New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-07
FROM VALPARAISO.

We have received by the Georgia. files Of the
Valparaiso Neig6JOr, the Mercantile Reporter and
FL Aracuano, TO Nov. 90, from which we extract
the following summary of Chilian news:
This has been a month of some excitement in
the political affairs OF the country For the in
formation of those abroad we give the outline of
events A couple of months ago a member of
Congress said, through the press that the province
of Aconcagua was d" in the dreadful alternative Of
submitting to the will of its rulers, or of doing
Justice for itself" A short time afterward persons
were taken on the road to that province carrying
a supply of ball cartridges.
Clubs of Equality were formed, seemingly on
the Partisan model, in which agrarian doctrines
were inculcated. An effort was made to bring
the meetings of the club in the capital under the
eye of the police and the public, also to prevent
its members walking the streets in professions ::
on this leader of it entered the house of the In
tendente and insulted him most filthy. He was
arrested and imprisoned, though a member Of
Congress, by vote of the Comison CONSERVATORY
In Aconcagua a similar club placed over the door
of its place of meeting a flag bearing the motto
"valor against tyranny" The Governor caused
this to be removed. The president of the club
was afterward arrested on the charge of improper
language to that officer.
On this interference an outbreak occurred, in
which the Intendente was wounded in the side
lsOme say shot, others stabbed) and placed in
possession of the town, held it for a day or So
and opened the common prison for the escape of
the prisoners, but, as the military forces OF the
vicinity were at once ordered to march upon that
point on their approach the rioters diSPorseu
and the leaders took refuge IN flight and conceal
ment
A dav or two afterwards the Provinces Of Aeon
cagua and Santiago, were declared to be under
martial law, for the term OF seventy days. The
Club of Equality of that city has been prohibited
from holding further meetings. Cannon have
been planted on the Alameda. Numerous arrests
have been made; and there are rumors OF Danish
ments. The printing Office OF the PT0greS0 has
been closed by public authority.
TROUBLE WITH AN AMERICAN NEssEL-We
cannot do less than express our regret that any
events should have occurred causing disagreement
between the local authorities and North American
interests. And we trust such justice will prevail
on the one side and frendliness on the other tnat
all cause of dissatisfaction will be speedily re-
moved. So far as we can learn the case stands
thus
The American ship Addison, Captain Lawrence,
arrived at this port from Talcahuano with cargo
of OIL At the latter port the Captain had shipped
four m en-, three of whom were Natives and one
Frenchman. After her arrival at this port these
men forwarded q comp amt to the Captain OF the
Port, to the effect that they were not well treated
Tor well fed, and wished to leave the ship. Sub
seouently this officer went on board and demand
ed OF Captain Lawrence that he should give up
these men, and indeed that he should send them
in his own boat on board the trlgate Chile. This
CAPTAIN Lawrence did, unwillingly, as he says,
and with remonstrance but the Captain Of the
Port SAYS he did it with full consent. The next
morning the Chile sailed early, at about o'clock
When the matter was laid before the Inten-
dente on the day following by the United States
Consul, his Excellency expressed profound re-
gret at what had occurred, saying that ii the
Chile were here he would restore the men It
once, and offering to supply their places by send;
ing four others on board He stated that he had
been altogether misin:ormed, and therefore had
given the order in the case. The matter has now
been reported in full to the American Minister at
Santiago, and there awaits adjustment.