, 1866-05-09
TIE B0MBARDMENT OF YALPA-
RAISOs -.
Highly Interesting Account by Naval
Officer, an Eye Witne4s-Thc NavA
and Diplomatic kituat1on-Scenes or
1t,e Bonn

q. 8. S1rAnkn TCscAnoHA.
VALpAR41so. Ihtll, March 29. 1855 |
We received orders On Monday, the 28th !
inst, 10 prepare ship for action, as We e1pec.-
ed serious trouble with the Spaniards. We
did as ordered, aud finished last night, having
removed all parts liable to be broken dn1ing I
the fight and thrown IN confusion around our
decks. These we sent to an old hulk lying
half q mile away. All opr: stanchious, rails |
and spare pa1ts Of rigging, deyita, &C., were |
placed in the aforementioned vessel, leaving
clear chance to work onr Guns. The sides
corresponding. with the boilers were secured
thirty feet, making Us quite impEeguahle to
shit or shell, and sand bags were slowed
around our steam drum to make that part
secure.
We have been lying with three poundsrof
steam on tor five days; this was merely to
keep the water in cur boilers warm, and to
have something to start with for good. So
We were nl1 ready and quite wi1iug+o stand
our chances, but at one o'clock yesterday We
received news ftoMa cur Minister to Chill,
Gen Fitzpatrick, to have fires put out ana re-
pair ship, as we ore not to interfere with the
The way this possibility OF our interfer-
epce commenced vas this: The American
residents entered protest against the Span
iardsto Commodore John Rodgers, with list
aggregate to some three million dollars.
Just before our arrival, the English resi-
! dents did The same to the{r Admiral, and he
held consultation with the Spanish Admi-
RAJ, and InIeateneu ~ ~" esssy she,t q,
sci ont OF the Nale1 ~. Il nc iueo one sno' on
Finding al attempts st combinations una
waiting, our Minister, tho English Consul and
Admiral, with Commodore Rodgers, held
consuHatfon 10 losn an Ssat,fs ~ an.
action IN ease INC sPatHnt1s ..HM ~ atsssh
l Admiral, aud It was theu We received orders
10 prepare snip ioF ustion. as,,tit - ~ ~ pet.
monitor MoDadnOcA ,t1e tMnnetolts' ene io"
haitian, ana oooole-f1ael atoEanEv; a,n,,.o,
But somehow o[ otnel ny 14eitsn - =,
PACKED ont q Luz EEL, u 49, trans'
oe preuaaeea out u " ~ h1n,shat,i ~ ), M,
Atlantic iIaenu Is a,og;s, o,G aySn,a5 or. ~
felaa,nns S ~h.r ,sracte- .n Int n II hna come tn
iflenaiy =. u1e ~ ,n,,id 1,ara a1 rb;nncS
AlIu At9ues w w NTan;,an Sr,,aJn,olr
| properly enNeu tue -t" Gs..t soa 80
Sne eoa1u hMo ntIhu lha atbor re.sais wnniG nj
Numancia Wnile " osns, @ ~ hGo "uaiu ,er. -.
laeh tne nEals. n,a1..,, ~ A. oten.Incb ri;
guns 0ne nuut nts1 y ara,t deal hsarfer thar
P5e; the;r III sTlcir ntns are principally six an,
eight-inch, Win some smaIa AZ raes. ,o. fo,
In our lect rs mount ,oas dltesa.nGa, nl, 49,, .v
elercn-ineh; eight ore nandfeapoana iafIoi 9,.n;
rlAes, nesioGs appu. .nt. ~ - ;e pie III
GUNS. lhe ENGLISH ocs tg,a attarsa1 ts ~ mo ~,
ior vessels destined to foreign ports. as thos
Of our heet. INC spanish 1foncaaa Nu1ane, ~
Is Of soy tons burden, and y femarkan,y M Me
ouilt. enc ~ s.stea sntp ~ 1no "o.ant !
J belonging to t!nnce. an9 Was psessa. .a
sraln Ifola luz .em., ..at ~ nnH mnmri
twenty guns on eacn slae. 1xo,s;so
she appears 70 oe rs LYLE " an nur 'oat a.,
aud has sntial tx. .t ons Sa. ,ar s.. aoc
u Wa.er, aau n nds oMy o,, has o1so hs
LOT we puot 1o ;, VIZ .a,,nra os ,.;t
Waler ratterS. eI sues ass ,rt - n1 ;"
: other vessels, Win twca.{ square RoT1not RIHae
o. three icet a'a9leEs n.t ~" T. T. ~, =.
e that oI Tue feuei ram slQns"Mi :. - "n1'
call an inverted po" ana IL assu ~ ,a, la'n T.;
n | should IKE 10 Try tnose scsG9 s!SN lta !
ii guEs that cnn pierce the el9es OF onr lFnnsta
!. upon her for a short period. Alter ball
hour Of such treatment Sue would, thin
! feel rather shnky around Tue nos.
20 suSpAi E'Eslt1. npsn !;
y During the bombardnent yestetday, =
! 81 Tnnish guns made qaite eeealSe o. toe =.
=, tendcntc, or GovernoI's mouse, ana tne "
d tom House aso' 1ne[ t1'sa ssa ,aatu @ 0.ae u
n these nullo1nss gu htc, nns .ha ~ fnton.1aI;e
~ About s1uarc away from me lnteaaen.t s4 ~.
aousc slanas tne Ho.e! @ e1aua, .,,r ~ +hsr r.
a. nfe Emu lIGte LIZ LILY iu h,,pn.a ~ fbe ernnn
<e The Tie damased buildings were Prineip21
~ ~ ffenc4 pIo9efss' n9u tt, ~ ~ uauiar;,s r
r "e!e 9nkeH II MI a,,.n suE nv. 49, nj,
il Iattoaa oeISs LYLE 4t cseaS thr,u.h i,a hs
at aanaEeu. pn1 ns;st nHs ihot1 ihnte1 amd nosse5 =
e: Miaoo" q ths 5Gsu Snnano a;nax t}e %reot,
Of N Ifont, tae onsg ,ass ass'e oeaus to' ~
OF Two panes o. Fass.
- a. Tue amount o. pelsona!a, n1opertin uess'of
on was upwards oi ten m1.aoI dnaoad do'n5 anr;no
whole cnJ vas neaty az. aeseseeu a1,v
/. homhardment, the nfemen Only ~ se1,a.tt 43,a,,aa
&C. These fsmen naoer so'ae r;sioa tiJe .,ooT, Fl
1T and are divided INTO three a1v!s.ous: s ~, -
in. worked their engines from tue time the c.
sas 1agratfon commenced until II was suodn
I'd Tley arc brave young fellows and oese;
,at muc!, credit. There arc amoneSt tnem >,
"a. sons Of the richest men IN INN, anu y =
rs have most complete oreantza1iMont M "e,h pa.
las from beg inning 70 ena oysouhu o. ,.e eae ~:
to One division Is dfcsseo N "4te l,anss, Pulls
ed shirt anu heass leather nas .Ss ~ ~
er- vision wear req pauts, 9iaeh e"lts at y. ",