Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-15
CHILL AND PERU.
Reported Execution OF General Ca
macho-The ChiIian CODgrets-The
New American Minister.

Lima advices to June Is state that there
IS an important rumor to the effect that
General CamachO, the noted Bolivian, had
been shot at La Paz by order OF President
CamperO. ca 4chO overthrow DsZa in
1879, when the latter was in command of
the Bolivian contingent at Tacua, and was
badly wounded in the battle with the Chi
lians fought near Tacns in May, 1880 In
that action he was captured and sent to
Chilli, where he has been on parole I'D to
month ago, when special permission
was granted to him to proceed
to La PEI and exhort the govern
ment of Bolivia to cut loose
from its Peruvian alliance and make peace
with Chill, OF course on the Gillian terms,
but with prospect of sharing by the spells
to be wrested from p ri. The news now is
that he was shot either In attempting to
depose CampOs by some revolu iOnary
movement or because his peace suggestions
were considered reasonable. IL the stony
Is true it shows that Bolivia does not lenu
a willing ear to the plausible insin-
uatiors of the coIquerOr. Matters in
Peru are very quiet. No &C ion had
been taken up to the list dates by the
Chilian Congress on the communication Of
President Santa Maria regarding the anaeXa-
ton Of Tarapaca. But the matter will lot
be long delayed, and noJhirg can shaks the
intention Of Chilli toward the rich provinces
save the appearance Of greater ma'erlsl
force than that possessed by the victorious
republic. 1t seems probable that after
the necessary legislation is effected declar-
ing Tarspaca as integral part OF Chill, Mon
tero's desire for an armistice and the as
sembliDg of a Z ational Congress will be
conceded, but II will be too late. The
determination Of Chill plainly is to
give no o; portunity to Peru to ran
m
pay her war indemnity, but to secure
Tarapaca and then let matters take their
course. gnlefs some assistance comes flom
abroad Peru will sooner or la'er be COM
PEELED TO make peace, but it will simply be
q peace OF words, and every aspiration OF
the Peruvian heart will be bent on revenge
and the rest Grafton of the national property.
Mr.. James +. Partridge, the United States
Minister to Peru, arrived here by the last
steamer from Panama. He will remain in
Lima for some time to study tSe situation.
Montero still mas the headquarters OF his
government at HusrsZ. The health of the
ChilIan troops In the interior IS very bad.
Typhoid fever is raging among them, and
the mortality is great.
Vicuua MsckenDa has interpellated the
Cnilian Ministry on fifteen subjects relating
to the war, and some interesting revelations
are expected lie also asks that all cores
pondenee with Mr.. Prescott should be laid
on the table, as also all evidence taken Ia
the case of the CObiia custom house eff
eia!e, now under arrest in Santiago, accused
with tampering with dispatches for Mr..
Adams, United States Minister to Bolivia,
which correspondence was handed to Gen.
Foote, United States Consul In Valparaiso.
A bill has been introduced into
all territory to be Gillian up
to the Camarones valley. a
political disturbance has taken place a,
Plurs, Peru, where cavalry Captain named
GenarO Garcia declared himself project,
and turned out the occupant OF that office,
a man named Seminaria. Garcia at once
raised a forced loan. All the men are Peru
VANS, who IN turn rob the dep lrtment.
Within the past year nearly 81 600, 900 OF
hard money has been plundered and shipped
away by these successive revolutionary pre-
fects, who pretend to obey Montero, but in
reality pay no attention to him since he
has no men to keep himself in office;
much less is he able to enforce his
orders. The northern Peruvian ports have
been declared free from Infection and
reopened to commerce. 4 company Is be-
ing formed in Chilli for the purpose of
establishing line Of tug steamers through
the straits OF Magellan. The company
hope to obviate the passage Of sailing yes
sells round Cape Horn. The Gillian Gov
eminent advertises for tenders for loading a
million tons of guano from the different
deposits. The peace party are rapidly gain
ing the ascendancy In Bolivia. The Are
quipa protest, GARLIC, Is issuing DEGREES
calling the people to arms 70 resist the
CHILEAN invasion, which he asserts is medi-
tated. The people, however, do not respond
very rapidly, and appear to trust the ssser-
lions Of the Chilisns that they will not sd-
vance from Mollendo unless thew are at
tackled.