The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02
HERALD TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 555-YR1pLE SHEET

tain In felr minds that Immense feat will appear
the Paciac before the first Of January the purpose
OF batterng down the seaport towns, wping out the
allied squadron and enforcing the pccunarylclaims OF
Spain against Peru The idea OF making peace with Spain
Is not entertained for moment. AT dinner gwen IN
Santiago last week. the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mr.
covarrembias made remarkably warlike speech, in
which he intimaIed that this administration would
treat with Spain again regard her any other light
than that Of natural enemy. Is extremely doubtful
II any agent OF Spain who might be sent out TO propose
peace, would be received. The terms would certainly
have 10 be made favorable Chile than Spain
DO expected to oer TO any settlement OF the di
Guilty; and the commercial houses on this coast
limiting their transactions 10 local trade without the
slightest encouraging hope OF relief from the embarrass
ments which the uncertainty Of the future entails upon
them.
roRr,ycArross or VALPARAISO
Meanwhile the terrifying OF Valparaiso continues and
the Chilean navy Is being increased by small vessels 10
be armed with heavy ordnance after the fashion OF
gunboats The Notifications Ia this harbOr are consl
dered being only the first OF extensive plan Of
Notifications that may hereafter be adopted and while
they may not be sufficient 10 render Valparaiso fortified
town OF the first order they will be found quite formi
dable enough 70 keep any feet out Of tho bay OF Val
paraiso and to enectay shield the city from lombard
ment Five forts, ron-cad battery and fortified
citadel fern the lines south Of the city and Ave forts
and fortified Quartet form the lines north.
FORT RAxoAGNA.
The most advanced OF the batteries Of tho drst line
Rancsgna has SIX faces, and has space for eleven
guns 1t s constructed OF heavy stone laid IN cement
and faced with earth with tho line OF the paraot psral
lei to the slope Of the h which terminates at its sea
front precpitous bluff For the better protection OF
revestment Of masonry Of one metre in thickness
The object Of this battery il to prevent the bombardment
of the city by curved dre over the heights from the
nlets south n the light house Rancagns protects and
protected by Talachuano. Yerbas Buenas and Valdvia
BATTERY rALAcHUAso,
located little north Of Rancagna is similar In construc
u tho latter. and will mount heavy guns
This work will have lines of fire. Yerbas Buenas Ia
situated the point near the light house. and Is intend
ed TO annoy enemy ia his approach 10 the bay. II
will have ave guns.
roar vALDfvrA
situated the point north OF the hight house, and
will have three lines Of rc-norh south, and in front
The work ia Intended for heavy guns, which will
form cross tire with those already mentioned and Fort
Huaras the right Between Forts valdiva and Hueras
fortified citadel whose fire will sweep from beyond
lighthouse point to the interior Of the port and which IS
rendered bombproof for the protection OF reserves
and other troops connected with the batteries.
HuERAs
built curve, OF masonry faced with earth and is
to have thirty guns which will defend the entrance OF
the bay protect the works TO the SOUTH and cross tho
fire Of the works north of the city. Within this work
storehousss for provisions munitions NC Az the foot
Of Hueras, Point Duprat, is 10 be casemated
iron clad water battery, mounting seven heavy guns.
North OF the city is
intended for ak guns This battery forms curve with
three faces constructed of heavy masonry faced
with EARTH similar those TO the SOUTH II located
on high buH, and commands the whole bay Below Y
the point s stone water battery intended TO mount
guns Farther north IL
ANDES,
built point which has been cut down, and Is being
formed into impregnabe work. An immense wall Of
and cement being erected around the exterior al
angle OF fortyve degrees, and above this masonry
and partially Resting upon e s aSd oTa rGps con N
mounted with twelve heavy guns Its fire will cross
that OF the batteries north and south and embrace
Of one hundred and sixty degrees on the bay aud
harbor.
BATTERY pAprpo
Is situated on point over the railroad tunnel, and Is 10
have ten guns whose tire will cross that OF Andes aud
Baron the left, Cauo to the right, and Hueras and
vadivia in 'front.' Still farther north battery Callao
work Of six faces and ten heavy guns Its nre will also
that Of the other forts Near this work Is 20 be
fortified Quartet capable OF holding thousand men,
teres and protect the flank FROM assault; the posi-
being such enable small force prevent the
landing Of marines or soldiers
WATER BATTERiRs
All these works being erected rapidly posi-
ble Those new works have been suggested by Admiral
Tucker to be erected the beach in front Of the city
These would prevent approach TO the town by
hostile fleet the batteries would be low and
would have the advsntagssof rcochet firing which the
other works do possess all of them except the two
water batteries already mentioned being located on
bluffs from one to two hundred feet high.
Is about three miles wide the mouth. and in
rounded by the hills upon which the batteries To-
the city without having to pass some distance through
terrible cross fire; and 70 make any attack squadron
would DO exposed to tempest Of shot and shell which
va The FerrocarrI OF Santiago says OF these de-
fences
srhus fortified Valparaiso will be a place impossible TO
bompard with probabilities of success Fire M the en-
trance IRE the approaches and re on the anchorage
There ". be no reposs nor asylum OF ssia o1 ssv
will be able in short time, 20 take part In case OF at
tack. In October before there will be places for put
tang one hundred csunons in battery. One hundred
and inv guns Is the minimum number named in the
plan OF defence. or these hundred and twenyons
form the complement of the batteries, and the twenty
nine others are to be placed intervals hay
leave place tho day Of battle unsIpcsed TO
nrs.n
The goyernm ent foundry Iimache has several
bronze guns Of inch caibre and throwing r1ed shot
Of one hundred and ten pounds As many OF these NJ
can be manufactured will be placed in the batteries bat
OF the guns Of foreign make and have already
been purchased abroad The latter include English
the United States vessel arrived here last week with
thirty Parrot guns ton Of which were two hundred
Founders These intended to be placed In the works
once Some of the recently purchased guns still
way but all expected 10 arrive here before the
ordnance enough protect vapara and Caidera and
to arm her squadron effectively.
CHILEAN wlk yfSsEfs
Three stsamers the Neshanock Isabella and Poncas,
have arrived here from the United States, and being
fitted out for shpsofwar. They met with no difficulty
Rio, where the Spanish squadron was lying and report
no news OF mporance from the Atlantic SIDE already
communicated TO the HERALD by It's correspondent
that coast The Neshaoock is being cut down from
passenger vessel and changed into agunboa The prn-
cipa defect this ship IL the height Of bor machinery
above the water line. All OF her engines
exposed, but IL Is proposed eroct some
sort OF ironciad protection around them. IL Is
yet determined how many guns win be put her The
Isabella originally the blockade runner r. T. Lee,
captured by neet during the war and changed into
guuboat called the Fort Donelson After the she
sold auction 10 private parties, who sent her
here under the United States dag under promise from
tho Chilean agents In New York that the government
would buy her Immediately upon her arrival in valpa-
raso In she carried two nine inch guns, two
thirty FOUNDER PARROTS and four twenty four pound
howzers. The Popcas also gunboat In
vice, and known the Sco,a. She was sunk
In the Mississippi BY collision with the Antony, and
again in Mobile bay. Her armament consisted Of one