The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-02
DOUBLE sHEET---THREE CENTS.

manifesto transmitted by said Chief to the diplomate
SoI,s @ Itnoent in Chl informed of It's contents, we
what deep lave seen that your Exce ency has
ADOPTED the re outon OF proceeding bombard Vspa
four lresn residents IL Sa pSrSe Ssee
to discu SION OF the n Of Yes wbeS yoar Tn
EAceency aCduees TO justify the Pdopton OF so ex.
to de H%T Um dSs' S ase e. %Sh GTsr
Of our opst1eos 0t rS1 5srs 20 ae IN eress thousands
does not permit the bUmbardment OF undefended places
in itser but in tins par Guar ace It wi be- re SS
@ c0 % 1pan upon Az occaso y has ,olemnlv declared in
properly and will endeavOr avoid inluries and am
promise the oreGne resi- Hae H b s s shield ct this
nned IN their peaceful avocations confident that spain
port o. vapsraiso your Elceen we Knows repre-
rests and It's destruction would all almost eIcusiVey
upon yS subjects @ o. powers iiendly to Spain while the
an az The bomDaldment o aiparaiso may be rather
dents since its effects viii be- fet bY I'M au resi-
hIstoIy VIII cera ainly not present Its annals any
be presented by the bomba dment Of & city il viii be
an ACT yengecnce so terrible that the civilized wor
TeDIESbat0n Of the entire w a upon the power
strueton Valparaiso win be toe tain iuln and de-
,tIncton Of iourishinR ctyi but be your Excellency
sDsn. The city OF Valparaiso viii rise from her ashes
s % , M the ain be wpei away which sulies tne
so cruel an attempt II notwithstanding all your Ex-
nev necessity o. esnp IN the most sSeS
manner, as, In effect do protest aga st such
rsseIving TO Governments he gh TO rec aim rom
the government OF her Catholic Males the enormous
injuries which their citizens will suffer we Dro est in
the me iSee OF The civilized world aGan! the consumms-
ton OF an act which is In contradiction with the cly-
ZaNon OF the age.
=, This was signed by the Corslls of Portugal.
frussa, Denmark, UnIled states. Hanover, Aus
tria Bremen, and of Oldenbur0, Switzerland CO.
lombia, Brazil, ally, Holland, Guatemala Sweden,
ana Norway, Hamburg Salvador, and the Sand.
abe Consuls OF England, France, and the Argen
tine Republic united IN anol her protest to Admiral
above. - ~
A protest was also sent by Mr.. Gomez, the
Minister OF Honduras, and BY the Peruvian and Bo-
hvlan Ministers.
COMMODORE RODGERS REPLY TO THE PETITION FOR
PROTECTION
The Consuls also addressed a petition to Comma
doTe Rodgers for protection to which the folio wing
reply was glven:-
MARCH 20. ls66-Gentlemeu II regret to announce
that am not aDle to comply with your wish TO I'M pede
with The forces under my command the project OF the
Spanish Government to bomLard va paraso NV action
promised in case the other fore m bowers wonId
unite with the forces OF the United states They
luIsng that 1t was not within the limits their In
to act alone but always ha said that was ony able
to move In union with them, nv armed lntervent ton
believe me TO do all in p-o ect the
OF ntrais and am iised that the spanish Admiral
destruction OF private propeity employing solely the
force necessary TO comply III orally VITO his
am sirs' with much resOect your obedien servant,
JOHN RODG hRS. Commodore
A similar answer was piven to the memorial of
the American merchants and residents of Valpa-
ralso. Among the signers OF thus petition were
Messrs. Allsop Co Mr. Wolfe OF the firm of
Bemenway & Co., OF Boston; Loring & Co., and
pnvate gentlemen, such as David Trunb ali Thomas
age, WASHINGTON Booth and John Brown ca ch
worth from three to ten m hons