The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-09
THE CHILEAN CHASE.
Warship Esmeralda Gets a Coal
Supply at Panama.
ITATA NEARLY READY FOR SEA.
1t Makes No Difference Whether She
Landed Part Of Cargo in Chile
Incidents of the Chase.

PANAMA, June s.-with the permission OF the
government the Chilean steamer Esmerslda 10
receiving about 90 tons Of coal, which is being
supplied by the Panama Railroad Company.
ibis iuei has been secured TO enable the Esmer-
aida to proceed to africa. maritime town OF
Chile The belligereats in Chile not having as
yet been recognized by this government, the
local authorities are watching the movements
Oh the Esmeralda very closely. she Will prob
ably leave about the 10th inst
loUfoUE, June 6.-The torpedo boats Amir
ante Lynch and Almirante Condel, accom-
panied by two armed transports, attempted to
lombard Pisagua at long range today. Very
soon retired. Congressional ships have gone in
pursuit.
The British ship Sirius, from San Francisco
with provisions, arrived yesterday. She reports
that an agent of Balmaceda attempted TO detain
her at Callao, but the British minister at Lima
opposed such action unless the agent deposited
10000 sterling.
The Itata will be ready to sail for California
Saturday
WASHINGTON CITY, June s.-Nothing is known
In Official circles here of the reported secreting
OF arms by the Itafa before her surrender 20 Ad-
miral McCann. IL Is assumed from the ad
niral's report 70 the navy department that the
insurgents have been acting in good faith
throughout, but in any event, the arms and
coming legal proceedings than was at first sup
posed, and even if some OF them had been
landed in Chile, II is doubtful II this government
has any reason to complain. The fact that
she took her arms aboard al sea might De of i'm
portance during the trial as evidence tending TO
sustain the libel In its allegation of her purpose
TO break the neutrality laws, but oral evidence
would be quite as effective as the production of
the arms In court. So ii appears there
Is no absolute necessity for the
surrender OF any arms TO Admiral Mccain.
tits possible the testimony may show they were
transferred from the Robert and Minnie to the
Itata within three miles of San Clemente island,
in which case 1t must be held that the transfer
took place in United states waters. But IL this
should be so il would have 10 form the subject
OF new libel.
SAN FRANCISCO, June SAN Acapulco special
gives details of the Itatas arrival at that point
The Esmeralda and Itata left Iquique together,
and on their arrival at Cape 81. Lucas the cap
tain OF the Esmeralda. who is known as Silvia
Palmas, and is son of the president OF the Chile
an senate, and was formerly a lieutenant on the
Minotaur, OF the English navy, went aboard the
1tata, and took her to San Diego, where he got
$4,000 in gold and supplies. The Itata then
steamed south at the rate OF ten knots per hour,
but the Esmeralda had gone. The Itata con-
tinued to point 100 miles south of Manzanilla,
Mexico, where the Esmeralda was sighted. They
were ABOUT 70 put coal on board the Esmeralda
In barge purchased at San Bias by the Esmer-
aida, when signal OF pursuer having been
sighted was displayed by steam launch posted
as lookout The Itata Immediately put west
at the top of her speed. The pursuer was the
United States cruiser Charleston, and as
soon as the Esmeralda had hoisted
the launch aboard she prepared to meet her.
The meeting took place of the harbor of AGA
pulco at 3 O'Clock in the morning, and when the
Esmeralda's search-lights fell upon the Charles
ton the boatswain whistle piped all hands to
quarters, and all hands went to the guns. The
Esmeralda was also prepared, and Captain
Palma told the correspondent that had
pistol shot been fired on either side 1t
would have been the signal for an instant en-
gagement. The Charleston eventually steamed
into the harbor without exchanging salutes
The Esmeralda followed, and the Charleston
sent a barge with an officer, to pay a
complimentary visit, but he was not allowed
to board the Esmeralda. The Charleston pro-
ceeded southwark after coaling. The Esmeralda
had made arrangements with the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company to buy 400 tons of coal, but
the Mexican government refused to permit
them TO load ii, even after Il had been paid for,
though Colma threatened to fight If 1t was not
furnished and anchored the Esmeralda
with her guns turned on the town.
After repeated protests the government
ct the city of Mexico sent an order to
furnish the vessel with needed coal.