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CONTENTS xix cause of the president— The congressional fleet — Captain Montt takes the ' ' Huascar " out of Valparaiso harbor — The con- gressionalists proceed to Iquique — Skirmish at Zapiga — Pisagua captured and bombarded — Defeat of Colonel Robles — Fight at Huarez — Iquique taken by Colonel Soto, who subsequently surrenders it — Impressments — Defeat of Robles at Pozo al Monte . . , 333 CHAPTER III — Balmaceda's position — naval operations The opposing forces — The Tarapaca nitrate fields — The ap- proaching elections — Claudio Vicuna — The parliamentary presi- dent — General view of the struggle — Various naval engage- ments — Sinking the ' ' Blanco Encalada " — Exploits of the torpedo-catchers, " Condell " and "Lynch" . 345 CHAPTER IV — Triumph of the revolution — the affair of the BALTIMORE SAILORS The government's forces — The new congress — Elections — Dia- bolical plots — The opposition army embarks for Quintero — The landing — Consternation — The battle of Concon, or Colmo — Balmaceda's efforts to bring forward a new army — Movements of the respective armies — The battle of Placilla — Defeat of the Balmacedist army — Flight of government officers — The affair of the "Lynch" — Wild scenes iu Valparaiso — Riotous acts in Santiago — Suicide of Balmaceda — Formation of a new govern- ment — Jorje Montt elected president — Claudio Vicuna in Paris Feeling between the United States and Chile — The real cause of the difficulty — Attack upon the sailors by a Valparaiso mob — The victims — Diplomatic correspondence — Settlement of the affair . . . . .... 336 PART VI CHILE OF TO-DAY CHAPTER I — The people of chile Charactei- of the people — Tastes and habits — Scholars — Liberals and conservatives — Social traits — The ladies — Church-going —