The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-31
THE INSURGENTS TRIUMPH.
ADMIRAL BRoWN CONFIRMS THE NEWS
FROM VALPARAISO
Tho City Taken After . Terrible Fight
No War ships Engaged. bat Three Tor.
pedo noats Captured-The Provisional
President at MISUNDERSTANDING SAID
10 Have Keen Occupied by the Vie
tors-Balmaced Has Disappeared,

WASHINGTON. Aug. so.-The following dc.
spatch. dated Valparaiso. Aug. 20. has boon 70.
ceived at the Navy Department from Roar Adj
miral Brown
" The insurgents have possession OF the city
, OF Valparaiso. 1t was taken yesterday morn
Ing after very sanRuinary engagement. The
Government Ind the advantage OF good posi-.
tion, but suffered under bad generalship. Tho
troops were di-nrected. Tho insurgent ships
were not present. and the forts were not on.
gagged. Admiral Lynch. with three second
class torpedo boats. was captured. The for.
eign Admirals demand guarantee in pro.
tecting the lives and property Of foreign sub
jects. l have 100 men at tho Consulats.
Many refugees are on board. The Provisional
President Is here"
The following despatch was received this
afternoon BY Mr.. Mont. one OF the Congress
ENJOYS:
"IouIouE AUG. 80
Don Pedro Mont. Washington:
The Juntn OF the Congress Government 10
on route Tor Santiago to-day ERnAzuR1z."
Senior Mont last night received the following
cableKram:
"IourouE. Aug. 90.
Don Pedro Mont. Washington
The triumph in Placidia has been complete.
Commandante Mont communicates that tho
troots OF Balmaceda numbered $4,000 men.
have been taken. The torpedo boats Lynch and
Aldea and all the rest are in our power. Val.
paraiso was occupied without resistance. vi.
cuna. Godoy. Banados tMinister OF tho Into.
rior, and Wei. Intendente OF Valparaiso, have
fled to foreign vessels In the harbor. Our
losses have not been considerable.
"ERRAzuRrz"
PARIS. Aug. 3O.-The agents Of the Gillian
Congress party have received an official de-
oh k;or ,wtn ~ .Ssl.>
party is In control Of the capital. that Balma.
coda fled on Friday night. and that the country
is TRANQUIL.
Buenos Ayres dispatches say that Balmaceda
resigned in favor of Gen. BaQuedano.
The despatch from Admiral Brown to the
Navy Department WIS the only information
received here to- day by the Government off,
cials OF tho situation In Chilli Nothing further
has been heard from the Consul at Valparaiso
since his telegram announcing the surrender Of
that city to the insurgents. Nor has any.
thing been received from Minister ERan at
Santiago. 1t is believed by officials OF tho
State Department. Notwithstanding tho do
spatches to the contrary. that Santiago is still
IN the hands OF Balmacedn They base this
opinion on the fact that the department has
not been informed BY Minister Egan
OF its capture. They say he would
certainly have notified the department
had tho city been surrendered. as there is no
interference with tho cable line via Buenos
Ayres. SO far as the department knows The
Chiian Minister declined to receive any one
tonight. 1t is reliably reported that he re-
ceived word to-day that Balmaceda was still In
possession OF Santiago. and had not fed.
Tho only news received here By tho snvoys OF
tho Congress party besides tho despatch from
1Quinue saying the Junta was ON its way to
Santiago. was a message from Lima saying
that Santiago is In tho hands Of tho Congress
party and that they have established q TOM
porary authority looking to the safety Of
persons and property. and that Balm aoeda's
whereabouts are unknown. Mr.. Mont says
there can be no doubt but that tho capital has
fallen. and that the insurgents will soon hs In
full control OF the Government