The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-12
NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA.
Our Panama Correspondence

Our Panama Correspondence.
PANAMA. June 80, 1853.
Bad FEELING against F5regneys- Want of Protection to
american Cti,ens-RioL Bogoa- Nno Laus-Ertra
Session Of Comgres- Transit Of Specie The Railroad
The Weather-Heaith Of The Iahmus de-, dc, dc.
You will find in the Panama papers very few items OF
local news the fact being that the city is at present
"fat stale and Improbable as any place of ten thou
sand inhabitants be. The most exciting event since
the departure of the last mail for the United States has
been personal quarrel between native gentleman and
an Englshman when the former made cowardly at
tack upon the latter when unprepared Some little
element ensued and few foreigners who witnessed the
assault having their opinion that the aggressor
should be handed to the police, his (the natives)
friends came to his rescue, and carried him off in tr
umph to his home. The negroes congregated thiokly
upon the OCCASION and manifested very bad feeling to-
wards the foreigners. At time the affair promised
to assume serious turn, but fortunately collision
took place. Two Of the most eminent lawyers in town
have been applied to- to demand legal redress for tho
Engishman, but they both refused the native feeling
10 strong Both of the foreign journals in this city
took the matter and spoke out plainly upon the sub
own signature replied in the Journal denying that
any i'll feeling jealousy existed the part of the ma
tiyes towards the foreigners
ton and the insecurity position and very general
feeling exists that foreign of constantly In
harbor-eiher American Frerc English-would curb
this growing feeling and place foreign residents here
in the position the treaties Of New Granada with their
respective nations guaranteed to them. Our worthy
American Consul Mr. Corwin. has than urged
the importance Of this measure upon the government
and believe that the British Consul has also addressed
suit has been Produced and the squadron lies for half
the year at Valparaiso, where they not required
doing nothing instead of protecting the lives and pro-
perry Of their respective citizens in this and other Gen.
trail American ports
Private letters from Bogota received In town inform us
of snnory political riots there. in of which Dr. Flo
NptDo Gopzales was wounded with lance. The oIsra-
tives want protection for native manufactures in the
shape Of duties upon all articles of foreign imports that
compete with them. This is the ostensbls OF the
riots but there can be doubt that political in
trigue lies at the bottom, of It,
The constitution has passed, the principal change
consists in governors judges of tribunals circuit and
commerce. beg elected by the people instead Of by the
elective assembly and the President formerly It ia
feared that this law win not work we'll that nHu.
entis men in the various provinces viii turn it to their
private advantage and constantly keep the country in
political fer ment
and the law relative to the tribunals Of Commerce has
been ended. Law reguls ting the currency and
placing it upon the standard that of the United
States. has also been sanctioned
The Congress is now In extra session of the most
questions to be considered by it is the
law relative to the TRANSPORT of trasure the sth
By the proposed law the fresidsnt 10 authorized
TO fix the rate of charge fer safe the h
mus At from one to twelve reals pound weight and
to give guaranty for its ssfe conveysnoe II this law
pseses it will ruin this route and together with the ad
dona per censge charged by the Pacific Mail steamship
some other way. How why the com any could be 50
rash to raise their freight hall per cent must
main secret to the public unless it be some private
understanding with the opposition line to share profits
The railroad is progressing and the weather has boon,
for the list fortnight, most favorable for work.
We have no sickness except among the passengers
the British steamers from st. Thom.s. The Cruces road
il being repaired and will be in pretty fair order during
the rainy season By this time next year look for the
completion OF the railroad. PANAMA.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
Our files Of the Panama Herald, Star and Panamcuo,
to Il Q LIST inst, have come to hand.
The foreign sdents Of Panama had presented SPLEEN
did service Of silver plate to Gov Roldan The plate was
made in New York.
The Panama Star Of the 2Sth ult gives the folio wing
At late hour last evening We received our correspou
dance AID papers from Bogoa; but owing to being
short handed We are obi gsd to postpone, until
An attempt made at the capital to raise a revou
ton the 8th init DR. FlorentiBO Gonzales was as
ssul'ed BY TIE mob and dangerously wounded Another
man was shot General Herrera attempted to call out
the troops which General Meo refused to allow and for
which he was alters ards reprimanded.
President ObaDdo is seriously i'll and Gen. Lopez II il
said. appointed 10 fill his place Senior Cue,lar had
rezounced the secretaryhs of State and General Her
appointed to that Office Senior jose Maria Plata
has been dominated Governor at Bogos having resigned
the Office of Secretary of Interior.
An extra session OF the Camara had been called.
The Commercial Code has At lAr 9Th passed
The separation Of State and Church has also been
knowledge a Law.
The Penal Code IL slowly progressing.
sencr 0bslda at presest charge of the Executive
The yellow fever bad broken out at Carthagena The
troops Of the line were daily desertiug, and the militia
were calico out 10 fill their place.
Confusion and disorder reign universal. and every
thing promises serious and general revolution through
out the country.
The Panama Herald of the 2sth ult says-w F. Nye,
Esq OF the house of Nye Valparaiso who has been
fora few days in Panama. takes his