The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-12
OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHDORa.
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Intelligence from South and Central America,
and the West indies.
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INTERESTING FROM BOLIVIA.
OH Panama, Carthagena. Jamaica, Ber
muda, valpar also, and CspIapo
Correspondence.
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INTEROCEANIC CANAL PROJECTS,
INTERESTING FROM BOLIVIA.
INTFROCEANIC CANAL PR OJECTs,
&C., Sc, SC.
Oar Panama Correspondence.

M IsckgatS IrGfisn company
Since the sailisg Of the last steamer from Aspinwa
hero has occurred very little Of Importance
sa,e either here along the south e,ast up to the
ssss Of our last advices
On he 2ota the Santiago arrived from Valparaiso
syixgine the confirmation Of the loss Of the Quito
s,hIsid new vesss belonging to the PaeG: Steam Say
Atior Company; the particulars you have already
s<vst having brought 70 this city By the Un.le
ss. wkose unprecedented trip in city DAYS from
New York this port is the subject OF general remark
~ hs Santiago have received here dates from
t,aa 10 the 10th OF June which ought 70 reach you
About II. 18TH September in ninety Eve days from
Sydney or about fortnight in advance OF infor
On England.
have received papers from Melbourne In this city in
farsy days by sailing vessels TO Lima whence they
% by Eoglish steamer. And the trip from Pans
ma to New York bees made IN nine days it is
Seat taat the Australian could reach you Ia forty.
az days BY this That the Panama line is the
saortes1 aId rest mode Of mail conveyance to Australia
think admits OF question and it Is surprising that
hszad long ago adopted IT, or At least gven
Q TRIAL.
Prem Chile the accounts though Of any particular in
tereet are highly satisfactory The Congress- st in ses
son. from the abstracts given in the Gillian nesspa
yess the reports presented to by the secretaries of the
yAroxs departments CLEAN the following information
TIE law relative titles which found 10 very op-
preseive is about being modified a measure which sp.
pears 10 give universal satisfaction to the people, bill
lss keen introduced exempt al foreign vessels bling ny
s.igrants, from anchorage dues and to aoy them to
garry country prodra from part Of Chile to another
TAose vsste sixty to Eighty uigrants are,
keeaces. e. tonnage and anchorage dues in
eyery l. ouch at This measure saws the
DiGrio otso lis good one, because Il is step
tcvaTo rzce AID it is douby good favoripg emf
grxteE good Of goods the hope of hopes Of Chile -
ire laT relative 70 the duy foreign goods
s0rec The government warehouse for exporta tioa By
which the Law read "a fourth per per quarter for
yhe frat year, AID an eighth per cent more each
aaIsT q the second year mas been seaded b. leav-
tc the Mercantile immunity is satisfactorily set led
The treaty q peace and navigation with Peru has
sennercal tribuualE are under consideration.
The report Of the Minister OF the Interior salts
hetc-y. vel organized police has been esa oshsd in
various Provinces u is recommended 20 reduce the
Iosts rates, and 70 INTRODUCES better and expedi-
tsus method Of carrying the mails.
The new province OF Arsuco ia rapidly improving.
E1sm municstion has been established the south
ports, roads being made, and Old ones e.
paired and regular road surveyors or inspectors are TO
pe ypointed by government. Railroads also pro-
yyeeEg the Corispo the santiago, and The Tees Pantas
And Funia del Dabolo lines IA operation whilst the
Conception AID Coo uimoo Line Is IN fair way o. being
u.aegtsksn.
Br,cses are berg built across the rivers on the priac
pa lines Of travel and capable engineers have repor
upon the canal project OF the Booio srd the Asue Tne
topoeTa hical corps are surveying and mapping the
country and PIE engaged IN the provinces o..
Aecne2gus and Valparaiso
Tko aas icAl commission have published report
The increase Of population from 1s4s to 1852. Also
tables Of mortality in Santiago and reports the pup
&c hospitals. Sne commission is a. present engaged IN
rSeparng report upon the state OF crime aud al
in tration Of justice and is under consi
aerstion. New hospitals about being established
and existing ones have been repaired and supplied vita
funds
The repor. Of the Minister OF Justice and instruction
ID 8 vouminous document The classification OF the
criminal and commercial codes il in for ward state
NE visiting Of the provinces and departments by the
superior judges has been carried into effect and fouad
The penitenaary system, and the introduction of soil
tary confinement as punt hment has beer approved Of
In TIE Of Public Instruction the report
tiers very fully and is exceedingly interesting Accord
ING TIE best of information, there 25 600
srx % COO SreeDs psceVe ~ III 1sesssv u o
vidiDg the means Of educating this large number is
strongly urged, ard general contribution is proposed
to be raised for the purpose The OF the minis
Ter upon this subject most liberal and enlightened.
Since the date of the last report, OF 1852 forty
schools have been opened In the localities where they
most required general plan for tbs constr acton OF
school houses has been ihogra pied by order Of
ent and cses books on various subjects being
Piled by competent persons which will be published and
distributed by he government Industrial icbools for
arzans and night schools for woikiDguen, have been
opened In Santiago and Valparaiso The schools of de
sign arts Of other higher branches are also
ported az in satisfactory stase.
These few p'inis will give you come idea Of the present
state Of Chile and Of the position she likely 20
IN few years. Il she has soy dra vback IL IL the gea.
influence Of the clergy and the want Of religions toera-
tiCn but it is sincerely to be hoped that shs will hn it
TO her interest to make some progressive move in this
particIlar also.
The postage stamp has been introduced into Chile It
10 very design, in the style OF the Eng III one,
with head Of Columbus on red ground. You must
confess that this is keeping up with the times.
General Flores at present residing in Santiago the
capital He keeps very quiet and devotes hef study
and the society Of few Fl ends lie IS have been in
formed highly eduoa 'ed man and writer OF poetry Of
come note His wife ard family have been lately ex-
PEELED from Ecuador and sent DOM to Valparaiso st the
e1pepte Of the government Of thst country
From Bolivia the accounts very vague and unss Tia
factory. The government have defeated the revolution
AIRY party the only time they encountered each other
there appears be of m AFFINITY among the reyo
lutionists which most likely sl prove fatal 10 the
cause at least proopg the present unhappy state
affairs in that unfortunate country. The following
count, which ia all that know here about the subeet
i copy from the Panams Herald Of the Gath -
We have very little reliable information fro this repu
% SIN Go u s made sT no
and il in dread Of assassination from Of his
Gen ysasse With hs troops 9onssting Of aye hundre
Csrdovs Of Belzus army Cen Tsjernas th seventeen
others killed and officer and fifty soldiers .aker
The casualties to the sovsrnmen. army we're three killed
had proaoused in favor Of vesseo VIM It i Presumed b
easily brought order BY the government Urdinne
and
The Bolivian press flled with the most violent attack
Belru with his forces was at oruro on the 18th JAY
rewards the troops Of Col Cordova for the
yctory at hoo consisting Of breyet rank extra ray sat
decorations.
The last Peruvian papers contain but little news be
yond The President message and the report OF the Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs which is very interesting II
gives very good account Of Peruvian policy and Of her
external relations hope the next mails viii bring us
the reports Of the Ministers Of Finance and OF the Int
rior. from which, have doubt much interesting in
formation may be obtaoned
The guano trade is increasing daily especially the ex-
port the United States Neat year 1t is ex oeeted that
IL vii eqra that to England, and in four years be
twice ss great.
In the morth OF July last the Official returns showed
that IA e87 tons had been exported TO the United
and 1870 tons to England. Some Of the fine clipper
schooners at the Chpchs Islands oadipg, and
others are expected from California.
Parsma has been fer the last fortnight dull usua
both politically and commercially only variety be-
ing heavy wet aud broling sum- With huoder and light.
ring by way Of a change.
am glad 70 be able 10 inform you that the
public companies interested In the Isihmus transit
have at last awakened from their lsthargy and mac
ton, ard have taken into their own hands the
repairs Of the roed other schemes for the purpose
ot facilitating the transit from Aspin vail 10 this
city Already the very bad mud holes are aed in and
drained. and the 4