New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-15
PERU.
Callso Correspondence o. The Star and Herald.

CaTso Corre.p ondsaee o. The Star and Herald.
CALLAo Nov. T. 1851.
Slice nv Last 10 you the political ttate Of the
Try has undergone serous change Peru Is at this
present moment without government and much
worse state OF fairs exists than did under the Eehiu
ique standardization Tue evils that were to be or
rected stil eIist but in q more viruent form. The
National Convention that has long proclaimed it,
own high and just intention TO regsnerse Peru, has
ust been orven from its seat at the pJint OF the bsyo
net and the copsejo de Mnisros in reply TO note
of the President Of the late Convention asking them
10 guarantee their sitting, have replied that they
give guarantee whatever TO them, 40 the National
Convention is dissolved. &C - q
On the ID inst, Lieut. Col Argueds marched hls
battalion (Csstillsj to the Convention Chamber, and
ordered them to Dissolve his men cheering ,ra Ia
Con,tituclon- I,ra Jeneral CastsHd-Baja la Con.
renc,oa Some oftbe Diputados refused to leave their
&c ats and driven from them at the poat of the
bsyODet after which they returned TO their quarters
ard the same evening several pscards were In crcus-
ton denOuncing the Convention and Its acts. The
Preside of the Convention addressed note TO the
Council of Minister'S demanding upon what authority
they were 20 ely dspersed, and received In reply
that 1t was the act of Col Argueda, whs also states
that his orders from the commanding officer Gen.
Cereeso but this staten ent is denied by tn officer,
who declares the act 10 be the sole responsibility Of
the officers of the battalion Castillo.
On the Sd the Convention was prevented from sit
ting by the same battalion and in the evening guard
of soldiers placed at the house CT the President Of
the Convection as also that of Don Pedro Galvez q
promire Mt Diputado. However on the following day,
The Battalion Castillo removed to Calico, and tn
garrison from this place removed to Lima. The
cause 20 far ss can learn appears to be as follows:
The Convention has for for some time past held q
gre at many secret session. and they suspected
Of dispatchng considerable dirty work, small piece
of which has been discovered namely that of increas.
ing their own pay, which at their commencement had
been IS per diem. They proposed to increase II to
since their organization, involving the sum
Of 100000 more out Il the public moneys. They
have cut down everybody eses salary and increa .ed
their own heIce the trouble and public opinion is
with Col Argueda.
Nine. Anna Bishop is astonishing the natives here,
there being at present no opera company. She Is
giving concerts, and the press teens with favorable
accounts and notices. We have also the celebrated
acrobats Rochelle, Franklin 81 Fisher, from San
Francisco. Such feats these gentlemen ars per.
forming have never been witnessed in Peru before,
and they are consequently resping golden harvest
From Arequips there is yet nothing decisive. The
victory that each party announced IS on the eve OF
crownpg It's has not yet taken place, and Cas-
tlls and VivancO continue 10 illuminate wordy dec
and procamations, but both seem TO avoid appeal
to arms.
in Lima anarchy regns, the Council Of Ministers,
the Convention ard the military striving among them.
selves fer supremacy. military faction dissolved
the Assembly abruptly on the 2d-s ieutens1t, JOSE
Cuba, playing the part Of Cromwell Oh The oc o.son.
The said Convention. by all accounts, was composed
Of set of political vuuIes who were buAily engsged
in gorgiDE Themselves on the dead Consultation. Don
Domingo Elias is supposed to have no slg At interest
in all these proceedings, but be keeps conveniently
sick and Chorillos ana yet has taken active part
in the political struggle. II is said that he aims at
the Presidency for which he possessei undoubtedly
one great int.se lsve Of money, with
q thorough knewledse Of "jobbe,Iy"
To return to the Convention. After being dissolved,
the members protested to the Council Of Ministers,
who gave them no sstsfs ,tion; then they published
public protest, and have held no meeting since.