The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-30
INTERESTING FROM NEW GRANADA.
TIE coSDrrl0s OF Tm RerUBL.c.
Our Santa Martha, Bogota and Cartha
gena Correspondence.

Our Santa Martha, Bogota and Cartha-
gena Correspondence.
Infusion Of Northern Energy In South America,
&C., &C.,. &c.
The steamship Osprey Capt. Merrill, from New Graas-
d. arrived yesterday She sft Carthsgeua the 10TH
and Santa Martha on the 10th ins,.
We have receiv ed by the o. correspondence from
Santa Martha Carthagena and Bogota.
OUR BOGOTA CORRESPONDENCE.
BoGorA Jsa 2, 1854.
Present Condition If TIE Stale Of Ns1 raapfa-Es Nps-
raj Produatns--Peretaa Bark, Tolaoco, Iniigo NJ
nsrai-Gensrat fsrtiltly Of ne Sou-Eacilis Of Wuec
Conmun,oltiors- Encouragement for S.elers d., &c.
OF toe inporsan and wesl ny section Of 5, tn amscca
called New GraDsds very little is known by America
and still less oy the inhabitants Of European i,n
Under the heading ''New Granada" We ass generally
ferred to which relates only to Panama Of h-
poorest most tbiny popnAted and least civilized Of
Of he New Granadisn pm, inoes and very apt
judge of whole repub by the imperfect npruau,n
thus gather concerning the Isshlnas. Until v,ssd
the country my opinion the that OF ,st of
my country and was not aware that any portion OF
New Gransoa was any more worthy OF notice than
that niserao section chrstened vita the pom
OF the independent and sovereign State Psns
Now, in my jndg nent New Granada IL by far the best
populated, and possesses natural advantages superior
any Of the Spanish American republics Aas, ,adssd,
may say that there Is not patton the ,ce %
globe containing TO greater degree ali the eemen s
prosperity and power Had she but regular, Aeon ani
practical government could she get rid of the ioauenos
DO itcai and social quasxery New Gransda woad
take rank a happy prosperous and po Yerfa nation
Peruvian bsrk-a snb-,saes more vAiusoie than gold
if take into consideration the proft which it yields for
given quantity isoor-i. found In large quantities
over ali the mountainous province Of Ne~ Gransia
common aboIer gather in day sixry-Ave y2ani
bark for which The native chant who buys set
again to the exporter win pay 81 90 and IS per acobe OF
twenty five unds. Food being extremely cneap and
the climate mild, fifteen cents per day viii suffice for The
comfortable support o. labofiug These data
exact and cannot be gainsad AMI tina. 10
mining dstrictpeithsr in California ALA
that otter larger more secure compensation for
manual Ia oor
The excellent quality Of its tobacco another
wealth TO the cooptry. There is daily increasing
demand for that article and its cultivation sd
raised on the banks Of the MagdalenA river
whoa is navgabie for steamers high up
as HONDA At present there piyiag on
this river some belonging to Americsa company.
o hers to English company and ohes to natives OF
sreamers the ula made 500 900 clear profit in
one On one Of ner downward trips she received
s. SO eght per BALE both for Peruvian bark and to
The trip occupied four days and half, without
night ealing The Is an abundance Of exceien land
both sides Of the Magdalens river st present uucuied
concerning the owth Of tobacco the Nigga rive
and fDd that lot hun1red yards squs will grow
plants will yield from fifteen to thirty tobacco
One easily take If ten thous pians and
with the sid OF boy ten or twelve years old he
twenty thousant; hsving the necessary lsis
souoe sheep, swne FOWLS and horse aaimas which
very cheap, and which q New Grana isu husbanduiau
seldom o. never fails to possess l,tg rapono Il re-
CURED to dry the tobacco before s delivery TO the pd
chaser, and tins viii $50, Mit raosei
Tor thirty thoutard plants. When the land owned
another the advances TO the occupant TIE fnnds
required 10 oufd the ranchos and to and the
tobacco he slss furnis hes the i'm emen's If tlage
When the tobacco Is the agrcu ust sells it 70
toe lard at the Of % 81 so per arrone.
have estimated certain that any lsborpg sbsndau
can with the help Of boy secure 10 hmse for bis drs
years toll Mt least $500 net profit, after the
sum much larger =. many sx pe' SOS .hon are craea
in The first years. culture of the land do accrue In
subsequent years.
Besfaes Peruvian bark tosacco-which leave large
profits to all concerned in the trade-a god deal of
ndigo, of the Eest quality produced 10 New Granada
and is exported England, France and other European
countries. The quantity Of indigo produced Is yearly in
creaspg.
Gold silver, "copper" iron coal and every kind Of N -
raj abound ~ tbif ccng.-y. Ca'ornis iees mineral
AS evidence Of the fertility Of the SOIL lie.
ton one fact. have n banana plantation ], 900
YARDS long and 6OO WIDE producing, and apparently
impaired and which had been giving fruit Ill the year
round without beiug renewed Tor the term Of 2o0
years This IN the valley Of CAucs the most fer fle
and most beautiful tact Of land probably Ia the Whole
world.
have heard 1t said that the cord Of the Andes
different branches o. which traverse the country and
spread over various direc ms makes possible
for New Granada have eli her easy economical rad
to the sea or between her several PROVINCES Ny own
observation thar the ment untrue
In these gigantic ridges of wide preading
the wisdom Of the all ruling Providence The
from the neighboring coroiilera, are rendered
fit for the abode Of the caucassiah race.
Were ,he thermometer cente-grade) keeps below the
18th degree. and this article forms source of great
wealth to New Granada. In these mountains found
gold and silver and iron and precious stones The region
to these mountains cheering and delightful CHI
nate. and without them neither gran hne timber
could &c grown in thst part OF the torrd and yet
the Anoes far from preventing an easy comm lion
bew one part u the country and the other,
il were the SAVING banks where nature has deposited
her destined not only ~ build out preserve unp
paired the great highways Of the country Those gsan
tic ice clad mountains the immense and inexhausoIe
continent draw their noble tides azi perhaps except
ed there no country possesssng so many natural hgo
thing but nature almost everything.
Look at the rvers-the nataral highways of New Ora
world The MasdaIens the cauca ana the Atrato run st
parallel and equdittant from south TO rtn and after
ingatiDg an immense extent Of country, pour Their
into The Atlantic The Meta AMI the Qua
voire also nesiy parale TO each other from west to
east and sftsr entering the Oronoco wi that river
into the Atlantic Tne rivers GusniA Caquita and Pdtu
join the mighty Amazon and enter
The C~tscumoo ano Zuia water q oonsiier, poe ion
Of the northern part Of abe republic 10 the lake u Nara
caibo. The 9ara flows ,to tue Oeonoco and is nseui
vehicle for he proouce of Pompons. The Meta aid It's
many tributaries extend their deep aud still tides like
immense fam the r,oh and level plains o. Cisaare
AL these start from the very heart Of New Gr
nada Joined In their by lesser rivers,
which either nsvigsble. be made at
very inc Jnsiderabe The Iivsrs Sac JUAN Mi
cal ard Pata empty their waters into the Pacific Oseaa
The dtsn embraced ~ the pavigeble part Of these
great rivers is II COO mules at least without taxing into
account the nunDefi.ss tributariei Of The main
streams, most Of woi;h are also naviga ole, and
spread as an iumense network whole
country. The expenditure o. a mparasiveiy small
sum If money woud tnMce TO complete a System
OF highways superior t, any in the world. rhe cpcd.
era serious obstacles any Of The Hsesss-
~ routes i is enough have assembled skvated
plains of Bogoa, 10 have repaired thence valleys
OF Netva or 70 have crossed the rdves tina
pafase he waters OF the Mag siena hose of Caucs
fEayele ed from Gsti 10 the Iai6c Gcean he