The New York Herald Newspaper, January 23, 1868, Page 4

| 7 4 ‘SOUTH AMERICA. Progress of the War in Paraguay. The Relations Subsisting Between the United States and Colombia. Peruvian Revolation Becoming More Threatening. GREAT ALARM IN LIMA, THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. The eteamor South America, Captain Tinklepaugh, from Rio Janeiro December 25, arrived at thia port yos- torday, ., SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Position of the Alliey—Raids into Paraguay— Lopez Sending Troops to the Gran Chacom Brazil Purchasing lron-cladse—The Interior of Buonos Ayres Unsettied. Bravos Arnzs, 3, &., Deo, 14, 1867. The préent attitude of tho belligerents in Paraguay is the mpat interesting that we have yet seen io the bis. tory of the war. ‘The allies have a line extending over thirty miles, along which thirty thousand men are placed as garrisons or guards. They are attempting to shut tn Lopes ip and near Humaité, In spite of the utmost care Lopes keeps | a line of communication open with the interior, This is done partly by piercing the lines and partly by obtaining supplies from across the river below the pot where the allies command it. Tay! is a litte town om the Paraguay river, which, from {ts eminence and the narrowness of the channel there, can command the whole river. The allios-are strongly fortifying it, amd they now have a force of about oight thousand there. It intercepts easy commu- Bication by steam between Humaité and the capital, Between Tayi and Humaitd the Paraguayans ba 2 outpost that is very strong, and it will be defended with the most desperate purpose, The alles are preparing to attack it. So certain is it that a means of communi- cation exists, in spite of the lines of the allies, that re- cently Lopez made a flying visit to the capital and re- turned without the least interruption by the way. Colonel Correa bas made a raid into the Paraguayan interior as far as the river Tebicuari, and found abund- ‘ance of horned cattle, goats and pigs, but very few per- fons and no troops, except at the mouth of the river on the bank of the Paraguay, where there is a fort of considerable strength. Two thousand men are there. In the vicihity there were several steamers and flatboats, and at that point there are caitie sbipped acrose the river to go to Humaitd, opposite which piace they again cross the river. Colonel Correa returned ‘with about a hundred. horned cattle, So wild are they and so ditlicult to drive away {rom their range that he was not abie to bring a large proportion of what ho saw. There is in contem- plation a raid aiming at the capital of Paraguay. It is said that by crossing the Tebcuari river higher up no opposition would be met before reaching Asuncion, and once there @ provisional government would be estab- lished, morally dethrouing Lopez and proclaiming the revolution compieted and Lopez an outlay. This is a grand and imposing scheme, and would be brilliant if its historical face would be tne samo as itz prophetic. has been recently noticed to be passing troops over to the Caco side of the Varaguay, for what pur- pose no oué can surmise. Ashe is capable of the boid- ‘eat measure, some imagine that be intends to go down the river, attack the comparativety undefended island Cerrito, tbe mouth of the Paraguay, and come on the allies from the rear. What ihe proximate movo- ment will be cannot now be defined. The squadron remains still at its old position between the two powerful Paraguayan forts, Humaitd and Curu- paity, a ilttie turther down the river; and it is believed to be unable to pass up by ono or down by the otuer, Meanwhile the fleet is dring away at the outposis of Hu- maité, The sthooners that bi held up the chain across the river have beep shot away, and now if the chain house on the bank ao be demorished the chain = — To go over the chain in high water would not ible, comparative forces of the allies and Paraguayans are eullumated respectively 40,000 and 23,000 men, and the relative advantages of position bring up the abilities of the latter to be about oqual to the former, It is published ‘all the papers here that the Bra- zilians have bought six new iron-ciads, of the best model, tully equipped and ready for immediate action. ‘They draw one foot of water in sailing, but can be sub- merged in action, and are proof against the largest iron dolts, balls or shells, ‘hore those modern marvois » Ae Berge Bae OS esp wae ‘Bere Very soon, in a few days, is confidently as- serted. For myself, I do not belleve the story; but I will basten to inform you of the frat intimation of its confirmation. One thing {s cortain, that this great war is about to assume a new phase and soon after suddenty end. The Paraguayan forces bavo been recailed from the Province of Matto Grasso, the province first captured from Brazil. By abandoning the defences above the effective army at the front will receive an addition of three or four thousand men. It is said that Lopez is quite willing now to recipro- cate, but the alles still insist on the original agreement ‘with each other, that no treaty shail be made with bim whatever. Z ‘The steamer Stonewall, built for the Confederates at Bordeaux, aud cornered and then surrendered at Ha- vapa, under Captain Page, aud subsequently sold to Japau by tho United States, bas recentiy passed this portto Japan, Two Japanese officers were on board. She is @ permanent-turreted monitor and is of groat strength. The Japanese will give trouble to their neighbors with this steamer, and porbaps also to our- selves. » The cholera ts prevailing now ail along the river Pa~ rand, and quarantine rules prevail at ail the little ports, y it can hardly be said to be an epidemic, yet us from it amount to ten or twoive per day. vices from Europe have had a sad woo! market here. Prices are ruinously low, and even af the low rates thero are no parties do- siring to buy, It is having the effect to drive out of the business all small ep farmers, and thousands of sbeep are driven to the tallow factories and tl low extracted. There is also iucreased attention given to agriculture. In the intorlor there is not yet quiet restored. The powertul province of Entre Rios has indicated to the enera! government that itsympathized with tbe prov- nce of Kioja in a recent rebellion rather than with the national government. This bas called out a very severe oe well expressed letter from the Minister of State, Dr, wan. The clection for President, to occur in three weeks, moving this country profoundly. Of course, the re- it is mere specalation so far, but indications are in favor of the election of Dr. Adolfo Alsina, at present Governor of this province. He is young, popular, and be isa xecuttve officer. For two days we have had about forty deaths a day ben Cholera, To-day the weather is yr and health ter, NEWS FROM THE WEST COAST ‘The steamer Arizona, Captain Maury, from Aspinwall January 14, arrived at this port yesterday. The foliow- ing is her specie list:— YROM SAN FRANCISCO, Elections in Ecuador will take piace during tb! ménth, At the expiration of tho presont Pr tial term it was believed that Dr. Javier Espinosa would be elooted President, he having been nominated fer the office in Quito, General Darq@es had been nominated ‘m Guayaquil, but with small chance of success. Con. gress had revoked the extraordinary powers given by the President, by which he was at liberty to confine ony person or persons considered dangerous to public order; consequentiy all those who were in confinement have been sot at liberty, and those who may have been exps- sriated can return to the country. Recruiting has been probibited; in future soldiers are to be drawn for and everybody drawn must 0 or find a substitute, Pera. viang, Chileaus, Bollvians,§Columbians and Veneauelane are enabled by & decree of the 25th October to obtain the rights of citizenship without boing, aw heretofore, aub- jeot to @ previous term of residence, A commission bad beon appointed for the codification of the laws. and Esmeraldas OW porte of entry. Melgarejo bad issued » decree convoking a National Assembly for the 6h of August, 1568, whieh is to be charged with the scrutiny of the Presidential eles. tion, the proclamation of the President and the roform of the constitution, Chilean produce end articies Madufactured ju this country sant to Me Must, if shipped from Vaiparaiao, be accompanied by a Custom House cértificaie vised by the Bolivian Consul fal, and from House certificate only, other Chilean ports a Cusiom According to the tenor of inst eg? the same matter. jal NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1868.—TRIPLE SHERT. the {otersal state of the country was ansatis- tained that public advici factory, and serious fears were tranquillity would be disturbed, Arevolution has broken out im Bolivia, under the leadership of General Achi, who promises after his vic- ‘ory to call for ni elections, tn which he will not be one of the candidates, The following is fromthe Paname (January 14) cor- respondence of the Evening Telegram of yesterday :— The conservatives have elected their candidate to tho Presidency of Candinamarca, The tbreate of Aldapa, the present incumbent of that office, to forcibly retain possession of the government if he wi t bi if re-elected to the place he holds were promptly met by the federal government with tho ‘assurance that be would not be allowed to disturb public tranquillity. As Aldana bad previously depended on the government toaid him in bis nefarious scheme, he was compelled, Dy the opposition of Acosta, to abandon altogether the idea of revolutionizing the State, The conservatives have gi another victory in Bolivar, one of the States verging on the Caribbean. Carthagena, the capital, has heretofore been consideréd but a reveat municipal by the opposite party, ) Tho Assembly of Tolima baselected Gaspar Dias to the ential term, Al! parties were apparently satisiied with the result ef the election, Advices from Ecuador state that all expatriated na- Lives of that country aro at liberty to return to their homos by virtue of the repeal of certain taws. There im the United States who will doubtlags Of the favorablo turn of events, nverestil Tho Christmas festiv. Sues, which, from peculiai 16, did not begin until the 8d inst, were prolonged until the 6th, Daring this atives were continually raciog and bull teasing and dancing in ti The United States steamer Wateree sailed for Callao on the 4th inst, and the Mobtcan for California, via the Mexican ports, on the 9th. Tho Minoesota left Aspin- wall forthe United States on the 4th, The Suwanee remained at Panama, The British corvette Molacos dropped anchor in this Port on the 8th inst, The British transport Urgent ar- rived at Aspinwall on the 6ib, with retnforcements for tne Pacific squadron, COLOMBIA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MERALD. Diplematic Relation@with the United States— Important Despatch from Secretary Seward on Mosquera and Salg: Panama, Jan. 13, 1868, Peter J, Sullivan, United States Minister to Bogota, had an official interview with the President of Co- lombia on the Ist of December last, durmg which he delivered a letter from Mr. Johnson, written on the 26th of August, in*regard to the withdrawal ot General Salgar, the former Colombian Minister at Washington. This lot- ter, written ata time when Mr. Salgar’s conduct in the Cuyler affair was not known to Mr. Johnson, is couched fm terms very complimentary to the said diplomatic agent; and General Sullivan in delivering st thought it to be his.duty to explain the circumstances and give his own views of the negotiation, which bas sorjously compromised the honor of Colombia, and given rise to tho mission of Dr. Murillo to Washington. He also de- livered » copy of a despatenh of Mr, Seward’s relating Both the speech of General ltvan and Mr. Seward’s despatch were pudlished in the official paper of the Colombian government, from which I retranslate these interesting documents, as the originals have not been made public. General Sulliv: expressed himself on this occasion as follows:— Ma. Presivest—ln presenting to your Excellency this sealed Jetter from Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of Amerios, in answer to that of your Excellency of the 1st of June last, im which you announce to him the withdrawal of General E. Saigar, Colombian Minister at Washington, I will say that the manifestation I am about to make to your Excellency ‘must cause you to believe that the confidence ed by the President of the United States 1n General jar Was wrongfully abused. Shortly after his return to Bogota General Saigar published # pamphlet defending his eon- duct as Coiombian Minister at Was! yn, explain’ his motives in fitting “out the war steamer R. pe aa) alias “Ei Rayo,” and referring with great placency and satisfaction to the answer of President Johnson to the valedictory speech of the Minister on his recall from Washington, Toa mind as clear as that of your Excellency it will naturally be evi. dont, whon you read the said pampblet and the follo ing proof, that General Salgar has become an official ‘witness againat himself. Five words cost Zachary forty weeks of silence; it is only necessary to read attontively the pamphiet of General Salgar to place bim in a far wi ition than that of the im ent Zachary. On 1 ith and 11th of last October | bad the honor to addre: Rayo from ned tad area ve last September, which [ have received from my govern- ment, and which I beg leave to road to your Excellency, it will easily be seen that Genoral Salgar procured the sailing pepera of said steamer, as well as the answer from ident Jobnson, under false pret=nces, At this period of the interview Mr. Sullivan proceeded p= read the following despatch trom the Secretary of Ate — Sin—I have receipt of your despatch of the 12:h of august, No. 2% with enclosure, con- taming in the report of aa inte! ting conference which you had on the Tat of that month with Mr. Carios Martin, and severa! documents tending to explain the matters discussed oa that occasion, By these papers I percetve that the goverament of Colom- ‘Dia bas aacertained that on the 28:h of August, 1#65. a secret treaty was concluded at Bogots between Plentpotentiar: ‘of that repubiicand Peru, which was approved and declai to be ratified by ‘Thomas ¢ \t jnited States of Coloiabia,’ om the 20tu of ber, 18:8; that in said treaty the republic of. abound itself to buy certain vessels.of-wat which ‘the repuclic of Peru had contracted for or was contracting for in the United States, in o: se them against Spain fn the war which’ Peru, with certain allies, was then and fg still engeged tn: that sald Untied States of Colombia, before concluding that trealy, bad neither allied’ nor en, themeclves in war against spain, but became aliles secretly by the treaty; that when tho treaty was made tho government of Peru bad found itself embarrassed by the neatrailty laws of the os and consequently Iacapable of obtaining from Jnited States the despatch and re- ar which Pera had contracted for de Mosquera, at that time of the United States; that in the treaty it was at the vessels should become the property o republic of Colombia, which, State, never an, shold continue osteuribiy neutral afier the treaty; and tl tho vessels had arrived with us should be sold and deli mdia to the re} the sal »v ‘as notht inore t fAetitious and a violation of the neutrality nwa of ihe Guited States; that acovz to the treaty ir. Salgar, Minister Plenipotentiary of Co! announced to the govern. ment of the Uni States the R. R. Guyler, which belied In New York and baen Tefu. discharge and for being fitted out in violation of the neutrality laws the United states to make war on tecount of Pera, ‘and it allies ugatnat Apain. bad been bought by the Upiied states o bia for thei? owa use, and waa really tbo property ot of the republic of Fara ‘not of any of ‘tealtien but of the United States of C3lombin, which w y ith Spain; that this tation of General Salgar was accepted and the ings again lod; the resentation of Mr. ‘Salear, had ‘wet 6 republic of gave bonds to the United that she should waters of the Colombian government without 1 eel ae eyes pec rece! e BR Cuyler weer ‘and went to her destin: which was @anta Martha, io the United States of Colombia. It glee appears f resentations jartin, of rom the made to ‘Mr, that when said treat; and the proveediage of Me, Saigar fa the United Sinton afer, wards came to ‘the yngress of tl ow led, olombia. ‘hat’ bon ted 0 dlaapprov of those p tgs, ‘end that the goveractent of |s dissvows and repudiates thom now as completely 5 tutional, fraudulent and vold. President Mosquera, who assum the direction of those has been remored. administration of a tone : fr appears rated Uy the ‘ ’ 1 and Colombia; secon: Mio for exposing the neutr tho probabie lows of eonSd ernment of Colombia op the yi that (he govern of mde that the » repub, that whieh ight be con ore York. under order that this Foment migut © govrerament of Peru for whom she in aad Jnot for the (ho matter is to be unde ood now. You have done very well to ask thie department for in- structions in this cave, requesting in the meantime the com. nd All vean amners of the Uotted States that p jent, It now bahooves me to inform 1, Phat your proceedings jn the above mentioned confer. ith Mr. Martin have been approved. resiieut is very favorably impret }, Io od prudence whieh the rf ‘ed staves of Colombia Broo! of Ju regard to the abject under discussion, ani 1 wiso deeply regrets the emnvarrasament of the Colombl authorities, of which the M: or of Foreign Re‘ationa ively. You wil 7) 4 a penk 1 ROY ineerely with (he repubiie of Colom: sei from that ombarra ‘That in permitting tue eailiog of the BK. i. government acted, entirely withoat suapto Feliance on the repr It had reee.ved from Mr. Baigar. accredited Minleter of the republic of Colombia, You will add that this government Auspioon that Uh Minister Pienipo how oveariy appears to resident to kuow that Atonguers 0 | Cuylor is and must bo considered a foreign vessel, belon, ing now to the Umited States of Columbia, or iy wt least {n no way Lelongs or cau be recog zad as belonging to the mercantile feet of the United Sta'es. There is no law in the United States by h the United States couid exerc any 0 ik, Re Cuyder, eiths of Colombia or ou the | high seas, or i the United States, so long a# she doss’ not do aay aury to, the United There is uo ich she could be received in the United Statos | 0 haracter than as fewar of that friendly oe “2 poste areas —— 4 Bragiae bet ‘auster’ or delwery goverament of Columbia, by that of the Volted States or ofperrtn adoreigs a. Fmt whom the United State of Colombi: jutr her to be transferred to any United States, 0 governinent of the United States has no authority to ‘exerclee an, vigilance over the BR, R, Cuyler in Colom- lan waters as long as the does not commit or threaten to fon any act of hostility or injury to the United is, therefore, hoped that you, oudtag notice ‘the resident of Colomots. wil e a at oe Wiect a the. naval eomuander of the-Uuited & Toaunot conclude this. doq tT late the vigilal of the om This fat of Mr, Sewards will probably close the pro- longed controversy about the Cuyler. ‘Tho parties from whom she was purchased wii! not be able to derive much comfort from the despatch to Sullivan; uelther will Mosquera and bis man taigar feel much elated over the ‘posure of their rascality. al gay of course, has exceptions at the piainness of Mr. Soward and General Sultivan, at farther vindication of his actions. Hi been able to alter the *facte nor to avort the natural consequences of his fraud- it proceedings, | Sullivan, after concluding a Seward's lotter, is on to address Acosta as fol- lows By this di " you will perceive th sbip which roment of the United Stat vore for ‘ament and people of Colombia; and in conclusion 33 wiil permit me to say, in the words of my note of 1th of October, that as long as this rit of friendship exists—and {£ hope it will be for- ever—the sist lice of America and Colombia will be ert, in thelr mutual reiations; and the and insidious persons to diaturd these relations will be promptly discovered, censured and punished. Acosta's reply mainly consisted of ce i about the hign value Colombi of the United S ‘sbonssty of public ser- vante who have on condemned by public ‘optnion, PERU. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Efforts of Prado to Prevent the Effusion of Blood—Probability that He Will Have to As- sault Arequipa, j Heapquantars Parvvian ARMY, Bevors Ansquira, Dec, 18, 1867. } ‘My last letter, dated 15th, and forwarded by the mail steamer of that.day, conveyed the intelligence of the flag of truce sent by President Prado to the revolution ary chiefs in Arequipa, offering a genera! amnesty to all who would lay down their arms, This offer was not made known to the revolutionists by the messenger at the time, however, as the Insurgents declined to receive any official communicat‘on unless addressed ta thoft leader, Canseco, as the legal President of Peru; and the revolutionists only learned the contents of President Prado’s communication aftor it had been published in the official bulletin of the national army. At the same time there was published an official decree granting three days for non-combatants to leave the city, All the correspondence, &o., on this subject was forwarded to the Hurato on the 15th, and the three days of grace commenced about the hour of the de- parture of the courier with the mail for the coast, I refer to these circumstances in order to render this and succeeding letters upon tho situation here more intele ligible to the reader; and while on this subject might give a few interesting points connected with the flag of trace, From the first arrival of President Prado in the vicinity of Arequipa it was expected that some one would be sent by bim to coax tho revolutionists back to their loyalty; but instead of carrying out any such absurd idea the President planted his army within the suburbs of the city and opened upon the insurgents with artillery. Aftor bard fighting he established a strong line of breastworks commanding the centre of the town, aud then, before making @ final assault, in order to prevent tho useless effusion of blood, ‘took into consideration the subject of offering terms to the revolutionists thon penned up in the city, In the meanjime he was busy putting guns in position, and wot until he bad about forty pieces of artillery, fuciuding one rifled sixty-eight pounder and a number of eighteen pound howitzers, did he. put the — alternatives of surronder or Dombardmgpt to the rebels, The latter expected that some medfitor, some prominent man, friendly to both parties aud loyal to none, would be sent in to reason with “em The arrival ote ome meny Cee Seiior Lasiarria, at Istay, put everybody on the qui vive, ag it was expected thas he would aduce President Prado to grant anything that the revolutiontste wonld agcept; but when the Prosident desired him to take an offer of amnesty to al! who gaid down their arms and became good citizens, Senor Lastarria jott m displeasure and re- turned home, Next, ex-Admiral Montoro, who formerly commanded the allied nquadrons of Pern and Chile, and who pereivten'ly intrigued against and = evon openly deiled President Prado, arrived at Islay and telegraphod to headquarters that nothing should be done until he reached the front. He wanted to visit the revolutionary chiefs, and, really, to do whatever he might think would result advantageously to ex-Admiral Montero. Prosi- dent Prado was on tho point of sreogiag for Montero to have a conference with Canseco,and eveh went so far as to notify one of his staff of = intention; bat upon reflection be changed his mihd, and immediately despatched Colonel La Torre with the flag of truce and offer of amnesty or bombardmeat before Montero could arrive. I was present when Montero reached head- quarters from Idlay, and ore disappointed man than he was upon learning that tho flag of truco had been rent I bave rarely seon. Had hegono into Arequipa it would bave afforded the rovolutionists an opportuuity for a grand powwow, resalthg io nothing except insult to the national authority, reo days of grace alowed for non-combatants to Joat besieged city expire to-night at sundown, I had @ long conversation -day with President Prado relative to the campaign ant probabilities of an immo- diate attack, and was surp to learn how much the suvordinate officials of the government at Lima insist upon directing affairyat Arequipa We are five hundred miles distant, wit communication three or ing general here, 1s is thebistory of U igns of 1862 and 1863 over again, except that President Prado will not gacrifice everythhg to the military ideas of War Department generals, jut will yield to their advice if it should be expedient, He is to attacl it Opposed to waiting for thi big gun from the first, but finally, “to keep peace ii the family,” consented to Ge'ay active operations unti this jerous gua should Teach the front, or more »srobably some remote sand bank in the quebradas betwen the coast and Arequipa. He now says that he wiil vais eight days longer, and then if the gua does not get along any more encour- iugly be shall attack. Hi: bas sent forty of oxen about ene buadred and. ty- five men to help bring gum, and food aod rater for these bave to be transported on mules thity miles across the desert, The river is paralleigto tle route, and this it task be performed every chy for noarly the wtole ime the gun is crossing the sand: and moua- tains, I bat faith whaever in th ever reach. ing this place Independent of the obetacies to be over- come in the rugged mowtaine, tho gan ia liable to be captured and spiked « otherwise injured at any time, as the force with be camnon cannot be relied cam of a sudden dash by tho y in somo of the narnw passes, othe meantime a Tevolationtew tn a. are strengthening their defemes continually and building Darri to resist tho biggun if positie. These bar- Ticados are of squaro bocks of sione and come! the necessity of heavy orinance, An ago Would have been almost certain of is ® matter Hous cons! demtion ; ther delay, the big gua Assault mut be dospera f right wing of the army, iw in be lacing the besieged city «rect ny 'y Wil ebell ihe city, and the insorent that shows pi if to, the Arequipenine sont out om ‘stall of mounted men ad mato another raid into the suburban village of Tingo, oh prisoners, In the indisertmin of Sa Roman, one of the re volutionary out of one of She was just steppin, reakioal of firing Vor asludrious @ ‘This js President Prado’s bithday, and every o: camp athusiastically celetating 1. A supper is given to-night by the oileors othe column of bonor. tenes AMONG THE 2EB ELS. Situation of Affairs { Arcquipa= Money Scarce=Forced Loans from Forelgners= Karthquake. Haangvantens Rrotoriowany Foncns, Argairs, Deo, 20, 1867, Night befors last I wae pesed throngh Prosident Prado’s I\n66, aod camo into theesiogod city without ad- yonture, Tnis is the third tim Lhavo visited the piace siace the first of the month, and I am surprised at the change that bas taken piace. Nearly all the houses are closed, the streets are empty, and one only hears the hollow echo of exploding shells that mow end then fall among tho buildings aad the ceaseless “ping” of nfo bullet) When I came to tho entrance to the city two or three men in citizens’ dross stood, with rifles in their banda, moar a deep ditch’ with about three fect of water im it, My horse bobbled over the rude bridge of loose poles to where the sentinels were, but they did not accost me and I passed on, Tho first house had a parapet on its fat roof, and three picees of old stovepipe frowned in battery. from the fortified bousetop, n0 doubt a terror to assailants, A little way down the street I came upon thirty or forty mn, some in new uniforms, and many in rough artisans’ clothing, collected in tho middie of the and all intently listening to some one who was Tetailing @ bis of newa A few rods further and I reached the barricade of stone and cement. Bere I had to enter a hb cut through the wall of a house, and after passing through small yard emerged into the stroet again behind t! barricade, ‘Thero was a Neutonant lounging on @ bench; @ sentry dozed on tho platform of the barricade, and the sound of loud voices in discussion issued from an adja~ cent room crowded with revolutionisia From the barricade to the place where I sto} way waa somewhat dangerous a8 the national troops were fring sharply and thelr shots whistiea unpleasantly up the streets, Loaving my horse in the courtyard of a large English mercantile house, I took a run of a few roda and reached my quariers in safoty. During my absencd a shell had knocked off a piece of a window sill of the house, and the bullets had spattered the wallsin all directions. We bad bales of wont plea up at all the doors and windows, and are now comparatively secure, thou; i of the balls sometimes make us “acroudl we take care how we expose ourselves to the range of Presi- iy barricades aro Ky dent Prado's riflemen. . Now being erected in various parts of the city, the old are being strangt! and some have mines near the! one bas two barrels of powder and 1s intended to biow ‘up the atsacking column if it assaults there. Additional parapets are being built on the flat roofs, and in 801 ces houses are converted into small forts. ‘There bout Afteen hundred revolutionisis armod and under military discipline, and these are stationed in the stone houses near tho barracks fronting the pos tions of President Prado and General Bustamente. They have two rude m made out of bells from the churches, and two oth: lg are also being pre; ‘the same purpose, 6 manner of using them is rather novel, ‘The bells, which quite large and wide- mouthed, are firmly fixed in a frame and are loaded with stones, bits of old trom and cannoa shot perk into the city by the national fuse is put im among the mass of mis- siles, and the concern is fired just as miners fire a blast jn the rocks, every! for his head until all #1 jieces had fallen. Ume the bells were fired ceived a severe rap in the jaw from @ bit of old iron, and the question is whether the improvised mortars are not less rous to foes than to frieuds, The other bells now being converted into mortars will soon be completed and ready to blow ar of the enterpris- ing fellows that are managing them. None of the mis- siles have falion within the tines of President Prado, and the only resuit of the 1nvention is a succession ot tre- mendous roars in the night just when sensible folks are trying to sleep. The revolutionists seom to be in great straits for money. After having locked up one map, and put irons on him till bis friends gave $4,000 for his release, and g other individuals in a similar manner, although smaller scale, the revolutionary chiefs still find themselves short of funds, and are Spe Possible means, except force, to get money of t! eign merchants, Sorip is offered, secured by the pro- penty of the officais, but no one wants to tak although it is given for cash at fro aixty to seventy per cent discount, and bears twelve p: cent interest. It is reported to-day that the mercantile firms of Fletcher & Oo., Gibbs & o,, Stafford & Ward, Harmsen & Co,, and Braillard & Co,, will @ to give $5,000 @ piece, or have their vaults broken open and the money taken forcibly. Some of these firms have from $70,008 to $100,000 in their vaults, and it 1s pro- bable that if forco bo resorted to the revolu- tionists will not be caroful as to how much they take. The British Consul, Mr, Birnio, is here, and has thusjfar prevented any outrage from being com- mitted upon his countrymen; but it is i pepe that the rovolutionists, rendered desperate by the situ. ation, may employ violont measures to get money, without regard to future claims for damages, Tt ts also rumored that the city of Cuzco has faliet into the bands of Pevolutionists, and is about to send ai to Arequipa. This is the third time that wo ha heard such a report, and the probabilities are that th hike two preceding rumors, is untrue. Yesterday morning wo had a severe shock of earth quake—heavier than I over felt before, 1 was awak- enoa from sleep by the shaking of the house, an without haste, had time to put on my panlaloons an slippers and reach the courtyard before the vibrations ceased, The earthquake was accompanied by « loud rombling noise, somet like what a peal of thunder in the Mammoth Cave might sound to a person above ground, About noon there wi nother shock, but not heavy. I watched tho crat the volcano just above the city, but did not observe any signs of action, IN THE LOYAL ARMY AGAIN. Prado’s Base of Sapplies Cut Of=Cuzco Cape _ tured by the Rebels. Hmanguantens Prauvtan Aruy, Doc, 20, 1867, This afernoon I left the beaieged city, reaching head~ qoartors tu adouttwo hours, As Lcame out I found that tho forces of General Bustamente had changed their position and are now encamped much nearor Presi. Gent Prado, ‘The picket line is also much stronger, is evidently intended to provent communication with the besieged. I should have stated im my previous letter that Colonel Cordova went out night before Jast to attack General Bustamente, and was se- verely wounded in the breast, the ball passing out through the shoukler blade, Sevoral of the revolutionary troops were kitled and a number taken Prisoners. The movement, however, has no importance except to those who got hit, and whose bad luck will probably deter others from making another raid upon Tegular mititary camp. Upon my arrival at ‘ters I found the telegraph to Isiay had been cut this morning, and that Colonel Segura, with a force of mounted revolutiouists, was advancing from na upon the base plies, Senor Carvejo, the Adjutant General of President Prado, bad gone out with two hun- dted and fifty cavalry to drive Segura from I but nothing had. been heard from the ine of communication eince morning, and every one about headquarters seemed to feel as we used to when General Stuart was earcering widely among our oats and mules at our roar, It ia now Ove P, M, Presi< ride along the Panama hat deut Prado has just returued from ea, and, with oem jacket and tand: he ousetop watchi owa thoughts, an evidently Fespecting the interruption of communication and the uncertainty of what the merrow may bring forth, The report ‘ting Cuzco is confirmed here, It is stated that San after Segurt 0, it in Po Co vend of my mails in safety. ines, the Rebels Under 1 Segura—Fears for the Town of Tstar, Dec. 23, 1867. Tho revolutionary forces under Colonel Segura have done more harm than even the Arequipenians expected, and are now threatening this place, the base of supplies of Prosident Prado’s army. Some time ago a report reached Prado W gare was about to set out onan expedition from Moquogua, and the gunboat Meteora Was soutto Arica with @ telegram for the military suthorisies 1 to attack Moquegua as sqon as Segura departed on his raid, Sevoral days elapeed, and nothing being heard of the raiding party the uneasiness respecting this place subsided; but last woek Segura started again, and, after capturing the valley and town of Tambo, a few miles distant, pre- pared (o march upon Islay, His force amounted to five hundred men, with two pioces of artillory; and, when & body of troops sent out from town to reconnoitro en- countered Segura’s ance guard, they boat's hasty retreat, spreading gr arm, A portion of the crews of the Union and Meteora were put ashore and set to Work building barricades of balow of wool, mounting heavy guns, and removing on shipboard all the stores of the government, and in m few hours Islay be. came quite a the thirt; #, and troops were tory of the Custom House for the purpose of cipal aquare of the town, justin fro: ert bo a few days, that be intended to atiack Al Arequipa bis Adjutant General, d and fife to protect Segura back upon Moq slograph cut about twenty imi ipa, aud, ieaving @ few meo to repair it, pushed on to came down on the 21 eight A.M. As I oc between La Hara and riage burned, and everything but the gun itsulf low pieces of iron dostroged, The men accompanying the gun had proba. to A 4 feat and cutting the in various piseos Sogura rewired to heighte above Tambo, wi ‘n*Jo 1s Supposed to ee looking for him. Aa soon 10 news of Segur'as’oy ona reached Talay the gu oO the barricades were tne b cates removed, the bom bowitaers and ammunition sent on board and preparations made for evacua:ing the by the troops, Tho Vaton and Moteora lay ta ihe harbor, their guns bearing upon the to given out af the revolutionists oi im tne place would be shelled, Alter several hours some of the boat howitzers were lauded again and planted near the Custom House, around which high barricades of wool bales and sacks of bartey were erected, -S ft. . No mai from President Prud it a boy bas managed to piney trip, oeebek a letter from the tol! how-easily the rovte to Aroquipa may be blocked up by ra, but it is teared that heintends to attack Islay, autborities here Lave appealed oO ura aod represent to him to cap- ture in the town it come 8 in be will only expose the lives of women and children to the fire of the mon-of.war without accomplishing any practical result, Prado will probably soon drive the revolutionists homniadine. of communication and have his telegraph working again. Tho big gun having been destroyed for all present use, it is very likely that the attack upon Arequipa will not be much longer delayed, The next mail. sieamer; will probably cor of the qpaclasicn of the war one way or the other, as affairs demand that a decisive blow abould be struck. : 3 Balta Intrenched at Chiclayo—Description of the PincesF of Colo Lima, Linas, Dec, 26, 1867, ‘Tho decisive combat for eupremacy in the north of Poru, thougn long heralded, has uot at this writing taken place, Colonel Bata, the revolutionary chieftain, ig strongly tntrenched within the town ef Chiclayo, and defies Comejo, President Prado's Minister of War, who commands the government forces in that section. The town of Chiclayo is comparatively a new place, having been founded since the war of the Independence, and in theae countries anything counting from that.date is considered a novelly, Jt ia the most flourishing of the worthera towns, being tho alte ot several annual fai and Baits took it to possess himself of the m chandise brought thither by enterprising podlers, It is very prettily altudted in a valley about ‘six-milos from the sea, but offers no advantages what. soever as a defensive position. The revolutionary army, composed of about six hundred men, is very strongly yatroached in the Plaza Mayor, or principal square, and Dave built strong barricades of brick, which until now have offectually suieided them, The government forces seized the only high ground near the city, and Cornejo took as his headquarters German company who have spent upwards of $1,000,000 ia preparing ‘a large bacienda for ri top of this milf Cornejo mounted the only guns, six- pounders, which he had, and endeavored to force his febel defences, way through the But against these formidable defences the cannon shot ma had no effect what- ever, and Cor! after havin, Uy SE wound found it necessary to send'to Li ammunition Ey ep teerna pena able ra sitio vot ‘Batts, jon on ry le n. of pie senna which ae Callao on The th — to jm four welve-pounders eat one. thirty. with which he will.no doubt epoedily end the affair. "re the government can gain the victory ia this quarter th chances are that mo more attempts would *be mad ainst them in the sorth; for the defeated party would. lost (ead bepoke and Fagen Thy bee money or would no ‘speedily vani raat dich. their This revolt, apparently insignificant from its littieness }, is of the mer- to those who saw the war in the United very import to all residing im Peru. cantile life of the community is about expiring, busi- ness is completely prostratod, and commercial men state that for thirty years Pera has never passed through euch a crisis ag it mow suffers, With the triumph of the government order and confidence would speedily be Te-established. Lima itself t@ now threatened by a leader whose namo goes far to make us beil that dao ved - eed. : fect of the nearly the wa and declare Prado a usurper. The manner of revo‘u. tonizing » town or district in this country Is qu unique, A Jong document is propared, setting forth grievances and caus-s of discontent, pigaed by all of the Gitizens and then #eat to one of the Lima newspapers, The document js published eagorly by the papers, always thirsiing for something to uli up their and the revolution is oilected. So did Colonel. Bermu- dez, and with such success that he immediately formed under ee ee toon ig bundred men very ly ma a vel eager for a fight. Their ature was ‘oon granved b 4 their leader, who, it is espoused the cause pL a ag gto ma) 3 tramee faithful to the The commander of of . well, in spite of his defection; rebels were too strong Bermudez set to work organizi the depat iw 40 , Ot the ®@ proclamation, ia wi he Conviction that the peopl that purpose. Plotto Revolutionize C Sttuation—Mineral W Mozona. lae—Review of the Along ¢! Ri Caziao, Dec, 28, 1867, At the inst moment before the departure of the mail steamer from Islay, 9 courier arrived from Prosident Prado’a headquarters with despatches for Lima, He Drought no news other than that already communicated, Tho effect-of the intelligence from Islay and the army has been very depressing. The bad features were at first greatly exaggerated, and sympathizers with the revolution were jubilant; bat naw that the raid of Se- gura is seen to have been less important than at firet reported the friends of the govern- ment are resuming confidence, As will be seen from your Lima correspondence, the revolutionjsw of the north are advancing under Bermudez upon the capital, while nearly all the national troops are employed in other sections, President Prado has his army to matntain, a days ago received reinforcements which were sent to Isiay in the steamer Sachaca, and Ought to have arrived there om the 24th. The Sachaca is expected back to-day. Arica and Taena bave national for their defence, and Correjo, who is confront- ing Baits at’Chiclayo, bas been atill further reducing the numbers of the garrison of Lima by calls for assist- ance, Lima has very few troops for its fateaeny and no one can tell how long the city may remain quie! ‘ ponies 4 a La Apo ego dhteebpne tr nt vreak, but mot Sites ciSe press sna ee seat the oe ‘and the colonel commanaing the garri- fon of the city. Information of the movement was con- veyed to the it, at the hour appoiated for the ion to be made tho authorities seized the & few of his accomplices. The others, who had their arms in their hands and were ing to took the alarm and and are be much longer delay it may be too late to make arai'- able even a victory at Arequipa, as Lima ie threatened without and is full of internal foe, Armed gauge from the country make night raids info the ciiy and rob houses and shops, and every jer Carries a revolver, Even the officers of our men-of-war wear their heavy Colt rovolvers in their belte when they go om shore, It is generally understood that Sring may commence in the streets at any time, as the revolutiounry sympa- toizers im Lima and Callao ase constantly conspiring, and a battalion that Aghia for the preservation of the nation may revolt the next day, In Arequipa, it will be remembered, the battalion of mational troops, aftor a Dioody fight with the revolutionists, in which some two hundred were killed and wounded, and doen restored, shot its oolovel and nine of ite officers aod joined the insurrection. This iste themselves elapsed before the disbanded soldiery were collected and tbe present revolutionary party in the city organized. ‘We still hope and believe ia Presideat Prado’s ability to combinations against Bim; but to do ithe strike quickly, torribly and wi many biowa navy i# loyal to him, He er least upon the Union, America are with bit at Islay, Captain Moore, of Captain Del Bois, of the Meteora, are principle, and have wi thelr ere xtond to his ships, and it te deeply regretted their power cannot be brought to bear upon the revelution, ‘There is much speculation as to who would be Prosi. dent if the revolution were to suc Baita tn tio fy prestige as ralyiog point, but ho sever will the palace av Lima If Prado fall there is certain to be a & great quarrel and vory probably @ long period of anarchy between the rival facti 4 U8 will suAp bin at th, and vice versa, NO 1 Every hoor la proenagt with and (he peace of society, Thore # no general news of tnt 1, and even the wonderful st iver Moroua, in Raster attention, A government official sent to oxplote that region hag returmed with fabulous reports of 18 riches, and bas gone to Arequipa to lay bis re If Baita get into o Tevolutionisia of the in foretell the result, of (he government f ———~ it Prado, The gold Gelds ar org She river Morona, tha rises sevens, eastera slopes e by, well armed and operating In x wore spent in the usual manner, streets were nies in the churches and fon, bead a pena OF Alsop &Co,, at which our Minis re ugnter aad avery select party reece CHILE. eee eee SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, with Peru—Colont- Fern sed— Great Harvests-Genoral Nowa. ir" VauPaaiso, Deo, 17, 1867, The only etir tn the political atmosphere is occasioned by the unhappy condition of affairs in Peru and the Probability of a war between that country and Chile in the tof the success of the revolutionists, It was hoped and expected hore that the revolution would ave been crushed by this time, but all reports indicase that {t 1s rapidly progressing, as do ail revolutions im Peru; and attention.ts directed to the future relations of the two countries in the event of the overthrow of President Prado, The leaders of the revolutionary party, exiled to Chile last yoar with General Cosulia {nd who returned to Peru in the ilistarred expedition which hastened the death of the groat Mariscal, all left here pledging themselves as enemies to Chile, and that Spirit seems to have boen infused into nearly if not quite all of the chiefs of the various Insurrectionary parties {m Peru. This fooling finds a pretext fora ruption of the alliance, and perhaps hostilities, in the debts in- curred by Peru to Chile for the maintenance of a Portion of the Squadron, and in what is # more tempting bait to @ Peruvien, the guano de posite of Mejillones, The guano of the Chinchas’ will sooner or later be exbausted and Pere shorn of her available riches. Chile has: steadfastly adhered to } President Prado throughout the revolution, and the insurrectionary chiefs would not like anything better than to pay off old scores if they succeed in getting inte wor and-add to the resources for enricbi et their families, The fron-clad ox 4 forte Me xiliohen wil beeoese 9 bone of lexillones 08 ediately after the install of should such an important event é now distracting Peru. > has concluded its extra session, and Com gressmen are the heat of Santiago to their leasant haciendas, Mosi of the pl bas been directed to interaal impro) ments aod the development of the national Tesourcen,, Might bundred ‘thousand dol- lara have been voted for new custom houses and a wharf for unloading vesse.s, and now that the Spanish war may be r ied as finally terminated other im- provements will doubtless ily eorars > is Siraits of One of the most important acts o! encouragement given to the colonization of Magellan, Hitherto the colony has only consisted ot @ fow anyon Repairs em of 0s pniceman ent amall number of fur traders, pes ‘el, of the Chile navy, has been appointed governor of the new and now that s regular line of steamers is about to established, via the Straits, between Valparaiso and Li the probabilities are that a avail themsolves of the liberal Chitean government. free expense {rom Valparaiso and is given @ smail tract land, Ho receives from tue government for one year a a for Kena feted ‘and each son over se years old, & pension ve dollars per month, imports tion of agricultural and mechanical implements 2g medical freo of duty, Ypres! of building materi: ilted 4 ibe Saerivay bordering i Straits, bat on the 6 have «large tract of mignificent country, catalina ‘a8 far north as the river Bio-Bio. Notaxes. Land patents b prensa that kind 1s to be patd for twenty years, Another decree of the government appoints a commis- sion of engineers to report upon the best means of irrie gating some of the waste tracts of Araucania, and offers inducements to settle om the frontior of that trict. : ‘The island of Juan Fernandez been leased Mr. .Webran, who cee tnt establiznin; station there, colony apd whaling phy 5 fad i Febru i marr LJ rut the sum! increased to two thousand, Tho’ custorg houses wil respect to those destroyed by and will add 40 the beauty of ty. Ole is also tobe constructed mear the bul! ings and a good road cut through’ the hiils to’the ‘The harvests of Chile promise to exceed in abundance all previous crops, There is now a greatly increased de» mand from Europe for grain, and | steed are steadily advancing. Shipping 1s comiag in foreign ports tapidly and trade, thas has so long been siaguant, is ime Prine Britiet ship Great Pacific, which put into V: m: guano, has been ond to zsh 2 EF sé is rawo in Repay acargo te Mr, Thomas K. Law for $21,150. She is of 2,088 tous ‘A CONTEMPORARY OF NELSON AND NAPOLEON, To ras Eprron or rus Henatp:— Among the regular readers of the Hamaxo in this city {sa patriarch of 102 years of age, whose step ie still firm, bis figure erect, with unimpaired mind and a cheery manner, He makes occasional business visits to Wall streot, is always in his seat at church on Sundays, what- ever the weather may be, and still finds pleasure ip society and social amusements, As # commissioned officer eighty years ago, and ase traveller and explorer tn Asia, Africa and Australia, he has probably had more varied and marvellous experiences of life than any mam now living. Although bora betore Napoleon or his great adversary, Wellington, our old friend is atill strong. An Labruyire a Stvd Se iithan ase eRe. rans em bm have not twoive months, aor add to hi Md Cay Frederick was tn Bo! odes ay \tonia father, @ Dative r name attained the rank beh eae Srizen frome bs by Louis XIV.'6 1m company with so! comrades, Prussia, whore "the industry and skill aided in eo omall e present powerful kingdom. jatber, who adopted the ‘ame, was attached to the Prussian Leation where be married en Baglisn aabject of this sketeh. Oy aear London ; en- tered iaslon in Uctober, 1789; fought ish Rifles in Hol- - TiS} gurves'th Bes. Neloon at 3 Lord Matto the famous Vi celebrated interview between the river Ni fellington in the fn goard N held req conver: 3. wy the ‘be being at the time iB, me is ‘experiences io in almost be took up his reai- dence in New Bawaeonitee 2 ints wo dead on the battlefield of Busaco, there is no token of wi showing where ho was struck &@ valued medal whica be ® drowned man of Good Hope, nes lous of bis fe which, with the Prince of Wales vited the Ly red army ilst on balt , but the oid hero was too doeply attached to his adopied home to jeave it, During he confronted &® mob and saved a life ri of bis own. yan tage = ragut on his Py , before his doparture for Kurope in : das eae Labrbush, bo more than one hun and one years old, was presont, bie feet for several hours appeared to hors who were nearly two ite of life, We may re- aro entirely diforent from tnose of fellow men, He rises at threo, breakfasts before 0 tain is comfortably omeconced in bed. He remarked to wiih whom he rode home from the recep- ‘od to AbOv baif. in o'clock, thas he had not sat up 60 Ww pe United States was loss, 3 the most loyal part only four newspa- did not exceed two Mra. Nancy Cooley d Darrtown, Butlor county, Ohio, on the 10:h instans, at the f one hundrea ani eight yours aud sevenieon dave, Bus born in Vire giaia in 1750, Emigrating fret to Ken’ she there married Wiliam Cooley, « Revolutionary hero, boitor known as ‘Uw Bi oley,” with whom she re~ moved toOhio, “Uncle Billy” was never known to owe ® man a dollar, nor to allow aay ons to owe bim, fad Would not sell the products of lis farm for anys thing but “constitutional currency,” gold aud si After his death the old tady adhered to hot husband's adits in relation to debi