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Show TH E "III ASUR." The Fate -of the Vessel and Her Brave Crew. New York, 14. S.uth American mails bring trie fallowing details of tbe capture of tbe Euascar: From tbe mcment the Chilian ironclhd appeared cn tne horizon steaming rapidly towards the Hu-iscar from tbe nDrthward, whilst the Blanco Enca-leda Enca-leda waB eUadily pursuing tbe ram from the south, Admiral Grau perceived per-ceived clearly that his ship was doomed, but, brave man as he was, no thought of surrender entered bis mind, and the whole ship's company assumed their appointed stations lor ihe struggle, w:tn a convictioo that so human pjser coold extricate tae Huaxcar Jrcm such overwhelming forces as those presented by the Chilian vessels. From tbe decks and tops ot the two vessels the fire ol musketry aud gatlint; guns was incessant, and on tbe iluascar the eflect was becoming painfully apparent. One hour aud eight minutes alter the commence- 1 of the fight the Uuascar had dis-' charged her turret pieces twenty-five times against the Cochrane, the latter, repljing with thirty shots. At thitr moment tbe otber Chilian ironclad arrived on the scene and immediately : opened fire, first directing her atten- lion to the Huascar's fighting turret j and tbe little tower near the smoke ' stack which is the battle station of the commander, Tbe Blanco's guns were excellently well served and tbeir effect terrible. The tower was carried away and Admiral Grau taken down below for the care of the surgeons with one of his legs torn 00. While in the cabin a colij 300 pound shot lrom the Blanco struck the ram in tbe stern, destroying the steering gear and passing directly through the I ship, leaving a gaping bole large enough for a boat to enter. Tn;s killed tbe brave admiral, his aid, Lieutenant Fere, and several others. Captain Eiias Aquirre assumed command com-mand of tbe ship on the death ot the admiral, and took his elation in tbe gun turret, but on this point tbe two Chilians had concentrated their fire. Tbe turret was bit by a heavy shell, which passed through a port and exploded inside, disabling one of the two guns, killing Annirrft nnd (ill whn itpia oorvinir tha piece. The Buascar was now practically practi-cally at the mercy of the enemy, ungovernable and with half of her offensive power destroyed, her officers and crew decimated, but the national flag was still flying in defiance, and no one even whispered of surrender. Capt. Militon Carvajal took command after Aquirre's death but was instantly in-stantly taken below dangerously wounded. First Lieutenant Rodriquez succeeded him, and a moment afterward after-ward shared the fate o( the admiral and Aquirre. Lieutenant Eurique Palacio followed Rodriquez in command com-mand and although severely wounded, continued in charge until the end of tbe bloody drama. Still the Huascjr discharged ber Bole remaining cannon at long intervals, inter-vals, as the very turret itself, only thirty feet in diameter, was ohoking up with tbe debris of tbe shattered gun and tbe bodies of the dead and wounded. Below, in the dark passages and narrow compartments of tbe ship, the scene was (rightful. The wounded and those who bad perisoed were heaped indiscriminately together, and every few moments a shot from the enemy came crashing through the sides ol thedoomed vessel. The forecastle fore-castle was completely shot away, the mast cut in two aud tho mitralleuso in the tops inuti-lized. inuti-lized. The smoke - stack and chimney were riddled with balls, the propeller was struck and fouled, one gun disabled, End out of lib' men wbo went into tbe action only eighty-six were alive, and tho majority ma-jority of these hors de combat. Five commanders bad succeeded each oiher in their perilous post; three were dead, one grenously wounded and the fifth barely able to maintain his trumpet. The Chilians thought that the time bad come to cluso and sent a boarding party to complete the victory. but tbe brave fellows on tbe Uuascar rallied and drove them " baci with loss. This wai the expiring tflbrl tlesb and blood could do no more Indeed, human vigor and bravery had withstood the steady shock which bad overcome the bulwarks of tbe historic ship. The Chilians sent with success, aud the Uuasrar was theirs. The enemy lowered the fl.ig which bad waived triumphantly along tbeir coast and witnessed many a gallant exploit of t'ie dead admiral. The Peruvian congress has provided liberally for tbe widow and family of Admiral Grau, and no mention if made ol the widow dying from a ehock at Jthe news of ber husband's death, as previously stated. Liberal provision was also made for the families of all the officers and men killed and wounded on tbe Bttascar. |