The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-05

/ nv e'e"msnip rsihpife my, Capt Leeds, arrived
yesterday morning from New Orleans and Havana
She left the latter port the 10Th ult., and was
four days and five hours the passage.
The purser Of the Empire City, Mr. E. w. Hall,
supplied US, usual with the latest news. We are
also indebted to DR. G.. Grant of Panama passen-
ger, by the Empire City for interesting intel-
gence,
The Panama Herald of the 10th ut., says:-
We have been favored with the perusa of letter Just
received from Hon. Cushing the IT, S. Charge dAairs
to Ecuador, by A b. Corwine, Esq, U. S. Consul this
employed Guaya9ul amount to 500 strong and that
they are all well driiledfnd disciplined The whole
per OF lne government troops amounts TO upwards Of
ing does not entertain spprehensons Of the
| of the Flores party.
The feeling in Panama, among the foreign resi-
dents and with large number of native, was with
| the hope that General Flores may be successful
Should this be the case, it is supposed that he will
turn his attention to Panama, where he would find
many within the walls stimulated by the hope
of acquiring the treasury of Granada who
would make conquest almost certain. Flores
has already his secret agent in that city,
and combination is already about being consum-
mated, of young and vigorous men, to aid him.
Panama is the key to the whole republic, which,
when conquered, viii open to the ambition of the
victors the accumulated for a century, of
| the whole country.
| The Panama railroad has been progressing rapid
| ly. Ii is now finished to San Pablo, distant from
| Gorgona about five and a half miles; but here it
! will be arrested for time, bridge has to be
constructed, which will require time
The intelligence from Bogota is the resignation
of Gen. Herrera, Governor of Panama, and his do
parture for Pasto extreme southern province.
He has gone to command the national forces there
for the suppression of the revolution which still ex-
lists in that province. The revolution broke out in
July last and while every other part Of the repub
lie has yielded to authority, this province, which is
not worth to the government thirty reals, is costing
yearly many thousands of dollars, is still unsub-
dued
We have from Nicaragua to the 18th ult.,
by the U S NJ steamer Philadelphia which touch
ed at San Juan del Norte. The U. S. soop Of war
Decatur was at that port.
AT San Juan del Sud there were about 700 passen-
gers waiting. The Monumental City and the Pacific
were in port. The former was to take 400 of them
by charter, but the Pacific would not sail until an
extra lot Of passengers arrived.
Our files of Ell Diorio de la Marina and Gaceta
dc Ia Harana are to the Goth Of April.
The political is of little Importance and en-
braces only intelligence from the European continent
and several documents Of the newly appointed
Governor General, Canedo, on local matters, which
are not Of any consequence to US.
The most perfect tranquility continued in the
island, but fears entertained Of another expe
dition, mentioned by some correspondents from
Cuba.
We indebted to respectable house in this
city for the following letter from Havana, contain
ing late commercial news -
HAVANA, April Is, 1852.
We had this pleasure last the llth inst, since
when your esteemed favor of the Sth instant came
duly to hand, and has our best thanks for its in
teresting contents The sugar market has
tinued very active. and, with brisk demand for
all sorts, prices keep advancing, with little of
| prospect Of declining hereafter. The estimates
about n short crop are still increasing Several
estates have finished grinding, yielding from twenty
to forty per cent less than last years and it can now
safely be calculated that the deficiency in the crop
will be at least 100000 boxes Already the reports
show considerable falling off compared with
last year, at the same period Muscovado sugars
are scarce, and good qualities are selling at II to
| 5rs. Molasses. lSr per keg, and not abun-
dant Exchanges improving little Craving your
reference to the enclosed p. c., we remain truly.
dear sir. &c.
OUR IsTHMus CORRESPONDENTS.
CHAGREs, Aprl7 1852.
.A,,othr Terrible Fight among he Nat,res-Dis-
1 m0HHnig Chdgfes, &c, &c
| Chagres has again been the scene Of another
bloody battle. II was at this time black against
black, Carthagenians and natives against Jamaci-
ans 1t commenced at the house of a Mrs. johnson,
on the American side, Jamaica negress, who, it
| appears, gave fandango to her colored country
men; about o'clock in the morning un-
fortunate native entered her house, and, as some
i'll feeling existed since the last between the Ja
maicans and natives they beat the poor native
numerically. He Immediately went over to the
other side and sounded the alarm. and in less than
half hour the little river that separates the
American from the Chagres side, was swarmlng with
canoes, loaded with Cartbagenians and natives
who came to avenge the injury done their COM
panon. They assembled on the bank to the num-
Der of some three hundred, armed with their ma :.
chetts and ong-knves, and marched in a solid body
to Mrs Johnsons, and then the work of destruction
commenced. Glass bottles hurled at the
natives pistols fired, but the natives forced their
way in, and, after tearing everything in The house
to pieces, attacked the Jamacians with their ma
chetts and knives The Jamacans were forced to
retreat after being cut IN n most frightful manner
One poor fellow had both arms cut of just above
the elbow some their fingers cut off, and some their
back and face horribly mutilatcd Such yelling and
screechng appeared to me as # some wild beasts
were devouIing the whole population There were
time. up the river. Had they been here. the
slaughter would have been awful They fought
desperately both sides for two hours, but
the drum on the fort sounded for the troops to
muster. and some sixty came over and charged on
the mob, who scattered pell nell to the woods The
troops took possession Of the field of battle and
arrested some twenty of the ringleaders and took
| them to the fort.
1t was whispered that another attack would be
made the next night, on the Jamaicans, and num-
bers of them sought protection in the Castle, but
order reigns again in Chagrcs The Jamaica men
are leaving for home, and the Sierra Nevada took
some forty or fifty to Jamaica. strong guard is
kept on the other side, and canoes not permitted
to cross over after ten o'clock at night, while u
guard is on this side ready to give the alarm in
case Of another outbreak. The troops in the Castle
remain under arms, and sentries are placed within
call on the ramparts
Everything i dull here rs the hotels are being
torn down 10 be put up in Navy Bay. The weather
is fine; no sickness OF any consequence.
The British steamer Thames is receiving her
specie, and sails for Southampton this evening. i