The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-05

A correspondent Of the New York Herald, writ
ing from Valparaiso, the 9th ultimo, furnishes
that paper with some interesting particulars of the
late revolution in Chile.
The term Of office of the late President. General
Bulnes, expired on the 10th September and, for
the space of ten years. the country has made grea
progress under his administration. In August the
new lection had taken place, and resulted, after
warm canvass in favor Of Don Manuel kIontt-
the candidate of the government, against Genera
Cruz, of their revolutionary heroes--the ia
vorite Of the army, and Of large portion of the
people. The chief objection to Mont was that he
was the nominee of the government, which was
accused ofexerting undue inf uence the ballot
box, and Of buying votes in immense numbers
The government party, however, having SC
largG constitutional majority in their favor,
went steadily forward; and preparations for Months
installation into Office were made with the usual
display.
Exasperated at last to the highest pitch, aud in
spite of the remonstrances of General Cruz himself
the insurrecton set ON foot at Coquimbo on the
9Th of September. Meeting with no opposition
there, they deposed and banished Melgarejo, the
intendente, and the heads of department. took pos
session of the custom house. the treasury and all
the archives of that province putting Don Vicente
Gorilla at the head Of affairs, intendente and
governor. Out of the custom house chest they got
about seventy thousand dollars; and they made
forced loans from several wealthy individuals in
the neighborhood.
They then seized the steamer FREELY, belonging
to MIR. Lambert an English gentleman engaged
| IN the copper business there, despatchng her to
Conception, the stronghold of General Cruz, to
arouse their compatriots in the south.
| In Conception similar outbreak had taken
place, and with great success. The insurgents had
| appropriated every thing to themselves-had ban.
shed the heads of depar tnent, and appointed Col.
| Vicuna intendente. They seized the CHILEAN
mail steamer Arauco, with $50. 900 belonging to
| government, and took her into their service
The wealth of the country, and generally the in
| tegence of il also, well all the foreign mer-
chants, are on the side of the government, that
! of law and order.
| Don Manuel Mont took the oath of office on the
| 18th of September in the great cathedral.
The British admiral, on receiving notice of the
seizure Of the FREELY and of the intention to seize
| the British mail steamer soon due at Coquimbo, de-
| spatched the steam frigates Gorgon and Driver
the first to Coquimbo and the latter to Talcahuano-
as well to recover the FREELY to demand an in
demnity. He gave public notice that Coquimbo
would be blockaded by his ships until indemnity
was paid and it was pretty well Understood that
this was done with the appreciation of the CHILEAN
| government, and was intended to aid them against
| the insurgents The Driver returned from Talca-
huano without finding the FREELY; but the Gorgon
took possession of her in Coquimbo, and brought
| her to Valparaiso.
The commander of the Gorgon entered into a
convention with the party in power at Coquimbo,
| anu tiidt port, on agree
ing to pay $4,000 month, for four months, out
OF the receipts of the custom house, viz: $30, 00C
| to go to Mr.. Lambert indemnity of his steamer
FREELY, and 1000 as ransom for steamer Arau-
CO, which he had seized as pirate-"provided that
| the British Admiral decide that the Gorgon had a
| right TO seize her.
The Arauco, after being released by the Gorgon
proceeded TO Copiapo for the purpose it is supposed
of seizing the silver bars which tho miners there
might have ready for shipment.
| Com. McCauley, of the American squadron, had
the Raritan Falmouth land st. Nary's always ready
! moments notice, to aid the commerce of his
countrymen. The st. Mary's had just returned
from an interesting cruise among the Fejees, and
made the extraordinary of 5000 miles, from
| Tahiti to Talcahuano, in twenty nine days. The
correspondent of the Herald says she is the pride OF
the Pacific, and that her officers popular
| the ship herself.