The New York herald., 1866-04-11
THE SPANISH CHILEAN WAR.
Interesting Omcisl Dcspatches-The RE-
ported Capture OF q Chilean vesseI-The
Affair with tho Spanish Vessels OF
War.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.


To ThS Epiroh OF THE HERALD.
NEW YoRK April TO- 1860.
Permit me 10 express doubt Of the e,ac,ucss OF the
''" A " sf'o 1eN' w '"' 'A"s'"'es W '"'
report ABOUT tno capture OF the Chean transport faqueto
do Haulc with two hundred and afty soldiers on board
nis not INV intention 10 denv the fact absoutslv II
have no proofs for that nor to insist upon its i'm
porsancs because .rc''ea only OF the capture OF
small mercantile steamer Of two three hundred
tons .,..oea in iraae in tho Chilean mort, and tho
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taxing prisoners" aew sou'ers "hich VIII DC put one
more embarrassment u not " source OF danger on
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own with 'hcr excess o' prisoners
s,on,, ,.v. ,.nlvoa ro,,hor one,,,,v No, rrv.,c,v
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IN Lima with da,s Of the 22d Of March do no, mention
,,s ,., u ,r,s.r. s,,onoo ,oo ,ho, m. governne,t
''s .ae. '''"ee 80 '""' '"s
should have sent me news from santiago 70 ooqulnoo
with the intention OF circulating among strangers new
defeat. The only object OF an official telegram To 20
quimbo was thai me news should reach the oca agents
Of Chile, and yet they communicate nothing and know
no1hihg On the other nahd certain journals announce
That Tho capture was made IN the latitude OF Saiap,
whlch IS SIMPLY tuia, ana DINERS IN Chiioe whieh u
moro than nncen hundred miles TO tho south
In consd,ratiou oil th permit me not to let pass
cant in itsef has sort OF confirmation.
a. the same tfne pcg TO cal! your atcnt on TO the
Sr%s which s paee 10 YUSaS two o.
panes OF nfaniry of the militia OF CHLOE and the rgate
DancA The correspondent OF the HERALD attributes tho
injury done 10 ths pans vessels 10 cannon OF heavy
caiibre placed by me allies upon heishi but accord
Ing TO the dcspach referred TO- there was only hrng of
small arms. V sinngo that tho correspondent q tho
Herald has taken no notice of tho official despatch,
which now scui you, Translated because u waa pub
ishcd In all the Journals IN Chile have the honor TO
DO, your ooedens servant,
BENZ. VlCUNA hckENNA
ruH OFFICIAL pEspArcu.
Hr1n Nav q Is8s
A have stassd 70 your Exce,ency IN tho
which have sewt snce yesierdsv morning The ,panish
fr,gs,.. Nnrsnr,. and JiIanc. rans A. ,h,, anchr,ga
and took ,eIr pcsiion in the harbor Of YuL,ldad ?or
this rssson sfr having obtained the noccsalry facts
concerning tho position which they occupied, sct out
with ths forces undr my command for tna place for
the purpose OF preventing landing which they might
have made and " commit hostliiics upon tho vessels,
they came within Eunshot No boat having ap-
proa he'd the shoEe deemed II well 70 establish my
trWp In ambusade, from whence they ght rect their
nrc upon the deck OF the ate which found sixty
from elevated point which protccts the harbor
Upon this point stationed Captain Don jose Nara bus
tamenie, and II The foot OF It. upon other Immediate
elevations which also commanded the deck o. the vessel
there wore s'vsr parties undr The drccon OF the sub
Each commander oil . party had orders 10 await the