The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-06


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and freight 70 DO transported mountains and
hills, impossible in any other way, by Of hoist
however, far preferable to . eurfDoat and heavy
breakers satisfied that the public disposed 70
present any further experiments in orossng tho 18TH
mus" They know that now in three hours from the
time that they take Their seats IN the carr within few
the shores OF the Pacific Ocean, This is far better than
breakers or dumb waiter and viii be many years
hence at all, before there will be the least improve
ocean The Nicarauga and Transit route and the
they doubtless great things their ways but their
ways are not always those OF pleasanness neither are
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CARDS the best mode Of crossing from ocean 10 ocean
SOUTH AMERICA
Tho Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer Peru,
Captain Bloomfield, arrived 10 this harbor the after
noon Of the 2lst inst from Valparaiso and intermediate
porte Her dates are-valparaso December 2, Coqumbo
sh Pisco 10th, ohinchas 10th, Calao 18TH Payta 10th
and Grayaqul the 18th. She has the following cargo for
SKINS "a bales Of cotton IS bags of cocoa bags Of COZ
fec and bag OF ce and S760 900 in specie for England
Tho Dews by the Peru from Chile and Peru is but Of
little Importance but That from Ecuador 10 highly mite.
resting battle having taken place between the
forces OF Generals Mosqnera and Flores in which the
latter sustained most disastrous defeat being compelled
10 fall back frontier with terrible loss In killed.
wounded and prisoners considering the numbers engaged
ocai Of the disaster with the names Of
some Of the officers who fell 10 the engagement
Everything in the model republic Of South America
appears to be progressing favoraby There is evidently
but little any, excitement subjects connected with
the State The railway mania does appear 20 be
the decrease In former letter spoke OF the probability
OF number OF minor railways being constructed in San
main line to Valparaiso II now appears that the plan
TO be carried OUT and That Mr. Megos will be the forth
nate contractor The main road also TO be connected IN
Valparaiso with the bonded warehouses by means OF
long pier. Mr. Meiggs expected 10 Valparaiso when
Abe steamer sailed order the locality OF the
proposed Improvement to enable him to present his es
mates 10 the government The Mercyio del Vdp0r thus
speaks of the pojected enterprises
improvement which probably VIII soon be realized.
We alnde % the project Of departmental
already in course Of execution. which we need NOT
wonder at when the energetic Mr. Meggs has taken the
business in hand Our correspondent In Santiago writes
the other that the intelligent engineers Messrs
John Fondyke aud Henry Hlman. who have trumpbed
over the greatest difficulties in the line from Santiago to
Valparaiso bave already begun the preliminary surveys
We assured that they have not encountered the
sghtest professional difficulty in all the extent Of the
ssis OF circuit Of fifteen sixteen miles, which will
give idea OF the great extent OF capital since
and many not half great The line runs, too, in It's
complete extent along spacious and frequented roads,
except 10 one insgDincant exception TO avoid crcutous
route.
Another local Improvement the Of attainment,
perhaps, s that OF quay In port extending from
the railway station to the bonded stores, along which
will be laid down line of rails that will locomo
tves up TO the very doors OF those extensive depos OF
make survey OF the line Of beach for his estimates TO be
presented TO the government
The effect Of the great scarcity OF during the last
season is now being severely felt than The
same paper thus speaks OF tit may be looked upon
certain that although much more grain has been
sown this than In the former not the fifth part OF
the crops Of latter years wf be gathered in all the
country between Toni and the mouth OF the ata in the
~ oc noron
ground Is totally lost and only the Iowands scany
result will be obtained The havoc threatened TO be
which win still further reduce this result Fortunately
the OF last very considerable since only
in Toni there must exist much as one hundred and y
thousand fanegas
In Valparaiso Also suffer the consequence Of having
had no rain There dsagreeable scarcity OF water
which Is aggravated by the excessive heat and the vo
lent winds. general clamor has been excited by the
want OF water and the authorities about taking
steps, since the Minister OF the Interior has
ed report from the lntendant Of the province with
view Of adopting the necessary measures
Several valuable estates in the neghborhood OF yapa
raise have suffered from extensive fires those OF Las
Palmas Rodelio and part OF vina del Mar been
visited by the destructive element The losses sustained
were very considerable.
There news from the northern mining districts
of any importance whatever.
The following paragraph from the Merifio Is exceed
ingly important II true II bears probability its face,
for know such vessels beng constructed and that
under the present restrictions OF the British government
the builders will have TO look esew for purchasers
II is said that the Minister OF Marine of republic
gines hundred power a speed thirteen
sixteen knots nm hour twelve guns OF six miles
dv proof against ANYTHING which is ohered 10 of gov
eminent four hundred thousand dollars II was built
Thames for the Confederates and IL is thought
that which has recently voted sum for tue
purchase Of ships. will close with the offer. $500
Since the sailing Of the last steamer there had been nc
arrivals departures from the port Or Valparaiso o.
American vessels neither had foreign vessels arrived
from ports In the United States.
The market for the products OF Chile is thus
mad. he tran nn Tho tnct turns aCkG
have been 81 limited character and as "A natural
sequence Of this failure in the demand prices had some
which remained in demand, with prices having an MP.
ward tendency, in copper. which remained hrm at
last quotations, with prospect Of a rise.
The most interesting item OF news that we have from
Peru is in regard the cotton crop Of that country
Great attention Is being paid to ts culture and the yield
bids fair 10 be large and one that be greatly increased
from year 10 year. This 10 itself important
influence the future prosperity OF that country and
add in an immense degree TO its wealth When IL is
sdered how readily cotton be shipped TO Europe via
the Panama Railroad certainty OF prices ruling
very high for that staple for long time IL is
not to be wondered at that the attention OF the people OF
Peru directed to increasing their rs fullest
tent The climate appears 70 be well adapted for It, and
II the labor required can be obtained there
why an immense quantity should not bc raised. The
Comeeio thus audes TO the present crop OF cotton
During the colonial times the cultivation OF cotton had
been tried with success but the restrictions that Spain i'm
posed upon commerce, and the difficulty OF transporting
the produce, prevented its DEVELOPMENT.
Before the civil broke the United States
cotton plantations had been started Peru. Notwtb
standing our competition was difficult for want OF labor
and carriage still the agricutusts Of this country who
had given themselves 10 this cultivation have well
paid with seventeen dollars per hundred weight Since
the rise OF cotton In Europe consequent upon the Amer
can war the Peruvian planters have found II TO their 10
terest 10 increase the production
Naturally this kind Of work had 70 progress slowly m
the rrigabe lands were otherwise occupied Neverthe
less the cotton plantations have increased 1850
10000 cwt was exported through Peruvian ports Of
the Pacific in 1861 moro han and planters
estimate the total export OF the present year will roach
81 800 cwt OF this amount 900 cwt is from Pay
n, 5000 from Pacasmavo, 5000 from Casma, 0000
from Psco and 500 from africa There are large plan
tatcps in these places that viii begin 20 produce next
year and besides the ports OF San lose Husnchaco and
Huacho which DO not export single Ininta this year,
will produce considerable 10 1854 without fear Of
aggeaton may state that the Peruvian cotton crop
OF next year that will reach Europe viii amount At least
TO 10000 cwt Small quantities are finding their way
down the river Amazon but freight this route h yet
too high TO allow the expectation OF large quantities
When made easy eastern part OF Peru