The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-21

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Our Panama Correspondence.
PANAMA, Dec Is. 1895
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamship
Chile, Captain Grerson from the South Coast arrived at
hor anchorage this harbor the 5h inst She brings
dates from Valparaiso to November 49, Caao November
2s, and Psyta ecember l. and has freight for New
York 100 OF bark bales of rattan bales Of
matco, 243 hides and 40 bales of goat skins.
am under obligations to Purser Stewart, Of the Chile
for fayors
The news by this arrival continues to be very interest
ing and important. In Chile matters remain very much
they were the blockade continuing at first naugu
rated and more of absurdy than ever for cargoes
continue arrive and depart from the ports not block.
aided, and the only inconvenience being their having to
be transported the roads opened between them and
the ports before which the Spanish ships remain at
CHOIR Pareia is thus outwitted completely, and now
looks the fool all All the harm he can do Is
70 attempt bombardment, and this am confident,
will not be permitted He has attempted to swallow an
elephant, when mouse about his capacity and OF
course has failed most signay.
In Peru tho President Of hour, General Canseco
has been Opposed and Colonel Prado one Of the prn.
epa leaders OF the revolution placed in his stead with
Ihe uane Of Dictator The whole current OF thought
with the people appears to be war with Spain, and
nothing short Of rushing to the aid OF Chile will 1t is
supposed, appeasc the murmurs of tho crowd
Gottschak has commenced bis musical entertainments
at Lima and Calao with immense Az bis second
concert, given at the theatre in Lima the crowd
great that the building signs Of not being able to
sustain the weight and at examination the next day
che structure found to have been much weak.
ened as 10 be dangerous for third attempt Conse-
qucntiy II was closed by government order and the
other concerts will be given In the saloon Of the Jardin
Otasa.
An uncommonly heavy swell has set into the harbor
Of Calao causing much damage property located
the beach.
The United States ship 81. Marys and steamers No.
hongo and wateres he latter sail soon) remained
Valparaiso November IS. The steamer Montana from
New York for San Francisco arrived at Valparaiso No
yember aud sailed the 9th for hcr destination She
seports tno da,e) the United States steamer Nyack a.
Busnos Ayres.
In "the situation there Is little change to note both
parties remaining about they Tho government
Of Chile Is said however be making every preparation
Tor active hostiities should they come; but in what
manner We at loss to know they evidently keeping
the secfet we'll The Spanish Admiral has attempted
nothing beyond blockade yet thinking doubtless that
It better policy to wait WHILE and the result or
bis actions thus far upon the Of Europe and
che United States Besides this with his small forcc for
% large ed OF operations he does not wish go into
any risky business It is he evidently feels his
position as being very uncertain, If not precarious for he
does not know at what moment In what manner, he
may be attacked Some persons gay he has been attacked
merely threatened attack of storpedo under the bowB
shat keeps him quiet and compes the silence Of hts bat
teres The latter reason In connection with the large
number Of foreign men ofwar near him, has great In
6uencc upon his actions, and by the time that others
arrive, now route, he may think better Of his course
As for the blockade, 10 has now become q farce
nothing more or less The Merturo dsi Vdpor thus
speaks OF :-"On account OF the blockade OF the prn
opal ports BY which importation OF foreign merchandise
and the expectation OF Chilean produce carried on
II has been necessary TO perform these operations Mt
ports which were not before frequentcd by merchant
vessels For that II necessary open roads
Tor the conveyance OF produce and also to construct
warehouses In which 10 deposit H. Both requirements
have been satisfied and our import and export trade,
suspended for many days. begins TO recover its pristine
the transport Of goods by the opening Of roads
improvement OF the old ones but by absolute freedom
from duties which they at present enjoy.
THUS the country not only keeps alive Its OF
prosperity and draws from them valuable results which
will contribute powerfully to its progress the return
OF peace and al present will enable 1t to the heavy
expenses OF war if there be opt on allowed but to
prosecute hosties but IL has complied with the urgent
,% 81 supplying work to the arms wnch on
denly thrown Of employment by the absolute
ton or the customary labors The calculations OF the
stupid Span ards resident IN Chile who wrote home that
the people OF Valparaiso and other cities would rise in
riot and would plumber tho shops and merchants soros
ming their subsistence were withdrawn and proVnos-
catcd ths the government terrorized BY the raging
at Madrid have been utterly dsapponted The wretched
who thus slandered people and our govern
ment, by dcprcciang and them If they were the
r. opc they have al homo, and the government Of tho
stamp that which has done everything II could
o. degrade and ruin SPAIN have received ssop which
" they possess atom OF common sense viii cause
lhcm 10 abstain future from vile and malignant asher
sions OF the country which received them with hosp
tally and held out 10 them the means OF enrichment
"fhe conduct observed by our people and goyernmo,,
In their trying circumstances will be forever honorable
90 them The working classes have patiently for
work, without even thinking for moment OF obtaining
by violence that which the labor Of their in useful
Industry should alone AFFORD them, and the
Where such has not been done the initiative has
been taken By The patriotic and intelligent zeal Of pr
persons Hence the reason why things here have
not gone they do among the Spanlards whose pro
gerba Incidence and carecssness displayed In emuous
s,alry by he people and ,hc mont suggests no
pie do not snatch their bread from those who
supposed 10 have h neither does the suppression OF such
riots absorb tho attention OF our government which,
ing gang OF unprinclpied fortune hunters, but an
honest body ~ citizens believe their mission TO be tho
GOOD Of tho nativcs learning how to realize by study
nations tia, there exists not, and there never has
Istod any OF the dangers imagined by the Spanish
chandler who have nstgatcd Pacia 70 perperate bis
OF barbarsm On the contrary, u Is worthy OF
that the statistics Of crime show less offences against the
laws during the period which has elapsed since the oath
OF September than In similar period In time Of peace.
seemingly, patriotism has exercised such restraining
and purifying influence upon the public mind that evil
instincts aud criminal passions have been enectualy
ovorp0wered
ills an established fact tina, pareja depended upon tho
action OF the bgotcd portion OF the population OF Chile,
combined with the lower orders 70 aid him In succeed
ing with tpe plan he laid ont aud bas attempted for "
ees Re9n represented 70 tho Spanish Queep-who- We