The New York herald., 1872-09-16
HERALD MONDAY SEPTEMBER e 872-TRlPLE SHEET

Oldest inhabitants, well versed In this suipnurous
species OF entertainment agree with your CORE.
sPonuent IN MS predct0n. Peace, prosperity ana
tranquility reign supreme; credit abroad and conf
dence at home are all that Peru lequil es to progress
sreateT IN ner brilliant pathway to wealth nna
ever. -.
Many and important are the difficulties which the
new regt'ae' has to encounter at Its first outset.
Flrst comes the budget, that bugbear OF all new
ce or Se that gauntlet own IN ne tine
Is so the prime desire OF the new President.
HOW 70 erect this reform becomes the question OF
what your correspondent has been able to ascer-
nanciers as able as himself mas ' decided to devote
much more attention tn the Custom House system
tina than HI has hitherto been accorded to that important
branch OF national revenue by his predecessors.
The nrst OF the grand reforms to which the pre-
sent government must give pre-eminent attention
years past this organ has been Of mighty influence;
the administration OF public affairs always In the
hands OF q military officer; his patronage an
orders OF the most supreme Importance; the desti-
nes OF the country were more or less in his hands.
NOW the condition Of affairs is fortunately changed
sies ana wishes OF the people. for the first time In
Peru, are paramount.
tcrest have occurred. The POpe's delegate in
Lima is In bad 0dor, because the government OF
Colonel Balta accorded to him salary OF 600 eoles
per month, and the delegate, not being particularly
wealthy, very reasonably accepted this most timely
tribute. Congress attacks him, but as yet
Mr. Meigs has received all that he desired from
the government OF Mr.. Pard0, as far as his public
enterprises are respected The great raiiways so
is too wise q ruler 70 tight against that tide Of
pubic opinion that sets IN nvor OF advancement
To Judge from the insignificant advance which
yia, General Qnintin Quevedo' It Would seem a that hat
ms movement Is not rich in promises OF success.
on the 9TH OF August Quevedo disembarked at An.
ant supplies Of arms, His nrst step was to clearly
tional government Of Colonel Morales-and in high
sounding proclamations to the troops and people,
he asseverated his intimate relations with we'll
This was ah very well. His next move was to cali
around his nag and to aid him IN the holy cause
Much to the Generals dissatisfaction, however, the
Mns c e % snS %
stores than to risk their lives In the hazardous at
tempts ne proposed; The fact Is that since the dis.
commerce OF Antoiogasta has increased thousand
fold. 1t s the entrepot for the mining district and
risen to ' @ Surprising u' extent @ within Within the the
last la eighteen months Hence It was that
recruiting parties .n met with but sg
the Prefect OF CObija, with battalion OF 800 men,
had heard OF the presence OF the invader and was
consoling, but Qucvedo appeared confident that the
enemies soldery would desert to his ranks on the
first v0lley So matters stood for ABOUT week.
No Project appeared and the situation was becOm-
ing oppressive. So one fine morning Quevedo en-
barkcd his men and left for parts unknown.
This exodus took place about the 14th OF
this month. Since that time the whereabouts
OF the revolutionary chieftain nave not been
asccrtained. During his stay in AntOfogasta the
General issued some b0mbastic programmes for
his future government should he succeed in his en-
terprse We're 1t possible to carry 0ne-nfteenth
OF the reforms he proposed into effect Bolivia
would, iDS0 .JdctO, take the foremost rank among
the civilized nations Of the globe. QuevedO Is q
and soldier he proved his worth under the
MelgarejO administration. Morales, the President
OF the Republic who but O few months since began
his constitutional term so brilliantly, has recently
lost ground by his rather ultra measures in
regard TO persons suspected Of sedition. But
Morales counts upon the support OF the great
Indian cacques Of the interior, who are ready to
supply him with all the men he may require. Not
knowing what movements are intended by Que
ved0, and In complete darkness as to his present
locality It is difficult to form conjecture as to the
probable result OF the movement on foot. II, as It
Is asserted, Morales has thoroughly uprOoted all
the c0nspiracies which were on foot in La Paz and
COchabamba Quevedo will have q very difficult
road before him. Nevertheless the very rumor OF
Q revolt is damaging to the interests OF Bolivia,
the country just having emerged from the depress.
ing period Of Melgare,o's administration.