The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-03
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NIGHT DISPATCHES

NEW YORK, May 2.-Mr. Ross, stock
speculator in Exchange Place, was arrested
for forgery. He bad purchased $4,000 in
gold from Black & spaulding, paying for
the same by his own certified checks on
the Continental Bank
Mr.. Burch was arreste under a warrant
of extradition for forgeries in Mecklinburg,
Of the amount Of 10000 Prussian thalers.
he arrived yesterday on the Louisiana,
and officers in pursuit.
The coffee and spice mills of Jackson 4
Pickert, Fulton street, burned last night;
loss SO 600, partly insured.
The steamer Ericsson from Bremen has ar
rived; news anticipated.
The Posts special says some of Mr.. Stan
tons friends deny that be took ground in
the Cabinet meeting yesterday in favor OF
The Presidents reconstruction policy; but
it is known that the published statement
was furnished by prominent member Of
the Cabinet.
Another death from cholera on the hospi-
tel ship is reported, but no new cases
There are yet two patients on board the
hospital ship.
WASHINGTON, May 2-HOUsE-Mr. Blaine,
of Maine, asked leave to offer the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the President of the
United States be respectfully requested, if
not inconsistent with the public interest, 10
communicate to this House at the earliest
practicable day any authentic information
that may have come into his possession in
regard to the reported barbarous lombard
ment of the city of Valparaiso, by the
Spanish feet on the 3lst of March also, to
inform the House what instructions had
been given by the Navy Department to the
officers commanding the American feet in
those waters.
Mr.. Boutwell, objected, and the resolution
was not received.
Mr.. COffrath, Of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution, which was adopted, instructing
the Committee on Invalid Pensions TO re-
port by bill, or otherwise, a measure grant
ing pensions to all surviving soldiers and
sailors of 1872.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, required an
explanation, which brought out the fact
that the bill was to pay certain Clerks for
performing the duties of higher grade.
Mr.. Harding, Of Illinois, compared it to
an effort 10 pay Colonies who act as Briga-
der Generals the pay of the higher rank,
and moved to lay the bill on the table. Mo-
ton agreed to.
Mr.. Hubbard reported bill for the re-
lief Of Phil. B. Tyler, looking to the extern
sion of his patent for an improvement in
the cotton press. Laid on the table.
WASHINGTON, May 2-The following dis
patches relative to the bombaTdment of VAL
paraiso have been received at the Navy De-
partment:
.. S. STEAMER VANDERBILT,
VALPARAISO, March 81, 1866.
SIR have the honor 10 announce that
upon my arrival in this port with the
squadron under my command, called upon
the English Admiral, who had informed
me that he intended to prevent any sudden
bombardment, and would only suffer it after
ample notice. To this l made no reply
but having considered the matter, sought |
the occasion next day to say that I would |
cooperate with him in preventing any sud- |
den bombardment; and that I would also !
do as much further as he choose. 1 assured |
him that the Mondonouk could take care of /
the Bianeia, and that from target expert |
ments had witnessed, I was absolutely GER |
tain that in net less than thirty seconds, |
and not more than thirty men, the Monde
nouk herself, entirely unasssted, would /
leave only the mast-heads of the Biancia /
above water, and that our wooden vessels,
English and American, could look out for
the wooden vessels of the Spaniards.
In thus offering to go beyond the letter
of my instructions to observe a strict neu-
trality, l acted upon the supposition that
neutrality among the nations did not pre-
clude all well directed efforts to keep the
peaoe among them that as a peaceable city
is not obliged to stand by inert while an
other is suffering unlawful violence from
third, but may justly interfere with force
to prevent an intractiOn of law, murder
for example, so a nation witnessing the
like disturbance among her sister nations
hall al I,,Ar I, |
sincere neutrality might interfere with
force if necessary to keep the operations of
belligerents at least within the law for the
p election of neutral persons and neutral
l am aware that action in the
premises on our part involved great respon-
sibility, but had reached the conclusion
that with England as an ally it was my
duty now TO aid them.
l told the English Admiral that I had
and frankly added that his com
merce was more extensive than ours, and
more convenient to the coast of Spain. He
had also more to preserve by interference.
That his interests in Chill rise to thousands,
while ours were only hundreds.
The English Admiral said, at first, that
he wou go with me. for / plainly declared
tina would not take steps without him. l
said that had no intention of becoming a
cats paw to draw European chustnuts out
Of the fire, and them have the power; l
severely suffering from my snged paw,
while they enjoyed the fruits of my timely
aid. The English Admiral finally deter
to throw the responsibility upon an English
Minister, who did not choose to act in the
premises.
English cooperation having failed, no
seperate action on my part was taken, as
none had been proposed. l have used such
measures as l could to bring about an &C
but without success.
At o'clock this morning the Spanish Ad-
miral opened fire on the city with shot and |
shell. The bombardment continued two /
hours and fifty minutes. The main fire was |
directed at the public buildings. Four of |
the stone buildings connected with the Gus
tom house, with their contents, were en-
tirely destroyed. The damage is estimated |
at 2,OOO,O 900.
The exchange and railroad buildings were |
damaged to a considerable extent. / en- |
close copies of letters addressed to me by |
foreign ministers also copies of the mani |
festo and letter of the Spanish Admiral. |
/ determined not to resist bombardment, |
and communicated verbally to the Spanish |
Admiral that was thrust by circumstances |
into q position in which it became necessary
to take some part. feel natural anxiety |
to know whether have acted with the ap- |
probation of my Government. Our Minis |
ter, Gen. Fitzpatrick, gave me the benefit of |
his counsel and advice and concurred in |
my action. Your ob't serv't,
JOHN RODGERs, Commodore.
To Gideon Welles, Secretary of Navy.
MARRETS