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managers with imprisonment unless they ad- 

 vanced him what money he required. An arrange- 

 ment was therefore made by which the Banks 

 agreed to furnish a loan of $300,000, the first 

 instalment of $1 50,000 being paid down ; the ba- 

 lance, owingto subsequent events, was never paid. 

 On the evening of the 24th of July sharp 

 firing commenced in Lima and in Callao, the 

 soldiers shooting indiscriminately at all they 

 saw. The inhabitants, arming themselves with 

 muskets, cutlasses, and pikes, resisted the 

 soldiers as well as their limited means would 

 allow ; the fighting continued all night, several 

 being killed on both sides. On the 25th the 

 city of Lima was placed under martial law, the 

 rails between it and Callao were torn up, the 

 telegraph wires cut, and communication between 

 the two places became impossible. The same 

 night there was heavy firing in Callao, some of 

 the forts being taken by the soldiers and re- 

 taken by the people ; the civic guard, composed 

 mostly of English gentlemen, behaved with great 

 courage and moderation. 



