Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-29
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Battle of Vina del Mar.

The Battle of Vina del Mar.
VALPARAISO, Chilli, Aug. 29.-Balmace-
da's army has been crushed after Ave hours'
herd fighting, and Ia scattered beyond all
hope Of reorganization. a little after day
light yesterday tbs government troops ad.
vsnced on the enemy under cover Of q heavy
FIRE. AS SOON as the approaching column
got Within rengs destructive Are from the
revoiutionists tore through the ranks OF
the advancing troops until IL became TOO
hos, and despite the efforts OF she officers
shey broke and retired. Officers reformed
| Shelf columns and In steady ranks the gov
ernmens troops egain started i1to the tor
rant Of fire and LEAD which blaE,d from the
ranks Of the iDsuEgsnt army. Early In the
second charge General Barboss vas shot
down and was killed. Then General Alcen-
eca fell from his horse, wounded unto death.
G.nsEal Oanto then gave The order TO charge,
and with Wild yell the Congressional army
LETT their defences aod charged on the re-
treating enemy. Their artillery poured a
dssdy Are Into the ranks Of Balmaoeda's
army and ell the efforta OF the subordinate
officers to rally them were OF 90 avail. The
government cavalry made stand, but were
literally Gus to piscss. Whole regiments
which had not lost their formation went
over to the victorious troops OF Oanto and
joined In the attack oil their late comrades.
Fully five Thousand men were killed aud
wounded 10 the battle. Shortly after noon
the victorious army began to enter the cap
tursd city. The inhabitants OF Valparaiso
we're simply wild with excitement and the
siseets resounded wltn their shouts OF Viva
Chill" Viva Oansoi" as u compliment to
tins victorious troops. Tho torpedo boat Al
nairante Lynch, which pa, lying In the bar.
Dor, vas summoned to surrender. She at
tempted 10 ptosm onj and opened Are on the
iasurgens troops. Thers vas sharp en-
gagemant lasting fifteen minutes, aud the
Captain Fuentes hauled down his flag and
there was not an enemy to the revolution
Fort Vsldivia to VIVA del MAJ. The beliefis
shas Balr,eoeda is making his way out Of she
country, perhaps overland to Buenos Ayres.
After the surrender Valparaiso was placed
under the protection OF the sdmirals of
foreign faet-. A new govsrnm snt, with
possibly Judge Beisario Prats, hssd OF the
Last P .rliamsatsry Cabinet OF Baimaceds,
or Manual jose Irereszsval, head OF Con-
gress Cabinet, at Its head, will be formed,
and things will go along In about the same
wsy 10 Chill as they did before January z,
Whsu hostiities We're formally begun.
LONDON. Aug. 29.-Officisl dispatches re-
oelved In Berlin and Paris confirm the an
nouncement that Valparaiso hes been oep.
tured by the congressional party. The or
Derby mauner 10 which the congregational
forces have occupied the strategic points and
the quiet prevailing throughout Valparaiso
have been 80 marked that the admirals 10
command of the foreign fleets 10 Gillian
watars have decided that there Ia no need
for ga intervention on the part of the az
sembIed Hsats to protect the foreign popu.
lation Ut Valparaiso.
NEW YoBK, Aug. 29.-At the office Of
William 3. Grace to-day the following
crb!esram Yves received from Valparaiso:
'Oompiete victory opposition. All WE'LL"
GRACE & Co."
MesBrs Flint & Co.. when called upon
said that through Mr.. Flint the firm had re-
oelved osblesram confirming the defeat of
Bslms oeda's forces Mr. Flint added, how
eyer, that Balmacsds's forces were still
larger .boae of the insurgents and that 1t
was not ct oil improbable that Balmaceda
would gather together his scattered forces
and give the insurgents another battle.