The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-03

find, as well as you and all good
citizens, that the disturbance between
the blacks and whites this evening re-
qdires prompt action on our part. In
the absence, of proper military aid,
therefore, please authorize me, as
Mayor, to secure such aid as may be
required to quell and suppress all dis
turbances, and / will do it.
Signed JOIN PARK, Mayor.
After remarks from several members
of the Board, it adjourned without any
action on the message.
The streets are full of people, but en-
tirely clear of negroes, as upon their
first appearance they are shot down.
A negro was almost beat to death 3 few
moments ago, on Adams street anoth.
er was shot dead near Court Square,
and a third one killed near the Gayoso
House
Capt J. A. Hood, acting local editor
of the Mempis Argus, narrowly escaped
being shot through both legs by Mimic
ball, which passed through his coat and
pants The mob Of negroes, Captain
Hood says, consisted of over one hum
bred and fifty. all armed with MIME
rifles, pistols and knives.
A late report says the regulars are
not out, but they will be out shortly.
The Mayor is drunk, and unfit for the ener-
gency. -
The 10th Regular Infantry has since
been called out
Another negro has been shot.
1t is said that two white men were In
with the negroes, and that white Wo-
men on Causey street put their heads
out of the windows, and beloved
"Hurrah for the negroes !" This is an
actual fact, but it is impossible to ac-
count for it.
There has been considerable indis.
criminate shooting by citizens, who are
enraged, and perfectly wild with excite
ment.
This has been dear lesson to the
negroes, which will teach them to be-
have themselves
do not anticipate that there will be
any further disturbance-but few will
promenade the streets for days to come.
None of the negroes have as yet been
arrested. Two are lying dead in the
station-house.
New YORK, May Valparaiso was
bombarded by the Spanish. The town
and $40, 600, 900 worth of property were
destroyed Great blame is attacked to
the British and their own Consuls for
not interfering with their ships to pre-
vent such wholesale destruction instead
of leaving the harbor
The Panama Stars correspondent,
after commenting upon the bsrbarity
of the bombardment of Valparaiso,
which was defenseless, without gun
to reply or vessel to stand by it, states
that from $l5,000,000 to $20,0O0000
worth of property was destroyed, near
ly all belonging - to British, American,
aud other foreign merchants, including
all the commercial ports of the town,
custom-house, Government building,
etc.
The correspondent gives the follow
ing particulars of the bombardment
1t is said Mendez Nunez has re-
ceived orders from Madrid to destroy
to the utmost of his power all CHILEAN
and Peruvian towns on the coast, and
that in pursuance of these orders it was
on the 18th of March that he sent into
the commandant of Valparaiso and the
foreign representatives that in four
days he would lombard the city
The four he allowed for the removal
Of the sick. Against this every foreign
representative protested IN the most
energetic manner. The British resi-
dents were promised protection and
the interference of Admiral Denman
and the English squadron. The Ameri-
can Commodore Rogers promptly
placed his squadron for cooperation
against Spain should the threatened
bombardment be attempted, and the
representative of France was equally
ready to take the responsibility on his
part of joining with the Americans
and English to prevent the atrocity
that was feared; but at the last the
English Admiral drew back. He said
he could not interfere except diplomat
ically, and that the British interests
must look out for themselves on shore.
Commodore Rodgers shrank from I'M
dertaking active resistance to the Span
ish feet when the British receded from
the position he had taken up. Earn
estly and most urgently did the Amer
lean Charge De Affairs, Gen Kilpat-
rick, and Commodore Rodgers labor
to save the town, but in vain
While this was going on time was lost
to the neutrals, and the day of the
bombardment came on and the neu-
trails had still their property in the
Custom-house and in their stores. The
morning of the day of the threatened
bombardment the Ii. W. Forgates, SUIT
ley, and Leander, with the Devastation
and the store-ship, left the bay to take
safe anchorage outside. The American
ships also had to 60 out of the way, and
at about eight o'clock the enemy's yes
sci began to take up a position over
against the town.
The Resolution was placed opposite
/ the Central Railroad Station, the Villa
de MAZDA and Blanca twelve hundred
Yards from the Custom House, the
Vanci Dora close in shore to destroy
| dwelling houses, and the admiraPs ship,
Numancia, remained outside signalling
orders. At Gam the Blanca opened
| fire on the Custom House TO the cry of
"Viva la Reina" The others followed,
each selecting some point on which to
pour its share of destruction.
For nearly three hours the fire was
| kept up without intermission. At 10
D m. the Numacia, signalled to desist
and the vessels of the squadron drew
of. The people of the town, who had
| crowded the surrounding hills, at once
/ rushed into the town TO extingUish the.
| flames
PeTu-The news brought from Chill
has excited the Peruvians to the high
est pitch. Not q whisper is breathed
of yielding to Spain, and those whose
interests are the largest at stake would
not for moment listen to any peace.
In the three days past ali the movable
property has been conveyed to places
OF safety.
The foreign Commercial houses have
taken measures to secure their proper
| " from the custom-house at Callao.
The British residents at Valparaiso
held meeting on the 2SJh of March,
and appointed a committee, who adopt
ed q series of resolutions adopted at
another meeting, rejecting severely
upon the yascillating conduct of Adj
miral Denman, and condemning his
plea of want of sufficient force to OPP
pose the Spanish, as humiliating to his
countrymen, and inexcusabie, consid-
ering that the cooperation of the pow
erful United States squadron was pass
ed upon him by his commander.