LATER FROM CHILI.

Otago Witness, Issue 748, 31 March 1866, Page 9

LATER FROM CHILI.

SEIZURE OF VESSELS AT VALPARAISO. (From the Southern Cross March 10.)

By the arrival yesterday of the barque Maria Ester, we have Chilian news to 10th January, and a confirmation of the intelligence of the suicide of Admiral Pareja, the Spanish commander and instigator of the war with Chili. The blockade is still vigorously kept up, and several vessels known at this port have been seized. Amongst them is the barque Gravina, which was in this port with a cargo of breadstuffs about six months ago. The Gravina has been converted into an hospital ship. Mr W. D. Brown, who arrived here from Valparaiso as supercargo of the barque Telegraph, returned, we believe, in this vessel from Australia and New Zealand. The barque 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 Valparaisian firm, was also detained. The barque Baroriesa, Captain Duroc, was detained by the Chilian Government on suspicion of supplying the Spanish men-of-war with coal, 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 of the vessel was sold for 1000 dollars. There were two vessels loading breadstuffs at St. Antonio for the Australian Colonies when the Maria Ester left — one for Melbourne and the other for , Sydney. The price of flour had an upward tendency at' the latest data.