WAR IN CHILI.
Th» Rtbtl ifoyy. Valparaiso Threatened. (United Press Association.) Valpaeajso, August 20. Se?en of the insurgent vessels have gone to Galdera, one of the northern ports, with 7000 troops on board. August 21. The insurgent fleet encircled and attacked the Government .steamer Almirante Condell, but the latter escaped unhurt. Troops have cut the wires and blown up the bridge north of Valparaiso,
The insurgent cruiser Esmeralda fired on the troops in the town. Preparations for the final struggle are rapidly drawing to a head. Ten thousand insurgents have landed at Guntero Bay, and a fleet carrying 19 pons is ready to open fire. The forts at Valparaiso mount 30 guns, and President Balmaceda has concentrated 10,000 men at Santiago for the defence of the capital.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3894, 24 August 1891, Page 2
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127WAR IN CHILI. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3894, 24 August 1891, Page 2
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