, 1866-06-27
THE ALLEGED CHILIAS PRTyA-
TEER

HistorT OF the Cl.crnkce-A Complete |
Record Ct axer Career aA \ Gnnoaat- !
Activity OF tnc Clslstaus-Ruuors OF |
the Preparation or Othor Ctu1sersy
Bsc Etc |
tF.on the New York World. Jano aal
priraterr, which sailed from Boston on Fri
dsy, before a warrant, issued bJ Judge Low
eli. granted upon the affidavit OF inc Vice
Consul Of Spain. ct,uld be served Oh her, was
captured on the 7sl day Of Msy. 1858. or
Charleston. =. C., by the United States steam
era Canaudaigra AID Fla, and scnt to Buston,
where she and Ter cargo Or cotton were con.
demncd. She was purchased BY the Savy
Department and An armament of ayr .:uns
placed On hoard, and was pu. in commission,
the 4th ri May, 1854.
She wss fast screw stcnm-r, and In De-
cember ot the tam= yeat she captured the
blockade runner Elnma f1enrs, In latitude il
43 minutes ". She was attached to The fIsst
division or Admiral D u. portcr's squadron
In the attack upon the defence of Whining
ton. where she took a conspicuous part IL
Al'nacn11Iahlr enGaGcncnt-
Subsequently, she was sent fouthWaTd, or-
irving nj iIavana on ihc 31lh Oi March, $3.50.
Alter cruising III the Gull, and reFiurtn[n.s
Considerable service. she Was ordered North,
md arrived At Boston on tue twelfth day OF
June. ws,rp, the war being over. and the
Nuvy Department having no 1n-ther need ut
her Services. she was PIT out Of coinu1ies,s,u
On The Isl Of August she Was sptl ut public
auction. and purchased hy parties rl.csc.
since which time she has performed little or
no service.
The Cherokee Is very last steamer. cen
uomicel in the consumption 0l coal, aIa iu
very many RESPECTS is capable Of being con-
Ycrtcd ii,to very f.rtniaahr I.riva;u:r. VIC
have no definite means al stating thai she has
actually :.ouc ont as j cEni>vr; Yet il Is not
at all unlikely. a. Il is 4 we'll known fact tba.
several parties. foE:ncrlY in the Cnltcd States
nayal >4rsivr, have tcr:, furnished by the
Chilian Government with letter, Of mar.u-,
with Nllril IL Itrrr 1iJH'u Spanish commerce.
ttAc Cherokee has really e}ndrd The Tigi-
IaNcv U! tie Spa.lisl authorities, is Well 4,
orr au,,. u1l.i i tit>tincd u cri1ise under ,r
Ci.sla,, Gag, ii y i'll not he tuauy lays balarc
We sl,nli hear II Iitr tis,;n.:s in the ncf.bor
tween that island and Spain. j Ii thought
by s41ur that }'tts<i..fr sc Gt'lld proceed dt-
rcct to iAc wc>l en1st oi south America, to
iuic The allied :!ee1 tl.ere.
The allies ar, tv no means certain that the
SI.anirh itet l,ase eIItirrit n1as1lt,tetl tll'ir
plans un tic caast, hut will in lime return to
Ier1rlrai- u1hrr il.di .piiic= UPON thr.u, aud
in any :scnt tlcs nill le lhypl-cd 10 tleci
them. : ,nir. towcFcr, arc of the 0liniDn
that Gill VIII serk q Just rtvensc in rriva-
1ccring, ard 1tiat other vessels will, In due
time, appear on tli.. OCEAN tu prey Upon The
coMulc:ce uf Spain, and cttn disturb, tlle
peace ol uhsuardtu to"hs or lie cuast u
Cutla.
Ii wou1a l.e .liiIlcnlt matter G'r the Span
ISL na1ai turr.., limited a~ it is in the West
1ullius. la t4unt toan y pflsatccr, Htljcii. will
such iaci1,i.'s arr. afforded among the KEYS
rcctk, and shoals ri 1.'c islands, ar ~rll US ths
Florida toast and reef. could t,aiat her TsF
Sucrs and csca;e through thc iGtricAt!c
which nature has provided III thut quarter Il
the clols. Iu odiitjun I" thi-. tue Spaniafd
are mi tile most cun'lain. navi.at ,rs in ths
world su thai II cruiser well aau1lcl wou1'
give them kcrinns annoyance, with but Hill
chance u, cap:urr.
Ii is rutm,rrd that t,lc Ciailians. taulktd il
tlsis tlIarts to stuu out i Vessel fT.,ln Iii
Tor1, have been contemplating iAc tlitio. oa
o1 twt or ihr,e crnisrrs. iuu WtAi!urcai in soE
ci-n 1rndr. The WHY difficulty in this 4uss
tcr las t,ec1. thc price. This. il ]; sn.ns,red
las tcru arranged. aud il Is possible that ct
Ion. something. eScitin. will tran-I,ire IL
quarter little exl~c!rs! hy ta,c public. tt
Sl.api.s. Gosrrrmenl are beginning 10 val
vi, tu the Importance of this >,,hccl and Ia,
t'ce},atci.rd .tyc,its I" watch certain steaHIe
which arr sH>l'tctta.