Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-07
Peru.
CA1I.Ao. Sept. Il

sbFuctlOn OF large pofCiOn ol IichaQof,
and the buryingbeneath its ruins of neal
80, 900 victims, has tended if aught can
tendto augment the CONSERVATION in oui
midst. II the catastrophe to Peru is te
be deplored, that to the sister republic
requires to be more so for here at
least the means were ut hand to send
| immediate succor and consolation to
the distressed paople of the South but
in Ecuador, where the finances of the
government are but limited and its peo-
pie not abundant in resources, the
mournful condition of thousands of
families cannot be surpassed. AS an act
of humanity and charity it wonld be
but just that friendly governments and
people of all nations, but more especi-
ally those who are more or less init
mately connected by business relations.
should come to the rescue of Ecuador
The earthquake of the 18th of Au-
gust has completed her ruin, which was
commenced when her commerce was
cut off with Spain. The wealth of
Ecuador is her cocoa-the nation which
consumes most of this article is Spain,
with which nation she made a treaty of
commerce in the year 1871, which
placed on an equality her flag, in the
Peninsula, with that of Spain. More
over, Spain conceded to Ecuador re-
duction of is per cent on this article !;
she, therefore, has been most favoredby
Spain, and it was to her interest to con-
tinue in Der friendly relations with the
government. But the Spanish ques-
ton arose, and this little republic, with
nothing to gain and everything to lose,
nobly came forth and joined the alli-
ance which closed her ports against
commerce, running Guayaquil. So and
causing a direct loss to the nation of
over 81, 100000 annually. To day CO.
Goa can be purchased at Sc per quintal,
which, but two years ago, was as high
as from S15 to 500 I; thus it is that the
alliance has been her ruin, and it is the.
moral duty of Peru, Chill and Bolivia,
to assist as much as in their power to
enable her to retrieve her losses. Peru
has enough of her own Affections to call
forth her immediate attention. Never
theless the government has resolved to
stretch forth helping hand to her al
lied sister, and the amount of 800,
900 has been voted by Congress to her
relief. Further a bill has been pre-
sented in the Senate, authorizing Ecua-
dor to raise loan in Peru of 81 ,000,-
600 under her own guarantee, to be
paid gradually in the term of twenty
five years. It is natural to believe that
Chill will perform her duty to Ecuador
as she has done already to Peru, and
will contribute handsomely to relieve
the sufferings of her PROSTATE sister.
You have no doubt already received
the particulars of this horrible earth
quake, which has almost destroyed the
capital of Ecuador, and laid in complete
ruins the Province of Imbabura, which
for its riches and fertility was almost
equal to Guayaquil, containing the
towns of Ibarra, Otavalo, Catacochi,
Atuntaqui, San Pablo, and others, hay {.
ing population OF 10000 active and
industrious souls-thirty minutes after
the catastrophe this paradise was turn
ed into an immense cemetery but
four hundred persons survived, the rest
were inferred beneath the ruins or in
the waters of lake which now cover
one of the towns. At Guayaquil the
earthquake of the 18th was also felt,
and at about the same time as at Callao,
but caused no damage, since which date
frequent shocks of minor Importance
have occurred. At Quito the earth be-
gan to shake on the night of the 18th,
and on the morning of the 10th, at
about one o'clock, increased with great
violence, throwing down many churches
and houses, and injuring others badly
There have been frequent shocks fels
since the 18th, which has caused nearly
oil the inha Infants To desert that o;tv
for places of comparative safety.
At twelve and half o'clock on the
4th instant, another strong shock of
earthquake was felt here, equal in force
and movement to that Of the 18th ult.,
but which only lasted 30 seconds. AS
is natural, the panic and alarm was