The New York herald., 1864-04-07
Our Panama Corresp ondencc.
PANAMA, March &c, 1854
SOUTH AMERICA.

Our Panama Corrssp ondence.
PANAMA, March 26, 1854.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Tho Pacific Steam Navigation Ccmpeny's steamer
Calso Captain Woolcott from Valparaiso and intermc
date pors arrived in this harbor at early
2lst Her dates Valparaiso March g. Coquimbo
3d. Caldora 4th Ccba 9Th, Iquique 6h africa 7th, ay
stA Psco and Cniuchas l0tn Caao 18th and Payta 10TH
She brings but two packages OF merchandise for
New York, bus has among other cargo for
England s244. GOT specie cotton. Be.
fore the Caao le Canao the Pacific Steam Navigation
tompanys steamer quito arrived from England via
Valparaiso, bringing Eve days later from the
port hut Of importance. The Onto ID the second
Of the class Of being constructed tho
Pacific Steam Navigation Company TO trade ths
coast Of South America She very 1nc vessel but
the improvements the old ships Of the ne whereby
she is lifted for this climate and rade nearly not
quite, oil copied from American built steamships. The
third ship q the cla will be ont in few months
The from the south is Of some importance. and
will be found interesting to those Connected either
business otherwise, with the republics Of South
America.
CHILE.
With all the great outcry that has for some time past
existed respecting OF representatives fro all
the oublcs of South Apierca that sctll for
al difficulties, and upon treaty thai would
prevent in future the possibility OF war, no one would
have supposed peaceful Chile tho country first
ACCEPT ho proposition coming from eru FOR the lross
tilties with neghboring republic. Yet such tho case
the Bolivian Mnisor having demanded his ouris and
left the County account OF the inability Ia gettle in
pcaceaUc and friendly tho difficulty that has for
time past existed respecting the expectation OF
guano in Msilones Although the bolivian 'iiaster has
withdf from Santiago, still IL docs not follow
that Is the natural consequences. Tho people
OF Chile appear 70 be iukewarm upon the subject and
do not fear that rupture will take place. II seems
hardly probable that Chile, having gone through
much trial and tribuatlon during no past year,
will until ali other means arc exhausted plunge into
sent rapid In all that tends TO add TO her present
The MeTtaro ~ Vapor thus speaks OF tho popular feet
ing respecting tho antc pataa trouble"Pubic opinion
In Chile looks upon the war with Bolivia, as the Neil
ones question rs ca led with the Indifference
II the had arrived that planet had declared
against another" shls in itsolf is tho bes' indiea
tanned; for when the people show no eath 5asm
everything that will be done 10 Prevent hosiili
Minister Of the tinted states at s.st,sso NJ. Seson,
had the 1st OK March, offered, IN tho o, ns gov
srnment, med'aten on the questca ocswecn Chis and
Usitcd stscs is looked upon BY the people o Chile
anoshes, proof Of the kind feeling Of tha: govern
ment towards these republics Tho mediatn offered by
Peru N the same matter had been rejooted
Tho government Chile has accepted tns av satisn
OF the Peruvian goverua,snt 10 hold kInerega
grses In Lima and has enccavored to make extend to
the empire OF Brazil and " Soys America excepting
Mexico but reserves herscu the privilege Of settling
the two Quostsns a boundar considering
them subject 10 special conditions which only sss that
On the l2h Of February, In Santiago senor Don Justo
Arosemepa presented his credentials aud officially
received Minister from tho United st.tcs OF Colombia
70 thle quote Ne following parag AL, from .no
densial letter;-"Tbe Colombian public will learn with
delight that you have given cords reception TO The
pleniotentary extraordinary have accredited 70 you
for the Enthusiasm 10 generskCith which II /. looked
forward to thN sister nations viii como 70 an under
standing ~ to the policy which vii SECURE the spanish.
Americas republics respect and inie epGndence"
most disastrous frs occurred ~ valparaiso on the
night OF the ed ut, whereby proro'y 20 TAO amour,
OF four hundred thousand dollars was dcatroysd,
OF which there Gully Two huuoref and twenty one
thousand dollars insured, The PRINCIPAL suifesers were
r Rush. Gruning Il Co. Green, Nicholson D. Tho aas
Cockbain; Grssr, Schu uchard &cs. Saas ust mauos,
Gardener Co., and Befs, Salinas Co. Tho rfincipal
loss falls upon the Ionc and In psr'a Insurance COM
thousand dollars. Tte koy9l 10 araroo ,ouspany mas
twelve thousand and the 'verpoo snd London twenty.
two thousand The rcrlinder In Vi srlai Gums wi dH
fcreut offices 10 Chil. ard England.
rhe French fritz Colbert arrived Al VAparaso on we
6th inst Sho Is the first OF arg9 r@norocWcnt 70 .ho
French squadron tneae water Rat have spoken o' >"
former letter as beinr 90 the vay ....
Tho Me, ,cpro thus closes It's review Or tno "I'n sns
"The winter is drawing 90 ciCe, heavy t"ns nay ug
fallen forty leagues suth of Santgp on ue zvth Aha
6th VI February, and severe seasop - oossi orN atu
" in addition TO its commencement carly vac iMnTs
pleased with tbe Ject OF az ample iM oi ram
which il Ia to be hoped, III DO sufficient 70 niemrhy |
them for tho unpreccdcntedly dry winter VI tst year
The Increased yaire OF principal product c1pper
the country general and tend 70 neuazc tho cvii
sequences OF the last dry winter The acve demand
that sp ang up the arrival of the last mail continued
after M Departure and scverak important trasRa ctons
we're effected 10 600 qun,a, which had been rurca
previous 70 the maps arrival ~ $40, were rscoId foy