The New York Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1866, Page 4

4 inder date of of the note whicl y's squadron Informed themseives this the Chief of her Catholic this has been pleased to address to the Somt General of Portugal, enclosing a copy of the ffesto transmitted by said Chief to the diplomatic Dorps resident in Chile. Informed of its contents, we can- Wot otherwise than manifest to your Excellency with what deep regret we have seen that your Excellency has adopted tho resolution of proceeding to bombart Valpe: Yaiso, and any other port of Chile, giving only the period of four days io the foreign residents in which to place their lives and property in safety, It is not our intention fo enter into a discassion of the motives which your Excellency adduces to justify the adoption of 80 ox- @ measure, but it is our duty to ffort to cause you to desist from an act which must ‘the cause of ruin to tho interests of thousands, of our constituents herein resident. International law does not permit the bombardment of undefended places tnd the destruction of ports like this, It is condemned dg itself, but in this particular case it will be more so, gince upon all occasions bas solemnly declared in the present war that she will always respect neutral Property, and wil! endeavor to. avoid injuries and dam- ages of the war to neutrals, Under shield of this the foreigners it in ghis city have con- inued in their ‘ul a confident that Spain would faithfully comply with such solemn pledges, The port of Valparaiso, your Excellency weli knows, repre- Sents throughout its entire extent valuable neutral inte- reste, and its d inly not present in its annals any event can rival in horror the picture which will be Presented by the bombardment of thiscity. It will bo an act of ce Bo terrible that the civilized world vengean: will shudder with horror in contenaining oo the of the entire world will fall upon the Power may have carried it out. The burning and destruc fe touruhiag: city; bot be your Excellency well per: a ; your icy woll per- he hyo Vapunc eee Re hr sono bs ve wi m hor ut never ‘will the stain be wiped away which ‘ullion the flag of Spain tt your Excellen ra amp in carrying out so cruel @nattempt. If, notwithstanding all, your Excellency Carries it out, we shall find ourselves under the inevitable necessity of protesting, in the most solemn manner, as, in cffect, we do now protest, against such a proceed- ing, a8 against the interests of our constituents, re- gorving to our governments the right to reclaim from the pe of her Catholic Majesty the enormous injuries which their citizens will suffer. We Protest, in the face of the civilized world, against the Consummation of an act which is in contradiction with the civilization of the age. This was signed by the Consuls of Portugal, Prussia Donmark, United States, Hanover, Austria, Bremen and of Oldenburg, Switzerland, Colombia, Brazil, Italy, Hol- land, Guatemala, Sweden and Norway, Hamburg, Salva- dor and the Sandwich Islands, ‘The Consuls of England, France and tho Argentine Re- Pobiic united in another protest to Admiral Nuiicz, feitorating the sentiments expressed in the above, A protest was also sent by Mr, Gomez, the Minister of Bonduras, and by the Peravian and Bolivien Ministers, COMMODORE “ROVGLES’ REPLY 10 THE FETITION FOR PROTECTION, The consuls also addressed a petition to Coinmorore Rodgors for protection, to which the following reply was givon:— Mancit 29, 1866, Genriemen—I regret to announce that I arn not able to Gomply with your wish to impede, with the forces under my command, the project of (he Spanish government to bombard Valparaiso. My action was premised tm case tho other foreign Powers would unite with the forces of the United States, They judging that it was not with np tho timits of their instructions to co-operate, and as I nevor Lave proposed to act alone, but always have said that L was only able to move in union with them, my armed intervention cannot take place. In tuis unhappy juncture I wish, believe mo, to do ali in my power to pro- tect the interests of neutrafs, and I am satisiied that the Spanigh Admiral will do all in his power to spare inuo- ent blood and the destruction of private property, em- ploying solely the force necessary to comply literally with his instructions. Lam, sirs, with much respect, your obedient servant, JOHN RODGERS, Commodore. A similar answer was given to the memorial of the American merchants and residents of Vaiparaiso. Among the signers of this potition wore Mossrs, Allsop & Co., Mr. Wolfe, of the firn of Hemenway & Co., of Boston; Loring & Co., and private gentlemen, such as David ‘Trumbull, Thomas Page, Washington Booth and Joho Brown, each worth from three to ten millions. NO KEPLY TO TUE BOMBARDMENT PERMITTED, On the afternoon of the 25th the Minister of War, Don Federico Errazuriz, arrived in a special train from San- tiago, and directod that nio firing be permitted from shore during the bombardment. The military authorities in Valparaiso had commenced the erection of earthworks @ the bluff above the custom houses, and on the Bills cast of the city, near the railroad depot; but the guns wore of ‘nfevior quality, and could not be expected to do much service. At night the Minister of ‘War telegraphed to Santiago for Mr. Covarubias, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to come down, and that per- @onage arrived ip a special train at midnight. PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT PEREZ, Next morning there appeased the followigg proclama- tion by the Prosident of Chile:— PROCLAMATION. Fetrow Crrizgxs—The bombardment of Valparaiso will be the scandal of the world in the nineteenth cen- ury. The desolation of a commercial port unprovided with walls to protect and cannon to defend it, is neither more nor less than an outrage against Civilization, To our encmics will belong the shame of having basely festroyed warehouses, factories, railroads, telegraphs and public and private ed'fices in’ a flourisiing port of ph tt whore all foreiguors, including even the wards themselves, have ever found hospitality and Chile, as you know, was at le compelled accept the war which Adm'ral Pareja declared against her on the 18th of Soptember—a day of glorious memory. We have fought . In the waters of Papuda we obtaii triumph. From Abtao our @nemics fled ingloriously; and now thoy seek ven by venting their fury against the roofs of a city hich cannot oe gos any resistance to a squadron which can ies it from afar to destroy it. Is this the proof which they come to give us of their ancient Castilian pride, and of the virility of modern Spain, which is at this moment boasting that she has a history which relates @ glory on every page? Tho admiral who has askgd from us amends imaginary offences to*the sh flag, with his own hands now drags (t in the di stains it with the blood of chil- dren and Chilonogf trust in your government, who, faithfully fnterproting your noble sentiments, will sign no agreo- ment dishonorable for the republic, great as may be their desire to be at peace with all nations of the world, Chilonos, tho brave are always magnanimous. Mode- fate your just wrath, and se the contrast to be clear, betweon the brutal acts of the enemy and the noble con- JOSE JOAQUIN PEREZ duct of a cultivated people Sastiado, March 29, 1866, LAST DAY OF GRACE. Tho 90:h was tho lart day of grace allowed by the Span- {ah Admiral,and the rush of people from the city became almost unt¥ersal, The «pectacie trom the baiconies of the Hotet Aubrey was probably unparalleled. The Btreet was obstructed by wagons, Carts, carriages and pack mules, all loaded down aud moving towards the country in confusion like that on Broadway at the busiest.hour. The railroad depot was surrounded by an immence crowd, and, while there was no panic, the ex- Citemont exceeded that at Wavhiugton at the first Bull fun battle. The newspaper of cs had the Chilean flag out, and a few foreign reside run up their colors; but from the decks of the Vauderbilt in the harbor the City scemed as quiet as it had been at any time before. ‘The bastle in the streets, however, must have been Particularly strange to the Chilenos, from the fact that this day was the great Viernes Santo—the season of re- Uigious solemn'ty, whon all the national flags are at half mast, the churches decorated and crowded by the people attonding service, and no one appears in the stroets ex- pt in bisok, On this day the bolls of the cities are Gover allowed to be struck, and not a horse, mule or ox fis pormitted to enter the city, The Chilean flag on the fortress above Vaparaiso and the Spanish flage on the blockading squadron were at half-mast from morning Hill night. It was on the 18th of September—the Fourth of Jaly of the Chilenos—that Admiral Poreja declared war, and now hia successor, as if to drive the sting of Bpanish insdlt deeper into the bosom of Chile, nad forced fts people to violate the most solemn day of their calendar. OMALLENGR OF THR CMLEAN PRESIDENT TO VUNEZ. In theafternoon Admiral Nuflez sont back the protest Of tho consular body, giving as a reason that it was too ‘andignified in its tone for him to receive it, Later in the day the following chaliengo was sent to the Spanish Admiral :— Virraraiso, March 9, 1866, Sm—Under this date the Secretary of the Navy writes Woe goverment of the republic has bec by vermmen' nal ‘ome aware means of the lif promo the manifest which the Sone tt president eae 5b ‘ ie s 5 oe to out that the Spanish squadron has bad resort to execrabio measure of bombarding the and defenceless city, on account of the absolute Vv! and crooked channels of oui anfortunate |. Bxcellenc: your Excellion be season, sun, hung over the bay, whose waters lay ou mirror, reflecting the outlines of every ve sands of people covered the hills like an army city, in its stillness, appoared as if a plague bed suddonly swept off its inhabitants, like frigates indicated their preparations fr action, and soon after the smokestacks of ers added to tho cloud above the harbor. lish frigates Sutlej and Leauder, and steam sloop Devas tation, started first from tho anchorage, and moving slow- ly out, veered around to the eastward, where the store- ships and prizos of the Spauinrds lay, hatan, Tuscarora, Mohongo and Monadnock, of our squad- ron, abandoned the positians they had hold close in along the front of the city, assembied around the flagship Van- Fhe Numancia, followed by the little s at NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1866.~TRIPLE -SHEET,, another attack upon Valparaiso will probably prevent | fire well, and showed by their coolness that they could be which may serve to excuse it. purpose he has given instructions to order your as fotlows :-— You will addreas the chief of the enemy, Don Casto Mendez Nuiiez, proposing to him a combat between the maritime forces which Chile and Peru have at their dia- posal and those which the Spanish chief has under his command. As these latter forces are at present incom- parably superior to the former, not only on account of the number of their Dut also on account of the iron-plating and other advantages of the fiigate Nu- mancia, this vessel ought not to take part in the combat; and the elements of aggression to be employed in should be rendered equal on either side. In order that the fogs and channels of Chile may not be a reagon to refuse this proposition, let the engagement take ace ten mil s from this port, ata point whero the Chilean- Peruvian squadron will immediately proceed. Further- more, the details of the combat to be araneed by the Commodore of the naval forces of the Uni in sbepa voters, who kindly consents to act as judge @f the com! ‘The result of this combat will involvo the close of the t war. If Spain sincerely desires peace, if the rave and chivalrous spirit which she boasts be not vain words, Mr, Mendez Nuilez can hardly fail to admit an international duel which is equally in consonance with the loyalty of civilized war, the interests,of peace and homanit; 4 which will spare him the perpetra- tion of the act of which he is about to be the in- strument in bombarding Vs Reproducing the proposition in the note which Ihave just (ransoribed to Ihave the honor to ask that you will pleascd to give me as carly a reply as the prosent cir- cumstances demand. ‘With sentiments of distinguished considoration, I sub- serlbe myself your Excellency’s most obedient servant, VICENTE VILLALON, MIGHT BEFORE THN HOMBARDMKNT.~ An answer, declining the challenge, was received about five P. M., and the last hope of the city was abandoned. In the interview between Commodore Rodgers and Ad- miral Nujies the latter informed the Commodore that he should fire two blank cartridges at eight o'clock in the morning, and would give tii! nine before he opsned on the city. He also stated that ho would signal the termi- nation of the bombardment hy hoisting his flag at tho fore yardarm of the Numancia. removing goods had ceased. Tho moon shone brighter than I have ever seen in the United States, lighting up every valley in the mountains and casting perfect sha- dows of the men-of-war across the placid bay, I spont several i everywhere Tailroad depot was dark an were open, but no one mercial streets, the hotels and cafes, were deserted, Tho street cars and the clatter of the hoofs of cavalry sounded strangely through the town, and at ten o'clock the total ectipse of the moon allied tenfold gloom. By night the bystle of hours riding through the city, and found the most complete lonoliness, The The public gardens in them, and the long com- THE BOMBARDMENT. Saturday morning seemed the most beautiful of the A soft autumnal haze, richly tingod by the oth as A Thor: , and tho PREPARING YOR ACTION. At soven o'clock black columns of smoke rising inverted monumenis from the Spanish the other steam. ‘The Bng- Next the Pow- lorbilt, aud following ber ont, dropped inte tine again a » mile and a half from shore, - By this time the Spaniards hiad-soramencod moving. amet Magnet d> Manley (captured from the Chilanos) as a lender, and the frigate Resolucion, steained from tho stations the right of the city, looking seaward, straight across the mouth of the bay, and slowly veering around came in near the Custom Houses continuing their course until opposite the centre of the town. The Villa de Madrid, Blanca and Venoe- dora also changed their positions, but still lay off at some distance, and the Berengucla remained to guar the prizes of the Spanish squadron, which were anchored near the Viiin dé la Mar. Little aga weré constantly gliding up and down the halyards of the Numancia, sig- nailing to the other vesssls, and iu sshort tim’ a 7 ptedm launch came in to the flag ship, and layalongside to weecive and carry the orders of the Admiral. All to Spanish flags wero at half-mast, the observances of the Viernes Sonto not concluding unt! nine o'clock. ‘TAR SIGNAL GON. ‘Ateight the Chilean flag went up on the staf at the fortress, and almost at the sanie instant two guns flashod the warning of bombardment from the black sides of the Numancia. Another hour remained before the firing was commenced, and I agaiu rambled through the business porfion of the city. played over the consulates, and white signals hung out from the towers of the churches and hi ls. Sen- tries were posted at the angles of the squares, and a few venturesome ones lingered about the mole and esplanade of the Custom Houses; But with these éxcsptions not a soul was to be seen. The dogs were wandering about in a frightened manner, as if conscioas of impending evil, and occasionally some lonely cur howled dismally in the street. Foreign flags wore dis- OPENING OF THE PIE. A few minutes before nine the Villa de Madrid; fol. lowed by the Bianca and the Veucedora, started in. ‘The leading frigate steamod slowly towards tho mole, and at twelve minutes past nine opened from her atar- board with a single thirty-two pounder, at a dis- tance of in tho sides of the precipice over the Cusiom House, A cheer of defiance trom the hill above was drowned m the rour of a broadside, and the Blanca joining in the fire, both vessels thundered at the Custom Honse. belches of smoke from the walls as the shot struck them, and the reverberations from the surrounding Diuts added horror to the sound of the guns and (he dovilish scream of the shells. As the frigates followed the arc of the beach and fost the rauge of the Custom House they ceased firing, opening again when oppo. the Bolea (or Exchange) and the palace of the Governor. Three broadsides were poured into these, and the frigntes turning their heads outward moved roto position with their port guns bearing on the Custom House, and resumed their fire. two bundred yards, the shot striking Immense clouds of red anat rolled up like Tn the meantime the Resolucion had dropped astern of the Numancia, and opened on the railroad buildings. The Vencedora coming in more rapidly, sent a few of her rifled sixty-eight pound shells into the Custom House, and possing the Blanca and Villa de Madrid, turned and took a position from which she could fire through the Bolsa, and rake that portion of the city between the Palace and the Costom House. At thia time, half-pest nine, the frigates commenced a steady fire, the Villa do Madrid and Blanca firing rapidly, their shots going in and through the Custom House, The Vencedora fired deliberately, her shots not averag- ing more thap one every five minutes, and doi: much damage to private buildings. The Resolucion kept op almost a constant fre on the dopot, in which the Ven- cedora occasionally joined from her starboard; but the shots from the former were very wild, most of thom passing up on the hills two hundred feet high. There deing little or no wind, the smoke settled down heavily, and drifted off towards the eastern part of the city so slowly that ite movement was scarcely perceptible, the blue rings from the mouth of the guns rising np and preserving theit symmetry for many minutes, Ate qnarter past ten the Blanca ceased firing, dropped back astern of the Ville de Madrid and remained aflent for some time. Ten minutes after the Resolucion suspended hor fire on the depot and moved up near the Numancia, the other two vessels continuing the bombardment. RPFRCT OF THE SHOTS. From the bluff near the palace, where the Legation hed taken refuge at the residence of Lewis Osthaus, Esq., ‘we could overlook the whole action and see tne shots strike im the buildings just below us, Those of the Ven- cedora crashed through the Exchange, driving brick and plank out into the plaza, and then struck the palace, knocking the mortar ‘u all directions. Many of her shells passed through rows of houses, exploding sevoral aquares from the public buildings and finally setting them on fire. ‘The Villa de Madrid divided her attention betwoen the Custom House, which by this time was badiy shattered, and the Chilean flag on the hill above, the Spaniards seeming to be very anxious to eut down the colors, Shots fired at the flagstaff! continued their flight up the «ide of the renges (yond, skipping along the earth like a stone thrown across the water, and endangering tho lives of hundreds who had supposed themselves secure. THe Crt PIRRD, Al (en minuley to Gergn tas Gig ia Yay Drivate tes “saved, -Amongz those dences broke out through the roofs, threatening the de- struction of that portion of the city; and a short time afterward smoke appeared from behind the first Custom House, showing that one of those buildings: had also taken fre, ‘ OUR VESSELS LOOKING ON THE SCENE: Tho Mobongo, of our squadron; and one ofthe English frigates, starting out from among the vessels lying in the background, then steamed down toward the city for the purpose of obtaining @ better view of the effeet of the bombardment, and after laying off the starboard bow of the Villa de Madrid a few minutes, returned again to thoir stations, the wind) having * increased and cleared the harbor of? most of the smoke. CHURCHES AND ROSPITALS FIRED UPON, By this time the Blanca had returned to a point near the Villa de Madrid and resumed her fire with great vigor, both vessels not only shelling tho custom houses, but firing at the church towers and hospitals, all of which were struck, and also throwing round shot at the groups of men, women and-children on the hills. There can be no apology for such acta, The churche: and bospitals, with one exception, were at remote wiiances from the public property, and could not have been struck: without fts boing intentional, The people on the hiils were also mot only out of the range of the Palace ard Bolsa, but were so high above the v’ty that they could not have been reached without great levution of the guns, At ten minutes past eleven the little sicam laynch put out from the Numaneis, aad ran alongside the Blanca. That frigate slacked firing, and moved off towards the flag ship, giving two parting shots from her port, when sho passed the stern of the Villa de Madrid, whilo tho Resolucion, after receiving’ another order from the launch, came up near the position jtst abandonod by the other vessels. It was twonty minutes before the Reaolucion opened her batteries, and, in the meantime, the Villa de Madrid had been forging ahead nearer the custom houses, from which dense volumes of smtko were ascending. a THX CHILEAN FLAG sTRUCIK. Both frigates turned their fire on the Chilean flag, and in a short time it dropped over, one of the guys of the staff having beon cut, Tho Spanish sailors yelled their satisfaction at this exploit, but the Chileans rushed out from tho old barracks, lot down the topmast, and the flag floated out as fairly as before. THE BOMBARDMENT ENDED, The bombardmont momentarily became More severe, the frigates sweeping the whole city weat of tho palace. ‘Tho Blanca, which had run out to tho Numancia, sud- denly increased her speed, turned hor head towards the city, aud, after sending a few shot from her forward starboard gunaat. the Custom House apd Bolsa, ran along the beach opposite tho railroad depot and opened again within musket shot of the buildings. For half an hour tho frigates pounded steadily at tho silent town, ag if exasperated by their miserable firing of tho morning, when suddenly the Villa do Madrid shifted her position ant started towards the Numancia, and, asa breath of wind from tho sea lifted ap the smoke for a moment, wo caught. a glimpse of the Spanish fing hanging istlessly from the flagship’s fore yardarm., Tho Sombardmont was over. Tho Rosolucion and Blanca dred a fow shots, evidently reluctant to abandon their enjoyment, and then all the Spanish voasels, under full headway, ateamed out towards the mouth of the harbor, turnin to their anchorage, near the northeri’ 4 the bay, in at last five miles distant. SPPORTS TO BKTINGOIBA THT MLAMER, Aa soon as the al of tho Numancia waa distia- guished the bells of the city "vero rung, and the fromen, who had beea prevonted from approaching the fre, rushod out with their engines, while the poopie streamed down from the hills to tho city. Four of the custom, houses were on dre, which threatened overy moment to envelop the others, aud three blocks of priwate bulid- ings were already destroyed. Tho “Mames ware spreading with great rapriity, and the. wind freshened from the bay, but the Giremon fipaliy suc- eoeded in ch ag the progress of tho fire, tbugh net without the assisiance of fire companies Bantiago and seven hundred sailors sent ashore from ouréquadron. The English Admiral sent a huudrod mon to help put out tho fire, but the feeling against the British squadron was so bitter among the people, tacluding all the Fuglish rosidents, that their assistance was declined, aod tho men returned to the ships, Troops wore statijnod throvghout the city to protect proporty from ovif dis- posed persons, and the firc, which broke out ” wholly extinguistied, Of thé custom bomg % 10 Atetinguishod fa preventing (he furthat eproad of ‘the cont were Mr. Henry Moiggs, the American millionaire, @nd his two sons, all of whom labored) as Gregyn’ untihe late hour at night, : * r KJ Tae quer oa which prevailed after the bombardmont was remarkable. There is in Chile a0 such character as a rowdy. Vhave not seon a single disorderly Chilean since iy arti- val hore, and Aghtt among inhabitants, and such as afford the gubject of our police known, There was reason to feol, however, such an event there night be some drunk: fights, dnd perhaps pillaging, but the night in as peaceful @ manner as if nothing had transpired, except so far as the inferest manifested by the inhabitants in. the effect of the bombardment was concerned. On Sun- day services were held in the clurches as usual>w@ad the street cats resuraed their trips, as well as the trate be- tweon Valparaiso and Santiago. PEARS OF ANOTHER BOMBAROMENT, Notwithstanding, however, that the Coins Breton squadron aad the Euglish fngates had returned ¢¢ their anchorage close in near the cily Immediately after the bombardment had ceased, the authorities apprehended another attack in a short time, and the public circalat- ing the ramor that the Spanish fleet would ronew the attack on Monday, great unoasiness prevailed. Mr. Wheelwright, a prominent American in Valparaiso, ac- cordingly called on Commodoro Rodgers for the purpose of ascertaining what he might know on the subject, received the following repty in writing: — 4 COMMODORE ROGLNS ANNOUNCRS THAT THE CITT WIL NOT 3B AGALN BOMBARDED, re Uncexp Saree Steawer Vasprrmant, Vauranaiso, April 1, 1866, Sim—In an offie’al interview which I had this ing with the Spanish Admiral, on board the Nowe, ne assured me that he had no prgsent injention of rabom- barding the city. Upou the strength of this assw that the people can return in safety to their bemes, Very respectfully, IOHN RODGERS, Commodore United States Navy. Joux Warenwonr, Raq. THM PHOT RRASSTRED, This information appearing in an extra of the Patria, the alarm speedily subsided, and the remainder 6f the day passed in quiet. On Monday a few ot the dghabl- tants returned to their places of business, but moat of them being gone out some distance from thecly, = small proportion of the establishments have beedl re- opened. Several hundred families were gratul provided for in Santiago, and will probably remain until it is definitely known what the Spaniards to do respecting this city. ., REPLY OF ADMIRAL NUNES TO GENERAL GiLrarmen’s PROTEST, About ten o'clock yesterday morning General patrick recelved the following reply to his protest dressed to Admiral Nufies:— « Frigate Nemascra, Vatraramo, March 30, 1968, Most Exentinet Sir—I havo received your cou note, dated in which, in to the feato which I had the to to tho di accredited in Chile through your Excellency, forts the motives which net made it for me of the of war, eet fOr To hie Rxcestancy tee Mrvisrae PLENroreyTisny oF yHR Usrrsp States in Chile. This terminated the correspondance betwen om Minister and the Spanish Admiral. On the same day the Knglish and Preach Consuls visit. ed the flag-ship, for the purpose of learning, if possible, what Nufiez expected to do hereafter. In response to their Inquiries, he said tk the should pot bombard Val- ‘TORPRDORS (NX THB CIrY. ‘ There are now a gumber of torpedoes in the city, ready for wee, aud the projectors are antious to co out any attempt to blow up the ships, “TOS SPANISH FLERT TO LRAVR An ineffectual effort was made by the Consuls to leara whether Nuiiez contemplated remaining in the harbor with Bis ficet, There are indications, however, that he will leave in a fow days, with most of the squadron, for some of the other Chilean ports, and my next letter may give an account of another bombardment, He has been busy since the Slst in dismantling several of bis prize vessels, apparently with the design of destroying them, preparatory to abandoning this bay; but there ig no doubt that he will leave at least two frigates to maintaln the blockade. This has been offective since last Beptem- ber, exceptgo far as the admission of the English mail steamer (between Valparaiso and Panama) for passen- gers and mails is concerned. SPANISH REINFORCEMENTS. ~~ ‘The new Spanish frigate Almanza and the two trans- ports with 2,000 marines, coming out from Spain, are sup- posed to be in the Straits of Magellan, and may be ex- pected to join.tho fleet in a short time. Intelligence has been received of their having left Montevideo on the Sth of March, but had beom detained by protracted bad weather in the Straits, THE CHILEAN-PRRUVIAN SQUADRON. is etill at Chiloe, The mew Peruvian iron-clad Huescar is believed by the Chilean authorities to have arrived at Montogeido, . This cteamer is a double-turreted Monitor, and, when she reaches this coast, will very likely put 4 new phase upon Spanish operations. NDNEZ GOING TO ATTACK TRE ALLIMD FLEET AGALN. Many well informed officials are of the opinion that Admiral Nuiiez, upon receiving his reinforcomgnts, will make another attempt to destroy the allied squadron at Chiloe. This 1¢hink doubtful, He is not very likely to visit those waters again after the humiliating acknowledg- ment in bis manifesto of the fatlure of the last expedi- tion, but may attompt ‘tho seizure of some point to the southward of Valparaiso for the establishment of hospi- tals, &c, Tt is more probable, however, that ho will go to Coquimbo or Caldora for the purpose of bombarding thom, Both of those cities are ports used exclusively for tho mining districts, and are the property of foreigners. The English Admiral intimates that he will not permit those places to be destroyed, and as our squadron has reccived orders ¢o follow the Spaniards to those ports, it is‘not improbabic that interference with Spanish ravages may extend further than a simple protest. THR POPULATION OF CALDERA ‘consists principally of citizens of the United Statos, It fa one of tho most flourishing cities on the coast, and its ‘bombardment would not directly endanger the interests of thia governinont or of a single Chilean, From the fact that Amiral Nuties doclared that ho would bombard Valparaiso oven at tho risk of recelving shot for shot from the Amerlean and English vessels in, tho harbor, there ia reqaon to anticipate future correspondence of an unusually interesling character betweon the rospoctive naval commanders should Nusies visit Coquimbo or Cal- dera, Tho Spanish fleot 1s more formidable than many imagine, aad with the addition of tho Almanza would be strong enough to face considerable bluffing; but it is not likely that the Admiral would ingist on continuing his dopredations upon neutral interests if informed by oither the English Admiral or Commodore Rodgors that they would attompt to pravent it by Loree, ‘ - TAN RBLATIVS STRENGTH OF THE DIFFERENT PLESTS, {do not apprehend any such collision, but those sug- Gestion’ regder a comparison of tho relatiyo atrength of the several squadrons quite interesting. Tho following is a complote list of the naval voaels and their armamont in tho harbor, SPANISH FLEET. Numancia (tron-clad), flagshi Maintd » _ Villa do Total nurober of guns,.......+.....208 Aggregate woight of metal, 6,040 Ibs. AMBRICAN SQUADRON, Vandorbilt—Fourtoen guns; nino-inch Dahlgrens Powhatan—Righteen guns; sixteen nine-inch Dahl- grons, Gno pivot eloven-inch pounder, rifled. Tuscarora—One cloven-inch Dahlgren, one two- Mohongotwe onehundred-pousdor Parrott, fo ongo—Two one-hu ur oleven-inch Dablgreas, two twenty-pounder brass rifled four: and ono one-hundred- guna, and two twenty-pounder howitzers. Mouadnock—Four, Fatved-inch Bodmans, oie bi andred ters. Total number of guna..... woight of metal, five PN eight bun- forty-cight pounds. In afdition to these guns the English frigates have a few email Armstronge. Admiral Pearson is now on his way hore from San Francisco in the fagghip Lancaster, and his arrival will add to our squadron two elevon-inch Pivot guns, and 26 nino-inch Dalsigrons, and 2,470 pounds of motal. This illustrates a peculiar feature of the American navy. The Spaniards have.204 guns and 8,040 pounds of metal, and the English 86 guns and 5,543 pounds Of metal, while our squadron with but $2 guns bas 8,160 pounde of metal. DAMAGBS TO VALPARAiso, Notwithstanding the prom'se of Admiral Nujiez to respect all church and hospital bu ldings, every religious and charitable institution was shelled, as well a8 a por- tion of the city compased alone of private residences. The churches are all situated im localities remote from the public buildings, and were denigaaies by largo = whito = flags. They could not \ have been struck by shot unless the Spaniards had intention- ally fired at them. None of the churches or hospitals received less than three shots; and the Convent of the Barron, on the hills, which was occupied by women and children, was struck twenty-one times. Two women wore killed in their houses on the heights where every one supposed they would have deen secure, and a num- ver of children are reported to have begn killed ia othor locAlities distant from the objects threatened by Admiral Nufiez in manifosto, Shots were also fired at the groups of spectators a mile from the business part of the city, rendering it necessary for the authorities to station a line of sentries along the ridges back of the town, 80 as to prevent the people from collecting ia crowds and thus drawing the enemy's fire. ‘THE TOTAL Loss is estimated at twenty millions of dollars. Four large bonded warehouses, with their contents, and twelve squares of the business part of the city were burned. Fortunately a great proportion of tho property had been removed from the private buildings, so that these losses are limited to the value of the structures, The ware houses, however, were full of American, French, English and German goods, there having been no opportanity to get ont any property from the custom houses, except from the Jong building left standing and shown in the map, This structure was badly battered by the shot, bat can be repaired without great expense. There is scarcely a mercantile houso in Valparaiso which has not suffered more cr tess from the destruction of the custom houses. As the books and papers of these firms are still out of the city it is impossible to give more than afew names of losers. I havo been able to glean only the following estimates of individual losses in the mercantile community, and these must be taken only aa approximate estimates, In my next letter I shall ANGUISH, ia 180, public buildings is con- that the following sume will repair the bdufldings above mentioned —Palace, $2,000; exchange, $2,000; and the ratiroad depot, $2,600. LORS AMONG THE SOLDIERG Three Chilean soldiers were wounded during the bom- IU Be RAMA (yogis HY Aa Vuk Mag Lope of L yardmeus The Wemeeg duly abou) the Gir etgnd tbe igned Enghiab 4 Peabody, Lond itr. Peaboty arrange tho hgme in the loyal K relled upon in any emergency. FRELING AMONG THR CHILEANS, ‘There {s no lees enthusiasm on the part of the Chiloans respecting the war than at any provious time. They have entered heart and goul into the struggle, and thero is no question as to their ultimate success, At present Chile cannot protect neutral interests in her ports, and foreigners naturally look to the representatives. of their own governments for aid. Mercantile affairs have al- ready received a severe shock, and the future does not seem promising; but every one is still confident of the eventual discomfiture of the Spanish piratical expedi- tion, ‘THE VINANCES remain unembarrassed. The currency of the national bank {sat par, and gold is abundant, the people preferring bille tospecie in ordinary transactions. This being a producing country, the cost of living has not been increased by the blockade, and but for the stirring events in this harbor we should scarcely realize that the country is engaged in war. I send you the provirions of the law authorizing a loan by the government of Chile, which are now being carried int» effect, British Residents of Valparaiso on the Bombardment. THRY CONDEMN THEIR OWN AUTHORITIES, AND THANK OURS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE OUTRAGE, The following is the report of the committee appointed at a general mecting’of British subjects held in Valpa- raiso on the 28th of March, 1866, to frame resolutions and to submit them to an adjourned moeting to be held on the 29th of March:— Resolved, 1. That tho stutemont of facts read at the meoting this day by Mr. Hague be horeby adopted asa trae and impartial narrative. 2. That this meeting caunot too severely censure the vacillating conduct of Reat Admiral Denman, in having given to the British community of Valparaiso positive assurances that he would iuteriere by force, if neces- sary, to prevent a general bombardinent, and afterwards retracting the sai thus causing the loss of much valuable time which might have been profitably em- ployed in securing aa’ely to Life and property. 8. That. this meeting cannot but condemn Rear Ad- miral Donman’s conduct as inconsistent with correct ideas of that neutrality which he stated he had strict ordevs to ob- serv, inasmuch as while be denies to the British com- munity of Valpara'so the protection of the forces under his command, he did not hoaitate to detach one of the ships of his squadron for ths protectin of Spanish commissaries, contrabaid of war in Peruvian waters, who left Valparaiso for the North in the mail steamer hence on tho 17th instant. 4, That Rear Admiral Denman’s plea of want of suffl- cigut force to oppose the Spaniards is humiliating to his countrymen and inexcusable, considering that the com pe- ration of a preerful Unied States squadron war pressed upon him dy its commanders, and that this meeting cannot express in sufficiently strong terms its indignation that such an atrocity as the ardment of a defenveless town, witha population of eighty thousand inhabitants, should be permitted in the presence of a British squad- ron. §. That tho absence of precise instructions from tho Fogtah government with regard to the threatened bom- bardment can only be accounted for by the supposition on its part that our difficulties have come to & conclu- sion, leaving therefore un‘oreseen complications to bo solved by the good jadement of its representative, who to the great regret of this meeting would appear to con- sider tho dutlos of neutrality inconsistent with any action in favor of those interests which we specially confided to his protection, and which under existing circumstances are 80 serious!y compromised. 6. That it isa matter of rogret that between tho Brit- ish Charge d'Affarres and this community there has long ry aa ment which has rendered him unfit to reprosen| end that in the present emer- goncy tho disadvantages accrut ‘rom have been more sensibly felt by his Ive snl to the abuses of the Spanish squ: » While other netitrals have been im much more favorable positions through tho exertions of their repeeesnianves. aA a tation be appointed to wait upon the bins pace 4 ge General Kilpatrick, and uw) . ‘ommodore Rodgers, and express to them, on behalf o tis meeting, its high apprecia'ion of their earnest en- deavors to prevent, ion with the British forces, ie bombardment of ty, deeply regretting that those endeavors had not been more successful. 8. That these resolutions, and the documents referred to in them, bo laid before the British public. "Bi by the committee of five of the leading British merchents in Valparaiso, and duly submitted to « gen. eral meeting. 5 2) nepal a the meeting Rept ter lopted, aud signi u mamenntses houses of the city, and by all the respectable English inhabitants, Pe ‘Goorge iy, ion; Hon. Hooper, Wash- ington, and Hon. Mr. Cutler, Olio, are among the arri- vals at the Brevoort House yesterday. The citizens of South Danvers, Mass., have initiated measures for welcoming home George van ” on hie arriral at NowYorgpand anothor committee of fwonty-five was selected to complete and Wwe ‘q are assured, saya tho Pittsburg Commercial, that tho re] that Mr, ‘Wade Ha who ia seid been vemlaned to the Senate ‘for ‘Posttaaster at ins. Warg, 9 @ pelative to the rebel genoral by the same namo, ig untrue, The correction is due to a citizen whowe ies relatives have doue cxceilent service A MARRIED WOMAN MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING—BER HUSBAND ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. About three o'clock last Thursday morning Mrs. Sarah K Watson, thirty-nine years of age, wife of Julius ‘Watson, residing in Firat avenue, between Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth streets, suddenly and mysteriously dis- from the house, having on nothing but her Tight clothes, since which’ timo. wothing hiss been soen or heard of About the time Mra, Watson left her neighbors heard screams in the house, L, ‘atson man of tntemperate habits, and has been in the habit of abusing bis wife, wdmeen pmo that be hes rosorted to foul means to free hit from her, Those facts and suspicions being brought to the attention of Captain Hutchings, of the Twenty-third precinct, be directed officer Brown, of his force, to arrest Watson, and he was accordingly taken into custody and held to await the result of an investigation. Tho priso- ner i8 a man forty-five years of age and is a miner by occupation. HEAVY ROBBERY IN A DISREPUTASLE HOUSE. Yosterday morning John Nevin, residing at 290 Tenth avenue, entered the disreputable house 103%; Cherry strect, known to the police as “Bilkers’ Hall,"’ in com- pany with Bridget Wilson. Nevin took a room, and lay- ing down on the bed soon fell asleep; but on awaking, on hour ortwo afterwards, he found Bridget Alice Keeqan in the apartment.’ At the same timo Nevin dis- covered that $1, in legal tender notes had been stolen from the pocket of his vest, which bung on a chair. He instantly accused the women of the t! and atthe placing bis back against the door, let them out until they returned monoy. Bridget then restored to Mr. Nevin $1,107. He still refused to release them nutil they should restore the balance of thezmoney. At ths time Edward Finnegan appeared in the hallway, ad, pushing open the room door, ordered Nevin to let ec women go, and they fled down stairs. The victim jostened ingo the street, aud, calling officer Oates, of the Fourth precinct, caused the arrest of the women and Pinnegan on the charg: of larceny. Tite room was tho - roughly searched, aa also the premises; but the missing $500 could not be found. Tho accused parties were sub- sequently taken before Justice Hogan, who committed some me, to them to the Tombs for trial in default of bail. Alice is an Irish woman, thirty years of age; Bridget was born in Raglsod twenty-nine years ago. them live in the house wliere the robbery occarred. Finnegan is twenty-three years of oge, was born iu New York, isa seaman aud lives at 42 Monroe strect STREKT ROBBERY. Yesterday morning, about one o’elock, Francis Lau- rent, doing business at 17 John street, while on his way home, was assaulted on the corner of Grand and Wooster streets by William Marral a who knocked him down, and by foree and violence rifled bis pocket of a silver watch and cheln valued at Lg eg Murrall Aattompted to escape, and, in sealing a by offtcer Crittenden, of the — precinct. Before his arrest Murrall threw the sto! timepiece and chain poy A the yard, where they were found, and restored wo owner. Justice Dodge committed the prisoner for trial withoat bail PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY. Richard Abbott, a man thirty-two years of age, wes arrested by officer Holloway, of the Etghth precinct, on the charge of having passed to Mr. Nicholas Blewett, of streot, a counterfeit $20 bill, purperti to be a genuine issue of the First National Dank itd = Conn. Mr. William Holmes, doing business at No. 207 Canal street, also alleges that Abbott to bim Portland Joeti Dodge re 1, 400 to anewer each committed him for trial Dennis Hogan, of 385 Canal street, compleing that Richard Hargrave passed to him one of (he above named Payoh ino great was arrested by officerrQuinn, of in ‘aetauit of Snteen hundred dollars 4 is twenty-two years of age, and a machinist by cocupe DBADLY ASSAULT. Bridget Gillespie, of 146 West Righteenth street, yes. one of the counterfeits. quired the prisoner to give bail io complamt, and im default ¢ 1, THE CHOLERA, Cases—No Deaths on Monday—Oficial Report of the Deputy Health Oficer= The Steamer England to be Permitted to Come Up te the City; dic. Since the last published report of Dr. Bissell but three new cases of cholera have ogourred on board of the Virginia, and theae are all of the milder form. No ad- ditional deaths have occurred among the patients of board of tho hospital ship, and the number of persons hundred and oné, comprising alf sges, from the tem Infant of one year to,the decrepit old man of, - OFFICIAL REPORT OF DR. BISSELL. Tho followi from Dr. Bissell,’ showing condition of ira on board of the hospital Lig Jos tains the latest intelligence received from the Quarantine;— u Hosrrrat Sair Farcox, Aprit 80, 1666. Cyrus Quarant — Herewith Morris, 5 years, and Margaret worono deaths’ ‘The mumber of patients hospital is 108, i! D, H. BISSELL, Deputy Health Officer. STEAMER ENGLAND fo ars QUARANTINE. er THE Formaiestonat be ing, sheets and fag the boragay de the disease to sea, and the vessel was subjected to a thorough fumigation, Fifteen days have now el since this was done, and no new cases of cholera have occurred: among tho passongers who came to this port on board of the vessol, and it is the opinion of tho Health Officer that the ship should not be longer detained. Aftor the steamer undorgocs another fumigation, together withthe cargo and effects of the passengers, the Board of Health will grant the terme siig permsssion for her to leave Quarantine, and this will probably be done at the earliest possible moment. The cabin passengors of the Vira after undergoing a similar purification, will also, and tho same timo with those of the steamer England, be permitted to coms up to the city. The steerage — gers, however, will be dotained for some weeks longer, and, befors being allowed to come to the city, will have all their baggago fuintgated, and such clotting as thi may have worn while upon the vessel will be bur: This laat is thought to be the only-effeotual way of pre- venting the disease from being imported into New York. Board of Health. REPORT OF THE SANITARY COMMITTRE—THM GAS NUT- SANCE—DKBATE ON THE PROPRIFTY OF ALLOW- ING THK WELL PASSENGERS TO COME UF FROM QUARANTINE, ETO. Tho Boant of Health met. yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, Prosidont Schultz in the chair, all the members being present. The minutos wore reed and approved, REPORT OF PHN SANITARY COMMITTEE, Dr. Stown, from the Sanitary Committee, presented the following report:— 2 eo The Sanitary Committes report in rogard to the appti- cation of the Commissioners of Quarantine to use ow powers to socure for the well passengers a place on shore where they can roside, that this measnre commends hi for ite humanity, aud we will do all we cam Heer ch acomcaodste thorn. But since there is doubt of wers, we move the co! ion of this question Dr. Starusy Sacra reported progreas in nizing @ of physicians and nurses and-asto the hom. Of the different dispensaries to co-operate sith ane Board ee ae was 1 peget Wo, report to Boara at the nex! . Dre imiavaraos roport othe aftr at Quarantine, i wi ws Tosponsibi) on the lature of tho State, At Michea to the with tho recommendation that it be put on file, ‘ THB GAS NUISANCE was oxtensiv ture iofly Sar It possesses great illuminati iasulphur, On account ot the etc ape alae ae by Dr. Tortey, the chemist, and Mr. Sabat! the Company, to remedy recomme: g) Hl He aE iH 85 Ee | i H 4 E i | : ie EE i i ey i : 2 bi : | : i Es? ef il HI Eg oye 3 E : Fs i it j i z 15 E ez zt ge : a a ] i = & Fy i i : : e 4 2 4 i 3 i b the month and greatly below the average The increase over the preceding week was fined to infants undor one year of age, mainly from convulsions. I stated in exact comparison the death rate last week was equiva! an annual mortality of 32.36 to one thousand tants as correct the census of inst jyn list is 24.58 tu one thousand of an as has just been communicated to us star General, was —-. to the and, The of our . cholera has not been accompanied by any well marked tions that are yet discovered. In tracing outtho caases = * of, death for tho last month the same fact appears in the records which Dr. Parr, of England, forwards to. us . herd tho Rogistrar General's, iu the name of reat in. There is every tesson to believe that all the chotera which bas reac! our harbor has come to us by way the German Ocean. The report was ordered on file THE PASSENGERS OF THE ENOLAND AND VIRGINTA, A lengthy debate took place on the propriety of allow. tho England and the cabig. &, ing the well ngors passengers of the Virgiaia, now at Quarantine, to come up to this city. ‘ Dr Srows said the questions to be decided on were:— Wha' was to be doue with the well cabin passengers; what with the steerage passengers; what disposition waa to be made of their clothing; what disinfecta: were Swiubuene hall sald, ‘He would ojort {0 any. pamenger winburne lo wou pt to any coming from Quarantine with the least diarrhoa, Ho was in en the clothes Be- Cy Weng tne of the infected vessels, the Ei ey Ne PE 3 eo the yomel and their clothing had. been th Tiaae gated and disinfected. ‘The p-iding and clothing of the steerago ere the before leaving Halifax. sae Dr. Parxan wanted to be sure (tha! there was mo diar- Theva, before allowing them ap. Dr. Swixevene had dine’ on the England and all ap. peared in the best of health and spirits, there being no of that comple nt. . Swinburne was added! to the Con*erence Committes on that sudject, and the Board adjourned. Arrivale and Depertures. fF avd Mire