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Show THE CHASE OF THE CHILEAN. Tha Ktmarslda was Acapnia Tha English Eng-lish Point ar Viaw. Washington. May 15. The ime reply re-ply "no news" was made by acting secretary Ramsey this morning to the question as to whether he bad hoard from the Charleston or ltata. A. cable dispatch in cypher was received this moruing, presumably from admiral McCanu at Chile. It is known at the department that the Chilean insurgent insur-gent cruiser Esmeralda put into aeapulco a day or two ago She appeared there late in the eveniug and slipped out pf the harbor and disappeared dis-appeared before daylight. THE r.sMEIlALDA IN 1'ORT. Cirv uk Mexico, May 15.,-A dispatch dis-patch received late last night from Aeapulco says the Chilean cruiser E-meralda E-meralda entered that port yesterday itnd sailed again today. Several of her oftiocrs were ashore and used thu wires and male various Inqurica regarding tho action of the United states, showing that they were iutormed thut the cruiser Charleston Charles-ton had been sent in pursuit of the ltata. They steamed north to iutercept the ltata and protect her should the Charleston attempt to capture her. Tho ollicers who came ashore were very reticent, but from one of tho sail-s sail-s it was learned that they expected to sight thu ltata and act a:; her consort down the coast. The Esmeralda has a numerous crew and in appearaucs they are veterans and will tight. The above dispatch is c ufirmad at the war department but the ollicers are iuclined to' bo reticent, A prominent promi-nent official said the cruiser was warned not to remain in port as Mexico was not harboriug insurgent vessels and did not recognize auy other government gov-ernment iu Chile than that of Baluia-coda. Baluia-coda. THE CHARLESTON HEARD FROM. Snn Difhj. Cal.. May 15. The cruiser Charleston iu reported here as having passed Point Loin a, Cal., last evening going north. AN ENOI.lKIl OPINION. London, May 15 The Standard n an editorial this moruing says: "We can only account ior the American's extracrdiiia.-y zeal in pursuing the Chilean steamer ltata rn the assumption that tha govei anient is delighted at having an opportunity retrospectively of justifying its Alabama Ala-bama contention as against England. It is doubtful, however. wueiher this ingenuous behavior can establish any new dictera in iuternational law. |