New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-23

TERMINATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
PECTED TO RETURN-MIsCE MAT
OF CONGRESS.


OF CONGRESS.
f'O" 01' 'i'''1' LIMA. Dec. Is. 1867.
The Extraordinary Session of the Gillian
Congress- the purpose Of approving OF the appoplh
lions coming year also the approval to several
important projects has just terminated the Government
having carried all their through but not without
being well sotched by the Opposition. One Of the prin
cpa projects that carried the authorization TO
the President Of the Republic 10 invest the sum of $780,
900 in the construction OF Government bonded ware
houses and suitable wharf to enable vessels 10 lay
The Government have been compelled owing 10 the
large importatons Of the past few weeks TO rent private
warehouses at expense OF $4,000 per annuni line
Of rails will be laid down from the new Mole 10 the ware
houses that in this manner the present expensive y
The fears OF the return Of the Spanish cet does not ap
pear TO deter the Gillian Government from carrying ils
public works Valparaiso. They presume that their
defensive works Of such nature as 10 inspire the
Spanards with sufficient fear TO respect them or at least
convince them that a second visit VIII not be much 10
their advantage the first was SIN the Government
maintain that there is fear Of second visit from the
fleet and il appears that many OF the Valparaiso mcl
chants have received assurances from Europe That the
spanards think about most everything else but coming
The important decree Of the ID Of December creating
an emigration office for the purpose OF sending egrant'
TO the Straits OF Magellan, has created considerable
IN o ~ an cconnf ~ The rjrar "f The climate
The steamer Maipu leave In few days with the
nrv can't Mel OF tIe Navy JIp TO the present
the colony at Magellan has been purely mill
tary one Tie population has been confined
10 the troops the Governor and one or two fur dealers
but the Indian population in tue ncghbOrhOOd OF Pnnta
Arenas Is calculated about 1900 and the whites nj 95.
The former are generally called eannbas but they have
never shown that quality at the settlement.
Tie greatest drawback TO the colony Is the wait
Of regular communication with the rest Of the Repub
lie being entirely dependant upon the two vessels
that went yearly with provisions for the colony, or
chance steamer that passed through the straits TO the
Pacl6c But the establishment OF line of steamers be
tcen VaIparasO and Liverpool that has just been
cin6ed betwecu tI;a Government and the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company Vii! place this colony within
monthly communication Of the Republic, and thus ren-
Ger H. progress more certain.
The nIrory that has Just been conceded by the Aran-
clan Indians is to be divided of into districts and colo
MES established upon them The lands that the Govern
mont grant the emgrants are Tree for the term or
twenty years from the usual contributions, aud all colo
usts are declared 10 De citizens OF Chilli without further
stems being taken in the usual manner.
The island Of Mas "a Fuera, adjoining Juan Fernandez
has been also offered by the Government at lease, but
al present has not been taken.
The lighthouse for Cadcra has arrived, and the eng
neer Semsen. had left Valparaiso for the purpose Of
experimenting its erection. .
On the 10Th inst eight Of the 450pounder guns that
are IN Fort Andes submitted 10 trial under the
direction Of Capt simpson The charge used solid
were very satisfactory far accuracy and range
concerned.
The French bark Gaspard had arrived at Valparaiso
with the Spanish prisoners OF war on board that were
exchanged those OF the COvadOnga. The prisoners
were taken by the Spanards on beard of the steamer
Paquete Maule. Her commander, Capt. Lynch, is to
be contaminated for the loss OF his vessel.