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Show The Ono-llorse War. New York, 21. The Herald has the following dispatches: Valparaiso, Obili, AprillG, via Rio Janeiro, 2G. The Chilian gunboat Mayallaves was attacked by the Peruvian Peru-vian corvette Union, 1,150 Ions, carrying car-rying twelve 70-pounders, and with a crew of 400 men, assisted by the Pilcomayo, of 600 tons, carrying two 70-poundera and four 40-pounder guns, The engagement took place off the mouth of the river Los, form ing the bar tor to the port of the same name. This river forma the boundary bound-ary line, near the coaBt, between Bolivia Bo-livia andjPeru. The Peruvian vessels fired 150 shots at the Alarallaves, which fired forty Bhells and solid Bhot in return. The firing of the Peru viaus wab very wild, the Magallavet only beiDg Btruck onoe, and that by a ricbochet shot. The Union then stopped firing and escaped with the I'ilcsmayo, which was badly damaged. The Chilian iron-clad Almctante Cochrane baa gone in pursuit. |