Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-29

double quick up iiito the torrent Of IRE
aud losd which blazed nom the IN
surgcnts' ranks. General Bafbosa
was killed. The line wavered
for an insiant, but then went on
a very short distance further on
General Aizerreca fell from MS
horse, wounded unto death. Again
the line wavefcd, aud then Gen. tanio
gave the order TO charge. win awllu
yell the Congressional army LETT thcit
defcnsos and charged on tho now re.
treating enemy. The artillery poured
n deadly FIRE into the ranks OF Balma,
ceda's tfoops. The loss Of the general
officers had left the latter without =
head, aud all efforts u the subordinate
officers To rally them were Of no avail
The retreat became "a rout aud panic
aud then utter Generalization. The
government cavalry made stand, but
u was short.
Volley after volley was poured into
the demorallLod mob. A whole rcgl'
ment, which had not Lost their regi-
mental formation, went over TO the
victorious troops Of Canto and Joined
Ia the attack on their late comrades
These doserters were generally volun'
teara who had been impressed by bh.
mnceda since the beginning Of HOSTILE
ties. Thor sympathiea all along have
been with the insurgents, and they
graspod the fret opportunity TO go over
10 them.
Tho fighting lasted lcss than i've
hOurs, aud Ia desperate character may
be- Judged by the the fact that fully i've
thousand men were killed and wound
ed. The country for miles around Il
filled with men, many Of them wound
cd, who were this morning thedepond.
encc u Balmacela.
The defeat Of the Government Il ABB
solute. there Il no possibility OF fo'Orga.
nisation, and II B,lmace1R does not
succeed In making his escape through
the mountain passss, tue chances nru
that he will be- captured and shot.
pIcsidcnt-olrct Nicuna early took
the alarm when tho slraggler- began
coming In from the battlefield. lie
went ABOARD the German fiagshlp aud
asked protection Of the admiral. IL
was granted. Then Intcndant Veil
scut u communication TO Admiral
brown Of the United states Navy aud
the commanding officers The othcrfo for
elgn fleets, requesting them 10 send men
aahor 10 protect their citizens, a. the
probabilities were that there might he
trouble. A party Of blue Jackets and
marines from the cruiser "San Fran
cisco" quickly came ashore and took
up positions about tho American Con.
sulate. The other naval officers FOL.
lowed ruit,and soon there were enough
foreign sailors and marines on shore ~
"A lN.Nr L.
The streets 0f the city by III o'clock
were filled with n disorganl1cd mob Of
Balmacedau soldiers.
The execution among the officer,
had been terrific. Ia addition 10 Con.
erals Barhc-a and Alzerrcca, nearly all
the staff officers had been KILLED or
wounded, aud the fatalities among the
line officers had also been great. To
avoid tho blooished which would
probably have resulted from the vic.
toflOu= army entering the city, heated
with iifo OF battle, Veil sent a Nag TO
General Canio with n proposltion 10
surrender the city.
II was accepted, aud Senior Walker
Martinez, the Congressional leader,
took possession OF the city
Shortly after noon the victorious
army began 10 enter Valparaiso, led by
General Canto with his stAn. The In.
surgont troops were greeted with tho
widest enthusiasm. People were wild
with excitement, aud tho streets re-.
sounded with shouts Of "Vivc Chile!"
"Nive CANTOR
Shortly after the army entered, Cap.
tain fuoniO Of tho torpedo boat cal
niirante Lynch" was summoned Il
surrender. ii, attempted To steam out
and opened fir with his machine
guns. There was sharp engagement
and then Captain Feunto hauled down
his nag, and there wns not nm enemy
10 the revolution from Fort Naliivia
to Vino del Mar.
Durl1g the afternoon such Of Tn,
government troops a. We're In the city
| delivered up their arms and wor,
parolod. The city II Just IA could b,
expected. Nobody hero has any
| knowledge OF the whereabouts OF Bal
maccdn, although the insurgent lead
crs are exceedingly anxious 10 nnt
him. The general belief IA that he Il
making his way out Of the country
perhaps overland to Buenos Aytes.
THE REroRT CONFIRMED.
San FRANCISCO, August 2S.-Th,
firm Of John ID. Sprockels a Bros. o.
this city received the following cable
gram direct from Valparaiso this after
noon;
"OppositIon defeated; Valparaiso II
control Of the Congressionalists,"
The oablegram comes from u SQUIRE,
which houses here interested In tn,
| II Al L. tai