New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-04
CHILL.


TMACHUAyi. Chill. sept. ~ 49,
Quite unexpectedly find myself able 70 SEND
you a ,e;ter by the fine New-York steamer onzaoa'
which reached here in 80 running days from
that city. with later da'es. via Cape Horo' thah
had been received va Panama and the English
steamers.
The Winter has been unusually mild. The rams
set in early in March. and every month since has
had one or two storms Bu. this has been the nnest
Winter known 70 the oldest inhabitan'. Wheat
aid other crops appear remarkably wei. Inc
losses. however. by the early rains OF Ifst year
crops a-e now seriously fell. Flour Is mgh, and
nearly every ho,rlDg mill in the country l. HE lor
Vant Of wheat. Great quantltie. have beeh 'o"n
the pat Winter.
Tie Presidential election here took place June
- ard -. Not the slightest apParen, eiior' was
made. Nothing particular had been SAID IN prln'.
Al parties regarded Mr. Mont. ~ told you more
tlan yea ago on the whole the besl man lot
The Cfiice. 80 foreigners generally regard hlIi'
The Electors net a. Santiago, accordingly, Oh tne
30th ult and chose Mr. Moutt unanimously lie
was inaugrated On The l-,h INST, az the capital
Independence day.
Tie festival Of Diez Ocho (l-th) in this portion
of the Republic was generally Observed with con
siderable Enthusiasm. But it is quite different
affair from our Fourth ofJuy. Balls here seemed to
take the preference and these by no means very
select. In the central portion of the country, San
tisgO and Valparaiso. more pOmpCus obseryancesO oil
tie day usually occur.
The railroad from this place TO Conception,
hear, is strongly talked Of. and will probably soon
be begun. That to Santiago from Valparaiso Is al
ready partly completed.
Tie coal mines to the south of Us are already
rapidly developing. At Sofa the works are extern
siye. and the outlay Of half million dol
lars has probably been made Eight steam engines
are in operation there connected with the works.
A fine iron mole, coo feet in length has Just been
built 50 that III future ships of the largest class may
receive cargoes in short time There are three
veins, or seams: the lowest about 800 feet deep,
afording coal nearly or quite equal Ill quality To
Pittsburgh. This is sold here at So; Ill alparaso
ard other ports along the coast. for $40 per ton
An effort is soon to be made, learn, to extend
the frontiers further into the Indian country. NO
treaty has yet ever been made with the Araucanlans
for foot Of territory 10 the south of the Bobio
which flows by Conception. Notwithstanding this
for many years past several places have been occu-
pied within this territory, all the coal mines tor
forty miles OF more are there situated. The In
dials are in some cases ready 10 lease but not to
sell their lands, or the privilege of mining them
Parties are now making arrangements to lease OF
the natives on the coast the coal privilege; aud
gold in the direction of the renowned Villa Rica,
built in the times of the cOnquerlng Cadiyia. In
this way il is probable, by the aid OF foreigners,
the frontiers OF Chill, III measure, may be ex-
tended TO the south. The Cove, nmen will be care
full how they provoke an Indian war, which they
might not be- able Of themselves to allay without
the aid Of foreigners And if these should be called
il. il would be all over with them ss to ever pos
sessipg themselves of the much coveted Araucanla.
Business has been stagnant the past Winter.
number of heavy failures have taken place IN Cali
foruia Money has been scarce
The neat Prote stant chapel built by the congre-
cation of the Rev ID. Trumbull in Valparaiso the
past year, after delays on the part OF the au-
iborit.s prompted by the friends of intolerance,
was opened early in May, and has continued to be
used ever since without mOlestat0n. Burals OF
the dead and marriages of PrOtesta3ts in Valpa
raiso also take place in accordance with laws made
with that intent some time since. Here in the
south of Chill nothing of the kind has happened till
the past year: and some opposition has been mani
tested on the part OF the clergy. The Rev. I. NJ.
Blake who resides with his family in Sofa, has
been seriously menaced with prosecution for mar
rying foreigners TO each other after the priest by
order OF his superior, had refused to marry them
according to the act of Congress OF lc4i. he Gu
rate said be was required Il marry none but Roman
Catholics that the bishop forbade his marrying any
" no did not first join their church This the parties
refused to do and were united by Mr. Blake.
| give you this as weauthentlcated instance
If intolerance in our own tines, and ia sister Re
public. Roman Catholics in Chill, and in South
America generally, refuse 10 us the privileges
which We so freely grant 10 all in our own happy
land, without money and without price. The law Of
l-4i for marriages Of disenters permits the officat
ing priest 10 exa.t Sl5 from every one he marres
IA burden, Mr.. Blake tells me- severely felt by the
poor foreign coal miners OF Sofa. When will the
nations OF the earth learn righteousness and the peO
pie truth as il is III Jesus What is the reason that
our people in their treaties with foreign powers do
not demand the free federation for our citizens
abroad which we grant to all at home Is there
any harm in this Is il not right
\ treaty is at present under discussion between
US and Chill. II has passed Coz gress he re (4th
inst and will be laid before our Senate no doubt
for approval IN December. viii you, with all the
irieuds Of Freedom at home, think of Us abroad
who are in boLds, as bound with them trust
YOU will.
Lieut.. ellis has exhibited things in Chill 10 a
truthful manuer, and think deserves the thanks
Of all his countrymen for his vol on this country
He has mine. His book will 10 good here and at
home. All ought 10 read II.
am indebted 10 Freeman Express for repeated
fyuIs from time 10 time. and am glad ~ know Of
tier continued prosperity. PEREGRINps
7. ST om indebted 10 Capt. Tnkep,ugh for
tie opportunity 10 forward YOU this via San Juan
del Sur.
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