The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02
P { R U
our PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.

PANAMA Sept 80 1866.
The South Pacific steamer Mmena arrived at her
chorage In Panama bay the Goth instant. bringing
dates nom Valparaiso to the lst from Lima the
l4th OF September lam indebted to Parser Lewis for
the customary favors.
PERU AND THE TRADE
The attention of the leading citizens OF Lima had been
called 20 the systematic abuses Of the cooe trade and
the government was strongly urged adopt stringent
measures for the regulation or the sxearaps traffic Il
appears hst from thirty forty per Of the Isbors
embarked in China for the South American coast die on
tho passage thher owing 10 the crowded Of the
vessels and tho entire absence OF all sanitary precautions
No laws exist resuatinghe numberof passengers by the
tonnage Of the SHIP and to supply this deficiency tho
government had been petitioned Since the abolition Of
slavery planters have grown to depend upon Chinese
labor entirely and claim that II the coolie trac
wholly suppressed result would be ruinous the
agricultural interests Of the country Conceding tho
iniquy OF the trade conducted, the authorities
are asked 70 mako strong laws, with heavy
penalty attached for their infringement so that the
business may be divesed OF some OF It's more horrible
phases
The agents or tho Peruvian government abroad seem
rrRca,sx or WAR vssssIs
Among the latest acquisitions Of this character is the
screw steamer IDAHO 26ts tons, bailt believe. in New
York for the United States government but, for
cause, rejected By the Navy Department. Lima papers
carrying armament OF eight heavy guns, and hcr
way southwark will cruise through the Spanish Main
Win the intention OF making prizes of such Spanish
merchantmen As may fall ia her way. Ospdado EspaA-
oisS!
MoSTKRo xuusors
still confined Board the ,haaco lying Oh Island
San Lorenzo Prsdo evidently hnds them nard to dis.
pose or He cannot turn them loose in the country
organize new rebellion. and 10 Danish them from Peru
would meet with the approval Of neither SIDE Although
he cashered and dismissed them from navy the
President has by extricafed himself from the
dilemma Meanwhile the m1tnesrs greatly exas-
peraisd ~ their 1nremitted imprisonment.
TRADE,
Peru and Chile, sparing no pains 10 cemsn; the bond
OF friendship between them, were about celebrate
free trade treaty and tho old laws
gated we'll The benefits of the do extend
10 the other parties in the alliance Ecuador
To see the hundreds OF cases OF ammunition which
are now being carried the isthmus transit
destined for tho allies sontb, Is convincing proof
Of the fact that Peru and chile mean ssbnsiness'
when thcy boast OF their ability destroy the
Spanish beet sboild II return 10 the Pacific coast
coast prepared 10 the The mostly con.
tain eight inch cylindrical ooncal shot with here and
there larger tor the uch PARROTS recently sent
out They are conveyed across the railway on open
platform cars in broad daylight but the press silent
upon the subiect, and the government with innocence
well counterfeied. preteuds not the infringement
Of the neutrality laws II the question mooted a. 70
how the material reached it, destination the authors
ties may probably awaken 20 the fact of having been
carried the IsiSmus