The New York herald., 1866-03-16
Thirty Thousand Dollars Spent In
Hunting Imaginary Privateers.
Explanation Of the Sudden Departure OF the
Spanish War Vessels from This Port.
A Bogus Letter, n Deiusion and
Snare.
EnoUTI YULxA rID ES.
&c &C. &c.


| I, will be rccolec,cd that few weeks slnoe two
Spanish war yes,cls Cmmon and tho babel Ia Cato
lica arrived at this port from Havana whence they had
| been despatched according 10 report TO watch the
alleged Chilean prvaeer Meteor and protect the span
ish shipping along this coast from Chilean or Peruvian
pryatcers while another assigned Tor their unox
peccd visit to Now York was they had been ordered
here TO bs ovcrhauled and repaired preparatory 20
| cruise In unknown waters
The authorities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard upon the
latter supposton rendered tho commanders of these
vessels all requisite facilities the instance II
ported the State Department al Washington and tins
offer was duly aniinndycrtcd upon at the time In the
columns OF the HKrrp as being more than neutral and
strange contrast with the course pursued toward the
Chilean Envoy here by our government
Instead however OF going into dock at brooklyn,
lying wall for the Meteor and other expected priya
lecr the that tansplred in tho visit u the
spaniards was that her Mog Catholic MJcstys mon Of
war had departed suddenly and mysionously AZ
they had arrived leaving nothing 20 indicate their des
milton or tho motive OF their abrupt departure That
OF several weeks at least In this harbor wna en-
peced evident from ra preparations which the officers
Of tho Carmen and Isabel had made enjoy the fcilv
! ties and amusencnis OF Row York Arrangement
made day or two after their arrival To give grand
| ball on board the Carmen but the pleasing exPoc
| ia,iona OF enjoying little broken English with
| the fair SsJlor,fas amcyiodnds, amid the music
| aud rnnzes OF the dance the deck Of Her Most
| Catholc Maesty's frigac, we're not destined 10 be
realized. Ordor given 10 put b. at ones The
oncora-ospe iallv the iunlorswcrc terribly chaFnpsd
be away thus saddcniy from te doc, dr n,eui'
they bad bngtn enjoy shore. Prom their aupe
rors they obtain least word Of explanation
oG tho unexpected change of programme
wednesday lag, when The Of the arrival of the
Isabel-,he Carmen folloving-a, Havana wAs pub
| lthed In the H,t,iR
After considorablo manouyrng and diplomatiylng
finally discovered the grand 'ecret 4 the
movements OF ihe two spahiaris which have pcpezed
',a". -1-, esrs,s'' III rror. .r&sar.
The facts sre a. follows 1t appears ths, the chilean
agents hoth Europe and this country, have becu
working hard 10 create r@nc s spain, by circulating
alarming reports Of the presence Of priyaiee 10
| waters. By sAnfnly concDrted reports igs fornldabo
! prvateeT were t@ioycd % be OF Valencia. two ai
| fnuio sco aud sytral more In te Gni ~ iico ADJ
| Of Spa'n wa s'uousy embaffl.sfd iu.nisnee
spanish yesela could NJ bo crccod shirs loading
port unoadoi upon receipt the dread
intelligence the spanish mall steamers Nef" afald -
put 10 unless conveyed w vess"iof ear puhllr
alarm meotinrs heli 40 Barcelona and tadt, sn1
hastily The attention Ui tho COrtHs VA dirccied 70 thf
| prvateer question
ono % tho leading .plri- AMI chief couspr,ior in
| these rnanausres turns out BE- Hcnor D. Ncuft
ncEenns The CIiisan envoy resident ~ this city who
hla already boeu onf" the public ~ an active 1grui ~
c Chiran tauae n connection With TIE Steamer Nesor
Artpr on the gaftu tlat sir4arsulr 4r fair ia l0se
war Nckrnua affariicr az The suggestion
Of ono Il tboir number M sarrote dsys ed iho fo
lovur a-hrn,e 10 .'.Ii ~. arsn ~ authoruss her
ana ~ Washington. and ~ The time 0 remove th"
| obrorioua var ycss''' from ths p"r
Win the envoy consent letter -f@nisl % the
Chilean m ulster ~ Hlouos Ayrcs vaH written "a ~
oficai paper bearing an exec ient mlia1n n Dis 10
nature Here htea' tfaIie.aii0n ~ thr dnfluent
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senor Don Jo.g vicrso furArafi ninl'cf q 'lio ln
Nt Erfrrvfp Frirsn--wth ncorc rrgr,i have read
your .ticf dated frntn Hueuos Ayt.s in rhrh y,sI
fora me n your uupicns1nt rupture Fth ihr g0Tcu
ricnt n Uruguay. Tie hatd 81 spain niay he iainlY
~''n Ia thi. Intrigue and % D. evident that ~ bats
notbins - hop for rfun ihai hfta fsputdic Win
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