The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-27
IN CALLAO HARBOR.
oS BOARD THE U 8 SHIP 'ADANs !
CALLAo, July S, 1880.

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CALLAo. July S. 1880.
Before touching upon the cause oi
our visit TO this place OF subsequent
events let me first 60 back to vhai
happened during our shset stay st
mbote, 10 which - steamed down
from Pate. On our arrival ct the 6rsi
usntionsd port Ne found there the U.
s.. storeship Onward, which hsd been
towed up from CalIAo by the Alasks 70
te out of danger from chance and i'll
directed shells. From observations
taken at Chimbote, which was slmoss
to furnish recruits, ny
opiuion before expressed concsrniss
the character Of the present war vsa
confirmed. The same mbiiion which
led the last assassinated Prexdeot ID
this Republic to believe in Don En-
que's phantasnai pictures Of . railroad
built literally In the clouds. which II
was declared MAS alsne necessary Ia
make Peru one Of the foremost nssioaa
of the earth. 10 again abroad - the
master spirit of the present struggle
Though only haiiiDg from the forecas-
tie. | ventnred the other dsy to put to
an intelligent and Wealthy Peruvian
the following question: Can you mot
see by the condition of your securities
in foreign markets how unfavorsbly
your cause is regarded + shall Q pa
triot, answered he, with fine burst a
enthusiasm, shall q Peruvian stop 70
look at the situation fron auch low
standpeintI Look thers,' he cootinued,
excitedly pointing TO . wsll-executed
group by t. San Francisco photograph
,r Of the officers Of the Huascar. II
there not enough glory there 10 cover
ali our lossesI' omitted to say that
when this gentleman raised his arm q
gold band gintered in the hot Chimbo-
to sun, for he was an official Of rather
higher rank than is generally held by
those who converse with forecsstle-
man. Like many another of his broth.
er officials. he also offered practical
ideallst. Occupying q position with .
high sounding title, he exercises ideal
functions and recsives an ideai salary,
living on n monthly stipend of tue
Huascar's glory.
At first tried arguments with those
/ happened to meet. but after finding
that most Of those with whom talked
knew nothing ef either the Constitu-
tion or laws of their country; thst
every man considered himself q Presi-
dent in embryo; that oil chattered Of
their country's glory, with the expecta
tion Of being treated, ] gave up dis
cussion in disgust. for not alone was it
time lost; the drain upon the small al
lowancs which UGcle Sam thinks suffi-
cient for his jolly tars was greater than
/ could stand No amount of reason>
ing Can make Peruvian believe that
he was wrong to champion Bolivia; nor
can syou make Chilean see that
though he succeed in bsttering the
whole coast down. he reaps only . huge
debt and the right to shout Vire Ia Re.
Pu5lique' little more frantically than
usual.
II was not intended thu We should
come down here yet while, but in par,
susncs. ., reported. Of urgent orders
frem Captain Brswn of the Alasks. ws
hustled our stores on board end were
at sea on the 4th. A word dropped
from the quarter deck leads mo to be-
lieve that &c are TO relieve the Alaska.
which will then 20 to San Francisco
and thst after six or eight menths more
on this station we will also be in turn
relieved and come up to San Fsancisco
for apother years out6t. At this tins
the assemblsge OF floating represents
tivss Of the different nations 10 quite
imposing. Besides the Alaska, We are
in company with two Englishmen. two
Frenchmen. two Italians. one Spaniasd,
and one Portuguese. all lying to the
left of the city and away from the has-
Dor, thus keeping out Of the line Of fire
from the guns OF the Blanco Encalada,
and Huascar. Others OF the blockade
and boo,barding squadron are tbs An
gamos and the Fresia. the last being Z
new torpedo lsunch. rsosstly Aeatsd n
valparsiso. and much larger than, buI
not 90 swift ~ the Jaasquso. which -,
snnk in.a recent encounter with thu
Peruvian launch Indepsndencia. Al
this writing the bombardmeut dos nol
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Los will put . hvslier aspect on Affairs
As long ago ~ May the Chilsan Admi.
raj notified Callas end adjacent snsl
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