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 THE PERUVIAN WAR 307 was to be in cash, the return of all Chilean private property taken, as well as the transport "Rimac," the abrogation of the secret treaty of 1873, which was known to have been agreed upon by Peru and Bolivia, the retention of Moquegua, Tacna and Arica until all conditions were complied with, and an obligation not to fortify Arica in the future. The conditions were not accepted and Chile replied that she must have compensation for her sacrifices, and the provinces which her capital and energy had made valuable. Peru proposed to leave the question to the United States for arbitration ; Chile, seeing little to arbitrate while she was conqueror, refused. Bolivia suggested a full war indemnity in lieu of territory; this was refused. Chile asked just what she had conquered, and believed in the well-worn adage that to the victors belong the spoils. The conference was broken off and the Chilean army, 25,000 strong, prepared to embark for the neighborhood of Lima, in three divisions. On November i8th, one division of nine thousand men under Colonel Lynch landed at Pisco, drove off the garrison stationed there under Colonel Zamudio, and then occupied the town, also the town and valley of Yea; then it marched to Chin- cha, whence it afterward pushed northward to Curayaco Bay, where the other two divisions under Sotomayor and Lagos were to disembark near Chilca, one hundred and seven miles from Pisco. Upon the approach of the Chilean forces Pierola turned over the civil government to La Puerta and as- sumed command of the Peruvian army about the cap- ital. The foreign naval officers obtained permission for representatives from the neutral vessels to join the headquarters of each of the armies. This request being granted, eight representatives were selected from