, 1866-05-04
SOUTH AMERICA.
The War Between Spain aud
Chilli.
BOMBARDMENT OFYALPARAISO BY
THE SPANISH FLEET.

BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO BT
THE SPANISH FLEET.
Remarkable MuntfcAto Iaaued bF the
Spanish hAdmfra&-Fafiure Of General
kttpatrickss Attempt ut mcdlaxlou-
The Spaninh Admiral Infacxtpto on a
Point Of Ettqurttc-Dctai3s and Incl
denas Of tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eight 1li1llcn Dollars Worth OF Prop-
erty DestroYed-Thc Principal losses
SuAtaiued by Foreigners.
The steamship Costa nca, Captain Bradbury,
from Atp!nwal March -, merchandise and paseen-
Erss 10 Pacific Mail Steamship Company, arrived at
New York Tuesday morning.
the cuu1AE TAE-DEraus or TUE boxuA ppxE.sr
ofTAfrARAFso 1T TIE SPANISH FLEET.
Correspondence Of the New York Timesl
PANAMA., Monday. April aa 1865.
me long threatened bombardment ol Valpafaiso
q March; On The a7rh. the Acting Adm.ra!,
Mendez Nunez, drew his 1eet up In front Of the
etts. sna On he esnae Day launched manifesto Al
that Spain had TO complatn uf against ind the Ct
1orte *ne had made Ia the llnc OF diplomacy to
latms how BE- had IN vain sous 1t to meet md b.ins
continually dcd hetora him. md sought sslasy IL
the vceeeis Of Her Catholic IaIesty could moi ioi.
low then; and finally rounding of With this ALARM
lAI pG{fQQs
"ihe ,mpessibilIty, IN aue, Of eom!as to blows
ets q locality. Tor in plliucs neltsb that hides
peisi-tenrJ of ch Is denyne ;ie redTass w6ch Is
iusuy demanded iros1 hes. imposes unon spain tue
painful but imperative duty Of tnl1ciing upon her
enemy ~ thas SO I,ehly dus 70 nation
the duties 1npoEed upon the clyillzed nations OF
The world lot there Iason:, aud az method Of
~. ths eannonE Q! the Spani:h sq1adfou will bonn
rSfH EA1.r
It may deem CONVENIENT; hostil1xatlon, though
leE11hie, made lcsitirnasr. Tor the nansrera6le
Ieasons "a cEuncTated; legitimacy that forces upon
aces which my be suffered BY ncu'Eale, to lessen
which IN this port, term Of lour days is conceded
u WHICH 10 accurn thCir effects: and when these
u,crce.h
o. eouxc thl. manifesto sronehs down shower
o1 protests IRON the MtnsstcEa Of the 'nllted GOV
e1nmCnts:" Chill, Peru. bolivia and Ecuador
from The Consuls Of Portupai, rru*41s. Denmark.
the United States, Hanover, Austria, Bremen and
otdcpburg: Switzerland. colombLa. Biazii, raly.
HamhnfE> Mecklenbur,, the Saud :yfch 1.tauds aud
salvador, who kigu fn the order IN which have
Consu!s OF Great Br1tsln, France. and the Ar,cn-
tine Confederation. But these. bettte all Of the
samc general tenor, the Itnes need not III It's col
Commander Rodgers and General Fitzpatrick
having Information a. carly as March 1sth that
Captain hcndeZ Nuuex had been appointed Acting
been clothed with diplomatic po"ers-that his or
dersWcrc pefemptory 10 blockade Valparaiso and
other coast cities, u1less Chill would give Spain
with Nunez. With view to an amicable settlement
IN their opinion, Woasd Be houorsoe and accepts5is
be splhnsb pee5 mas sade
posed this method: The fags Of Sp1in and Chlll
thould oe boosted on one Of the vessels Of the
Aucr1can squadron should Ealute them esyuultA-
neonsly with twcnty-ona guns, then In an
onnr ,sn ser The Gnitan s shSaa be hostsa
enartel 81 artillery, and ealnted simultaneously On
boh boad &c s1 the ees pses cvea
Up and al aue.tions Of pecunlaty character b. eu'
nal'tea 10 nc arbitration Of friendly neutral pow
had fererai interviews with Nuuca TO induce him to
aetept these conditions, But the Spanish Admiral,
allhongh he vas wiling to accept all the othef
should give the arst falnte, md Till rs defer.
mined that she would not give it. On the 9Th. a
last effort va: made fr peace. but both parties
the sa]ute. the conferences were tcrmIuateu, and
Admiral Nunez announced that II the Eeqntrd
faction Vas not accorded the Spanish Government
ny me xsth Of Aa1cn, he would then resor to sio'
on ,he 2sIh of March, General Fitzpatrick, crs. The
Iaider p6ths Shenandoah y now United States
Nunex's manfleato as follows:
LEGATION OF TIE uN1rEp STATES 70 onrI1.
Minister Plenpoteniiary Of the United States. na.
the homer to acknowledge The receipt Of the note
ass 1 tss .aa,n "a se % se
bcr Plen'potenttarY. addressed him on the 21th
,nsa. iran smttins 10 bin man,'e to addressed BY
nailone rcsdent IN Il chil Is .hs docancnt. IT,
h,a opinion, Justify the employment Of estreme
ports upon lhe coast Of Cnll by The forces under
his command. ALLOWING term Of four days Tor Ii.
pnrose ofp'aeane In safety the old, the 5oan: and
The Undersigned hs, transmitted eopie. Of thu
| manifesto 70 bis colleagues OF the Diplomatic
coIps: For himself. he docs rot feel called upo,
inc faslurr OF the attepp. hitherto made 10 brlne Il
10 close BY couciltrtory ueas utcs or By iorcc o
II TO demonstrate. and eo!eu1IlF to protest agalne
the des,ructon Of purely mercantile port. al:1os
e1elutive1y the properly Of unoaeudine neut1.ls.
uncnt Of The bloekade of .he Ch1lisn costt 1t VA
teontly dealt with; that nndiuc this course "
| tie forcrs under his command INSIDE TWO df.unc
attempts to obtan By combat the subtraction spai1
demanded and an,lly, that falling to DO 70 On e e.
ouy 10 cause Chilli to feel a tho reoss of war,
that he will consequently IRE upon Valparaiso, ant
SsE pSs he .s ss9 @ Sa
rendered legf,lmaie BY the reasons set forth b,
him. md witch place nc fnn responsibility Q! al
e1nment q Cblii: Thsse reasous fal 10 sst,sty H.
undcs1fgned a. they will fat! to satisfy civilized na
lions, that Ills Ereenency the span..h Admiral
he himself most trsly osalifss q terrible. IL orde
10 punfeh nh enemy which he has thus far lafhd Il
pnntsh BY Legitimate modes Of warfare.
trcme ulc,uses for lie Carrying out legitimate NIL
itsry operations, thcy do not tnclnde the Tauto
dSttfncttou Of private property, Mhere no e*ql
attained. International hw expressly exempt
from dettruc1ton purely commercial cou1n1n,sics
eGen as Valparaiso. and the undersigned Would be
unensc loss to Deutra tesidcnts. and tho tmposs
NIlity Of removing within the brief term nIostc
70 them their household goods, chattels nud mel
| cbandise.
II, however his Ezeellency persists in his tntcu
lion TO bomha1d the port Of Valparaiso 10 spite {
the earnest rcmopsfr1nee contained hesein- on!
remains tor tho undersigned to rciterasc. IN th
| cleareet manner. IN the natuc of his Government
hiA most solemn protest against the at a. unn*ua
spa ~ o. to
Government The right 10 takc such action a. II nj
dctm proper IN the premtset.
E1ccIeucy. The Cor1mauacr .tn.chlcf Of hcs Catht
lie Mstesty's Mani Forces In the. Pacific, aud he
Plen:po'cntia, the assurances Of hi; dtst,nGni.ne
IL liz Exeeiiency. the Command. Chscf Of ii
Naval Forces Of her Catholic Majesty In the r
| tfdc. &c, &c.
mauds the special American feet IN The Paca,
| touc time previous TO the passage OF these note.
hid reliable e. Of 'hs
Of the sms1l British acct and the moEai suppoE! s
France-'or France hsd onl, one little ssssel !
,ss Ppssh ss # fne
further appears that Admiral Denman. the Br1us
Atmlrsl. 6sd promised the supposs Of Gs vessel
tse9 had eood reason q Ib 10 bsiiere sne bombsfdmct
would Be sseste, md 50 DID not take adsaniss I:
Of The tour day4aow Cd 10 rc9norn their goods, o1
They wer doomed to disappointment. Early
the morning there were pnntetfkaole signs I
ttonoe so the military asa I'd esn :. tn ssaI2a1aas
ready to prevent any landine Of the slantaras. ar
. 10 e11tnEuish Gres: Before teyeo CLOCK IN =
morning the British was ships su'1cc aad Lsanae
tion Of The South. Int Eooo returned and dfopps
:. | anchoz ia front Of the hay, outeide the enemy
nes nesf The m b,s Se.ses. Tssn @ so@ faos
!, | the aect Of Commodore Rodgers. iaking p
! eiiion near .he Others. Then The Spanish ac
" S. Il M g. se %ara GEL
| ycocedosa and psquese dc Mauk. The Bereu@us
it, Sese g ooss Rio ss seS S.n ,s II
. ,he centre Of lie bay, about ono mile fiom Ii
ana tao a tsn waea ns Pass r.
for the inbap,tan's to sAre themselves. rreytou.l
On the gan. Commodore Rodgers had iesued I
Soz1eE-At The eonclnnon Of the bombardme
Spantsh dse will he hosstcd at the fnsrxard a!
Of the Eurane1s, and no subsequent 1ss will "a
JonS RODGERS.
{ While tht Numancla uas giving tho signal 1
psenE het .,ssesf #:
6 % Nadia 4 I'D Sisass s u ifent q !sc eas,e
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