Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-19

cttftO, or Valparaiso:
"It was about 8 O'Clock in the afternoon
when the bands of puerrillas were first OBJ
served on the heights Overlooking the town.
A Sergeant and two privates volunteered TO
90 for reinforcements. hut thev wera Killed
before they were we'll out of town Witb
the death of the three volunteers iii bona 1f
assistance from without vanished The eo-s
emv comm need 10 fire down unon the
Chilian soldiers almost as soon as he an
peared in sight, but the fire was not re-
turned. and the diminutive garrison colIent
ed together In the barracl-s The siIance
on the part of the Cbilians led the enemy
to suppose that the garrison wished to
capitulate, and soldiers and Indians com
menced to rush down the hills in the airec-
tion of the town. Captain Carrera Pinto i'm
mediGteiV TOOK Session Of tba forlr an
frances lead,r .orfsra in Vrbier -
barracks were the sngov ~.
VsUeed. Yelling rifnt- ,oaffsrerisYse
and firing in a. nd rogfuaesIv Val
the Chiliane did with ! slugls sbe6
untn fhB enemv Kin r,nslret r,,,gs
,rLep sirnuihTn, -c5srae.- T.,-, -
four corners OF ave risved ter,,sie
havoc N Nle rau run1{rr- ~ ~ the,1
Kept np f-- 40 h..... .aG,cs,,,s ,,asv los ~,
the Peruvians, nearly all Of whom were
under the influence of liuuor. The little
garrison also suffered some LOSSES but tbe
enemy aid NOT dare In advsnca a s;n@Ie
sten. AT length the condif,on ~ tba 80
rIdge-nouches ~ HE mon onS +ba 60,
hostility of the inbabitants who com noencod
tn take an active mart IN tbo ofFstr
warned Captain Carrera Pinto tbat tbe
time had arrived for adoptinU other meas
ures. The little band. already somawbst
thinped bv losses. fell hack stesdiIv anJ in
order to the barracks. which tbev nrenarad
to defend with their lives The PsrnTions
maddened with LIQUOR. which was served
ont to them in large nuantities hv tho In
hshitants nnroacbe5 simoet 20 tbo ~,
walls OF the barracks. and hundreds nsid
for their temeritv with their lives f,r On
the part OF the garrison mot a sfnoIe sbot
was thrown awav Ahonf a n M tbe oroTov
was seized with . nonIo 80 IA "a ,uo a5 s9
considerable time the sonare ss 0nu n,1ite 90 dc
serted. The besiege6 aftribnteJ the f1i0bt
of the enemy to the ennroanb NJ roinforeo-
ments. and acting unon This jdea Can Co.
rera Pinto with twpptv mon otorto5F ~ -,
sniff In fba naortirI1o ,'''' - L..-aP+-. - Z ~.
the Peruvian cOmmanders had COT tbos11
men together again. and every bonseton
window and snnt commerdino. ~ roDsop, oc',..i.5
was fIIed WITH soldia1s Ta,lto., S10 quSto
Pinto and his men were received witb T"
calling fire az soon as H., o''toroS 49,. q
one of the streets LEADING ont ~ &ba sc,'aSo
and thew yora foIn 70 roiroot ~ O"i =,
the barracks Somo Ioes rooIito5 tron. w
sally and Cant Carrers Pj,to SJrosoIt @ Dalo
severeIv uonnded In tbo IoFt o-ro ~, h1iI ~
inst os roocbo5 tba AZ, !ot' u. aLln Wy Tall
II was now 0etting derk ond +po onan,Iai
tion wos al hnt evba1stad r. ~. LII LII
moro neoassor1 ~ an 60 80 =. ~ % NV ~"
a single shot The sebIa noiI of ,Jq,hd foi,
az Lat ,,rn, tbo 80 20 az % ~ tGiI
evervt bipo vos siIan+ Soo4b I.Siae ,raIas
tbe ojr sooo,'ndad -,,.h uo@un, ouCoIue CslSio
of the U~ Per1gisns WY wSo 'H1 80 saV@s1 SeLls
"a -. "a" I,a aoLuVlAns' 't Wno were reVeung
NJ az sA9 l 44uoI 4nu OIooo.
i'o.Rt5 InJW "u0 'l UNen .ne u9'AIess was
nsuIeu up Ny Hash' anu the silence
was DtoAGn ,y ~ teporC az soL1e ol the enc
~ nf VIZ, ooiuoI tnan U1e resi-, apptoSched
~. ~ T1'lI-n q SoiOue utoVance oi Ihe par
S teCHo, 80 i"Av ~" Wy VHS uheIIlns sInl oi
1S.tss eno pSs5oSeu Ane cartrIuge poucnes were
ed Fo ha a. t iae' anu .5G olenS long l'ok
oSo,.oy. ~ 'uo uIy gu" I1tocious oe-
TarooI,d d"u az t7n Iarsue was
b,,JIdJno. - - t,S-ot5 49,, ~ 80 80 VI " .no
WbJa thfs So 49,, @uu Cneu sel on IIe
a'oo.o.s CniS "oo uono paroles Vi Ue
siool, VoLInS " pIeah noies
w sssio IN I"enUy ViHeIenI piaces
a. a. i aIalIiu m WE tlr9sS INFO many OF
ouu seC ~ 1Ie ~, Tno Cne lanes Were
~ 81 " Duo mails' auu iroi1 tuem
frr3 " oTo tbot1 mnT; uuSnlS 70
tS;o ri.,aT & awe.
nd ~ fhn far
oaTrison made ano,be. LII, u sIe
with sword md havonet thav cnt down tb6
anenov a. sncb roto tb5t t5o1, "o oaIS W. tHo
cieared tbe font and siJes ~ .ho ~
WALL th1s o.. -, - ,,,t.,,. 10 SH en-, aNo'
taII, uH.s Sse On ~ tne DEaVe
Iames and in removinn ~ pq.s'ns ~ rn;os UTJ tng
Uorndod ~ nIooos ~ c,rastor s'fott, u'
mesnttna The enerov had rot haen' taIa 4" 6 .u5
inst as the sal1vin1 marty a0ain raacbed 4bo
showers of balls. and one Of tbe nrCiactiIes
entering the breast of the paIlant Cantain
of the heseiOed laid him IifaIers On tha
verv threshold of the building. n was now
"a m and the bordes ~ sevso-os oT,tsSda
again had recourse tn the uee of norsfina
The building was soon on fra again in
ffty different Dlaces. and hnndrsde of
the enemy were perforatinp the walls AT Va
rIous points. Sub Ideut. Montt who YVES now
in command. received a wound In tbe head
but he was soon up again and at the frort
of the few remaining men of tbe garrison
Sallies were organized under sub Ifeuter,
ants Montt, Cruz and Perez. and in one Of
the earliest of these, the first mentioned
officer was mortaIly wounded. On tbe morn
ing OF the 10th Sub-Lieutenant P4rez fell
wounded In another sally. and tbe moor
young officer was Immediately p0upced
upon bv a horde of Indians. who in the
midst Of demoniacal wells, lapced him to
death. Al this honr Ave frIars from tbs
neighborinr convent of Ocopa anneared on
the scene. and. Cruelty 10 hand. Commenced
to incite the Indians IN renew the ottocL IN
the building. All 10 O'Clock. Of The sevantg-
seven Chilians composing the garrison
only four. and two Of them wonn6aS
remained to offer snv roststaaco'
The rest were soma of tbem dooJ
and the others dving Tba bntISjno 1.,e ,na.
row sbaza in everv fl;rection Fo,,- "ao
wives of soldiers Who baI baoD ~ W. NE
nessss NJ tbe terr3bie fregedv ~ LII, +bng.
hnthan1s had nerisbsdEone - Of .beI, 'n1,I
Commanded hv her SON q Ijtt1a la oF e.
and another bv an iDfsnt Igbo IA y n nne1
into the world At the commencemant @ n1u ~ oe tbe
attack-sfter removing from ,be bnrri,,o,
bnJIdJno fbe ,vonrdad NH stiiI b"atLaS
went ont into the sonsre do,,hIioss LoIISna,,
o,d boIie,,s,'o, tbo+ o,1Jn' ~ a9ee nopng
coDditjon tbeir iiTos ond ecn se1 anu
oDes wonid he snaTad Tb@v y bod AZ haroit, a,.oio
slammed outside M the bnjId;"@ 'S,Uy hnn
ever uban thew were sat 80, ~ ~,
a crowd of the yelling and dr,,nilpo,, Coy ~
eoas who fIIad The so1ara - 81 "o'.o sas
horribly butcbeTed The iittIe lad aI0 of "s1e ege
bod hi: throat cnt from CO.. ~ 90 a~N % o m1e
Iittlc infant of a few hours onlv was fo,,n5
pierced with six lance wounds. Sub. Lieut..
Cr1z and the survivinO soldiers wera also