The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-22

Bombardment of Callao.
The Spanish Fleet Forcee
.4e to Retire. CO.,
2 The Markets. 81
NEWS VIA NEW YOnK.

-SotCLF anu LIbFItU tldNat SInc s4OllUNlHS.
The u. s. flag ship Vanderbilt and
Monitor Monadnock arrived in the
harborsof Panama on the evening of
the 18th inst, having sailed from Cal
lao on the I'd At noon the action
commenced from the shore batteries,
the fire being returned by the Beren-
guela, Villa de Madrid and Blahcha
on the Northern side. and the Nu-
maDAio, Resolution and Alamanza on
the South side. The Villa de Madrid
and Berenzuela were SO badly dam
aged early in the fight that they were
obliged to withdraw to San Lorenzo,
and they were afterwards followed by
the NuInancio. and the rest of the feet
were more or less damaged
The Spanish Admiral Mendez is
said to have been badly maimed during
the engagement. Senior Galvez, Sec
retary of War; was killed by the ex-
pl0siOn of battery The fight lasted
it terminated in the withdrawal of the
Spanish feet. Very little damage has
been done to Callao, only a few hum
.dred dollars worth of property said to
be destroyed, exclusive of what the
batteries suffered. Ten Peruvians are
reported killed and 20.wounded.f .fs1h
Nothing reliable has been heard on
the side of the Spanish, but it is sup
posed to be not very heavy.
Owing to the short time that elapsed
between the termination of the en-
gagement and the departure of the
Vanderbilt, that vessel brings up no
further intelligence; nor was it known
whether the Spanish intended to re-
new the attack, but it is supposed that
they will not. saHnlA 49, .
The news of the defeat of the in
vaders was received with great enthu-
siasm. by the inhabitants of Panama
Adviees from Valparaiso, April II,
report that the blockade has been
raised
The steamer Arizona, with San
Francisco dates { ,o--ssh instant, is
coming up the Bay
News from the City of Mexico, up
to May Sd, states that number of ex-
Confederate settlers in Mexico had
had an interview with Macmillan,
during which the Emperor welcomed
themyas exiles,. and expressed his de-
sire to see American capital and labor
introduced into the country, and
urging them, at the same time, to take
no part in the political discussions on
the subject of slavery. MACMILLAN
especially strongly condemned forced
labor of every description.
An effort was made, or the evening
of the funeral, in the City of Mexico
of the late Henry Allen ex -rebe
Governor of Louisiana, to have tht
coffin borne to the grave and covered
with the Confederate flag, but owing
to the firmness of the United State:
Consul, this demonstration was aban
doned by the friends of the deceased
Beverly Tucker, while on his wa,
to the CITY of Mexico-whither, it i
said. he has been dispatched as cor
respondent for English journals-wa
plundered by guerrillas near Orizaba
The Emperor viii send commission
ers to represent Mexico at the ggrreaa
Exposition. to be held IN Paris IN 1861
The mortality in the City of Mexic
is said to be very great at present
owing to the defective sewerage an
the accumulation of filth within tn
city walls. - @
An American engineer had cor
tracted to drain the Vaileysof Mckee
Another inundation was. feared Il
waters of Lake Texuaco being with
"a few inches of the Capital. al .1t
Macmillan had sent a commune;
ton 10 the ministsr in charge OF Il
civil LIST directfng important redu
tions to, be anade In the expenses
his household, at the same time vo
unfairly cutting downshis personal a
lowance to 5000 per annum.
New YoRK, May 21.4The morniI
papers have the following special di
patches from Washington: The rum
is current In the city that Gen. HoN
ard is considering the propriety