New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-08
SOUTH AMERICA.
The Murders on the Isthmus- Chili-s su,s
American Commercc-.Movemsnts or y,,,
&c.

American Commerco-hoSements OF Yea.
sells, &c.
Correspondence OF fhe Tribune.
PANAMA, Tue.dsy April e. 1891
Messrs. Editors: As a general thing We deui.
zeps of the gateway between the two oceans,
are not much afflicted with news Of 4 local chulr
err Occasionally, however. al event hanspirss
hat serves to keep our nervous system alive BE-.
ween the arrival and departure OF the different
steamers. The late horrible murder OF eleven per.
sons on the Chagres river has been the al-sbsotb.
ng topic for some weeks psst, and is still and vii
be, until the execution Of the perpetrators Of the
foul deed, subject OF deep. interest Spanirds
and foreigners alike concur in the opinion thstiul
and certain justice should be meted out to tie
criminals, (of whom there are four, oil OF WHOM
have confessed the commission of the crime,) nd
both regret that here, as elsewhere, the laws DE-
law is giving 20 the murderers a longer lease Of
life than they are entitled to It is well under
stood that these men have been convicted bat No
one knows, unless 1t may be their Judges, when
they will be executed. There 10 no doubt Of their
ultimate execution, for OF this fact we have all
been well assured by the authorities, asd We have
every reason 20 believe tina. It Will take place
some time during the coming month. provided they
co not escape When the news OF this horrible
tragedy first reached PaDams the greatest excite
ment prevailed among the Americans, and ous ios
the firm stand taken by our Consul, Mr.. Oorw'n'
lyuch law with sli its horrors would have succeed
ed. That officer attended the public meetings thm
were held, aud by his counsel aud eloquent ana
patriotic appeals TO his country men succeeded IN
defeating the adoption at summary meHufest
which were Rvo wedly the object OF the meetings,
and for ,be more eiiectus carry ing out OF laEtGt
measures he headed the party that went In pur'
suit ot the n urderers.
We had three arrivals from the South and North
on SATURDAY. last. The steamers Tennessee, Lieut..
u. Al. TOtten, u. s. ~. commander, and Coom-
bus Cept ]. McGowRn. from San Francisco. Tbs
former had on freight $500, 900, and perhaps hall
as much in the hands OF the passengers, and tha
Columbus nearly or quite as much.
The English steamer New Grenada arrived tho
same day from the South. bringing a little over
100000 in silver The mines OF Peru ana oniI
seem gr adually to increase In their yield, ana II
calculated that after the month ot september hett
the steamers will bring monthly from the SCUM
over a million of dollars IN silver.
The trade with the South Pacific il becomin6x
most important one, and ought 10 demand the at
tention Of our merchants more than It does Thefs
10 source of wealth in IL that any ose can sea
with half an eye. Perhaps the ioloxing ssate'
ment will say great deal more than ccsld wrl'a
Oh the subject.
During the year ls49 the total exports Of Chili
amounted in value 10 the sum oil slOOOJ,Hi. VI
this amount there was in copper bars and ores
t2,7sO. 800. la silver, s3,2 $50; in gold dust
s2e3. 070. The balance OF the amount was made
up Of Breadstuhs, Fruits, Beans, Lumber, Skins,
&c &c.
Now this is the trade OF Chill alone for theysr
lS49 and 1t has increased 81 the lowest estimate,
thirty three per centum during the year ls''.
Peru may be claDed on a par with Chill, and hef
export trade quite as large As TO imports sl'e
halo a .f.f al IbOsa al Chill tDr tho
year ls49, which 10 pretty fair average OF thE
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