The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-22
CHILE E..
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS Of the HERALD.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS Of the HERALD.
| Tho Fighting Strength of ChiIe-Fiuanct.f
Estimates fsrs tho Coming Nesr-Reforu
BilIs Before Congress.
Nt ls fa4o~ VALPARAISO, August IT, 1867
Tho only change In the military situation a. regards
the allied republics and SPAIN the OF excite
msnt and the revival or hopes that Spain does rssy
intend TO renew hostiiss Oh this coast. Merchants
have uspsndsd the transportation OF goods from The
Custom House 10 Santiago for storage, and businea b
improving, but long this state Of things will exis u
determined BY the Intelligence which the next msu
steamer may bring. The tsnaoity with which As
country clngs To- the hope THAI the spsnIards will M
return remarkable and thoss VINO have astsnsivsly
watched the progress Of affairs insxplicabs do ~
entertain the sghtest doubt that the Spanish feet Win
soon appear In these waters. and the eovsru-
msut Of Chile. while IL Affects 10 disbs,ssvs
that Spain eontempatss . renewal Of the W.,
still seems 70 entertain serious approximations WORK y
being pushed forward with al possible despatch ~
foriAcasions and gems are being rapidly mounted I've
weeks ago the country In high fever OF alarm bas
perfect serenity prevals 70 bs disturbed probably
seriously before By the arrival Of the nrss foreign
malta The army has been reduced almost 70 peace
footing The national guard, whose defective organiz
ton and aut-democrato tendencies The Minister Of was
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preparing bill to submit 70 Congress consists at pressas
OF 1fty-four thousand rank and nie Of which three
thousand are artillery eighteen thousand cavalry and
thirtythree thousand infantry. This force however
not the regular troops but is sort OF militia kept In
high state Of military drill and discipline The reguias
army amounts to but few thousand troops: but the
militia volunteer force Is scarcely leas effective aad
is always ready This organization is being
duced, but 10 What extent the Minister OF War will
pose reform tho army remains 10 DO developed The
Notifications OF Valparaiso at last assuming fordA
bic character Nearly hundred guns most Of them =
heavy calibre, have been placed in position. and
tho areierists are daily drilled in the OF heavy
ordnance Some OF tho practice with the large guns
very creditsbie, and although there many grave
defects 10 tho construction OF the batteries such
masonry where there should be EARTH magazines Of
substantial material located 10 the most exposed loca
tics, and very bad gun carriage foundations that ars
already breaking up with target practice and seriously
interfering with the working Of the guns the defenssa
promise become sufficiently strong by the time the
Spanish feet reaches the Pacific to deter the Spanish
admiral from attacking the city. Should ne undsrtak .
lombard Valparaiso he will suffer heavily but there
doubt II be desires he could destroy the city In
very short time In spite Of the batteries by Smelling the
comb,stibls portions OF the town. few nrss once
started by shells would sweep through the city like
ana would 1esve OF ns psrs -, y. %
ysssais IN this bnt n s absolutely uoe.
w, ' e. 49, go -. O., ~ thi. onon rnsA
epie tor she Ior's 70 provons heo. :" su.s op,n
s Ss.~osa ,yA A'"s '"' ''"A - WV A"'"'
~ a,aa .r.aror 4, atm uv,it,ro for souethinv n
Co.. ~ ), 1as psrrn;.r shins ara NJ Coou,nho ana
~. aas,p:, ss.s. IN this nav The Chilean corvsfte
T...I@s nv ho;,ors sant ont from, ~
i1n;isd Sistcs and .il soon be ready FOR ses 1he
1nnd he ;n., hasn snid nv he Chilean governmeek
Ths ys o srne,lv tnowr IN ths vned Ststs:
s,hs Sarnkss I'D va: nnrchased lat wear for ~
- viz s s"ys oHo 49,. ,sorssca Sc.-.
S SU ~. .r "a ~ 49, in chsrs,rr her rrcrn =
nhss III ino Wan o. .ar ana No. Ina 1890
= os, -, ~ ~ al c.srrr.ns III. rrscs ~ ~
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49, 80. -, eno.,ss. n.rs,~e. - "
NJ nsnii s,, ~ az 20 Al. ccr,,,g v.., b.v. h..
v.,n hssora Cnngrsas Ths d;shrr.ements Amount ~
Of oniy 10 900 900 LEAVING q dencit OF 81 900 0oN