The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-25
THE GUERRILLA WAR
Chilean Troops Run Briskly
Away From Antofogasta
INSURGENTS GAMING GROUND.


PARIS, March 24.-Teiegrams from Iqui-
que say portion of the Antofogasta gar
fison refused to fight and declared in favor
Of the insurgents, and the rest fed toward
CoIoma, closely followed by the insur-
gents.
PAxAnA, March 1s.-[Special. III. NJ. s.
Warspite II at Callao. The following il
CLEANED from her officers:
We left IauiQuc February %, subsequent to the
different events which led TO the capture of that
poFt b. the rebels and the IRE which caused the
Destruction Of property worth $2,o0o0oo 1t APP
pcars that when the rebels captured the port the
government troops took up position some dis
faucs from II The rebels returned on board,
leaving only 6fty men in charge. The troops
SOON heard OF this, and marched on the place
40 strong, under Colonel Solo, Firing COM
meuced, snd shore fusillade led the ships to
promptly open fire. The Blanca en- Cslada.
Emerclda and Huascar used heavy guns, while
the transports kept mitraileuses busily en-
ploysd Tremendous destruction followed, and
ne flames spread until the whole central part OF
5anfaue, where the best stores and buildings
were situated, wasfn ruins. Up TO the 18th. when
the wszspits left 1quique, the ruins were yet
Burning.
The 6ght was stern snd bloody tragedy, and
would have been more prolonged had it not been
for N arrangement reached by the chiefs OF the
parties, and under which the opposition leaders
ene1ged to pay Colonel Solo $4,000 TO deliver
oSnOux his men, who were then 70 join the reb-
eis. Tho government troops abandoned their
arms and soon dispersed. Subsequently Solo
Was arrested and sent on board the Amazon. -
necused Of having distributed only 8, 600 among
the mon and having retained the balance.
Those on the Warspits were also informed that
Coiopel Robes bad 1000 Of Balmaceda's troops
- the pampae, and it was possible that they
would again stack Iquique, in which port and
~ vicinity tho revolutionists stated that they
Aad 500 men, They were, however, short Of
ammunitious but were expecting some BY
steamer.
Iquious d in an abnormal situation, and the
Inhabitants have taken refuge on IN island.
Pieagua has been abandoned by the populace.
The indente Of Iquique sought refuge on the
Waupfte, and subsequently left in the cable
steamer Silver Town for Valparaiso.
The report II confirmed OF the Eight at San
1rancisc0. in which Gen. Pcgram was killed.
Come OF the number lost their lives through
newspaper Vos de Chic, which supported the
government, was sacked and burned. The War
spite gave passage 70 caIlao to lis persons
~ different nati0uAlities.
Tho Swedish steamship Vile de Belfast
reported that 800 killed and wounded were
the outcome Of the fight at the Tarapacca
pampas.
The Lima Diario said on February 25:
THE present revolution threatens to re-
Dult in serious international conflicts.
Peruvian territory has already been yio-
lated by the Chilean government troops"
A report reached Panama March that
when tho forces Of Valparaiso fired on the
Blanca Enclada, killing several Of her
crew. the commanding officer solicited
permisaiOn from the shore authorities to
bury them, and the answer he received
was that he might bury them in the sea.
The commander Of the Blanca Enclada
thercupon appealed tosthe captain of her
mAjesty's other ship, the Champion, and
the latter significantly replied: Request
me to bury them and ! shall do So" The
request was formally made, whereupon
the British commander had the Chilean
eeamen taken ashore, under protection of
the British flag, and buried with due
military honors In graves he had ordered
prepared for them.
WAsHrroroN CRY, March 2l.-It is the
purpose of the navy department to have
Admiral Brown, IN command Of the Pacifie
station, transfer his flag from the Charles
ton to more suitable cruiser, the San
Francisco, and to dispatch that vessel to
~sssAO - sAAO CuIsatSb pOSSiDAS udy. DOM
vessels are now 1t Mare Island, Cal, and
the San Francisco, It is expected, will be
ready to sail within two weeks. If there
should be need for another vessel in
Chilean waters the Charleston will follow
the San Francisco within q fortnight.
When Admiral Brown reaches Chile he
will relieve Admiral Mccain, who will re-
join his flagship. the Pensacola.
NEW York. March PA firm in this
city received this morning dispatch from
> correspondent in Chile, stating that the
Chilean government, in order to avoid the
bombardment and the destruction of Anto-
fogosta by the vessels Of the rebels, have
Withdrawn the government troops from
that place, with the rolling stock of the
railroad. to Coloma, q strategic point be-
tween Antofogasta and Iquique.
special cablegram to the Herald from
Puerto Cabello says: ''The first fight has
taken place between the Venexuelans and
the English on the frontier of British
Guiana" It relates to the boundary line
between Venezuela and British Guiana.
HONDURAS AT THE WORLDS FAIR.