The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-15
CONQUEST OF PERU.
ACCOUNT OF TWO OF THE BATILEl
RECENTLY FOUGHT.
An Attack 80 well Planned as 10 Accom-.
PliSh the DoWuIAIl Of the Peruvian
Capital City In spite OF Large
Disadvantage OTNunlbers.

New York, February 1.-THE Panama
Star and Herald, received to-day, has an
account OF the battles Of Chorillos and Mi.
raitorss, differing but little from the re-.
port previously published. All accounts
concur that the Chiliaus' attack on tho
18th OF January was complete surprise,
The losses which the double engagement
oCCasioned to both armies were large. The
Chilians acknowledge having $500 men
placed hOrs du combat. The first division
suffered most-about forty per cent Of ita
number being killed or wounded, General
Lynch, its commander, acknowledges the
attack well planned. Though It was i'm.
petuous, and as full OF enthusiasm as men
could make II, 1t would have been repuls.
ed had the Peruvian reserve been brought
up promptly. There were 10 600 soldiers
Of the Peruvian army who on the first
day at Chorrlllos never saw Ohilian,
The Peruvian force engaged on the 18th
was about % 900. 0ne.hslf OF these should
have held the heights OF San Juan against
any force the Chiians could have brought
into action.
1t Is generally expected In Lima, should
the Ohilian force prove successful at Mirat.
torres, that they would follow their beaten
aud demoralized enemy to the Capital aud
complete their victories by its destruction,
A diplomatic body, with q view OF avert
Ing the calamity, visited the Chiiian camp
at Mirattores and begged q guarantee Of
safety to the city, and at the same time
solicited the Chillan army to occupy 1t In
such force to restrain lawlessness within
It's limits, which had already commenced
operations by saCking and burning the
Chinese quarter. The Ohilian commander
said II he was allowed peaceful entrance
into and the occupation OF the city he
would be responsible for the safety Of life
and property, but Il resisted by as much
as one shot, he could not trust the temper
OF his troops In their present condition,
exasperated as they were by the concealed
mines, automatic hand grenades, &c.
On the 18th the Ohilian brigade march.
ed into Lima. An immense throug lined |
the streets, but was profoundly quiet The |
troops marched 10 Santa Cataline Cuarted,
where the Chilian flag waa hoisted for
the second time over the Peruvian Cap.
ital. The Peruvlana fought well, but there
was no direct movement oi large body
Of men. Pierola, from O place called Los
ChaCos, addressed q note to the authori.
ties oi Lima, advislug them that his gov.
ernment was still In existence and that its
centre oil authority would be wherever he
and his Chiet Secretary could DO found.
He announced his purpose to continue the
war, and Ia .supposed to rely on the only
Peruvian army now In existence, that OF
the South. The Arequippa forces at
Oallao, as well as q remnant OF the active
and reserve forces engaged In the battles
Of the 18th and l4th, are dispersed In ali
directions, and their pathway was marked
BY pillage and murder.
Monetoro, commander OF the Army fthe
North, was at Chimbate when the steamer
passed and announced bis intention OF
Z ising an army OF $4,000 men and ami.
hilating the ChillanB. When the result oil
the battle at Ohorillos was known In
Lima thousands fed. Three thousand
took refuge at AnCon, whore a neutral
feet was stationed, Many were without
meansof subsistence. About 200 men we're
sent on shore from the neutral ships, and
a patrol was set around tue town at night
and day. Struggling soldiers as they came
In were disarmed and the order was
strictly maintained. Food was sent,ashore
Tor the needy. These people subsequently
returned to their homes at the request OF
the Chilian commander at Lima.
In Oallao the Peruvian judicial authori.
ties refused TO continue the duties, and
there was refusal also from the Proyis.
lonal Government, with which the
Ohilian commander could treat.
This last refusal was followed
by proclamation placing Callao
under martial law, and imposing death
penalty on either a Chilan or Peruvian
soldier for numbering, robbing or maltreat.
Ing residents, aud oil found with arms
who had no authority to carry them. The
populace IN Oallao Initiated their brethren
In Lima and sacked many stores, some OF
which we're owned by foreigners. Many
stations have suffered severely. The Uf.
ban guard, composed Of foreigners, had a
lively fight with the mob, killing q NUN.
Der and suffering some loss before the pill.
age was stopped. The foreigners In Lima
had to protect that city during the 10Th
and 10Th Of January, and had stilr aght
with the party which sacked and burned
the ClineBe uiiaFtefH,