The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-16

Movements of War Vesseis-The Carnival
The COOIie Trade-Tbe Revolutions in Bolt
via and Colombia, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of the Euentrg Telegraph.
CALLAo, Peru, Feb. 20.
Naval Intelligence.
The United States steamer Ossipee Commander
John II. Russell, which has been so long expected,
arrived here early yesterday morning, eghty-three
days from San Francisco, via Guayaquil, where she
stopped three days. The Mohican having preceded
her in attending to some public business al that
point, farther delay was unnecessary. The Ossipee
made such slow speed under sail that her provisions
ran short and it became necessary to steam from
Guayaquil to Callao. When she anchored here it is
said she had but two three days bread left. She
has now a two bladed propeller, and seems to be
even slower than before the change
Commodore McDougall will make her his flagship,
and Commander J. N. Miller will relieve Oomman-
der Russell, who returns to the United States.
The Mohican, Commodore Low, arrived here on
the 1lth instant thirty days from Guayaquil which
is seven hundred miles mp the coast, and, after
rehtting, sailed on the 10th for San Francisco, via
the Gulf OF 1ehauntepec and Mexican coast AS
the Mohican left her anchorage, the mail steamer
from the north came in with orders for her TO tow
the jamestown, which vessel has been patched up,
to Panama for duty with the Darien surveying eXpe-
dition The Osspee will probably attempt this, and
the two ships leave about the 22d Instant. They
should reach Panama by March 10.
Commander George White has relieved Com
Gwinner, of Philadelphia, has also joined the latter
ship, which remains here as the storeship of the
South Pacific Squadron.
H. M. s. Chanticleer is still in port, awaiting the
arrival OF the English Admiral in the Jealous, due
March 6, from the South Coast. The immense Eng
lish propeller John Elder, Of the new Liverpool,
Valparaiso, and Calao line, sailed ON the 18th for
England, with full freight and orders to stop at
Islay africa, Valparaiso, Montevideo, Rio de Ja-
neiro, Lisbon, and Bordeaux. This is a very long
steamship route, but thoroughly successful one.
The John Elder s the finest steamer in the line and
does infinite credit to her builders. she is 420 feet
long. s
continues very brisk and ships constantly COM
ing from and returning to China. The Peruvian
papers style them Asiatic emigrants The climate
suits John" exactly.
THE CARNIVAL,
with its sports, seriously interrupts business, and
until the ''saint days" passed but little will be
done.
Guano freghts are fair England, 65 to 20 shlllings
per ton.
There is much complaint OF a
SCARCITY OF COIN
in Peru, particularly silver. Bank notes are COM
mon as greenbacks in the United States and nearly
all have the stamp of the American bank-note com
| panes American gold continues at per cent
| premium.
THE REVOLUTIONS IN BOLIVIA AND COLOMBIA
| have not as yet communicated themselves TO this
unstable people and political economists attribute
the unusual peace here two years. to the immense
railroad projects being prosecuted under the direc
| ton of Mr.. Henry Meiggs These are all controlled
| by Americans, and cons equently are advancing
fnely The rains in the mountains have driven the
| surveyors into Lima temporarily. There Qima) Il
! never rains.