The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-02

corps resident In Chile Informed of its contents
not otherwise than manifest TO your Excellency with
what deep regret have that your Exceency has
adopted the resolution OF proceeding TO lombard Napa
raso and other port Of Chile giving only the peroa
OF four days to the foreign residents in which 70 pace
their lives and property in safety not on, M
20 enter into discussion Of the motives wpn your
Excellency adduces to justify the adoption =. 50 oA
tremo q measure but it is our duty to make every
effort to you to desst from an ACT wnaon must
OF our Constituents herein resident International law
does permit the bombardmen OF unueicnded places
and the destruction OF ports IKE .n'i I'm oonue,nnea
since Spain upon all occasions mas soemny declared IN
the present war that she sih always respect neutral
property, and will endeavor 70 avoid injuries and dam
ages Of the war neutrals. Under tho shield OF this
promise the foreigners resident in ths city have
fnued in their peaceful avocations confident that Spain
would faithfully comply with such solemn pledges The
port OF Valparaiso, your Exceliency well knows repre-
sens throughout its entire extent valuable neutral nte
rests and destruction would fall almost exclusively
upon subjects OF Powers friendly 70 Spain while the
an act The bombsrdment Of valparaiso NAV be rather
considered act of hostility against neutral residents
since It's effects will be felt by them alone
History will certainly not present in Its annals any
event which can rival in horror the picture which will DO
presented by the bombardment Of this city 1t will DO
act OF vengeance terrible that the civilized world
VIII shudder with horror in contemplating il, and the
rcprobation Of the entire world will fall upon the Power
@ BE- the
Of nourishng city; but be your Excelency well per-
euaded that will also be eternal blot upon SPAIN
The city OF Valparaiso will rise from her ashes but
will the stain be wiped away which sullies the flag of
Spain your Excelency persists in out so cruel
an attempt II, Notwithstanding all, your Excellcncy
out shall find ourselves under the inevitable
necessity of protesting, In the most solemn manner,
as In effect we do now protest against proceed
ing against tho interests Of constituents
serving to our governments the right TO reclaim
from the government OF her Catholic Majesty the
enormous injuries which their citizens will suffer- We
protest. In the face Of the civilized world, against the
contamination Of act which is in contradiction with
the civilization OF the age.
This was signed by the Consuls Of Portugal Prussia
Denmark limited States Hanover Austria Bremen and
Of 0denburg, Switzerland Colombia, Brazil Italy, Hol
land, Guatemala, Sweden and Norway Hamburg, Saliva
dor and the Sandwich Islands.
The Consuls of England France and the Argentine Re-
public united in another protest to Admiral Nuhez,
teitorating the sentiments expressed in the above.
protest was also by Mr. Gomez the Minister of
Honduras. and by The Peruvian and Bolivian Ministers.
c0sN0DoRg RoDGERs'
PROTECTION.
The consus also addressed petition to Commodore
Rodgers for protection to which the following reply
gigen:-
GEsJLFMEy-I regret to announce that not able to
comply with wish to impede, with tho under
my command, the project OF the Spanish government
lombard Valparaiso. Ny action was promised IN
the other foreign Powers would unite with the forces Of
the United States They judging that it not with
tho limits Of their instructions to cooperate and as
that was only able TO move in union with thcm my
armed Intervention cannot take place In this unhappy
juncture wish, believe me- to do all in my power 10 pro-
tect interests of neu,ra and am satisfied that the
Spanish Admiral will do all in his power to spare nno
cent blood and the destruction OF private property, en-
ployng solely the force necessary to comply literally
with MS instructions.
am sirs, with much respect your obedient servant,
JOHN RODGERS, Commodore
A similar answer given to the memorial Of the
American merchants and residents Of Valparaiso Among
the sgners Of this petition Mosss. Allsop Co.,
Mr. Wolfe, Of the firm Of Hemcnway & Co., of Boston;
Loring l. Co., and private gentlemen such David
Trumbul, Thomas Page. Washington Booth and John
Brown, each worth from three 10 ten millions
RErLY TO rgE BoNpARDxEST PERMITTED
On the afternoon of the 25h the Minister Of War, Don
Federico ErrazurIz arrived in special train from San
tiago and directed that firing be permitted from shore
during the bombardment The military authorities In
Valparaiso had commenced the erection OF carthworks
o. the blum above the custom houses, and on the
hills cast Of the city, near the railroad depot;
but the guns of Inferior quality, and could not be
expected to do much service At night the Minister Of
War tecgraphed to Santiago for Mr.. Covarubias tho
Minister of Foreign Affairs to down, and that per-
sonage arrived ip special train at midnight.
PROCLAMATION rREsIDEsr FERsz.
Next morning there appeared the following procama-
sioa by the President of Chle:-
PROCLAMATION.
Fellow CrrIxKSs--The bonbardmcnt of Valparaiso
viii be the scandal OF the world in tho nineteenth
hry The desolaton OF commercial port unprovided
With walls 70 protect and cannon to defend H. Is neither
moro nor less than an outrage against civilization.
To enemies will belong the shame Of having bascly
destroyed warehouses, factories, railroads. tecgraphs
and public and private ed fees in Hoursug port OF
lhc Pacific, whore all Foreigners, including the
Spaniards themselves have found hospitality and
protection Chile as you know was at length compelled
20 accept the which Adm raj Parea declared against
her the 18th Of soptembera day Of glorious memory
We have fought nobly In the waters Of rapuda we
obtained splendid triumph. From Abtao our
enemies fed inglorously; and thoy seek
gesnce oy venting their fury against the roofs OF city
.Sc oppose any sr % 70
this the proof which they TO give OF
their ancient Castian pride, and Of tho virilty Of
modern Spain, which Is ai this moment boosting that she
has history which relates glory every pager Tho
admiral who has asked from us amends for IMAGINARY
offences to.the Spsish Tag, with his own hands now
drass in the dust and stains with the blood of chill.
dren and the aged.
Chlcnos, trust In your government, who, faithfully
Interpreting your noble sentiments, will sign agree
dshonorable for the republic great may be their
desire TO be Of peace with all nations OF the world
Chiienos, tho brave are always magnaninous. Mode
nate your wrath and the contrast TO be clear
between the brutal acts OF the enemy and the noble
duct OF cultivated people JOSE JOAQUIN PEREZ
SANTIAGO, March 20, 1860.
LAST DAY OF GRACE
The s0h tho last day OF grace allowed by the Span
sh and the rush Of people the city became
almost universal The spectacle tho balconies Of
tho Hotel Aubrey probably unparalleled. The
street obstructod by wagons carts, carriages and
pack mules, all loaded down and moving towards the
country In confusion like that on Broadway at tie
busiest hour The railroad depot surrounded by an
immense crowd, and while there was no panic the cx-
ctcmont exceeded tina; at Warrington at the first Bull
run battle. The newspaper %, cs had the Chilean flag
out and few foreign residents up their coors; but
from the decks Of tho Vanderbilt In the harbor the
city seemed quiet IL had been at any time before
The bas,ic 10 tho streets, however must have been
particularly strange 70 the Chilenos from the fact that
this day the great vierncs santo-thc Of
hsous soemny, whom all tho national flags at half
mast the churches decorated and crowded by the people
attending service, and appears In the streets
cep' In black On this day the bells Of the cities
allowed to be struck and horse mule or or
II permitted 10 enter the city. The Chilean flag on the
fortress above Valparaiso and the Spanish nsss on the