The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05
FROM WASHING TON.
The Pens1on Bureau.

Office original, increase OF widows, &C., was 1873;
invaids, lA9. Total, 2722. Number of claims ad-
valids, 1923 Total 1859. Number of claims re-
iected, original, and increase of widows SC, 40;
posed of during September, 2735; letters written,
434S; circulars sent, 1859. In the twenty land d
covering l0,6GO acres. Original applications re-
eeiTed 81 Letters written i sFsHaTs tcnaG sent l
disposed Of 2735; received, 1922.
The Earthquakes in Peru and Ecuador.
The following correspondence is published by di-
rection of the Secretary of State:
LEGATION THE UNITED STATES, LIMA, Peru,
Sept. IA, 1S68.-To the Hon. William II. Seward,
Secretary of State of the United States-Sir: In
2Sth of August respectively, gave you slight
account of the terrible earthquake which, on the
18th ultmO, laid desOlate large part of Peru, and
now again it is my painful duty to inform you that
a large and the most prolific part of the republic of
Ecuador is in ruins, caused by a similar shock at
13O on the morning of the 16thof the same month
The earthquake seems to have had its centre In
ocampO, about sixty miles north of the city of
Quito. Eight towns, with the adjoining haciendas
and populations, are said to have been destroyed,
numbering from forty to tifty-four thousand inhab
itants. The cities of Otavato and Cotacachi, con-
tanning respectively about twelve and eight thou
sand inhabitants, and both situated on the shores
of the Lake Mojando, said TO have been swal-
lowed up, with their entire populations, and their
sites have become part of the lake. The city of
Ibarra, with population of thirteen thousand, is
totally destroyed only about three thousand of the
inhabitants escaping and the town of Atuntaqu
in its ruins.
Nor is the injury confined to the cities and towns
but all of the haciendas of the PROVINCE the richest
in Ecuador, growing sugar and grain, and produc-
ing large numbers of sheep and cattle, have, it
were, been swept out of existence Quito did not
suffer in the same ratio in the loss of life, but its
walls and houses are destroyed. The most of its
inhabitants, including the English Charge DAT
faires, MIR. Hamilton, with his large family,
driven to the open square plaza in the centre of
the city, and he, more fortunate than the Others is
now enjoying the great luxury of tent while thou
sands of the best citizens without shelter. To
heighten the gloom, dependency and misery of all,
the terrific thunder storms of the tropics seem to
have redoubled their forces, and have literally
deluged the whole country.
The losses in Imbabura will cause great suffering
in Quito, as nearly all the necessaries of life for
that city were drawn from this province The diff
Guilty of conveying food from GuayaQuil will be
very great, as the Journey requires twelve days
we're travel with mules. carrying small burdens
over rugged and precpitous mountains, deep gorges
and narrow passes. If relief in some form is not
speedily given, many of the sufferers will be COM
PEELED to reach the sesshore perish Extracts
from private letters and public documents published
in the Lima journals (see Enclosures Nos and 81
| have referred. Indeed, these shocks have almost
| ruined the republic of Ecuador ...
The mentioned representations have been fully
corroborated by the statements of his Excellency
Don Antonio Flores, PlenIpotentiary of Ecuador
| in Peru. In Peru also, as have heretofore IN
formed You, proud and rebellious Arequipa is
levelled with the dust, africa swept from the sea-
shore, with but one solitary house remaining, whilst
villages, vineyards and haciendas, are but the
| wrecks Of things that were. Had the earthquake
|
| DOR the loss Of life would have exceeded one hun
dred thousand souls AS it was that in Peru is
hunser and Rs these now unhappy
countries are striding through all classes in the
midst of the unburied dead and general paralyZa-
| ton of thought and action seems to pervade the
| land. This is no doubt caused by the continuous
shocks since, and the great fear of other calamtes
and to add to the CONSERVATION of the weak fear
full and helpless, robbers in localities are said
to be sacking and pilaging everything within their
| reach.
l take great pride in informing you that Rear
| Admiral Thomas Turner, Captain Nc McDougal,
| Commanders James IL. ellis, James s. Thornton,
| Austin Pendergrast, and the other officers and
| crews of their commands in our navy, near the
of danger, have done all that noblehearted,
brave sailors could do to alleviate the suerings of
| all within their reach.
| The generosity of our country in days gone by
| has left record that will never be forgotten.
| Greece, Poland, Hungary and Ireland, with no
greater, If not far less, claims for aid charity,
| have found that in the United States there were
feeling hearts and open hands for those who deeply
add Peru and Ecuador to their noble list? Our go
| vernment, know, can do no more than has been
6y our navy but most nc th earnestly eS urge and
country to aid by charity the suffering people of
| Peru and Ecuador.
| peat their generosity and let the Protestant and
| Catholic now join and vie with each other in show
ing by their works that the Christians creed means
| good will and charity towards their fellow men;
and let all others who have heart that feel for
the suferings of their fellow beings aid by send
| ing mite from their riches to the hungry, starv-
ing, naked and desolate people of these two coun-
tries. Money, clothing, food, or any other
saries of life would be bread cast upon the waters
| but the supplies, to do good, must come quickly.
The people are too much terror-stricken to act with
| vigor and the governments of Peru and Ecuador
cannot now give the aid the necessities of the Peo
| pie imperatively demand.
1 have the honor to be your obedient servant,
No. 95 DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WAsH1SeToN,
| Oct. l, 1S6S.-Alvin p. Hovey, Esq, &C., &c,
| Lima.-Your dispatch of the 14th September, No.
147, has been received; 1t contains very full and
careful account of the devastations which were
produced in the republic of Ecuador by the terrible
| earthquake of the 18th of August. Losing no time
| in giving publicity to the painful narrative, sin
ceTely hope that It may excite not only the sympa
thies but the active charity of all the civilized ma
tions. Your obedient servant, ~
Foreign,
Letters have been received here stating that the
baptism OF the new heir TO the Grecian throne ac-
cordng to the rites OF the GTeeE 6, orthodox faith
| Cathedral on the Sd of last month. The child was
brought to the altar by II. l. II. the Grand Duchess
| Alexandra Josephowna, OF Russia, acting as god
| mother, and representing ii. II. M. the Emperor of
| Russia. H. NJ. the Queen of Denmark II. II. II.
the Crown Prince of Denmark, II. r. ii. the Prin-
cess of Wales, III. /. ii. the Grand Duchess CesaTo-
WITT, H. II. the Duke Joseph, of Saxe-Altembourg,
and H. L. II. the Grand Duke Nicholas Constantine
witz. Admiral Farragut who had just arrived at
the PiIRus for the occasion, was, with all his
officers, present at the ceremony.
The Admiral was most cordially entertained at
the Court on the same evening, and the next day
the King and Queen visited the United States
steamship Franklin, and remained there over three
hours. Under the American flag assurances of
friendship and sympathy exchanged The
Athenians did everything in their power to show
their admiration for the naval hero and their love
and gratitude for the American people, who have
| always so generously succoreu them The Admi-
| rails stay was one uninterrupted ovation. The
| new prince, who has received the name of Con-
stantfne is also to bear the title of Duke of Sparta
The construction of three lines of railway, ira
| Versng Greece in three different directions, has
just been conceded to Belgian company. The