The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-18
The Murdersrs Of the Owner OF the American
Bark Florida.
ATRociOUs PENAL CODE
THE MOVEMENTS OF GEN. FLORES.
Richness of the Silver and Copper Mine!
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
OF SOUTH AMERICA.
M A II X r II s
&c., &c., SO.

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The English steamship Quito arrived at Panama
the LIST inst, from Valparaiso whence she sailed
on the 10th ult AS she did not call ut Guayaquil,
we have received further news of the Flores ex-
petition
The markets were improving and prices Of mer-
chandise generally, were on the RISE
Coal was worth about SIS; the cargo Of the Rip
ley was sold, to be landed in Panama, at $S5.
The demand for freight to England was decreas-
ing-two vessels had been taken up for saltpetre
G2 S., and the Libra, for guano, at G2 l5s.
The Chile government had agreed to take
$1,000 900 stock in the Santiago railroad.
Cambiaso, an account of whose infamous and
murderous conduct we published some time ago, has
been tried and executed at Valparaiso.
The penal code created by him, and all his gone
fal orders, are of bloody and cruel character,
scarcely comprehensive to the mind.
The accused were ten in number; but only seven
were sentenced to death. Belonging to the army,
they were tried by a court martial, and Cambiaso-
lieutenant in the garrison stationed in the Straits
and chief leader in the rebellion-was convicted Of
heading the instruction, which took place on the
10Th of November last, and Of taking tho govern
ment Of the Straits into his own hands of having
ordered the assassination Of Gonzalez, convict, and
formerly sergeant in the army, for the offence
of receiving bottle of brandy given him
by Captain Salas, prisoner of Cambiaso's; of
having made his followers swear fidelity to
a red flag, with a skull and crossbones, with
Abe motto, 6 give no quarters'-a fitting symbol
of his erocity; Of having seized the vessels Florida
and Eliza, which anchored in the Straits; of having
ordered the assassination of the masters of said
vessels, and passengers-of one Rquelme, supposed
to be in communication with some fugitives; of
Post Captain Don Benjamin Munoz Camera, Cover
nor of the colony; Of the clergyman Acuna; of four
Indians natives of the Straits; and Of ordering all
the bodies, excepting those of three Indians, Con
zales and the clergyman, to be burnt whilst the
national hymn was sung around the funeral pyre.
He and his accomplices also convicted Of burn
ing tho hospital and the sacred vases; and, after
quitting the colony leaving from forty to fifty mon
abandoned in Port Solana, where they would inevi-
tably have died of hunger had they not been
lieved by the steamer Virago. Being convicted of
these crimes by court martial he was sentenced
to be degraded and shot, and his body to be after
wards cut in pieces
Six others, viz:-Ensign villegas. and the convict
SERGEANT Jimenez, Aristegni, Briones, Captain Ri
queme, and the sailor Jose Tapa, convicted of aid
ng and abetting Cambiaso in his murderous designs,
were also sentenced to be shot.
The ether three absolved, on the ground
of being forced to follow CambiasO in order to
heir lives; and also for having planned and effected
he counter-rexolution on board the Florida.
The sentence published on the 23d ult, and
carried into OBJECT on the 4th.
Cambiaso and the old soldiers showed a courage
worthy of a better cause If it had been displayed
the field Of battle or if it had not been preceded
BY the most dreadful crimes, they would have been
heroes Born of great actions, for glory, and for
their countrys defence, they mstook their mission,
and they have suffered an ignominious death, haunt
ed by remorse and soiled by crime.
On arriving at the place Of execution, Cambiaso
begged leave to address the people. He spoke with
self-possession, and confessed himself guilty of all
the crimes imputed to him, and worthy of the fate
he underwent. he said the same OF his acc0mpces
who shared his fate.
Cambiaso was about twenty five twenty six years
of age. His personal appearance did not reflect the
bloody laws of his penal code. His forehead was
open his complexion fair his hair dark and profuse
He had fine aguiline nose, and red lips, adorned
with an ample moustaehe His face was almost CO.
vered with beard.
His stature was of the middle size, and more thin
than stout. But his eyes revealed the secrets of his
heart, and told what nature hid under the beauty
Of his person. He could never meet any ones gaze
with frank and open look His eyes were view
less by his eyeashes from underneath which he cast
covert and piercing gances, like those of bird Of
prey. He appeared fearful Of fixing his gaze, lest
he should reveal his secret thoughts
We publish Cambiasos penal CODE It's atrocity
s such that it gives the whole transaction savage
character which may perhaps interest our readers
MILITARY GRIMES AND THEIR CoRREsPespING PUNISH
ART Livery inferior who speaks dsrespectfully of
his superior officer shall be immediately shot,
AnT. EVERY inferior who shall raise his hand
gganst his superior officer shall be Immediately hung.
ART 3-Ifan inferior strikes his superior officer With
without arms he shah be burnt alive
Anr. Ale who should be traitor to the flag we
have to- shall be cut TO pieces, alive and after
wards burnt
ART 5-IIe who is guilty of perjury, ncurs the same
ART Gle who communicates with the enemy, incurs
the same punishment,
ART lie who speaks against the service, incurs the
ART. s-.RopnEaY.-He who steals any object money,
or any article whatever, shall be hung.
ART. o-wAsr OF PuNcruALrry.-Ifa any person in the
military service (no matter in what capacity) be want
ing in his duty and does not present himself in the place
and the hour he has been ordered to appear shall be
ART. Io-CowA Rpror-gvery man who, for want of
courage flies from tho enemy al be put to death by
the bayonct and his eyes shall be taken out to prove the
fact. The body of a coward shall be burnt
ART 11-f any traitor be seized, his tongue shall be
cut 1t being the instrument Of his fasehood He shall
Ne burnt with red hot ron and he shall afterwards su
fer the he has incurred according to articles
Arr II -sentincs found asleep at their posts shall
be Immediately hung they being the only respon
sble for said posts security Therefore the sergeans
requested visit the posts every ten minutes for the
observation Of this article.
Arr 13-He who in battle gives quarter to an enemy,
ART l4-The officer sergeant, or soldier who is not
yigilant when on guard shall bc tried and shot.
ART 15-Tbe infractor of any of these laws if an on
ser shall be hung; If soldier. shot.
Arr 16.-Au military persons are charged with the
sulflmen the preceding articles This is particularly
to superior officers and they requested
inform their troops that want of information on this
head will not them from undergoing the punish
ments expressed
in doing any powder balls articles Of war shall be
burnt alive
Arr. 18-He who in battle or on march should throw
away the cartridges given him, DESTROYS Of not injuring
the enemy of relieving himself Of their weight shall
b. cut In pieces alive joint by joint beginning IN pre-
ference with the fingers Of the right hand Ills remains
shall afterwards be burnt.
Art. l9-f on arriving in any province, Montsta be
discovered his house shall be sacked and the owner or
tenant thereof shall be burnt in said house
ART. O-f any person In the troops under my COM
lashes.
Arr q The chiefs of this division desirous Of pre-
venting all fraud, prohibit under pain of the gaows
any attempt to give money gage, with any kind Of