, 1866-01-30

Pare]a, who up 10 this moment was
ignorant of the misfortune of the Spanish
arms, listened with dismay to the news
which the American Consul was giving
him, who afterwards gave him a minute
account of the whole affair, and left.
In compliance with the appointment
the American Consul returned on the
3Oth on board the "ViIla de Madrid'' and
found the crew in great disorder. He
inquired for Admiral Pareja, and begged
to be permitted to enter. He was an
swered hat he could not see him, for he
was seriously i'll. Seeing that all his
endeavours were vain, he left.
In the meantime, the cause of all this
disorder on board the frigate, was simply
this {:
The newswhich Admiral Pareia got from
the American Consul had affected him TO
such a degree, that he had scarcely been
heard to speak a word from the moment he
had the interview with the latter. tits said
that a few hours after, be was seized by an
affection of the brain, and fell on the
floor pouring forth imprecations which
were doubtless, addressed to those who
had so easily surrendered themselves to
the CHILEAN arms. From that instant
the Admiral continued out of his senses,
and in this state of mind he perpetrated
the suicide which has been spoken so
much of by the public during these two
days.
1t has been said that the immediate
cause which determined Pareia to put an
end to his existence was the news that,
besides the Covadonga, some said the
"BerengueIa,' and others the "Vencedo-
RAJ had also been captured /; but this
needs confirmation, for it is not possible
TO believe that any man would take so
extreme a resolution only because he
received news which is represented to
him destitute of all proof.
1t is true that even the fact relative
to the Covadonga does not explain, in a
satisfactory manner at least, the misfor-
tune of the Spanish Admiral, but it is not
to be doubted that it inflicted wounds on
mind already taken up with events in
Peru, that were undoubtedly not expect
ed by the Spaniards, and above all with
events in Peru, that were undoubtedly
not expected by the Spaniards, and above
all with the present precarious and stag
gering situation of the Spanish govern
ment, fearing at every moment lest the
radical party should raise its voice and
take up arms to demand the fall of the
present dynasty. Pareja on whom rests
SO much responsibility must have fore
seen something very portentous in that
complication of circumstances when he
resorted to the extremity which, in the
majority of cases, only those have re-
course to who have been bereft of rea-
son.
There are those who say, and with
much probability, that Pareja had been
reproved by his government for the Ii
gorous manner in which he acted to-
wards the Chilians.
The circumstances of this affair az
communicated to us by a person worthy
of belief, are as follows: In the after
noon of the aforementioned day Pareja
left the cabin where they had been din
ing and went up on deck with his Off
GERS. He had a revolver in his hand, and
said he was going to fire, and, he did in
deed kill two birds in the air. After this
he went down TO his room and no one
had the least suspicion when, suddenly
the report of a pistol was heard, and a
few moments after he was found dead.
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