New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-08
NAY MAKE WAR ON BOLIVIA.
.,y CHILLI MAY ANSWER THE LATTER'S
- prcoGNTTION OF THE CONGRESS PARTY.
.,,prusE OF THE PREsIpENTE PINTO FROM
GHNoA-sLow PROGRESS OF THE
EIGHT IN CHILL

GENoA-SLow PROGRESS OF THE
FIGHT IN CHILL.
unrs Aug IA dispatch received in this city
..aav from Buenos Ayres asserts that Chill will
s..,,rs war against Bolivia, because the Govern
..pt Of the latter country has recognized the Con-
.rcssional party of Chill as belligerents.
Genoa. Aug. THE Balmacedan cruiser Presi-
ANTE Pinto has left this port and shaped her
.,urss In a westerly direction. On the eve of her
silius a number of sailors deserted from her.
Can Diego, Cal Aug. IAN officer Of the
,,,;ted States ship Pensacola, which arrived here
,-s.erday from Chill, said to an Associated Press
.orrcspondent that the progress made so far by
.,ther marty IN Chilli is small The Congressional
Marty had plenty of money, while Balmaceda Is
aoodins the country with paper money. Al VAL
caraiso the English sovereign is worth Sl5'
Ehould Balmaceda's new cruisers arrive from
Europe in good shape to enter engagements. the
Insurgents will be defeated; but if anything hap
mrs TO the new ships, the war may continue for
years. Both parties well supplied with arms
ard ammunition. So far only three engagements
have been fought, none of them serious, and the
insurgents have been victorious each time. The
insurgent vessels Esmeralda and Cochrane joined
in an expedition against CoQuimbo, and Just
before the Pensacola left Iquique it was reported
they had been victorious in the fight.
-
launch, Captain Kantz said it was entirely erro-
ineous The blowing up of an insurgent launch
by torpedo was probably the foundation for
the story. c..u-.o,.,
Three provinces now recognize the Congresslonal
psrty-Alscama, Tarapaca and 1acca Inc lat-
Ter province, however, is to vote IN two years
whether il shall belong TO Chill or feru.
The Genoa incident is one instance OF the oaa
luck which seems to be pursuing cruisers OF dictator
Balmseeda The hostile attitude toward them OF the
French Portuguese and Spanish Governments mas
already been related, well as the uwillmGness Oh
the English firemen at PensanZc to serve on boaru
those vessels. But there are some facts reitVc 10
that question which have not yet been recorded One
of these cruisers the Presdene Errazurz, Is SAID to
be now on the Atlantic on the way to VALPARAISO,
poorly provided with sailors and fremen. LA Cor
respondencia dc EspaDa," semi-offcisl paper OF
Madrid. stated that the Spanish Government, on hshr
ing that the cruiser had lett HavTe and that it might
call at some pennsular ports, had sent orders similar
TO those issued by the British Admiralty forbiddng
the embarkng OF sailors. remen and articles OF war
AZ 10 the other vessel the Presdente Pinto II appears
that while II was aground near the port OF IOulr an
italian deserted from the snip and was being taken
away in a small boat manned by two young men But
they were overtaEen by the Chilans and imprisonco
on The cruiser They were released on the next day
only upon the Official demand OF the Commissaly OF the
French military port