The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
Daring Act Of a Lieutenant in the
HarbOr Of Gaiian.

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The Lima correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette gives an account of
beat action which took place 4 few
weeks ago off the harbor of Callao,
and which proves that the spirit of
daring displayed throughout the war
by the officers and men of the Per-
uvlan navy has not been destroyed
by the many disastrous reverses they
have suffered. A small steam launch,
armed with nine-pounder gun and
mitrailleuse, was employed in
guard duty in the harbor of Callao.
when about e'clock in the morning
Chillian launch was observed ap-
preaching from the north end of the
island of San Lorenzo. The Per-
uvlian boat at once steamed to meet
its adversary, and firing four rounds
at it, caused it to turn and make its
way back again behind the island.
Shortly afterwards, however. the
Chilian launch reapreared, accems
panied this time by larger and
armored boat with two tunnels. I'm
dismayed by the superiority of it's
adversary, the Peruvian launch hast
ened to the encounter, the officer
commanding determined to endeavor
to destry the arm6red Chillian vessel
with torpedo containing 100 pounds
of powder with which his boat was
provided. Running up under the
bows of the ChilliaD boat, the Per-
uyian officer sought to explode his
torpedo by setting fire to its fuse with
a lamp, but falling to accom- plish this;
drew his revolver and fired into the
charge of the torpedo. AT the second
shot this latter exploded. So violent
was the explosion that the Peruvian
boat was itself completely destroyed,
but the bow of the Chillian vessel
was also driven in, and the latter
sank almost Immediately. The six
men forming the crew of the Pc.
ruvian launch were drowned, but the
lieutenant was picked up by the Sec
ond Chillian boat. which also took off
the crew of her consort. Since then
attempts have been made by the
Chilians, to raise their sunken vessel,
but as the latter lies under the guns
of one of the forts Of the harbor, the
effort has hitherto been unsuccessful.
Dakota is pretty good chunk of a
territory. 1t is just about four times
as large as the state of Ohio, and al
though it does not contain anything
like as many available candidates for
office, it has plenty of room in which
to grow them. The New York I'i6-
,ale is so much impressed with this
fact that it advocates the division of
the territory into three new ones, re-
tanning the name of Daketa for the
southeastern portion, and labelling
the sections north and south of the
forty-sixth parallel respectfully Penn
bina and Lincoln. According to the
Idob CCiiouS, DuhOtd hto pOPuidtiOh
of 1874. .592, and taking into account
the immigration Of the past six
or seyen months, it is quite probable
that it now numbers close on to 100,
600 souls. BY the proposed division,
the new Dakota would have popula-
tion of So, 900, Psmbina of 10000, and
Linc0ln of15,0OO, and the first of these
sufficient to warrant its admission as
state. We shall expect to hear "a
good deal ofopposition to this project
from Democratic sources, for Dakota
would be pretty sure to increase the
Republican majority in Congress
Opinion Of Baltimorean. L hays
used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for
some time in my family and fo4nd
it the best remedy for Coughs, Colds,