New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-24
Nem:1lork Daily Grihuns,
THE ISTIIMUS.


from The Aspsa vail Courier
The Railroad Company are ~ busy a. ever apsh 'ne
line and are aking as much Roadway as could be ex-
pecd during the present unfavorube season. lney nave
large force work for although large numbers OF he
workmen leaving by every opportunity on the
Of their contracts their places are rapidly saPpei
by newcomers. from various quarters. the Chinese
force has been augmented from the arrival of over 800
of Janacsrs there has been accession o. several nun
dred-and every steamer from Carhagena lands bs,ch
Of kobes for the railroad The very heavy rains thar
we have had during the pat fortnight have somewhat re-
ared the work and in or two instances washed away
nortion. of the unfinished cmbankment-the damages
were however quickly repaired and the grading Of the
line and the laying Of ras Is being vigorously carried
on To those who know AM appreciate the drawbacks
ard obstacles against which the officers of the Company
have 10 contend the present construction of the road
their actual progress now IS as remarkable as has been
heretofore.
business is concerned promising There are improve
men,s going among US cons;an'ly-severa buildings
az. in progress OF erectonour walks are gradually inn
prov the bridge across the iasoen IN Iont Oh ne
t,y Hotel has been repaired and railing put upon both
s.. of il from end IL end. In the renewlDgs thai are
being made in the various hotels in the city there are
evidences Of more attention 10 comfort sh neae sn
have been shown and honorable rivary seems 10 De
carried on by number Of parties IN tins miter-a are
charging as well as improving their establishments
TEE LATEST REyoLrricS NIws.-1en rosaaa -
ordered take command of the Province oi Carthaeha
and the department OF the Magdanela.
Ieis now raising recruits in Panama, and will leave this
for Carthacena in the is; English steamer with such
force a. lie may co-cct.
1t is understood that all aborers employed on the Rail-
road are exempted from military service.
Tie PaaGHeRo says BY letter received from Car
hacena June e. Informed that the 2.l OF last
month General Neo attacked the Constitutional forces
assembled Capqura under General Franco AMI routed
them with considerable loss The defeated party had
fallen on Ambs.enia Honda and La Mesa; that Meo's
agents in Bogota Bernes, Oregon &c, committed all
kinds of cruees and excuses in order to effect the pay
ncnt OF the tax which levied every person. \
person of the of Don Ramundo Santamaria had
been imprisoned and kept prison wentysix hours with
out food light or water who finally had 10 ransom him
self with 50 600.
From private accounts received by the PdRaaeao it
gives and We extract the following: Gen. Franco with
= his troops were occupying Chocanta and Meo, Capt.
"auira." The former being greatly molesed by the
guerilla parties OF the latter his advance on Capqura
determined on attacking and taking that city, although
Gen. Herrera and himself had agreed not 10 attack the
enemy. The rebels had fortified themselves strongly IN
their houses and by these means caused serious injuries
TO the constitutional party but with all this, night
ing desperately they managed to cut they way through
and reached the 4" Plaza Mayor, but Gen. Franco was
killed by discharge from the church steepe Dscour-
aged BY this unhappy event. the troops began retiring IN
good order but Melo in person pursued and completely
routed them The loss sustained is estimated at 5OO In
consequence of this the forces OF Gen. Lopez, stationed
IN the town of L. Mesa formed with tho troops that
marched from Popayan Antoquia and Cauca ten Her
had escaped ured from the defeat OF Capqura
and Elected his march Ambaema, after separating in
San Juan del Rio Seco from Senior jose de dos Ucros,
who had arrived a; Honda.
Gen Juan jose REYES Patria in Tunju with $1,000
men awaiting 500 ianeros."