CHILI.
SURRENDER OP BALMAOEDA’S VESSELS. [Special to Press Association.] [Received Sept. 5, at 10.25 a.m.] VALPARAISO, Sept. 3:
The Almirante Condell and Imperiale, the last of Balmaceda’s fleet, have surrendered. The Junta refused to guarantee the safety of the officials on board the warships, and they are, therefore, being conveyed to Peru. It was the British Minister at Santiago who directed the captain of the Espiegle to take the treasure on board. It is believed that the United States will officially recognise the provisional Government. [Received Sept. 6, at 5.40 p.m.] Sept. 5.
The Junta legalises notes issued by President Balmaceda, but confiscates the Bank accounts of the loyalists in order to meet such notes.
The insurgent array is being disbanded, and the censorship established over telegraphic messages is being removed. The whole country is tranquil. Mr Patrick Egan, the United States Minister to Chiji, who has been accused of siding with the Congressionalists, expresses anxiety for Congress to inquire into his actions, and denies the charge of partisanship. [Received Sept. 6, at 6.10 p.m.]
The Chilian coinage was the cause of President Balmaceda’s downfall.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9512, 7 September 1891, Page 5
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185CHILI. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9512, 7 September 1891, Page 5
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