The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-27

peYfoct booauxA Tor Q vessel on ths
blockade. No time vss lost in towing
the priss alongsids the transport, nor
Vas any Lost in trsnsfsrring the vel.
co0s contsnts TO her deck. Il took 90.
tually about ten minutes 10 GET the
vegetables on board. and everything
Vas out sxospt bag Of potatoes which
lay in the bottom oe the boat-
This they had hooksdoa 70 and were
hauling away. when il sss@sd - il the
fuse of thunderbolt bad bsen touched.
A great msas Of fame appeared to rise
out Of the very - and snvsiop the
L0s, which ct that moment wss in
front of the last Of the neutral vessels
ct anchor to lsewsrd of the bay. In
medntsly aftesvasdsa seooad sxplosaoo
Vas heard, les heavy than the frst and
the doomed vessel vas covered mp and
completely Aiddes By desss clouds Of
black smoke When the smoke cleared
away these ON board the Jet shaking
vessels in the bay saw the Los i'm :
movable and spparsn:ly undamagsd.
vhso Suddenly she appeared 70 staggsr
and real. her bovs rose in the air. and
with .. great plunge che vest down.
stern foremost, leaving only an immense
volume Of stssn hssgisR like pail
over hss watery grave. The water was
not deep enough 10 totally engalf the
Los. and the tops Of two nssts re-
mained visible. With snms OF ths crew
hanging to them. Tnst crew had
num6sred oss husdrsd and eighty. of6.
osrs and men. sud Though they oil
west down in, her some Aoated 70 the
surface aud were picked up BY the Eng.
lish coFvstts Psoguin asd bsass frsm
the other neutral vessels OF war TO the
number Of shout thirty. ~ they wsrs
struggling in the water. 4 Chilean
transport, then eight miles of. stssrsd
10 the scsne Of the disaster at toll
spssd and received the saved, nearly ell
of whom. however. were wounded. 1t
was dyasmits under that fatal bag Of
potstoss. The husinsss vss engineered
by down Easter nsmed Colosel vii.
lisms, who holds high rank In the Pc
ruviAn army. aud who may congrstu-
late himself upoa the successful
achievement Of ~ smart . numbering
war trick - is on record. It may also
be some satisfaction to him TO reed that
the opinion Of those forming the flower
If maritime war powers 10 unanimous
that it WAS cleverly done.
But the day 10 clOsing. and An end
must be made to this letter. - the mail
leaves at suudosn. hear the Mar
selaiss' Of the FrenchmAn. the God
says the Queen of the Englisasan. the
operstic pot pourri ef the Italian. and
our own honest and enthusiastic 'Stsf,
spangled Banner a. We ssverally
salute the declining sun. haul down our
coiors, hoist boats and fold our wings
for the night. Far OF on the already
dimming horizon show the huge bulks
of the Chilean ironclads, both stripped
OF spars to . gantlins, ever and anon
helchipg out nTo and smoke ~ mes
ssnger Of destruction whistles away TO-
wards the low lying and distant city.
Around are the ships Of oil nations.
gently rising and falling on the swell.
aud sble 70 stir neither hsnd Nor voice
10 the msetsr. Jointly We could cit
down on both wr~ngiipg parties. but
the rules Of the prise ring must b
respected. and the learned gentlemen
who command the different ships here
cit IN each others cabins snd e1ohsngs
opinions Of disgust - . safety valve.
Strip The waf q its horrors ard cruel.
ties, which may b. never thoroughly
known, and only the shame "a
civilization il left that . Aeet Of
crushing power hes 20 ride idly at
anchor and ~ forsiga commerce and
Investments 20 to the dogs-of var.
Fo11 Tor.