The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-29
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

Public Quiet after Election Agitatiou-Tho
Harvest and Mines OF Chile-Flnancial PRO.
gress and Mint statistics-Export or Ores
from Boiivfa-Guano Charters Ira Peru.
The steamship Valparaiso arrived at Panama the 9Th
Of September With forty passengers, the South Pacific
mails $500 600 in specie and nineteen hundred packages
Of goods on freight
Among the passengers DIR. Ward, United ssates
Navy, and Frederick Bccln Esq Of the United States
Legation at Chile, and Indy
The dates Valparaiso the 18th and Lima the 27th OF
August.
CHILE.
prom the Valparaiso Msrcrio August I5l
Through Chile peace and order prevail the country
is progressing favoraby.
Tow ing steamers likely To he
the purpose of towing ships through the straits OF Masel
Ian ana line Of mail steamers 10 between vaparai-
so, Monievideo and Bucnos Ayres s also talked Of
The government has ordered tho establishment Of a
weekly line OF steamers between vaIdvia and Ancud
touching al the intermediate ports.
The crops in Conception and other AGRICULTURAL distrc,a
are reported to be highly favorable.
The news from the mines is very satisfactory. During
the month o July no less than ll6 petitions for working
silver and copper mines have been granted
During the same month IA 367 marks Of silver have
been exported from Cadora paying duties TO the amount
of 81 34s 77h. The exporation Of copper ores from
uaseo amounted 10 2J6 800 lbs In Copapo tho price of
copper varies from 81 to So 81 o Yield of Is
per cont.
The government has lately adopted some favorable re-
solutions respecting the colonies and has placed steamer
colony at the straits She sailed 9Th or August on her
first "Trip taking the Governor the colony several work.
men an' he collections o plants and domestic animals
be introduced there.
Great preparations being made the celebration
Of independence the 18th Of September
The report OF the mint Tor the month Of July shows tho
following table,
Bullion ia process 442 OO0
Bullion on hand. 70 600
',oM so'es'ed. 10000
aass. 40. 1900
AoNhh'ts On ediitoh NJ ,f00
Neither gold non silver coined but in August about
$6i 600 were 10 be issued.
According to recent publication made by the atisti-
cal once, the population Of Chile ut the IND Of 1857
3ls souls showing Increase Of ll9 100 inhabitants
during the four years since 1854
Senor D. Carlos Moesia director of the Astronomical
Observatory at Santiago has proceeded Peru for ta
purpose OF observing the solar eclipse, which viii take
The Valparaiso Bank recently declared dividend OF
five per the capital paid The bank is progressing
most satisfactory The stock in specie reported SG0O
900.
PERU.
The conclusion OF the elections In Peru has left the coun.
try again quiet hut ia exceedingly backward state
All the foreign vessels which have been lying SO long idle
at Cao had at length succeeded procuring cuauo char.
ers and proceeded 70 the Islands TO load $40 per
II s reported that the Peruvian government was about
declaring war against Ecuador Of the question
between snor cavoro the Peruvian Minister Ecuador
and the latter government.
BOLIVIA.
Bolivia was progressing pcaccinlly and the army hat
President Iinares had issicd a decree permitting tho
free export Of Of every description the terro-
ny OF the republic after payment OF small custom bonse
duty.
Ecr kpoR.
We have little from this republic
Ssnor sarrion has been elected Vice President by
large nrJorit aud the elections passed OF qu,sty.
MARKETS.
VAPaE,rso Aug 15.-we are most happy TO state that
the last fortnight has been the auspcious since ta
commencement of the year. We do hesitate
mating the transactions Of fortnight at 81 600 OOO
the greater part OF which cousumpfion of tho
republic, small portion for Bolivia and that for tha
"a was ipQtpt An N slx
amount OF which Is included In the foregoing estimate in
minerals they large, while that oi agricultural pro-
duce was small. We have also announce event OF
great commercial importance which took place within
this last fortnight We aude the establishment OF a
thamosr OF commerce, which took pare the hth
rent attended by nfty four Of the leading members of
our mercantile community.