The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-27

iseA0r and capital-pA1er5 which are indispensable
snd now indeed Most powerful. Convinced. then
IS we are, OF this ~ disposition OF minds we believe
hat the f0lOw,a sXrostion OF the evident advan
StaGos and favor,. ,ootlitions embraced in the CO
Elossakscheme by ~ i'b the government OF Peru in
..vites the employ Of individual enterprise aud Of
eSpitsl will be r.. lr.eG with interest by those who
unprovded with RI es, are seeking means to i'm
prove their teas, and also by the owners o.
Large funds who ~; apply them 10 working the very
soieriaie and vast u Peru, watered by the ANA
sson and its bta,r!,e---profts from which are moi
only certain but ndrrd times greater than thoss
(WHICH are now al r,d amidst the dangers OF strong
competition.
~ Tie following The great advantages and the
i favorable terms b. which the enterprise is recon-
: mendca:--
N. The government Of Peru and Brazil have formed
treaty, for the prp,s, Of establishing the nayiga
sisiop ofthe Amazo IRON its mouth, on the Atlantic
70 the neue -ible points OF the Peruvian
sSooasts This agi, s,ueat having been made both
poyere united, have granted TO Brazilian company
ba 0cilty Of carry ag il TO effect the navigation by
The reqnsite steamboats,, which it was required "a
EeumHence in May o. the present year; and Peru has
AID appropriated sun 0f money, destined to SUP
pert and!fsster the elerprise. The Peruvian gov
seyeH1 He8mboat- IT. aid in the navigation of the
AnAsa1, IN the Part l,elonging to Peru, and to ex
p4cEg.tAe Peruvian rivers flowing into it.
Win respect to cplcLlzation we do not vet know
W.T. hlsheen doIe by ,raxil but, in Peru. the Min.
hessooE St9te aud Foreign Relations, Dr. d. Jose
AA1n4 Tirado, has sii ned decree, by which, after
makiRe the official DIVISION OF the Peruvian lands on
viUh colonies are TO be- formed the following fayors
are gTn1ed 70 immgla nts coming to settle there =
LIST. AngIntpitOus gift Of land seeds and imple-
sseatnof Agriculture I'd. Absolute freedom Of COM
mffcss 49, imports and exports. Sd. Not only are
custom house duties RENTED but the settlers Of those
new are exempt from all taxes for the term
- NtNenty years excepting only the small municipal
: sAxee. Ah. All expcnses belonging to the Catholic
sndte the propagation Of the Christian faith
among savage hiLes at the charge OF the Peru.
0O%oEDmeDt sth. The settlers will be author.
i9ed 20 manage their local concerns by municipal.
~ ties Rrmed d. individ ais taken from among them
and 70 decide q cir Judicial questions BY means
,,tasflWia This decree we subioin.
H. These are the iavos offered by Peru to those
. who wish TO 80 and populate the immense val
ieys on the east rn side Of the Andes.
present to human labor, and to commercial enter
prise They are the following :. Virgin lands,
Astounding IN Fruitful and inexhaustble plants, of
:, various and immsnse product The forests which
Covering them, offer iae finest building timber; such
- - are adapted to cabinet work are of exquisite
: 3aauty and quality Incompatible and entirely un-
kneK9 y europe, 50 that any piece OF furniture, al
luxury. merely froIn the value of the msterial
. Those woods are the cedar mahogany and cocobolo
tisfivery rare qualities. Mama Is very highly es
teened; pale de coz sassafras elm, almond, chon-
"a, DC, With respect to other natural productions
they asfo in pr0dsgious variety, in immense and
Anstibie quantity and all of the best quality,
6nsh - c0gee ,sagsr,csne balsam copaiva and many
- ether kinds Of drugs and medicinal plants of ali
T. qsarsaparilla Q1ina or cascaria, cotton
fsiass gums, wakes. dyswoods Of all colors and of
wheat, msize garden vegetables Of every kind
and fruits In abuB dAuce of various species exquisite
.UUAf fFo11gioB sire The mineral kingdom Is very
co9RpletA. and a. yet untouched. According to &C
uoGDvRt given bysr ipeTs who have passed through
Il these reei6ns Ct different periods, there are mines
and deposltes pf gold and it IL very probable that
ivory kind Of prcciuu stones will he discovered
Coal and many other c0nnbustible substances are
IHfounliA vast and extensive beds on those plains
cIasses Of quadrnpeds, birds, and fishes, and so
-A4herpQa that they alone would supply sufficient
bod foe all the coonists who may settle there, with
ont cothtng the gIest resources to be derived from
their skins, their beautiful feathers, and abundant
ode which even now forms principal article Of COM
boz the small tOwss situated the banks of the
oqA1AaTcn and Ucayaia, with Para, in Brazil.
TO ~ these great attractions, collected on the vast
plains vAtered by the Amazon and its tributaries in
Peru Is supefadded tie Incompatible advantage Of
= perfectly healthf climate.
AYho tropical nature of those regions is such that it
aAmi6 Of all productions, and viii remunerate every
fcles o. labor They being countries eminently ag
grlonhnral, level, and enjoying the advantages at
'fofded by the Amazon and its branches, which are
an deep enough for navigation by large vessels it is
evident that Europe may ind in those extensive val
leys, q vast field whence she may obtain immense
quantities Of provisions and numerous and hitherto
a unknown rare materials Europe, then may find
fountain to vivify her manufactures; and the men
who shall people and work those favored regions
Will insure the consumption of all her products. To
one who looks for commerce, new and extensive
market fs offered in those colonies, which will be near
Europe since 1000 miles the rivers will be passed
N short time by steamboats, and the northern coast
OF Bra1i, where the Amazon emptes Into the ocean,
is bus Few days sail from European ports But
the great hopes ee ed to general trade do not end
shereja and In view Of them We may expect most
brilliant fe; for In the whole course Of the Anna
IA yu1Ii OH bov
Two thousand miles}, counting from the Paso on
ho ooastof Brazil, TO Sarsycun, which is the prin-
ApAl mission place id the Peruvian territory, that
kom Tie south, The .sisrs q numerous Tributaries
t4AfSh travefse al the States Of South America to
!, 4zcfs very near the maritime coasts Of them all.
0naeGtehtIx by once establishing navigation and
cary 20 establish navigation md trade on all the
sltRe tbutaies Of that river which, in their turn,
dividing into many smaller navigalle streams, ira
verse the territories of the various republics Of South
xnaTica That Is TO say, avast and complete sys-
Nm Of easy channels and rapid transit will be
npcned through all the extensive South American
continent; and further, alfthe articles destined for
the consumption OF the countries in the western part
f6 thA eontinent need not be carried round Cape
HosR 10 reach One coasts and to be carried far into
tle interior, tor when the communication by the
q rters shal once have been opened, they win take
the place Of roads making the transportation more
spsedy, and lss laborioas and expensive. As one
! lmprdvepent introduces another, and one step in
.sdvan0e encourages greater, 1t win surely happen
- TIT when this vast system Of river communi-
cation shall have been established throughout
HSlth America, and the new settlements which it is
uutsouaht 70 form echsnd vast plains Of Peru,
A1t have been founded and enlarged, it must surely
hs8pen we rcpeat that all the various States OF South
q Alnsrica being brought into communication with the
y An1xon, by means OF their rivers, they will find
n themselves compelled " improve their roads aud
hsstsa transportation by them, from the coast to the
heads u navigation on the streams lowing into the
grand artery of the country, viz the Amazon. This
result will be the attended the shorter the
ttrD taken 10 make the colonies prosperous; the
Is snst system OF aquatic roads-the improvement and
facilities OF hand roads In all the republics Of South
Amsrica-the immense saving OF time, difficulty and
expense-an finally, the consequent reduction Of
prices, and the increased consumption OF European
Aush are the inevitable consequences Of the navi
xQaon Of the Amazon and the establishment OF ag
NtqltnrL colonies the plains watered by that river
: "a IL tributaries.
vu e,vn s,rphe ndipu the ma onitude OF snch re