The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-17
The Gillian War = Important Spanish
... Naval Movements.

.. Naval movements
From the Herald
The Spanish steam war frigate Isabel La Cato
RcG, arrived in this harbor yesterday from
Havana. She LETT that port six days ago, in
company with another Spanish frigate-the Car
aae1a-and we may hourly expect the latter ves
sci to join her consort in our harbor.
1t is evident that all parties to the Spanish
Chilian war mean action. BY the news from
Europe, which we publish this morning, it a(,-
pears that England actuated by love of
Chilian copper and guHno as she formerly was
by love OF Southern cotton, has consented to
furnish Chilli with vessels of war, as she for
merly served the Rebel Confederacy in this
country; and four of the best iron-ciads of the
English neutrality pattern are said to have sailed
from the British shores during the past month.
In the meantime it is endeavored to be shown
in our courts that diplomatic agents of the
Chilan Government have been fitting out at this
port torpedo boats and privateers to prey on the
commerce of Spain; and it is very evident, ii the
news from England and the allegations of the
Spanish Consul against Senior McKenna be true,
that the little South American republic of Chill
is desperately in earnest.
At the same time Spain is not idle. The loss
of the Spanish frigate COUadongd, and the suicide
of Admiral Pareja, have been used to the best
advantage to which defeats and disasters can be
applied by willy ministers and huge effort is
beng made by them TO defeat Prim's revolution
by exciting the Spanish people in a common
cause against foreign foe. In this the Spanish
ministry may succeed, and bring the whole
nation TO united and energetic effort against
Chill, in order to make the contest with that
power short, sharp, and decisive, though to all
appearance Chill, aided by Peru and the other
republican States whose interests identity them
with her cause, MIL be match for the mother
country. It is, S6ubtless, in the hope OF arous-
ing this feeling Of excitement, in order to throw
The Spanish people into a fever OF war; that the
Spanish ministry has issued orders to their new
Admiral in the South Pacific waters TO devastate
"a thousand miles" of the coast of Chilli.
Has not this same purpose on the part OF the
| Spanish Power also prompted the sending of
two Spanish vessels to this port Is it not pro-
bable that these two frigates have been des-
| patched hither to watch the Meteor, now de-
| vateer Sufficient time has elapsed since the
| commencement of the action against Senior
| McKenna, the Chilian agent, to enable the
| Spanish Consul to send word to Havana and
obtain the presence of the vessels now in and to
arrive in our port II is doubtless for this pur-
| pose that they are sent. They have come here
| as the KedrSdrge went to English and French
ports to watch the Alabama; as the Niagara
| and Sacramento went to Ferrol, in spain, to
| watch the St0nelcdu, and for similar purpose,
| but under very different circumstances.
They boldly steam into our safe and capacious
| halbor, without the slightest dread of being
| served with twenty-four hours notice to quit.
No ''twenty-four hour rulen banishes them 10 the
rough waters and rude winds off Sandy Hook;
| but, under the operations of full, honest, and
strict neutrality on part, they can lie quietly
| by their supposed enemy's side and watch and
| examine her to their hearts content and doubt
| less do SO for months to come. Their presence
| will give America handsome opportunity to
| present Europe with brilliant example, and
| show her powers how an honest nation can at
| once afford to be generous and great; to disre-
! gard the evil treatment OF the past in order TO
establish good example for the future.