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Show TKItBtriC NAVAL FIGHT, Ths Mftflslllnna and (orim.iC Vmsls fight In ValiaraUn Uarhiir. Sax Fkancisco, June 4. Mail advices ad-vices received here from Chile describe the naval battle as having occurred oc-curred in the harbor at Valparaiso during the night of April 2. four days after the naval engagement which occurred in Chanoral bay. When the iusurgent cruiser Aldea, Condcll and Lynch in that engagement, which hit already been described, the Mag-allanes Mag-allanes succeeded in driving off the three government vessel after a sharp fight. The government vessels retired to Valparaiso Val-paraiso and the Magallanes, after receiving receiv-ing ammunition from an insurgent supply shop, decided to (team at once to Valparaiso and attack the three government gov-ernment vessels before they could be repaired. The Magallanes, undercover of darkness, dark-ness, steamed alongside ihe Aldea and fired a broadside, which completely riddled the torpedo boat and dismounted dis-mounted nearly all her rapid firing guns and killed aud wounded fully half her crew. The Magallanes steamed quickly for the Lynch, but the crew of the latter were alert. They returned the Magall- a ties' fire and attempted to launch a torpedo, but failed. The Condell had steamed alongside the Magallanes and began subjecting the latter to a lire from both the government gov-ernment ships, killing and wounding forty of the Magallanes' crew. The latter, under cover of smoke, betran to move astern and before the fact was discovered, the two government govern-ment ships were pouring broadsides broad-sides into each other. The trick failed to be discovered until the Magallanes sleamcd across the stern of the Condell and had poured in a broadside which nearly destroyed de-stroyed the latter. In thn meantime the forts could not lire owing to a fear of hitting the government gov-ernment ships. When the Magallanes began to steam out of the harbor the forts opened their lire, but only one shell struck the rebel cruiser, which tore a big hole in her deck and dismounted her pilot gun. She then proceeded to Calder. Over 100 men were killed in the engagement, fully half of which were on board the Magallanes. The Condell had to run on the beach to prevent her sinking, while the Aldea is so badly damaged it will require a long time to repair her. The Lynch was not seriously damaged. |