Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

The last accounts from the South Pacific coast
indicate disturbed state of things in some of the
South American Republics, and particularly in
PERU and BoIIvIAy between which States war is
threatened, if hostilities have not actually COM
menced The causes of the difficulty are not very
distinctly stated and it may be that those which most
deeply affect the peace of the Republics are wholly
cealed from the public eye.
The substance the last news is that Gen. DEIzu the
President of Bolivia has had dsagreements with all the
representatives Of other Governments resident his
capital Ga Paz and that he had peremptory dismissed
the Charge dAfaires Of Peru, for which ndgnity the
President of Peru Gen. EoNIoUE, had demanded salts
faction in naughty terms and required humiating
cessons. BELzU had shown disposition comply with
these terms, but had given decisive Mean
while he was it is said making preparations defend
himself from Peruvian attack. And it is also stated
that the Government troops of Peru marching south
towards the frontier, with view Of hemming in Gen.
BELzU and cutting off his supplies.
This intelligence, have remarked, is indefinite,
and presents but partial view of the difficulties by
which these southern Republics-Republics merely in
name-are disturbed.
We have private information from Lima late as the
18th of May which think is reliable and which gives
further insight into the disturbed condition Of
these lfated States Before repeating this information
it should be stated that for time there has been
deep disafecon in Peru to the present Govern
mentwhich is any thing but liberal and free-and espe
cally to the administration Of the present President
EcHINIoUE, who is in reality Dictator securing and
pepetuang his power by the most corrupt and arbitrary
Revolutionary spirit excited by the expressions
of the Government, has prevailed for year or more
throughout the country and has shown itself in
open acts opposition The leaders Of this revolutionary
party-whch by the way extends its designs to union
Of the Southern Republics under General Govern
ment and name Of United States, like Gen.
erals VIvANco and SAN ROMAN and Col MoRETTo, all of
whom have been arrested by Gen. EcHINIouE, tried by
court martial, and condemned to DEATH They
cued from prison, however, few days before the time
appointed for their execution by large body of sympa
thizers and made their escape COL Moretto had, by
residence of considerable time in the mountains secured
the confidence and support of the Indians whom in
of outbreak he would be enabled to command in large
force He supposed to be still the of action,
ready for favorable opportunity to strike decisive
blow
The substance Of present information is, that the
in Peru against the Government and in favor
of the ideas which have been disseminated by Roman,
Moreto, and Others is progressing, especially in the
mountains and that general outbreak may be expected
distant day. The friends and followers Of Moreto
assembling at La Paz in Bolivia, with view of
joining the forces Of Gen. Bezu against Gen. Echnque,
and it was thought that attack would be made upon
the frontier The Indians of Peru proclaming the
Of Moretto in the mountains but without his pre-
and leadership they unwilling to join Gen.
Belzus army. Gen. Belzu had avowed his willingness to
unite the two Republics in conformity with the plan of
the revolutionary party in Peru with the understanding
that they should the title of the Confederation Of
South America and embrace such other Of the Southern
Republics might be disposed to join Morettos place
of concealment not known but his friends and
federates anxously awaiting favorable opportunity
for his return and confident expectations were INDUCED
that such opportunity would be speedily afforded
Generals Vivanco and San Roman, who were supposed
to be in Chill known to be ready to unite in any
concerted plan for eecting the objects which they
aim and awaiting the presence of Moretto, who
be relied upon the most efficient leader Of
the revolution.-Boston Traveller.