National Republican., 1883-11-03
CHILEAN FOURTH OF JULY.
How 1t Was Celebrated by the Army Of OcCu-
patton in the City Of Lima
The Chilian Commander and Hts Army
Igiesias and Ills Government
Special Lener.

CALLAO, PERU, Oct. 2.-lhe eighteenth oil
September is the Chlian fourth of July, that
being tho day on which she ceased to bo q
colony of Spain. There are about 1000 Of
the troops in Lima, also good many in
Callao and adjacent towns, so a fote was de-
clared by Vice Admiral Lynch, who now
commands these shore forces, to last
three days, from tho seventeenth TO
the nineteenth inclusive. On the
seventeenth ten bands played on the
grand plaza in Lima, and there were cock
fights and other amusements at Ancon, a
small town twenty miles north of Callao,
special train being arranged for to run down
and take those who wished TO attend. Very
few went however Tho eighteenth the
shipping in Callao harbor was dressed and
there were numerous flags displayed in, the
streets. In Lima official congratulatory calls
were made upon Admiral Lynch by his own
officers and foreigners.
The soldiers were allowed plenty of liquor,
but kept in their barracks; and there were
horse races and grand collation. at the
Meggs race course, between Lima and Caliao,
which was very well attended. On the nine
teenth there was a grand review of the army
of occupation at MoDserrat, which is one of
the suburbs of Lima.
| went up to Lima to SEQ them march back
to their barracks. Standing on the sidewalk
of the narrow Mercaderes street, they all
passed very close to me- and l had an excel
lent opportunity of seeing them. First came
Vice Admiral Lynch and his staff, mounted on
beautiful horses aud clad in gorgeous uni
, forms. Lynch is of medium height and
carries himself as straight as an arrow; his
features are large and his complexion sallow.
lie appears to be quite young man, yet l
am told he is over sixty. His staff were mon
nE all rnI oil .4n.l..
splendidly, as do all their compatriots Close
behind them came guard of cavalry, the
men being armed with sabers and rifles. A
battery of four Nordenfeldt guns followed,
each gun drawn by four white mules whose
tails were wound at the end with red cord.
FOUNDER Krupp cannon, each drawn by
six magnificent big bay horses Next
came the infantry, marching platoon front,
and keeping their lines very well, especially
as the street was so narrow. Tho soldiers
are tall, well-formed men, and they seemed
very comfortably clad; short boot made OF
Hght-colored leather was the favorite foot
covering, only one regiment wearing laced
Shoes They were armed with Chamblain
rifles, which are said here to be less delicate
and therefore more serviceable than Rem
ington's would be in the hands of these men
whose faces looked very unpromising. They
impressed me rs being daredevil lot and
BILE when aroused
The officers seemed to belong to an entirely
different class, and / am told that they do.
Their faces looked intelligent aud they had
good features, yet they would be more hand
some if their mixed origin was not so appar-
eut. They were all young, many with down
on their faces. They carried themselves well
and were neatly uniformed. They had
swords, and am told that in battle they also
carry carbnes.
forgot to mention that the cannoneers ar,
armed with rifles. and that what looked lik,
small brass plug was carried in the muzzle
of all the rifles. The whole army looked wei
disciplined, armed, and cared for yet the
step looked as if it would wear them out
is very short, and they seem to accent th,
right foot while starting with the left. 1
seems as if it would jar the head badly, anl
is certainly very ungraceful.
There were numerous bands, which PLAYED
very WE'LL in spite of their being composed
as were the rear ranks of the regiments
mainly Of young boys Some of them did no
look to be over 12 years of age. They wor,
mems boots, many sizes too large, anC
tramped, or rather lmped, along braveiy, fo
the step makes you think they arc all lame
or have tight boots.
There were very few people out in tn,
Streets those that were being of the lowe
classes and all the stores and windows wert
closed, the Peruvians evidently taking no in
terest in it.
Ever since the Chilans took Lima whicl
is more than two years ago, there has beer
talk of peace, but the Chiians are accused o
never having been in earnest They certainl,
are so now. They want the nitrate deposit
and the guano, and, of course, Peru has 90
to give them up, now she has been whipped
unless she can keep up the semblance of wa
long enough to exhaust the resources of Chill
which is not probable. For long Will
there were large sums of money levied iron
private citizens, but that source is now ex
hausted and the receipts at the custom
houses are falling of, owing to the enormou
duties. The price of nitrate has allen in tn
market, and altogether it is not very profit
able now to hold the country. Besides
numbers of soldiers have died and ar
still dying of yellow fever. To make Ion
story short, the Chilians want peace, so the
are going to try the English plan of settn
mp o dummy ruler
Gen. Igesias, who fought we'll for his coun
try and deserves well of her, offered to max
peace on Chilian terms, SO they have declaie
him president and are forcing the people t
declare for him. AS soon as u town declare
for him the Chilians evacuate it. Then ther
is row there. Everything looks asif Iglesia
would not long survive the final evacuatio
of the country. Tho people seem to hav
nothing against him except that the Chilan
have taken him up. However, they had {
take up some one, as tho Peruvians arc to
divided between Caceres, Montero, Chaderol
and any number of possible candidates,ever t
elect anyone themselves
1t seems as If Peru would be much better o
without her guano and nitrate, which are
heavily mortgaged that she has got no prof
out of them since Baltas presidency. Also
seems hard 20 see where the Chilans are {
be benefited unless they repudiate the NOR
cages which are in the form of bonded deb
the bonds being chiefly held by foreigners
The minister of foreign affairs of Chill
Senior Aldunate, arrived here II fow days agt
aud the withdrawal of Cblian troops fr0I
Lima and their establishment at ChOrillC
and Callao has been announced to take plac
very soon. Then Iglesias will enter and tr
his hand at government, and all foreigner
are holding their breath expecting all sor
OF disorders, yet hoping they will not com,
IL has been Il season of order and clcanline.
ever since the Chilians took command, an
they have not levied on the foreigners, !
they regret their departure. | heard to-da
very directly that the Chilian soldiers hay
not been paid for three months and half
There was n rumor two days ago thu
Iglesias had been poisoned, but it prove
unfounded. MARGUERITE DIcKINs.
Redemption OF 3 Per Cent. Bonds.
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