The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-05
SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA
The Pacific steam Navigation Companys steamship
Pa ihc Captain Woolcott from tho south coast arrived
in this hnrbor the morning OF the 2lst INST The daes
from Valparaiso February @ brought CaIlao by
tho steamship Pata, and from Lima To the 4,h inst
The news by this arrival cannot be considered OF any
great Importance n except two disasters that have
occurred TO the allied fleets whereby Peru has lost two Of
tho vessels composing her squadron. which
much dependence placed OF them
the screw steam frgate Amazonas, OF forty guns,
lost by getting ashore Ancud, and the iron cad
Loa lost by grounding on shoai called 'The Whales
Back In the hsrbor Of Csao where Captain colyooor.
resss In the United States ship 81 Marys got his ship
ashor short time since, and came very near having
10 leave her there, and thai, too In broad daylight
The Amszonss llled quick after she struck, and
NAMED in 80 bad position To prevent, Il Is feared,
the possibility Of recovering her battery The Ioa
bilged Immediately after striking filed with water and
settled four FIVE feet In tho sand making her
nslure and total loss excepting the rial above
water which be removed. The Loa was considered
one Of the most important defen es Of the harbor Of
Caao and is very serious loss scarcely than that
OF the Amazonas
There IL but little change in Chile 10 note All the
Spanish feet remained at Valparaiso, cKcep, the villa de
Madrid and Blanco, screw frigaes These vessels
Tacahuano, and las, OF the island OF Juan
Fernandez II thought that the spaniards may estab
Ish dero, Of coal provisions the latter point
Commodore Nunez commander Of tbs Spanish squad.
ron had declared that all Chilean coal matter whore
found, will b. considered contraband OF war, and has
also notified the foreign consus Valparaiso that the
blockade OF Caldera has been "a sed
Great joy has been evncei in Chile nj the treaty u
alliance between Chile and Peru and the declaration OF
war by the latter country against Spain.
In Bolivia the civil war Is ended the President Gene
raj Megarejo, having been victorious in a nght at
viachA general amnesty has been granted all po
htcai enemies.
The situation In Peru remains the same Two I'M.
porant deerees have been issued by the government
spectng prvaccrs Of which recognizes Peruvian
citizens all perrons engaged In tho maritime Of
the nation or allies and all those who may engage In
the service hereafter The SECOND makes regula-
lions To which mcn.of.wM and prvateen must con.
form regard prizes oaptarcd or recovered from tbg
enemy.
II understood that treaty OF alliance offensive and
defensive. has been signed Quito the soh ull he
tween Ecuador Chile and Peru
The United statss steamer Mohongo remained At Val
parnIso The Nyack left that port the LIST inst tor
Callao, where ths waieree was ON the i3,h inst
CHILE
The rejoicing over the treaty of alliance with Peru and
the declaration OF BY the Power against Spain
has occupied the attention Of the people of chile the
exclusion % everything else, although the k,csrso
that preparations for defence have continued
without interruption. aud that the Of carrying
energetic warfare against spain have been necessarily
studied In regard 10 carrying tho with
energy and not listening 10 any terms % pssos ercsp,
such the republics Of South America may dictate,
Another authority writes 10 the Star and Hraid fol-
lovs:-'The country at large has been deli hted with
the sympathy Of England and France, and values the
attempts which these Powers have been making for
amlosbe settlement: bat chIe ~ti s~d d. kr
aaa osa,~, ~ pha>rv m>ars ~ a-plest ga
Dat ne sAai aguin ., pot n troubt OrcA
Spain snd TIL spasn o msd< ssps w al her ssafui
iow cia'ms ne ses ooar r,putita she wsH fna dNs,
r,pabiics pp'ssing powers ord vays AVID ~sans ard
dei,rmiaafio- II ptrf % ar,nos aeS ho~o, add r0A,s
% NJ Los
have noticed from the beginning that almost anivsr
sally the press Of Chile has looked IN England and
France for sympathy and material aid leaving The
United States, az they were enemies rather ,hss
friends. This omission has become COMMON
that cannot but call especial attention a. especially
20, whom np considered that nowhere has the prc->
spoken loudly and forcbiy the United stses 10
vor Of Chile and againss the pursued BY spain
For the great crerry displayed by Chic preparing for
actvs warfare must refer The HNxstD roadsrs W NE
under the sub head Of Panama which secosot
given o. battery 81 heavy Psrrv,t runs permf,s1
remain IN thh hartor over two months, urcsref ana
cemmoaor. Suses, Of N. Spanish ses,, the present.
eommsndsr 10 chief. has secarcd ch>sn coal 10 me-,
Ter vhere found, - conffsbsnd 81 ms nsr mo~f
laughed Al by the Chliesns and the sp~ast COMMAND
o. " he'd up N dension THIS o. ooars~ nasi Be ~
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