The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-16
WEDNESDAY. Y.,.....sEPTEMBER le. 1868.

The LATEST ABOUT THE EARTHoCAKE.-
The Government at once fitted out and dis
patched all the available Government ves-
cells to take surgeons, medicines, provisions,
clothing, water, &C., 70 the various points
where the greatest suffering prevailed The
American and French consuls placed their
vessels at the disposal of the Government,
all Of Which have been accepted. The con-
signees of guano have placed the sum of
100000 at the disposal of the Government
without interest. Congress authorized the
President to raise the sum of two millions
towards alleviating the distress. Senor
Andres Alvarez Calderon donated the sum
of $4,000 as q voluntary contribution.
Mr.. Henry Meiggs, the contractor of the
Arcquipa railroad, donated an equal sum,
to be distributed as follows: $4,000 for
Arequipa, $40, ,oo0 for africa, and 1000 for
lquique, and the balance for other ports. The
Government has also sent the military to
different points to keep order and render
assistance. The Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Chilli, which sailed
from Callao on the , lst, took large guam
tity of provisions, on account OF the com
pany, to be distributed among the sufferers.
In view of the great. national calamity,
Congress adjourned for three days, and all
places of amusement were closed. In adj
dition to the list published in our last issue
of cities and towns destroyed, we have to
add the following: Caparra, Charpa, Qui-
cacha, Cabecera, Pullo, Chumpe, Antiquipa,
and Coracora,. The cultivated and beauti-
ful estates near Acarf are all ruined: The
port Of las Lomas is united to the islands
in the bay; that port is now no longer in
existence. as- --:7'fa"s
At the Chinchas great damage was done
to the shipping. The following is list of
the vessels injured or destroyed: The Bri-
tish ship Resolute, partially destroyed 1;
British ship Eastern Empire, badly dam
aged British ship Royal Oak, in leaky
condition British. ship 4Oceanica, almost a
wreck British ship Southern Ocean, badly
damaged Prnssian bark Leopold H., a to-
tai wreck. Many of the above vessels were
loaded, and were about to leave: their car
goes have all been badly injured. All the
launches and small vessels are totally de-
stroyed. The wharyes and the mole are so in
jured that immense sums will have to be ex-
pended on them before they can be of any SER
vice. nadditiontoth the mortality at Iquique
We have to record the death Of Dr.. BOcken-
ham, Mr.. Scott, and Mr.. Kucrton. The
Peruvian Mineral Company of London is
totally destroyed. After months of labor
and immense expenditures of money this
mining company, after being at work only
two days, had their works entirely washed
away; upwards of four hundred tons Of
silver ore, heavy machinery, bottles Of
quicksilver, were all washed away like 80
much chaff. At Chancay, Casma, and
Huarnay, the same phenomena of the tide
took place. at the former port large
quantity OF merchandise was destroyed.
The captain of the Eransuto Sayer, from
Talcahuano, reports that on the 18th ultimo,
while about thirty miles from Pisco, he ex-
perienced great movement CT tho sea.