Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-05-04
VALPARAISO LAID IN RUINS
BY THE SPANIARDS.
,soooo,oOo OF NEUTRAL PROPERTY
DESTROYED.
BAcKlNG OUT OF THE BRITISH
ADMIRAL.


piopcli, destroyed Great blame is attached
10 ,hc British and American admirals for
no, interfering with their ships TO prevent
tis Wholesale destruction, instead OF leaving
thr mrhor
TN, Panama Stars correspondence, alter
commenting upon the barbarity of the bonn
mdmeni ul Valparaiso, which was defense.
less, nnd without u gun or vessel TO stand
hy A. STATES that from $40, 600 600 to geo 000,-
U.n worth ol property is destroyed, nearly
ull belonging to British, American, and
other foreign merchants, including all the
commercial parts of the town, the Custom
House. Government buildings, &c. The
correspondent gives the following particulars
al tlo affair
Otis said that Mcndez Nunez has received
orlcrs nom Madrid TO destroy, burn and
tlcsumtc, io the utmost of his power all the
Gillian and Peruvian towns and property
ou tue coasl, and in pursuance of these or
lers. nn the 27th of March, he notified the
commandaut at Valparaiso, and the foreign
representatives., that in four days he would
homhaIl the city.
"llc lour days he allowed for the removal
U the sich, &c, and against this every
iore'sn representative protested in the most
energetic Terms The British residents were
wonscd the protection and interference of
Admiral Dcnman and the English squadron.
The American Commodore, Rogers, prompts
lis placed his squadron for cooperation
,rainst Spain should the threatened bonn
hardmrnl he attempted, and the representa-
tive Of France WAS equally ready to take
the responsibility ON his part of joining with
the Americans and English TO prevent the
arocily feared; but at last the English Ad-
miml drew back, and said he could not in.
irllcrc, except automatically, and the British
interests must look ont for themselves on
shore
"Commodole Rogers slirunk from under.
taking active resistance 10 the Spanish feet
when the British commander had receded
from il.t position he had first taken up
Earnestly and most urgently did the Ameri-
can Charge Il Alnuircs, General Fitzpatrick,
nnd Commodore Rogers labor to save the
city, but all in vain, While this was going
nu lime was lost, and the day of lombard
mrnt came ON, and the neutrals had still
their property in the Custom House and In
'pir sioic-,
ON the 31st Her Britannia MajcstY's
iuaics Sullci and Leander, with the Deyas-
tai.ou and The siorc.ship Nereus, left the bay
io take a safe anchorage outside. The
American Ships also had to get out of the
Nal, and about s \. NJ. the Spanish vessels
uc.lu io lake up position over against the
lt Resolution was placed opposite the
tDuH Hallway Station the villa de Ma
IiIl sud- Blanca twelve hundred yards from
flo GA om House, the Vencedora close in
-hWe, to destroy dwelling houses, and tho
AamlN's slip, Numancia, remained out
side signalling orders.
Al . A. NJ, the Blanca opened fire on
ihc Custom House, 10 the cry of Viva 10
Rcua" The others followed, each selecting
some point on which to pour its destructive
fire For nearly three hours the fire was
!rpl up without intermission. At 40 A..
VI q shelhAfOm the NencedOTa set fire TO the
baths adjoining the Hotel de la Union, and
hr flames rapidly spread in three streets,
INIT the Nencedora did not desist her shot
continuing to rain on that part of the town
upto the last moment of the bombardment,
with terrific and fatal regularity.
"On the other side the Custom House took
hrc at ll45, but there was no cessation o.
Me fire nom the fleet; indeed the Spaniards
khcw only one consideration, viz, that Val
paraiso had been given up to them TO use al
thcir vengeance upon.
"At lO.Os p NJ. the Numancia signaled tC
desist. and the vessels of the squadron drew
u The people of the town, who hat
cro wded the surrounding hills, at once rusheC
into he city to cStinguish the flames Sucl
is The -scord of this event which leaves Vi
all nara, vscd, many ruined and commerce
crippled 10, "A long time We appeal to thu
sympathy of Eng. land We fear this work
20 begun. has OnlS begun. Caldera, Co
Vuimbo and the ports OF ieru VIII DC de
.uoycd; nllOl the,u except Gallon deienseles
pmces. and they will fare worse than w
uNyc done
1.-THE British residents at Valparaiso hel'
81 meeting on the 2tld of March, and ap
pointed a committee, which drafted seIle'
vi resolutions, which were adopted N an
other meeting rejecting severely upon Il'
Nacllatng conduct Of Admiral Denmall
mud condemning his pleN OF want ol sum
ricni force To dcposc the Spaniards, as iu
initiating lu his cOunirymen and ineXcusaple
considering that the cooperation of tho
powerful United States squadron was pressed
upon him by lis commanders.
"Ihcy also condemn the passive submls
.on ol the British Charge d. Aifaires, ant
appointed depuiation 10 express to Genera
Fitzpatrick and Commodore Rogers incl
hlgh appreciation of their efforts to prevent
ly cooperation with the British forces, IN
l"mbardment OF the city
From Peru il is stated that there IS NOT
Thought OF yielding to Spain. All moveaDl
hoperty is being conveyed 10 places Q
'aicty, and the foreign commercial house
nave taken measures TO remove their prOpert
rom the Custom House ut Callao.
-ssas.
MADE SICK BY EATING PoIsoSoUs Fish
On last Wednesday IL man named Emar
del Ritter caught large number Of eattis
AZ the foot Of Seventeenth Street, in III
Washington Canal, by using II seine. II
gave 10 Il family of colored people, who liy
IN Murder Bay, II mess of them, and the
cooked them, and nj about . O'Clock, p. NJ
lley made a meal of Of them, il is sait
without salt Seven of the cOlOred peop
ooon became very sick, and al 7. NJ, Wv
them had died. physician attached
he Freedmens Bureau was summoned, an
mad two OF the worst cases removed TO
hospital. Theae aud three remaining
lh,ir ,hAntY are still alive, though one
lh"m is moi expected to recover These fl.
l'rd chiefly ON the filth that empties ont OF
,,W'r al that point, and il is not wonderi
'''u they should make people sick wh'
eaten -- WASH Chronicle.
.'ruE RUNNiNG BRooKs. "-Brooks
New York, who was lately ousted from i
seat in Congress, announces his intention
run again.
The Srnremc Court Of Massachusetts
a case carr ID before The full bench, ON d
luuucr, has decided ae tOllows:-"A reven
stamp Is 30 part OF the nole and need Il
We copied, nor is the validity OF the note
,'fjed 10y the want of stamp, unless it
uH'ulently omitted"
A. lmsuMAx called into II dry goods stC
ana asked the price Of gloves. He was L
they were four shillngs
Och, by my soul, then, says he, I'd soOI
my hands would go barefoot than pay Il
price for them.
llE NEXT SPEECH of tho President "
ne made to the Proprietor of the Podoq0Qi
VINO has gone to Washington to extract
eornl from his Y-toes.