The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-02
AL READY IN THE HARRoR.

VALPARAIso, April 3-Everything seemed Der
tectly Quiet IN The haIbor. lhe American squaoron
English frigates and the Spanish fleet. Admiral
DeDman having given Commodore Rodgtr rs to
understand that ne should not permit q lombard.
neht, the Commodore, IN order to be ready Tor an
emergency had lett directions for the vessels to be
put IN night ng trim: All had steam up, DO h
halches put on and the guns ready. The Tusca-
Tora had her chains stretched along her sides to
protect her boilers, Ia mode de Kearsarge and mad
the necessity aiIsen our squadron could have suped
It's cables ana gone into action in five minutes.
ARRIVAL OF ORDERS TO ADMIRAL NUNEz.
nus matters stood on the night of the 26th Next
mTofnn9 teleRraph'c despa ch was received from
COqumDo announcing the arrival at that pOr of
the English mal steamer from Panama, and stating
that she Drought orders for the spanish Admiral TO
fase the blockade and contne his operations TO
maritime warfare lhIs Telegram was posted in the
EXCHANGE, and somewhat relieved the apprehen-
sloLs OF a bombardment, many consrulng the orders
IT sgch we've the steamer, into direction Tor Ad.
nj Ia Nunez 70 leave tins port. and to look r the
ren oval OF goods firm IN santiago telegl JnIng
to tier house here not to ship any more mercho n.
disc ss this city would certainly be spared.
Al O'CLOCK on he morn ne OF the 9th General
Kill atTlck, accompanied by Mr.. Rand, visited the
AumdHciG and informed Admiral Nunez that the
Cbllan Government had declined to accent the
terms mentioned by him as the basis of peace The
Admiral merely shrugged his shoulders, remarkIng
thet he must carry out his Instructions delivered
10 tie General the following manifesto This re-
maIRaDle document was in Spanish. 1t has been
translated by one of the best Spanish translaors IN
nished the Department of State ana the English
NJ MISTER. The reader will probably be confused IN
perus ng /, but had he document been trans ated
literally II would have been almost wholly unintellI-
gIble
The rhetoric of Admiral Nunez and the reasons for
bomGardnP are now public properly, and cannot be
RpooPized tor in order 70 repel CRITICISM nut the
grammar is better than that of the original (which
required much patient labor before anything like
sense could be made of It) and cannot be properIy
JUDGED without comparing il with the Spanish.
Here is the dOcumen -
ADMIRAL NUNEz's MANIFESTO,
HEADOU AZ
PACIFIC Mani este to the Diplomatic Corps resident In
Santiago he memolandum addressed by his late TX
eehenCy General Pareja 10 the Governments of tine
SPANISH repub les the oath of last Seotem
Manue Bermu dez de Castro Minister Of State % mTst
have we in oImed the corps OF which your EXceoncy
SPAN and hill and doubtless must have SO made
to SPAIN no NO obeq r6a 6SS na e or "a those % let
constituted and s constitute these very causes having
maze OF Governments obtain them '' '''
N bn9 e tne & are re neeessy SUI eXs ed the Government
swaY Il may be said by proveDia generosity OF the
zee itself noble and great-desired to employ their
means OF GoerclSn with all possible lenitv the bee
generosity with which they we're employed being ap-
which most Justly she has owed and owes 10 Spain
would be obtaned-a justice ostensbly recognized by
viii in oIdero put in praotce their good oalees they
vithoutany room ior doubt Wbate thS
and according which end might put % the conflict
with So SSca Ca s S
recognize a S @posb Sf spain e can @ TO
ml's, @ Within hose Imposed by the laws of war There
10 me present date among civilized nations greater
tS SE more tolerance Perhaps this lenity and
mlnd OF an enemy, which is so unfortunate as not to
Which usce dmaS ad wa emaPRs %RpG 81 S5s
Shis be the case, as everything induces us to believe
with the dignity Of her cRasetears s9hts hssorV IN w sI
which seVSes more tban S9s occasion the
presence Of civilized nations. - W