The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-30

Iayard Frsres.... 1871 Total ....... 81 l4l 1888
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papers and news.
Our Panama Correspondence.
PANAMA, June 16, 1853.
Bogota News-7ar on Specie-IHs Panama Rail
Yoad-Ihe Consulate-The Weather, &c.
You have doubtless noticed in the Panama
Herald the project of law introduced into Congress
at Bogota by Senior Lorenzo N. Slerras, Secretary
Of State for Foreign Affairs having for its object the
Intention Of compelling the transporters of specie
across the Isthmus to take an armed government
guard instead Of their present private one for which
they to pay ten reals for every pound weight Of
specie, without regard to the difference between
gold and silver; this would be equivalent to dollar
pound on the silver, and dollar on 1888 on the
gold. The Herald calculates, on the average of the
first four months of this year that this tax would
amount to 81 1l5 450 per year which is equal to
half the entire revenue Of New Granada According
to the last accounts received from Bogota, this alb
surd and unjust law has passed one reading
IN the House Of Representatives, and was being
discussed in the Senate. You may readily ina
CINE that it has created some excitement
here, and / have heard that the Consuls here
have called the attention Of their ministers at Bogoa
to the subject. Our present worthy Governor has lost
no time III advising the cabinet at Bogota of the suic
dial nature OF this measure and despatched special
messenger, or bQenaventura, for the purpose. As
example Of how little the interests OF this Isthmus
are regarded by the rest of the republic, may men
tion that Dr. Justo Arosemona, writing from Bogota
to the editor OF the PadeHO, says that the lSthmls
Is looked upon in the interior as foreign country,
and cared as little for Ceyon the Cape of Good
Hope. We have also accounts from Bogota that the
bill relative to tribunals Of commerce, prepared by
DR.. Justo Arosemona during visit to the United
States, and introducing many very important i'm
provenents into the present Spanish code has been
rejected by Congress. We looked forward here with
great anxiety to this law passing it would be Of
great advantage to the Isthmus.
am glad to be able to inform you that there is at
last some prospect of the Panama Railroad being
commenced in this quarter Some of the contrac-
tors employees here. the line is they say perma
nently located, and COL Totten, Engineer-in Chief,
b at present in our city. One swallow, however,
does not make summer, and the company have
often cried wolf that no person Is inclined to
believe them. Some day or other the work will,
doubtless be commenced-when it will be finished is
Q case Of quien Sabe. Every allowance must, how
ever, be made for the company who have difficulties
TO contend with that require all their energy to
mount.
The news Of q new consular appointment for this
port has caused great regret among the foreign citi
zens here, Mr. A. B. Corwine the present occupant,
having given universal satisfaction in the discharge
Of the and frequently unpleasant duties of his
post. fear that Major Ward will find he has drawn
blank in the official lottery, and that the value of
The business, the people, and the weather Of this
place all at present very dull and it not for
The little business that the weekly mail infuses into
Us. we might as we'll be oysters, any other equally
nnexcitable animal The Daily Echo died on the
18th of last month The Herald is now the only
paper published in English in Panama. There Is
not really another incident worth relating.
The New Constitution OF New Granada
A correspondent Of the Panama Star states that
H. 4strxtr q NAuv has hnnn
adopted, and was to be promulgated on the 23d Of
the present month. Its principal features are the
following =
lst Direct suffrage in all elections.
I'd. Two legislative bodies, with members elected
10 according to the population and to the other
according to the territory.
Sd. Popular election Of all the municipal and judi
cial magistrates.
The same correspondent says:--
Yesterday our city, and especially the House of
Representatives, was made the theatre OF great con-
fusion and tumult Some OF the military, displeased
with the proceedings OF Congress- and anticipating
abolition OF their pensions induced the mechanics
md artizans to demand increase Of import duties
ON foreign manufactures from the members OF the
House.
An immense multitude collected around the rail
iDgs, and at one time created great hue and cry,
which caused much alarm. The Executive re-
manned passive spectators of the scene showing but
Ii tie sympathy, as they not at all pleased with
the results of the reform bill While these disor-
ders are countenanced, and no effort il shown to
suppress them, Congress will have no security or
safety. 1t is very probable in fact sure that the
code Of commercial laws, so requisite and beneficial
to the Isthmus will not pass this session, all owing
to Senator Gomez who used all his influence to en-
barass and clog its passage, merely from antipathy
to it. Riotous proceedings continued during the
greater part Of the day. and several encounters took
place between the principal yonths OF the city and
The artizans resulting in the death Of two Of the null
titude and several wounded.
rcpon,x.t,or .nd NAVIGATION NJ the Amman.
EXTRACT FROM TIE REPORT OF NJ. IJURRA TO THE
SUPREME GOVERNMENT.
Translated from the Concrete Of Lima for the Panama
Herald
With respect to the productions which nature,
with excessive prodigaty, locks up in her bosom,
shall refer only to those which well known and
which are principally peculiar to tropical climates,
although many more are found, whose names and
unknown up to the present day. The ex-
listing productions of which | can give an account
are the. following:-Animal and vegetable oils, the
heart leaved bixa anotta lachote) white and
light brown (vcuna cotton, Almonds indigo, arclls,
quicksilver, sugar and sulphur, balsams of various
Kinds, and vegetable and mineral pitch, cocoa OF
three qualities, exquisite coffee, cinnamon, sugar
cane. hemp, copperas, mineral COAL bark chestnut,
India rubber spice, white and black; copper cocoa
cochana, isinglass, copava, copa and skins of the
sen COW, (manati) drugs OF different classes, by
means OF which the natives physic themselves with
great success, which are in great number, that
here they cannot be enumerated, notwithstanding
The remainder being drugs, which are as foIlows-
6tOraX, IRON, ginger sunury gums, the SMALLER knOWn
mart of which takes up this part OF my repor-pecac-
uanha, pitcoal incense jalap, wax and fax, Ameri
can and African maize mama, very beautiful lard Of
the bacon and turtle, honey OF the cane and OF the
bee, mulberry trees, and various nuts. Amongst
those which / may ennumerate, the nutmeg, and,
above all, one called the puchirl, which Is highly
medicinal Nitro, and other salts, straw Tor m skn
hats. gold in various rivers Of which women of
Moyabamba, Lamas, Jarapcto, Saposoa, Juan Jul,
and other large towns, possess great many orna-
unepts and Of which rivers the savages have OF late
YEAR, nossessed Themselves: dycwood fresh and salt