The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-03
Our Peruvian Correspondence.

LIMA, July ., lo0Z
The Threatened War from Nev Gramda-7A
Position of F2ores-Artca and Iacua Railroad
Affairs in Chile and Beliuta.
The bapatas of tho New Granadian government.
threatening Peru with war, has created slight
alarm in political circles. Our government far
from fearing any results of tho expected contest.
has taken dignifed course in the official corres-
pondence and is ready to satisfy in any way what
ever complaint General Lopez may have of its poll
cy with regard to the expedition Of General Flores
Although active operations going on hero to put
the country in state Of defence, nobody can sup.
pose for moment that any New Granadiaa
invasion will have a probable success at present.
The state of our army and navy is vesy
efficient, and the country counts on potent
resources to repe, most effectually, any pretend
ed attack Besides it is doubtful yet, wheshec
General Lopez will run the chance of sending an ar.
my cut of his country. II is well known that even
ut present the ministerial crisis has not been termn
ated, and the aspirants to the presidency have al
ready commenced operations. General Obando, the
government candidate, finds adverse feelings in the
liberal party and in the army, which, it is rumored.
has declared for General Franco. Don Florcntino
Gonzalez and Don Manuel Murio have SGT to work.
too, earnestly on their own side having decided in
1uehce in some of the provinces Theref0rei it 5evi
dent that That country cannot remain quiet for any
length of time.
OF General Flores, all can say is that hs
remains in the same position as before He
has received reinforcements by the steamer Quick
step, from Panama, and it is generally suppos-
ed that he will take possession Of Guayaquh
one of these days. General Urbna had fitted out
two schooncrs at Guayaquil. Tho fever had brske
out, and many Of his soldiers were dying daily.
This is very unfortunate mshap for him, and, de-
cidedly, if succors from Bogota do arrive in time.
the fate OF Urblna can be easily predicted.
On the appointment of Don Jose L. do Osma, ~
Peruvian to the court of Spain. n chanDa
will take place 10 the cabinet.
Anengineer, Mr.. Evans, has been surveying the
proposed africa and Tacua railroad, and reports the
scheme as feasible. Tacua is town of growing COM
mercal Importance, and the trade with Bolivia,
through That route, il very prosperous. The
estimated cost is about 81 200, 000; the government
guarantees 80 per cent en the money invested and.
according to the increase Of traffic, the railroad will
Our accounts from Valparaiso are to the LIST inst
The Congress was treating to transfer the Peruvian
debt ($2 600 G0O), in order to ,eerute the oon-
struction Of the railway to Santiago Don Gero-
nimo Urmeneta, the member for Valparaiso, had
proposed tax of per cent on landed property,
with the object of enabling the municipal bodies 70
construct public works
General Bulons, the hero of Longorna, had ar.
rived at Valparaiso from the south frontier.
The winter was very severe at Chile. At Valpa-
raise a norther did some damage to tho shipping.
July and August are the worst months.
The scarcity of silver, which il generally felt in
Chile at present. has been produced by the little
silver coined at the mint in Santiago, for the last
two years Gold has been coined to the amount
1850 ...................g gold $3.50 5i5 81
1851. Observation-Disclosures. 60 $500, $40 So
................... silver, IL 1850 30
The government had resolved TO establish another
settlement in the Straits Of Magellan The Indefa-
tgable has sailed with some German colonists, and
ITO soldiers for the garrison.
The pianist Deichert has been giving concerts at
Valparaiso; A new paper has appeared in SANTA
gO-E IHegrofe-daily
The political situation of Bolivia is becom-
ing every day more settled. The President
has settled the boundary questions with Brazil
and the Argentine Republic, and was shortly
to return to the seat Of government, Sucre The
state Of the markets continued unfavorablo but an
improvement was expected towards the end Of the
year, when it is to be supposed that the bark ques
tion will be arranged. The present stltp quo is
very prcjudicia to the general trade, nearly two
thirds OF the merchants Of La Paz and Cochabamba
have invested funds in the speculation The well
known firm of Messrs. MAYORS, Conroy s, Co, have
made proposals to the government to take the whole
stock of bark, (about $1,000 lbs } consignment,
and as this tender offers a greater security to the
government than that of Messrs. Aramayo &
Brothers, it is than likely that the consignment
will be given to them The last dates from La
paZ are to 9th ult.