, 1880-08-01

waiting III 11CQ6. IN WHICH LES &IEHtEI pe4
OF the allied army has been stationed for
months past, and which should BY now have
been surrounded by earthworks the General
in-Chief, Campero, OF Bolivia, determined to
march out and attack the Chiliaus by sur
prise during the night. He commenced to
move little before. midnight on May Is, In
order to be able to make his attack before day
light, butsome confusion ensued; by the time
he reached the enemy's position dawn was
already breaking, and instead Of etfectlng q
surprise he was himself attacked while in q
most .unfavorahle position. The Chilian
artillery at once opened on him with their
thirty or forty Krupp guns, and he attempted
to answer with the two pieces which formed
the whole of the allied strength IN that arm,
not compete with the superior weapons and
numbers Of those Ut the enemy, which were
superior In range aud the manner in which
they were handled. Commencing to fire IT 7
a III, the artillery worked incossantly until Il
a. III. when tho Chilian infantry commenced
to advance In force to attack the left OF tic
allied position, which was commanded by tho
Bolivian Colonel, Ca1Hancho, who WIS Killed
toward tie end Of the fight The allies SOON
commenced to. yield: relnforcements wero
sent to Camnncho, but proved Of no avail,
A sASaU1SARY STRUGGLE,
In which the Peruvian loss was immense in
proportion to the number engaged, the bat
tnlfons forming the left wing commenced to
retreat in disorder, being shortly afterward
also bt,en suffering considerably, and whose
leaders had become convinced they were out
generated and outnunlbered. The cavalry
protected the retreat. suffering heavily III the
operation, and had 1t not been for the gal
Mntry displayed BY these few men. the whole
Of the remains Of the army would have been
easily captured by the enemy. By half-past
8 p. III. Montero and Ca1npero were again in
Iacna, and after very short discussion it
with the Peruyiaus taking tile road to
Arequfpa, and Calnpero, with his Boltvians,
making for that Republic. The loss Of the
allies was out of all proportion to the
n9t aunees oengagsd n THY ena a not n9sr
LII. and half past they had lost 900 in killed
and wounded. The Chilians took but few
prisoners. After the troops had retired tho
foreign C0nsu1s sent q flag Of truce out to
city was deserted by all but it, inhabitants,
and that he could march i'll unmoltsted. A
couple Of battalfons were then sent In to
take possession, while the army camped out
side until the following day. The Peruyians
had lS5 officers killed or wounded, one OF its
whole or Its officers. They behaved bravely, but
no bravery could dcounterbalance the blundar-
Ing Of the commanders, as Colonel, writing
after the fight, and who hAs since been killed
confess, must freely own we have no Geu
erals or officers. I am now in AFRICA, and the
same thing will be repeated here. So that
il I don't write as prisoner from Chilli,
know that have gone to eternity, As he
THE ASSAULT ON AFRICA
The Chillans did not rest long upon their
victory. At thirty miles from theln there
remained the strongly fortified port Of africa,
and, although it was yigliantly blockaded
BY their vessels they ardenty desired to OBJ
army which could disturb them jn their rear
they headed scawards, and, by slow march,
were in front OF africa by the 3otI,. On the
1st they sent IN All intimation to the | 800 men
who we're all the garrison, demanding them
%o @ns 1a5 rsse Se e b0SSnei eS3
with this request, adding that he would re-
slst until his ammunition WIS expended. On
the following day the, artillery opened fire
On the town, being assisted by the ironclad
Kept up at Intervals on: the ID
and St, but on tho 4th and 5th the
cannonade was sustained with vigor which
evinced the Chlllan commander was desir-
ton. \ second demand to surrender was sent
III on the 5th, but the Colonel commanding
again refused compliance, asserting that he
was determined to resist TO the Inst. On the
9Th general assault was made at daylight
by tho Chilians, and by haH-past Z they were
masters Of the town and what remained of
the batteries. OF the 1,S0O n en who were-iu
the town, 100 were dead, 100 wounded, 100
prisoners. and tha remaining 100 were miss
ing, proving that the resistance had been
heroic, even II it had not been successful.
The Chilians claim to have lost only 800
killed and 200 wounded. The heavy
guns In the fort were all turned sea-
ward toward the biockading fleet and
could not be employed against the as3aulters.
All the officers in the forts were killed
among them being Capt. Moore, who lost the
ironciad nadependencia at the commence
ment OF the war while chasing the little gun
boat, Covadonga- When the Chileans en-
tered the fort where lie was they called on
him to surrender; he refused, and was at
once shot. When all hope was lost the Pc
ruyians blew up three OF their forts and
spiked all the guns. The monitor Nance
Cnpac, which was in the bay, WAS blown up
to prevent her being seized by the Cbileans.
Har crew were saved. During the lombard
ment shell fell OIL board the Almirante
Cochrane, killing twonty-l!x Of ler crew.
The CovadonEa was struck three times.
Neither vessel received serious damage. The
Chilean assault was made in most gallant
aud apparently had not been expect
ed By the Paruvians.
4 YOUTHFUL PIONEER.