Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-08-20
The Capture Of Lima.
tCorfHp,d hrom our last issue.l

/ The foreign guard turned out, badly arm ed
ut first; but soon wrestling arms and am.
munition from the very rioters themselves
they sternly bore down upon the ruilianly
horde and although themselves fired al
from roof aud windows, attacked them Wig.
orously at every point and in a few hours
routed them completely, leaving scores OF
tho scoundrols dead in their tracks, and
losing only half dozen of their own mon
two Italians, one Spanish, one German aud
| two others, nationality unknown. The
fire companies turned out and arrested the
flames, Mt moment when tho whole centre
of the city seemed MS if il must 60, and by
$ o'clock in tho morning the streets were
in peaceablo possession of our patrols.
Then came lull, and the question sug
! gested itself, "What neStY" Two DAYS had
elapsed since the battles, and it could not
be expected that the Chlians would wait
forever in sight of tho towers of Lima. A
peace commission, headed by the Alcnlde,
rode out to the CHILEAN camp aud repre-.
sentiug the state of alta. within the city,
! formally delivered it over to Gen. Baque-
dano, requesting him however, not to enter
until no had completely cleared the streets
of stragglers, which he hoped to accomp.
lish in few hours. At about PM, the
sounds of martial music echoed through
the streets leading from the Ex.
position and battalion of infantry and n
| squadron of cavalry slowly proceeded to
the place in the most perfect order and
silence. Not q cheer was heard from the
vctors; not sound from the vanquished
In fact, almost without exception, the
crowds that lined tho streets were COM
posed of foreigners, who after the ex-
pericnce of the last few days, internally
welcomed the army as deliverer A for.
eign guard had been sent TO take charge of
the San Cristobal battery, artillery, bar.
racks, etc, and they quietly handed them
over to their new owners and as quietly
returned to their homes; sleeping however,
those who did sleep, on their arms. But
the lesson of the night had not been lost
on the bandit element of the population,
and not single disturbance occurred to
mar the tranquility of the city. Anxiety
even was vanquished by fatigue, and many
who for three nights had not closed their
eyes, sought their pillows with sense of
safety and relief. Meanwhile thousands,
principally women and children, had flown
from Lima to Ancou, proferiug any priva.
tons to the reign of terror that threatened
Lama, and that port, itself partially de-
stroyed by the recent bombardment, was
filled with fugitives, most of them with
out bedding, food or money. The foreign
fleet, lying at anchor there, behaved nobly.
They landed a heavy force of sailors and
marines, established a Gordon around the
town to disarm and warn off all stragglers,
opened their stores of provisions and gave
freely to all in need; sent sails and bedding
as they could spare, and by every means
in their power comforted and treasured the
terror-stricken fugitives.
Learning of this state Of affairs, Colonel
Nergara, Minister of War, accompanied by
Chief Engineer Steulan and his aid, Major
Temple, went down in person to Aucon to
assure them that they might at once re-
turn to the capital and provided free trans
portation to as many MS desired to accept it.
Gen. Baquedano occupies rooms in the
palace, as also Gen. Saavedra, the military
commandant of the city, who Immediately
issued proclamation requiring all officers
and men of the Peruvian army to report at
the lntendencia, after which they might
remain unmolested in their houses and al
lowing all above the grade of Colonel to re-
port IN writing. The bond also required
immediate delivery of all government arms
and ammunition, and forbade anyone &c.
ing armed, with the exception of
members of the foreign guard, who in con.
sderation of their services in saving the
city, were exempt from this prohibition.
Lima was in the hands of the victorious
army, and the army of Peru was totally dis
persed or destroyed ; but tie grave question
at once arose with whom to treat, as the
Government of Peru, the Interior stipula-
tons of treaty of peace, which would en-.
able either country to resume its peaceful
labors, interrupted by an exhausting strug-
gle OF two years duration. Sr. Pierola had
been undoubtedly recognized by the people
of Peru as well as by foreign Governments
as the dictator of her des,inies. and any
treaty of peace made by any assemblage of
men, however honorable their antecedents.
might be repudiated by him and tho rest
of the country, and was the opinion ex-
pressed by "Junta de Notables, =" called
together by Gen. Saavedra to deliberate on
the situation; and such is the unsatisfactory
condition of affairs to-day. Sr Pierola, it
seems, reached Chocas, somewhere in the
interior east Of Aucon, with few faithful
adherents, and from there issued a decree
stating that the result Of the recent battles
rendered it necessary for him to retire with
the few forces left him that this step had
allowed the peaceab!e entry Of the Gillian
army into Lima that the necessity of main.
tanning the Independence of the Govern.
ment as well as the exigencies of the mill.
tary situation, did not allow the Govern.
men: to have any fixed place of residence
and that, therefore, the dispatchiug of all
branches of the Government were merged
into the hands of Secretary. General, aud
that the seat Of Government was wherever
the Secretary General might happen to be
found.
On receiving the decision of the "Junat
de Notables, that they had no authority
to treat while the Government of Pierola
existed, Gen. Saavedra replied, under date
OF the list; There not existing even
de .facto, the Dctatorial Government of |
Don Nicolas dc Pierola, nor any other ma.
tional authority in TIE territory Of the de.
partment of Lima, the district remains sub |