The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-04
THE sgMBARDMENr OF VALPARAISO.

teFeBa1DE "Details OF tue AHhhf-lmCt-
dents of the BOmDard nlent-- Foreign
Loss very Heavy rhAC of the ChtItans
IhsigntficRDJ, Suc
At seven o'clock A. NJ. on the 3lst of March
the Englieh frigates SsHiej and Lednder lef. their
anchorage and disappeared IN a southerly direc-
tion, but soon after reappeared at the entrance
OF the bay and toUk position among the nume-
rous prize ships and Transports OF the enemy,
opposite Vna del Mar, where the supply ship
NereuS and the De6dStdttCn were anchored The
French supply ship Egerte vas anchored at the
same place. The ships OF the American squad
ron we're the last which left their anchorage in
the bay. The obvious slowness of their move.
ments showed but too clearly the unwillingness
and the disgust of the American naval officers.
Only at the last moment, and when the hour
for the contamination OF the dlsgraceful deed
had arrived, the American men-ot-war began to
steer for the north western part OF the bay
where they took position in the rear OF tn
Spcnish line.
The ships Of the Spaniards were now undis.
pued masters OF the anchorage; only the two
ht atlng uoCks and che boats which had been
sunk Iemained, besides q few towboats. SLOWLY
the Spanish ships began to move TO their places
the NUqndnCtd, ReSOUcaOD, VIA de Madrid
BtdRcd, Vencedord, Pdquete de Mdue, AMI the
des latch boat OF tne NundnCLd had their steam
up. The BereRgUeid and the other smaller craft
remained at anchor among the groups OF prize
vessels. little before eIGnt o'clock the M
mdnoid steamed slowly and ma estcally across
the harbor; she stopped at q Ill .tance OF mile
from the shore, and at ten minutes before eight
fred the two guns which we're to serve as
last warning, since the bombardment of the
city was to begin an hour later AT the same
moment the flag of Chill on the Fort San Anto-
MO was raised TO the summit OF the flagstaff.
On the hills thousands OF spectators stood
breathlessly expecting the solemn and terrible
moment.
At eight minutes past A. M. the Blanca
opened hre on the Custom House with the shout
Long live the Queen !" lollo we'd Immediately
after by the Via de Madrid 1t seems that this
hQh ohn, tni no hnr nf Hrrl,f
OF Abtao as a reward Tor taking small Cnll ,au
steamer. But with such a convenient target as
the warehouses o. Valparaiso, only four hun
dred metres distant, the Spanlards fired much
better than they did at Abtao Almost every
second dense cloud OF dust appeared above the
roofs and walls, showing the eject OF well-aimed
missiles. The solid shot from the rified guns of
the Vahd de Madrid penetrated the air with
terrible whlsthng sound. Occasionally we could
see VIII &c smoke, and soon alter flames, caused
by the explosion OF Shells h. wever, many of
these missiles burst in The air, IN the water or
on the sides oil the hills. .4H ..| '..
About this time the Blanca began to open fire
on The Bolsa (EXchanee), and tine Ialtendeactd
oil the Government and other nti9 hboring build
ines. Here, however, the firing was not kept
up with the same Jury as was noticeable in the
bombaIdment OF the Government warehouses,
the artillery barracks and the flagstaff. A pas
sionate Jury against the national emblem of
Chill seemed to fill the breasts OF the Spaniards.
Hollow, conIcal, and solid shot literally hailed
down on il; but ali in VAN. Meanwhile the
Il Soitc1On opened fire on the railroad station,
or rather, so imperfect was the aim, on the Fau-
bourg Baron, inhabited densely by thousands.
Barcaleel, the commander OF he ReSOlucIOTe, fired
broadside after broadside in this direction, cover
ing the pOorhouse, as well as many public and
private dwellings, with storm OF iron. Although
protected by white flag, the )spital still bears
the traces OF BarcaleePs brdialily. Not less glo-
rious was the task soon after undertaken by
the sloop VenCedord. Taking her position quite
near to the Gale de CdbO, she ired leisurplY at
the elegant private villas Situated along the
shore, especially at Mr.. Edwards house. After
this she began firing at the Moo, the Govern
ment buildings and the houses in the streets
Cochrane and Planchada. Every five minutes
white column of smoke appeared on the Vence-
dora, and towards the end OF the firing from her
toIty-eight and thrty-twO Founders (rihed) was
rather accurate and effective. At such short dis.
tance II was indeed quite impossible not to hit
the mark at every shot The balls whistled
through the air and through the Exchange and
the houses OF Senor Aguiar and the mel elghboring
buildings as If the solid walls had been 81 much
thin paper. But this was not al. Smoke began
to appear In dense masses at toe north corner OF
the third division OF Custom House buildings.
TIE Hames burst out shortly before noon:
columns OF black smoke hld tue buildings COM
petely. SUill the VIA de Mr.. id and the Re
SOa caon continued TO fire on the warehouses and
TIE arsenal with undm nished energy. she'll
IRON the Veaced0rd set FIRE to the bathing es-
taUlishment near the Hotel dc la Union, and
the flames quickly seized this hot1l and were
communicated to the street, Cochrane aud Plan
cbada. Up to the last moment of the lombard
ment the shot OF the Penced0rd hailed down
upon the devoted city with the most terrible
and atal regularity.
The flag in front of the artillery barracks still
waved trumphantlY. All Efforts to bring it
down failed. A solid shot tell quite near to the
flagstaff, ard a shell burst over vt, but that was
all that the Spaniards were able to accomplish
in the fight, which lasted three hours.
Al eight minutes after II o'clock the NttrldR-
cia gave the signal Co 'cease dring," and in the
same moment the shDs gre silent and took
their course by their flagship. The thousands
of spectators hastened down nom the hl's into
the city to extiuguish the tres and see the extent
OF the damage.
For every thousand dollars worth OF Gillian
property destroyed there has been lost million
dollars belonging 10 foreigners, in most cases
the accumulation OF long years of hard labor
and uLFemittiIg eXertious, N Y. Herald