The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-01
THE CHILEAN REBELLION.
Much Fighting with Many Killed on 30
Sides.

Much Fighting with Many Killed Both
Sides.
PANAMA, March l6.-The English IRON
clad War Sprite arrived at Callao on March
]. Those on board furnished information
Of which the following is q summary:
They left Iquique on Feb. 26, subse-
quent to the different events which led to
the capture of that port by the rebels and
the first fire which caused the destruction
of property valued at S2,OOO,OOO. 1t ep-
pears that when the rebels captured the
port the government troops took up posi-
ton at some distance from 1t and held
themselves in readiness to attack the city.
The rebels returned on board, leaving only
some fifty men in charge. The troops
soon heard of this and marched to the
place, some two hundred strong, under
Col. Soto. They reached the vicinity at
about 6 o'clock in the morning and there
fell in with n guard of sailors. Firing
commenced and the shore fusillade led the
ships 10 promptly open fire. The Blanca,
Encalada, Esmeralda and Huascar used
their guns while the transports kept their
mitrailleuses busily employed.
at 10 a. m fire broke out in nitrate ware
house, which was extinguished by the fire
brigade At $3.50 p. m. another fire broke
out and this time the efforts OF the fire.
men proved useless and the flames spread
until the whole central part of Iquique.
where the best stores and buildings were
situated, was in flames. Up TO tho 26th,
when the War Sprte LETT Iquique, the
ruins were yet burning.
The fight which resulted in the fire was
a stern and bloody tragedy and it would
have been more prolonged had il not been
for an arrangement having been reached
by the chiefs of the two parties, under
which the opposition leaders engaged TO
pay Col. Soto $4,000 to deliver among his
men, who were then to join the rebels.
Under this arrangement the government
troops abandoned their arms and soon
dispersed. subsequently Col. Soto was
arrested and sent on board the Amazon,
accused oil having distributed only
81 900 among his men, and having re-
tanned the remaining $1,000. Those on
board the War Sprite had also been in
formed that Col. Robeles had 1000 of
Balmaceda's troops on the pampas and
that il was possible they would again
attack Iquique, in which port and its
vicinity the revolutionists stated they had
5000 men. They we're, however, short of
ammunition, but were expecting some by
a steamer. Iquique is in a completely
abnormal situation, and all the inhabi-
tants have taken refuge on the island,
where they had previously been stationed.
Pisaguay has been abandoned by the
populace. The intendent Of Iquioue
sought refuge on the War Sprite and sub
sequently left in the cable steamer Sill
vertown for Valparaiso.
The report is confirmed of the fight at
San Francisco in which Gen. Vidagran
was killed and where the rebels were de-
feated. In the fight at Iquique on the 18th
about 200 persons were killed Some OF
the number lost their lives through their
own imprudence. The office Of the daily
newspaper Yos De Chill, which supported
the government, was sacked and burned
The War Sprite gave passage 10 Callao to
lis persons of different nationalities.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-It is the pur-
pose Of the navy department TO have
Admiral Brown, in command of the Pa
cifc station, transfer his flag from the
Charleston TO the more suitable cruiser
San Francisco and TO dispatch that vessel
10 Chill at the earliest possible day. Both
vessels are now at Mare Island, Cal,
and the San Francisco, it is expected, will
be ready 10 sail within two weeks. IL
there should be need for another vessel in
Gillian waters the Charleston will follow
the san Francisco within a fortnight.
When Admiral Brown reaches Chill he
will relieve Admiral Mccain, who will
rejoin his flagship. the Pensacola.
NEW York, March 25.-Messrs. Flint &
Co. Of this city received this morning
dispatch from their correspondent in
Chill stating that the Gillian government.