The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-25

inst with the South Pacific mails passsngers and specie.
shS brought $4ix. 383 in specie for Europe.
The dates are Valparaiso the 10th aud Cailao the 2CA
Of November, Quay aquil ID Of December.
Tbe United States frigate Lancaster, flag ship Fl
the Pacific squadron. which left Valparaiso the zls
November, days after the English 0ailss
also arrived u Panama On tho Oh inst
CHILE.
OUR VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENCE.
VALPARAISO. Nov. 10, l65e
scing he 0wifed States Ships I0rcaaer and Mrrimac
An American St,atencad to Death BY Court Aayssal Hard
ship Of His tase-Anott0 Disastrous Fire ia the Cy-A
Ls,c Yankee 8sused Alssc-His Peculiar Resurrection d.
The past fortnight barren Of events Of general
interest tNr
The United Ststcs s0op OF Lancaster arrived from
Philadelphia RE Janeiro On the 18th Instant She
to have left the 18th for Papama touching at CAL
lao for coal but the ship Princess from Philadelphia
San Francisco arrived here yesterday in distress, laden
with coal for the United states government, and will fur
the Lancaster with all that she may require
quepce Of ~hich tho latter viii sail the 9h Goth d.
rect Panama, there DO ;uuze the flagship Of tne
Facihc suaor0D see reports very heavy gaies both
sizes the Horn, but officers ano crew all veil
The Merrma sailed tor Norfolk the 18th at daylight
r. Euwsrds, her surgeon, detached this port
account ct lDess and ~ proceed tome via the stbmrs
Tine departure Ut tb-ao veesss viii leave American
interests III VatlA,aiso again tnOut protection and At
ume too wen thst projection Is very greatly needed
George Cotton, tue Young American Sentenced
to death by oonnci or war, has had his
sentence confirmed by the court martial San
tseo. His caso IL one of peculiar oppression
paIuca,cr revolution OF 1851 no pardoned by
general amnesty Dung the present year he was ar
rested uIcU some imsy rrctext and aer suffering
months imprisonment liberated without the
bsuoc OF trial U.ou the 18th Of September, hearing
that revolution had Droken out, lie fastened bome,
Gudg the street taebg MS house occupied by line
o. sennes went "a the ponce barracks ana requested IL
the officer OF the gusr0 permission % the ne He
instantly ARRESTED aud told that unless be
would coless who we're the leaders Of the revolution
their plane be should be shoot In tive minutes
show him that IL idle threat, the hrng party
ordered out ana drawn up in line He replied that be
knew nothing oi the revolution its p,ans leaders pro
jects-and upen being urged told them shoe. II they
that he could not tel what he did not kn0Y Al
this moment party OF police arriving with prisoners
caught with rs IN their hands in the act OF ring upon
the military, Cotton reprieved the newly arrived
~ soners shot before his eyes he was then laden with
chains heavy that he could Dcther nor foot
carried prison, thrust INTO dungeon and there left
two days and nights, without particle OF toot without
fire, ght bed. Upon ms trial but single ap.
rea'ed against him, he who under Of
death, purchased repreve by iDvenng false denunciA
toos against The Innocent and even he could find no
greater crime Cotton than that he present pub
ic barroom when tie revolution being discussed.
more uDrigheous and unlawful verdict
vas rendered IN cviIzea Community than that which
has Consigned thus American citizea TO shameful
active Vice Consul, W. Ryckman, to obtain hs release,
he appearing In person To defend him before tine
council OF var. but 10 effect
On the S1st uit disastrous Gre broke out In the PiEn
chaoa one u the principal business VI Vaparsi-
destroy I'd $3.50 worth Of property before
being subdued The Mcrr,Inac ana tho French tag snip
Abdfome0e being in port Sent several boats
tle Are
One Of the Herrimacs mea was buried BY
failing wall, ard on bene dug about being car
ried on ~ the hospital, when ne out right and
u that peculiar style Of expetve which those of ns
profession arc 80 proficient, desiring mphatcaiy 70
know L they thought ne Couldn't carry himself, and
Sta ked OIL leaving hs rtscters Supplied amaxeuneut
The iOes by the fire Is variously estimated AZ FROM
$3.50 Ooto 5000 600 about halt of which supposed
W BE- covered by Insurance
The country IL tranquil and prosperous
Businsss bias greatly improved al Valparaiso aud thst
very pesTy al rebuilt With much better class NJ
than for mery existed there The condition the mining
and agricultural districts rs much better than has
for tome time past The aborng classes, we're
drawn of from their employ ment nv tn. re.
volution have reur peaceful avOca,Dns aut
he cnseqoepce IL, the country has attained degree "
prosperity SUCH as has not been Witnessed for
past
The ateaseir stion OF the Chilean Minister Ia Peru a.
account ot which has already appeared in the HERALD.
hat pro5ucsd a pr"iounn sensations throughout Chile
The cOmpenoU OF the SOuthern railroad 70 a place called
LDd'roe as made tue OCCASION OF grand religious cri
oIa'mn AT tn capital VI the republic Nov a. which
was sttcDdec by the President and cabinet
lie shares OF the Caldera Copiapo Railroad Com-
pany command very high price, having recently
sold to all English house at n premium Of seventy per
cent The port al Cald.ra AMI Coapo will soOu uu,is1
oy hHRiaIDC ~ir,F, The Work being ueariy completes
hospital for the relief Of indigent foreigners hal been
established at santiago.
The excag 81 the Publications or treaty OF friend
snip, Commerce and navigation concluded between Chile
ahd Belgium, has lately taken place.
reported that part Of the cargo of the French oh
Mozambique ehpWrecked u short time since on the coaa
ii A'AnCD has been saved
Several arrivals from ami the United States
ht at Vail aiaso have pretty well supplied the market
with dIy goods, groceries, nc.
-Four, owing "a the N demand for expectation.
AGO me sock on nand eeng unusually large has declined
tn Price The hest Southern brapis quOted at 81 62
per quDtal Fix months Late advcas recaveA e
Valparaiso from AWtrAia reports fall in the price Of the
ar'c ~hch has had depressing effect the market,
and os'npis tc'y cf cked all speculative tendeuciea
CApysr VI bars IL quoted at 9 so cash a0o uuntae
having been disposed Of at that price.
PERU.
COUNTRY QUIET FoREi0N CLAIMS AND AMERICAN
DUES BOLIVIA THREATENING WAR RECRU,TiN0
FOX THE ARMY.
We have from this republic Tho country waa
quiet, though revolution anticipated in the South
Some excitement produced by the report that tho
French freae, with tho Admiral board, had sailed
from Valparaiso for Calas enforce the demands az
France against Peru.
The claims Of the United States against Peru are st,
unsetted but the Cabinet OF Lima have them under con
sderatscn. and understood would give the Americas
Minister definite answer n a short time.
The recruiting has become active Of late through
out Peru, In consequence Of the concentration OF large
Bolivian military force the southern frontier aud the
usual outrages committed upon private citizens VIM
army.
A Lima correspondent or the Panama Herald reatea