The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-29
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.


Inc steamship New Granada arrived at Panama from
Calao on the 9th psL with advices dated Valparaiso
on 10th, and at Callso on Goth OF December.
CHILL
GOVERNMENT PR0vEMENTs-RAILROAD BRIDGES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND QUAYs-sCuNCEA AND
AGRICULTURR-sTRENGTH OF THE ARMY-CONsU
LAR CONVENTION WITH THE UNITED srATEs-A
MISSION FROM COSTA RICA-THE UNITED STATES
sH1P JOHN ADAMs-COMMANDER BOUTWELL, Ill
TRADE REPORT.
Fio.n Chill we earn that the republic con.uusy pro
greesrg peacefully. The President had removed with
tis family from Santiago TO Valparaiso, where he was
busy engaged inspecting the public improvements. The
fine railroad bridges over the Cucharas under the
perinendence Of Nj Lloyd, have been finished and the
probably be extended from Tabon TO Santiago speedily.
noatng dock has eetn erected In the narbor OF Val
paIaso, capable OF admitting ships of 800 tons. be-
longs 10 private company. 1. viii doubtless prove Of
great value 10 that port
Two quays about being constructed at Coqulmbo by
Sr. Vergara and Nessrs. d. r. Ovale & Co.
Government has granted 81 500 to the Ladies' Benoh-
cent society Santiago, for the construction OF new
building and similar amount TO the Agricultural So
cety, Tor erecting building for the reception Of ma
The astronomical labors of ST. Moosta director Of the
Santiago Observatory, about being published by the
government Nwil comprise 900 observations OF ciQe
rent celes sl bodies.
The Society Primary Instruction have endowed Ia the
capital nina adult evening schools containing 800 pupils
The hcreM OF Mr.. H. Brown having died without issue
his fortune revers by the terms OF his will to the estab
shment Of On orphan asylum IN Valparaiso 1t amounts
savings bank for government. officers has been esiab
lished In Santiago
The consolidated scquestra,ions have produced during
November S5os $50.
The mortgage loan banx has issued bills TO tie amount
OF S209, ,oc0 during the month.
The table Of generals, captains and substerns Of the
Gillian army glves the following results:l9 In tue
general department, 16o In the several regiments lao
retired from servcs being total of AGA or these are
ger erals oil division 10 generals or brigade Is coones
43 lieut. coonels 63 majors l3s captains 80 adutsns,
81 heutenanis. II subalterns and 10 ensigns.
The Important Cor suar Convention between Chill and
the United Ssies mas been finally settled and signed by
Mr. ssarkweather, United States Minister, and Don Sn
vesre Ochaeaira on behalf OF the Chill govern nment
Two ministers from Costa Rica expected In Chill
their mrson being 10 organize with Chill and Peru 10
jointly oppose niibufterng invasi0ns.
The U. 3. sloop Of war John Adams arrived at Val2a
raso the 10Th OF December from Papeete forty days.
and was awaiting ORDERS. Her commander, Boutwell,.
dsngeroualy Ill, and had been ordered home tn
AaerD reports ha having died on the voyage, bus this
In not So
The ad,ices from the mining districts are very ,avora
BILE.
The harvest which h now at hand promises to yield
sbundanty.
The Lparaiso markets are duand fully stocked with
staple goods. Few buyers had appeared and the Boil
Wan trade appears to have been all drawn TO africa this
season.
There had been largo arrivals from Europe during the
fortnight.
During November 81, 4ob qqls. saltpetro had been
shipped from lquque. ~ follows
for Enkano 30,3l5
for FRANCO III, Io5
ror nAmpurg... o,oto
During the eleven months OF 1855 there been ex
ported III qqs, against sl3,7I3 qals fos the same