New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

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men all told, and has armament OF two e'gh'ih'"
and four-inch guns besides her strong seco"u-
ary battery of HOtcl6iss rapid hre guns
revolving cannon and Gatlings. telegraph dsPlTn
from Washington Captain WlltSe, received Shorty
before the Boston left the Navy Yard said thal
box OF primers had been sent TO meet him al for'
wadsworth. When the Boston reached the Narrows
a boat was sent ashore and ii found that the
primers had not yet arrived. Thereupon the Boston
anchored 20 await their arrival. The usual time for
man-ofwar from here to Chill is from fifty to Sixty
days but it has been made by steamer in forty-fVe
days and stated before the Boston Is going 10 Try
to make It in that time.
The Yorktown is already we'll on her way to chill.
she left the Navy Yard about two weeks ago for
China with orders to touch at Valparaiso Under
the present circumstances she will probably be kept
there for some time at least.
VESSELS AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE IN CHILL.
There are now at the Navy Yard here the Phlladel
pha Atlanta, Concord Bennington, Petrol and Manto-
nomoh and in the North River is the Chicago All
Of these ships could be ready TO sail Tor Chill IN a
short time The Chicago and Petrol could go 10
morrow: the Philadelphia and Bennington in rev
days. The battleshlp Miantonomoh could be put IN
commission and be on her way TO Chill before the
end of the week she is not Intended for foreign cus
ing but is perfectly capable of going to Chill II she
were required there. There is nothing in the Chan
navy to compare with her.
The Concord has broken her steering quadrant and
il would take some time to get her ready as new
quadrant has to be made
The Atlanta in Of necessity could 80 to sea III
short order as she did when ordered TO the assistance o
the Despatch
The Vesuvlus Is either at Washington or on her way
there and could start at once for Chill and be ready
10 hur her dynamite projectles at Chlllah Iore Ut
Chan ships, should events render 1t necessary Inc
Newark is in Boston and could start at once for Chh
II ordered. The san Francisco and Baltimore are al
tloa aorId- Dfad
10 assembled In the water, OF the n0GH AIeIth I IN
Power which has so long and persstehty hSulteu ine
Representatives Of the United states.
The combined crews of the vessels which IN snort
time might be assembled in Gillian waters wohd mum,
broke the Isthmus in the spring OF l9s5 there
started from the Brooklyn Navy Yard for Colon in q
There IS at the Navy Yard now force Of 200 marines,
and the marines from Boston, Philadelphia, Washing
start for any given place in two days.
BY taking Pacific Mail steamer rs a transport, as
was done I'm the Of the Acapulco in 1850, or by
taking any other steamer steamers which, happened to
be handy marines and soldiers could be Transported 10
Colon in eight days. II would be one days work TO
ret the force across the Isthmus to Panama, when
another transport could convey it to Valparaiso in ten
days more. This would be done in the Navy
desired the cooperation OF a land force
CHILL NOT MAD ENOUGH TO GO TO WAR.
One OF the officers at the Navy Yard said yesterday:
/" I tannot think that Chill will be mad enough to re-
fuse demand for apology and indemnity for the
gross outrage upon sailors. war with the
United States would almost utter annihilatlOn
for her. She Is already burdened with debt and her
resources are almost exhausted by her recent civil
An officer who was for some time In Chilli said The
Chians most Ignorant Of the power and resources
OF this country. Until recently the only ships of
which they had there were some antiquated
wooden cruisers and this gave them a contemptuous
opinion OF our Navy don't know as I blame them
believes that his country has nothing to fear from the
United states. Politicians who want to be popular
delight IN insulting u.s. remember He the reception
special envoy there some years ago.
When Minister special envoy Is received in Chilli
President sits on dnis with canopy over him. and
the envoy to be presented sits with his suite, and the
Gillian Minister of Foreign Affairs in chairs in front
of him. Then the public are let in TO the show.
on the occasion refer to- when Mr.. Trescot rose 10
present his credentials he had got far 4 have
letter. when the President interrupted him with ::
Yes, know but your instructions have been changed
and then the crowd hissed the United states
yOy. Probably representative Of friendly
chief magistrate Of the country to which lie
accredited. Fortunately Chill is governed by people
who have some appreciation of the power of this
country and are not anxious to bring on war with the
United States
Il do not consider Chill republic. 1t is more of
an ollgarchy and always has been. a few families
run the country. and however much they may hate
the Americans. l do not believe that they Will go so
far as to bring with this country. We ought
nf force Is the only argument which has any weight
with Chilian. such outrage as that perpetrated
upon sailors in the streets Of Valparaiso Is not TO
be borne. No other nation would stand such a thing
and ] don't believe We will For long time
officers and men have been lnsulted in the
streets when ashore in Chilan cities but never
thought that it would to this. II looks like
precOncertcd attack on Our men and Gull must be
called 10 account for it,
In business circles yesterday there was some IN
easineSs manifested by the firms doing business with
Chill but there said TO be fear OF war. II was
thought that the whole matter would be amcably adj
iusted.