Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-28
WORK OF TORPEDoEs.

Two Insurgent Chilian Vessels Sunk -Balmaceda's Fear of Poison-The Revolutionary Army on the March Southward.
 NEW YORK, April 27.-The house of Flint & Co. received to-day the following cablegram from Santiago: On the morn ing of April g the government torpedo cruisers Almirante Lynch and Almirante Concal, commanded by Captains Moraga and Fuentes, attacked in the bay of Cal dera the ironclads Blanco and Huascar of the insurgent squadron and destroyed them with the Whitehead tsrpedoes. The Blanco was the flagship of Captain Montt, chief Of the insurgent squadron. The government vessels received no damage whatever and have returned to Valparaiso, where they are preparing for another trip to destroy the remaining vessel of the re- volting squadron. This is considered the death-blow to the rebellion and it is be- Geved that the revolution will be termin- ated within fifteen days, as the torpedo cruisers Lynch and Conca1 have greater speed by at least ten miles an hour than the vessels that still remain in the hands of the insurgents.
 A dispatch to the Chillian legation at Washington corroborates the report of the destruction of the Blanco and Huascar, as described above.
 PARIS, April 27.-Advices received here from Chili via Buenew Ayres state that during the battle at Caldera five tor pedoes were discharged at the Chilian in surgent war vessels, sinking the monitor Huascar, as well as the Blanco Encalada President Balmaceda's fleet, after adminis- tering this severe lesson to the insurgents, returned to Valparaiso without having sustained any damage.
 Further news received from Chii is to the effect that the war ship Florence, which, up to the present, has been loyal to President Balmaceda, has now gone over to the insurgents.
 It is also stated that President Balmace- da is so much in dread of being poisoned that he will not partake of any food which has not been prepared by his own mother.
 PARIS, April 27.-The congress party in Chili telegraph that the loss of their war ships will not impede their military opera tions, and that their army continues its march southward.
 LONDON, April 2s.-A despatch to the Times from Valparaiso says: The govern ment cruisers, Almirante Condal and AL mirante Lynch, pursued and engaged the insurgent cruiser, Aconcagua. The lat ter resisted stoutly, but was about to strike her colors, when man. of-war, supposed to be the insurgent vessel, Esmeralda, was sighted, whereupon the attackers retired and the Aconcagua escaped. The casualties on the govern ment boats were one killed and ten wounded. The insurgents appear to be dispirited.
 Telegrams received in Paris from insur- gent sources confirms the foregoing dis spatch and add that the engagement lasted ninety minutes; that the Aconcagua was hit seven times, and that she sustained no serious injury.
 WASHINGTON, April 37.-The United States steamer San Francisco arrived at Payta, Peru, yesterday, en route to Chili. She is maintaining her reputation as a speedy vessel. She has been fourteen days at sea since she sailed from San Francisco, and in that time has covered over 4,500 miles. She has yet to sail 1,700 miles to reach her destination, and there is no doubt that she will cover the entire dis tance of 6,200 miles in twenty days, as the navy department expected.