The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-22
AMONG THE CHILEANS.

Following the Spani rds TO c nnO-Our
Correspondents Trip Across the Noun
tains-Status OF Affairs In Valparaiso
Business DuIi-Estimate OF Losses by
the Bomba rta m ent-The Chfieans En-.
ragged at English Duplicity and Pro-
voked mt Our Neutrality-They DO Not
Like Our Treatment OF Mr.. McKenna--
Defcnces OF Chile-Positf0n OF the Allied
Fieet-Order OF Admiral Nuncz Raising
tho blockade OF Observation-Disclosures
With President Perez OF Chiie-Descrip-
ton OF His Appearance and Manners.
OUR VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENTS.
VALPARAISO, April II, 1865
In my brief letter OF tho 18th. l mentioned that
should start that night by special post join the flag
ship Vanderbilt at Valparaiso This rendered
tary by the fact that the Vanderbilt would after tho
Spaniards to look for American interests day.
and there train TO Valparaiso until A. NJ so
that should not be able 10 reach the flagship
before Eve O'Clock in the afternoon Of the leth by
which time she would very probably have boon out to
After skirmish,ng about Santiago for hour or
two found establishment which occasionally sent
out special coaches and made treaty with the propre
pr to the effect that he should start with from San.
fago at six O'Clock NJ and deliver In Valparaiso
,ne hundred and twenty miles distant-at nine O'Clock
,ext morning In consideration OF this wss TO pay
him cincuenta pesos (nfty dollasl My equpagc
OF diligence drawn by four horses abreast and eight
horses driven loose by lad on horseback the latter
being intended for relays the road The lamps were
lust beginning to gmmer the started
md once OF from the stony pavement the driver with
many blows and wild gestieuaons suddenly started the
horses into furious gallop which maintained for
some distance the plain OF Santiago Past hacen
da vineyards and adobe huts the coach dashed on with
the relays gathering behind aud the countless dogs OF the
natives making night hideous by their yelping our
heels At nine O'Clock thirty miles the way.
and halt was made at hacienda for the purpose OF
resting tho horss
The scene was exceedingly picturesque. The long,
low buildings stretched away until their proportions
lost IN the Darkness and groups Of men and
men surrounded bright fires outsde while here and
there the lads and Chile mAidens fitted TO the
drumming Of the harp and tamborine in the volup-
iuous dance of the Zsmecueca
MOUNTAIN
The road up the mountain assembled in xigzag course
aud afforded fine view OF the surrounding peaks and
valleys II was daylight when reached the summit,
and from that lofty emnence the scenery was indie
scrbably beautiful Far tho eye could reach wcr,
rocks and chasms and great gulchcs running up into
eternal snow while below lay stretched for many miles
a wide and blooming valley fragrant with the odor
OF vineyards, and glorious In the sutumnal robes
of the hedges and Lombardy poplars The roads
through the valleys arc all at right angles and
Sordercd on the sides by tho poplars, which
,iand close together and form the most charming
visias; while from above the country seems to be
marked like the lines % a CHI essboard Many OF these
road. are perfectly straeht aud level for fifteen
niles aud closely walled In by the popisrs that
hey are always in the shade except at noon. After
trossng this valley in which were number OF villages
struck the coast range, and travelled thirty miles
SsT , S barren ridges sa s s%ss .Ss
tho lad Entrusted with the relays six OF the horses
prayed on the road during the night making de.
lay Of several hours necessary 10 enshlo him 20 mud
as expected but fortunately the Vanderbilt, had
all ave O'Clock next morning, the l7,h inst
STATUS Al VALPARAISO
psralso in Consequence Of the bonbardmcnt o.
the city Tho retail establishments, and
remove their goods, have rcopcned bu, trade stag.
nant Many families are stl absent and will not
Enough me streets arc a Of people as usual W., there
u an all pcrvadng ar OF quet which nothing but war
pctilcuce can proirc@ Very trw giests are at the
tri& There are 10 emnements, and Valparaiso
ms 10 have lost ai So, W aiiy ig-t the cities of tie
! u lad IN CO re- yt's n on war when our navy
, Ct ~ ID 10 la bers. i.einr have been commenced
90 ice ,cisnse and % ai'ce of he Governor; but no
.icp, lave D. en- iaken towards rebuilding the burned
la o. The sty, or 10 replace the custom houses
TuE AMOUNT or To SIS
sustained by the mcrcsptile community still unknown.
rscs cscep, the forwarding Of petition by tho mer
chants on The place 70 Minister General Fitzpatrick
asking him TO call meeting Of the diplomatic corps for
ihe purpose OF nxng the INT OF losscs In order TO
make demand upon spain for ndcmnncatlon. and also
so ascertain, n possible, whether Admiral Su6ez con,
tcmplated shening the city again. as was iumoIea
Ne Intended 20 do General fitzpatrick DID not
consider II appropriate summon the diplomatic corps
together for tho objects mentioned IN the memorial ana
The subject Of losses remains unsettled question NY
statement In my letter OF the ID instant " probably as
nearly correct can ascersined hear OF no other
houses in addition 70 those referred 10 In that conmuni-
cation that have suffered heavily, and twenty million
dollars will undoubtedly all damages Most OF this
A. shared by foreigners and all future hVstilties along
tbs viii have the eject Chile vii feel The
damages very slightly at first as the mining Interests,
the commerce aud local trade OF the ports almost en-
uslveg IN the hands of foreigners but the effect upon
abe seAnps a The republic must eventually prove very
e~rsora Cs<urhn ssd Csldsra are essentially foreign