The daily union., 1852-11-25

nd 40 oawad 10 The Junction o tbs latter with the
pans forming together the Rio bladera that the Co
ehuelas falls Of The Made'ra are neither mpassa
,amsrs az there is plenty OF water and no rocks To
80 his be asserts that Brazilian schooner ascended
\. Mamore TO Trinidad. and fired salute at that place,
Uni Two years ago Alter passing the falls The river Is
~ course navgable 10 the Amazon. Admitting this
,smeBt to be true, iand inclined to believe il, as
~ BraziIians constantly ascend the llenez TO Matto
gsso1 there is open navigation from Para 10 within
@ Isasnes OF Cochabamba at least 1000 miles and
i 4 moi SO incredible when consider the Length OF
avigaion on The Missouri river The accessibility OF
M Bolivian rivers will, however, be aseer'aned with
T certainty after Gibbon has passed through the Ca
hnsIas OF the Madeira as II is TO be hoped that he Will
and or otherwise minutey examine the different rapids
i ihat river, and correct the errors which - says
~ n the chart made by Palacios, copy OF which sent
"r hy MIR o. Brian for Herndon,
pu " Tss account - gives OF the products OF the
,,v living on the banks OF the Marmors is very glow
o He says that the richest cocoa and coffee grow al
@ Wild and that The greater part of the former is con-
msi by the monkeys and birds for The want OF means
sJM,ns1ortng il 10 a market Sugar-cane oil gigantic
Jnensions is found everywhere; white and yellow cot,
on o a staple equal to Sea Island Several kinds OF
V,aria grow in abundance. also sarsapaTilla and
@ms ornamental and other woods, and honey and wax
Z ka;mmense quantities. Crossing the Marmore from Ex-
taeion 10 the southwest you arrive at the river Ma
chino, which, according to -, is small Pactous;
and he assures tina, The whole country between he
Marmore and the henez from latitude II deg TO The
porh is gold District as rich as Caoinia. hy opin.
ontp
ga % onenng from The slope of the eastern CordIera,
h,m Santa Cruz de Ia rierra ~ BOLIVIA 70 the mouth
I he Neaya in Peru. y one mmense gold and SILVER
vocod - being found in ihe falls near the rivers, and
es i IN The mountains will venture TO predict that
~ same region contains diamonds and other precious
ones and probably some unknown TO the lapiaary al
present. - c,,aba,. ,,sro ;mmansslu nro.
1,,va when worked by Salcedo; so much so. that the
ca regal government lrumped up an accusation against
him tried and ordered his execution 10 op.an possession
'hp "A
Ij;ans who were devoted 10 Sacedo, refused to give
anv information 10 the government respecting me mnes
.n1 thew have remained unworked up to the present
time Gold is known 10 exist in considerable quantities
a. Carabaya, and in the pampa del Sacramento. have
cen specimens from the former place But gold is The
ast attraction for emigration to Bolivia. The soil and It's
areign lands are 10 find plenty and happiness. The eli
mate said 10 be good and the Indians except upon the
lower part OF the Benz, peaceabe, and well disposed 70
the whites. In short, according to --, the east OF
Bolivia affords the greatest sphere ior Trade ana coloni-
zation
without, however, placing implicit credence in what
- states determined to avail myself OF the influence
he undoubtedly possesses w1n rsesdent peAu 70 loi
lion Of the Amazon, and TO prevent, as much as could
tAe success OF the Brazilian policy OF exclusion Having
asceaned from -- that Gnarayos, a village OF tour
hunded inhabitants situated at the junction Of the Mar
more with the enez The Bolivian sde and Exaltaclon
town OF four thousand Inhabitants, were the principal
pace on the Marmoc below the town OF Trinidad, pro-
ihoe paces ports OF entry for foreign commerce. He
raneh al The idea al once. and said il lunino
m and wrote to the President by the last post upon the
subject He says that Bezq has declared lhat ne VIII
make no concessions 10 the BraZeros that the Norts
dmericanos are the people for him, as they VIII bring
wealth, force. and civilization to BOLIVIA ~,
cannot doubt that the Bolivian government VIII de,
clare The places mentioned above--viz 'Guarayos and
.Eyaacion'-pors of entry to foreign commerce In that
event. there will be great point gained II will show
that Bolivia wishes 10 open commercial relations win US
therefore we can insist that Brazil shall not throw any
impediment in the way OF our trade with that republic
Unfortunately we Individuals have neither the power
nor he means of carrying out this gigantic this magnih-
cent plan Of opening the finest and most exensye region
of the globe 10 population and civilization. we nave
gone on far unaded by The COUNSEL or even the coun
ienance Of the general government, with the exception
For mysef feel full of this vast subject for know
that within less than one hundred leagues OF me is the
margin Of those great soudes. repele with riches, and
occupying the wild space where millions OF the human
race nigh, dwell in plenty and happiness, where Nature
annually wastes more than would support the population
d China in comfort and where the most luscious fruits
and fairest flowers grow and bloom unknown and un-
noticed When reflect on this, and on the miles o.
rivers rolling on 10 silence and neglect feel doubly
The want OF power and money to accomplish their INTRO
ducton to the civilized world.
% To return to the question OF internal navigation 10
South America Enclosed you will find slip from the
Conmercio spaper published in this city. contain
ing an account OF the departure OF small expedition
from Paucarambo 10 explore the river Madre de Dos.
The CuZcanlans awe 10 Inc Importance Ol CoH-
municang through their rivers TO the Amazon and the
Atlantic ocean, and whenever the question shall De fairly
brought before the Peruvian government and II Is ascer
tanned that the United States intend to force open the
way through the Brazs can count upon the assistance
and influence OF the whole department OF Cuzco, and
probably Of the whole number OF senators and deputies
from the eastern provinces OF the republic Until some
action shall be taken by the government oil the Uaied
States, little can be done here.
"Hoteeur, en- attendant" it would be well il you were
10 attempt organize company for the navigation OF
the South American rivers generally because, whilst we
look al the Amazon, should not lose sight oil the La
Plata The country lying upon the head waters oil iha
Tver better populated than that the confluence oi
the Amazon, and from all can learn the commerce with
Paraguay alone would amply repay the outlay necessary
10 establish steam company for the waters OF The La
Plata Possibly, il steamers actually plying upon
The Paraguay and Parana, the Brazilian government
might be better disposed towards u.s. and the question oil
Amazonan navigation be amicaby settled. You may
rest assured that il the United States do not shortly
IN the matter some other nation will.
Even the Boyians themselves are beginning 10
wake up to the Importance OF opening communication
with the Atlantic The subject is touched upon in the
enclosed articles from the 'Commercio published in
this city. The Bahia Negra is not put down the map
have, nor are Guiurrz, the lake lzozos. the river
Ouquis, nor the Latvegnique but appears 10 that
better and more direct route 10 the Paraguay from Chu
quisaea (Sucre) would be down the Plcomayo, which
passes within a few leagues of the town. | am not
aware whether that river IL naygabe nor whether the
country II flows through is al all productive presume
not, as Il lraverses The Gan Cbaco desert
Ihlnk that the energies and influence OF all the
Trends oil South American internal navigation and colo
hzahon should be directed towards forming a company
WIN large capital and 10 obtain the aid and support oi
The Congress OF the United States know how difficult
an Undertaking It Is 10 wiring appropriation out Of our
national legislature for any purpose but il the subject
could be fairly brought before H. and some OF the leading
senators and representatives could be excited to take
patriotic interest IN i, perhaps something might be done