CHILL

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 359, 19 March 1866, Page 3

CHILL

COMTNUATION 03? THE BLOCKADE. SUICIDE OF THE SPANISH A mm* at., (From the Daily Southern Cross, 6th March.) Bt the Annie Laurie we have newspapers from Valparaiso to the 2nd of December, from which we give the following items of news:— The Spanish Admiral Pareja, whoso conduct in instituting the blockade of the Chilian ports, and behaviour to the Chilian authorities, had done so

much to imbifcter the feeling against Spain, com* mittod suicide on the 29th November,- After ©atlag his evening’s repast on that day, Pareja shut himself in his apartments, and soon after the report of a pistol was heard. When the servants' entered his room they found him lying dressed inin full uniform, on a bed, with the pistol in Ms hand. He was bleeding profusely from the nose and cheat, and breathed his last between eight and nine o’clock. The commander of the Blanche, one of the vessels of the Spanish fleet, went on shore, and asked leave of the Chilian authorities to bring the body on shore for interment./This was granted, and next day the body of the Admiral was buried near Valparaiso. The newspapers say that the Admiral compaitted suicide because he felt overwhelmed by the responsibility of war undertaken by his advice. The blockade of the Chilian ports still continues | but apparently a good many vessels contrive to elude the cruisers. Under date of Valparaiso, December 31, we learn that three vessels which had left a few days before had had to remain at the mouth of harbour, and that the Vencedora was waiting for a favourable wind to get out of port. The Hamburg barque Penguin had called in Valparaiso, on her way to Curanmillo, from Syd*ney, and had received part of her freight. The Chilian papers state that the war has Been' a great calamity on account of the great rise it has caused in the price of goods. Spanish bills are at a great deprecication, and Chilian have been withdrawn by their holders to save them from any further fall. Great anxiety is shown to learn how England regards the blockade of Chili by Spain, and the Valparaiso papers contain copious extracts from the London journals. IlFerrocaril (The Bailway) of January Ist says:—“ We leam that when the steamer Scotia left Liverpool on the 18th of November, the Southampton, steamer, had just left for the West Tndies. She was detained by the English Government awaiting the decision of the great Podwers of Europe with reference to tha Chilian-Spanish question. It is more than proble that the steamer brings a dienitive solution of this point, since England and Prance would not suffer their commerce with the Pacific to be destroyed by frivolous eccentricities of Spanish rapacity.”

LATER FROM CHILI. (Prom tho Daily Southern Cross, 10th March.) Ur the arrival yesterday of the barque Maria Ester we have Chilian news to January 10, and a confirmation of tho suicide of Admiral Pareja, the Spanish Commander and instigator of tho war iij, Chili. The blockade is still vigorously kept up, and several vessels known at this port have been seized. Amongst them is the Qravina, which was in this port with a cargo of breadstuffs about six months ago. The Qravina has been converted into an hospital ship. Mr W. D. Brown, who arrived herefrom Valparaiso as super-cargo of the barque Telegraph, returned, we believe, in this vessel from Australia and New Zealand. The Gloriosa, Captain Le Bas, which was also in this port a few months ago, and several other vessels, have been seized at Valparaiso, and their commanders made prisoners. A new steamer arrived from England, to the order of a Valparaisan firm, was also detained. The barque Baronesa, Captain Durop, was detained by the Chilian Government on suspicion of supplying the Spanish men-of-war with coals, and had been taken into Valparaiso. The British barque Itata, built of iron, had become a total wreck whilst loading at one of the coves near Valparaiso. She had taken in some 100 tons of flour at the time of the occurrence. The wreck ol the vessel was sold for 1,000 dollars. There were two vessels loading breadstuffs at St. Antonio for the Australian colonies when the Maria Ester left—one for Melbourne, and tho other for Sydney. The price of flour hod an upward tendency at the latest date. The Maria Ester came into port yesterday with the flag, of tho Argentine Republic hoisted at her mast-head, the captain deeming it expedient to assume the Buones Ayres in order to escape seizure by the Spanish men-of-war cruising off Valparaiso in search of merchantmen.