The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-25
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
Affairs In Chill, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador
Navigation OF the Amazon.
We have received advces from Callao to the 26th,
Paita to the 27th, and Valparaiso to the 30th ult
The Lady Franklin exploring steam-schooner Isabel
Capt Kennedy, which arrived at Valparaiso the Goth
of last August detention in the Straits making her late
in the season. about to in the Maue trade for
year. when Capt K. expects to his search for
Sir John Franklin.
The political aspect Of Chill remains about the
The return of Nj. Carballo, former Minister to the
United States to take the place Of Mr. vanas Gas re-
Mr. is deservedly Of the most popular influential
and intelligent Of the public men in Chilli
arrived at Valparaiso in distress the 10th of January
having cut away mizenmast after having her decks
to sea the 26th of March when 40 south or there
abouts, the crew mutined Of them having bored
the ship on the 5th of April Capt West b! advice Of
boarded outside by boat from the United States store
ship Fredona and brought into port after the had
same day examined by the Consul (Mr. wooe). After
three days Of careful investigation the crew. with the
second officer were brought on shore double roned and
marched to the public prison to await vessel to
carry them home their expenses being paid by subscrp
ton Of of the American merchants and shpowners
to be refunded provided the United States
took charge Of the men, Consul cannot take
charge of the responsibility, and we have no man ofwar
here now
So much for boring vesselsthe of the E. Taylor
evidently expected to be put in prison until the vessel
advance, but Gov Wood determined to make example
of them. You have doubtless heard that few weeks
SINCE Chile vessel belonging to E. Sarton ESQ., Of this
city, bored in about the latitude the E. lay
lor and put into Chloe with Ave six feet of water in
hold captain in this case has sed to have
he Ind twill ohabI
as ''' ''asf '0's AH0 " W." p0'a0' cost n'n MS
Within the past week, near hundred gold hunters
tours The major part intended going by way Of Cerro
Pasco. One two small companies, however left with
Tarma.
The deaths in this city from yellow fever during the
month Of March were as follows:-Men, 400; women,
same month in 1858 were 253.
The United States soop ofwar st Marys Capt Bailey,
recently paid q visit to the Chncha Islands. Captain
Baieys object in going to inquire into and remedy
If possible the many abuses to which masters Of vessels
y To
the exact pursued by Capt Bailey but have
heard only one opinion expressed regarding ithat Of
English vessel that since the visit of the st. Marys
there had BEEN use his own words no foolng"
It said that the city Of Huancavelica has pronounced
in favor Of Gen. Castillo.
rumor to the following effect is in general circula-
ton in this city That de Ratt Mention the French
Minister, recently made claim upon this government
for the sum of $75000 thereabouts The demand is
said to have been made in consequence of the alleged
illtreatment by the Peruvian government Of three
French subjects, few months ago. We understand
the demand to have been peremptory one, and that
the government was told plainly that the money must
say whether it was paid not-but ii is well known
that the French minister is celebrated for geeat deci
The government steamer Rimac arrived at Caao from
lslay this day-bringng late news from the camp of
the revolutionists The arrival of Generals vvanco and
San Roman seems-from the accounts now given us-to
have operated rather unavoraby upon the revolution
airy 1t is said that General Casas force is d.
vided in opnionsome favoring Vvanco and Others San
Roman. We do not vouch for these accounts-as they
received from rather favoraby disposed
towards the present government
In Peru the civil continues to absorb the attention
OF he government and people fresh disturbance has
broken out among the revolutionary parties themselves
II is said that Gen. Echinique will command the army
in person, in march against the south, which was
about being undertaken. Excepting Cajamasca, the
other provinces were quiet.
correspondence Of an unriendy nature the purport
OF which has not been made public, being carried
on between the Peruvian Cabinet and the French
Minister.
Letters from Lima state that D Domingo Elias was
aboard the French frgate Eurdice at anchor In the port
OF Callao.
From Bolivia we learn that Gen. Bezu had suppressed
all attempts to turn him out of power Belzu was to
have left La Paz the Goth ul for Oruco and Cocha
banda whence he intended passing to Sucre in
der to rea,semble Congress in August.
The Bolivian cavalry had retired from the frontiers
on which account 1t presumed that Belzu had given
up for the present the idea of invasion.
The cascarilla which deposited in africa, in vr.
tue Of the rcprsas declared by the Peruvian govern
ment against Bolivia has been exported wi permission
OF the revolutionary authorities
The port Of Cobja has been disoccuried by the Peru
Wan forces, and Is again under the flag of Bolivia.
In Ecuador everything Is quiet.
The report Of the Flores expedition has entirely
ished In the island of Muerto it Is said guano has
b. EN- found equal to that of the Chincha islands,
We have received file of the Guayaquil and Quito
journals Among them find small, broad sheet, In
English, published by the Hon Phlo White u s Charge
dAiaires TO that republic from which we make the fol
lowing extracts
circular was issued from this legation the Goth
december last containing translation of the law Of the
Ecuadorian Congress of the 9th November preceding
by which the navigation OF the Amazon made free
10 all the world, and settlements on the lands
has been manifested by the government and the peo
pie OF the United States in the "Amazonan questions
the undersigned has thought that he would be rendering
acceptable service TO his countrymen, by keeping
them advised Of the progress OF events connected with
that question, far as the government and people Of
this republic may take action in the matter.
Ecuador is in advance of all the governments possess
ing territory embracing the waters of the Amazon
well in regard to her legislative enactments as in the
liberal spirit and good faith with which her execu-
tive func,ionaries determined TO give full effect 10
those enacments in carrying out their enlightened policy
As evincive OF tre sentiment and tone Of the
ment and OF individuals also of the spirit Of the Ecua
toInn press, the undersigned has translated and
publishes for the benefit of those concerned the docu
nents and extracts from editorials that follow.
PHIL0 WHITE.
TRANSLATED PROM /" IA pKMocRAuoAu OF ouro
ColoSzA1ioS.-Four North Americans have arrived in
this capital destined TO the Napo as we understand to
aah themselves Of the provisions Of the colonization
law passed by the last Legislature These ricans are
the first who to visit that wild region in whose bosom
are shut up the germs Of untold wealth. and do not
a9ne but that tbs these persons may make
thus hasten the period when that isolated portion OF
cur republicbtherto unrcclaimed wildcrness--wiu
le redeemed and evangelical By civilization SRd the