New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-16
To Pur,er John Hsrmsn we are indebted for the


rarre state when the lasj steamer left. All the
south is in the hands Of the Government, and the
north h ED by the rev"luiionls,s.
Don Silva Chavez, Cummslder- in. Chief of the Cow
eruueut frres in Coquiubo, has been sent 10 Santiago
where he will be tried By Court; Martial, 40 account 0f
the affair Of the 18th March. Gen Nhaurr with
900 men, has been sent 10 take the command IN the
north.
In Peru, everything in political affairs i qulst-
the MONETARY question forming the most prominent
topic Of conversation among all elas-rs.
Bn,iness very dull Exchange, 81 nominal.
Not touching a: GuayaquIl oD oar way to Panams,
our dates only 10 the Jh Of Apai.
On the hight Of the itb, revolution broke ont,
headed by Gen. Maldonado. An attempt ras made To
take President Robes, who at the tmel sss 10 the
house Of Ger. Urbiua but the officer ~ had charge
cf the expedition shot by Gen. Prancp.
TIE firing incesssnt daring the night OF the IN,
but accom-. of onr leaving at daylight; on The Jb,
We could not learn what w0ui be the probable result.
1t j. said that the Peruyians have 'lcted the reyo-
lutionists 10 overthrow President Robes aud Gen tr
bina, who personally obnoSieus TO the Peruvian
Government.
Two very smart shocks Of earthquake occurred in
Lima sn the 10TH some buildings were destroyed, but
no lives lost.
through the attention Of Capt. Hill of the steamer
NewGrauada, have also been placed IN possession
Ci in portaDt news from the coast
Ou the arriys al of the New-Granada Mt Gnayagui
on the way south, there were anchored on the town
the Peruvian steamers Amazunas, ti1ara', fucayah
EsCuchacha and La. The Iumbez had broken her
screw, and iOwed to Ca!ao by the Pacihc steam
Navigation Company steamer Callao, from Payta a
fortnight previously. TIE Loas machinery had also
broken down, and she wa 10 leave iUr Iaao, III 'oH
Of the lluaras, il few days
While the ewGranada was a, Guaysquil an AZ
tempt to get MP revolution against the Government
# President Robl.s was commenced, but II now
succeeded was rot known; however, Il j. thought II
ended in smoke for nothing Of the affair was heard on
the steam ers retsm to Payta from the south.
The following i what Capt. I'LL reports to have
taken place when ashore az Guayaqul:
al aF.-f r..F-e a.
the streets and men on foot and horse We're heari
passing to and fro in all directions, and a. the people
are in constant state Of alarm os account oi the
presence Of the Peruvian squadron, IN an instant All
tie doors and windows were shut and botei As IT,
tended 10 leave early in the moru :, could not stop
where all night, and had to run TO avoid being
shut in and get to NY boat before the n9ht became
too thick In crossing the Malcon, where my boat
was musket ball passed close TO me that, bal
been another step in advance, would have been shot
ike dog in the street. There were other shots nred
but a, some stance while remained by the side of
the river which q very short tune, Tor dld not
understand being knocked in the head by the brave
Ecuadoran hut during this short interval the people
Continued to run here and there IN All excited state,
and could hear some one say these words ~ Spanish,
: III pueblo pide la cabeZa del Jeneral IrOlna, OF
some such name a. that. then showed off, ant after
| got on board the noise continued some tme la the
morning went on beard the frgate AmaZonas, ana
told the Coumhuder-in.C Chcf what had seen the
night before, who thereupon wrote dispatch
to Peru. While on board the AmaZouas the cavalry
was seen to galop along tue Malicon, as If about to
fight. After got nnder weigh III passing the Town
could the troops drawn out III lGe at the back,
and | fully expected they were going to have Il fight.
The cause Of all thi- cannot explain 10 you, but
heard that the Peruvian Government had offered 10
withdraw the blockadDg feet If they would change
the existing Government, and a. it il said that the
people very much oppressed by 1t, and all trade
.taenated in consequence they Were making the at
tempt to Overturn II If possible.
At 81 a. m. on the 10Th inst, two strong shocks oi
ham ske Np pN ru
derstand there is good deal Of damage done to old
properly in Lima, and the people say 1t was the
stror gest they had felt for years AT p m. the same
evening another shock was felt, but very slight Dur
ing the time the New-iranada was III Calao the smell
from the efiluvia which emanated from the water,
which got the name of the CalaO painter was almost
insuferable, and destroyed the pant oi nearly every
ship in the harbcr. II turned all light colored paint
nearly black. and caused great amount of work 10
clean again, for it pelcraes into every part Oi the
ship both about the decks and in the cabins. This
stun floats the surface of the water like OIL pos
sesses a zinc color and smells like rotten fish
The revolution IN Chill II still gong on as " las been
for some time back from what we can learn, but It Is
believed by many that the Government Will ultimately
be able to put the opposition party under. There has
- late been considerable fighting and losses on
both sn'es. An American brig with a cargo of fire.
AIMS ON board which has been in Valparaiso some
months still lies there with Der cargo uusold.
An attemp; "a; anoiner revolution got up at Are
qupa recently by three Of the most rOwdy OF the idle
Generals, but they managed the thing so badly that
they were discovered and sent about their business
before they could do any harm. IL they do manage To
make a break-out in Peru, might safely say that
the whole west coat of South America will be in rev.
ouiionary blaze, from the Straits OF Magellan to the
Ishmus # Panama.
Notwithstanding his internal and external troubles,
Old Boots appears take things very easily, cruising
about in the steamer Tunbez to the Islands OF San
Lorenza and Chorillas visiting the new Floating
Dock, and quietly having game at cards oi winch
he is very fond by the by, the new dock, which VIII
be Of a capacity TO take in lihe.Ubatile. ship, Is
magnificent work, and will be completed they say, in
the course Of six months il will be large enough to
aGIn two ships Of GO or 100 tuns, au this will afford
the greatest facility to the shipping of Caao when the
trade revyes again. and the revolutions are queed on
the coast for a time.
Her Majestys ship Ganges, with Admiral Baynes,
was in Valparaiso when the steamer OF the LIT left,
and tie soOp Amethyst in the port of COquubo when
she Iiassed on the I'd. There English ships-of
war in Callao just n0w and only one French aud
ore An erican
WeIegret to learn that the screw-steamer Prince of
Wales Was lost near San Carlos ChUe after leaving
that place for Port MONT. She left San Carlos at
A. H. and struck lit j. repOrteil on an unknown and
suuken rock, about O'Clock, when going full speed
DO lives lost, but only bare lives were saved.
She went down III the course OF twenty minutes from
the time she bit the rock right out of sight, stern
first. Capt. Johnson with his chief officer, after he
had sent the to Valparaiso, Temal ned behind
to survey the place Of the wreck This beautiful vessel
was pronOuuced the finest and fastest steamer ever in
the South Pacific.
In consequence ofthe revolutionary disturbance the
shipment of specie and produce for EGga and else
where is this time long way below the average, but
there Is larger amount ot pas engcrs than usual,
being some - in number - Of whom first class,
the rest of them tor Europe Among those for the
ULited States is the wel-known Capt. Nye, who
crested lie Atlantic some IS times in the Collins
steiner Pacific, returning from Valparaiso, where he
has been private business, snd where bis heath
cevec considerable shock but he il again quite con-