, 1866-05-13
TIE SPANISH.CHILIAN WAR.

Spanish AdmfT1E&- Account OF tho
Bombnrt1ment ef aaparafso-ThcN Nc l
eot1utions Of Gen. Fitzpatrick. Conn. |
Rodgers and ahc British Admiral.
OF lier Catholic Aajeaty's squadrun \
In .se Psdtc> On bosru .ha Numancss, In The Bay
OF Valparaiso. the ed OF April. 1885,
.iee ne ia Soes 81
lin order that yori E1ceIlencv may farm Al e1set
.dea o. the occ1enes o. ne isss toIfn.sn.: t,ss
n o.. recent eytntr, re9reittnQ that want OF Tin.
should prevent sending coples Of the despaches
! On lie i7th of LII mouth was invited 10 dine
By The American Commodore Rodgers. On board
q aas asses To- 10 e
clothed wilh full powers, Tho attsnnent OF such an
Gaos1 GpeD being n,osme hi ad ,Se M nses.say
eT1, he *a,o thar he would inamedlttely commnnl-
este uifh hts Msnis,er and eea II their united e.
ss~ aayr slssr, received tho Visit Of the con-
uodors md OF General k,lpst11ck. Both scented
Soin hen il! a eonferepce which. thoa q o, pzi-
sate and conddeutai ustuse. might perhaps rrsult
eun Mini'iet aid 10 e iha! altnou9h he confer
ct Affair. Of ihe Republic had notlne o the step
tnatt.as row being tak-n, and that he tthe Aussi,
en- Al1stc1l as selI =: ths Eommoaose VINO osa nsa
Interested In arriving y .ha ceees They haata ye%
Tue Commodore made soue reuafSs to snoH tue
H. iAe pTojongation Of this var and giving nc 10
un1eI.ttnd that untotsen obi tacle would be met
witD, II The houbsrdnent q valparaiso were a..
tempted. he pruooted plan far n ansageEs1t
ebich be cona'uercd equal1I honorable to DOTH DEL
heetents.
crsE aiion Of hoslties; my credentials presented,
and rev Investigation made Of the d!afrrnt g1aeV.
apces aealn-, Gull. a. an earnest OF Peaee there
ebculd dr.i be reciprocal salute Of one-and.twenty
cpns. tn he folioa mr. maunet. The hags Of SPAIN
md CnllI hos,cd At Inasl-heade ct he Enslsn and
ss1 snon sas u Se H. ssus
fost aud the Spanish squadron should join, In tuch
ma14r.cf, that. with the ralse and rhe smoke, It
should n yer be known by whom the arss gun had
As your Ezetl1cucy may readily suppote, reject
eooo M nfson hss hsa snssss;sd It, snd stating
that thc Instructions of my Government were go
potitse. that uo'altas'andi1a ny dfa mites ~ |
| bottom Of tue Pacific in The attemps, must have
I from Chih the sat..ae.lon wh,cn wh. das 20 Us
s,fs1ion, aS, wenIa isEs Spoa my.eI lie ,nnsnss
uon ihan ihat contained 10 The arrangement pro-
sran, 10 which Iwonld only add, The restitution Of
the CossdonRa, with Il flags, am. and cre in re-
os ss p ;s sna esa
o'clock On the mo1u{ng Of the 9Th, should not
hare received answer accepting the terms Ct th!s
ibe bipiouaiic Corps nxtns DAY. At the exp'Fa-
uon Of Which would open dEe on ts!psratso.
8oh as Gtne,s ne ae We
cvrTf hI1n.eI 10 bis uttnoel to hare them accepted
b Chilli, add'rs. tbat howeTsE s'E1nxs It I'm might ~
NOS maeb % ss pppe.1. 9otds hsa asdy
.ns.1 hs,nssn 80 .nsre in he foInwlnr iaY Gen
s,.i E,,n.tr3rt III for sanjsrp. moi wihont bopt
ena r. nrn,risr risen Of hfs oWn accord that be
would it ne knor the resnlt Of big Eeeota'!on.
;eIersi Eiin.ticE ars.n came On board ofmy ship,
with Commodore Rodse1s. His efforts had beentin
trniI N sn thnr time II was mol possIoo to ~.
ssqnSr md eonsur lie secreuited Representatives
81 e ,.eu tn Ike Min,s,er Of Ibt United Sts.es,
ihaf. a. / Sd pteviousIy informed him, would
With m hour send lin The promised eommuntca.
Tha Commodore then told me more clearly what
,hr UnfortSen an taclc Aould BE- to which De had
snaed IN or former tntet,isx. IL I'D hat pro-
ec}.snr IF thn destrurtspn uf ae{erc.jess CITY
XII n9sn. be rairnt 30 compelled 10 oppo bl
ts.s B. S,a e saa ss1af oa h q e:
!; de same purpose. / replied that i ahonls
ne ,e,O ,ncSs, be hsa sb@rn ioF Spain ana DE-
c snt. bu, tt4as such considerations would not b
rniHcient to pEeyeut my executing The os1e1s Of m
t1ie \. and taftt 10 me- On takipe leavc that whst
r. ever might he the consequences of ne S e9nnset e.
It The esme words were repeated by General K1l
= patnck,
g Qne houf fftef this Interview feut my eommnnl
u lhsoarh hltn II might reach ihe other members
'hs b,Ple%se spR: y santlaSo s. III, Wait If ad
tnfral 0fnu1an, who told me that he had oaen ln
\ formed y the Amet'csn e:ommSdo.e Of NJ tnwte' w
, views xitn the United states A,nis'er: shat y
@ sst sa ID si@ost :,
ciEnert; that II would pe tnpos:lnic Ios n.n 70
Io q he o
could rot tht . deaoe. sca tna ne oegsea q nc nos
,; commence operations apu1 .he snv.i o. tne ~,
s !ep Il 1s et, the kseassa q ~ Cover
I'd ment- pnf tnat u un otaecr tcoalo oney my
te dtfs apd inst wnateseF gnt PC Ell
isn't m,ehI Be 10 come 10 such au extremity, hos
eTet formidable tho=e fo1ces nixht BE-. NO esrsh
cons1dt rallon khouid denim me ffo1a the ossnssi
Of my duty. The Admiral Erasptd M nsno, ~
Ill Ia mo siln he ean1e a..ptan2e" o. nena.o'p T.
IN sS - 81 s. ,s ones
the seet.tar, Of Legation, with The apparent p
Az u Ding 70. he said tha' he had iuteadet to Q
eslse b. Va Tue Tins confined that spain eo9
but ihst subsequentiy be n.d ii The eoac
u. son tta1 right moderation ant DIGNITY wete On
IT,. oppose snyihinc, ha: hist his chips would mo
~ Ss to ~A5 at O'CLOCK On INC morning
,n He turttted, nevertheless. In psopo>inc auoeh
~ ~ pan, which vac, that should write . msnlie
stst1nQ that stuce nothing could Prevent the ool
a- Tbe 4sn,; com;mouore . % thought ihst saeh ~ set
,ve rtne.esisy wooa g sppsse'sse1 ny " q
nT. eSe erpment OF Chill which would then deslaFe
readinea:s 70 scseds 70 ny ,, dspanas .;a -
md h tSs hea1is.i lssponsi6lliy. sdl ior The sake
ked member of ine bNiaa Government would gaaE'
aod Tee TO ne personally the presence Of the Amt
san Ms,es, a tnas ny ~ ~neI9 III 9he
u modotr was nevertheless rudely rejected ~ CD
and another one ADVANCED In IL resd 80 ridcale
INC. Eclish and An. rican commanders The idea y
Ice "a; sozt Of iu'ernatopsl duel should be enaci
aRa ns .e,s N ba noi Eek hs@
Il Of tnev nrnnosed that We rhpuld meet with eq
fefee: dste.@!aaton and eSaa,!s..ion Of VII
een the rcsult OF Inc dutl wat 10 be The ser.uinat
ass Of de var; and 10 ihls no other decIaraon vi
VA, III e it'll Il a.s
- viewed BY evrry one, without perhaps. except
lax the very perrons who os1snasedit leon.equel
de- tie assosseh. 10 tay n NJ oehsf that fuea pro
ssts deferred no a1suer. II u gratifying 10 mt
the he ahie ia state that bo,h the contnodore aud
pet- p}1th Admiral approved M aEsWfr 1he late1
ea3 20 d1agu1ted That Ioetn" hts hatttnal reserve
III said 10 me- "Ihe Letter yon hsse ut feee'sed
sos; % % sSoas 10 accomplish Your conduct his oe=a
: Sr no panse nom he 0ovefnmen. q .his COUNT
45s! Previously to tbete Incidents, On the sItn.
asnt in hike manner beeH called On ~ the fepre.e
III ttre* Of England Ard France. Instead of pres
to inS tacm.s n re goass o ienn! hoen 4,
;ts sesxes, The ennssh1 aloeeheT partial 70
aent They cntended that the brief delay granted 10
= ns make nv resoiuiten sppesr dictated under
ses o. 1osa na1 NJ aa aes es tbat
i i .: aae, lone daisy should oe eoneeded: They
or tbe yt: q he = Rs1
ah4 Santiago .nou!d the BON en- M W.
sss sa3 noo,h. since ee ~ a.d eom@enssd spo