New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-30
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We extract from tie Panama Star ana Herald 3
the 18th the following intelligence from the sontl
Pacific Coast:
Dates are Valparaiso, Nov. is; Callao, Nov. 90
PaitaJ2 49, Guayaquil, Dec. /.
Congress opened an extraordinary session on the
18th ut, to consider the budget and other measures
Both the Government and opposition parties muster
ed strong, and some warm debates took place. The
1eTcu' 10 del papor thus describes the session. and
the existing state Of politics in the country:
The arrest of some Of the soldiers Of the civic guard
in Santiago for not dressing according to regulation
gave rise TO mutiny, in which the journals say sey
eral misfortunes occurred"
dreadful conaagration, which took place on the
18th Of November has destroyed large part OF the
city OF Valparaiso, causing damage to the amount Of
nearly oO0 Of which 81 900 was covered by
insurance. The entire range of buildings from the
Passaie Edwards through the Plaza del 0rden to the
Quebrada de San Juan de bios has been burnt aud
an immense amount of valuable property destroyed
The IRE originated in the Union Club about 10 O'Clock
In the morning. the wind was blowing fresh and heavy
rain fell during the entire time the flames ragged I'm
fortunately some of the fiEemen lost their lives n
their endeavors to check the FIRE, and number Of
persons were also seriously injured
Trade IN Valparaiso is reported as unusually dull
General technique has issued a circular in Bo
iVa where he still remains assuring his friends Of
the aid of President Linare toward carrying out bis
revolutionary movement against the Castillo Govern
We take the following from the Callao Shipping
Gazette
MORE GOLD! NEW FIELDS by the latest arri
yals at this port from Australia, per British ship Be
Japoor, Capt. Denning, and John Owens Capt. Brown
they report that great excitement prevailed at Mel
bourne, IN consequence of very rich dggings having
been discovered at Port Curtis.
The ship Bejapoor was offered eight hundred pas.
sengers at ten pounds sterling EACH to proceed from
Melbourne to Port Curtis.
They also report the following sailing vessels and
steamers having already sailed for Port Curtis Anne
rlGan ships Key Stone and Invincibe, British ships
cyclone and Formosa bark Maur and brig Emilia
steamers Wonga Wonga, Burra Burra, City of sgd.
ney and Windsor two German barks and number
Of small vessels. More are being laid on the berth
and are rapidly filing with passengers.
Ecuador still continues blockaded by Peru, the
mail steamers being the only vessels allowed to enter
or clear from Guayaquil.
No attempt at war had yet been made, beyond
bockading, although the Ecuatorians appear to be
rapidly raising an army to meet the forces of Peru.
Our correspondents letter from Guayaquil gives
the general news there, which is scarce.
ARGENTINE PRovINCEs-Dates from PaTana fare
to October 3D. In the province of st. Louis the gold
mines OF Cafada Honda appear to be of the most
promising description The papers say that the yield
OF gold is very great and seems to satisfy all those
employed in searching for it, Laws protecting the
miners and granting them privileges have been pass
ed The only thing wanted is immigration of foreign
ers bringing with them machinery and the best way
OF working the dggings. The legislature of Buenos
Ayres has granted the sum of 40 600 900 paper cur
rency (S2,OO0,0O0 cash) for educational purposes.