New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-29
SOUTH AMERICA.
VENEZUELA.
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BLoCKADE oF THE PORrs 81 TsE BRIIish And
FRESCH.-Ne have news from Venezuela of an I'M
portant Character by the West India Mail seamshp
Dee. at Panama.
Tie Monaea. question he's finally led to the block
aiding of tie ports Of Laguayra and Puerto Cabeo by
the British and French forces
From the Dqrio de Arisos we learn that there was
attempt at revolution on the 9th ut That paper
says:
10Th August, and The plan was to send 10 LaguaTa
one Gen. LuZOn very candid man, and one who puts
fuil confidence in anything be is told Of They armed
him, Of course and told him that on certain point he
would be net by some hundreds of men, and that at
tLeir head and with the assistance of the blockadng
vessels, something ithe kind he would be able to
occupy Laghayra to establish Provisional Govern
ment, &C. &c.
II /. true that nearly 81 900 men collected in the
neglborhood Of fLaguayra but they were entirely dis
organized. When Gen. Luzon found himself without
soldiers to command he thought il was better for him
TO turn back and il was then that he was appreenled
by the troops UNDER command Of Col. Tirado. His
declarations led to the arrest OF several influential
persons Of the Liberal party.
On the 23d II August Gen. Saublette. aCs Onpanied
by the Spanish and Brazilian Ministers, started from
Caracas for Laguayra. ON the same day telegraphc
dispatches received the latter place giving
hopes of speedy and satisfactory settlement.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steam
ship Valparaiso, Commander Wells. reached her
anchorage IN this bay on the morning Of the 9th inst
Among the passengers are DIR. Ward, United States
Navy, and Frederick Beeiin esq, late Of the United
States Legation at Chill and lady.
Our.dates are from Valparaiso Aug. -, aud Lima
Aug. y.
CHILL
Through Chill peace and order prevail, aud the
country is progressing iayorably
Towing steamers likely to be- establish /
for the purpose Of towing ships through the Straits
OF Magellan, ard a line Of mail steamers to run be-
tween Valparaiso, Mcnteyideo, and Buenos Ayres, Is
also talked Of.
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a weekly line OF steamers between yaiivia and An
cud. touching ri the intermediate ports.
The reports OF the crops in Conception and other
agricultural districts, are highly favorable.
The news from the nines Is very satisfactory.
During the month Of July no less than ll6 petitions
for working silver and copper mines Have been
granted.
During the same month ID, ,387 marks Of silver have
been exported from Cadcra, paying duties to the
amount of 81 ,3is ~. The expectation of copper
ores from Huasco amounted to 256 800 10 In Copiapo
the price of copper varies from - TO 81 81 crude ores
Of n yield Of % per cent.
The Government has lately adopted some favorable
resolutions respecting the Colonies, and has placed
steamer to keep up communication between Naipa-
raiso and the Colony at the Straghts She sailed oth
of August on her first trip taking the Governor of the
Colony, several workmen and the collection OF plants
and domestic animals to be introduced there.
Great preparations are being made for the celebra-
tion of Independence on the 18th of September.
The report Of the Mint for the month Of July shows
the following table:
Bullion ~ process. SfSeo
Do OF hand. ....................... $500
GOLD eoIee ed .................... Ig'o
Advances on buliion................ s5lt5
Neither gold nor silver were coined, but IN August
about SOL eco were to be issued.
According TO recent publication made by the Sta
tiscal Office, the population Of Chill at the end Of
1857 55S 3l9 souls showing al increase of ll9,-
le9 Inhabitants during the four year, since 1911
Sr. ID. Carlos Moesta Director of the Astronomical
Observatory at santiago, has proceeded to Peru for
tie purpose Of observing the solar eclipse which will
take place on the eth inst.
The Valparaiso Bank recently declared q dividend
Of per cent the capital pai6. The bank Is pro-
gressing most satisfactorily The stock in specie Is
reported at ttOt,Ovo