The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-16
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Chili.Peruyian War.


GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF TACNA
AND AFRICA BY THE CHILANs-DEsPERATE
RESISTANCE OF THE ALLIED ARMY-NO SUR
RENDER "CNTIL TIE LAST CARTRIDGE is
FIRED '-FIGHTING TO THE DEATH, &C.
PANAMA, July 6.-The CORE ,pondent OF
the Star and HerQM gives the following &C
count of the capture by the Chilans OF
Tacna and africa The allied army at the
battle OF Tacna numbered all told $500
men, and was outnumbered by the CHILEAN
army two TO one. The Chllans threw their
whole force on the left flank OF the allied
army at the outset instead OF attacking in
front, as was anticipated. The allied left
wing, although repeatedly reinforced, could
not withstand the impetuositY OF the Gillian
attack, and after stubborn fight gave way,
falling back upon the already enfeebled
right wing. Against the Gillian force, dou.
bic his own, and the Cbilian artillery five
times stronger than his own, General Mon
tero could not hope 10 win, and he was
finally compelled to retire before the vic
torous Chilans and leave Tacna TO its fate.
After this disaster the fall OF AREA was
almost inevitable. As soon as the Chilians
had organized their army. they sent G,000
men under General BOQuedanO to Luita by
rail, and africa was summoned to surren-
der. The answer was, a" Not until the last
cartridge is fired" The peruvians had
made every preparation 10 receive the
Chiians in front, while the batteries of San
Jose, Santa Rosa, and the Moro engaged
the Gillian fleet on the seward side. The
Chilians, however, did not attack in front,
but made long detour, aud prepared TO
strike the Peruvians from the rear.
At daybreak of the 7th the men in the
newl, CONSTRUCTED forts to the east OF the
MORO saw no signs Of the enemy, but with
the booming OF gun to seward the
ground was alive with Chilians, and with q
splendid charge they took the first fort In
the rear, killing every soul within. The
next fort was taken in like manner, and
every man there was also bayonetted. While
this was going on the guns from the MORO
were fully occupied with the GILLIAN
squadron, and had such not been the case
they could not have been turned against
the foe now preparing for one final assault
to capture this post, so long desired. The
charge was made, and after desperate night,
hand to hand, the Moro fell, few only oil
IT'S gallant defenders escaping to the plaza,
where they all CALAMITY met their deaths.
The San Jose and Santa Rosa batteries
were undermined and the vaults well
| the MORO by electric wires, the Intention
being if they should fall into the hands OF
the enemy to blow them up. 1t is asserted
that the commander Of the Moro, before
he received his death-wound, touched The
fatal button and DESTROYED both batteries.
Some four hundred Peruvian soldiers were
blown uD with the battery OF Santa Rosa,
they not having had time to vacate it.
| The fight seward, too, was severe. TIE
Cochrane, il is learned from Gillian sources,
received one shell, which, entering one OF
her ports, killed twenty-six men. The CO.
yabonga received several shots, and had to
| be run aground. When LogOmarsend, the
commander OF the Peruvian vessel Nance
| Copae, saw the heights taken, be knew
there was but one hope for him, and that
was to sink his ship. So, steaming gently
out, the plugs were opened, and he and his
men took to the boats, and the ship soon
keeled over and went to the bottom. Be-
loved as he was by the commanders OF neu-
| trail vessels, the laws OF neutrality would
not allow them to receive him on board,
and he fually surrendered TO the captain OF
the ITALIA.
In less than tbree hours from the firing
OF the first gun oil was over and the Gillian
flag waved triumphantly over africa. The
victorious soldiers were let loose in the city.
The wine-stores were broken open, and In
the afternoon africa was In flames. Hun.
dreds OF women and children were saved
on the foreign men.oi-wsr, otherwise the
horrors OF the piIIage would have been
worse than they were.
A New C0nfedera ton.
THE "USIrED STATES OF PERU AND BOLIVIA
PANAMA, July 6.-The most important
news from the South after the particulars oil
the taking OF Tacna and africa by the Chi.
lians Is the announcement that Peru and
Bolivia are at last to enter into confedera-
ton and become one country, under one
fsg and one government, and to be known
as the "United States OF Peru and 30
livis.v The preliminary basis OF the union,
which has already been drawn up and
signed in Lima By duly-autborizeo repre-
sentstiyes OF the respective Governments,
has been laid before the Council OF State Of
Peru, which body fills the position occu.
pied BY the Congress previous to the dicta-