The New York herald., 1866-07-10
Our Santiago Correspondence.
SANTIAGO, Chile. June 8, 1865

The whereabouts OF the spanish Hcet remains u
mystery, and opnisn is still divided between California
and Montevdeo Its probable destination. Nothing
whatever has been heard Chile Of the spaniards since
they left Caao except from the captain OF Hamburg
bark arrived at Calino. who reports having four
Spanish frgates the morning Of tho 18th OF May In
latitude 10 "a SOUTH and longitude s5s west from Green
wlch-a distance Of about Ave hundred and City miles,
almost due west Of Caao This however, does not re-
eve the uncertainty except 20 far as the statement that
the frgaes were standing In southcastery direction Is
concerned Nearly month has elapsed since tho do
parture OF tho spanards from Callao and nothing has
been heard Of them either from the mail steamers be-
tween Valparaiso and Panama or from the southern
coast OF Chile where IL was expected by naval
officers, as we'll as by these republics that
the feet would mako descent for coal
fresh provisions Some Of tho opinion tina
Admiral Nuncz has gone to Manila This theory would
not be inconsistent with tho intelligence that tho feet
was seen steering In souiheastcrly FIVE days
after leaving Caao, the Hamburg bark referred TO
wasfrom Manzanio Mexico and the fee. would scarcely
have gone I'VE hundred miies 70 sea- II intended to
proceed southwark. Really, have facts upon
which to pase reliable suppon.ion respecting the
Spaniards' movements t.,t
puLSxss or VALPARAISO. e
Asa consequence this doubt much uneasiness still pre-
walls In Valparaiso and other poris Business IL dull
cept In traffic along tho coast and merchants anxious
" awaiting intelligence from the Spanish neet before
entering into new negotiations abroad The dcfenc"s arc
progressing rapidly Valparaiso and will be rcady
for their armament The manufacture Of heavy ord
nance at Limache particulars or which have given in
previous letter, u being prosecuted vigorously
the small foundry and inexpercnce Of the workmcn will
admit and desptc the many Disadvantages under which
the government abors in this new enterprise sufficient
number Of guns for mounting all the batteries 10 process
OF construction at Valparaiso will be comrleted in few
weeks The merits OF the guns tone and two hundred
~ lnA. ls.kA
thus far have resulted very satisfactorily Many innu
entail friends OF the government have urged tho rur.
laws are regarded as being too great an Obstacle in the
FIRST place, and the spanards may return s fearcd be-
fore the guns could be g0 here and what Is rs s
has pardonable pride In making her own experiments
In gunnery.
There seems good reason for apprebcnding tho
turn of the Spanish feet FOR hostile purposes In those
waters The war thus far has accomplished for sprln
nothing hut modification and disgrace. The lombard
mcn OF Valparaiso only csab he'd the barbary Of her
Intentions, while the AFFAIR at Chloe, in which her
% significant force '''u and her dssser P''c :. ca,ao
proved the inability Of her feet 10 wage re-
spec'aS5o warfare Most Of hcs fleet has been out
have not been shore In over ten monhs The frgaes
are short Of ammunition and supplies the
paid and dis contcnted and f there tho slight
est prospect Of anything by renewal Of
hostitos, Spain Is too Impoverished 10 make the a'.
announcement Of Admiral NuSoz whom lie ieft caiao.
that he should return II Spanish subjects NAL
treated is safe TO believe that the Spanish American
war has terminated. wo now look with no little inter-
est for tie renewal of negotiations for settlement be-
tween Spa and the republics and curious 10 knry
what phase the propositions win assume. Mediation by
tho United States may be accepted but the tone Of public
opinion here and in Peru does Justify the belief that
mode OF adjustment az present These republics are 20
much ENCOURAGED by the afalr at calao that they will
insls, upon,hcir own terms end may not form treaty
with Spain for an indefinite period
TINS
~ still IN Chloe arrival
iron clads Huescar and irdcpendencs from Montevlieo
Ines, These famous ye.els sccm 70 ben myth We have
heard every week for the last four months that they
were nearly here and ahoni every ten days the comm
nifty goes into ecstases the report OF their having
eet Cslao the Poruvsns we're electrified Nv the n,o
gence that The Hncscar ard Independence were at VAL
paso a IN sns' .nsy Mould proceed north ~ soon 70
heard that thcy were Chiloe and that the combined
squadron was about 10 start in search of The spana
Next the newspapers stated thar the captain OF tie Bit
ish fsaie Topaz just arrived from Gibraltar had Passed
tine iron cads this side Of tc Straits OF Magellan but
next day the captain denied Ill knowledge of the vessels
Indeed Washington IN It's palmosl days Of sensation
during the rebellion, never surpassed hs place the
manufacture Of news, and We were 10 hear That tho
fro buenos Avfes II woud occasion aurprss There
i no doubt that very respectable delegation OF c2ens
would Immediately sci out 70 meet the ironelads "a the
commanding the allied sqnaror hss arrived here and ID
IL understood will remain for some time ia ,onseluenco
msnd VI the feet 4
ciYruw or r.Ssr sTrptir.
On Tuesday aDothf vessel appeared on The bay o Val.
pnriso and behaved 81 sucou-y as 10 induce the sr.
thorites 70 send out amer her Upon overtaklnu The
vessel she found 70 he the French sbip Lrcie sr
hundred ana fourteen tons, Captain Loprovosi, with
cargo OF wine OIL tallow iron, coib and other supplies
for the Spanish feet The chip and cargo which were
ftcd out In California werc brought Into r0rt snd viii
DO Disposed Of a. lawful prize n small steamer were
kept by the goyerdmcni n ,ne barbor Of Valparaiso
there DO doubt that number Of similar prizes might
be taken ~ several are expected. and they have no
means of learning the condition ~ srars except from
obs rvatlon o the bay and ny hating vessels from that
port The latter mode cf obtaining information n not u
be relied upon. ne the supply ships naturally t~cp vol
nut ~ sea- while oil vessels communicating with Napa
rsiso hug Tie shore along tho whola coast
wAseAsU nr ANEnfrAvs
We have received Intelligence Of The probable
of party o. Americans between Msndoxs aud Rosario,
~ the other sdc Of the Andes, IN tho Argentine rrrub
10 rbis party sT,ed hero from California shout tir~e
mouths ego, and consisted of fifteen person., including
'x women, wives and daughters cf tie pioneers. The
expedition had forty fhousand dollsrs and designed snt-
ling In the fertile agricultural regions q the Argentine
epublc whore they expected 70 purchase iarye tract
md stock II with chtile Three msn--fockeit, McLcsu
md snow-sh possessing much cxp.rience In Indian |
ighng in the mining districts Of the far West were at
he head Of the party, and their massacre only be
ccouned for upon the theory that some 0ns preceded
hem over the corieras notified the Indians OF their
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