The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-18

800 passengers the length of the road short time after
| landing.
The most important piece Of by the L. is the de-
claraton Of war by New Granada against Peru and the
enemies Of Ecuador The next is the progress making in
the survey Of the Atrato rout to the Pacific.
Oar Panama Correspondence.
PANAMA, May g. 1852.
The Flores Observation-Disclosures Panama.4tempt 10
Seize Brig, By the NeD Granadian GOpe,nment-IIer e.
eope-hnpisonment Of t,po Young Maa-Steamers and
Ships at Panama-Business-Ihe Weather-Pqnoma Rail.
road, &C., &c, &C.
The last accounts had from Flores left him at the
port Of Puma. This is small town of twenty or
thirty houses at the mouth of the Guayaqu river and
about thirtysix miles from Guayaqu By the arrival OF
the Swedish fgae Eugsnie, Commander yrgcn at this
port on the 10th ult, learned that the Flores feet
consisting Of the steamer Chile and four sailing vessels
was proceeding up to the city of Guayaqul, when she
left This news however not confirmed by the Eng
ish steamer which arrived at this port the 19h three
days later the last account lett him at and in possess
sion of the little town Of Puma. AS the English steamer
Quito which arrived here the LIST inst did not stop
Guayaqu the last account the very latest from there
You will see in the papers send you accounts of the
arrival and departure, ut and from this port Of ~
called Las Tres Hemanas and an attempt to seize the
vessel by the authorities of this government upon the
charge Of her being engaged in fitting out expedition
here to to the aid Of General Flores The facts are
briefly these
Las Tres Hemanas (The Three Sisters arrived here
under Gillian coors She under the charge and
direction Of young man named Jackson who repre-
sened publicly that she to be put up Buenaven-
tura coast town about four hundred miles to the
SOUTH and that she would take only passengers as he
learned there were large number here DESTROYS visit
ing the Choco gold mines, Buenaventura being at the
n them Shau corl-
ingy advertised for this object and this step had the
effect to lull any suspicious which might have been
awakened in the minds Of the public authorities
having come into port empty and without apparently,
any specific object and that too direct from the
ofFlores movements
In the course Of week. large number Of young men
Amercans had engaged passage in the Three Sisters
forthe Choso gold region So secretly were the move
ments made in the matter that suspicion had become
trely disarmed when by accidental disclosures it
became generally known that her destination Guaya-
quill One thing which led to the exposition the pur
chase Of large quantity of gunpowder and number Of
Ems The Governor. whobecame apprsed of the fact
orders for the of persons engaged In
the matter and the seizure of the vessel Application
was made for the briggs papers and her clearance when
the applicants arrested thrown into prison The
captain of the port then had his watch the brig
and prevent her going to Captain Jackson the Com
mander in Chief who the alert. kept concealed
until night. when he took boat quietly slipped into
the bay jumped on board, and gave orders 10 heave
up the anchor clear the sheets unfurl all sail II and
there fresh breeze the time away the vessel
cud down the bay and out of sight, before the vgant
captain Of the port any Of the other officers of the go
Next morning the CONSERVATION Of the authorities
well be imagined when they learned the mpudence of the
daring Jacksonbut he had reiterated the oath of his
great prototype. by the Eternal - and it use
The Governor hustled around ordered company Of
soldiers to be got in readiness two urpounders to be
dragged to the beach and the steamer Taboga neat
little craft plying between this city and the island whose
name che bears to be chartered to go in pursuit of the
runaway brig This occupied the whole day so that had
the expedition been got up under way it would have
failed to overtake take the Three Sisters She
out OF their reach and the Of the Taboga
\ gpn laf hAr nm ha xnas Nth linda
nfcatioA to the amount of eighty thousand dollars for
any loss that they might sustain and the
ioundit 10 be very difficult matter to furnish the bonds
It was concluded to abandon the chase which done
The thing OF course was III such perfect keeping with the
farcica that the whole community laughed outright and
the authorities feel ashamed Of the affair that it is with
| reluctance they show themselves in public.
/ The two young men who arrested released
next day no proof being found against them Of being
| gagged in an unlawful expedition.
After the departure Of the brig il ascertaned that
she had been sent here by Gen. Flores for recruits Let
tiers Of credit had been given by Flores upon several of
stance in okcd to aid him in the conquest of Ecuador
All he needs arms and and he does not require
many ofeither This however accounts for his not hav
ing already taken Guayaqu and also for his detention at
Puma There is no doubt but that he will get sufficient
assistance to enable him to accomplish his intentions
1t is pretty generally known here that number of
will leave here in the propeller Quickstep daily
peeted from San Francisco her way to Valparaiso,
join him at Guayaquil If he is there wherever
be found on the coast
bitter feeling of hostility ubsists with the New Gre
madam government towards Gen. Flores; probably be-
cause they consider him violent revolutionis and fear
he may give them trouble. Some three four years
ago, when his return Chic from England and after
his Punishment from Ecuador. he asked permission to
pass through this city, but denied With him it is
old unhealed and he does succeed in taking
ECUADOR the next thing we shall hear will be that he has
headed armed force against New Granada This GO
vernment fully aware Of his intentions and making
efforts already to prevent their being put into execution
force Of troops from the interior eastern
provinces, to those bordering ON that country.