The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-29
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

NEWS FkOM The SUUTH FAClFlCs
N,(>~ooOON-ooNoo-Nooo
The Chircha Islands U~dsr English and
French Prot~ction-Progress or tine Revo-
lusSOu In Peru, &c., SC.
We have ad ,ices fro the South Pacific dated al Val
psrsso Oh 18th of May at CalAo Goth Of May and Quay
squl 1a Of June.
The steamship Bogota had taken s2o66oo In specie
Panama for Europa.
DUB TAcNA CORRESPONDENCE.
TAosA, Peru, May 81, 1857
Sea rip Sohcard-Ohinchz Islands IN Possession Of Cus
ro,ectorae of The English and French Arrival at
Pico-The Soldier Acknowledgements Of TIE 7bUm-
Intended Expedition to africa and xonlso soans
t. On to CaIao to BIo,o up the Repoed Vesels- Via to
ne Ipuu1moo-Ofr to Montero to abandon the Vessel
-Eayecsed Resolsdiom Board-Arripal al africa and
Kucnd.
embarked board the English steamer Valparaiso 1t
CAliso the 18th instant and left that port the
day, amid the IL mutt and nose ever TO be met with on
beard vessels leaving Spanish ports.
Early on the morning l4h we were at the Chinchs
llAnds We were somewhat surprised ind hem once
more In Possession fthe Castillo government and learn
that the yvanco ships which bad taking cargoes
away We also understood that the French and
Fngh commanders have guaranteed the possession
Of the Cbincas and will interfere should vivanco again at
Tempt 70 possess himself of them. This will BIO sad
blow to the revolutionary party, for IL will deprive VI
vance Of all means Of prosecuting the struggle The
Islands presented very lively appearance two
hundred vesse there awaiting taking In cargo
The John Adams was also there and understood fre
ore CT her officers that Mr.. Clay was not party
to the guarantee given by the English and French.
Aer stopping about hour al the lan Is discharge
cargo passengers proceeded the romantic
looking little town Of Pisco, which lies about ten miles
F. g. E, from the Chnchas. This village (Pisco has
quite Oriental appearance and OF late years has been
much benefited by the increased traffic from ell parts Of
The wcrlo TO the guano deposits
On the ming Of the 16h anchored In the harbor
Of hay-,he port of Arequipo thirty leagues
dstant-apd found there the fngate Apurmac,
together with ,man steamer recently purchased by VI
in Chill. Ere had dropped anchor large boat
pulled by sixteen was along sde the famed kontero
cat in her stern and came TO learn the from ms.
The bearer OF communications from the Vvanco party in
Lma-who by the by is American-met Monero at the
gangway. and whispering a word In his ear, both de-
scended into the boat and rowed Off to the frgate Mon
tsro however instructions to the captain OF the
I, allow no communication to be had with the
shore until he returned. Upon Monteros return
seemed to pay hut little attention TO the Communications
Of the agent the Of the of his compani ms
and the loss of the larger portion Of the eet
appeared much for him to bear In the of
hour all the passengers-except two who with pro-
posals from Gass TO Montero-were permitted 20 on
shore As the vessel owinso the large cargo che had to
with number Of others, took boat and landed
iron pier recently erected.
paces In Peru |; 1t is composed Of about hundred
sretched novels built the brow of sloping bluff the
10 the army d frigate and the exciting which We
brought from Lima seemed to have driven half OF
them mad. came at an inopportune moment. too for
the Apurimac, with 500 men on board, was about pro-
ceedng TO attack the port Of Arcs while vivanco, with
force OF 500 men, was preparing to march on Tacns.
20 be lad mi dags how haa I'd
Moptero swear, that Vvanco would allow him 20
sao with the Apurmac and sink the revolted vessels
be would abandon the cause and give up command Of the
friRate.
On my return to the Valparaiso found there an officer
hour two, invited to 90 board his vessel
cepting bis invitation proceeded on board and o
good deal surprised 10 see eryhng board In such
good order; In fact did see vessel In such per-
feet OF cleanliness and discipne the officers were
extremely obligng ard showed me much attention.
From OF the Understood that attempt wouli be
made that very night TO get up board,
and that In all probability the vessel would be her
TO the COVE, nmen Of Castillo the day; he,
could not into such reasonable course,
could he, by giving information 10 Montsro, sacrifice
his iriends he therefore left the vessel and with
Before we len the harbor Montero was showing about
document which he had Just received from Castillo offer
isg HIM $4,000 II no would only abandon the vesel;
+" but" said he, "three hundred million Of Castlla's
money cannot buy me-"
when returned on board the Valparaiso found the
CaptaD feasng English ladies' from shore, and pre-
pairing 20 give them ga turn around the bay before he
left We therefore, started and rounded the Apurimac,
her band saluting with "God Save the Queen" and
Yankee Doodle" As parsed l noticed Mostero sit
ling the rail OF his vessel thoughtful and careworn;
but ashamed OF bis apathy, he arose, forced smile
and very politely bowed 70 the captain OF vessel he
then took up glass and kept watching until the vessel
was out Of sight
On the 18th arrived st the pretty little port OF africa,
aud the day took the comfortable the city
Of Tacna, distance Of forty miles FROM africa. Although
rscna very dull appearance at present, owing
the disturbed state OF the country there is neverthe
less business done here and particularly now
u " the buying season with the Bolivian merchants.
There great number OF foreigners living here, but
cannot hnd single American, resident OF In transit
CHILE
sUREs pEMANDBD-rHE ToBAcco MoNoPoIR-
MINES AND MosErARY sysTEM-coAL AND cor
PRs-rHE POLITICAL TRIALs-rELEGRAPHs AND
HeBwAys-DocK DUES AT vALrARAIso-rHH-
ATRICALs.
We have the following summary Of nows from this
public
The public mind ls influenced by two events which en-
governments attention The first Of these s the
opening Of the ordinary annual Congress for 1851 which
will tak place In the capital the nrst day OF June 1t
well known fact that Congress- although consttutonaly
postesse OF the right Of initiative cononv with gov
men gradually losing the habit Of exercising this right
Although there sl pending several questions OF great
importance, which have been Tor years awaiting solution
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