The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-23
The War I'm Chilli.

which we have so recently passed, the less
imposing contest between Spain and Chill,
confined to a remote part of the southern con-
tnent, sinks into such nsignifcance as to
scarcey excite attention among us. But
there is q war there, and thus il arose. And
first. it should be promised, we suppose, that
Spain seems be belligerently inclined. She
was evidently, in soldier parlance, "spoiling
for fight" Chill, on the other hand, is ami
cably disposed, and has not been on war
footing at all. She had had some diplomatic
trouble with Spain, but as that country had
accepted her explanations, she thought all
difficulties adjusted. Hence was surprised by
the appearance before her ports of Admiral
PARrJA, commander of the Pacific Squadron
and Minister Plenipotentiary Of Her Catholic
Majesty. with several Spanish vessels, and by
theissuing, by the said bellicose Admiral, of
a fuming pronunciamento, directed to the
ChiEan Minister of Foreign Affairs, wherein
he claimed:
That insults and sedtious words pronounced
against Spain in front of the house occupied
bv the Spanish Legation in Chill, were not
properly punished.
That articles attacking Spain had appeared
in San Martin, Chilian Journal which the
Chilian government had not sufficiently ex.
plicitly condemned
That the Peruvian war steamer Lerzund
had been permitted to provide herself with
articles contraband Of war, and recruit three
hundred men in Chilian ports. And lastly,
For declaring coal contraband of war TO the
serious damage of the Spanish government
during her contest with Peru.
For these grievances Admiral PAREJA de-
manded an explanation, and that q salute Of
twenty one guns be fred in honor of the Span
ish flag from some Chilian port. within four
DAYS. In the event of noncompliance with
his requirements, he. the said bellicose PARE
IA Admiral &c, would suspend diplomatic
relations, commence hostilities, declare a
blockade, and put down all the expenses thus
incurred to the accoun; of the Chiian govern
ment.
To all this the Chilian Minister of Foreign
Affairs responded, that these demands had
been made previously by Spain through her
resident Minister, Senior TAvIRA, explained
by the Chiian administration, and the ex-
plantations regarded as satisfactory. And
that his government could not permit those
demands TO be renewed to its damage, or
"confess itself he said, "culpabe ofimagin-
ary wrongs to Spain, nor accept the indeco-
rous and Illuminating proposal made to it of
saluting the Spanish flag proposal which it
rejects peremptonly and with lively disgust.
Much more correspondence of the same
sort followed, wherein it appeared that the
Spanish Admiral was determined to have.
metaphorically speaking, the Chilian govern
ment put Or q loose costume OF sackcloth,
and 90 down on It's knees before him, the said
Admiral PAREJA, with abjeet pentence, with
a.gs al half mast and the band playing mis-
erere. adagio. 1t also appeared that Chill
did not purpose doing anything Of the kind
Meantime, the diplomatic corps at Nalpa
raiso. out of humor with the course of the pig
headed PAREJA,a ddressed him several notes,
in the first of which they say:
.'In the interest of Chill aud of Spain, and
of their own respective countries, the under
signed hope that Admiral Pareja and the gov
erninent of the Republic, without regard TO the
terms Of the notes exchanged, may yet open
negotiations, IN the serious intention of arri-
wing at a pacific solution of the pending ques
tons.
''In the event that this legitimate hope
should be frustrated, considering the damage
to which the commerce oftheir respective ma
tons, who had trusted for the preservation of
peace in the arrangement ofthe 10Th of May
last. would be exposed by sudden rupture
between Chill and Spain; and awaiting in
structions, the undersigned reserve to their
Governments the adoption of such measures
as they may deem necessary to take in the
interests OF their respective nations.
AT the same time, the undersigned, IN
these exceptional circumstances, solemny
protest against any hostile act prejudicial TO
the persons, or to the property other respect
i've nations"
But the Admiral was not TO be mollfed or
moved He returned the corps note assu-
ring them of his "most elevated considera-
tion,n but sticking to his ultimatum. In pur-
suance of which he blockaded the ports, and
Chill declares war, and the strife Of arms has
come upon our sister Republic south of the
equator The war is popular with the Chilli
ans. The Valparaiso La Pdtria says:
1.-The common sentiment is, that Spain is
attempting to trample on her colony that was,
for having had courage to resist what was be-
leved to be an attempt against the indepen-
dence Of the Spanish American Republics.
All men of all parties have rallied around the
Administration Party lines are effaced by
the waves of patriotic emotion, and the de-
termination is to resist to the uttermost."
ST. Loris FLOUR IL BRAzL.-In reference