New-York tribune., 1866-05-02

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| PANAMA Apr 90 1866.
Tho ., -qmship Lmefl, Capt Bloomfield from scu..
poc;Gc nor,s rived the Goth inst. Her NewYork
fro;oh ., - vorr 'ht by this arrival have dates
from Valparaiso to the s 9d from Calso to tho 4th Of
April The nows is of thrilling ln,o...s,'I
CHILL 7'pr4~,.
Valparaiso the important and enterprsng commerccl
metropolis of the western coast of South America is,
eret to say in ruins. Matters which upon the departure
Of the preceding steamer in decidedly Wecaous
condition have since eliminated il the almost total de-
structon of the business portion OF tho Cy oil
hand, and IN eternal inamy ana revocaole as
grace the other. The report that Admiral Mehiez MI
ez had received orders from his Government to earnestly
inaugurae the war under contemplating 80 lo"g was "
On the 9th of March, Admiral Nuhez informed the
Gillian Government that dispatches had been received
from Madrid, appointing him Minister Plenipotcntary
Admiral PaIei accompanied by instructions 70 insist
upon the fuliment Of the orginsl terms of settlement
prescribed by his predecessor or, IN lieu of which 10 bonn
bard the City of Valparaiso lie also notified the Foreign
Ministers of the he directed 10 pursue From
the Gillian authorities he met with the reply that tho
Republic would never humble herself to the required
degree She would not be compelled 10 salute the Spanish
flag ngr apologize for imaginary 0Hcnscs against the
Government Of Her Catholic Majesty Upon the recep
iion Of the reply Nuhez immediately notified tho auihori
ties of Valparaiso That be would allow hcm four days
time in which 10 remove the noncombatants preparatory
to the bOmbardment Of the city. lie notified the foreign
residents their movable property in the interim
nothing beyond compliance with his demands BY the Re-
publican Administration could change Ais determination
Us to the time Of the attack.
hebants OF the place that Nune1 would execute his plan
of destroying dcenseless cy-eyecially one IN which
property held by foreign capitalists was 50 largely pedom-
inant meeting of Foreign Ministers was immediately
held and request sent by them to Nuicz that hc would
reconsider his discrimination and allow tho city 70 "st
exist" His reply r, but courteous. His orders
nffff nfl.e ee.ll uf Inc -
can Minister Gen Fitzpatrick, was indeitigabe IN his
efforts bGing about reconciliation between the bohg
ennts but Ais labor thrown away The following u
copy of letter Mendoz Sucz from Fitzpatrick. which
is indicative of the desire OF the latter to prevent hc loss
irGAuos or TIE UNITED STATES 70 CHILL
VAiPARAI.o March -. iis66
The undersgnea knto{ EAraoruhA,y ana AhisleI rem
poeuary o the United states has The honor
De receipt of The which his E1ccency the Commander
inChie Of Catholic Mojess Suodron IN tie Pacific and
her Plenipo,enarl addressed hm on ne zih ist trahs
addressed by his E1cclloncy % The
ocnmeat n, Rrc,ecy pleased to state i reasons which
10 his opalon jastiy the employment OF extreme Loses
of Call by the under bis cormand allowing term Of
kys for tie purpose Of placing in safety The CID. the
Tic unersigned has transmitted copies Of that manifesto
his colleagues of tie Dpomatc Corp- Tor himself be docs
var faare of the attempt hitherto made To bng
70 b. c0ncaioy o. By force Of arms but De-
does eel himself earnestly remonstraie ard
sOemry protest against tie destruction o purely mefcn
tic port almost exclusively The property Of unonending
Hs Ercsrency states. that upon the establishment Of tue
blockade Of the chian coast it vas conducted with eiy
and neufals courteousy dealt wiih Tat t4dlg
this nlayanE 10 obtaa tAs deIea aead. ,oa cA'
forces uader hs eoDmand made Two distinct attempts 70
obtain by combat tho satisfaction Spain denandd and hnay
that failing TO do 80 on account oi iH.9pefs9e neutral osa
cles. 10 bis duty 10 cansc Cl 70 i az ~ sp's ~ WI
ana that be viii consequently Ere upon Napfaiso and upon
HsSfon a. terrible act Of hostility rendered legitimate by
forth y him. and which place tho nl Iesichs
ornent OF Cain Thee fail 10 satisfy the undersigned
as they viii l 10 satisfy civilized nations tiat BIS E1ceency
Spanish ADMIRAL IS justified IN TesoIling 70 species OF
warfare which be himself most trrly qunlhes ns terrible IN
punish which he has thus aT aed punish
by legitimate modes OF waTine
While belIgeTent rights permit recourse TO extreme
measures FOR the carryig out legitimate military operations
result advantageous to the asil ends OF the war
be attained InternntionnI law e1p,sp eanP m % vi
aso and tue undersigned would beg his E1ceency 70 con
e mos, earnestly the immense loss 10 residents and
the mpossty Of removing within the brief term allotted to
them their household goods. cheties and merchandise
H. aosess ms hfcsso .s " oY ~ The earnest remon
stfancs contained berep 1t only remains fof the undesnei
20 rerate the ceare manner In the name OF Dis G9VeIn
ment solemn protest against the act as unusual IN
necessary and in eonlraycniion OF tne lave anu & eu,
take action it may deem proper IN the premises
ba commanserin Chief Of her Caaoc Majesys Naval
Forces the Pacific and her Plenpoenary The assurances
81 90 M s aseoncy ths Of the
Forces Of her Catholic Majesty Ia the Pacific. 3er &c
To this remonsance the inevitable reply was ie.reu
Plans of settlement were proposed the Irost easph OF
which was that the Spanish flag should be elevated over
the barracks at Valparaiso the Chiian flag placed at the
masthead of the Admiras ship Numancla, and stimuli
taneous salute fired to both This question disposed Of
the others would have been Of easy solution Inc Chl-
ans agreed to this mode OF settlement al once Dut Inc
hane6ty Spaniard would not retreat inch from the po-
ston be had taken. 1t soon became evident that hothng
short Of absolute foreign Intervention could avert the
threatened calamity, and the non-eombstans ana mos'
portable articles OF merchandise were theh reho'eu oo
yond reach OF the enemy guns. .,. -
Seeing that all pcaceabe efforts to save valparaiso were
frntess Cen Fitzpatrick proposed To the English and
Il . Attq a
be shot and shell, from the men-owar OF the hereIM
Powers then lying in the harbor. The American Com
modore' Rodgers. and oui iser, jointly proposed to
anchor The different fleets b. the Spanish squadron
and the city: and in hosllties were commehced.
they also agreed that if the British fleet would e the
first gun the American meD-ofwar would assume all IuI-
tLor responsibty British interest III Val paraiso ls uch
more extensive than Amercanin fact four times -
grea-and our representatives, were enwhe 70 a'sao G
the entire responsibility the part OF the American 6oy
ernment alone. IL also proposed that the American
and English ships fire simultaneously on the spamaIds
and together compel them 10 desist. But to each ana
very ropostion 60 this effect negative reply was gwen
All foreign opposition TO the Spanish having thus van
sled Nuhez prepared to attack the city, Early on the
Morning of March 81 he four days grace having epseu
ho the foreign squadIOns to withdraw beyond range
of his guns The English squadron was the hfst 10 CON-
Div with the notifications; while at the last moineh' .c
American sbips slowly and sullenly moved from their
anchorare 10 a safer place. The Monadnock, monitor,
which alone could have totally annhiiated the eh'lI1
Spanish squadron brought up ,e seeoeS To- dare the
by the attacking fleet her 50Oponndes seeeu ~ uai' '
yandals 10 a trial OF strength and SKILL , -,
shortly before o'clock III. the enemy vessels pe99h
IN mauetver Tho Numancia, Rcsoluclon ' lila de Mad
rid Blanca Vencedoa and Paquete de Maule were uhlef
steam Tho flagship Numanea took GR her position sd% I'm
Ineaiately I'm front Of tho mole, and ABOUT hi.e nom
b-o e.0 a m she cred two blank shots, as warn
n 10 the noncombataa Of the city that the attacs wac
about 10 commented The latter taking advantage OF 's
circumstance left their houses and p0steu thescI'. %
he hghts overlooking the place. and cut OF range o the
enemy s guns. .a .. ei
In The interim the Spanish frgates were posted as i3-
iovs. Tbe Resolucion fronting the railroad staoni the
plnna and Xn De Madrid before the custom warehonses