The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-11
OUR CAllAo CORRESPONDENCE.

CALIAo, Dec. q, 1850.
THE ALLEGED CuAxo swrSDLERs
The accusation against the ex Minister Of Finance
Pardo and sehor Barreda, Minister at Washington Of
fraud and mafcasance In the transaction OF the Peru
Wan loan with the firm OF Thomson Bonard Co, Lon
don, has assumed the form Of substantial charges
OF which Pardo has frankly admitted in letter that
has published. On the other hand Bogardus tho 40
cuser claims the right Of establishing his accusation
before Of Justice but this Pardo objects TO- and
seeks shield himself by falling back upon the friend
ship of the dictator and his old colleagues Indeed
senior Pacheco. Minister Of Foreign Affairs, has pub
shed letter in defence Of Pardo and Barreda In which
convince him that there any speculation on the
part OF those accused In which views Senior Pacheco
cordially agrees The matter has, however, gone far
and public opinion will not be easily quoted There
10 also another charge against Baeda He Is accused
having paid one price for the two steamers built In
France for the cxconfedcrates and CHARGED the
mcnt Of Peru another He Is now being sned by the
United states government The whole truth win no
doubt come ont Al the trial
ALIIED REPUBIsCs TO CONTRACT a loan.
Touching tho visit OF the Chilean Minister, senior CO.
varr6bas, all sorts Of conflicting minors are anoa but
loan Of $50 900 on he joint Account ana respousb
ty Of the repubics Should the proposition Forwarded
BY the allies 70 the gOvernmenss q me United States
England France not be accepted BY Spain the loan
will Ut BE- put into ths market The story that
terms OF peace have been agreed on bstwesn Spssn.
Chile and Peru Is not true and has rather AMUSED people
here The report II . canard Of the spsnisrda Senior
Covaxrbas iet yesterday in the mail steamer for Chile
The Esmeralda win remain % take down numner OF
Pnrrot guns for the gunboas now nttng out a. vaipa
rHw ALLIED yLxur BOUND voR MO.
The drst division Of the allied squadron has sailed
from Valparaiso and IL reported 70 have gone 10 the
island Juan fernandez and would Be absent for the
space O assn DAYS The "a ssaoarCn . andss s s
Independeucia, Union, Americas haipn and Gov
sdonga No one hsre believes that Tucker's
opinion 10 that the destination 10 honicvideo,
as IL n supposed thai the government has posi-
tive Information that treaty q sane: has been en-
il general that the Rio will be the scene Of action. There
are some old grndges TO be s'itled
the feet :--Apurimac Esmerslda Tumbex Love, Mcni.
tor, vicoria and the three gunboan now hitting at
The works upon the Notifications are being pushed ahead
with vixor and can see nothing yet that indicates
peacendeed 70 far Peru is concerned she u ready
any day Eight with spain that she chooses 70 seek
one No one talks Of peace. and every scnndsns
that spain win be worsed II she but makes the attempt
to fight.
Arh between the OF spain and Peru Abtso the
presence OF the Chilean corvette Esmcrada Ia port was
taken advantage Of, and tho occasion celebrated by
vanr. oy AN EsRrHouaxs IN VALPARAISO.
From The state OF the westher fears entertained
AT Valparaiso OF earthauake and this fear very
much reng hened by the fact that at Conception, port
10 the south Of this, where the same unreasonable
weather has been prevailing was recently visited BY
the mo severe shock that had been experienced for
years past The alarm lie described fearful though
little destruction Of life. or property had resulted
| from II.
The festivities OF The month OF December began on
the 9Th with The feast Of the immaculate Conception Of
the Virgin Maryihe season Ia one of pomp functions
| and celebrations The government had ordained
| solemn Observation OF the day In commemoration OF
Two Gals nous events which have marked II In this
pace--Le revolutionary battle Of Longmilla, in which
I've thousand OF the youths OF Chile persisted and the
burning OF the chusch OF the Compania, in Santiago
1888 In which two thousand lives we're lost chiefly the
youth and beauty of .the city. Unlike other fcasis
therefore owing 10 the commemoraon Of those ave
calamites on this day the were silent and de
sorted and the tone Of everything quiet and solemn
The doris Of shpwrecked vessel had been discovered
Of short distance south Of Valparaiso trunk and scs
other articles picked up by which the vessel has
been identified a. the British ship Uruguay whch sailed
from Valparaiso on November 20 with twenty persons
hoard among them The wives Of the csptsfn and d
the passengers n IL thought 10 have bcen the result oil
collision bat nothing positive has been sscer'aped
| rhe Fanny, 100 days from New London, Corn. an
chorcd Valparaiso the sth bringing twenty PARROT
guns sud other munitions Of war for the government