The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-07
The CHILEAN REVOLT.
Destruction accomplished by the R6VO-
luti0naTy Naval Forces.

New YORK, March 7.-An Iquique letter
dated February 9th to the Herald says:
1.-The insurgents are maintaining strict
blockade on this own, and it is only queS-
ton of a few hours or days when
they will have complete control of every
thing in town. The German steam
ship Blanca arrived at Callao on
the 21st of January and reported that she
had sighted the Chilean corvette Abtad
doing guard duty in the Straits of
Magellan. The officers of the Blanca also
reported having seen the Admiral Lynch
sailing through the straits toward the Paci-
iic. While the Blanca was lying at Caro-
nal its officers saw the Esmeralda fire
repeatedly on the forts of the town. This
was due to the fact that the people OF the
town had fired on a boat from the ES-
meralda.
"The shells from the guns of the E.-
meralda drove the troops on shore inland
Qute number were killed and wounded
and the townspeople abandoned the port.
"The Secretary of War has been actively
engaged for some time in dividing the land
forces and arranging them so that the coast
can be protected against the rebel navy. He
has at last accomplished this task. General
Jose Francisco Conc is the General-ln-
Chief"
A Santiago letter dated February 9th
says: Everything is at skies and seyens
here and great insecurity is felt by every
one. CoQuimbo and Serena have Succumbed
to the revolutionists and now the inhab
itantS of those places are lending the rebels
all the aid in their power. Sailors and
mariners from the men-of-war Huascar and
Amazona landed at Talta and aided by the
population drove the. Government officials
out and took complete possession OF both
places. At Pisagua there was the same
result. The steamers Cachap0al, Aconragua,
Limara. Atata and Amazona, belonging TO
the South America Steamship Company,
have been captured, armed and pressed into
the revolutionary service The Cachapoal
was sent to Pisagua and there opened ire on
the Government forces, and during the com.
bat the rebels destroyed 250,00O rounds OF
cartridges and captured fifty-three prisoners
within four hours alter the siege commenced
along the coast.
The Champion is in Valparaiso, the Acorn
in COquimbO and the Pheasant IN lquique.
The WarSpite is momentarly expected.
No foreign newspapers are permitted 10 en-
ter the republic save under a severe CEN
sorship on the part of the Government.
Port africa has just been blockaded by the
insurgents, who have also taken possession
of the telegraph lines. Ten thousand dol
lars have just been paid by the Government
to the West Coast Cable Company for dam
ages sustained through the forced suspeD-
sion of its cable service.
LONDON, March Ga dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Chile says
that information received from offic al
sources shows the Chilean insurgents are
short Of ammunition, aud they therefore re-
frain from making an attack upon the
capital, where the troops are well armed
and are prepared TO make adefense. Presi-
dent Balmaceda's partisans are of the
opinion that a vigorous effort upon the part
of the G Government troops will quell the re-
beliOn.