The New York herald., 1869-01-12
PERU.

approved OF the formation Of q company In Lima
for the inception Of the enterprise and will advance
half Of the necessary capital, the advance to be
repaid By the company with q moderate interest as
the income OF the road viii allow. The engineer In
charge Of the surveying party reports that the dif
cuties to be surmounted are no greater than those
Of the line to Arequipa, now being pushed on so
vigorously by Mr.. Meiggs, and states that the trac
on the road would be immense, in consequence Of
and to mining operations In the almost incredibly
fertile interior OF the Republic.
n Admiral Tucker has reached, In steamers, point
only nifty leagues distant from Lima through rivers
which directly connect with the Amazon, and this
road will place US in immediate connection with
that point The advantages to be derived from such
an undertaking are clearly apparent and, fortu-
natey for the country, there appears to be every
reason to believe that the road will be soon COM
menced ana the savages OF the forects Of the ANA
will be startled from their ordinary stodity by
the shrek OF the locomotive.
The other railways now in course Of construction
In Peru are also progressing with rapidity. Mr..
Meiggs is advancing steadily with his men towards
Arequipa and'tha once beautiful city only awaits
the completion Of the line to rise and rebuild ITSELF
The road from Lima to Huacho IL being pushed for
ward, and survey is being madeefa very important
1WHW8y pEVycCtcu DetWCou AAluA ouO buo uupOIt6u1
city OF lea opposite the Chincha Islands. Even in
the noted district OF Cerro de Pasco the rival OF the
mines Of Potosi short line IL being built to carry
the metals from the mines to the washing places or
haciendas, AZ they are called in Peru.
It cannot be denied that during Balta's admins
tration the country has taken wonderful for PERU
start ahead and 1t is matter Of congratuaton that
20 many opportunities for wealth are offered to Q
people who before, for want Of occupation, were
always forming plans against the national wealth.
Telegraph lines are In operation over large part Of
the republic and are to be Immediately extended to
Cuzco and the far interior cities and Congress has
BY the grant Of large subsidy re-established the
national line OF passenger steamers plying along the
coast or Peru.
Concerning the earthquakes nothing particularly
new has appeared. A scientific commission, COM
posed OF some very able men, has been named and
are already at work In the ruined districts examin-
si6ie 30 on the phenomena attendant on the great r
convdsion OF August last. Subscriptions come
pouring in for the relief Of the ruined people nom
England, France And the United States. The mer-
chants OF san Francisco, Gal, have already sent
nearly $4,000. to be applied in alleviating the
an equal amount has been en- received. In Lon. .
don subscription was raised OF nearly 100000
ana very respectable sum has been sent from
Paris This money II applied to the necessities OF
the people who sought refuge In Lima after having
been entirely ruined by the earthquakes and the ex
Ii Is estimated that there are in Lima over fve
thousand homeless sufferers who In the greater part
women and children, are wholly dependent on
charity Tor their existence and this very consider
able sum OF money goes far towards alleviattng
their primary wants. The government Is 80 inar-
claly embarrassed a. TO be almost unable to afford
them any assistance whatever.
:. Impeachmens appear to be gaining favor in both
North and south America. Following the trial OF
President Johnson came the accusation made against
the Supreme Court Of Chile which Is still progress
ing and which may be productive OF serious results;
directing the Executive to cause q civil suit
10 De instituted against General Canseco, the
recent incumbent OF the Presidential chair and the
conquer0r OF Prado, for mafeasance during his exer
else ol the supreme power. There n no doubt
that this ocer was guilty OF many inractions OF the
constitution and the financial measures OF his ad-
ministration are loudly denounced The trial would
however implicafe so many dlgnaries OF the repub-
lie who still possess great influence that It Is proba-
BILE only halfway measures will be adopted, and II
the General was pecuniarily benefited BY his short
Presidential term he viii In all probability be left In
s be productive OF some good, II will be warn
ing precedent for future administrations and may be
the means OF aiding the Treasury In Its natural re-
sistance 10 depletion and fraud.
The convention for the establishment OF mixed
commission has been signed by our Minister here,
General hoyey and on the part Of Peru oy the Minis.
sent TO Congress- and, although II is likely TO meet
with some opposition from the party constantly at
tacking all government measures and ideas, vet IL
Will doubtless receive the sanction Of the majority.
This commission will decide all the claims OF Ameri-
can citizens against Peru and Of Peruvian citizens
against the United States that have arisen subsc-
quentiy TO the 3oth November, lses the date OF
the termination OF the last commission. The gov
ernment here has manifested an apparently sincere
desire TO have these matters speedily settled
and our legation here has been unceasing IN
its endeavors towards accomplishing that
who were stripped OF their property, and, in some
cases. severely matreaed In January last have been
political and superr,atural through which Peru has
recently passed have delayed the affair until now.
II Is confidently hoped that the matter will be salts,
eRsuw M s 1ss
Lima mas been startled out OF It's usual osuanimjty
Dy the appartion Of an Indian ambassador who re-
individual was desrous Of securing the ASSISTANCE
OF the government for his tribe IN the attempts they
are making IN Tepelina the invasion OF rival body
OF savages. lie was met In the most cordial manner
BY the President and Congress and left on his way
rejoicing. These Indians do not resemble the
lively inhabitants OF our western sections save In
color, and that only Ia a moderate degree They are
snort OF stature, imperfecty formed and with coun
senances expressive Of small intelligence. The am
DeesadQr evinced the most supreme contempt for
civilized costume, and his appearance in the street
was the signal for the gathering OF the curioua ana
uomfcay or otherwise inclined. He waa made the
recipient OF many valuable presents ana amons them
acomplete suit OF military uniform; but carefully
pacxlng them away ne adhered to the primitive and
comfortable style Of gtrde OF feathers and In this
guse mis- photograph displayed throughout the
streets serves 70 keep his memory fresh among us.
was the inevitable separation from his serssiio.
Inc United states steamer Powhatan, bearing the
Pennant of Rear Admiral Turner, together with the
Nyack and kearsarge, left for Chile and the southern
poas p VI reru on the % inst II the yellow fever
does not appear here in force the SQUADRON WIN
probably return 70 Calao In February. on the 4th
inst. the Dacofah and Tnscarora arrived fron the
south m.n,a and ia are stlll laying In port
News from some OF the southern seapOrts inform
us that the yellow and typhus evers are raging Ter.
rlpy ~ .at neignbernood and the government has
ceeding from the infected districts. without hrst
passing through strict Quarantine.
In Lima and Caao several cases of ve,,ovv fcver
have already been noticed and Il seems that natives
o. tnose Two cities are beginning TO be attacked by
sne .eIIse malay Last year II viii be rsc0llected
cnmated persons during the present season the de-
vastation wIll be frghtfuL Smallpox Il aIso rarinr
IN the capital and the Interior but whits perSonS are
not es general rule attacked by it
severe shocks of earthquake were felt IN the south
"a .ne ON nst put beyond the terror caused to the
pr9|ecdea revolt IN AreQuipa, but no fears are en-.