The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-07

OF San Catalina His son has published petition Con.
gIess complaining OF the arbitrary and unconstitutional
circumstances OF bis arrest. ts
The Presidea has banishsd clergyman OF the name
iers published by ST. Ess. Novoa took refuge ia ne
French ministers house from whom the government ae-
nsnded h butihe Count de Raiemenion refused 10 give
him up lie Afterwards 30. Oh TO Valparaiso.
From the Star.
Com IN THE AMAZON In the last summary OF Peru
Wan gave information elauve 70 'lic GA
aordinsJy discovery OF gold IN the pea o. 'ne aalo'
Since then we published IN 'ne ,es,iys ,bereo
which, being OF considerable interest we Translate 10.
day. although in no way vouch LOT me ceiecness Q.
the mis- contained therein lhe Teller IS dated al
Cbacbapoyas August IT, 1858. and reads as follows
Don Mariana Agula lett This on the 10th instant. to
nee the opening OF The road 10 the river Amazon
with The SO o39 granted by the Stale Tor that purpose;
The important day which shall enrich the North is
near, and within two months we shall be on The shores
OF The river Santiago de Boa, travelling over its golden
ssnds and in the midst OF The rich and fertile plains oil
the majestic Amazon"
person travelling by the river Ucaya, for Paruro
has discovered short distance from the shore OF said
river, chalk hill, which al first appeared TO him to be
of h,lle Importance but. pastme he took several
pieces for examination. when what was his surprise
on finding gold ring on his finger apparently converted
into silver
Il at once struck him that this earth must contain quick
silver, and he continued 10 inspect further into The hill
until his surprise was further Increased by coming AZ
length 10 lake OF fine quicksilver oil some twenty yards
in circumference, ard minute examination, he
found in various paris of the hill drops OF quick fill
tering through kind Of yellow earth, partly concealed
Within Eve days Dr. Rena will be IN route with
sufficient force TO the work at the rich copper
mine Of Chachahusa lis expected IN this province
that these mines WILL within two months, prove sec
ond COpapo in respect to these same copper veins,
which contain alloy Of $500 marks.
Fifty years ago excayated the vein 10 the dePtl
OF fourteen yards and the result that the layer OF
copper disappeared changing to pure silver From TINS
silver the ornaments OF The church OF this city, sui IN
asd after his death was able to discover the
mouth of The mine. In this way il is expected that Dr.
Rena will, without doubt, having worked through the
copper layer. meet with compact bed OF silver.
In conclusion. il is said that within sixty days the
gold washing OF Santiago de Borja will be discovered.
and the hill Of Chachahuaa will be reduced to solid sill
ver and aferward the quicksilver mines OF ucayali.
FLORES AND ECUADOR.
The Ecuadorian journals confirm the rumor that Flores
meditaes another expedition against that country, with
forces raised Chill and California, and that the expu
sion Of his wife and family has very much irrltated hum
We do not believe thls TumOT-a least as tar-as Cali
forns is concerned The citizens OF California can ind
amuch more profitable investment for their money their
services, and their time than aiding and abettlng civil
wars, in which, though they may prove successful
their chance oil remuneration is very light All past ex-
perience shows that gratitude not the leading char
acterstic OF South American revolutions u there are
in California any OF that Glars OF men who enjoy hard.
ships, and like fighting for the fun OF the hing another
Flores expedition would doubtless fully crafty their
TASTE but if their fll,bus,ering propensies are Of
making speculation, seriously recommend them to
look out Tor better investment OF their capital
SOCIETY ISLANDS.
correspondent writing from Tahiti, thus states the
result OF the civil in Huahine, which seems to have
grown out Of the jealous yrannes OF the Queen An
paca "Afer months bard hghung and Inc consump
lion Of forty kegs OF powder, one man was Killed,
another badly wounded and all the matters at issue were
ile. Uttered 10 remain IN siatw quo ,
Baralea (on which the British consul has selected
b. rsidence) the population is rife with revolutionary
tumat and there constant alarms OF war and attack
Agriculture is rad be totally neglected in Baratea
aud the cocoa put to manufacturing uses other
than spare extraction Of oil TO burn
The condition of morals and religion throug bout the
Society islands is described deporabIe The islanders
are addicted to the gosses prostitution, and are apt in
crime, yet they not content to perform the most ord
PRAYER They appear 10 afford bull little encouragement 10
the abos OF the missionaries whch Tor fory years have
been exercised in these islands
AUSTRALIA.
Our dies of the Sydney Empire from the 9Th Of
June 10 the 10th OF July The papers chiefly occu.
pied in discussing The question OF local taxation.
From the mines the is not very encouraging. Wet
and cold appears 10 have set in by which mining opera
tions were considerably retarded.
Gold Al Melbourne quoted from IT'S 3D. TO Tia 3D.
The of the road is said TO be uniavorabe IN bring
ing down the gold
management bill ia looked for with some anxiety.
Prices in the markets have lately had downward ten
dency. especially in flour from the United States, which
has generally arrived in a damaged state:
The arrivals OF shipping both from England and the
United States have been large and, owing 10 bad wealth
on the coast the papers record number OF wrecks and
accidents
A committee has been named for the purpose OF pro-
curing relief for the sufferers by the loss OF The Menu
mental City
We have Melbourne papers TO the 10th instant.
The private escort arrived in Melbourne from Kyneton
on the 9th with $3.50 ounces OF gold The Mclvor
cort arrived on the l4h with 1886 ounces
box containing 100000 in specie had been lost in
the Yarra Yara by a swampng OF boat in the process
of landing from the steamboat which had received il
from the Osmanli, in the bay. The treasure was lost
near the wharf, and bad been recovered 10 Thurs
day night. though every means have been adopted TO re-
gain possession OF it,
Nearly the whole OF The unsigned notes of the Union
Bank bad been received.
ing statue OF Queen Victoria in the Town Hall.