The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-29
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
~ from Chile, Peru, Uruguay aud BraziI--
Exploration OF the Amazon.

Exploration OF the Amazon.
CHILE.
From FL Mercurio September al
be fortnight past mas been marked by no pro-
lent event calculated greatly to interest readers
oieign parts.
matters q government, Cong .e.s has been
rogue q by the President. Its ordinary sessions
minated with tie month Of August, aud hence
"a sistings were necessary for tue consider alton
projects in hand.
Congress during the last two weeks has bsen
eny engaged upon affairs Of q private nature.
y one bill of public character has been dis
sed ard passed in the Chamber Of Deputies I'd
urned to the Senate. The bill originating With
government for reducing the duty on silks,
er having been amended in the House OF Depu-
BY the addition OF ready made clothing, car
Ser ate without these amendments. The Depu-
thereupOn did not insist upon them, aud thus
bill was sanctioned in its original form.
several Important measures are pending both in
Senate and in the Deputies.
fhe debate upon the estim ties for the coming
" has been closed, but the account Of expendi-
res for 1853 has not yet appeared. The annual
ports have been presented by the ministers. We
We seen those Of War and the Navy, Of Finance
OF Justice; and must say no argument can be
awD from them TO show the activity Of the admin
Patton, nor its zeal for the public Interests.
TIE new registrations will take place tn Novem.
next, and the elections Of COngr sssmen and city
iceB will occur in March of the coming year.
silly foreseen. There is, however, no tear for
blic tranquility. Whatever Dissatisfaction may
iet with the present administration, it Is not in
De way IL will be manifested.
Besides politics and the measures OF government
may meDtion the appearan 70 Of the report Of the
lgineer OF the railroad, explaining the reas ons
bich have led to the adoption Of the new route b.
een Valparaiso aud Quil'ota, passing by the valley
formerly. According 60 the report there will bs
saving OF five hundred thousand dollars, aud TIVE
eaIs time.
The industrial interests Of the country are in
osperous condition generally.
Great preparations are being made in Valparaiso
I'd otrer cities for tao celebration Of the national
Pstival on the 18th OF September.
PERU.
The following summary of Peruvian events is
Aken from the Lima papers.
Tie Hroldo again makes excuses for ths pro-
acted revolution in the South, which it attributes
> the nature OF the country.
Since the date Of cur last advices no engagement
leg taken place between the government troops
nd General Castillo The former are stationed be-
seen ChoDgos and Chuoaca, and the latter be-
Eeen lzcuchaca and Morga, where, according to
he same authority, they suffer from the climate
nd scarcity OF SUP lies. Ga the 28th some desert
Prs from the revolution airy army Joined tae govern.
Yer 1900 men, and General San Roman had not
|een able TO join MIN with his division, which only
|umbers $50. Castillo is said to have applied to
PelZn for assistance.
In Lima everything remains quiet, but a. africa,
|n the 9th, an alta was made on the town by DR..
FavaIa, with $50 or 300 men, who succeeded, after
lard fight, in dsfeatng the small forca Of IS aodets
eft 10 guard the town, but the 10th Gen. Guardia
etook the city and made $50 Of the Ieyolutionists
prisoners.
Our private letters from this city say that every.
hing was in the greatest confusion, and all business
suspended.
All the ports, with the exception Of Iquique were
q the hands OF the governments party. The whole
oroe Of the Presidency cons SITS Of 5000, Of whom
600 bold the central provinces, 1900 are in the
'outh, $500 in and about Lima, and 1000 in the
lortherD provinces.
It must be remembered that these accounts are
AIKEN from the government paper, and should be
eceived with caution.
URUGUAY.
In this republic quiet continues to reign. re-
( rm In the custom house, al arrangement Of public
snds, as well as the Internal debt, seem all to be
Dgaging the attention Of the Oriental legislators.
The Chamber Of Representatives had voted the
uneral horors, appropriate TO his rank to the late
General Alvear, ex Minister at Washington.
BRAZIL.
Our dates from Brazil are to the 18th ult. The
,spers are quite destitute of al intelgenceof nte
est. The following is
OUR RIO DE JANIERo CORRESPONDENCE.
Rio. Sept. Is, 1854.
In American Steamer Fired into By British Man
Of Wdr-IRe Coffee Market, &c.
The American schooner.rigged steamer Bay City,
,spt. James Fl. Wsrdle, which arrived here from
'ernambuco bound for San Francisco, was fred
INTO by her British Msjesty's corvette Bonita, COM
handed by Capt. Wilk, on the 10th of August be-
ween and o. lock P. NJ.
Captain Wardle has given ne the following state
rent. He was signalled to lay to, which he imme-
lately did. The Englishman, from his position,
lid not this, and fred four blank shots and four
alls. The first two balls fell short, the third fell
onward, and the fourth passed bstween the main
md mizen masts, over the heads Of the men, and
ell into the water The commander OF the Bonita
hen boa, ded the Bay City, and, after examining
er papers, was satisfied that she was an American.
am informed that angry words passed bet veen the
wo captains. A protest has been inside against her
asjessys government. and forwarded to Washing
on.
The coffee market, from the 1st TO the 18th and
9Th Of this month, has been active. During that
ime $4,000 bags have teen sold. 4 900 bags, Of
quality for the United States, brought ALSO 4l30O.
fTeights TO New Orleans have just besn taken at
12ac.; to other parts Of the States, 80c.a 90c.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
We have received our files of papers from San
ose, Costa Rca, to the 3Osh ul, bu. they desti
ute of news, and give no later intelligence from
ther Central American States.
EXPEDITION 10 THE AMAZON
From the Panama Starl
Mr.. j. A. Talbot, who organized and headed the
ret party of Americans that visited the tributaries
the Amazon in search for gold, has kindly placed
is journal at our disposal, from which we extract
uch portions az we think will be most interesting
o our readers. We should be glad to publish this
lurnal entire but Mr. Talbot designs leaving on the
ext steamer and, Of course. takes his note book
nth him.
Mr.. T. and twentyone others LEFT Callao on the
6,h of January last, for Huanchaco, where they
btaiced mules, supplies, &C., and commenced their
Duney. Passing through Chacopas, Cascas, and
,ontemeza, they arrived at Caxamarca on the I'd of
'ebruary. AT this point they halted q few days,
nd were regarded by the ipbabis ants as travelling
uriosties. Csxamarca is only few hours' ride
rom Maranon. We copy from the Journal
Feb. 6th-This day has been an eyentfui one to
ur party. We obtained mules for Balsas, town
n the other side of the river. Ascending noun.
Ain for two hours, and arriving on its summit, sud-
emily there burst upon our view the Marauon-its
1fant stream presagiDg the mi sh,y torrent which,
fttr traverkiDg the entire width OF q continent,
angles its vast volume with the Atlantic. One
lmultaneous shout burst from ths company. We
1T Ike the crew Of Columbus on discovering land:
nat 2 portion, at least, Of our troubles were over;