THE CHILIAN REVOLUTION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1024, 16 October 1891, Page 32

THE CHILIAN REVOLUTION.

By Electric Telegraph-Copvriout. (press association.) Washington, October 7. The U.S. gunboat Yorktown has been ordered to Chili. Valparaiso, October 8. Chilian survcillanceof the United States Legation has been abandoned. Valparaiso, October 12. Tho Bx-itisli Nitrate Companies in Chili are claiming sixty million dollars compensation for damage sustained during the recent civil war. Spanish and Italian residents in Chili claim L 600.000 compensation for losses during the war. (Per Mariposa, at Auckland.) San Francesco, September IS. The Congressional Party of Chili were finally sucosssful over the would he Dictator Balmaceda and Ilia partisans in deoisive battles fought on 24th August, at Vena, Del Mar Bosch and Quiutiro, ia the vicinity of Valparaiso. The Congressional Party had the advmtaga of a superior general in O nto, who out manoeuvred and out fought BalmaoocU's forces at every point. When tho tide of war turned against tho Dictator, tho troops of the latter deserted and joined Canto's forces, making the Congressional army’s victory complete. The victors have used their victory with great moderation, and the result has proved that tho Congres sional war party was most acceptable to the country. Two regiments of Government troops, taken to Coronel recently from Coquimbo by the transport Imperials, revolted wheu they heard of the defeat of Balinsosda at Plncilla, on Monday, 28th. They shot to death nil their officers, and disbanded Nearly 4000 coal miners joined them, and together they practically took possession not only of Coronel, hut of Taleuhana and Concepcion. All sorts of excesses were committed. Houses and stores were sacked and burned, citizens shot, and women abused. As soon as this news was received at Valparaiso on the Ist September, the German warship Sophie, and the British gunboat Daphne, were ordered to Coronel at once to protect tho interests of the foreigu residents there.

There is no disguising the fact that a bitter feeling against Americans is entertained by the successful Congressional party and that unle-s placated in some way it may seriously affect American commercial interests with Chili for some time to come. The general belief is that Mr Egan has bsen an active partison of Balmaceda all through, particularly in the Itata affair, and that he used his influence in preventing the United States State Department recognising tho belligerent rights of the CoDgreßsionalists. The Chilian ship Itata is to be loturned to the new Government of that Republio by the United States, on conditions that tho Chilians are to pay the United States sums equal to the expenses Incurred in tho pursuit and capture of the ship—principally the uoal consumed—say £20,000. The Junta positively refuse to pay a cent. They deny the right of tho United States to iuterfere with the veßsel at all, and were they to agree to such a proposal of compromise on th 9 part of that Government it would be a virtual concession that it was sustained by international law in pursuit and capture of their ship.