THE CHILIAN WAR.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 240, 9 October 1891, Page 4

THE CHILIAN WAR.

Terrible Death Struggle. INSURGENTS WAR AGAINST GREAT ODD... FULL DETAILS. A SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION. Till. Congressional party of Chili v.-ere lii-ully successful over the would-be dictator Balmaceda and his parti. atis, in decisive batiks fought August 24th at Vina del Mar beach and Quinfciro, in the vicinity oi Valparaiso. The Coug-dS-ionut party had tho ad van tags of a superior General iv (.'auto, who out-mam-uvrod aud out-i'ou;/ht Balmaceda's forced at every point. When the tide of war turned against the dictator, tiie troops of tho latter deserted and joined Gonoral Canto's forces, making tho Congr.fir-iuua' army's victory complete. Tlio 'victors havo used their victory with great moderation, and the result has proved that the Congressional was the [tartj' most acceptable to tho country. Ail the Powers havo recognised the now Government, the United Sta.cs being tlio first fco do mo. Senor Mouth, General Canto, and other of the Congressional chiefs arrived at Santiago, the capital, on September Ist. Thoy were received with the greatest enthusiasm by the populace. General Baqueiar.o, Ac.ing-l'resideiit, received thorn ulricially.

Tiro regiments of Government troops taken fo Coronel recently Irom Coquimbo by tho transport Imperialo levolled when they heard of the defeat of the Balmacodi.-ts at Placilla on Monday, 'A'Slh, shot to death all their ollicor.s and disbanded. Nearly -!,OL'O coal minors joined them, and together they practically took possession nob only of Col-Gnu!, butt ol Taleuhana and Conception. All sorts of excesses wore committed-— houses and stores sacked aud burned, citizens siiot, and women abused. Ax soon as this news was received at Valparaiso, September Ist, tho German warship Sophie ami British gunbuat Daphne wore ordoiod to Coronel at onco to protect the interests of foreign residents there. BALMACEDA ESCAPES. Despatches from Valparaiso, September Pith, s_y that tho defeated ex-President Balmaceda had escaped, and was safe on tho high seas, under tho protection of the United States flag. While fcho soldiers of tiie Junta wore guarding tlio Andian passes and searching tho mountains in and around Santiago, the capital, he was hiding in Valparaiso, waiting to throw himself on tho mercy of United States Admiral Brown, ot the flagship San Francisco. Tho Admiral readily consented to afford tho deposed dictator tho shelter of his ship, and the protection of tho stripes and stars. By his advice and assistance Balmaceda disguised himself as a drunken American sailor, and so escaped to the San Francisco without detection under cover of the night. The U.S. warship left Valparaiso in the evening of the Pith for California, via Callao. Balmaceda may elect to land at the latter pore, where many of his leading partisans have already taken refuge. Admiral Brown's action will undoubtedly increase tho bitter feeling noiv felb in Chili toward the U.S. Government. BITTER FEELING AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. There is no disguising the fact that a bitter feeling against Americans is entertained by the successful Congressional party, and that unless placated in some way it may seriously affect American commercial iutero-t. with Chili for some time to como. Minister Eaga'i and Admiral Brown are mainly responsible for this feeling. Tho g-ncniLboiief is that Eagau has been an activo partt.au of Balmaceda all through, particularly in tho ltata affair, and fchafc ho used, his influence in preventing the U.S. State Department recognising the belligerent rights of the Congressioualists. The feeling against him is intensely strong, and a demand for his recall is looked for in a few days. There are some who do not scruple to say Eag/.n was bribed by Balmaceda t'.> take tho course he pursued, Tho Congressional Junta have concluded, from U.S. Admiral Brown's movements, that he was a Government spy on their movements. Mr McCreary, United States Consul at Valparaiso, is, however, in high favour. Ho rendered valuable services to the persecuted women, and to political refugees whose lives wero in danger. THE ITATA CASE. The Chilian ship ltata is to be returned to tho now Government of that Republic by the united States, on condition that Clio ('Lilians arc to pay the United States a sum equal to the cxpoti-c_ incurred in tlio pursuit and capture of tiie ship, principally the coal coii-urried—say about t"."0,000. But now come tho representations of tho Junta and po.ifcivoly refusu to pay a cent. They deny bho right of the United Sta es to interfere with their vessel ar. all, and were they to agree to such a proposal of compromise on the part of thab Government, it would be a virtual confession. It was sustained by international law in the pursuit and capture of their ship. They ask, therefore, that the Itata be delivered to them, together with the car;;o of arms, in the same condition as when the Unifc-d Stares Government wrongfully meddled in the matter.