The New York herald., 1866-05-20

I wrote you several weeks ago, were to lombard Val
paraso and then TO proceed without delay to Monte
video ane await further orders These orders have not
been rescnded, but tho presence OF the allied squadron
at Chloe has delayed Their execution. The government
is not certain OF finding Nunez in the Pacific few weeks
hence unless further delays should have occurred.
The news Of the arnvai of the Huescar and Inde
In company prize, has caused chill through
society here. The Peruvian iron-cads are not of
character be properly left of any calculation of
probable results in the war In the Pacific Although the
editors co0y assume that Nunez will sink or capture
them both with the Numancia, people, and especially
character of their offensive and defensive powers
well known to those who ought to know to be sneeed
at The government is fully alive to the danger The
new ron-cad frigate Tcuan carrying forty Guns and
represented being Of the finest ronclads in the
world fitting out all possible Cadiz for the
Pacific II any serious accident misfortune occurs 10
the Spanish fleet she expected to mend IT, Somehow
or other the government seems to me to be apprehen
sve that Nuhez will not be able TO get out Of the Pa
cc 80 soon as they desire; so, with some degree Of
iorehought they are preparing for any eventuality
best ron-clads; but what they dor AS
yet until Valparaiso is bombarded, they can
prevented this consummation The aspect of affairs be-
comes gloomy. The allied feet will be reinforced
by two of the best roncads in the world against which
they scarcely able to cope II they fight they
likely to be logged If they without doing something
to redeem Spanish valor their reputation Such
sad plight poor Spanards In before. They
in bad position, and do not how 10 extrcae
themselves from the increasing troubles that surround
them II the foreign fleets would refuse TO permit the
Spaniards to lombard Valparaiso that would az end
the war; and the Spanards would retire from the Pacific
All they desire is to find decent preext for getting
OF this IL would be violation of neurai of
course. interfere in favor OF Chile but nothing would
or that but long dispatches protests and all that
which his Most lluslr Excelency the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs can write dd fnfntan. Ink is cheaper
than Spanish blood and paper less than frgaes
The government could tell the people, "Behod, had
IL not been for dsgraceful interference by force we
could not cope WITH should have inflicted glorious
lesson upon the wretched and degenerate of Spain
in Chile and vindcated Spanish honor-honor that has
never been suled before, will ever be again we
are compelled to take up arms against the world Our
banners free from STAIN Let US leave to their
bitter reflections those wreches in Chile and Peru, hav
ing relations with them" The people would doubt
less take that down and the government would be hailed
indicators OF spanish honor defenders OF the right
&c, and thus all would be satisfied aud compacent
General Lersundi, the new Captain General oil CUBA.
sailed to-day from Cadz for his post The papers are
busily engaged in picking his character to pieces lie
changed hiHpocs before he took Office, and the ques-
tion of 'reaiadoh is up again. He Is accused OF being
'recoined which is not bad name to apply to turn
coat a. he has the lcaves :nd Nsts hs frends thlnK
that he will be able to Survive the attacks
The press law is in force with will The government
denounced warned Saturday last three liberal
Deocrdcid La Iberia and La Distnsaon-for ar
ticies not agreeable ODonnel Last week not less
than five warnings given. The new broom sweeps
clean.
Ex-Prcsident Fillmore and wife left here yesterday for
Paris Mrs Fillmore has derived great advantage from
her Journey through Spain. Her health improves daily
While In Madrid many attentions were offered them,
which they felt obliged TO decline, Mr. Fillmore and
remain In Paris until June, when they will probably re-
to the Uuited States. Mr. Fillmore seems to be n
excellent health and enjoys the pleasures OF ayel as
keenly as the youngest.