The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-23
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
Our Panama Correspondence.

PANAMA, July IL, lstD.
Wort BJore me Chilean legislature Brist1ess Of ne
Mining Intercsts-Recepts a. ne Custom House al Val
prraiso-Aetiri,y ofhe Grain Mdrlc a. Peru, Bvenos
AyTes and Brasit-R1pcration If Specie from Chic
french Naral Fleet a, CalIao-N,,os from BoIiria-An-
hapa,cd Blockade Of ne Port Of Ca1ja-Aon Inter
course Bctcesn Bolila and kcrzucl,s Of the BEL
bgeren Generals in Ecuador The Unsetilcd Sa,s Of
Affairs Bc,oer he Unitd States and PERU Movements
of Mr.. clay, american Minister. dc
The English steamer Valparaiso from the west coast
with two weeks later news arrived at this port the
eth nsi bringing the mail and $50 $40 specie for Eu.
rope hundred hdc and fy eight bales Of deer skins
for New York Her dates Valparaiso 18th and ClIao
Goth June.
The news rom Chile is not important Congress had
been in session little weeks, yet very great
Of public business had been transacted The fol-
lowing measures under consideration. bill 10 or
ranzc dGese the powers Of the civil OF Copapo:
a bill to create a province between Conception and
Aranco 10 establish Offices tho ports the republic for
the enlistment OF sailors TO reorganize the system Of pr
mary Instruction to amend aud reorginzc the cousuaics
Tie mining interest," cf the country continue o. excite
much attention The annexed rtntsueut comprises tre
shipment ot aud metal RON the district OF Copapo
during the first four months OF this yc1r
silver ores 40 92e 1uinals do, IN bare, SO OF marks
copper, in bars, 1881 quinals do, In ores 372 oo2
quinials DO reg1lus 4os'O qantas COPPER and silver
do 57i4 quirtals The greater par, o. these metals
exported to England and the residue to the United
States.
The receipts OF the Custom House Of Valparaiso orthe
month Of May amounted TO si35 $50 There entered the
port during the first quarter a the present year
DIS oregn Gotten vessels the total tonnage q which
amounted to J24 e62 aud there cleared during tie
period 456 VESSELS.
In Consequence OF largo orders having been received
from Peru Buenos Ayres and Brazil the grain market of
Valparaiso has become little active OF late, and
prices q wheat aud aour have improved.
There has been exported from Chile from the lei Of
January the 3st May q the present year $500 sos In
gold COIN and 500. 565 IN silver coin. Tho gold coin WINS
principally shipped 10 the ncrhborng republics Of uih
America while that Of silver went 60 foreign countries
Copper in bars $40 20 so 90 per quintal, cash.
COPPER reguus as So cash. Copper ores 81 70 60 &c.
cash. Hides SIS so si7, cash Flour 600 quIrtals
have been purchased for the Australian market NJ 50 IL
| best brands, being in small lots, 80 30.
There Is later from Bolivia The port OF Coba
has not yet been bockaded by President Castos Il Peru
although he naval feet 10 the South svowedy for
that purpose The decree OF Intercourse between Do
| livia and Peru is stil strictly enforced.
AZ the steamer Valparaiso did no. touch at Guaya1un
We have no later reliable from Ecuador General
Robes former President Of Ecuador has lc Pata Peru
supposed that he has gone 70 Ecuador The forces Of
Generals Flores and Franco have probably bad an engage
ment this and the next news will doubtless inform US
Of the Triumphant entry OF the former into Guayaqu as
| at last accounts, he was marching on that place.
There IL but little report from Peru. The French
naval feet still in the harbor Of Callao, awaiting, u
presumed the result Of the reference OF the questions in
Dispute between france aud Peru To the Emperor be
ing understood that they have been referred 70 his lpe
rial fkghnces before final settlement takes place.
The United states steam corvette Wyoming, Commander
John Mitchell 10 also 1t Calso and viii remain there
until Mr. Gay, the American Minister, advised ss TO
The nnal descrmnatou Of the PERUVIAN government ~