The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-27
A PERUVIAN REVOLUTION.
How Don Nicholas dc Pierola Upset Things
in Lima and Seized the Government.

Tho following news from Peru is taken from
tho Panama Star and Herald OF tho eighth. ninth
and tenth fnstants:
Lima proauCed the greatest excitement. that
was only allayed by bon Nlchoias do PIerola
taking command OF ,hs capital; " oups o. eM
out for dea h to the trRitor and refug' o. The
quiet was but temporary. however. as appears
from the following from Lima. Daehmbar ~,
la7g: Don Nicholas do Pierola Is to day hailed
az Dictator of Peru, The facs arc the fol ow-
ing; Alter tho singular departure OF Con.
Prndo already refeered to. u bcams evident
that the popular dissatisfaction with the gov
ernm.rrt of LIN Puerta very great. Piero-
las friends were indefatigahle. The principal
officers of tho army OF reserve stationed In
Lima were carefully sounded as to thelf ln-
e,inatons and the answers must have been
satisfactory for movement was ! immealafHy
u National Guard reeimeot. received orders
enr!y on Sunday. the tWenty first. from Goa. h
Cotera to aend some Of his mon TO The govern
mant palace, 10 be assigned to guard duy there
and elaewhere Arguedas. u sworn pattisan Of
Piarola. etouvly refused TO obey these orders:
Gen. In Cotera then marched aEHinst Ar.
Ruednti who had barricRded hts barracks and
placed his men IN houses on tho plaai rho
light was very aeyere. hut from tho outset Ar
guedls's battalion had the ADVANTAGE. Shield q
by the pnrnp pets, and with theic backs to the dH-
scenGirE SUM- their fire. was much more nceu-
rate and telling than fhnt OF their adversa les.
La Cotera's gunners tried TO bre4k down the
doors OF the blrrncks with their Hight Hold
pieces and after fight Of over three duarters
OF nn hour tue government ITO d Eh II sll " Inb
puace, leaving their dead ani wounded behind
ihem. few NOM MS aflerward Pier Ia. ut
the head of his own battalion. tho No. g. Of
Lima appe red in the great tu1are and opened
n heavy hre on the palace, which was replied to
by the soldiers on the roof and tho tr0Dps hold
Ing the lofty towers Of Tho Cathedral. This
seemed to bRve been u movement on the part OF
Pisrnla to keep the government troop- from In
fertering with the concentration of HIS own
followers which was then being effected Mt the
OF, her extreme Of the city. After half IN hours
waste Of cartridges. tho firing In the grand
plaza ceased, Pierola lesurely vending his way
towards the Exposition, who're no found many
II his partBans, and was shortly after ward
joined by Col Arguedas aud his battalion. A.
III o'clock Mt night fterola took 40 bis line Of
march for Eallao, arriving there at o'clock In
the morning. and discovering, as was expected.
that tho entire garrison OF that place WAS ready
to receive them The city was immediately oc
euulsd with the citadel and forts. and yester-
day morning at 8 o'clock Pierohs officers We're
In charge. Once that this peaceful victory was
made Snown in Lima. the majority of the bat
tntons declared that there was no occasion for
further fighting. and that IT. was necessary TO
reserve their energy AMI ammunition tor the
common enemy. ,
The combat was sharp and decisive Sixty
mon were killed and 900 wounded