Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 9, 1891

Mr. Egan to Mr. Blaine.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States,
Santiago, June 3, 1891.

Mr. Egan, declaring the newspaper reports to be for the most part absurdly exaggerated, says that Coquimbo and all southern Chile is under the control of the Government, whose resources are ample, and forces consist of 40,000 well-armed men, while the revolutionists have control of the northern provinces, command a force of about 6,000 badly armed men, and rely chiefly upon the navy, drawing their revenue from the shipments of saltpeter. He states that the session of Congress is proceeding as usual.