Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Affairs of Peru.

While The bravery of Gen. Caoeres
is unquestioned, writes Lima GORE
spondent to The NeU York Herald: 1t
must be admitted that he was born
under an unlucky star. Defeat seems
to accompany his banners. At the
date of my last dispatch, the 23d ult.,
resting at Ayacucho, after his toilsome
march of four weeks over the great
high road of the Incas stretching north
from Cuzco. 1t was supposed that he
would remain at Ayacucho for some
little time, and Gen. Mas, command
ing the government forces in the
central departments back of Lima. was
leisurely making his way toward Jauja
at which place the division under Col.
Yessup, slowly retiring before Caceres,
was ordered to Join him. On the 25th
of May, Yessup, with about a thou
sand men, had arrived ut Huancayo,
town in the interior, $50 miles dis
tant from Lima. and, quite unsuspic-
ious of danger, proceeded to make his
preparations for passing a comfortable
night. Yessup, who is a capital SOL
der, was only fearful of the malcon-
tent Indians. He, however, sent out
pickets of cavalry to guard the APP
proaches, and the indefatigable RADIO
mas. or women camp-followers of his
army, lit the fires and commenced the
manufacture of that singular lola
podrida" affected by the troops. Heavy
firing was soon heard at the outposts,
and presently the pickets came dash
ing in, announcing the rapid approach
of Caceres in force. Yessup lost no
time in forming, and in quarter of
an hour his troops were before the
enemy, who had been halted on some
hills within half mile of the town.
A fierce musketry duel ensued, both
sides keeping off at long taw, until the
rebels weakened and, apparently hav-
ing no supports, broke and fed. The
engagement lasted for three hours,
and the loss on each side was equal
twenty or more killed and like num-
Der wounded. The fact appears that
the battle was an affair of outposts,
and that Caceres has by no means
abandoned his intention of continuing
the campaign until his final purpose.
the overthrow of Iglesias, is accom-.
plished. So many stories have been
in circulation as to the disaffection of
the government troops, their sympathy
with the revolutionary cause and their
enforced service, that Cacercs evident
ly believed he had only to appear In
order to conquer Now he must be
satisfied that the army obeying the
orders of Gen. Iglcsas is eminently
loyal and will fight to the death against
his opponents. This is the principal
point gained in the affair at Huancayo.
Our last accounts state that Caceres is
about ten leagues from Huancayo.
further to the south at the bridge of
Izcuchuca, and that Mas, with his
well-armed and disciplined army of
three thousand men, was about TO
march against him for final conflict.
The government at Lima was highly
clated at the news Of this success, and
q cable message was sent to the minis
ter OF Peru at London stating that all
confidence might be entertained in the
ability Of the government to defeat its
adversaries and to sustain the credit
of the country. Caceres again asserts
his desire to reach pacification. and
IL Is well known that Gen. Iciesias
personally Is DESTROYS of vacatIno tho
presidential position.