION OK THE Pc
EUvfAN COAsr-tmCA ~ DANGER.

THE CHIIIASs ~ A.srRONG POSITION OK THE PE-
nUviAN COAsr-,nCA ~ DANGER.
PANAMA, March fG.--On the 2jth Of Feb
r,,rv. a Cnihan force variou.y estimated at between
1000 and 10, ,0O0 with coo calvary AMI abundant
artillery, landed ~ tc port oi H. or Pacocia II Is
called ana meeting with ~ Resistance, Wen'
quietly mro camp. rAcorha IL about sixty
miles north 81 Allca. AMI cguidistant
from Tacua. and b. Tie bay whore tho shah aud Anne
rhy,, nd th.ir encounter with the IIuascar, IN May,
1871 ON The same day Vltor. q small village on uc
coast about twenty miles south of Pacocha, was occu
p,cd hy n Chian force ~ 5000 men, and commuuca-
tlon ,a, at once opened between the two camps. As
vet no demonstration by laud ha. been made upon
Aiic1.
While the landing of troops al Picocha and Vltor
in progress o demonstration was mndc against africa
by the lu1sca and Maaliaue' the two sips on block
ade duy but they reported - having been Iou2hy
handled by the Old Ameucan-jalt monitor Nance
Capac This vessel which has laid ~ anchor during the
war rendering active service whaeycrwas got under
steam and under the command o captain Moore, Late
Of the lfatcd ndepcndcuca, steamed out 10 meet the
Chiian vessels After half dozen shots from the
5uOpound Rodnln guns carried by the Peruvian
monitor thc Gillian shps got out of range as fast ~
possible Peruvian officers report that the Hudac"i
was struck twice by formidable mi slics, ono shot
destroying the upper works Of the bow, aud he other
srccn.ug thc deck. The MagollAncs is also reported
as injured. These reports need conhrmaiion however
The enect Of the attack africa was To keep General
Mon.cro occupied 80 that no opposition could be made
to he Chiian landing further north IL IL believed that
the intended attack Alca VIII he made both hy land
and sea, Tie B,lrco Encalada. Admiral Cochran Hnqs
ear Auglnus and the two corvotics, wItha competent
tnrpedo service destroying the Nance Ca9ac and occu-
pying the attention of the oit, while the land forces
surround the city aud cut M0ucro on from n!l help.
The plrScnt position of the Ch.ilaD fore VII
enable Them to stop al sUples and reinforce
mcnts Tor General MontcrO winch may be on
the way overland, whether they bdIHu an eH-
10 occupy strategic pomia IN the MOqurGA illcA. IN
stead of advancing africa. they VIII compel ,rhcIil
XUnicro TO march out and hght them whch 'hc t0Wn
az AREA may be captured by tho Chiihn Meet ihc
situation Is critical foi GrncraI honicr3, au I,eM 20 VI
the result of .npaCn awaited III Luna WIN uu-
Disguised anNeiv. The land forces employed hIe auou'
equal m number, while the Cniians are superior IN ar
tilcry aud cavalry and any attack upon ATTIC" Nou'u
be assisted by the Chl Vt. , ,o,
the transport Rmac landed IN Calao on in' -S,h "
February cargo O arm. whicP hau Dteh NIilpru nun @
Panama tO Chipegaua by the Old bark Athhialpd, ana
there transferred 20 the Peruvian transport Inc rdhs-
Ter made II il snId, IN Coomhian waters. ,,.,,
recent decree Of the Cnlan Government m m.ucir li
manufacturers OF nitrate the dislrci "i l1Idphch
VINO have contracts with The Peruvian Government or
Establishments the number OF q'untalS "t hltrdteS
specified their contracts, Tor "hlch theN VIZ
receive from the Cb Ian Government ihc pilVcs
stipulated IN the contract. Tue amounts Oi
nitrit's IN store and ready Tor hInpnrut ~
Inuique arc TO be repOr,cd 10 lhe Govern
nent NJ santiago who Will sell them ~ Valparaiso to
the highest bidder the amount OF surn shlts 10 oc p
nlO the Chiiau Treasury. Tbs Decree WINE IL tcIhah
operation, Will restore TO Valparaiso he cohI"l vi
the nitrate market of ILc coast