Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-27
TROPIC LANDS.
Latest News from Colombia, Peru, Chilli
and Bolivia.

Latest News from Colombia, Peru, Chilli
and Bolivia.
PANAMA, Dec. 26.-The French man-of-
war Leclaireur has discovered the rock on
which the Antarctique was wrecked.
Advices from the south report the fail
ure of the peace negotiations pending be-
tween Bolivia and Chilli. Bolivia request
ed the presence of two Peruvian commits
siOners at a conference to take place in
Santiago or Valparaiso, but Chill would
not consent.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Advices from
Panama to the 10th instant state that
General Nancy, the newly-appointed
united States Minister, has presented his
credentials to the Bolivian Congress. On
presenting the same the General made a
{ lengthy speech, in which he stated that,
while the United States felt the Warmest
friendship for Bolivia, he nevertheless de-
sired to prevent erroneous ideas or hopes
being entertained, and that he therefore
considered it necessary to state that these
feelings of friendship for Bolivia should
not be interpreted as the express
sion of ill-will to others. He spoke
strongly in favor of peace, which,
he stated, the United States were
anxious to see re-established. and to PRO-
mote which within the proper sphere
should he cordially contribute by every
possible means and to. bv some honorable
arrangement, terminate the disasters and
sutferings produced by the war between
nations possessing common origin and
history, and which are so closely allied by
similar institutions and similar religions.
Senior Salinas answered at length in a
highly complimentary speech, Of which
the following is a noteworthy paragraph
IF Bolivia and Peru at any time enter
fni hnnog 10 y oFf
United States would act energetically in
reference to the war on the Pacific in order
to obtain a just settlement, such hopes
were not without foundation, since
they were based on a policy, which was
openly declared by Mr.. Blaine, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and the declarations
Of the United States Minister to Lima.
General Hurlburt. Such authentic decla-
ratiOns, which received due publicity,
were certain to inspire some faith in the
states which were victims of injustice.
Nevertheless these hopes, which, as ] have
already said, had good reason for their
existence, were diSsipated by the confer
ences at Nina del Mar, and by the state
ment subsequently made by Mr.. TrescOtt
that his government retired its good
offices because it could not conform with
the conditions imposed by Chill. From
that moment Bolivia understood that its
future depended upon itself. To-day this
OpuNlC II cOHHIuucu DN your TeSDecuul
declaration"
MOnterO was to arrive in La PaZ early in
December, and the conferences would at
cnce take place, which are to precede the
meeting with the Chillian commissioners.
GUAYQUM., Dec. I.-Times are at
present lively throughout the republic,
and particularly at this port, Five or
six different movements are under way in
the interior. No news is allowed to
get abroad here, but advices from
Esmildas, the second part of
the republic, prove matters to be yet worse
there. Two blocks Of the main street,
facing the lOadingI place have been barri-
caded Inside these barricades are the
military barracks, the government Off
GERS, the custom house and few COM
mercial houses and private residences. The
women have almost all left town, some
going to Tumaco, in Colombia, and others
the poorer Ones-gOing up the river in
Conaco. 1t is asserted that Vientmalla
will not long remain in power here. We
believe ElOy AlfarO to be acting in the
North while General Salazer, who has
crossed the Peruvian frontier and seized
two or three small EcuadOrian towns. dis
arming the forces, is distracting the atten-
tiOn of the government in that direction.