New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-14

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VuYARAIso. June q, lsi9.
To tie Editor, Of TAs T,lbuss
OF late this city has been well represented from
the nited States. Two or three hundred are
now here. Generally. their conduct Is cred'tsble
On Sunday asst the American chapel was lied
80 many OF them came in. The mere Influence Of
their passing visit here hss been notable. TIE
papers OF this city and Of the cspitsl speak Of Z
continually Several vessels have attempted the
passage through the Straits but with only mode
rate succe. their passages have been long end
dangerous: few have arrived without damage
schooner-John Alyne-ls now here advertised
tor ~ 900 on bOttOmry bond. TO make repairs She
lost her anchors in the Straits and one Ut her
men detained by the Patagoniaos. The
George Washington lost a passenger overload
Of the Capes, named Harrington Some OF the
vessels have stopped At Talcshnauo. others A.
CoquimhO, and others AZ Csl 40. Floating reports
have come that the Brooklyn, Oxford. and Robert
Bovine had founiered but | DO not know OF an,
su'hentic reason for thinking ittrue. As for the
Oxford she has since come H. and this causes me
10 doubt the other reports. Some kinds OF prov J.
sion. here have become sstoni.hinsly high Rice h..
been high IS sj per hundred weight The ex lort
the products II this country 20 California has been
immense One man sent down a lot OF wanuts which
worth $50 and received In return the incredible
return of -3OOO Al expedition Of one house from ths
port Melted s25 600 clear profits AT this time there
90 vessels almost none send thither Freizhs
ara enormous Even $40 and s45 = ton have been
s-ked snd paid Passage in proportion Twelve
ounces sou Is the usual price charged and the
Der ct persons going IL wonderfully large Not less
OOU persons. think have gone from Chill alone
lne ,hrct cannot, Of course. but Dc powerfully felt
here Whieit 10 vast benefit o. this country ia thr
sac s products iii vast injury To the Withdrawal
Of many abb bodied persons and skilul mechanics
some oi the most valuable yonng men oi this country
have gone
There has lately been change here in the govern
ment The ministry nas been changed. The President
10 the same-G-neral Buln-s This 10 notable thing
ia that IL hss taken place constuuonsy, and by force
VI public opinion. Previous chsngee have been more
violent TINS has been entirely pacific The former
opposition Mere clamOrous for progress. Now that
hJy IN power, We ~alt 20 sea what they viii DO.
believe they Of sound intentions. But ricket
" chip, with dull crew needs mastery pilot That
IL the case with al south-American States and with
this among them sl,hougn Il IS The beet and tina best
governed of them all.
Ourcountrymsn. M William wheeishsht, to whom
Indebted for the line OF steamers from this 30
Panama although ii Is All Eogish company snow here
with h. family He l. DESTROYS u construct railroad
from thi. port Santiago The distance d. about =
leagues and the major part Of the route 10 quite level
IL been surveyed and Il pronounced qrlte feasible
The resources Of this country agricultural and mine
raj are immense. but the development Of them Is ex
trcnely backward. There Il room tor a large immi.
grsion. The present population numbers about
i.950O00 There /, room ioT 100000 The climate il
fne and the soil productive. There growing regard
for North Americans just now their progress IS begin
ming % be known The N,ighb0y edited By one Of our
cOunuymeD, tries b exhibit the example 4 the four
sizing nted states IL also Mss 81 ate urging
relaxation OF the marriage laws that foreigners may
Ia and settle ia the country Al present Is
entirely N, mercy Of ths priests they bind and
loose Unless IL meets their option. he must declare
himself ROmanst The result Is every wsy bad -
There hope that better ground will BE- taken
liberal men would Ike 70 DO 80 now, but the eecesas
tcsl power Is colossal.
Hon seth Barton gone home in the Dale with his
Per, cuted family The treatment he mas received has
been shameful Even alter the marriage the lady
ceved letter from the Bishop 70 the effect she
living In shocking ain and that she ght look for
excomm nicaii0n q she did not break % her marriage
connection. The Government declared they could
interfere IN the cs-e. nope the American press vii
handle the case a. t deserves II they WILL the effect
Will be good 10 this country.
The RAINY season is Just now commencing and the
promise tor the crops far good though yet 1T
tie be- Known decidedly OF ate have had
era shocks, or remongs Of the earth these not
lnffequsnL bat they events few persons become
accustomed to Since ls22, however no xtensiye Ia
jury hAs occurred In this city
send you some Of the Spanish and the English pa
pers OF this counIry J.