The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-20
Our Pmnama Correspondence.


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Our Panama Correspondence.
PANAMA, Nov. IL, 1886
South
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamship
Pacific Captain Wooco,t from the south coast, arrived
at her anchorage in this harbor the 4th inst Her
dates Valparaiso October IT, and Lima, October IS
There is but little change in the situation Of the Span
ish CHILEAN war The blockade of the ports Of yalpa
raise, Caldera and Coqumbo is maintained, after a
fashion and the Spanish frsate Resolution has been de-
spatcled TO blockade the port of Tacahuano Against
this however the President Of Chile has opened no less
than thirty six new porsa LIST Of which Is given be-
low-for the free importation and expectation Of mer
chandise, all duties of every nature having been
moved With these ports opened to the commerce Of
the world it will take more navy than Spain pro-
duce to blockade half much less the whole coast Of
Chile, as Admiral Parcja will discover.
There has been no bombardment as ye. and 10 me it
appears OF the Adrnral's s'6ring edge had
been taken off by the stand taken by The
foreign Ministers and CODsus, aud by the
really determined air assumed by the plucky
little republic. The mail steamers yet allowed to
and g. Mt Valparaiso although each is said
DO the last Some vessels allowed go and of
the bockaded ports and the restriction appears to be
iarcical, in comparison with that maintained by the
United States upon the ports Of the States in rebellion
With all this, however, threats of severe
still made and hints thrown out that neuras had
better their property to safe place at the eai
est moment IN order to avoid destruction. The bonn
bardment may take place, there is telling what this
hothcaded Penpocntiary- Admiral may be up to- but if
il does occur and wanton destruction of life and proper
ty is the consequence, il strikes that will
have bill TO pay Of no common magnitude and
begun that may not be ended for TO come and in
which, for common safety, all the South and Central
American republics may become involved.
By this arrival the from Peru gives every owl
dencc that there VIII reach u crisis and by
this time, in all probability, the matter is decided r the
rebellion is TO triumph or be crushed OUT informed
you in my last that the 'rebel'' army moving up
the coast in the direction Of Lama, but that the govern
meut forces hoped to defeat them before they came
within striking distance Of the capital We learn
that they had reached point about twelve miles from
Lima and in number abou: ten thousand Of all
arms the government forces said to be about the
same The s'rebos' being shut out from all
supplies by the blockade of Chile and receiving
assistance from any other quarter, have
become desperate, and must fight starve;
hence II the government troops can be depended upon
severe battle will take place, and no safe speculation
can be made to the result President Pezet and staff
have left Lima for the battle field where he will
command In person OF his army. The pckcis or the OPP
posing forces diminishing, and the enemy had
made y move TO get the flank Of the government
army, but defeated The next mail will doubtless
bring the OF a decisive acton having been
fought, and the matter for time settled.
The United States steamer watcree, Commander r. K
Murray had left Calao for Valparaiso leaving,no vessel
at that port to look out for American interests there
should q serious disturbance occur.
Gottschalk was in Lima awaiting settlement of "the
question" before giving his musical entertainments
The papers Of Lima full Of p.yos &c, in praise Of
the 'great musical artistic"
From Bolivia and Ecuador there Is nothing of import
ance TO communicate; they appear, TO use sailors ex
preston, "hodin2 TO the slack, and waiting the
course Of events in Chile and Peru.
The interior Of Colombia s again convused with
luton. In Cundinmarca there has been rise against
the state government, and in the Cauca the same; in
the latter State tho rebels in the first engagement
defeated and utterly routed by the government Iary in
in the first nothing of exciting nature has yet
taken place, nor from the received form
correct idea Of the magnitude Of the revolt In both
cases u has been conservative against liberal
The more the subject s considered the more Migrant
appears the conduct OF the Spanish admiral tho
more are convinced that the affair his part has
been for other purpose than by threats and
TO compel, in the end the payment OF a
large Of money, equal 10 that obtained
from Peru. Tho great respect entertained for
what Is most truly termed the model republic OF
South America of her rapid progress In every
thing tending place her high among the nations OF the
EARTH combined with the feeling that she has right
her side causes the most lively interest and sympathy
to lie felt in her behalf by all those who Spaniards
and-Frcnchmcn. The pucky manner In which shc has
replied to the psolcnt Spanard and her apparent de-
termination TO resist his demands to the last, creates
feeling OF admiration at her conduct particularly when
compare with the conduct OF Peru under similar cir
cumonces To consider the existing state Of affairs In all
its points, cannot see how the war can be OF very
long duration, for in the first place. Span Will not and
ever return TO tell tho tale and for blockading the
coast why, the whole Spanish navy could not do Il in
manner that England and the United States would con
sder effective And IL Spain were determined 10
make the attempt why, she has not tho money for so
expensive an experiments neither Is u In the power OF
her Cathoc Majesty 10 raise H. Then again. Spain must
and probably will recocct that Chile Is not entirely de-
enceess the letters OF marque that have been issued
will doubtless ind many takers, 30 the squadrons Of
In preventing Wholesale destruction OF Spanish COM
merre which must ensue, IL only few Of these
Chilean hornets succeed In finding their way 10 the high
seas
In long article reviewing the cause OF tho war and
the assigned by Admiral Parcja for his conduct
In P0fyfG OF Valparaiso says-"From the day that
Pinzon and Mazanedo as Spanish agents, pronounced
the word rcvnd cation Of Spains territorial rights on
the coast alarm felt and there reason for It.
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