The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-25

A war Resembling Those OF the Middle
Ages-Rapiue and PIunder seemipgly
the Sole Mstives OF the ChilIans.

Ages-Rapiue and PIunder SeemIugly
the Sole Mstiyes OF the ChiiIans.
I. NEw YoRx, December 24.-The Star and
Herald, OF Panama, just received, has q
letter from Lima OF the date Of December
1st. The writer says: Although the
Chilians are scarcely one hundred miles
of this melancholy fact attracts little at.
tention. There can be no doubt OF the
result II the army and the reserves fight
well. They are we'll armed, and in gen.
eral engagement should out number the
enemy by at least 10000 men. The frat
division Of the Chilian army continues at
Pisco, awaiting the arrival Of the second.
These two divisions will consist in all OF
IS 900 men. They have occupied Tambo,
Demora and Chiorcha, whilst :, 500 OF them
have paid visit to the town Of lea, where
the customary scenes OF pillsge occurred
In Pisco the troops were allowed to do
as they chese, and iunumerable outrages
were committed. The ChiliAn Minister OF
War and General Maturawa arc at Tambe
de Mora, and General Villegean and Com.
mandsr Lynch were In Pisco. The 0hil-
ians are issuing the ten dollar notes
seized on board the Islay. They pay
their troops with them and the soldiers
force their acceptance, Several sugar. cane
plantations have been destroyed. The
Chilians expect to march from 10000 to
81, 900 men against Lima, and with this
force hope to capture the city.
An unlimited sack Is promised the troops
in the event OF victory. The Chilian
forces encamped in the vicinity OF Tacna
had to be marched through II unarmed.
They have been given the demanded
privilege OF wrecking 1t entirely before
leaving, on the ground thst after their de-
parture the Peruvians might re.occupy 1t.
The Peruvian army ia Increasing daily in
numbers. Several bat.alions have recently
arrived from the interior, one from Gaia
morca having walked 900 miles. The Cap-
tains OF the foreign men.oi.war were In
meeting in Lima with the ministers, re-
specting the Hulks In Callas Bay. The
Peruvians order them out, while the
Ohilians say IL they move they will seize
them. All are foreign property. A greater
number OF them have been fitted up to re-
ceive woman and children duringthe fight
and tedious time, evidently coming imme-
diately, as the whole Chilianarmy arrives
in the vicinity OF Lima. De Pedro Jose
Oalderon will be invested with the dicta-
torship, as Pierola intends to devote him-
self to the army, of which he ia commander
in chief. La Pdtria asserts that war can
be carried into the Cordillera and waged
there for years to come. The Losses snf.
fered Throughout the Republic are lead
ing many 10 seek safe Judgement for their
Yalusbles.
Z Her British Nsjesty's iron.clsd steam
ship Shannon went TO Port Ancona and
took on board specie aud other articles in
silver soles which were shipped under
security tina they would not be exported.
She received 600. 600 pieces. Most foreign
vessels are requested TO accept storage OF 9
similar character.
The principal families Of Lima are lesy-
ing precipitately, taking with them what
ever they can carry. The better dwell.
ings are being stripped Of their more val
liable furniture, which is shipped north.
A few families, and those OF the poorer
classes, await the Chilians.
Haoiendas, near Pisco, has been plum
dered and destroyed. Ica also had visit
from the Chilians. +.
The 1quique papers claim that Com
mander Lynch obtained more than $780,
900 in specie and merchandise in his raid
in North Peru, and that he damaged prop.
erty to the amount of 5000, 900.
Callao and Mallendo are the only Peru
yian ports now closed to commerce.
A new currency is being put in circula.
ton. The notes are called incas and rep
resent silver value. They are intended TO
replace deprecated paper sales, Of which
800 are required to purchase twenty dol
lar piece.
Silver mines have been discovered in
Huan deavelian.
The Pacific Steam navigation company
has increased their number Of steamers
aud raised the rates OF freight, owing to
the rush Of people leaving southern Peru
with their property.