The record-union., 1891-08-22
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
CHILE INSURGENTS LAND AN ARMY
AT QUINTERO BAY.
Land and Sea Forces Soon to Open
Fire on the Forts Which De-
fend Valparaiso.
special to the REcoRp-uNroN.

VALPARAISO (Chile), Aug. 21.-The in
surgent army effected a landing yester-
day at Quintero Bay, only twenty miles
north Of this city. According to the low
est estimate it numbers 5000 men. It
would be nearer the exact figures to say
10000 men. They were brought down
from Caldera on eight transports, three
tugs and four warships.
Admiral Brown, from his flagship San
Francisco, saw the landing of the insur-
gents. They are all well armed and en-
thusiastic. The Baltimore is in this har-
Dor. The Esmeralda, commanded by
Silva Palma, is just outside the harbor.
1t is expected that she will be Joined at
once by other insufgent war vessels from
Quintero Bay. 1t looks as if in coniunc-
ton with the advance of the land forces
upon this city, the feet will open fire
upon the forts that defend this harbor.
Valparaiso Bay is strongly fortified.
The forts mount thirty guns, among
which are ten 10-inch muzzle-load-
ers, eleven S-inch and 9-inch breech-
leaders and five Krupp guns of 21-centi-
meters caliber. The remainder are 3GO-
Founders. Most Of these guns are masked
| and offer very small target for ships to
lire at. The gunners are all skilled men,
who have had great deal OF practice
The insurgent fleet has altogether some
nineteen guns, including 1O-inch, S-inch
and 6-inch breech-loaders. Unless some
| of the Government gunners turn traitors
1t does not seem likely that the fleet can
silence the forts.
CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-Pedro Montt.
confidential agent of the constitutional
Government of Chile, has distributed to
newspaper representatives and officials a
5O-page pamphlet entitled "An Exposi-
ton of the Illegal Acts of President
Balmaceda, Which Caused the Civil War
in Chile" The catalogue includes his
attempt TO succeed himself by forcing one
of his creatures into the Presidential
chair as his successor; his refusal to call
an extra session Of Congress when legally
called upon 10 do so; his nomination of q
| Cabinet, which refused to resign when
censured by both Houses; his assump-
ton of dictatOrial powers in carrying on
the Government and disposing of the
public funds without reference to the
Constitution, laws or Congress, and his
refusal to submit to the legal decree of
Congress removing him from office
which brought about the final breach be-
tween him and Congress. In addition,
he has without authority of law emitted
Government paper money to the amount
of Sl2,OO0,0O0; and an inferior metallic
coinage; filled the country with spies:
violated the sacred right of domicile and
the sacredness of private correspondence.
guaranteed by the Constitution: refused
to obey the DEGREES of the high tribunal
ofjustice-the Supreme Court; impris-
oned many Judges; impeded by brute
force the courts of justice and forbidden
them TO exercise their high functions;
silenced all the public journals that op-
posed or criticised his acts, sometimes
confiscating or ordering the destruction of
a intO
prison hundreds of law-abiding citizens
and kept them confounded with crimi-
nails; imprisoned many of the members
of Congress, whose persons under the
Constitution are inviolable; dissolved
Congress; ordered the election of new
Senators and Representatives, although
the terms of more than two-thirds of the
Senators of the Constitutional Congress
had three years to run; altered and modi-
fed the election laws by his own arbi-
trary will; revoked the law which forbids
the public employees to be Senators or
Representatives the majority of the new
| members being salaried employees; en-
| bargoed the property of many ofhis Oppo-
nents; taken horses, cattle and other
property of his adversaries; made use of
the public funds according to his abso-
Lutte Will, and in palpable violation of the
laws; increased more than three times the
pay of the officers and soldiers of his
| army; enrolled by force an immense
number of citizens against their will, and
| against the laws; cruelty martyrized, by
logging and other ignominious tortures,
hundreds of respectable citizens, rich and
poor without respect to age or condition;
caused to be shot to death many citizens
without legal trial and sentence, and, in
short, has used his power as an odious
and cruel tyrant.
The Congressional party claims that in
the territory under its control the Consti-
tuition and laws are scr1pulouslv OBJ
served, and that ii represents the consti-
tutional Government of Chile.