The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-06
SPANS DEFEAT IN 1866
, BROOKLYN Mans story of the O"'''o
Bombardmcnt.

on Nav 2. 1866 Spain allh"u q ~,
cd its anal and overwhelming uclSol 80.
mo western coast of Sout" $50
Sever again was Spain 10 nv ..ss.s-
rold on the continent WheIe ne' t,-.rt,5
sious had been so vast. = '0| Tast
states citizens took part 49,, refer
5,[isi,.a hattie and those yet Twins 49,
80 ,vept. with evident sauslac ,loi'
~ +-iruph of freedom and pluch
against heavy odus. -. .,,,d,, of the
while making thorough STUDY ~. 80
~, a,tiouities in Peru, DIT. Augustus
pioroeou now living in Brooklyn re-
- in mat country eight years anu
took mart I'm the stirring events, ~
,,ives the following account OF 'P"'''
crushing defeat .- o.,,fsb
Gin 1854 squadron Of three Spai'.o'i
frirates. OF sixty guns suddenly aPp ,'o Je
80. r.uao These ships were the MA W
"~T4-iJ Commander Gonzalez; El lrluH-
~ whose commanders name j 90 no1
r..,u and the La Blanca comihahueI
,ro,.te au uncle of the Spanish consul
General recently in New YORK. Inc nee
u.s. under command of Admiral flAHon'
.iltod ia NazaredO. who dcted as .0"-
1-,tlntiarv The officers declared lhey
-. am !, scientific mission, thdI th.ll
.,,,is. i'm the Pacific would extend 10 Cait
fornia. and that their only ooJec' Ih 80
inc al Callao was 10 rene" ltle''u9'''P
o.ifb the Peruyians AIter lo-l' WI
perm mad shaken off the Spanish yUh',
in had DO diplomatic relations VIZ &c &c
country. which had not ACKNOWLEDGES
its independence. ~
..,rno-s who have lived among the Pc
-,,,ians know how hospitable and geher-
ous they are. The Spaniards were De
ii,vad. cordially welcomed as DrotheIs
,,.bo had returned alter long ABSENCE
feted Inv the best society I'm Lima "neIo
bsrorefs and balls were given ID lheI
bonor. treated by the Government as en-
VOWS of "a friendly nation, ana every
faciitv for learning all about the couh-
try. its public monuments ihs'l'u''o''''
and SO forth was given them
After eight or ten days duIlns WIZ"
nothing that could make lher Nlst 80, SH
i,vable was omitted. the Spaniards ielt
~, bosts with many a handclasp ana
loudly expressing their wishes Tot the
prosperity OF the republic. The oihcers
said they were going toward Calltoin ma,
and were seen 10 start north"ard- buI
mo- sooner were the ships out OF our slsht
Than they changed their course ana went
18th direct to the Chincha ISLANDS,
whose euano. exhausted in lStz" theh
made them the treasure mousse Oh - W.
There "a company OF marines ldhueu'
surprised the guard OF l"s''S - -, -.
dion soldiers. hauled down the peruvian
aag and hoisted the Spanish colors' pro
claiming Spain the owner OF mat lahu'
and declaring war on Peru. whose war
sbips. as the treacherOus Spaniards hau
seen were all dismantled and unht lot
service. for the country was at peace
with an nations and not anticipating
any aggression.
when the action OF the Spaniards pc
came known I'm Lima the Indignation OF
their generous entertainers knew no
bounds. a state OF CONSERVATION also
prevailed. when ii was rumored That Cal
i.o would be bombarded. General
Antonio Pezet. the President. was AT ms
wits end 20 know how to rescue the ls-
lands. so as to iii the contracts Tor
guano. TO fail 20 do this would nave
proved exceedingly detrimental 10 the
country. ~.
In the Council Chambers OF the ca
bildo (Citv HalD the foreigners residing
IN Lima held meeting. AZ when the
traveller. George T.. Squiers then. Com-
..leslorer ~ 'he United States TO Peru
,reslded. II ~as resolved that n protest
should be sent in the name OF the Tor
elen merchants, 10 Mazaredo, spain
Plenipotentiary. with the neet and on
the Chincha Islands. against the treach-
erous action OF Spain. This was done,
but did not produce the desired result