The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-24
PERU.
OUR LIMA CORRESPONDENCE.

"A DRAFT eRed-The Naval Court Martial
Probable Decision Against Tucker-Rumors
OF an Armisticc--Signs of War with Brazil,
&C..
Tho army at present consists Of only eight thousand
men, and Pado does not feel secure with 30 few
has issued decree that the governors Of each province
shall make out militia list, and proceed 70 draft from
the single men between the ages Of eighteen and forty
Whether the new soldiers taken by force will DO any
contentsd than the old volunteers remains to be
proved
The court martial Of the officers Of the navy who 70.
fused to under the excenfederate Admiral Tucker
h under way and the feeling seems TO DO decidedly
favor Of the ocers The court martial Is composed OF
old Peruvian generals who bound to decide against
foreigner In that Mr. Tucker win have 70 resign
and look for other and favored country
ysung oser who 10 being tried had served in our savy,
and was with Admiral Farragut all through tho war He
Vas not going 70 serve under any that be had been
nghhng against, and There Is where be was right.
The talk around the city all about an indefinite ais
os which has been brought about BY France and Eng.
land and accepted by these republics The only cosdion
Is that etner party wishing to commence hosttes shall
give six months notice thereof to either or these two
mediasing natoaa The prospect is that the question
viii b settled entirely before long, Spain has hacked
down from the high position she took at arst
Signs Of begin 10 show themselves between
Brazil and Peru The latter strong protest to the
former account OF Paraguay, and answer Brazil
has sent two steamers with troops and munitions Of
TO the province OF Para which the borders Of Peru
This government has sent letter know the reason
thereof and has also sent troops TO that place. and
steam communication had been discovered for twelve
hundred miles up the tributaries Of the Amazon river to
small place In Peru called Manaos; and government
n al hat k~cs x,vos.
$4,000 TO build road between Manaos aud the city Of
Huanuco.
decree issued on the 2s,h Inst declaring that In
future the steamers coming from Panama should always
get clean bill OF health from the Peruvian Consul
there and, in case Of sickness the will DO do.
tanned from ave TO seven days at Payta in quarantine
BY the steamer Panama We learn that the revolution.
lists from Mendoza gained . victory over the Buenos
Ayrean army on the STU nst which gave them posses
ing for re.enforcsments
fne Spanish feet was in Mon,svideo, but II was re.
ported would shortly sail for Spain Brazil sent notice
TO the Admiral that be would have TO leave Brazilian
waters as longer stay would be breach Of neutrality
decree was Issued on the 25th inst declaring that
hereafter all ships chartered for the Cuano Islands
would have 10 return 10 Caas 10 DO cleared after their
ships were loaded.
The steamship Aurora has anaIly been accepted BY
this government and she will b taken possession OF
to day or to- morrow She was formerly the eunboat
lasca, and was In the West Gulf squadron during tho
war.
Captain Cole OF the American ship CITY OF Mobile, has
been presented by this government with tho nice little
sum OF $500 sterling, for his successful endeavors IN
saving his snp loaded with guano after she had sprung
aeak IN gale OF wind. He stopped the leak BY run
ming a sail under the ships bottom.
case OF conscience has Just occurred In this city
has returned The Treasury in letter three thousand
dollars, which, the letter states belongs 10 the gov
ernment and which, though his conscience let him
eake " would not let him keep The letter was not
There IL big scare in this city on account or the yel.
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