The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-22
ruE ATTACK ON LIMA.
How the Various Foreign MtntS-
tors Had to Run for Their
Lives,

The Philadelphia Press of January.
Minister Christiancy. with all the dl
plomatic corps resident in that city,
embracing those of the English, French,
Spanish, and other legations, went out
to- MilaHores, a village five miles distant
from Lima, to receive from President
Pierola his answer to the terms offered
by the Chilian General Baguedano
through the commi,tee ofthe diplomatic
corps, consisting of Mr.. Pinto, Saliva.
dorian Misis.er. dean Of the corps, and
the French and Eng ish Ministers: The
two armies were Crawn up IN hue OF
battle hard BY. bat an armistice had
been arranged till midnight to hear the
answer. Pierola and his staff were at
breakfast in a neirhboring house, and
while a committee was waiting for hun
TO come out a single heavy gun was dis
charged by accident and in a minute a
battle was raging.
THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE STAMPEDE
of the committee, and in fact of the di-
plomatic corps who, en- masse, looked
anything but dieni6ed, and who flung
diplomacy to the winds as they all strove
tooth and pail, heel and toe to reach
Lima or anywhere safe quarters were
to be had. The English Minister.
| Hon. Spencer St. John. wrote to bis
home government description of the
fight. He says in his report The
corps divided, one party making for the
railroad train which they had left but a
little while before, while another
party sought to gain the railroad
track far ahead of the train. Mr..
Christianey, the United States Minister,
whe was with the latter party, said that
although he was not actually engaged in
the late rebellion in his country. he I'M
derstood hanking. found the Cristian-
cy party. and the race for life commenc
ed. The shot and shell came thick and
fast, and our party displayed all the leg
activity each Que was capable of. Shells
would explode in front of US, causing a
temporary halt, when an enormous solid
shot in our rear, blowing in the ground
for rods and throwing dirt over and
around us, would give a sudden impe-
tus to a forward movement, and We
would again hasten toward Lima.
MINISTER CHRISTANCY's FLIGHT.
The United States Minister Jared
badly. Aged, tall, and Of figure not
adapted to gymnastic exercise, he made
but sorry work. and l felt for him deep
ly. The perspiration rolled Oft him,
and at times his legs would latter, and
he but feebly staggered on. 1t looked
very serious for us, but | endeavored to
cheer him up. After a narrow escape
from round shot | cried to him: Keep
up a good heart, your Excellency. Re
member your wife at home oh!
damn my wife, was the startling reply,
but l noticed, with much satisfaction,
that the thought seemed to give him
renewed vigor, for he sped out with in
creased speed, doing excellent work for
awhile. Through deep marches, over
hills, climbing walls, we pushed on to-
ward Lima, the shot, the shell, the dirt,
drifting all around us. The distance
from Lima to Milafores shut five miles,
but we must have travelled yer twice
that distance to reach the Capital. 1t
was late when We got there, Mr.. Chris
tiancp. our leader, f%orlorn, detected,
and in an exhausted condition, the rest
of us but little better"
[NoTE.-The emphasis of the long
legged Michi-gander is due to the fact
that his wife, who was a pretty govern
ment clezkess when he married her,
''took up with" another fellow, and a
divorce suit is pending