New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-16
CHILL.
Y Penrs,lysniar.

CorrsInnCence of IeE PenLsJ lysnian
NhPARAIso DE- CHILE April 80, 1853.
To the great surprise OF ALL the election here passed
tf quite orderly. 10 santiago thee men we're KILLED,
but tne. was REGARDED circumstance scarcely de-
feIvIg Of botice. large m,pri;y Of th5 neo .ecsd
10 both branches belong 70 the National Government
party.
Since wrote you last the Ch.lsn Government have
lost another steamship. lacy now have bu. s!Sgie
good ship in the navy. All the vessels Viii n have
failed the purposes of the )venmeat were
Epshsh built and IN Consequences OF these failures the
ChihaDs arc quite ont OF cOnceip' OF Jo1nny buus
skill in stea1 boat bu.l1ing. The CA!hAn G)VerInsnt
have ,s: four steam. u less than Elk months, ant
not Of the four ii, Tor the service Tor Tnich
they wire purchased. DOW learn that the Govern
men. have re -Olved 20 tive the Yankees chance 70
exhibit their skill. About year ago they reluctantly
I g, nepted 70 order two railroad engines from tine
United states snd they have proved SO far superior 10
English engines that the later are seldom uaed on the
| road between Santiago ana San Bernardo
| This city mas bssn great ate OF excitement for
| mole than week past. About week ago. ship
arrived here from Cnns VITA cargo Of haa s!k', a.
! il was supposed. The captain stated ID the parties
ut re-, I'D part in the 60 that on the tllfd day
sf er leaving Chhs the ship discovered t. be on
fire, ard that, by well directed # rts h. wa enabled
TO suboue the flames Several Of the boxes supposed
10 contain silks much Injured by The ire as
to expose their coDtsDts, which, instead OF hue slks
proved to be coarse euhny bags. The suoercsrgo
yOupg named RDbinet', soon as tais discovery
! made declared that he vas ruined, and that ne
| bad 10 desire ~ live 85other hour. The csptaln,
believing that he, Robuett, bnsef guilty Of the
fraud AID that be had M the snip knowing that he
could reach land in the chips boats and then secure
TIE insurance. which would make all parties whole,
and leave large sum OF money or bis hands, watched
very cL seiy. Three days before the arrival OF
the s0p NelpaI also, RObnett missing. let er
found in which he declared his determination to
teImnats HE existence, not prevented from 80 doing
by TIE guard over HIM.
After tie arrival OF the chip the Of r Ibinetts
sui, ice soon spread the city, e5d the rex. morn
il his b0therin-sw appeared in the streets in deep
mourning The fifth DAY alter the arrival OF the
ship, to tho surprise OF all the bro.heiin law ap-
p.sIed III the streets wi tout his N burning apparel
for ~ that time il supposed that he had taken u
off b, satisfied that Robinett was guilty OF the
monstIous ftsud with which be was fully charged
Final y friend called at the residence OF tae bfoiher
in law and stated TO b tina. his conduct was the sub
eot Of general remark, and that he would be glad to
have explanation The brother io-law replied that
an explanation could be best given by Mr.. Robineu
VITO was rot dead but with his family. Tnis an
Dounceusbt filed the streets With divers lnquirers-
who contI ued their labor Until fully assured tlat Rob
nett was alive persons yho had seen and converted
with him. II appears that the mate of the s1p con-
c. aled him, and that after the arrival, put him on
shore in the Disguise Of peon. He was taken 10 the
house of Mr. g. ose, where he renamed coOce Aled for
five days, his wife beng made aware OF his where
abouis
The whole matter will be very fully investigated, |
have no doubt and the mystery exp,aoei. we, on
the South Pacific shouli be allowed full share of
nystenOus Transactions and wonderful occurrences.
10 fact, the Robnett gffsir and two rather severe
earthquakes in the came week have kept tae usually
quiet oeDlZens OF the Vale CfPsrsoeno, IVA pa
Iaso in greater s'ete Of agitation than eve, bstore
known. IL is reported t1at Roooett is TO be sent
back TO ChiOs, 10 company win person to be &c
)eced by the parties in the cargo with the
view of developing the fraud. few mere profess TO
believe tbst i: was perpe;rated by the Cnins msr-
chsus that they te tsd the change in the contents
Of ibid boxes while transporting the cargo 10 the SHIP
cant OF think this possible. If the ssinde consisted
in few boxes only, there would be for believ
ing that t1e contents hsd been changed by those
gsged in loading the ship but it covers the whole
1fn Ia, ,lt,a thaga
chare ed with the duty OF guarding the interests Of
the purchasers.