The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-28

NEW YORK HERALD, S.
| prices may hs quot a. for 6usnuoi tin I7a4 OR
quipIa; Alpaca VOL Ain; coppsr bxrio rs can.
| I'm; Csh.sss bark, f0h; Llama sol l5n. Of
Copper bar, alone. slncs J,n1Ary, 90 900 qli
rave been import ID he msrkes, aid aoous two
| ttiIds of IT viii SO 70 Francs.
The Lat Dc W We havs from Bolivia Is M Z, the
lJth inss. The country y rep ssea ted I, De To Q
| Tor fhs Presidency. Gsnerai Be m wss ~ Oeaso
/ On bis wsy tOte caats, The primo iosl CANDIDA ss
| are Ger erai jorge Cardova and DR.. D. USE Nara
| Luass. rhe foiwsr 10 pr ,tesssd b. Bel.u, bsiog
| lis relative, and she othsr has q wids circle OF
FRIENDS 10 thf South Gsusrsl Santa Cruz, sxpsc.ed
| shortly rom Euro -, ras . limited party.
GSv. j. Y, Dana, American Minister 60 B,tvls, ID
ct present in our cisy. He viii leave for Lucrs In
few days. BETA.
LIMA, June 20, 1885.
| Dsappearanes Of the Ships Of Var of the Aflssd
Fset-Ow Pacific Squndson-Syle~did Balls
Mo, al and Physical Appsa, once Of Lma A
Bull F'sht-Ths John Cummings A6a1, &c.
There is not ss present sipsle French o. E,giisa
msp.os war, Of any size. tho coas. OF Smith Ame-
rics they have all gone to their general rendezvous
at tho Sand sch Isla1ds, preparatory 70 oomoiosd
attae upon she Russian possessions; or. perhaps,
b. much ~ anything else, to d.monstrs.e that toe
Ieguls the afiirs Of the world, are quite prepared
to prevent Any changes in the Norh Pacific. While
taese two Powers concentrating large fleets. our
force in the Pandc consists Of one fdgs.e, heavy
and slow IN her motions; one frss CLASS Ho03,
ia bad state Of repair; two smalles sloops,
and one sssamsr-ia oil five vessels, fur OF
which ere old fasbioncd and dull sailers The in
efficiency Of this squadron 10 increased by ths light
ind dntrn Antn ~ ,h InrO
portions Of its cruising grouad. One good steamer
could do more work than thv four ssiiipg vessels.
In Cxllao, about the end Of May, BESIDES ihs ANA
zopas cam fiigs,e, which is gong to San Fesnc,+
co to he put in dock, and several other Peruvian
ner owar tieze we've an Esgliss four gun soho ,nsr
Ond TIE American frigste Isdspsnd suce, aud ths
slogp John Adans. The officers of the flagship
give bal to the lady Of our Minister to Peru Hr.
Clsy-whicb was attended by General CsssilIos d N
Domingo Elias, and large array Of tho beauty
and fashion Of the city Of the lucas. Mrs ny
gave one in roturn at her residence In LINZ,
. bali TO the Officers Of tue squadron, which was
brilliant affair, though 1t was unanimously voted
thas Lima could prodocs notniog worthy Of compa.
Ii.op with the girls we lefs behind u.s."
Lima js ~ prsseDt the seat Of much excitement,
caused by tho coming election. General Castillo,
ire Plesdsnt cd interim, ia rapidly i0sioR his
promising chances Of elestioo to the chief mays-
tracy Of Peru. Csstilio's grand step OF hbsraiiog
the negroes has In Peru, every where else whero
Is has been tried been followed BY great misery.
The county Ia flooded with free negroes wn) acs
insolent ana ing 70 work; the Necessary m
sequences ere ram to tie cutivssoss gsaeral
city, and increase OF crime. The influences aud
enormous wealth Of Don Domingo Elias Will proba.
bly, secpre Tor him The Presidency, taoush 10 is
repoted that General Castillo, who IL considered
not long submit to the dominion II any one. Tne
cspial ID crowded vita bssced and bep umed
officials OF every kind. The army officers Sre even
more numerous than the soldiers taeir salaries
large and regularly paid, and the universs, rule
fIom the highess 70 the lowest Is for every one TO
provide for himself whenever chance offsra Under
this system it is easy to understand how the i'm
menfe revenue derived from the Chincha lslapds
ID squande,ed and totally disappears, withous
one cent Of it being applied to the public wants
or public improvement. 1t 70 like pouring =
sieve. Money thus easily acquired is crelessIy
spent, and Lima ia perhaps one OF the most dissipar
tad places in the world. les general appearances IL
sns city
| everything is subject probably prevents external
display but the luxury NJ maenic .ncs Of the int.
riol OF the louses h In keeping with the great wealth
Of Lima. Among the public places, 10 tbs "Alneds"
or promenade along the banks OF the Rems; Il is
triple avenue OF enis, Ct SURPRISING beauty. In the
evenings Of feast DAYS IL s s.ill gro sdsd With an
concealed bereash the coquettish sayam0sta. The
churches q Lima are famous. They have been
robbed OF nuca Of their wealth, and oil
their paintings, which were OF va'ue. The silver
L altar OF the cathedral still remains, agnifoent
moLument Of the fitty Of sn age that Is gone for
ever, and tempting bonnW Gouehe for tbs frat
neurptr who fads himself pressed fer plata" Tne
rs,Sy Sn Seu' Of The present. day have al
clcak, ard, beyond oil doubt. II Is . iavori With
ITEM Echenique cuiled choice collection " paint
iras from the churches; and when the hbsratlng
army scared him ont Of Peru, the dolos aud 90
groes wao composed IL, made grand b,n6re Of his
furniture and picturee-.hus sacrificing to tneir
Fer se,ess and coeardly vengeance the greatest
monuments Of art which South America possessed
short time ago bull fight took place, under the
auspices Of General Castillo; quite number Of
bulls were slaughtered, and oAe or two parsous
goIed, 20 the infinite delight Of the Limanisns 1t
Of the hind tnat had taken placs for yeafsthe bfi
liant aeh Of light, which viii soon Be extingushed
forever. There has been some trouble here, caused
by the action Of the captaia Of the Joho Cummings,
Who fbot one OF hia crew, In self defence, ct the
Chint hA Islands. His conduct Was tAinly blams
lets, aud Nhs our squadron was bsre he Yves liosra
ted; but as sooE as II sailed for Payta he was re-
arrested, and his ehp detsioed Tho Indepen ie0ce
fr'gae will, IN consequence, return to this place
Our MontevideO Correspondence.
UNITED STATES SHIP SAVANNAH
MONrRviDEO, May "a, 1865.
Enthusiastic feelings Disaypointed--A Glance at
he History Of U,uguay--ARpearance IF Mont
eideo--As Public Amusen.s,sts-- The United States
Pacific Squadron.
As have ON hour at my disposal TO day. / tank
! cannot do betier than fnal promise made in one
Of my former letters that you should hear from me
when we arrived here, while we remained bsfore
We left, something Of yhe kind My last WAS from
Rio, which city we left full Of the idea that va
were destined 20 anuihilsts Paraguay-to wipe out
from the map of the world that nthy Yankee insult
ng nation sor which very important ssrvic every
part, ifator VAS 10 be rewarded with golden pilss
Of extra pay, land warrants in any quantity, rs "
Paper cpccuirms by the half dozs bs permitted TO
sbats barda dine erd aun with the Pres ant and