, 1881-02-26

Minor "Details of l1,r Fail OF Lin,n-Thn
t'otaHucror* Find No Government to
fseaf with.
Nt,c lort 11ars.
PANAMA. Feb. l5.-'rha lalcst dates from
Linn nre to jan. ~. FrUm U,tW0 to B,0U0 Chill
Ian tronlM Ind rcImbarketl for Arcuulpt.
The fugittyes from tho Peruvian army were
fleeing I'll great numbers over tho trnCk Of
or0ya Hallway to tlte Interior; Ion ChilEans
werp sent after them, ana tftsarmcd 1900,
hut would not tnke them prisoners, be-
cn'lse they did not wish TO feed so t,sa,iy.
Tic fugsivcs wcro In most dnpornbIc
condition through want Of food, and their
clntl,es were torn. 4 fire started in Lima nj
llte Santa Cnsaltna Barracks, where 1nrgu
quantities of dynamite were stored. The
CllEtinn tr0Dps Succeeded lp putting 1t out.
Commerce Is much llan,pcre.l by Tho rIrculn~
tlon Of tlic incas and 0thor pal,cr money. ~
few merchants met ut tito Dulsa and
nRreed upon snllie lncasuru which,
however, l,ayo not improved matters.
Great dEstressis experienced IN Linn eyc,l by
the well-to-,lo classcs. Hundreds of beggars
swarm tho streets, md Gen. Sauycslra, civil
n'ul military heatl Of THO department, Inns
them. Tho Chllians camn0t iinl my ono Il,
aign bcncc with, as rttroln ila'l refused to
vol!le to Lima tor tlM1t pslrposc. and nc. pro.
m,'!,elnn1ellto lIn'l tnken. pfaco nt either Lima
the Cllilan army, hn assumed the cllttf civil
:t.u military command uf the Department Of
Lima; I;'s only rer9ylan authority Ill Lima
%as y ~, the sAlrA.!e. Dr. kn'!ao Torrieo. A few
pAtioll wns completely rcnrgnnlzd. Cal
lao wns entered Tho same dny us Linn,
Jan. Il. a'nl Col. l'atrco Lynch WIS
nppolstG,a t' y 70, e1ei 1a q t!.at province. On
tho Chlltnit authorities, coIyolseI u meeting
Of PROMINENT cit!zcns to consider tho sit,l,,-
tim. They declde,l tllnt Sriior llerola'a nll-
tior!ty WINS sufficient 10 establish Il tiosern-
tho situation they coiitl mt tifsnw,l tho lla-
tinnal tnvernment: In consequence OF this
tlecsarntlol, martial law lias been proclaimed
oyTr % tue territory occupied by the Chiilans.
were tnktli by tho Gtlifnns a,,d currcd To tho
island ut San Lorcizo. CilDrlI0s was burned
t1 tle grnlll.a. Tho streets. thc nnlccolI. anil
tho be;lc!i were, up to .lnn. ~ strcwn Will
lll1ttcr. The cllian luss In tllo battle Of Jan
II was over ::,70J. The battlc which was viz
or0,lsly sllsta'ncil hy the corps under co,ll-
@ @manM nf Col, lglc$!as* lastrd ten hours
tug stUb!'or,l resistance or .those WHO were
driven into tho town, md WHO fired IN tho
f9ey ~, froM te streets' roofs, anl l,a'c1n!es;
wn'l,,detI., It y estimated that tho Gillian
loss nt both battles may linyu reached frnnl
5000 to 1u,WV, md tlMt Ut tho
t,,aS sry1'ls it ts aSsf attia ' Of fs'9; III; f9r a n
was fearful mortality In tue Peruvian cnI1p,
III thnt oil i'm. III tho explosion Ut tho mines
Hial a't.ntic shells caused terrible havoc
IN tho, Chll!An ranks. Two great fires nc-
ntt'er. ut thu stores nf soHln wealthy Chinese
merchants in BotlcgoneS street. La .lcl,,nl-
5d0tt Is the l!nn!e q u new l'At,er started IN
u hpa I S!itsa nf Sg"r ETra@uF'z prpEfsttor
I'I1ro!a has with lIIm about sou inrli.
Catuo was mt burned. Only tho Peruvian
ilcct III tho i!nrinr WIS destroyed. The lMy
lrls hsen entirely clcarvt of torpctloes. Tho
Frellci, engineer 10 thu, Minister, who. iii
turn. handed thcn over to tho ChiItan MI
the obstruction. 1hc clll!Inn iect ana
statlons III the hay ns in omlinary tines.
UMn tllG1lsaMtl ChiilAn women hut been sent
to Chill. 'f!iDse l,l0st seriously wounded
,I, VERY lsft III L!'r'' completely filling t'1rcc
Tilc battle Of N1Ira!lorcs was sudden md
tlnexuectu<t. Tho Gillian commander hny-
tli:, ordered II tslOr1us!i reconnaissance, tho
Peruvian nHtposts 'trGd Oh the recDnno!tcrirg
An incident then took place which c:llistal
very serious complications. Tho Diplomatic
Cnrps llaslng repaired tu Atirallores tn cl,-
ttcayor to iled1nto IN u capitalization, weru
suddenly alarmed by the ilre Uf tho ct,,n',at-
nnts,. ind barely escaped tho Chl'.ln fire.
Thu French cOrtct Venus, NJ anchor fn Airil-
t!nrey, carrigtl Il rulMor to AncuIl tU tic effect
tl.at tllS l3't!sll MllIster a.l.l Admiral llatl
teel Killed. Tie commander OF the Shannon
ordered all ller Majcsty's Vessels to get ruat!y
for nctton; they lowered tupnlnsts ant prti-
eeelul to cnlluu. intending nh Immediate nj
tack oM tho Ghllian fleet u tho rl,!sor was
nscertalned. however. that t1.eonly ground fnr
Tho rernrt, was tllut tic British Admiral, on
accn!lnt Of Ills heavy build, Ind received All
Injury from llorsu which Ind bccll utfcrctl
him lit sDlne distance frosn Linn.
TllH independents, Of San1iugo, snys tlat
II. Miguel ueycna Ind urrtyrd MT MOntryitie0
on MS WY 10 Peru ~ Minister froln t!e Ar
EentlMa ltepao!tc; j. lI!s mission y sail 10 b.
TIT tSss ef tsrrtry Il G ; II s wit s asS m as
expected, ut Lima falling lnt0 Gillian !,unls,
wien tho ccssl0,l ot tic llne Ut tic CanI-
arones '! wG'!hl no lonlt bo Insisted upon
t;oyernHient nccordtnE 10 tho press Of Sionte:
FlllGu, wntld support tic pr0ttst, md would
reserve lilo right 70 assist It with nrIls wllr,i
tho. ncw ships: which were expected. woult1
gullizntlon uf thu Nnti0nnl Guurtl In nit thu
Republic: TUG enrolment was 10 hayu con,-
mietlced Jun. 10, alt would hc itnlshctl March
u, Fur this purpose six slIb-lnSpertiutls atlI
intehdencies Ut the army wese appointed.
Tlls SncktME Of Cn1IRU-Natlyes Filluue
the City Wttiio tho Tra0pY Aro Eli.
denvorinE to Defend 1t.
S0Hth Ffrtac Tfnfx.
LIMA, Jall. &--Tlm lallentable news ati-
H0nncing thu .lefeat Of tho Peruvian. army By
tho victorious Chilsans reacllet Callao early
oil thu evening Ut tho 18th Inst. As It WIS
r In Lofr