Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-05-04
THE WAR IN chill,
H"mbardInenf RI vaIParaisO-S20,OO 600,
900 Prcperty DestrOyed-PrOtcst
of Foreign COnsuIs.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Valparaiso was
bOmharded twice by the Spaniards, and
S2O,0O0,000 worth of property destroyed.
Great blame is attached to the British
and American consuls for not interfering
with their ships to prevent such whole
sale destruction, instead Of leaving the
harbor of Panama.
The StGris correspondent, after COM
menting upon the order of the lombard
ment of Valparaiso, which was defense
less, without a gun to reply or a vessel to
stand by it, states that from fifteen to
twenty million dollars worth of proper
ty is destroyed. Nearly all the property
belonging to British, American and
other foreign merchants, including all
commercial ports of the town, custom
houses, government buildings, ETC., is
destroyed.
A correspondent gives the following
particulars of the bOmbardment:
1t is said that Mendez Nuendez has re-
ceived orders from Madrid to destroy,
burn and desolate to the utmost of his
/ power all Gillian and Peruvian towns
and property on the coast, and that in
pursuance of those orders, on the 18th Of
March he sent in to the cOmmandant Of
Valparaiso, and notified the foreign rep
resentatives that in four days he would
lombard the city; the four days he al
lowed for the removal Of sick and others.
Against this every foreign representa-
tive protested in the most energetic man
ner. The British residents were PROM
ised the protection and interference of
Admiral Denman and the English
squadron. The American commodore.
Rodgers, 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 American
and English 10 prevent the atrocity that
was feared. At the last the English ad-
miral drew back. He said he could not
interfere except automatically, and that
the British interests must look out for
themselves Gn shore.
Commodore Rogers shrunk from medi-
Eating active resistance to the Spanish
fleet when the British commander he'd
nsceded from the position he had first
taken up. Earnestly and most urgently
did the American charge de a~ffaires,
Gen. Kilpatriek, and Com. Rogers, labor
to ave the town but all in vain. While
this was going on, time was lost to neu-
trails, and the day Of bcmhardment came
GA and neutTals had still their property
ii the custom house and In their stores
on theSlst.
The morning Of the day OF the benz
bardment her Majesty's frigates Sutley
and Ieander, with the ~devastative and
store ship Nevins, left the bay to take
safe anchorage outside. The American
ships also had to 60 ont Of the way and
at about eight An, the enemy's vessels
begant9 take Up a position over against
the lowe. The Resolution was placed
opposite the central railroad station. the
Wills de Madrid and Blanca 100 wards
from the custom houses, and the Admf-
rails ship, N~anaancfa, remained outside
orders
AT 8s.ns the Blanca opened fra ~, ~
sdstoa house, 70 she cry Of VIye "a
Reina. 3de cshsEsEHowed, sseh select
some paint on which to pour its share
Of destruction. For nearly three hoprs
tbs fire was kept ~ without interrnis-
sion. at I0Rm. the Eumancfa ~sirnaiad
to deslst, and the VESSELS Of the sorr.fron
drew or Tie peopis OF tie town. who
he'd crowded the Surrounding hills ~
oDce rVae into tosen 70 axtinQush the
Tue eH brought from Chill has ax-
cited tue Refnsi&hs 10 the highest uiseh /
Not w~hiperhs hFeathed pf xielaino
SPAIN aHd those Hhoseintafss AZ sfaks
tie largest Weu not for 4 mE.neIt
Hsen % 1ny pes proposals he
tnFee days paSf al nfoF618 9fobaffr
heing conveyed to places OF safety. Thed|
eommereial hcr4es have taken