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

out serious struggle. From beng lesass hation IN
ne world taking the advance and maintaining Ser posi-
ton by the valor of her arms and the wisdom of her
statesmen, she has fallen behind and has been oostrp
ped in the worlds progress by half dozen nations,
while she still continues her retrograde movement She
has endured all this with proud contempt for the i'll
fortunes that have wrought the change Whether this
indifference arises from the accepted doctrines of
grand philosophy, or from bunted sense Of her true
position, need not say But that it does TO exist
no can deny The nation seems TO regard itself as
grand, powerful and magnificent as in those olden days
when the Spanish flag dominated over the globe II
some nearly all of its possessions have been torn
from II the sense of power has not been affected.
1t has forgotten forgiven the losses, except in ono
and that treasured up and remembered by all The
loss Of Gibraltar is keeny felt to-day it was when
II first passed under the English hag and the desire TO
regain and thereby remoyo that little bit Of foreign
sovereignty from the Peninsula is universal and all abb
sorbng She forget that the stronghold once
belonged to her, and she still believes that Will by
some means other and at some future time again
her property Several large shelves in the War
Office here laden with plans and projects to reakc
the place They of every character and desgnsome
toefaby feasible Others the majority, as wid as the
brain of man could devise. Certainly none have been
successful In execution as yet Though the great pro-
portion of these plans submitted during the exist
Of war between Spain and England, some are OF
date based upon the improvements in arms
projeclies of the past twenty years They are all
carefully filed away for future II needed Among
the persons who have given their thoughts TO
the subject of regaining Gibraltar is Senior Saazar,
member of the House Of Deputies but who has
been prominent in other positions during the past ten
years During his former connection with the govern
ment his specially was the navy. He desired 10 IN
that arm Of the national service to the utmost
Everything else was 10 be subordnaled thereto spain
should have navy equal toany in the world, with which
she could accomplish the dream Of the nation The real
object of this increase OF the navy was not generally
known outside the government which lent a r ady ear
to Senior Salazar theories and attempted to carry them
Strange it may SEEM the object or this vast ex
penditure the recapture of Gibraltar. With that
powerful feet, then to be built, the great strong
hold could be wrenched from foreign hands
and placed again under rightfu ownership Tho
theory was pleasing and plausible ana its develop,
ment progressed for time satisfactorily, until
it day discovered that TO create great navy re-
quired funds These unfortunately gave out before tie
undertaking had be n half completed But before this
so sanguine Of the government that they
commenced the erection Of immense operative bat
teres their side Of the neutral ground, near Gibraltar
These they to arm with powerful red guns, and
not that some were not placed in position This
warke demonstration nat orally created great excite
men and small degree of uneasiness among the Eng
lsh "Reminiscences were Immediately made by the
British government to the Spanish against this act
They alleged that with the rined guns in use the
spaniards could shell Gibraltar and that it in viola
ton of the treaty to erect batteries within gunshot OF the
town. The spanards asserted that the treaty excluded
them from building works on tho neutral ground, and
that their fault that the treaty did not con-
template the contingency of the increased range of i'm
neutral aSa@s1 Ii tae Englsh felt disposed to mount
heayv apg range ""DG would they entertain a
remonstrance from the Spanish that inc sa2s .--~.-
reach their side Of the neutral territory They claimed
perfect right TO put up works on their own ground,
IL their could batter down the Of Gbra
tar and clear the harbor of fleet.
The argument was clearly against John Bull, and he
appealed informally to Napoleon arbor The Empe-
decided that The Spanish In the right and could
erect batteries without violating the treaty. The spanish
then went with their works, but finally suspended
them, when the Eng ish threatened open fire if they
continued what they regarded warllko procedure.
could put up such works there would be impreg-
nabe and II well armed could make the town and bar-
Dor OF Gibraltar untenable The fleet not being large
IN fha
project OF taking the rock was given up.
Another scheme was then devised by Senor salazar,
and the good Offices of Napoleon engaged to further
it, These not difficult to obtain because France
has nearly as great an interest," and indeed more than
original posscssors Napoleon wants the key of the
Mediterranean in other hands, possible; and he would
do anything TO see change effected The Empress has
national and personal feeling in Che matter. She Is
Spanard and feels the loss OF Gibraltar spain quite
much as any one. Her heart is in every movement
LOOKING 10 rep0sscsson by her fatherland of the i'm
porant point senior salazar bad several interviews
with the French Emperor at Barrz, in the capacity Of
confidential envoy and 1t was hnay determined That an
effort should be made pi,rcasc the fortress from Eng
land. But how to get the money was The question.
spain ID the amount in her cufcrs, nor could
she borrow IT, What to be done in this Contingency
Another bright idea struck Senior sala@ar, which he
explained to the Spanish government, and received
from hearty app wal and alazar was authorized to
carry out Fer that purpose he was sent TO Peru as
special envoy 70 settle come claims Spain had aga INST
that repubnl. What the prepos,erous nature OF tho
claims was the pablo is already from that gentle
mans famous uimatum. They were so absurb unjust
aud unfoundcd that P,ru refused to acknowledge or
liqu.daie tnem. This was The opportunity Tor Spain.
Tue Spanish Admiral, who had been sent around the
world any innocent voyage, "happened u be la the
Pa iic with considerable fUrce just then, really, o.
course to support the envoy, began 10 play role
which every one remembers AZ indemnify for tie
alleged wrongs and outrRses committed by ieru under
instr .clions Saazar, hc boldly seized the thincha
Islands aud 70 possession OF their untold wealth Of
guano
No sooner was this accomplished than an informal
negotiation was opened vita England for the p rcasc
a llp lD
land II she would ave Up the rock la reply TO
tiis proposal the Englsa Cabinet stated that
they had no idea OF renqusng bfalsar; that they
proposed TO hold on 90 10 ihc last and under ccGm
would they surrender tie possession OF III that
IL they wanted the thincha Islands thcy had a navy
large ga To take tcm Tor themselves and would not
need the assistance Of 10 accomplish their object;
mud It int ma.ed that any further proportions for
he purchase of Gibraltar would be useless a. d dis astc
Iul. Again Senur Saiazar disapp incd In the sue
Ia pct scheme, but IL lac lad iala In tue ina
OF the Peruvian imbiosio. lac bad accomplished
uDe less iccable To hs StaIc. He Lad got pos
without the loss Il lite OF properly tho vaas OF
Inch could scarcely be estimated dollars ana cents
Tie suano tie Islands worth millions and mil
lions OF dollars which would acci-e to tho benefit of
SPAN. But just al that tinc the finances OF spain
We In n sad condition. she wanted money
tnan she wanted glory OF guano. she could not
borrow, because she co ID mud no one to ieui
her, permanent investments tins country bcng
lHhed ul"n with suspico IN ny iofe sn capitalists. 30
she preferred to have the ready to the rich islands
with TIER oscctyc turns OF wealth Negoai ons
were opcnod wni Per ana iagto Indemnity dcmgndcd
nom her tor past wrongs and tc COST OF the expedition
against Il r. This was hna.iy rgeed upon AMI Peru
picinsed to pay lar. amount TO Spnin-cXacy how
much have lVfLO land Tie latter 10 udor
N. Game ias. 1cru has ALREADY pad twenty uaA0n
fnafs aud arre sun, Is .. due Tue payment oi which
greatly depend upon 90. result TIC present .ac
twou.y mil ons ,nmc here just IN The nick Of time III
Golfers &C thc government were depicted and u knew
not ehrrc 10 trn 10 nf unaj 10 ply ihc army aud civil
employees. aud indeed 10 uect tho mary expenses OF
the nation. II wa joyful season aud tue eva DAY o.
insol ency wns again PCT on Natioad honor was
,indcaed, az ~ Wings wetc c,uptstey re-
drrssed aud the Gaining pfosiect OF sth .urthcr
Wianccs ffOn tlc Pacific cent cheerful aud roscaic
hue o. tie fut4r. the outlay vas 20 inconsideraOle
tie danlcr 90 u shi aud tie liberal ana oplor
tune that Sa ray TO gnt sic had NJ latdiso0sefcd
thc philosopher tyuc, vAch sho Ia turn erything
ulo gold aud eaabe her 10 .e on. renewing her yonh
anu cncrgie frun tac luuuia on the la iic coast
Thtr. ~tre high sisii a. IA hadr a. People cntckcd
the ~ their hr snt OPERATIONS aiust Peru.
rubbed tieT hands AID a. thccfiul crckeis
such Jolly times It'd iAcy fallen upon thai would
haNr believed that 4uii really 10 lay offerings
NJ q ,ict0uous fCct q rialn.
The snccrsi % diplomacy and bold front was appa-