The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-25
From the New Orleans Picayune, f7t,.l
LATER FROM THE ISTH.MUS.
IMPORTANT FROM NEW GRANADA.
Overthrow OF Gen. Mcio.
DEATH OF GENERAL HERREl
TREMENDOUS GALE AT AsPINwALL.

TREMENDOUS GALE AT ASPINwALL.
BY the North Star at New York, we have
news from the Isthmus OF later date than
heretofore received 1t is highly interesting.
The Panama Herald of December %, says:
Yesterday afternoon messenger from
Aspinwal brought the gratifying iniel-
gence that the army of the constitutional par
ty had lrumphed over the Dictator Melo, who
had fled, and that the army of the consttu-
tional party had entered the capital. We
hope this important news may prove true,
and that peace and order will once more be
established throughout the republic.
The same paper adds in another column
BY advice received here yesterday from
Carthagena to the l4th, we have received
official confirmation OF the total defeat Of
Melo and his party, at Bogota, on the 4th
inst after an obstinate resistance of two days
in which the loss on the side Of the revou-
tionists was very great, and that on the part
of the constitutional army comparatively
small. We regret, however, to have to
announce that Gen. Thomas Herrera, our
townsman, is among the killed; as also Cap
tains Caro- and Alerte, besides General
Mendoza mortally wounded.
Melo and many of his leading partsans
were taken prisoners, but ex-President Oban-
do, Castro and others are still at large. but
! il is said were soon TO be arrested.
| The Joy crs ated by the RECEIPT of this impor.
tant news, in Panama, is diminished by the
mournlu intelligence of the death of Gen.
Herrera, who leaves many relations and
friends in this city to lament his untimely
fate. Gen. Herrera spent all his life in the
service Of his country, aud as a military man
and politician was highly respected by all
parties.
Vessels Wrecked Seven Men Dropned--Des.
truction Of The Mail COmpany's Wharf, dc.
On the morning of the 3lst ult, about 4
O'Clock, A. nj. heavy northerner sprung up
at Aspinwall, which resulted in a great loss oil
life aud property in that port. AT the com.
mencement of the gale, the following vesse els
were alongside the wharves, and anchored
in the bay, viz: British royal mail steamer
Dcrwent, United States mail steamer North
Star, brig Avaro, brig Flying Cloud, schoo-
ner Clinton and several coastng vessels
Ii was only by great exertion that any escap-
ed. The steamer Derwent got under way
and stood out to sea shortly after the com.
mencement Of the gale; the steamer North
Star was compelled t. adopt the same course
snort Time afterwards.
! The brig Flying Cloud. Of New York
owned b. Harbeck e. Co. and comma nded
by Capt. Mahood. dragged her anchors aud
went ashore at the head Of the Bay, where
she bilged, and in short time became a to,al
wreck; the captain and crew left The vessel
in boat which capsized when but short
distance from her. The captain and seven
men persisted in the breakers. NJ. Riley,
the mate, and two of the crew, succeeded
in reaching the shore. AL this transpired
in sight of those on shore, but the sea would
net admit Of an attempt at rescue.
The brig Aware, oil New York, owned By
Francis Spies, dragged her anchors, was
thrown on u reef, and then through the
splendid wharf of the United States Mail
Steamship Company, almost destroying tie
wharf, and making total wreck of the brig
mo lives lost.
The schooner Clinton escaped, and when
the North Star left, lying on the oppo-
site side of the Bay, with two feet oil water
in her hold.
A Carthagenian schooner, name unknown,
filled aud sunk near the wharf of the railroad
company. There was but one person on
board at the time. He was rescued by a
boat from one of the vessels in port.
PERU.-Advices from Peru state that after
the engagement between the forces of Don
Domingo Elias and Gen. Moran, on the
heights of Condo, the former retired to Arc
quipa, where Moran determined TO follow
him, after uniting his men with those under
Gen. Vivanco. However. before the union,
Vivanco was attacked by an army from Are
qupa, and lost two cannons, $50 muskets,
and quantity of ammunition. The two
generals attacked tho city of Arequepa, but
met with q determined resistance for two
days from the Inhabitants The Govern.
ment troops were in the end compelledto give
way, with loss of 500 men killed, wounded
or missing. In three hours after his defeat,
Gen. Moran was shot by sentence of court
martial. General Vivanco was Sc, iously
wounded in the action.