. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . f Iquique, where she surrendered. Then other troubles arose. Ourminister at Valparaiso, Mr. Egan, was charged by the Congressionalists, now AMERICAN SEAMEN ATTACKED. 199 In power, with disregarding international law in allowing the AmericanLegation to become an asylum for the adherents of Balmaceda. Subsequentlythese refugees were permitted to go aboard American vessels and sail Admiral Brown, of the United States squadron, was, in Chilis opinion,guilty of having acted as a spy upon the movements of the CongressionaHsts
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . f Iquique, where she surrendered. Then other troubles arose. Ourminister at Valparaiso, Mr. Egan, was charged by the Congressionalists, now AMERICAN SEAMEN ATTACKED. 199 In power, with disregarding international law in allowing the AmericanLegation to become an asylum for the adherents of Balmaceda. Subsequentlythese refugees were permitted to go aboard American vessels and sail Admiral Brown, of the United States squadron, was, in Chilis opinion,guilty of having acted as a spy upon the movements of the CongressionaHstsfleet at Ouinteros, and of bringing intelligence of its movements to Bal-maceda at Valparaiso. This, however, the Admiral stoutly denied. AN ATTACK UPON AMERICAN SEAMEN. The strong popular feeling of dislike which was engendered by this newsculminated on the i6th of October, in an attack upon American seamen by amob in the streets ofthe Chilian Schley, com-mander of the UnitedStates cruiser, B a 11 i-more, had given shore-leave to a hundred and. UNITED STATES 12-INCH BREECH-LOADING MORTAR, OR HOWITZER. seventeen petty officers and seamen, some of whom, when they had beenon shore for several hours, were set upoii by Chilians. They took refuge in astreet car, from which, however, they were soon driven and mercilessly beaten,and a subordinate officer named Riggen fell, apparently lifeless. The Americansailors, according to Captain Schleys testimony, were sober and conductingthemselves with propriety when the attack was made. They were not armed,even their knives having been taken from them before they left the vessel. The assault upon those in the street car seemed to be only a signal for ageneral uprising ; and a mob which is variously estimated at from one thousandto two thousand people attacked our sailors with such fury that in a little whilethese men, whom no investigation could find guilty of any breach of the peace,were fleeing for their lives before an over
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