The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-03 00:00:00

PERU.

OFFICE OF THE SE CR ETA RY. N Mtn.
Head-quarters in Chuquisaca, Nov. 6, pity.
To the Secretary of State in the Departinent G4Vinthient
and of Foreign Affairs to the Republic if P ,
Sir,-A3y Order of hie .F.x4ency the Liberator, I have the
honour to encloseyour Excellency an official copy of the despatch
which, under date of the SOtle ultimo, I have addressed. to the
Ministers Plenipotentiary of Peru, resident in England, Containing
the conditions on which the Government will dispose of the
Wines belonging to this Republic. His Excellency • directs that
you will give orders for its publication in the Gazette of Limn,
iu order that such as may be inclined to make proposals, May ad-
dress them to yoUr Excellency.
. lam your Excellency's obedient humble Servant,
F. SANTIAGO ESTENOS.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.
Head-quarters in Potosi, Nov. 20, 1020.
To Drs. .7ose Greyorio Paredes mid Jose .7oaquin Ohnedo,
Ministers Plenipotentiary and Envoys Extraordinary

from the Government of Peru to Me .Cantsu of Wurope,

Gentlemen—The Provinces of Upper Peru, . on declaring their
independence, entered into the possession of extensive mines. The
decree of his Excellency the Liberator, which I have the honour
to encloAi to your Excellencies, adjudges to the State all the mines
in this territory, filled with water, closed up, or abandoned by
their former •proprietors, besides those belonging to the Exche-
quer, of which it already has the disposal. Since the in-livid of
his Excellency the Liberator in the territory of Lipper Peru, va-
rious offers have been made by companies to purchase these mints
for two millions and a half of dollars. But his Excellency, thinks
he should not be acting fairly towards Upper Peru, if he en-
gaged to sell these mines, without first giving notice to the public
both of Europe and America, in order to dispose -of them with
greater advantage to the State. Under thii impressidn, his Ex-
cellency the Liberator directs me to tell your Excellencies to in-
sert, in the London Papers most widely circulated, the desire of
the Government to dispose of the mines of this State, on the fol-
lowing terms :

•,. • •
I. The Company or Companies who may' wish to contract fir
the wino of Upper Peru, are to send in their proposals to the
Government through your Excellencies, within the precise .period
of sixty days, counted from the date on which the notice is given.
2. The price at .which the mines will he sold will not be less
than three millions of dollars, payable by instalments of one mil-
lion of dollars every four mouths, after the celebration and ratifica-
tion of the contract here.

S. The money to be placed in the city of La Pas, in that of La
Plata, or in this town of Potosi, on account and for the risk of the
Company.

4. The Company or Companies may drpen►i upon the protec-
tion of the Coverninent, and may intr►duce to these provinces,
free of do y, the machines, tools, tic. necessary for the working of
the mines.

5. They trill likewise have the right to discover and search for
mines.

6. They may bring the engineers, miners, &c. whom they may
consider requisite to work the mines, who will be protected by
the Government.

7. On the purchase of the mines belonging to the State, they
will not be considered as included in the provision) of the laws of
the country respecting mines not worked for a year and a day ;
hut the Company or Companies are to bind .thencielves to work
them within the term of four years. In the event of their not
doing so, they shall he compelled to sell them et a fair
tion, to such persons, here or abroad, as may be inclined to work
them.

H. The Company or Compitnies sernpulout4y refrain from
all interference in politico.

O. According to computation, there are About h,OOO
(boars minas) belonging to the State. The Government will
take care to forward to Stye. Paredes and Ohnedo an meet ac-
count of these mines, their quality, names, and situation.
10. Sres. Paredes and Oltnedo are fully authorised to alter thy
above tenets, in case they should not find parties disposed to tnako
oilers more advantageous than the preceding.
11. They will give every necessary information, and will de-
mond the best security for the punctual and exact fulfilment of the
contract.

12. As soon as such terms have been agreed to, as, ht the opi-
nion of Seca. Parcae* and Olnitulo, proinise the desired Nihau,
tapes to these Provinces,, they will transmit them to his Excel-
lency the Liberator for his ratification, without which no Cola.
tract can be carrie.l into eiii•ct.

Your facelleneies will he pleased to accept the sentiment. of
le greatest eonritterntion, with which I am your ll:Nei:46ll6es'
Obedient humble servant,
F. SANTIMIO ESTENOS,

OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
Niece of Government in the capital of Lima,
Dec. 13, 1825-6.
7'n the Minister of State in the Department of Pareifp,i
Affairs of this Republic.
In order that England and the other nations of Europe may
he satisfied of the honest intentions of the Pernviau Government
to provide for the fulfilment of Hick engagements and contracts,
it seems advisable that through your Excellency should be for-
warded to the Ministers Plenipotentiary of this Republic to the
shove Governments, the last dispositions of his Excellency the
Liberator, ordered to be carried into execution by 'the Council
of Government, that all the mines, waste lands, and other pro.
petty, of every description whatever belonging to the State,
should be made over entirely, or let to one or more comithnica with
capitol sufficient for the purpose, on the etnelition that they should
take upon themselves the extinction of the debts of Government
both here and abroad, at the periods in Ow e,eiltraCtS stipulated;
so that, by a species of transtim, capitalists of known credit and
resources place thenrielvei in the %teed of the Goverontent, and
take upon themselves the religious and tementel discharge of is,
engagements, which this nation is reatilVed to fulfil, whatev4
may be the cost or sacrifice.
In execution of the above plan, special orders have been sent in
all directions to make a valuation of the above property. It is
immense, and its value almost beyond calculation, particularly iu
consequence of the late law, by which all mines filled with water,
or abandoned in the year 1821, were declared to belong to the
State. The waste lauds are not less considerable throughout the
vast and extensive territory of the Republic ; to which enormous
amount of property must be *tided the confiscated site. of
CUMIN of the independence, as well as what is in the possession
of the Direct ian Jenerul de Census, which is known to exceed
-tive millions of dollars. On receiving the &Nile, which so ex-
pected shortly, the Government will be able to give an exact ac-
count of the value of this property, and at theeanto time state the
bases and tame on which the negoeiatiou in question is to be
conducted ; but as., in the mean time, it is desirous filet its liberal
inteutiour eltould be known, in order that flume vapitelists who
may wish to avail themselves of them, proreed forthwith re
draw up their proposals, hie Excelleney direets that the) should
be transmitted to our Ministers, resident iu tito city of 1.06'1°1'4
in order that they may testify their real fur their by
operating on their part to the happy issue of en importatit
on
object.

I beg to repeat the sentiments of consideratio. Awl with
which I um, your very,obedieJt wervant, .
DE LARitnA V'LOREDO

rt It is an ill wind that Woo: ttobudy good"—so
say 'the Continistionera of Bankropt, who ate reported to bo re_
ceiving individually at the rate ttol, a week by the late failurea
in the commercial mob,.

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