The New York herald., 1866-02-10

THE SOUTH PACIFIC WAR.

THE SOUTH PACIFIC WAR.
Highly important intelligence regarding the be-
tween spain the side and the other Chile, and
advces by the steamships which arrived yesterday
from Aspinwall and Europe. From Panama have
Null particulars of the alliance heretofore alluded to in
Iour columns lately entered into by Peru with Chile
against the spaniards The alliance had not only been
tcompleted, but against Spain had been formally
declared by Peru and her feet had sailed to effect a
junction with that Of Chile with positive orders TO mme
datcy hostilities. The Peruvians pre-
pared for any attack that might be made their coast
sronc and wei mounted batteries, said TO be differed
in part by men who participated in our late war,
having been quietly constructed assaabe points, and
hhcy had taken precautions for securing reprsas in
fheir enemy should succeed in getting temporary foot
bold in any locality. The embarkaton of resident Span
6ards from Peru for foreign ports had been prohibited
and passports required OF all persons leaving the
country The excitement of the Peruvians
great and the war fever ran high 1t expected that
Bolivia aud Ecuador would also be added Span's
armed Antagonists late report to the effect that all
She vessels Of the Spanish bockading feet the Chilean
coast had been concentrated at Valparaiso, and early
h,mb,rdment OF that city regarded as among the
possibilities General Fitzpatrick Minister TO Chile
Bad arrived at Calao Peru.
4 In spain the news OF the capture OF the Spanish
steamer Covadonga by the Chileans has caused the
violent fcrmcnt warlikc address has been voted
y the Cores instructions have been despatched to the
Spanish Admiral to avenge the national honor and the
aiatrid papers absolutely foam with rage One of the
mldes these journals that "Span puts up with
insul,s from nobody, and s bound to show consider
alton for any country in the world" violent
temponry demands that wherever palace or house
o. hut inhabited by these bastard children OF by
hese parr cdes may be seen there must the Spanish
shell fall" whilst provincial paper grayey warns
France England and the United States "to stand aside
aor whoever between Spain and her foes Spans
noe"
The Chilean meeting lately held in New York had
racd forth lively fears In Spain for the safety Of Cuba
bnd the general exc tement had been s.h rurher
nented by the appearance of the Spanish coas, otwo
Drcn frigates supposed to be the recently sup
piled by "Alabama' Laird to the Chilean government
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
The correspondence ani adviccs from Paris to the
present status of the Mexican question in the French
capital ar. pregnant with promises of peaceful solu-
sioa Of the dfculty The unvcrssl impression appears
% be that Napoleon has abandoned Macmillan TO his
fate and only waits for some loophole securing the
French bondholders from loss to get of Mexico Us
aulcSly rs possible The Official Blue Book laid before
ihe Corps Legislat declares in The most uneqnN ocal
terms that the French troops not in Mexico on the
prncple OF Intervention, and that oon possible
shey VIII be Withdrawn. la Fran repeats In substance,
sh, same declaration with saving about 'thosc
hn,nc!ai measures which have associated the
credit of France with that OF Mexico, and the Dsbdts
prophesies a speedy termination of the intervention
A. a commencement OF the final abandonment Of Maxi
milan the semi-o1cal papers beginning 70 rcpu-
late responsibility for his acts significant article OF
ahs from the Ooasi yiionne IL given in our Paris
lctlcr Abund ,nce OF friendly compliments show
ercd on the United states from all Sides aud The vast
pwer OF reconstructed republic is frankly acknowl-
edged.
AIcss peaceful view OF the Mexican situation appears
90 b, obtaining ground at our national captaL Our
wasbn ton adyces represent that in Congressional cir
ces there Napoeons expressions in reference to cvacoa
tol arc regarded evasvc and dsmgcnuous and Il is
fhousht that he does really intend to withdraw his
aops unless government will recognize Maximlian
OF enter into some other compromsc In the matter
yany military entertain the opinion that our force
on tho Rio Grandc will be increased at once, and that ou
ensrs there will be Immediately placed war footing
willie the question OF war peace Is discussed Pre-
snd con- the entente coroirie between the French Lca
Sion and leading public has suffered no decline
A brilliant ball given In Washington last night b,
ahc Marquis Monhclcn, the French Minister which wa
sacnded by large number Of our most prominent citi
navy officers, and many others OF distinction.
Meantime Mexican arnirs on the Rio Graude sl veal
. confused aspect. Tho rigorous proceedings nalgu
,aied ia Texas by General wezcl Tor the punishment OF
suy Amercans who may have been concerned In the
Ragd,L raid being continued Numerous arrests
have been madc and pieces OF cannon carried into
Hexas by the raiders have been seized. The Mexican
srpiblran chiefs Esccbedo, corina, canalcs aud Men
der with their forces, have disappeared from the Rio
snde frontier and their Whereabouts, ON The 4ih inst
pas q mystery. There rumcrs thai President
Srarez had made Cortina General chcf, and that 'h
ohers we're besiegug Monterey and Tampico The I'm
p,rias,s Of the border expecting reinforcement
pi two thousand French troops General wezei is sue
reedei IN command Of the United States forces on thu
RIO Grande by Colonel Brown.
EUROPE.
The Cunard stearnship Australssisn, from Lsvcfpoo
January q and Queenstown January 2S, arrived her
yesterday, With two days later news
Though the escape OF Prm, the Spanish insurgen
)rsder. into Portugal ia placed beyond doubt thu
kovemmcni sti uneasy, and marital hw continue,
D. be vigorously enforced