The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-04
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE HERALD
The Friendiy Offers Of tho United States 70
Mediate In Favor Of Peace-Pe.-u aud Chile
not 90 Friendly as FOrmerly-rNc Causes
ana rreoasls Consseaeaces-The App osch-
SANTIAGO, Chile. May 1, 1851.
BY this mail you will receive copies OF Important
diplomatic correspondence between our ana
Chile relative the Spanish American war ana vh;ch
10 just published here In the newspaper organ OF THE
government From this correspondence It will be seen
that the proposed mediation Of the United States has
been virtually rejected one, not this govern.
mspt expect the conditions conference demanded
BY Chile 70 b granted Thus ends long and unremis
ting sndsavor on the part Of government and hsr
Plenipoentiary, General Fitzpatrick arrest tho pro-
gress Of this useless The readers Of the HsxALo
arc well informed Of the repeated efforts made on our
part to bring shout peaceful adjustmsus Of the dim
oulaea Long before she bombardmsnt Of Valparaiso
General Fitzpatrick and Commodore Rogers sought %
arrange the question between this government and the
Spanish Admiral in the Pacific and after the failure Of
those attempts Minister continued his efforts alone
for the accomplishment Of friendly ssttlemsne Fro
quent and protractsd interviews we're had with the
Chile Cabinet for the purpose Of thoroughly learning
the wishes Of this government. snd every argument
that could bs used consistently with our dignity was
vengofu purposes cherished BY the South Americans
dss s s. nos sos
pear to be At all capable OF realization Finally.
General fitzpatrick proposed that the American
Ministers and the governments Of the respective
belgsrents should be authorised BY the contrasting
powers TO meet at Washington and there arrange
This proposition favorably entertained by the Chile
government and encouraged BY all the penpotentaries
however the night To- ra.ify or reject auy treaties q
peace which conference OF Ministers might agree
General fitzpatrick received from Mr. Seward the Offer
OF the friendly Offices OF the United States the shape
siares q the beserens a. washington and which has
already published In the Herald This proposition
was a. first accepted BY Chile although the acceptance
the approval OF her allies in the matter. As the
terms Of the proposition becams public here. how
over the pOll1<Rl opponents OF the administration
denounced ID bitterest language prejudced
and influenced the minds OF the people against peaceful
found itself compelled yield to the camor OF un-
reasoning and powerful faction. The abandonment OF
peaceful negotiations still further melted by tho
unhappy condition OF Peru. where few revolutionary
spirits had also made revenge upon the Spanards their
civilized masses. and who tressonably imperilcd the
government. whenever 1t inclined to honorable SET
element Of the war BY amicabie measures. Ia this
abandon the war; could Chile consistently with her
view Of honor withdraw from the contest After
many mouths Of consultation between the governments
OF the allies the efforts for the attainment of peace
brought close by document which instead Of
liberal proposition OF mediation, ehectuaIy blocks mp
the road peace and invites the renewal OF hostites
whose baneiu character and duration none can orete
than that OF General Fitzpatrick 10 this matter notwh
standing the unhappy failure Of his untirng efforts for
peace. The dispatches from the governments at Wash
ington, privately addressed, have gwen fatterng ap
prevails OF his course and In Chile his conduct COM
mented upon By the press In terms no less pleasing
The revolutionary movements In Peru doubt
less fully communicated by your special CORES
g q the .
that the relations between Chile and Peru losing their
warm friendship 70 degree suegssys Of unhappy com
the Peruvian Congress respecting the expenditures and
naval operations Of the two republics and the mutual
recmnaons that have been made BY the press Of both
countries cooled the fratsrnai feeling among the
masses and the alliance now exists a. military
less to secuas on the results Of the present state Of
feeling and We can only await Developments TO those
cam STATE 70 dssenson the aspect Of politics on this
proenostc OF evil but cannot tell how soon,
if indeed a. all the present Indications will
careful observer OF here only those
having Commercial or other relations with this coast Of
future caamtes not beyond the limit OF probability,
and which may fall upon the republics within COM
parativey short time.
The Dahgrsn Tucker diffculty respecting the nay.
mont Of naval courteses to have been brought 10
satisfactory adjustment Al the affair belonged exciu-
svey 70 Peru and was settled between Mr. Seward and
that eovernment can NO. be n position TO give the
details Of the settlement Those you will probably
ceIvo through their proper channels Here the most
own. and friendly courtesies exchanged to .
dgrse that has long since removed all the unpleasant
effects OF that difficulty.
Domestic politics in Chile have lost much OF their BIT.
erness the elections, and the country 10 becoming
quiet again with tho exception Of tho slight agitation
by the charges abuse power against the gov
ernmeut By the disappointed parties Congress meets
the rst Of June. and the event 10 looked forward 70
with much interest Is the message Of the President and
reports OF the Ministers are 10 the present state Of
Affairs, most important The relative 10 changes
In the Cabinet have not been fulfilled and the admnis
tration likely 70 maintain its organization 10
an indeGnlto period.
General Fitzpatrick has just returned from extended
tour through Chile made In accordance with instruc.
tons from the state Department important public
business while travelling through the republic he
tied the Corderas the desert OF Atacama and the In
mense silver and copper mines and returned with cub
stanta gifts from private In the shape Of mineral
specimens valued 81 several thousand dollars His COL
lection OF slvor specimens probably finest private
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