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Tie Chilean Navy-Ssme Of the Fleet 60
he seid-Fiuanciai Exhibii-New Custom
Heuse-Qnestion of Reforming tho Tariff
The Jesuits.
vArrARAso. Sept 3, 1887.
Nothing Of importance respecting the Spanish Amsr-
can has tanspired the date OF my last letter
The news brought the Gath OF last month Of the
rival At Rio Janero OF the Spanish fgates Almanac and
Conception did not the people to any great
ten and the public mind is enjoying Of rspose
from the excitement which prevailed few weeks ago
There Is nothing to indicate abandonment OF the
by spain; but the contrary, there seems to be
every evidence OF . determination to renew hosttes
on the coast and commercial looking
for the appearance Of the Spanafds settled
weather w justify feet in crossing to the Pacific. In
the meantime the Chile has ordered the sale
Of two steamers the Conception and Antonio varus.
These vessels belong to the Chile navy but unfit for
purposes, and should have been disposed OF long
According to the report Of the Minister Of Marine
the Chile navy consists Of fourteen and
store ship, mounting in all Nifty guns Of various
calbres from thirty two TO hundred FOUNDERS Seven
OF these vessels, with aggregate armament OF forty
nine guns. are under the command Of Post Captain j.
Williams Rebaledo, and form part Of the allied squad
The others either undergoing repairs just
going into commission. The Pasria says:--
Besides the two steamers which have been ordered 70
two more, the Ancud and the Maip, and Is inclined to
part with Others which might be sold to advan.
tage. This DONE the government would use every en-
deavor to create navy composed OF strong and heavily
armed vessels and of sufficient number OF liehter and
subsidiary craft II Ia highly desirable that these
SO as i is q matter about which the re- public ic
has long since made up its mind; powerful and
inexpensive vessels both serviceable and sconom-
cal. while host Of small craft whose united strength
unequal to that OF o heavy Of war, occasion
large outlay without ensuring even moderate degree
The present armament OF the Chile feet 10 n fol-
lows:-Abtao, three hundred and ffty pound Arm.
strong guns one twenty pound Parrot and four long
thirty 1.-TWO pounders Esmeraida sixteen short thirty.
two Founders and one long do. Cooadonga two sixty
eight pound and forty pound Armstrong; Ancud,
four one hundred pound Parrots Aaipd four thirty
The report Of the Minister Of Finance presents some
interesting statistics The revenue for 1860, compared
with that OF the preceding year. exhibited decrease Of
s02 49, The former amounted TO So Ill, and the
disbursements, including the expenses Of the and
the OF els purchased for the navy $14 SILL
The deficit was covered by means Of loans.
The expenditure for 1857 estimated at So 653, 461
viii be increased by the sum s. 100000 outside Of the
budget making total OF SIS, 1893 461. 10 meet this
only the eight and half or nine millions Of ordinary
revenue assuming Of course that no disturbing cause
up partly with the proceeds Of the Morgan loan Of
S. OOO 900 and partly with the funds remaining
from the previous year, leaving surplus Of about
With these three millions and the ordinary revenue
Chile will have 0oo more Or less for 1865 and
the expenditure will exceed SILL 500 O00 that s by the
most favorable reckoning, sne may meet the demands
Of next year without new loan BY of balance
quantity OF shares purchased By government and OF
900 due her bv Peru her part Of the conribu-
tion towards the support Of the allied squadron.
The ordinary revenue of the country Is estimated BY
the Minister Of Finance at nine millions OF dollars and
the total national debt at s36059, 1878 % On the first
Of January Il will amount to about $50 600 0O0 OF which
$685. 900 belong to the foreign debt The share Of
each inhabiant Of the country 10 the permanent M.
tional debt is sixteen dollars and five cents
Commerce Is progressing as well as could DO expected
under the unfavorabIe circumstances OF uncertain
war; and considerable increase l. noticeable In home
productions Imports have risen from eleven 10 nine
teen millions during the ten years. and exports In
the same period from ten TO twenty -four millions. or
the latter nine millions under the head Of agcul
ture, and nearly fifteen millions under that OF mining
The commerce Of Chile for the last fiscal year repre-
scented by hundred millions OF dollars half OF
England takes the lead. followed BY Peru, Australia,
France and tho United States While there has been
diminnton Of trade between Chic and England, France
and Germany TO the extent OF s. 400 400 II has in
creased $656074 with the United States Peru, Bolivia
and the Argentine republic The Minister explains this
events in Germany and the bonds Of friendship which
constantly the republics into closer relation
ship. The Aecurio Of Valparaiso says on this subjeot
commercial intercourse and The period remote
PRIVILEGES viii b. arrived A. Peru and Ecuador have
already un00rBSa0J
result and viii succeed certain live only By
f doesEinss free s.ds "-'' ' 'A'
Tho commissioners appointed TO select site for the
and are expected to make report In few days. The
sum Of three hundred thousand dollars, which the
Minister OF Finance dee med sufficient for building the
new warehouses Is considered inadequate andthe mer-
chants OF Valparaiso disposed TO advance the
quisits amount. 1t Is estimated that the ground
pied by the ruins Of the custom houses destroyed by the
~ n ~ m me
outlay In the construction Of buildings should the
sites Of the burnt warehouses DO sold, they will soon
form the finest portion Of the city.
The "vslparaso Water Works Company promise
TO commence operations In short tme and propose TO
n' & ssDpy q
mentioned the period for completing the aqueduct
and introducing water petition Is also about 70 b
laid before the Chile government for exclusive priv
iege to manufacture salt from seawatsr
Considerable interest has been excited by the reported
2. % very en so'a mines
number OF small mines In operation, with encouraging
Concress is still il session. The bin for the reform OF
the constitution presented by the Minister'S and already
published In the HERArD, has been passed TIE bill
.oosnus imprisonment Tor debt be: received ne
ing TO whether the Law ought 70 operate In the
OF debts contracted previous to the passage Of the BILL
II Is understood that this question will be decided af
Domestic politics are quiet, and the public
seems to take very little interest In those afairs
omitted 70 mention that comm'ssio has been ap
cpal natonaies TO consider and report upon the best
method OF reform In the Custom House tariff
On the 25th OF August the ono hundreth anniversary
Of the expulsion Of the Jesuits celebrated with
great pomp by the Archbishop and Clergy In santiago
There we're dscoursss eulogstc Of the order and great
show OF gorgeous robes and candles.
The Jesuits have been long time established In Chile.
where at another period they possesed great riches Under
the Mon government the conservative party labored TO
accomplish III. restoration % the company Of some valu
posal was combated by the administration and finally re-
ected BY the Chamber of Depues This did not prevent
The Jesus from continuing to reside in Chile free from
Thor residence here question decided by
the laws since every corporation that does Itself
against morality and pub bio order IL tolerated
The nrrt number Of the Valparaiso and West Chos,
Md weekly paper. appeared at the close Of the last
fortnight
II Is mainly intended to promote tho interests Of CON-
merce NOT however to the exclusion Of other matter.
The favorable manner Ia which the nrst two numbers
have been received augurs we'll for It's future
The other publications belong to Santiago. III Correvo
Lfrdrio Literary Courier and La Lintsrnd IL0nsern)
are devoted TO literature, with certain bias, however
politics Tho Chdrirdr satrca sheet with carica-
lures Of political individuals has met with olcrable
cess but u is apprehended will prove shortlived affair
The American ship A. N. Lawrence and bark A. A.
Eldrdge, both Of San Francisco, Ca we're sold In this