New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-08
me spanI.h.CA,lian War.
rxTaA oRpISARr soENE ~ the SPANISH ooRFEs

vvvs toRpINARY SCENE IN THE SPANISH coRTEs.
\ a. oessinn of The Spanish Cortes held on the
18Th MI. lie following interesting incident TOOK
pi ssaor saasar. Of Mazarredo rising, said: am
,nSs eaine to pat question TO the minister o.
ssoyiSe painful mpressionhas been made upon |
a. pUhic mind by the news of the suspension OF |
Enstites in the Pacific. Yesterday several letters
wore shown me from officers IN our squadron |
Ssye ri which they state that rage was depicted
:, 80 co,1nfenauees of all when we received the
order to leave here tthe Paoihc,l without having
DESTROYED the Huascar and the independence,
Z Eirh may vet give the greatest Of trouble when
they have the support OF the forts, l do not wish
" 5,ry iinto the governments plans, but do not
tbist tbat lie national honor can be considered as
safisResl By the commandments OF Caiao and Val
Taraiso and if we give up now the contest, the
isbijiau ftag will continue TO float upon the Gova-
donea one hundred and fifty Spaniards will be
jefyao rot in the dungeons of Santiago; greater
seventies will be exercised towards our country
men and We shall not have obtained the satisfac-
lion which we have e&acted. l ask, then, OF the
minister of marne is it or Is 1t not settled that the
campaign is at an end2
The minister Of marine said in answer that Adj
mirai Mendez Nunez, in virtue of the instructions
which he had received, and using the liberty of
action which the government grants to officers OF
his rank on duty so far from home, has considered
Tie campaign at an end. The condition of his
vessels cannot be satisfactory, if We consider
merely the length Of time that they nave RENAMED
y
ming to suffer from scurvy. These considerations
oblige him to bring the expedition to an end, ant
liz vas withdrawn to Brazil. But he is to remain
there for the present, and the government will de
eide whatever relates to the war. The exnedi
ton is considered ended by Admiral Nunez; tn
government approves his conduct-but the wa
Continues But our wrongs are still unrepaired
the Coyadongo is still in Chilli Thus speak
Senior Salazar Now, precisely because Chi
would make no satisfaction we took it ourselves
We have more of their prisoners than they haV
Of ours. So we can exchange.
Senior SaIazar replied-From his excelency
explanation one important deduction can /
made--it u.s., that the war is not ended, althoug
the expedition is, The war should terminate in
treaty securing the full satisfaction due to OF
honor and interest. think we shall not o5tai
what is due to the latter unless take possessio
of the Ghineha islands, nor what is required by th
former while the Chillians have iron-clads wit
which to oppose us. will make two other obsel
yations to his exeellenoy. We had dispatched
.supply ship to the Pacific. It was to touch q
Rio. What will happenif on arrival at Valp'
raise it find our squadron gone? What will b
come Of our wooden vessels returning to RI
Janeiro it,
The president, interruptng him, sadly GU eal
not go any further with your questions, You ma
make explanations.
Senior Salazar-Well, if I am not at liberty
speak any more on the subject VIII keep siIen