Show TIlE PERUVIAN WAR I President Prado at Panama Poor Peru Pa amp GThe steamer Paya j just arrived from the scuth c aJt bring a3 a passenger General Ma1 rania Agnacio Prado President of Peru who was accompanied by several oral Peruvian naval officer He gee to Europe via New York General Prado embarked on tho steamer at C11 ao in a clandestine manner and under an assumed name There was no special excitement excite-ment in Lima and no disorders nor rtvjlutiona in pio ress cr in immediate im-mediate contemplation that could justify his hasty and secret departure His explanation cf afl 5ra ia i tba his mission was decided upon at the last moment and on account of the excitable ex-citable chaiaster of the Lima populace popu-lace the cabinet judged it better for him to depart in quitt He eays the object of his visit to Europe is to hasten the purchase of a new ironclad or several if he can obtain them which ii a doubtful for several reasons Perud empty exchequer is not in a condition to pay for a powerful vessel which wouid a match for the three CUtlil1u ironolads and there is also standing in the way a universal dic inclination of European powers to supply a belligerent nation with a war vessel It is more Ihin probable that iado Ins secretly left a country that would soon ba dangerous to him and that his flight is a practical mission of tho hopelessness of the Peruvian cause There have been no fresh eucoun tore since the arrival of the last mail Buendia army clcsely pureutd by the Cailian cavalry was within forty miles of Arica and ties no doubt arrived ar-rived at that place Peru then will hue underarms at that place 11000 men with which force the new com maudeTJncbitf proposes to recon quer Tarapaco The Chilians hold it in foro They have over 11 000 men in tho districts and operations against them will be excessively difficult and doubtful in their result Tarapaca tiay under tae present circumstances circum-stances be considered as practically lost to Peru The bbckade is being extended and the port 1101 is guarded by a Chilian vessel The Blanco En catada and Lao > arc cruising north of Callao and the other day chased the Peruvian transport Limcna which had 1000 soldiers ou board destined to join the reserve force in Lma The Chilian armed transport Amszonas is also cruising between Panama and Callao and all three of those vessels may be expected to arrive bt thin port at an carlv dalE use Amazonas when last seen was at Ballevia on the coast of Reudora looking out for the torpedo launch which put into a Peruvian port out of coal > The launch was on its way to CallAO in charge of two Peruvian officers and it is quite probable that Captain Thomson ol the Amazonas wll sink or capture her wherever found The launch has already cost the Peruvian government a large amount and her chances of arrival at Callao or of her employment during the remainder of the wv are not very bright |