The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-03
News from the South Pacific.
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.

PANAMA, Nay 25, 1861.
More About the Mendoza Ca.asophe-BrHal Treatment Of
British Subjects IN Peru, de-
The English steamer Valparaiso, with . fcrtnight'e
later advces from the West Coast arrived here the
22d instant from Valparaiso and intermediate ports.
Dates Valparaiso May 2 and Calao 14sh The entire
coast is unusually quiet and consequently there Is little
or no news to send you.
COMMERCIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF NDIAN rRorBLEs-
AID FOR THE MENDOZA SUFFERERS, ETC.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented monetary crisis
prevailing throughout this republic occascrad by the
am pleased to state that Improvement in business
has taken place In Valparaiso. Confidence by degrees "
pe'Dg restored and trade is rssumng ts wGnsd ncv,t
entertained Of the election Ut General Perez the govern4
men party candidate for the Presidency In fact, an
parties have sgnhed their intention to support him. and
his election therefore may be considered axed
1t now appears that the government has not granted
amnesty 70 the Chilean refugees In Mendoza me report
that had, was premature. AS expected, the
ncpa elections throughout Chile have resulted in favor
After the Withdrawal Of the government troops rom
the south Of Chile, the Indians commenced hitting
further depredations. in consequence Of which the in
habants Of some Of the towns in that section obliged
TO keep themselves within their respective corporate
limits for fear Of being massacred. The inhabitants Of
Valparaiso have subscribed the OF $2s 600 for the
relief OF the sufferers from the late earthquake Ct Men,
dozR Large sums Tor the benevolent object have
ee re OF
$4,000 to the Charity Hospital Of that city The follow
ing extracts from letter published in late numser Of
The Valparaiso Aeyco, respecting the losses oscasioned
by the earthquake at Mendoza, will be read with M
terest-
On the decent and aborious part Of the population Of
Mendoza, about an eighth part has survived
The loss Of property produced by the earthquake may
be calculated as follows
In houses chops and churches. 81 600 900
In imported merchandise. 5000 900
In produce for expectation and consumption. 900
In nS@ng s oi sss and 1920
Total from eight to ten million dollars.
LIVES LOST.
In the city ................".... 1oo0
Id r sn. r1om ton to twelve ,on;:nd ''0'
Since April IL there bad arrived ut Mendoza $50 600
from Parana 100000 from Chile SO 600 voted by the
Legislative Chamber Of San JUAN $40 600 frm Co'dova
he intends to publish in Europe Mr. Forbes Is exsmin
Ing the envrons Of Mendoza in search of the -aer Of the
volcano supposed to have produced the earthquake but
up to the present he has only found large rents and
fssures and entire hills overthrown showing line Of
movement. This geoogist s Of opinion that K per-
manent crater is found the province will remain exposed
to another commoton which may take place at any time.
The site of the town has therefore not been Jet de-
cided on.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION BREWING.
When the English steamer left africa, the Sb inst,
it rumored that movement had taken piace In the
south Of Bolivia in favor Of General Morales for the Pres
dency; but it is not likely to succeed there Ia scarcely
any doubt Of the election Of General Acha.
The mail from the capital of Bolivia and other interior
towns had not arrived at africa the Sth although fully
due, and the steamer was obliged to leave without
PERU
MURDER OF british SUBJECTS PRISON
There is whatever from this republic or from
Granada. The Lima correspondent Of the Panama SGr
and Herald writes follows
There have been two British subjects murdered
by the Peruvian auth orities One starved death
in prison and the other sufocated ana a, ergtA
carried TO the hospital where he died in few hours.
The former attacked and fired upon by robbers
who missed him. He in turn drew his revolver and kill
ed one Of them pursued and caught The other and
brought him to the authorities, who said that he bad
done WELL but that they must put him in prison as wei
as his assaiant BE was then placed in cell. IT ap-
pears, without food and communication allowed With
him. At the end Of five six days the cell was opened,
and he was found corpee In his pocketbook was found
written 81 murdered. l die from hamilton and Pc
ruvian iustice.' An account OF the whole affair was
published in the Chdlaco, of CAao but the government
suppressed the number and bought up ell they could
find