The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-02

SPECIAL Correspondence OF THE HeaAlu.

Quiet In Valparaiso Business CIrcles-Con.
tract Of the English Mail Steamers to Run
vim Magellan Straits-1Inrino Disasters
Gold Discovered In Northern Chile.
VALPARAISO, Nov. q 1867.
Unusual quiet prevails in Valparaiso, TRADE ssagnsnt,
owing the largo amount OF late mporaons in anti.
cpaton Of the return Of the spaniards and another
blockade and attention Ia devoted principally to the
progress of the revolution In Peru its probable
effects upon Chile in the event OF President Prados
overthrow The fortncations nearly completed and
the city is regarded being safe from another
bombardment. The Peruvian naval division having
been detached from shs allied squadron for the
present. aud several OF the foreign mon OF
war having departed during the last few days,
the bay has lost much Of ita warlike appear
ance presenting. with few exceptions. only the ships
colors of the merchant service The flagship Pow
hatan, OF South Pacific squadron s stationed here
for period Of several months and the Dakota,
Calao, IL expected to como here In lew weeks The
Dakoas officers created marked impression In valpa-
raise and Santiago during their last stay here gand their
return looked forward 10 with no little pleasure by the
Chilcans.
The arrangements for the establishment Of line of
from this coast England BY the way OF the
Straits Of Magellan, which have referred prev-
letters, are at length completed. The contract is
made with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, al
the Southwark, and is last eleven years. the FIRST
voyage TO be made within from tho date Of the
agreement. During the first year the company may
make only trip months with steamers Of
are s'' to make Al least one monthly ' trip,
the passage between Valparaiso and Liverpool
not to exceed fory-ivc days. with steamers OF 800
5000 TONS Tho steamers shall touch at Punta Arenas
straits OF MassianL Montevideo RI, Janeiro. and
French port TO DO hereafter designated They may stop
other points provided that the period allowed for the
passage not heightened beyond forry-ive days Tne
between Valparaiso aud the southern ports Of Chile,
ceiyns for this service an annual subsidy Of $40 ooo
aud for the line TO Europe IT shall receive $50 600 the
first year, and 100000 annually during the remaining
ten years.
Tue commercial treaty between Chic and Peru re-
speeding free trade, which was agreed upon by the
Chilean Minister at LAMA, and 80 favcrnoiy retarded 10
modiacau n The points Of difference are not given,
but 1t l. believed that the treaty will be finally ratified
With all OF its leading features retained.
The Minister OF Finance of Chile has issued decree
permitting fro bricks, OF which great quantities are i'm
tho ports Of Chile, instead of being discharged
and stored Ia bonded warehouses; as Is required Of most
foreign goods
lided with Dutch brig Jeanette Rolno. In latitude
degs 81 Minis. south, and Longitude 80 dogs. 10 Minis
the crew. only two men were saved On the 22d OF
west Tho brig sunk Immediately, carrying down
with her the captain his wife, aud iour Of
August the Huaco picked up the Atlantic south Of
the riger Platte crew the British brig Zone which
was lost al sea August Is. Tue Zone was bound from
Glasgow 70 Iambayeque with machinery for the mines
Tie snipwrecked scamen were landed at the Falkland
Islands.
The French frgate Maputeo l., from Bordeaux. re-
ports that the 18th OF September IN latitude 81 do
grees 80 minutes south, longitude GS degrees minutes
west into tho Prussian three masted scnooner
BernhardL The captain, mate and two men OF the
Berunardt sprnng board the rgae, but In the dark
the schooner was lost sight of. Two days werc
spent looking tor her. but without success The captain
OF Mapllso Is Of the opinion that the Bernnardt
not badly Injured, hs saw ner lights two hours
after the collision, bat he could not approach her owing
% the rough weather and tho fog, hid her
from Tue Befnhardt was bound from Hamburg
~ Panama
Prov OF Chile attracting considerable
ucc bat the extent of the mines is st uncertain.
valuable marble quarry has Just been found San
tago The 70 b. ueu IN the construction OF The
palace for the Archbishop.
scnor Vergara Aoano, formerly Chilean Minister 70
Bolivia has been appointed BY Bolivia Envoy Exiaor-
dnars &C., Of thai government 10 Chile. Senior Aloano
Is asaitng ssion OF tho Chile Congress TO ae-
cgn M ina n1tS1l