The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-02
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rus cove, nment is Certifying Valparaiso and will
shortly lender the place comparatively secure against
attack The harbor well adapted for defence and
be made impregnabe. commanded by sem circle
OF bluffs vessels could not approach within
miles Of the city without being expos 10 converging
fire al short range and with ordinary ordnance
any wooden rigate might be sunk in few minutes
should she attempt 70 force an entrance Five large
batteries are being constructed aud when completed will
be superior IN position means OF protection 10 those
at Callao These works intended 10 be permanent
The bost engineering skin that could be procured has
been employed in laying them out and the ex-
cavations progressing as rapidly as possible.
the guns intended for them are being cast the
government foundry at Limachie, ON the railroad be-
tween Valparaiso aud Santiago. Tho first experiments
In casting guns we're made last month at Valparaiso by
private ndiv duals but unortunat ly in led. In
STRUGGLING thir furnaces they compelled TO use
glazing scaled OF and sett in tho furnace mistake
was also mado Ia the quantity Of metal required for the
carnon, and when the casting was compieed they dis
covered that the glazing had run into the mould ana
rendered the gun unservceabe. The government hav-
in invested ten thousand dollars In the experiment re-
fused TO render further assistance and the undertaking
abandoned.
AT Limache two rined guns have been completed and
tested with good results They throw shot OF about
two hundred pounds, aud II il contemplated To all
the batteries with similar ordnance The manufacture Of
the cannon Is rather slowly now, as the foun
dry In uncompeied and many OF tho employees inoxper
enced but tho OF machinery being increased
and hopes entertane OF having enough
to meet the requr mcnts Of the coast BY the time the
next steamer leaves the defences here will have pro-
crossed enough TO be dencated with their armament
In = char OF the harbor and surrounding hills
Tho last arrival IRON Cllao brought the intelligence
OF tho explosion Of torpedo the Peruvian ron-clad
Victoria. particulars OF which you will receive from
your Calao correspondent somewhat similar catas-
trophe occurred here short time since submarine
boat, constructed by Germans for tho purpose OF
blowing up some OF tho spanish frigates with torpedo
went out into the harbor 10 experiment. Eleven
were la tho boat which made 70 sink In about
twenty seven athoms OF water. That WIS three weeks
and tho party has not returned TO the surface yet
Efforts have been made TO nd the boat raise IT, but
without The other torpedo boats, built before
the bomDardmcnt remain Ia the shoda and all parties
Ewing who has been appointed Oh Of Engineer of the
Gillian navy have In the language OF the country,
9 vamoscd"
Tn OF the American squadron recently this
not rcunie Immediately. Admiral Pc rson, with the
flagship Powhatan and double -cndcr watercc at
lailao. Tie Mahon1o has gone to California and may
proceed rs far az Vancouver The Nyack Is at the Chm
cha islands, the 1uscarora Is here and tho Suwancs
leaves here TO- night for Caao The Dacotah Is daily ex
peccd she having left Montevideo several weeks SINCE
and VIII remain here time There also In the
harbor tine Prissian Vneto and the British
arrived from GbraIler and experienced very severe
weather on the Plato river VIII abe lost all her sails
but ono She reports having seen the Peruvian iron
cads Huascar Independnncia this side the Straits oil
Mag sllan. Nothing discover a concerning the Span.
ish feet though the latter scarcely had time 10
those waters after the affair at Cano before the Topaz
come through.
II T. significant that nearly every South American
sci beongin this which changed s flag during
the Span ards presence In the Pacific adopted Amer
coors The English and Fr nch da.s were discarded
almost entirely, and the shipping lists OF the ports be-
tween Panama and the Straits have romarkahle mum.
Der of Am rican arrivals. At least ~ ssels have
arrived here since thc raising OF the blockade with our
tag at the ran, and not less than onc-'als Of the
coasers carry the Stars and Stripes There have been
arr yals departures OF vg5seIs longing In tho
United states since the suspension Of hostllstlea.