The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-22
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altogether by the government hear nothing. how
and Callso where number Of torpedoes have been
ready for some time 80 r. -aS- 70 ~
England in the steamer Of the 18th.
RxurKnHM At THE DEPARTURE or THE sPAMARDsL
There still much excitement in Valparaiso when
arrived here from Santiago respecting the sudden do
parture Of the Spanards and their Intentions The only
Information the subject had been given in the follow
ing note, and many apprehended the bombardment OF
FnoArs NuxAsuA, ROAD On vALrAaAIso(
April H. 1885,
CATHOLIC MJnerT IN II. PAcuc:-
SILL have the honor 70 inform your Exceency tina.
from to-day and for the time being the blockade o. the
pert of Valparaiso raised take advantage Of this
sScs Of my most dissinsashsd ssnsidsssssss =. ..'
70 Commodore RoDc..s United ssssos steamship Van.
Ss' THE sPASIARDs BURN HEIR rRnxs
On Saturday, the day the Spanish squadron left the
bay they burned three OF their prizes Tho other ves
sells including the Uncle SAM which carried the Span
the expedition. and are doaStleas intended for store
MANIFESTO or cossuLs .s.oAaDmc frus sonAnpx.sr OF
As the bockading feet had left manifesto
raging the facts connected with the investment and
bombaBdment Of Valparaiso prepared by the
lar body to be sent homo to theft respective govern
ments The manifesto signed by the consuls OF
Belsam Netheriands, United States Sandwich ISLANDS,
Bremen Oldenburg Hanover Brazil Saxony Argentine
Confederation Italy, Sweden and Norway Austria
vador Switzerland Guatemala Lubbock and the Republic
Of Colombia After rectug the circumstances preceding
the bombardment the consu!s state:-H "a
ssrhat they have done all in their power cause the
Commander General Of her Catholic Majcsty,s naval
forces desist from his purpose reminding him that
bombardment would prove the ruin Of numberIess
neutral families not interested In the question be-
tween Chile and spain and that IL, the
small Importance that the spacc Of four incomplete days,
and those being Of The Holy Week. short time
taken into that this city Is one Of moro
than seventy thousand souls and that contains enor
nous deposits Of merchandise. That the bombardment
humanity which regulate the conductoi civilized nations
towards each other Thatrelyng upon the humanitarian
sentiments or the commander Of her Catholic Maj.
only make use OF projcctes incapable Of causing fire
in that quarter Of the city towards which be might d.
rect his shots That we must acknowledge with pain
that this hope not realized the vessels Of the
said have discharged shot Of every description
on the city"
squadron daring the bomlardment and concludes as fol
at notorious fact witnessed by the whole popuIa.
ton, that one OF the rgaes stationed in front OF Plan
chada street. mostly habted by French commerce. fred
directly on tina, part Of the CITY, and at distance Of
about hundred and fifty metres from the Governors
house. 9twhch building another vessel was directing
her shoig II is equally notorious that another frigate
oc uped IN firing at the railroad station situated the
two separate on the centre of the part called
Almendral, distant about half kometrc from tho rail-
way buildings, which part Of the city included no
government property but contains the hospitals and
charitable institutions, which under the safeguard
OF the word OF tho commander Of her Catholic Maestys
sqadron Is not licit TO presume that the above
toned commander has wished to break his word; but
the fire OF her Catholic Majesys ships returned
from shore and the OF ono OF the YES
scls cod take up his position at WILL and without reserve
fear of being attacked there reason suppose
that the above facts could have originated in
"A mr. hacp had luchf aal
In support of this exposition 1t tho duty Of the
dcrsgned To mention that various procctes struck tho
civil hospital. Among them grenade, which, happily,
did not explode, fell IN The where the Sisters OF
Mercy were collected together with tho girls from the
ASYLUM " Salvador that tho flag oisted by thu ArgeD.
tine Consulate General has been travers-d by ball |;
that various shots have passed the site where the build
ings OF the French priests situated that
tho Matrz chur:b, serving on that day, as an
inGrmary hss suffered considerable dauage caused by
various projcces, and that all the above m-ntioucd
buildings situated at long distances from any Slate
properly. Tho undersigned isve u observe besides
that while the Losses sustained by the government OF
Chic n State psspcrty will not exceed six hundred
shOUS,nd dollars Noso of forcgpers exclusive or the
merchandise burnt md destroyed IN tho Custom House
stores, ~ reputcd to be close two millions These
Cphey9 Of comparisons or Isss approximate
"Tho undersigned INSIST finally mani est that in
consequence the hombardmene OF this city many
tins extremely rigorous procedure as Scmsin in state
Of destitution!
II TIL x~Ss 10 rnx cin EsS INN ,aprm At vAtr,Hsyso
Since the mail steamesof tho Sd sailed tho torrign
merchants VI Valparaiso have also united "
monai Of thanks TO the Governor OF the province and
to Col vssscn. the military commandment, for their caro-
and energy In preserving quiet during tho exeisng
scenes OF cAe bombardm ~ and confSsgr atioN Tke
Governor acknowledged tho compliment, in an sppso-
INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT rKRxz or cmLx
Tho election Tor President takes place In June 10 10
Perez will be rceectcd He is very popular througaoas
the republic. and his renominatos by the panty
siilon had tho honor last week Or being presented to
him and OF spending the evening NJ his residence. lie
lives in the house cersicd by ha before DO became
Presidents piap STRUCTURE situated at some distance
from the palace the variors departments OF tho
government are locsied We entered unsnnourgcd and
found the Prc2deps seated in one OF ss paro engaged
In conversation with few friends, who to an
adjoining room. The apartment furnished IN dem
ocrutic style, possessing nothing TO distinguish from
the parior OF rvGte citizen. There a few paint
fngs on the walls, bat other ornaments bc
scen The furniturowas rich, but plaa, and consisted
Of sofa. centre ta1e and half DOZEN chairs The
President from the sofa and after cordially greet
ing us. entered into conversation He spcss English ard
bsving been In WASH syon during John Quincy Auans'
administration inquird after many OF public men
With whom he becaEs acquainted. Hin "reminiscences,
the necv,ares ana syoyh " eo,c lac ,s
wore then just bccom known, and asked PARTICULARLY
abeut sr Seward Frcn this subject tho crsatson
bra1ched on OF the spanish Amcri and tho bonn
barient Of Valparaiso lie said that the course pur
sned Ivy tho English Minister had led him believo that
bombardment would not be permitted and that dbuu
10 the last moment the 20 confident Of
terfercnce by the Engl ssh He had been tnd by the
British Nj mister not 10 forlfy vaparais and that n an
attopt WAS made 10 blow M the spanisb fleet vim tor
pcdocs, the English squadron could prevent bonn
barincn' In TACT, tho substance Of tho whole conysr
saton on this topic went TO prove that the British Min
lister Responsible for the indefensibie coalition Of
velp~siso and the ahan5enmcnt Of the scheme blow
up the Spanish uadrons undertaking thai been
far contaminated 20 have had tho nigh, appointed
Tor The attempt aud the men selected 20 engage Ia sae
enterprise
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