The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-07
THE CHILEAN SITUATION.
Some Reasons Why the Americans Are
Unpopular There.

Some interesting information regarding the
Chilean difficulty has reached this city through
Mr. Everett Smith, who has Il brother-in-law,
DIR. John Trumbull, living at Valparaiso. Dr.
Irumbull Is the son of missionary who went
to Chile many years ago. The doctor himself
received hfs education in this country at Yale
college and the Harvard medical school, and SO
his sympathies are inclined to be with the
Americans, though he has spent SO much of his
life in Chile.
Mr.. Smith said yesterday, in speaking of the
matter: 81 have received regularly very long
letters from DR.. Trumbull giving exact and
detailed accounts of the events that have at
tracted SO much attention lately. The doctor is
fair'minded man, but If he has any prejudices
they would be in favor of the United States.
Yet from his letters can easily
see how 1t comes to pass that the
Chileans incensed against us, for
he tells me that the behavior of both Minister
Patrick Egan and Admiral George Brown has
been far from neutral Egan seems to have an
idea that he must antagonize England. am
much surprised at the acts of the minister and
the admiral. but after what have read in DIR.
Trumbull's letters do not blame the Chileans
for their feeling of hostility"
Mr. Smith then showed the following extracts
from letters which tell of the doings of the in
surg Mt vessel Esmeraida, and OF Admiral
Browns flagship San Francisco, which it is said
acted as u SPY for the government:
VALPARAISO Thursday, Aug 20, 1891.
Day before yesterday, as l wrote, the Esme-
rada appeared off the bay. At noon she fred
three shots towards Conoon, which most people
took to be some signal and which some had be-
fore said would be fired to let parties know that
they had disembarked safely. The Esmeralda
stopped a small coastiug steamer, and by her
sent in proclamations to the people. They are
said to be going the rounds, but have not seen
them. About o clock that day the Esmeralda
came close in shore, and the forts opened fire
shots fired without
effect. She made no reply, and at 4:30 went
south. This morning left home and started
for the shipping. Found trains nassing at
the station. Evidently some commotion.
Towards the north nothing visible Cavalry
from the hill were coming down. They reached
the Intendenoia just as | did, armed to the
teeth. Troops and artillery also on the move.
Rumor said opposition had landed troops at
Quinteros, that telegraph lines were cut and
government troops did not know where to go.
Papers came out with notice that 1000 BollvIans
were with the reyolutionists and called on the
people to rise and protect their liberties. Vain
attempt to try and get the masses TO sympathize
with them. At 1880 this morning the Esmeralda
appeared off the bay again. / went up the hill to
the Leighs and saw the San Francisco going out.
II looked as though 1t were TO confer with the
Esmeralda, which was going back and forth out
side but to my disgust she steamed north to-
ward Quinteros. 1t is too bad. All hands speak
evil OF the Tankees-they are called "Aloal-
metes,' aud now they are accused of going TO
Quinteros 10 find out how many landed There
il certainly no United States interests out there
TO guard, and since they say they came here e1
pecting an attack and desiring to be on hand,
why not remain? From the Leighs | went to
the paseo. 1t was crowded with people watch
ing the san Francisco and Esmeralda.
At a. IN. l went to the shipping to see
patients. In the distance | saw the Esmeralda.
Soon she fired and kept it up for a while, aud
before long two government torpedo boats came
back at full tilt. They were at least three miles
from the Esmeralda, yet the shots were wonder
fully close. came ashore, and imagine nv
chagrn at hearing the newsboys crying out
the news OF the landing of the oppo-
sitiou seen by the SAN Francisco.
The papers had it and also gave a fun detail of
the number of the transports, war vessels, and
men disem barked. 1t is outrageous for u neu-
tral power to act so towards a weaker one and
the cowardly manner of acting as spies. / was
boiling over and called TO swesr over 1t with
old Pedro Mcclellan. He had not read it and
was surprised and annoyed at its being in the
papers, though he had the previous evening
known that the san Francisco had brought and
given out the news. Then | saw PlatneT, who
told me that last evening he went TO rate Nc
Creery captain of the san FranciscOl about the
ugly rumors current, and that McCreery got
into fearful rage. claiming the Yankees
could ego where they id Please, etc,
vet he gave PIatner list OF the
ships there, proving that the san Francisco had
gwen out the news. But that * not the worst
OF it. on the word brought il was that the gov
crnmeut sent ali the forces out or town last
night. Admiral Brown offered to take an En-
glish and a German officer, the latter accepting,
but the former declining. thinking such con
duet uujustiiable and base. But worse, l am
told that Pinto AguerO one OF the mayors OF
this divis on, went also In the san Francisco. l
as ked cadet whom knew, this afternoon, II il
were true, but he claimed not to know. lie gave
no denial, and his manner makes me believe II
il true that they resorted to carrying spy Tor
Ba maceda. | have something worse TO tell,
when the time arrives, THAI will make every
honest American ashamed of himself
In commenting these extracts, Mr.. Smith
continued: ''0ther portions of the letter writ
ten on following days give accounts OF the two
battles of Conoon aud Flaoilla and the entering
into Valparaiso OF the opposition troops. In
these two battles 600 were killed and wounded.
The writer of the tier, as "a surgeon, visited the
hospitals in attendance upon the wounded One
hospital of the Germans contained 2.l0O wound
ed About 1000 wounded were being cared Tor
al different halls and hospitals in the city.
1.-The people laid great fault at the door OF
the American admiral, Brown, for the terrible
loss OF life, for had ne not revealed the landing
OF the opposition 10 the government the govern
ment forces would have beea scattered at
different points TO defend the city, thereby
giving an opportunity for the reyoiutiOnists to
more speedily march the city and take il
with less loss OF life because OF less resistance
st any one point
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