The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1866, Page 4

4 ordinary circumstances, he must be a poor navigator who permits an unwieldy ship like the Numancia to run Anto his steamer. The frigate has an outer and inner ull, with a space of one foot between the two. She ‘also has several watertight compartments, Her plating 4s five inches aud a half forward, but amidships is less, jer machinery all being below the water line. Com- jared with our Monitors, the best judges of naval efl- fency regard the Numancia as an inferior iron-clad, not- rithstanding the repeated statements to the effect that he is so invulnerable, &c. The officers of the Monad- tock are perfectly confident that they could capture or | sink her in fifteen minutes after the first shot. As our Monitor has two propellers, and can turn completely round within her own length, she could avoid any blow from the ram of the Numancia, and alongside dash hrough the sides of the frigate a broadside of one thou- sand nino hundred and twenty pounds of iron from her four fifteen-inch gune in the turrets and open the ship to a sea that would sink ber instantly. Indeed, our little wooden steamors are not afraid to try her, as they believe that they could lay off at long range, and with their eleven inch DabJgrems and two hundred pounder Parrotts disable her. The rudder post of the Numancia. is exposed, so that @ single shot from a thirty-two pounder received im that vulnerable quarter would. ren- der the frigate as helpless as a log upon the ocean; and it is not yet decided whether this great ship, the pride of tho French government—which built and presented her to Spain—is more formidable than - vessels -of smaller dimensions, possessing speed anda few heavy guns, The Villa de Madrid is the largest frigate in the world, and is certainly a splendid ship. The Blanca, Resolucion, and the newly arrived Almanza are also fine vessels, but not equal im any respect to the Villa de Madd, Two trans. ports with two thousand marines were expected to come with the Almanza, but have not yet made their appear- ance, In addition to the Spanish vessels now here, it is understood that Nuiez is to have the trigates Gerona and Concepcion, the iron clads Tetuon and Navas do Tolosa, and the transports San Quintin and San Francisco de Ber, Our Santiago Correspondence. Saxtiaco, Chile, April 15, 1806 The Spanish fleet left Valparaiso yesterday, and the blockade is raised. Commodore Rodgers follows them to morrow with bis flagship, and Tleave this evening at five o'clock by special coach and fast horses for Valpa, raiso, over the mountains one hundred.and twenty miles distant, to join the Vanderbilt which starts in the morn- ing. Where the Spaniards are golng is a mystery. There tre two theories—one that they are going south to inter- rept the Huescar and Independencia, and to meet. their tw transports expected with troops; but the other and more probable theory is that Admiral Nuitez will proceed perhaps destroying Coquimbo and Caldera on his And after seizing the Chincha Islands, make them a ‘on for the winter, where he can remain. secure from orme® under the shelter of the islands, and without the necessity of keeping up fires,a.very inconvenint thing for bim todo where coal is so difficult to procure. The harbor of Valparaiso is entirely clear of the enemy, Sveh of his prizes ashe could not take he destroyed, and there only remain the English and French sq’adrons, ‘The port is now open to trade, but -howlong it will re= 0 So is uncertain. Nething whateveris known of the might ram and destroy any other vessel; but, under gns of the Spanish admiral, and the feeling of anxiety casioned by his departure is intense, AMONG THE CHILEANS. Following the Spaniards to © Nac—Oar Correspondent’s Trip Across the Moun- s—Status of Affairs in Valparsisc— by En- raged at English Duplicity and Fro- voked at Our Neutr Like Our Treatment of Mr. McKenna— Defences of Chile—Position of the Allied Fleet—Order of Admiral Nunez Ralsing the Blockade of Valparaiso—Interview With President Perez of Chile—Deserip- tion of His Appearance and Manners. OUR VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENCE. Vauranaiso, April 17, 1966. In my brief letter of the 15th, I mentioned that I should start that night by special post to join the flag. ship Vandorbilt at Valparaiso, This was rendered neces- tary by the fact that the Vanderbilt would start after the ‘Spaniards to look out for American interests next day, and there was no train to Valparaiso until ten A. M., #0 that I should not be able to reach the flagship before five o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th, by which time she would yery probably have beon out to soa, After skirmilshing about Santiago for an bour or two, I found an establishment which occasionally sent ut special coaches, and made a treaty with the proprie- pr to the effect that he should start with me from San. Fago at six o’clock P. M. and deliver me in Valparaiso— yne hundred and twenty miles distarit—at nine o'clock Yoxt morning. In consideration of this I wes to pay tim cincuenta pesos (fifty dollars). My equipage was zeady for me at the legation m due time, and consisted of a diligence drawn by four horses abreast, and eight horses driven loose by a lad on horseback, the latter being intended for rolays on the road. The lamps were just beginning to glimmer down the streets as we started, aud, once off from the stony pavement, the driver, with many blows and wild gesticnlations, suddenly started the horses into # furioas gallop, which was maintained for some distance across the plain of Santiago. Past hacien- das, vineyards and adobe huts the coach dashed on, with the relays clattering behind and the countless dogs of the natives making night hideous by their yelping at our heels. At nine o'clock we were thirty miles on the way, ‘ns, so far as their buamess is i Uhe Chilenos are untl struction of these places as importance to Chile. Of course, if such the Spaniards might as well bombard port on this coast, so far as the subjection of Chile cerned, and might go up and down the shores of the re- public laying waste commernet, ae But there thoek who approsintonhs Topending ul are wi e ger to Chile, and realize their error in following the of the English and French Ministers, who are responal- ble for the defenceless condition of Valparaiso, and who deserted the cause of the republic when the and undertook to y dy mounted at Vi Denman, com! im the Pacific, told the Chilean ‘@uthorities that if used torpedoes against the reasols in the he would not interfere to a bombard- ment. Admiral Nuiez sent them the gover 1, hear nothing. impeon, of the Chilean navy, arrived from England in the steamer of the 12th. RECITEMENT AT THE DEPARTURE OF THE &P. launched a torpedo boat he would open sche city wide out warning, and @#hough the go boats ready for use, the implied nglish Admiral that he would prevent a if the Chilenos remained inoflensive, lea mand the order for the blowii iards, and to leave It was not ame. Me voluntary suggestions ral Thad been adopted, and es] eclally when the barbarity\of t even the plea of an attempt to ontere) English property paying revenue to must perish, that the Spaniards would t shell Valparaiso at their leisure. The Tule applied to Caldera and Coquimbo, and now, when it is late for remedy, the fickleness of these Sorneely zealous ous addition to , without lilions of rm attign the United States towards France in su Toe doctrine would be adopted here w! should arrive in the Spanish-American question, majority ofthe people of Chile we cpnfident, —- Minister would prevent, by forcé with dur squadron necessary, any atttek, upom™Valbaratio. ‘They di take into consideration the of our country home, or the.fact that! the hostilities maugurated’ Spain’ wero expressly declared by that gov be for the seizure of any port.on of Chi i consequently did not justify precipuatingsbe ite States into g.war with Spain, with the Inev table result of the d.struction of our commerce by French and Eng- h privateers, Accordingly, when the of our nister and the other members of agaimst bombardment was attack consummated, tho: Intment was intense. There was a general-Tevulsion of fecling avainst all foreigners, and many who had treated Americans with the greatest courtesy either cut their acquaintance alto gether or assumed a coldness of manner that was unmis- takable. Even the p blic press assailed tho diplomatic representatives, the Ferrocarrit fala ae of Sentiago, referring particularly in its strictures fo the American Minister, As the subject came to bo more thoroughly understood, however, the bitterness of public sentiment against foreigners decreased, and now A is admitted by all whose opinions are of value to Chilo or iis foreign population, that all wagdone by spe Tepgosentatiygs of the United States that could have been Peasonadly ex- pected. Some time mus elapse Before te coldn the people towards foreigners will wholly disappea abctter appreciation of the circumstances is becoming general, and an carly renewal of frendly feeling is con- fidently looked for. THK ANIMOSITY AGAINST THE ENGLISH " assumed a more decided charactePagd will requir’ Jong time to be overcome, On thotayof the bo.barde ment the legation of t British Minister was threatened by the mob, and th report reached Valparaiso that h's eflag had been torn down, the coat of arms removed and himseif notified to vacate the house occupied by his leza tion. The rumored attack upon tis residence was ¢ templated by a crowd composed of tho lower classes, but was prevented by tho vigilance of the authorities. "The proprietor of the house, however, bag notificd him that he shall want the premises after the expiration of thes present month, and bas raised tho rent to an eXorb'tant price in order to enforce the demand, thus virtually ousting the Minister from hs Thia os not sanctloncd by the government, but is regarded with en tire ipproval, andthe expulsion possesses no"fmpor- tance\except as ‘an evidence of popular sentiment. WHAT THR CHILEANS THOUGHT OF OUR TREATSENT OF Mn. Corps ant reatened mK) Tho arrest of Mr. McKenna in New York, the dismis- sal of the Chilean consul, Mr. Rogera, and the seizure of the steamer Meteor by our government at first created much hard feeling in Chile-egainst-tho United States. This was shared to such a asto blind tho eyes of even many of ths leading men of tho» repubye to the Propriety of our observing neutrality, and when jatelt- gence was received of the two Spanish men-of-war be- ing permitted to refit it New York it was commen to hear in Santiago charges that our government chore to favor Spain in this war. The people of Chito scomea to forget that the Spaniards had _@ night to repair tn ont ports and that a Chilean war’ vessel ‘would be slowed the game privilege. be papers quoted from the speeches and toasts on the uccasion of Mr. Seward’s Visit to the West Indies to prove that he took sides Against the South American republica, and { have been repeatedly asked, “Why dogs zoyF Secretary of State favor spain? Isn't tie ‘to be fond of monarchies?” &ec. It is generally , however, that Mr McKenna acted iudixerovtly, to say the'least, The offi cals here of course ara anneyed at his afrest. but @ reception of the papers his operations in N York, I have heard very tittle fault with the course pursued’ by our authorities, It ts admitted that wo could not have dove otherwise without 8 violation of our oblizations of noutrality; and now the disappointment of Chileans at tho faitire of tietr agent, vents its reproaches on Mr. MeKeana's unekilfulnoss rather than upon ovr government. TUR RYRSCKS OF CHER against further outrages by the Spanish fleet, are un‘or. tunately too Insignificant at prosent to justify « hope of successfully resist ng any act of barbarism which Ad. ral Nuses fey & al pt, the repubiic having been pain while unsuspectingly followinz its peaceful ways, devoting its attention only to the devel. opment of its rosources and the advancement of internal improvi ments, Chile was compelled to enter the waral- most wholly destitute of coast defence. She had no- heavy fins of any valuo, no fortidieations capable of resiating @ ombardme nothing but her little though efficient army. A foundry for casting guns and shot was ut once commenced, and has been finished, on tho line of the railroad near Valparaiso, but as advised by the English, all tho forts remain undefended, except v Es and ore at the mercy of every f which Nutiex may send into their harbors, Great alarm haa prevailed Caldera and Coquimho sincs the bombardment of Val- paraiso, and hundreds of famies have removed with their valuables to interior cities for refuge, in apprehen- sion of wn attack upon their homes, It is probable that | of those perts will at once be fort Hed, though where serv- ieeablo ordnance is to come from is a mysiery. There are foundries aud machine shops enovgh in the country, and a halt was made at s hacienda for the purpose of Tosting the horses, A CHILEAN SCRE. The scene was exceedingly picturesqus. The long, low buildings stretched away utitil their proportions were lost in the darkness, and groups of men and wo- men surroanded bright fires outside, while here and there the lads and Chile maidens flitted to the thrumming of the harp and tamborine in the volup- tuous dance of the Zamecue: a. ON THK MOUNTAIN. The road up the mountain ascended in a sigzag course, and afforded a fi sew of the surrounding peaks and valleys. , It was daylight when we reached the summit, ‘and from that lofty eminence the seenory was inde- seribably beautiful, Far as the eye could reach wers rocks and chasms, and great gulches ranning up into eternal snow, thile betow lay stretched for many miles 4 wide ant blooming valley, fragrant with the odor of vineyards, and glorious in the autumnal robes of the bedges and Lombardy poplars, The roads through the valleys are all at riglt angles, and ordered on the sides by the poplars, which diand close together, and form the most charming vistas; while from above the country seoms to be marked like the lines of a chessboard. Many of these roads are fectly straight and level for ten or fifteen miles, ‘80 closely walled in by the poplars that the: ys in the shade except at noon, After troesing this valley, in which were a number of villages, we strock the const range, and traveiled thirty mites over a series of barren ridges, finally climbing the heights back of Valparr ‘rough the carelessness of iho lad intrusted with the relays, six of the horses Mrayed on the road during the night, making a de. lay of several hours necessary to enablo him to find them. Cotisequently I did not reach Nolpnapine oe early an was expected; But fortunately the derbilt had also been dotanet, and bad postponed her departure Ail} Ove o'clock next morning, the 17th imat. TH STATUS AT YAtPARstSo. Business generally is still suspended in Val- paraiso in consequence of the bombardment of tue city, The retail establishments, and @ fow ‘wholesale houses which were ‘unable to remove theif goods, have reopened; but trado Is stag. nant, Many families are still absent, and will not re- turn until the Spaniards are well out of the way; and though the streets aro full of people as usual, yot there jaan all pereading alr of quiet which nothing bat war or pectilence can protees, Very fow gigete are at the hte, There Are. wonts, and Valparat puowagte tas the cities of the tae rwhen our navy . mmenced bat no fiding the burned tom Lousea, ro rostatned by the mereaptile community is still u Nothing has bees ‘done to ase-rtaln the individual dam except the forwieniet of & petition by the mer chants of the place to oar Mumister, General Kilpatrick, king bien to call a meeting of the diplomatic corps fur tis purpose of firing the attnt of losses, in order to yok: a demand pon: fot (adem nifeation, and avo to ascertain, if possibh bether — gg I G be city again, as was 01 “4 u's an” Geherd Ripatrick did. not consider it riate to summon the « corpe together for the objects mentioned in the memorial, and the subject of losses rerpaing an vpeettled qvestion. My ptatoment in my letter of the Sd instant |s probably early correct a& can be ascertained. I bear of no other jouses, in addition to those referred to in that communt~ cation, that have suffered heavily, and swenty million Gollars will andoubdted!y cover all di of this 4s shared by forei this const wii have the same effect damages very slignely At first, as the mining interests, the commerce aud local trade of the ports are almost ex. tm the hands of foreigners, but thi aoe tow ¥ Jara are eameniiaily foreign a SR. but very few have the facilities for manu‘actaring heavy ordnance. An experiment bas been made in gannerv by castit gum with a cure so constructed as to rifle the Piece in the mould, but tho efficiency of such ordnance is yet to be tested’ here. Ihave not the acquaintance of the makers of the guna, and know of no principles upon which they predicate their confidenco in {ts sery- iceability. The public mind is deeply interesied in projects for remedying these evils, but as yet nothing satisfactory bas been accompiish'd. There still seoms ® disinclination on the part of some members of the g0\ erninent to attempt to forrity tulncrable points at all, and the Ferroearril refers to this ina lengthy editorial, Fromgtot the following is an extract: Public opinion vnanimousty demanda the immediate fortification of Valparaieo. There is to be found the vul herable point rmy, Valparaiso being once for- Lif d, no pressure could be exerted upon Chile, since the fact ls being proved that the Blockade is a poli —aineo it is replied to by free \m orant whether public vemtiment endorses the opinion of the Pate ee but if we are to seek light | u in what has been for writers will themselves all the airs and assume all the dogmatiam of the initiated—there would bs very orl waive oe s supposing. To the initiated belongs the theory-whic! asserts "an the fortification of commercial ports is against international law. Such theory is to us a novel. We doubt very much if it ia ag true aa it ts novel far as we ab present , itia for civilized nations to respect cannot bence deduce the “AInpments industry, and exchange, bat since, instead of banishing war, it at- tracts and upholds it, as occurs to-day in Chile, it ts son demaned an ite very fhoe. | This appears so, ts inoontra, vertibl j Consequently, oa law in regard Isinihir cetera Ss sore oer eek as to Invoke it in speaking of the way of making ‘war upoa a nation which bes hurled spon our const hordes of assassins and incendiaries * * © What- ‘ever kind of war may be undertaken, it is indiepemsable to place Valparaiso in *afety against new attacks. Upon tai depeees net enly ho cueaee. Of the resistance of the country, but also the confidence of commerce, which has n that market its «rand contro of life, action and force. Want of confidence, fear—in fact, all that the paraiso merchant suffers has ta Bhan ol in the other da, eighteen gupe; the three ainty-cight- pounders; Maipu, two dence, and the Peruvian and. Mg ; A ach! and corvettes Union and Seirus At Callao are the Peruvian frigate: ‘Lea and vicesias Tr the sloop-of .war wane rt halaco is sti! ove Susiligpere, J been Vrvetved here of the denarture ‘the viet Monitor Finesonr, of the one Ind rt and of the ne opens a {erat wind Roque, Balt fe tw ng ot toneels Goa i y-pounder gues, hed cost) seven hundred now the ¥i- y Horn. They of course will fot: wo come through the Straits “FS caaaee Toma fear toad € Spaniards may be there to intereept then bat will around the Cape, where, in the opem sea, fleet would bate very little cranes them. The Almanza adopéed plan and came around outside, the alited squadron which lay in wait for her at the The arrival of the Huescar and Independencia will, Diy pul a ew phase upon affaits here, The alll thus reinoreed would be & formidable Spal and it is not Improbable that the wi ‘coast would be speedily terminated. Wo expectation of newa from = two and my next letter may give you an tarival here with the reat of ing more has iepice peas tind ceapeeaes on the enterprise tie See the tornado exooriment mar be ition, and are y d for atore- jail Wetibannecasre ov ing fleet had left, a manifesto ar- a am i Big the pore and en ~ on consu. to be ieent tome to ‘The ronto ied im, Nethe: Unit Olden! rer, Brazil, Confederation, Italy, Sweden and Norway, 3 vador, Switzerland, Guatemala, Lubeck and the Republic Teme. After the circumstances preceding ~ ‘they have done in their power to eause ther Commander General of her Catholi¢ Majosty’é naval \ to desist from his put , Feminding him that int at issue is an-entirely indefensive city; that the ent Id , prove the of numberioss “neutral families*not), interested in the question. be-»| fwoon ‘Chile and » and that the govern of Chile wou!d suffer hey, OE ‘but com small if 2; that the of four incomplete days, ofthe Holy Wek, was too short a time aud-more so, if the circumstance ion. that this-city-is.one of moro that it contains enoy- “That the bom! wen! to the principles! of hues! civilized-nations ing upon the humanitarian ander of her holic Maj- esty’s squadron, d flattered Ourselves hewould make use of pro} incapable of ¢gusing”a fire iat quarter of the city towards which be might di- That we must acknowledge with pain hot realized, as the vessels "ofthe discharged shot of every description fe govern: by the consuls of - sentiments 4" on the city.” ‘The mabvifeato then apecities the prbacipal acts of the nadton dgring sin, ing WC and concludes as fol- pe 4 a notorious fact, witneaséd by thé whole popul: tion, that one of the frigates stationed in fromt of 1 chada street, mostiy habited by French commerce, fired. directly on that part of the city, and at a distance o! about one hundred and fifty metres from the Governor’ house, gwhich building another vessel was dirccting hor shoty Wt ts cq’ ally netorious that another frigate, oc upied t'firing at the raiiroad station, situated at the extreme east ot Valparaiso, fired her whole broadside on two separate occas.ons on the centro of the part called Almendral, d'stant about half a kilometre from tho rail- Way bulldings, which part of the cliy incuded no government property, but contains thd hospitals and charitable institutions, which were under the safeguard of the word of the commander of her Catholic Majesty's agadron. It is not licit to presume that the above men- tlotied Septeaty bas wished to break his word; but, as tho fire of her Catholic Majesty's ships was not returned from shore, and the c meander of each ono of the ves- sols” wp sition at Will, and without reserve or fear of being atthcked, there is no reason to suppose that the above mentioned facts could have originated ia a false movement or have had such fatal consequen es. In support of this exposition it 1s the duty of the un- dorsi;ned to mention that various projectiles struck the civ hospital. Among them a grenade, whictt, happ'ly, did uot explode, fell in the room where the Sisters of Mercy were coliectod together with tho girly from the Asyiim of Salvador, that 4he fagdholsted by thy At tine Consulate General has been traverasd by a ball; tat various shots have paswed the wite where thé build’ ings (of the French that the Matriz chor:b, serving on day as an inirmary, les uifered considerabio damace, caused by various projectiles, and that all the above mentioned buildings are sivwated at long distances from any Siato Property. The ouderigned tsave to observe, besides, that while tho losses sustained by the government of Chic in State property wili wet exceed six hundred thousand dollars, (Nose of forcianers, exciusive of the merchandise burat aed destroyed im the Castom Honso stores, mi reputed to be close on two millions. ‘These Ophers of comparison are more or tees imate. “Fhe undersigned must finally meke mani‘est that in comsequence o the bombardment ef this city many famities of neutral formgners have been victimized by tus extremely rigorous procedure ast semain ims state of destitorton'* TH AGS 10 TUR CHTT RAN’ OOM ANDER AP VALTAREATSO. vot Valparaiso Mave also umited in m tom imouial of thanks to te Governor of the province, and to Col. V.katon, the military commandant, for thei care and ene ip preserving quiet du the eneiting scones the bombardm 4 and confiagration The Governor ackavwiedged the complunent in am sppro~ priato lettor. INTERVIW, WITH PRHDENT PRRER OF EMER The ciectiom for President takes place in June. vory probable that the present incambens,, Porez, will be reelected. He invery popular thi it ie the republic, and his renominatioa Yy: the pasty now fw wer will materially leswen the iatitence of the eppo- on. I had the honor last week of being presented to im and of spending the evening ow bis residence, He lives in the howse eseetied be became Presideat—a plaimstencture, siteated’ at come distance from the palace in which the varions departments-of tha overnment are loemted. We entered unannonnerd ant foun. the Prevideys seated in one of the partors, arent in conversation with a few friends, who: withdrow to am adjoiving room. The apartment was furnished'i dem. ocratic style, possessing nothing to distinguish it from the parlor of @ privete citizen. There were a few paint- ings on the walis, bet no other ornaments were to be ween, The furnituro-was rich, bat plainy and consisted sofa, a contre tae, and baif a dozen chairs. The President rove from the sofa, and, after cordially greet. img us, ontered intocoaversation. He «peaks English, and, Saving becn in bcos ye during John Quiney Avams’ administration inquirmd after many ot our publiomen with whom be becar@ acquainted. His reininisoences: | of the United States were viry pleavant, He spoke of the peculiarities and growth of political leadors who worn ry’ becomiay known, and asked partioularty about sr. Seward. From this subject the comversation: the Spanish-Amert-an war und the bom- f Valparaiso, He said that the course pur sned by tho English Miniter had led him to believe tet 8 Dembardment would net be permitted, and that, down: to the last moment, the government was confident of in~ torference by the Englah. He had been told by the Britt Minister not to fortify Valparais., and that \f am attompt wax made to blow up the Spanish fleet with tor the English squadron could not prevent a bom- | vartment, In fact, tho substance of the whole-conver sation on this topic went to prove that (he Britwh Min- ister was responsiblo for the indefensible condition of Valparaiso, and the shandenment of the setiome to Viow up the Speoish squadrone an wudertaking that Had been: so far consummated ax THE AMERICAN SQUADRON. The Trip from Valparaiso to. Calinc— Condition of the Various Vesisis of the Pieet—Behavior of the Tescarore and Monadnock in a Ri Sea—The Monadnock No Longer s Problem— Amother Monitor Like Her Wanted In the Pi je—Saieide of Beatsewain McCauley of the Powhatan, &e. OUR SOUTH PACIFIC SQUADRON CORRESPONDENCE. On Boarp Usrtan Searee Steamer Viv param, AT Sea, Sowrn Paciric, Aprit 19, 1868, ‘80 CVTRRPRRANCE AT CALLAO TO TAK® Place ‘The Vanderbilt, Monadnock and Mosearora are now om their way to Callao, Peru, for the purpose of looking | after American tntereats, in view of the probable renewal Of hoatilities there bythe Spanish fleet, whieh left Val- Paraiso on the 14th iney The English Admiral, with his flagsip the Sutlej, has already proceeded to that poims to protect British property. It is not probable that this protection sfforded By the two nationalities will extend to interference by force with any designe which Nuges may have so far es the bombardment of Galino ts com corned. This is tewe, at least, in Commodore Redgers’ case. The Vanderbilt, Monsdmock and Tuscarors will Probably reach Callao on the 24th, an! will proered to | van Francisco a9 soon as the cironmetances tonnected with the Spaniards’ movements Will permit. FUE POUBLE RADER BOBONO went Into the foating dock at Valparsiso for the purpose of having hee bottom cleaned, and is expected to follow Wd Commodore as soon as she gots out again. ‘The Powhatan remains, and will be taken as (ie flag- ship of Admiral Pearson, who ts ally expected om the United States steamer Wateree, THe MORADNOCE The behavior of the Monadnock bas excelled the an- ticipations of all, The gale which she oncountered off Hatteras, lasting five days, thoroughly tested her sea Worthiness, In that storm, one night, the broke a rad. we } next, the Istof May NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1866—TRIPLE SHEET. bate! found at St. Thomas, a at that port yong ee dighehes 6 | Salut islands, Ciara, Pernambuco, Babia, Rio, Montevideo, and passing through the straits of Magelian to Valparaiso, At every port the Monadnock was an object of wonder and, admiration. Thousands baye-wisited. henas Va of our ison f ter Bat ‘making gome inquiries regpecting,the nug olads, assumed an unusual: modesty Fe tanic Majesty's navy. Her bottom Is fouled a little, but not enough to affect her sailing yot, though by the time- she reaches San Francisco she will need cleaning. She steams along splendidly, At St. Thomas, Commodore Rodgers erected a mast on the iron-clad and hoisted upon it the maintopsail and topgallantsail of the Vanderbilt. ‘The, mast was fastoned ina step on the surface of the de instead of passing through, and was eectred by iron rods bolted to it at the height of about tem foet, in addition to the usual shrouds and stays. The advantages of this were that a knot and a half an hour wore added to tho speed, and the dead weight upon the engines matérially lessened; while, in case the vessel should igre 4.0 Mvnastion, the whole affeir could at once be rown, ‘ked 0] in afterwards as fod ste rf re eee valeablo improvements wood “a of the iron omen, are two len, son top thus furnishing a and available position for the pilot, while ime the compass is elevated the influer rendering it no more liable to variation than the com; on the Van SS vith heek: the fF omsin en ro a wi 0 w e beara a and whole thing can jetached in a fow moments, Yee REMAVIOR OF THE TUSCARORA AND MONADNOCK IN A ROUGH SRA. To-day. the sea ig rou, tho Tuacarora is'rolling so. to cop her ne from the wheelhouses “of the Vanderbilt, but the Monadnock hi = bong 4 Her bows lift up gracefully over ey: oll, huge i Silden along, rocking Slowly age the sca, but ly a3 buoyant as a yaeht. crew are king about on her deck, which, though ‘but thirty, inchés” ~ washed by the waves, and from the Vanderbilt her easy motion” like tas nets a first class wooden fone. be is considered by oy to “bo” Je of outity. ing any storm {Rat { ry esa. Fret) “Tndeed, her own office Grew, who went on board of her at iladelphia with some misgivings as to her seaworthi- sneas, prefer her to tho Tuscarora, and ak no better ship for a gale, Her success is no longer problematical. The gale in the Atlantic, and her long cruise down through the Straits of Magellan and around thus far on tho West coast have established her reputation beyond cavil, . ANOTHER MONITOR WANTED, * The only question which now comes vi is, will, ther It is to bo hoped there will. We.need four sent gut. fen ds on our western shores. Thero might be two at San Franciso, one at the Columbia river, and one at San Diego. We have no use for them at home, Here they can lay in ordinary just as well aa/ there, and they would pot only prove great moral in preserving Our amlcabie reletions with other , bat be exceedingly convenient in any little disturbance we may have below California When Commodore Rodgers # ai San Franc'sco his work is done, ao far as the ay equadron is concerned. He may return to the Atlantic States overland; but what then? Shall this splendid steamer, tho finest vessel affoat for the service she is forming, be laid up to rot of shall Captain ‘andford, hee coms in San Francises mander, take her to New York? end then, meetii the Commodoré, Ot out the ircn-clads necdéd for the Pac fe? Three tron-clats can be brovght out together as easily #9 one, as tho Vanderbiltean take two in tow and walk off lively.in a rong sea, ‘The latter, however, noed not return to. New , but mi-bt, mest iron-clads at Montevideo or Rio in time to.got them out to San Fran- cisea by December. . Our interests on this side the conti- nent demaad that it should be dono without unnecessary delay, : CHANGRS AMONG PRR OFYICERS OF THE ANDERBTUT. Somo changes ‘t been made among the officers of the Vanderbilt and Mot send a now fist :—Com- manding special squadron, modore John Redgers, FLAGSHIP VANDRRNILT. Commander—J. Y. Sandford, commander, s _ us Offcer—Licutenant Commander ©. L. ‘rani lin. : Aeutmants—G. W. Woed, Gouv. K. Haswell. ‘Aciing Master—W. Howes. Ensigns—F. A. Cook, C, E, Clark, W. A. Van Vieck. Surgeon—G. Pock. Pas d Awitant Surgeon—W, Ki. Janson. Assi. tent Payin James E. Taifree. Lievtnan’ of Marme-—W. B. Remev. Engineers—Chief, J. Germain; First Assistant, W. H. olebe 2. Commander's Secretary—J. 8, Bust. Mom? DNOFK. Liew'enant Commander—Francis ¥. Bance. Ex wive Oficer—Lieutenant W. Whitehead. Liextinan’e—M. Mitlor; Acting Volumecr, G. A. Smith. Acing Me te-—W. Bangmore. Envigns—F, Wildes; Actinz, N. Ludiow, Paymast r—Kotus Parks. Passed Assi tnt Surgen—L Zonzor, neers—Chief, JQ. A. Ziegicr; Five Assistant, W. A. Phillips, Avni %—9 A.M. KATHRIN TAR MARDOR OF CATLAO: We are now entormg the harbor of Callao. We have had a aplend d tip—emooth water, fair winnie and clear okies, until yesterday, when tho dense fog competted us to anchor for the sight near the island of fam Lorenzo. Tho Spanish flect-iv off ow our port quarter, distemt about mix miles. Biack smoke t ascending from thetr smoke. stacks, and all the frigates are steaming tn towards the city. The fog hew'low alomg the shore, and atiove it are the snow-clad Andts The harbor is full of ‘shipping. Crowds of people aredoeking down to the wharves and beach to sce us com: in, amd we can eoe the officers of the men of-war watchag: through thoir glasserthe ap- proach of the monKonx As the fog thins we catch glimpses of the gum: om the Peravian butteries, ‘the green trees ané- the Toxuriant pardons arount the ciy, and, far acrosthe pian, the roofs and cathedral tow! Lima. Prepssations are being made to- return the salutes with which the Commodore wil! b> recived, wn hp ergy pyc be ea ‘Tho Spaniseds are standing in. as ended business, anda dght i= the harbor isexpected. Many of the merchant vessels im port are hoisting aa), apparentiy with the ddaicn of rwauing ont before the Spanieb fleot gets in, and ‘as the foris are well. mounted, a lively timeris ex- SVICIOR OF BOATSWAIN MCAULEY. Beatswain McCauley, of the Powhatan, and a resident of Brooklyn, comm! ‘gute in Valparaiso ona nighs, by shooting himself through the head withss pis t AMONG THE PERUVIANS. Blockade of Callao—The City to be Boee- berded—The Whole of the Spanish Picct tn the Harbor—1 wy Batteries Erected om the Beach—*& Grand Fight Expect- od=The City Abaadoued by the Inj abi tants. OUR CALLA® CORMRSPON DENCE. Carano, Pera, April 2201886, PREPARING POR TUR BOMBARDMENT. ‘The Spanish flect witt bombard Callao on /Miesday As the mail steamer toaves for Pamama to-day I can only give a brief outiine-of tke preliminaries. Indeed, there is very little to. giv0, as the Spaniards have dove nothing sinco their sertval, ait theie vessols having quietly remained at anchon near the euter extremity of the island of San Lorexao) whieh forme the southern teundary of the harbor. [th my- let- tore of the 13th and 16th from Chile I gave dotails of the situation in that ropabtie, and om the 19th and 28th gave particulars of the trip of our special squadeon amd the monitor Monadnock.feom Valparaiso to (kia port, thir toon hundred ome. ‘SPANIMA FLEET includes the Nuomaneia, Villa de Madnd, Almansa, Blanca, Resolucica, Bevenguela, Voncouera, the trans. ports Uncle Sam aad Paquete de Maulcy, «nda sore ship. Two of the Spanish vessels were lost in. the fog on the way up, and theipabeeace gave rise to the belief that Particularly here. All of the merchant vessela, about way, and nothing remains in the harbor except the men. of.war and © few English steamers, which can get out in ‘8 few momonts, and which wf retain their present post. tions until the morning of the attack. GREAT ALARM OF THE PRRUYIANS. The first intelligence of the departure of the Spaniad fleet from Valparaiso for thia port reached here in the taal! @eamer om the morning of the 25sh. ‘the forenoon the Spaniards appeared, and an im- mediate attack being apprehend-d all the merchant ves. sels commenced clearing out These movements created great alarm fm Callao, but the panic gradually subsided as the people discovered that the position of our equad- Ton indicated that the énémy would not attack on that day at least, No ome knew, however, how soon « bom- bardment might take place, and the inhabisante com. menced moving thei? merchandise and furniture to Lima The authorities at once took posseasion of all the carts for the purpose of completing the batteries, and the diMculties in removing property became very great. ‘There still remained the hope that the Spaniards weuld not attack after learning the strength of the defeaces, and ‘Many of the merchants concluded aot to leave until they heard something definite, The manifesto of Admi- ral Nufios has left no doubt aq to his intentions, and the ‘exchisiment to-day is very great. The sirsets and roads leading from the city are crowded with fugitives. The Wweing which run to Lisa every boyr are losded to their capacity, and hundreds of mles can be the ps otour ft thy moving off the dust towards the villages in the interior. The city will probably be deserted by its population by Monday night, leaving only empty houses and the bat- tories, ‘THR DEFENCES OF CALLAO @9 quite formidable, and if properly mansed should drive off the Spaniards. On the beach north of the city are four batteries, one containing four thirty-two-pound- ers, another six, another two four hundred-pounder Fifled guns, and an iron turret, on which are mounted pounder Blakelys, South of the city is five hundred-pounder Blakelys and six are this an iron turret, THE PERUVIAN FLEST. Peru has twe amail screw gunboats, cach ing two Ge an four pound howi! ‘Gount. rs, the three-masted carrying two thirty-twos, the little Victoria, and the irn-clad ram Loa. quite small, and tarries a sixty it aden ae ehe can on! Lerig Spank hres an hour, es of iron, she is nobre- garded as The Loa is covered —_ one thicl ae carries two cight- nveae following diagram will The monitor pounder gun. This from-olad, it will be recollected, was run aground in this bay sevoral months and reported lost. was got off after great trouble, but her were such as to maierially lessen her efficicncy, Very little ig expected of her in the approaching engagement. The batteries are all manned by potas men, and are favora- Dly located for defending the barbor. 'Some difficulty, peat hs Seep ecipsied frome ties stones on the stingy ch, which will, probably, prove dangerous m! whon' struck by te shot of ‘the fleet. There aro two ‘boats completed and ready for uso. The builder, jonel John Lay, of New York, 's propared to aisempl the destr.ction of some of the ‘panish ships; but it doubtful whether he will be, permitted to do so, as tho government has. thus far refused to allow @ torpedd'ex- Pedition to go out. “They may be used, however, tho Right beforo tho attack, though the *pum ards will then, Sly, hava, & cdtdon of picket boats around their ships. ‘Fue picket Loats of oth parties cruise about the bay every night, and frequently aparoach near our squadron, bat have not yet met each other. , Tlie manitosto of the Spanien Adimiral has not yét beet made public; consequently I cannet give you a transin- tion to. mnounces thatthe port is blockaded from the 27th, and that neutral vessels will have six days in which to clear with their cargoes. Four days are given in which to remove private property and the women and children from tho city, and after that date ho vessel will be perm tted to communteate wil shore, with the exception of foreign mon-of-war, the affair will terminate is of courss problematical The fight will be conducted owa grand scale, and will doubt- less end In the destruction of sume of the Spanish ships, I rogret that the early departure of.tho mail steamer de- lays the announcement of the result TUR UNITED STATS SQUADRON AT OALLAO, Our own squadron here consists of the Powh: miral Pearson's flag-hip of the Pacifie fleet; t - bilt, flagship of Commodore Rodgers’ special squadron tho’ monttor Monadnock, the double-ender Waterco and the storeship Fredonia.’ The Mohongo and Tuscarora are hously expected. ‘Ihe Nyack left yesterday for the Chinchay, and the Suwanee is at Valparaiso... ue Van- derbiltand Monadnock expect to be at Kaname on the 14th of May, THE BATTLE AT CALLAO, Description ef the A@nir—How the Span- ish Vessels were Disabled=Tke Five a = Half Inck Iron ting of the umencia Mewetrated—The Hifcé shots ef the Peruvian Batterics go Entirely Through the Berengucia—The Villu de Madrid Towed out of ir Disabled— Pevavian Battery Blown Up and the Seeretary of War Kilied—The City of Caao Not Damaged, &e. OUR PANAMA GORRESFONDENCE. Paeama, Moy 13, 1868 The Ueited States steamrrs: Vanderbilt and Monad nock, us@er command of Gémmodore John Rodgovs, arrived heve last evening, about six e'clock, having left Caliao at neem on the 34 inst. By this arvival we have the aows of an orgagement at |! Callao, its dmences having boctattactsed by the Spanish fleet under the command of /Mmiral: Nufiez on the 24 inst, and tbecrasbing defeat of the Spaniards after a ight of fourané # balf hours dvration. The Spanistrieet arrived in tite bay of Callao on the 24th of April, aud anchored necethe nerth end of the island of San: Lorenzo. On the 26th Admiral Nufies issued his nottee that he had (we to-eperate against the city and ity fertiications, ant! gare foreigners and non-combatants four days’ notice to: remove from the scene ot danger. Immediately the-wacercail waa bustle and excitement om the part of those~me were desirous of getting out ofiharm’s way. Every consewable means of transportation: was ased to convey” goods, merchan- dise, private progprty, &e., beyond the reash of the ene- my’s stiot and shet!,.so that when the mnil steamor toft on the 28th ult, the city of Caliao gavo very evidence of being desertedioxeeps by those destized to take part in the affray. Tho Ist inst, wae: the day appointed ferthe attack to take place, andivwus leeked forward te with great in- terest and anxiety, net ealy by the two-parties intor- ested, but by al} who weve there to seo the serimmage as Rouirals, The merebans ships, about one beadred and Afty in number, moved ous to a safe distancete the north. | ‘Ward, our squadron » short distance to the southward And wertward 6 tho merehant vossels, au@ the other foreign vessols-of-war were not far off, Ow the Ist of May, the day (he trial of strength was to come off, it was foggy, 80 that nothing could be distinguished with cer- tainty for any lengthof: te; hence the Spanish com- mander deemed it most prudent to wait until mo other fog than that created by the smoke of guas obscured a view of hiv-enemies, Consequently the leokers.on were doomed to disappowtment, THR PERUVIAN DEFENCES Before goiag further i will be as well to describe the number of \muteries, oad the weight of metal in them, ‘that the Peruvians had to meet the attack of the six Spanish frigates. For » long time past, as we all know, the Peruvians have besa fortifying to the nosthward and westward of the city. The works they have constructed havo been planned ard carried to their present condition by competent engineers, and they have imported the most approved and heaviest ordnance that Eogiand, with all Ber experience, bas pronounced the dest, via:— the Armstrong and Blakely The accompanying map of the fight gives you an accurate idea of the oity and ite surroundings, together with the batteries and (beir arma Mente; but to sander it plainer I wilh go over it bere:-— POROM AFLOAT. (irom-clad)}—Two 8-inch guns. ia {iron-clad)—One 8-inch gi mounting five gun Steamer Three wooden and 24-pounders. ‘Thus it will be seen that, althongh the number of (une was smal) in comparivon with the broadsides of the heavy frigates, still their calibre was of a character ~ Tender the fight uncertain, showid taey be » ae ns osfore the fight came off, They did not think they were able to stand the heavy fire thoy expected to receive from the Spanish ships, and looked forward ta the mmue of the conflict sa doubiful, Stil, they detor mined to see what they sould do; and well have they proved their ability to stand up to the work and iseet the Spaniard mt close sange without wincing or *sowing any sign of being tired of the sport; and now, hayiy proved to themselves what they can do, they Ip ‘tenfold strength \o their really Que fortit~ ‘Fan MONY,.ay, 1/406, will be long ‘The morning of the secgrGus one in the annals of remembered as © Mer dawn from eéneration to renera- Pera; ft will be” tion : i : ie Be s He it Ht l qr “ i oi tell an hour aftor the aétion vi made 8 sigtal, evidently asking tes Vengedora went in and towed hee out of the fire, and as lent that her motive she cams in plain view it was evid power had been der |, for the steam was seen issuing. io epuds from every part of the vessel, ~~ ae. ome ca yaiire was the Berongusla. She , out wig about twenty minutes after the de Madrid, wom ante had been receiving a teary ae from. batteries 8, 5 4 10, and a cross fire from bat- tery number 5. Aw the United States ships it was noticed that she had received a heavy rifled shot on the port side, near the water line, which had passed compictely through her, coming out at or undor the ape line fem ws rboard side, rendering it ahaa careon her prevent sinki cit was, taken in © vast quantity orwater, 80 that when out of g@, and anchored, not only were the. ‘becessary to keep her free, but the crow were emp! in baling with buckets. She did not go into action again. ‘The action continued with great spirit by both the bat- torieg and remaining ships. At half-past two tho Blanca and Kesolucion retired to repair gome injuries, but soon” returged to their positions, when all remained until the fight gras over extept the two first mentioned. ‘TTERY BLOWN UP. ooh after the commencement of the fight battery No. 3, containing wo three-hundred poonder Armstrong riftes, was up, dismounting the guns and. Icili and Wounawg every one in the vicinity. In battery No. the hundred -poynder be eye was dismounted al thd first fire; buf bes: ese casualties there was nothing to diminish in_apy Way, oF slacken in the slightest degree, the heavy and wall dirocteu Are of the Peravians, which was begoming more apd moro tmeas and va cyery. Moment. The Spaniards soow began to find out that the game was not their own; thas they had not bargained for, and it, was mani w all that they must soom back out badly de- foal At fiftesn munuies past tive the Spaniards Briag and stood out of range, the batteries poppering a until the Dong were out of rea bh, the last gun was fred afew i en before five o'slock by the Sovitor Victo- ria, thus ending an action entailing a disgrace uy Spain greacer, if pomible, than ber ‘iefeat, af san’ Do: miingo, THR BRAVY GUNS DO TUR Ww‘ Thogo who conversed with them that the Spaniards were of the op.nion that the beavy fire of the ships would compel the Peruvians to run for it, and euol closg range, remained GansYbad bit little effect, while the: beay: epemy went not only: inte but throu, Spaniards were evidently deticiont ja shell, for used mostly round shot; they had probably’ ex; nearly all the former at Val com Taieps het an Tadecd, it is stated that 1 havi It. |, iw some of the ships expended alt their ammunition of evory kitel, ad had wetther shot sor shell wherewth to the Might, After going out of action the enti re Spanish fleet took up its former position, where it re- mained at the time the Vanderbilt sailed, bu sy repairing TAR DICTATOR, PRADO, was hore, ther) and everywhere, supewntending perma menily tho sorving of the guns, Aehing ae Ease SO etna nowa Kitod nod wounded on eter side, ‘Tne Peruviaa Secre- tary of War, Sonor Galvez, was killed in battery No: when it was biown up, the wounded a Bs fell, were carried to the rear aad : fie hi i i eed ify $8 F i 5 t i i i i i f z i + He il Died the ioe aren the Vita killed ewenty-one wound: FE aise Ete s2g2 F ‘Deetor. when he went along- side the Villa de Madrid, counted eight shot hols in hee aides. This was doing weil consider: w tiwe she wae under five.» The Blanes waa struck over forty times, and: the Almanza and Herengueia sullered almost as mack. ‘The Revolucion was hit very often—possibly as times-as the others. ‘Phe Niimancia came off very ; inch rifled projectiie and a half inch iron piat- iden i: i 2 ij [ iy 3 Hy i He He HE Fis 3 § 2 i [ tf : 2; d fF a i i i 3 i & . f & 7 1 A t i 5 & ij 2 H i 3 i % i 35 i i & | | i zz i sf 4 pe EF Hi a wet E Fi ie jaye [eae i i d - i i a: Ef