The New York herald., 1862-03-26
NEWS FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Our Panama Correspondence.

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Our Panama Correspondence. a9
| PANAMA, March le, 1852.
Mesing Of the Electoral College, Of Peru-Atept to Raise
the Frcas Cdllao-Celebrasion Of Washingtons BirtA-
day-A NeD Railroad in PertI-The Wheat Hdyvea IN
Chile, dc.
| By the mail steamer Lima, which arrived at Panama
the 81 instant from Southern ports have dates
from Valparaiso and Santiago de Chile to the I7th o
February from Lima and Caliao to the 2sh and from
Ecuador to the same date.
President Castillo has issued decree appointing the
4th day OF May for the meeting Of the Electoral
Colleges decide the question Of elected President
Of Peru place Of himself whose Office expires
in October General san Roman, no is said elect.
ed has resigned his post Of General Chief OF the army
Of the south, that he may consttutionay before
the College, and his resignation has been accepted
On the Goth Of February nm attempt was made u r.,e
the forty four gun frgae Calao-beore named the Apu-
rmacwhich sunk about year ago by the sinking Of
the dry dock but proved unsuccessful Another trial
wsshngton's Birthday anniversary was celebrated in
Lima by the Americana Nearly all tho foreign minis.
ters and consuls raised their hags and the Castle 0f
Santa Catalina fred twenty one guns.
In the month Of January II ,9S2 Of guano were
shipped from the Chincha Islands 10 Europe. -It u
Don Antolino Rudoo has gone Europe ON tho plea
SAINT mission Of Borrowing money. II is recommsndsd
that he apply TO the money men Of Holland agium aad
France A. in England much guano, tho only security
Peru has 10 offer is already hypohecatsd for sdvances
The Is also trying 10 millions Of dol
lars from the British ouano agents In Lima.
The new English mail steamer Peru Capt Bloomnsld.
arrived Caao, from England the 2eh Of February
in fory-iwo days. thirty nve OF thess she under
steam, averaging twelve miles hour. She ID 400
tons and extremely economical tho matter Of fuel
which good point in the waters OF the Pacific she
brought forty three officers for the Drtsh
Do. jose Fsliz Paz soidan, Minister Of Public Torts
has published remarks on The survey for rarosS hs
tween Arequpa (he second town PERU and ts port
sIay, recommending II as feasible and profitable me
road xwttl ha AhRnt VntIA In Lar.
$4,000 o0o which per cent interest is reckoncd
for the investment Arequipa 10 situated among the
mountains about 900 feet above the sea.
CHILE.
The new President, Perez, visited Valparaiso on the
18th February, with the intention Of remaining there
one or two months received with extraordinary
honors from all classes Of the people, Thirty thousand
persons met him a. the entrance Of the CITY escorted
him into IT, In the evening immense mass followed
him the theatre, and chscred him through streets
to his hotel at the conclusion Of the psrfo mancss
Thos Nelson Esq. United States Minister 10 Chile
has presented to the President Of Chile an autograph
letter from President Abraham Lincoln, congratuiatnr
him bis accession to the Presidential chnr The let
accompanied by handsome address ON the part
Of Mr. Nelson In which he took occasion to say that
the government OF the United States desires and in
tends to present no claim for redress which does not
rresstiby commend itself to its csarest perceptions OF
right and Nstice." To which President Perez replied,
II hasten 10 satisfy the petitions aud demands OF your
fellow cyens, well those Of every foreign resident
in the republic, wherever they based upon
The Indians Of Aranca continue TO be Troublesome
having lately murdered seven whites on the frontier.
Business has nearly recovered from the shock Of the
commercial crisis, but the markets have been dull this
last fortnight The wheat crop has not been abun.
dant as was anticipated though all other kinds Of
agriculture have yielded well. In mining industry ths
silver mines have undergone no change but the pro
duct Of the copper and coal mines was increasing
The houses have the enormous amount cf thirty
millions Of dollars worth Of imports In store enough
the goods were well assorted to last two years. Flour
10 held At 90 rs So ~ per guintal OF 100 lbs eix
months Barley In bags email sales, at II SAX cash.
No Carolina rice and but little India and kmbaysqusis IN
nrst hands Sugars have risen little. On hand 3f6 900
arrobas 25 Of all kinds English Goals sold at Is
81 lsx, cash. Exchsnge on London, ninety days. tSd
46.d TO the dollar On France 4r 90c ST. TO the dollar
On United ten per nominal Freiqhts 70 Eng
land and Hamburg "a d. To United States S1S PER
English ton. a fl 'pf
ECUADOR.
This republic s quiet under General Flores and HE
in law, non Garcia Moreno, who rule Il with rod OF
iron. An Italian aseassin lately executed In Quito
for killing aFrcnch captain, and good deal scandal
was occascnsd by the refusal Of the Executive V con
cider his petition ior communication OF punishment
The prices OF all articles OF first necessity had risen