The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-29
VALPARAISO CAPTURED.
GOVERNMENT FORCES BADLY BEATEN
YESTERDAY MORNING.
Tho Insurgents Entering the City Inst
Night and Commanders OF Foreign Fleets
Exerting Themselves TO Preserve DR.

Tho Insureent. Entering the City Inst
Night and Commanders of Foreign Fleets
Exerting Themselves 20 Preserve DR.
| der-Omcinl News OF the Battle.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Acting Secretary OF
! State Wharton received the following cable
gram tonight:
VALPARAISO. Aug. %.
Baltic fought near this city this morning.
! Govern mcnt iorcos badly beaten. Heavy loss
both sides. City surrendered TO opposition.
but in hands OF Adnirals OF American. German,
French and English fleets Tor good order. No
communication with Santiago. Opposition
! forces now entering the city.
| McCIEARY. Consul at Valparaiso"
| Mr.. Julio NJ. Foster. who Is assisting the
Congressional ENJOYS in this city. received the
following despatch dated to-day at New York:
| "Bamaceda is defeated. Valparaiso in our
power. Viva Chill. TEUMDuL1."
The sender is Richard Trumbull. one Of the
Congressional aGeats. who Is now under In
dictment for violation OF the neutrality laws In
connection with the equipment OF the ltata.
| The despatch gave great comfort 10 the Con.
gressonal partisans hero, and Mr.. Foster did
not at empt to conceal his satisfaction.
An hour after the despatch from Mr.. Trum-
bull came to hand tho following despatch from
Mr.. Well. the confidential agent of the insur
gent party at Lima. Peru dated to-day and
addressed to Mr. Pedro Mont the PRINCIPAL
a., I,,imnmph complete Valparaiso surren.
The despatch from Consul Mccrearyis the
hrs. Inflammation received by the Sia's nerart.
eeivsd Ills fPns Fsan dat
oSk at ass nsa that naas
m Mo nj a1 hG ds.e baltic would pro'
MIR. Wharton SAID Tonight that EantinNO
had been cut on from teegraphic communities
ton ton with the outside wSrld the wire. Prob
Minister ,Ecan would have communicated
with the dsrartmsnt, giving more Of the par.
| only thirty miles from Santiago 1t lie expected
that the Consul viii! soon be able to communi-
y" Mr. VI" Wharton dec if to say what action
would be taken Nv This Government. or, what
! but he said that nothing would be done until
further news had bcen received by the Depart-
Nothing further has been received at tho
tas r bt Ss Eta ay n@ In
palaiso said that the Aner sn-Admira and
the naval commanders OF foreign IA ions We're
as the Admiral IN his last communication to
ceived ", ,erday. said lie would soon sail for
yalparso i he deemed his PSesepee there
ore the ships under his command.
The CHILEAN Minister could not be found to-
night. but 1t Is generally supposed that he
must have received the news OF tho defeat OF
his Government. and for this reason declines
san DiKao. Aug, 2s-Ths steamship sirins
arr we'd here yesterday from lIuiuus. She left
| 1Tuinue on Aug. 2. At that time the insurgents
were sending about 5000 soldiers south. their
destination einC unknown The cable Is cut
near 1Iuilue and there is no direct communi-
gents tn. impression is that Balmacela will
be victorious.
Mr.. lennox passenger on the Sirins. says
that shorty after the departure OIL the Charles
ton and ltata for the north the insurEent SOL
ders had a large. SUPPLY of new guns. which
Prov sions are still very scarce in the northern
provinces and r.nny people are on the verge
OF starvation. Many young Engii-hmen and
Americans have received commissions in tho
nsurcent army. and with their assistance the
Congressionall.ts are confident Balmaceda
MIR. La. cnno. the Gillian Minister. was found
late to night. lie said that nows had been re-
ceivcd by him from Chill since yesterday say
ing that n battle had been fought on Aug. .. in
which the Government forces were victorious.
The Minister thinks the reason he has card
ported fight is because OF the seizure and
censorship OF the cable aud telegraph lines BY
the insurgents.
Whilo the Minister declined to say whether
he gave credence to the reports Of Balmacedas
defeat 1t was appa, ent from his demeanor
news. ma he seemed not oversaneuine that
the Government h ad not been de Gated,
An Is possible in war; he said. and ca
not understand how the situation could have
40 su denly changed after my telegram yes
terday, announcing victory. though it may