Show 11 3 L mi coin graphic of til the bacling of Iq alque PANAMA march 24 11 M S war spite is at callao the following is gleaned from her officers ficera of they left f pulque iquique february subsequent to the different lerent dif events which led to the capture of that port by the rebels and fire which caused the destruction of 0 property valued at jt it appears when the rebels captured the port the government troops took up a position some distance from it th the rebels returned ret orned on board leavia leaving goril only fifty men in chargo charge the troops soon heard of this I 1 and marched on the place strong under col solo soto firing commenced and a U d the th es here tuti fuel lade led the ships to pro promptly raptly open fire the bianca blanca encalada esmeralda and used heavy guns while the transports kept their busily employed F 0 o y e destruction deat followed w e d and d the flames spread until the whole central part of aquil aqui aae tie where the best stores and buildings building were ere situated was in rains up to the when the War spite left the ruins rains gere were yet bemid burning 9 the he I 1 fight fights which wh h resulted in the fire was a stern and an d bloody tragedy trag and an it would have been more pro prolonged edT longed had bad it not been for the arr arrangement a reached by the chiefa chiefs of the tb e two parties and under which the opposition I 1 leaders engaged to pay colonel solo soto to deliver among his men who were w e r a then the n to join j 0 in the rebels the g government 0 v e rn e nt tro troops 0 p a abandoned their arms armo and sad soon dispersed subsequently soto was arrested and sent on board the amazonas amazons abc acc accused need ot of having baying distributed only 1000 among tibe men and having retained the remaining those on board the war spite were also informed that colonel robles bad had 2000 of Balmac Balma eilas cedas troops on tha the pampas and it ras was poa poe bible they would again attack lq lunique in which port and its vicinity t the e revolutionists stated they had men they were however abort short 0 of ammunition but were expecting some by steamer et eamer iquique aquique is in an abnormal situation an i the inhabitants have taken refugo on the island where th they ey bad had previously heen been stationed in n the fight at iquique aquique on the about persons were killed some of the number lost their lives through their own imprudence the office of the daily newspaper vos I 1 m de d chili which supported sup the government was backed and burned the IV War spite gave lassige to callao to persons of different nationalities |