The Chilian ironclad lirst into action fired her broadsides very rapidly, as with her twin screws she was able to present to her adversary in a few minutes any battery she wished to use. The Huascar's guos were well served, aud in an hour discharged twenty-lire shots. Her gunners were foreigners, principally English and Scotch, among whom the mor tality must have been considerable. Her engineers were all foreigners, twenty-iive of the crew in all being Europeans. The damage done to tho Chilian ironclads was considerable. Tho Almiranto Cochrane, which sustained the brunt of the battle, was somewhat damaged., but the Bliiuco Encalada escaped almost entirely. The unequal character of the light may be un derstood when it is known that the Huascar had but two 300-pounders to oppose to twelve, aud her aimour was 44 inches as against 9 inches. PATRIOTISM IN LIMA. Subscriptions have been opened in Lima for the purchase of an ironclad, to be called the Almirautc Grau. Men give their money, their houses, their estates, their watches aud even their sleeve links. Women have thrown into the fund their diamonds aud silver plate. One lady sent diamond jew elry valued at £2,000. Others have been equally liberal. The Archbishop of Lima heads the subscription with 2,000 soles. Already nsarly 200,000 soles have been collected. THE HUASCAR Carried 200 men, officers, sailors, marines and engineers. Her platiug amidships was 4J inches, tapering off to 2J inches in box and stern, and her measurement about 1,250 tons, with two Armstrong rifles (300 ---pounders) in turret, and two 40-pouuders on deck, which probably conld not be used from the height of the Chiliau vessels and the extremely short raugo—-sometimes thrco hundred meters, sometimes a stove's throw. Commander Grau, of tho Huascar, and both his lieutenants were killed in the en gagement with the Chilian fleet. Many of the crew were killed aud wounded. At the close of the action the Huascar nearly sank. It was thought doubtful whether she could reach port. Mrs Grau is reported as dying soon after being informed of her husband's death. SCENE AFTER THE BATriiE—THE DEAD HORRIBLY MANGLED. A letter from Antorogasta in a supple ment to the "Star and Herald' (Panama), giving details of tho light with the Peru vian ironclad Huascar, says : The scene on board oi the Huascar at the moment of surrender bailies description. 