New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-13
Argentine Republic.
THE B0MBA RDMENT or vALPARAIsO-NOTB FROM TrIE
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ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT.
In BuenOs Ayres the of the bomDardment Of VAL
paraiso received with universal rprobaton and the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs had sent note to the ATsen
tine envoy TO Spain, conceived as follows:
"S Tie Argentine people has just been sorrowfully i'm
pressed knowing that on the 3st of March last the City
Valparaiso bombarded and deliberately burnt by the
naval forces Of II. C. NJ. blockading 1t.
The civilization Of modern days has already acquired the
principle that operations Of are limited TO what may have
direct influence on The exit 81 tho struggle eondemnng those
which have other end beyond doing an unnecessary m
jury TO the enemy In satisfaction OF cruel and sterile
ly bombsrdnc and burning city essentially commercial
pforared 10 oppose resistance Of any Kind without By
extreme severity augmenlins ITS power or Weakening TIE
enemy even npproxmane 10 the end Of the war; H. C. NJ
maniety violated the principle under whose guaranty Guilt
waited nations rest.
"The Government Il IT, c. NJ knows the interest felt by
s sS which have pnSephy aken place in the Pacific
Joned the Argentine nation IL 10 the spanish people by
recent treaty terrifying their amicable relations by
following steadily toward H. bound tho side the
people Chill by the links and by the vet living trad
lion OF community the pers and glores OF the struggle
which founded their Independence its Government without
pointing which placed in the hands Of two
mitted TO H. thai possible to i; to prevent the evils
consequent terrible extremity observing the duties
Of the sircest impaTiay when hopes wan nave Oeeh duy
appreciated by TIE Government ui IL. {. NJ.
" Tie Argentine Government beleTes that this same spc
oay Of it, position authorizes it 10 make lis voice heard by
that H. C. NJ protesting against the employment Of means
which considers contrary 20 the principles conecrated 10y
may be caused Argentine cteEs aud the property whose
Naturalization win 0pPoruncy solicit and 70 show TO IT,
nj the same time the difficulties that there would De In the
preservation Of the good relations which happily exist between
both countries and which for its part places especial
value on culiyGtng and rendering closer should persist In
employ these means OF war against tie peoples America
Your TX. viii give copy OF this note to the Minister Of
State Of II. c. NJ.
''RuTro DE ELRARpE"
Az ENGLISH BLUR.BOOK OF THE sPASISH-C lillian
WAR.
The correspondence respecting the war between Chill
and Spain has just been issued 1t comprised IN blue
book of go pages and ranges over all me events when
1st. ti.l l4ylI do of tll on
Sepembcr D. The concluding DISPATCHES OF course, refer
10 the bombardment ~ Valparaiso. On April ? Rear
Admiral Dcnman, dating from on board the Sutlej on
Napais0 gives account Of this attack and concludes
Lis dispatch with the following paragraph:
"Iregrct to say ha several English merchants have en-
deayored 20 excite ne eeuGso te ihnaoans Agss. .e
copy Oh ,e ~ NJ Tbomson The Mlnister and mysele viii
nv reply and regret state that Mr.. Thonsons dispatches
received from England were stolen from bis room at The
In second dispatch 70 the Secretary TO the Admiralty
of the same date the Admiral says:
several q tie British residents, Saturday the 18th.
called on me- informing 81 that the spanish squad
ron was uh0u 10 lombard tie town, ana stating that they in
tended address me On tie subject as also the foreign con-
time. promised TO do al IL ny power 10 prevent ms
calamity Which having had ntlmatOn Of cm The Spanish
had arrived from Spain believed would IL true take place
his responsibility. In this case ielt some confidence
that should be able induce him 90 postpone such
anl he had communicated with BIS Government was
very careful to avoid giving grounds for supiosng that
! should interfere no any Other way than by IemOn'
STRANGE taking core INFORM those who had called upon ne
that was bound 10y orders TO strict neutrality Next
day (Sgnda called the BrigadegGenerG board his
flagship and already detailed what took Place that
occasion IA letter Of March 81 Her Meesys Consul MI
Rouse accompanied and return requested that he
would Inform any British residents and any Of the consular
body no might that usless tie proposals OF tie United
States Minser were accepted the BngaGel-GeneIal
would issue his manifesto on Tuesday morning, the
9th at nine O'clock and that he should lombard d
few days anerward Ga Monday morning. the goth,
the afternoon OF that day received the letter above
Of the Goth March aud letters also from several for
egn oonsus GA Tuesday morning the 9Th the Spanish
Issued hi manifesto stating that Tie BON
bardment would take place Saturday the 3lst March.
communication through the consul had the ELECT VI
giving authentic notice OF the probable bombaidment OF the
upward OF 70 hours before would have been otherwise
known -
With reference to the resolution passed by the British
residents, the Admiral says
"Ineyer gave any positive assurance that would inter
ere by force. Necessary 10 prevent bombafdmert and
this Insertion being untrue follows that the statement that
been profabt employed in securing safety 10 life aud prop
erty Is entirely contrary to facts made 90 plea Of want
of sufficient force 10 oppose The sanird and e c'olea'
Cuod STATES squadron was DOT pressed on me F
its Commodore Tie circumstances which took pce THIS
beet are reported my letter OF The 18th OF March and re-
rra to the the bombafdment OF the town without no.
lice in case torpedo exploded against the Spanish squad
ron the Intention OF bomhaidng he town by express
orders direct Iom Spain known the United States Com
rnodore devoted himself TO the attempt TO prevent by en-
terms between the lclgeFcns which
itself shows be bad intention OF otherwise nieIei
ing and he like myself ordered TO observe strict
tfty The that the United States Minister
Come odore used their utmost endeayos prevent by
ouernton with the British the bOmbirdmeut thu
CITY, has no foundation Whatever The subject was
mentioned by Gen Fitzpatrick al ALL and by Commodore
Rogers only with the contingency explained Ia
without notice IN case torpedo was exploded against the
spanish SQUADRON.