before this situation panizo used a clever stratagem, turning round with the "socabaya" and the "founder" broke fire on the chilean ships delaying them and allowing the "junin" to gain distance, to then turn again towards the north. three times he performed the same maneuver until the "junín" was out of danger, before the darkness of the night simpson ordered to stop the pursuit and continued to callao, where he arrived on january 17.