The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-31

The War Vessels ana Armed Transports
which She Can Assemble.
WARRINGTON. Oct 30.-when the United
States Government. few months ago. de-
manded the surrender Of the Itata with It's
cargo. the Iquique Junta was forcedto submit.
It protested that tho vessel ought to 60 back
to San Diego just as 1t had left that port. that
is. without its subsequent load OF arms; but
our Government would listen to no compro-
mise. and 30. in the face Of destruction
from the double hostility OF the United States
and Balmaceda, the Junta yielded.
Now the case has changed. The Junta is no
longer IN insurGent cabal, but the recognized
Government OF Chill; and we may fairly pre-
sumo that tho dlscourtesy and defiance with
which 1t has answered the temperate repro
sensations OF our Government upon the recent
outrage at Valparaiso really find their origin
in tho chagrln 1t endured at IQuique. The
killing and wounding Of our unarmed and de.
fenceless sailors by tho mob 1t cannot justify:
but in sticking to it's unauthorized assump-
ton that even when at Iquiquo 1t was tho only
lawful Government OF Chill. and therefore was
uniustly Inundated by our conduct. It tries to
lot tho American people understand. In their
turn. how snubbng and contemp tuous indif-
ference feel
STILL It is doubtful whether Chilli would risk
this conduct did she not feel It safe to indulge
in it as q temporary policy and for special
purpose. With only ono American war ship
on her coasts. and that ono unarmored. and
with Valparaiso amply fortified seaward. the
Santiago authorities know that before pow
erful fleet could 10 assembled against them
they would have abundant opportunity to re-
consider their attitude ascribing any repara-
ton hereafter made to tho outcome Of the
ii1ic{a1 Inv ocftU ~ ion
In reality. Chlli's available naval strength is
far from being formidable. Sho hos in the
Captain Prnt powerful battle ship Of 6000
tons displacement, or about 25O tons more
than the Names This vessel. launched about
ten months ago ut Toulon carries at the water
line u belt OF II inches OF steel. yet has the
very high speed. for an armorclad. Of 10
knots. Her heavy battery includes four or
inch Canet breech- leaders and eight k.inch
Canct rapid-flro guns. Tho former are
mounted in barbctte turrets. one forward. one
aft and one on each side amidships. They
can be loaded in any position: and while the
turrets can be worked by hand. electricity
is substituted for hydraulic power as O
motor. Tho quick-flrc guns. placed in pairs in
four closed turrcts. can be operated either by
hand or by electricity. In her secondary bat
terry this vessel has eight smaller rapid fire
guns. six revolving cannon and seven machine
ir tHbes But he has
reach that country in season to DO Of service
4. Two othor new Toulon ships also Of unques-
Errazuriz and Pinto. OF 1850 tons dispiace-
ment, corresponding. therefore. to the Detroit.
f elusixe!y ,n With guns; each sarryIps
draueht and Il < Knots with natural draaSRt
en neS hg6er hnd 81
either Of the Pair is yet in chiisn Waters. 50
Next we have to consider the Esmeralda.
cruiser g. over ~ knots to
guns. It is Known However. that these guns.
which WI arc /. Armstrong;. have not worked we'll.
ana shat f It has been proposed to substitute
speed or battery which should cause any one
Of our halt dozen largest projected cruisers to
Sy the irds az ae
are very fast and excellent torpedo vessels.
l ntayinf speed Of p9rhaP;2l knots and fns
guns. having only secondary batteries in addi-
ton to their torpedo tubes and these latter. OF
course nave range OF only few hundred
Leaves Of ironclads now in Chill only the, AZ
sRp s9a s5 tdns mate ge 81
the Blanco Encalada., has a new armament,
Hotchkiss secondary battery and two torpedo
tubes fa s;, one Of the Armstrong guns however.
The Huascar. although u e 8Ss batsie
2SSs sns 'dha so9 Sas
ago, principally consisted Of two iO.inch mIz-
TSs re%sinins s; yesssis may be grouped in
Of ?sss te sns an nS
hrHN -
Tor the soth Steam compa1y and
s sa e, and fitted ont with dozen gums BY
built u at eG3 asesoxy II '1 1ss aa sR%d
Tsea Az By the Congress party this year Then
pool IN 1873 and lately released on bonds irem
sssSa Ct tho rs pso tSn' st s
Vessels were also used
hap sht has as 1 i4s KNOTS Average speed.
Mention may further, 30 made Of the
th asf&ss'S pfoRey S s saH e egss
little has been heard Of late. while the 0Hig:
S S aas ors o s
x Sc t5s ios%S1r = s shs %aes(lanss ssa:
which was damaged in IN enlightenment at
Chaiiaral Bay on the night Of, April 20, when
saIjento Alden: The last-named craft q tor
much injured In that fight
While this review OF C6ilps naval strength
M good 1aamertca shoying Il Is with
rior. vessel for vessel. to the powerful deet,
SSSnsistinf Of the Chicago. the baltimore, the
the Charleston, the Atlanta the Boston. the
1orkbto!wn; the Concord, the BENIN gton,. and
assembled in Gillian waters. These twelve
modern steel ships carry more than 100 6.inch
and 6-tnch high-power breech- loaders; and. OF
course. the older wooden feet might be Of
some service; as we'll as the armorelsd Man
fence. and Of slow speed. but able to 60 to sea,
and carrying four big lO.inch guns in her tur-
sible operations against IGuiGue and vaiparai.
&C. 60. or to circulate upon Chill,s opportunities
Pinto against our Atlantic cities.
Doing Pretty Well, Considering.