The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-10
CONQUERED Peru.

A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED
HEAVY WAR CONTRIBUTION TO Be PAID-THE
TERMS TO BE IMPOSED BY CHILL.
PANAMA, March 30.-The star and Her.
atd'S Lima dispatch OF March 18th says !:
Although the eX Dictator persists in the
hopeless pretence OF prolonging the strug-
Gle, matters are fas. assuming quieter
aspect than they have borne for a long time
past. \ provisional government has been
sworn in, and under arrangement with the
Cbilians has established its seat at Magda-
lena, where the Peruvian flag now flies.
This little village is situated about two
miles from Lima. The Government was
formally installed in Office at Mazda
lena on the 18th instant, in the presence
Of a large c0ncourse OF persons. No
government formed at present could expect
TO be very popular, yet must say the COM
mon sense Of the majority is gradually sur
rounding the Magdalena executive with an
amount Of prestige few bad anticipated it
would have been able TO acquire in such
short space OF time. The important towns
OF TrujIIo and Haancayeica have already
declared in lis favor Others Will follow
yefy shortly. Since the day OF installation
the labors OF the Government have been
principally confined TO treating with the
CbiIlans with reference TO the war coniriDu-
ton OF one million hard dollars per month.
This contribution was imposed by decree
Of General Saavedra, issued on the 'th
instant, in which he stated that II
the money had not been paid by the
18th instant by fifty gentlemen whom
be designated he should proceed to destroy
property of theirs OF the value OF three
times the $4,000 which thus fell to The LOT
Of each one. During the first few days lit'
tie attention was paid TO the matter, but as
the term grew shorter anxiety commenced 10
be exhibited, the provisional government
gave the matter all its attention, ana hnaliy
a nubljc meeting was called Of foreign and
native merchan for the purpose OF seeing
II an effort could not be made 10 prove 10
tbe Gillian commander that an effort was
contemplated 10 comply with his demands.
About four hundred gentlemen consequently
assembled in the Union Club, where they
were met by the Minister OF the Treasury,
who made a short speech, stating that The
provisional government owed lis existence
10 the most pitiful situation in which
country had ever been placed; that the
extensive railroad loans had caused the con-
nlete financil ruin OF Peru" which was iol-
lowed by the loss OF riches accumulated by
work and industry, and now by the war
with Chill, which has been carried on WIN
the few resources which remained IN The
nos.ession OF men Of law and order. lie
ihen complained that many Peruvlans 10
not see the chasm which yawns beneath their
feet. and that ut any moment the destruction
NJ nroper,y of great value may complete the
rnin of all, by reducing to nothing edihces
and houses which have already much d.
minshed in value. A.
senor Denegri accepted The right OF inc
Cbilians TO exact the contribution, ana sug'
oested loan. A sum was raised wnich
enabled the provisional government 70 ten n.
der payment on account on the following
day of nearly a quarter OF million OF hara
dollars, and TO offer TO pay the remaining
three quarters OF a million within MONTH
This offer was accepted By General Save,
dra. The Chilan authorities do not ih'eho
10 grant a further extension OF time:
The Mercurio. Of Valparaiso, claims lna'
a valued and Influential correspondent WIN
the army asserts the following to be among
The terms which the leaders mediate im
posing upon Peru:
First, rhe cesslon OF Antofogas'a, Fafa
paca, and Focna. ,.uow
Second. Indemnity based on the Io''o"