, 1881-02-17

[nFtnlbaN tfll1leaC. ! nc Hlatf1ft hFHHnA tHo
narkGt affor,Ictl wt'le slsEfl for viltainy, anil
'oot thu skies wgrc crimson Will tho ila,nes,
ls Shop after sl,op WIS battered III with rffln
bntt tic terrified owners hayonntett TT sflnt
iowII, and tho loot secured. Nor was this
Chnng's," 0ppostt tho bank of PERT,
Il Vochu,Is'," opp,slt tho injury Hotel: III
fact, throughout lhc entire city The levitlsll
work went on, ami, gathering botness |
fronl 1mpuutty, tho lnob hcgan DASH
tng Kerosene upon tic 'lonrs Ut hcayy |
houses. and cntleavorttg 10 iuttulo |
tho Commune IN alI It's horrors.
It Looked rs t'lo,RII Ln,a wcrn 10 bcrome
second Moscow. The roat Of tho lla,ncs. tho
crack OF tho rifles, tho ycl[s Of tic mob,
formed ttenontac symphony wllhsn
deeper notes wnre tho successive explosions
Of tho forts and magazines or Caftao, where
ABtetc, before iIceing himself, tlsct tito ilcrt
md blew up the Notifications, artl where
sack and plllNge wero III full sway.
"'rhere was but Dne wny 10 sAve tho city
The Foreign Guard turned nut. badly
nrsned Mt first, but soon wrestling arns and
ammunition from tie very rioters themselves
they stcrnfy boro down upot tllo rut'anly
band, and, although themselves fired at from
roof atld window, attacked them vigorously
ut every point, AMI In Il few hours routed
them completely. leaying
SCORES or TffE scdENDIsE1.s
tlend IN their trucks. md losing only ntf
dozen Of their own nitn,--twn Italians, one
German, OIL Spanish. atst( tw0 others. natloll-
altics unknown. Tho fire companies turnc1
out and arrested tho tla11Ics Mt a moment
wcn tha whole centre of ths city seemed ns
II It mist go, and by o'cloek lit the morning
the streets werc III peaceablo possession of
our patrols. Then caino n 1ull, and tho
question suggested itself, "Whnt next"
Two lays had elapsed since tho battle, and
It could nat bo expected that the Cl.f1'ans
woult walt forever III sight Of tho
towers Of Lima. j. Peace Commits.
s1o,,, l.cn,e.l by the AlcaIde. rode out
to the ChiIan camp, and. representing the
statc Of aitnErs within tho city, formally do
Ilyere.l 1t over to fsen. DaQnctlAno, request
Ing Him. however, not to entcr until lie hal
completely cleared the streets Of sirngGlcrs,
which lie hoped to accomplish in few hours.
At about y. IN. tho sounds Of martini music
ecluetl through the streets lending from thu
Exposition, MD q battalion Of infalItry md II
squadron of cavalry slowly proceeded 10 tho
Palace III the most perfect order and silence.
Not n cheer was l,card from tho vfctors;
nut sound from the yanquis!lctl. In fact.
almost without exception, tho crowd which
ttneu tho stfeets WAS composed Ut Foreigners,
WHO. after The experiences OF tllB past few
tfays, informally welcomed the army as 1c-
iverers. Foreign guards Ind been sent to
take Charge of the Snn Crfstobal battery, ar
tllery barracks. etc., a,Al they quietly intdet
them over to their now owners, and as quietly
rcturneato their homes; sleeping. however, -
thosD who did slcep,-on their nrnls. But tho
lesson Of tho night had not been lost Oil
| TIE BANDIT ELEMENT OF THE POPULATION.
md not Il single disturbance occurred to nlar
tile tranquility Of tho city. Anxiety even
was yanquishcd by fatigue, ard many who
| for tllrep nights llad not closrd their eyes
sought their pillows with sense of safety
! and relief. Meanwhile, thousands, pri:tcl'
! palIy women ana children, Ind t0wn from
Lima 10 Ancon, preferring any priSa'
tlons to the reign Of terror that
threatened Lima, and that port. itse'f
| partially destroyed by the recent lombard
1net,t, WIS filled with fuEitiycs, most OF then
| Without bedding, fond, or money. The for
| elgn ilcet lying at anchor tl,ere behaved no
bly,, They landed n heavy fosce Of sailor.
and marines, established Il Gordon around thu
town to ttlsarm and wnrn off MI straEglcrs
opened tllclr stores of provisions, nnd gave
frceIy to all in neetl; sent sails and bedding
rs they could spare, Md by every means II
their pnwer coinfOstcd and rcnssurel the ter
ror.strEckGn fug1tlycs. Learning ot this statt
Of affairs, Col. Ecrgara. Minister Of War, nc
| colnpnMled by Chief~Englnecr StlDcn and I'LL
n[det Mat. Tenlvel, went down in persott tt
iAIlcon to assure them tloy might at once re-
| turn to tho Capital, nlld provided free trails
portat1on for ~ many M desired to accept II
GEN. HAQUEp.So
occupies rooms III tic pnlacc, rs also ten
Snnye,trA, tho military cOlnmhtnla.It Of tn
city, wilo Immediately Issued II proclamation
re4uirtng all officers aud lncn OF t1u I'erlly1
III aru,y to REPORT ut the lHtcnt,encin, nftc
which tley might remain uiIlnolestrd Il
their Itilucs, nnd allowing MI above tho grntl
Of Colonel to simply report III writing. Ih
I}untlo also required Immediate delivery u
uii Government ar,Aa Ai'd ammunition. an
forbade any one going armed. with tho es
cypton Of thu n.u,uburs uf tile Fol
cgn Uunrd, who, III consideration u
THUR services In SAVING tho city
wcre exempt from this prohibitions
"Lina wns III the hands Ut tho yfet0rl0n
army and that Of Peru totally dispersed u
destroyed; but the grayo question 1T enc
arose, With WHOM to treat as the Government
or Ptru, the NltUrlur stlpl,!attolls OF q tFcaf
Of pence which should enahle either c0l,Mtr
to resn,1e Its peaceful ial,urs Interrupted b
oil exhaMstlng struggle of two ycats' dur,
lion? Sir. rlnrola had BEEN uln!ouhlstll
recognized BY thu peoplo of Peru. as well Il
BY foreign Governments, us tho dictator L
her dcs.iuies, ant my treaty of peace mud
by my asseInblage Of Ilie1l, however lio,lOr;
blo tlluIr antccetents, might bo reput[[Ate
by hllu ald by tho rest of tho country; sue
WIS the opinlun expressed by
a JVNTA uE N0r.slt1.:s'
called together by Gen, Snayedoll to dell
erutc upon the situation, aid sllcl, Is tho III
satisfactory condition OF aiEairs to-tlay. N
r!osolA, It appears, seaehed Clss'cas soast
wtcrc III the tntcr!or, cnsl of Ancol,, with
few faithful a.lherehts, at1 from thero +
sued tlccrce stating that tin results Ut til
rrcent bnttles l1n,k rendered 1t necessary #
him To retire with tho few forces loft hin
: tliat tllfs step lu1 allowed tl,o pcaceable q
try ut ttlo Chtlinn nr,ay IN Lima; that Il
necessity Of maintaining tho independent
OF tho Government, ms well rs lilo exEgencl'
of thu military situation, did not nIlow IL
Goycrlllnent to hayo nlIy ilxed pacU Ut rcs
.!elce; md TINT, therefore, tia dispatc
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