The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-01

70 think with considerable loss reckon nat dsrng
the engagsmsat more than thousand shot. must have
been nred. For part the Covadonga discharged my
balls and forty three shells
The only damage have suffered is ball bsswssn wind
and water in front Of the stern boiler whtsh dsd nos
In the corvette Union thsre have been two men, who
served one o the guns killed and the other vessels navs
only met with damage - insignincant - nina
Captain Lynch remained on board during Inc engage
ment and Il is my duty to observe that his snthus a.|
notice As regards tho ocers and crow, only say
that they have behaved ike brave
God preserve your ExcsllsncYy; Y.r,, ruo,rpaos
THANKS or rHs GOVERNMENT TO THE coxxANpss
or THE ALLIED SQUADRON.
The Chilean Minister Of Marine has the following
despatch 10 the allied naval commander
SANTIAGO, Feb q. lssa
With great sAtisscon your Important dsspach q the
lsth Inst, No i6!. togseher with Ne acesmpsnynf
ss. SIssss "a = VIVA Is :. S..@ IN IL aiiso q
the Ith Inst. upon The Apurimac America unon -
ccv.dossA eempsi.ing the allied sssalsoa sschessd g
sns wsscsS r, @ CaaSanse osa~ sns oo"ea - osS1
This ,noonssssbls triumph q shs ar,ss svw % "a
sSs snsmy hss sscs1 sos adnirsiion q tss people
and the governmenone ofthe mcss disetnsuhed feets
.. ne ss, =: =: q: !: g:
omcsn and nsn who took pan IN ths snsassnsnt Nay
J. n PINTO, for the Minister a Marine
On the llth inst shs government Of PEN decresd
medals Of honor 70 tho vctoss In the engaoement d
Abtao. These medals are to be Of gold fM The CON-
mandsrs Of silver for the subordinate onesm and Of
copper for The crew and aTinss bearing their face
the inscription ITO the coaqussou Of Abtao and on
tho reverse 9TH OF February, 1865 Fy cannon
against ninsty.two."
rHD CoNTRABAND COAL MANIFESTO OF TIE SPAN.
IsH COMMANDER.
ThA Aa~isr.fion NJ tha eoruunnndGP making
coal from the mines Of Chile contsaband rsuains thus
far moro paper manifesto.
p E RU.
nEJoIcINas IN LIMA ovER THE ALLIANCE OF TEE
YOUR REPUBLICS.
In Peru itssf events are OF somewhat Len momsn.
tous character. The 27th and 2sth Of February, BY
order Of the government In Lima were osisbrassd In
honor Of those which, clams6. sre dss-
tined 70 mark epoch In the history Of ths nation.
Fst the revolution against the mbscs and traitorous
government Of Pszet which Arst dsclared In Ar.
equpA the 18th Of February, 1885, Second the bril-
liant triumph obtained By the allied squadron In the
waters Of Abso Third the quadruple alliance Of the
four rspublics-che, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia In
this city thankssvins services vsse held In The cshs
drai as which the authorities, both civil and military,
participated Ylags hoaasd from every building and
bands of music end sAvos of astilisy proclaimed the
general rejoscing.
The Sane feeling 10 sail pssdominaat smoag the pso-
pie, although some Of the moro thoashtfsl regard
the news from Europe and the Unitsd eeasss
- ssrisasiy unfhvesah,a Thea IN epain, the
rsvoiuttoa, which. % FIR - II occupied - powsr
and attention of that country, impsgsast 3D.
vanaes 70 the cause Of the as has been esmplstsly
Q1sllsl That govsnmsat b. thsrsfors, free - throw
s undivided energy into the South American contest
Nor Spain altogether unable 10 carry eus hr thrsaa
Her rsvsassful nsturs IL fully aroused ssl ID plain
that shsrs no OCCASION 70 count her - IN aspporass
sdverary
AnsRIcAN NKuTRALr1Y SURPRISING THE rRU-
VANS.
Again. NE report from Essisnd that more vss
sells had been detained under susptcion Of design 10
engage In the against epain toge1hsr with the report
from the United Ststss thas sssss Nacksnns and d.
Rogers had been arrested upon charge Of violating the
Foreign Enlistment scs" has directed tho somewhat
surprised Of the public here 70 the great fact
that acknowledged merit Of is not su1ccnt
why the sound principles Of Law shoud b. cot
aside In lie behalf Occasional sufferers under this rule
must remember that every interference by ons nation
In aid even Of . just cause ID legal prcce.
dent for similar interference by another nation 10
aid Of any Infamous cause in which may chance TO
possess selnsh interest The Americans n this country
thorough well whers Of Peru, yet they look 70 see
the government At Washington maintain with the most
impartial rgor all The reQuirsments OF the neutrality
professcs
The simple truth Il that Peru declared war against
Spain before shs In full posssssion Of proper ma
tssals for carrying tho contest That very dcclara
ton made Illegal for forsEn nations 70 supply her with
thoss munitions which otherwise s her command
sum- 1osbs whs<hsv the circumstances by which the
Dictator suroundsd admitted Of any other course
he found that hh Administration would oshsrwss b
threatened with dsoonsus and counter rsvolusoe and
adopted the measure a the time ono Of ssfdsfence
y - not The aN issasaes Of soan1 wisaen bsins
fssssA 70 yssiA " psb1le c1ans9
enoUupsxo % run rnsrvIAx fasr CLAD LoA.
sssas u sss iosai iasssss snA % eessdsss
~ vsslis npossasos has bsss the groundmg Of the
Psuvna tn-elnA Lns upsa shs hHsk Known - ne
''vhss's Dsk, ~ - h.ssss % csss saA-hs sssss-
susss rs,sass shsvseA shs skifss sssssisw - q. q
nnsshsA = Nsw Yssk, vhs iss ssvsssi ysap - tssa
10 ~ civA ssgasss COTS a. rss. ne lss - tain h
lses under The arsctiou of NE Dsochus sr shs model
Of the rebss vesssl nsnsmAs NE plated vth rali
rod roa. md carries armament of two hsavy gsns
Her os would have sssa serious calamity, snos for
hsrss defence she shs noss formidable vss h ths
Peruvian navy. Ths United stsass steamer Hyssk Lsu
tenant Commander Newman. commaading, ooostsousiy
assisted In towing shs Lss iron ths shosi.
ppAsrxn 10 A PERUVIAN pnrvArK1n.
We have also fron The South the report tna shs sth
February the sssmsr Lersusdi, formerly Peruvian
gussos but Of lsss sor Of privstssr against The Span
sh burst one Of her boilers causing The dsaih cf several
snssssn snA arsnsn, end seriously njurins number
q ne oev. AZ the time d The accident she ives si
unks point south q Valparaiso 10 said that
shs n sow - Ancud usAsusng repairs.
psvmcR ov cALLAo.
may ed 10 this eossscsioa thss the sovsrnnsns s
nos inactive fos the dsfescs az Calico For
mdsbs batteries mounting modern guns Of Ne hssvies
eabrs have bsss erected shs beach both 70 hs night
and len the cay IN sdditoa thsss shs apss,srds
vin End their entrance into this hsrbor couissd by
aess of torpedo boats bailt and commanded By John
f~y formerly o the United ssass Navy, ssA famous
the inventor Of me soedo which dsusroysd ths rebel
81 Absmaia rhess boats posssm material s1vastAsss
any similar which ever bess eosssructsd
asa wn be manned BY tboss who know wsll ~ hasasd