The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-15

The arrival of the George Law from AsDnwal,
aad the Empire City from Havana, places us in
possession of interesting from California and
oar territories on the Pacific, also Peru, New era
naca, Central America Mexico, Cuba and the Br
ri 81 West India islands.
The intelligence from Calisornia-fu details OF
which appeared in yesterdays paper-is not of an
important character. The letter OF our correspon-
dent at San Francisco published in another column,
gives rtsame Ct the matters Of interest trans
piring.
BY way of Havana we have intelligence from the
allied troops Of Central America. Taer version OF
che battles OF Granada and Masaya is very different
from that OF Walker, slJhough they admit that they
have lost FIVE times as many men as the hhbusSers.
The Central Americans never mad possession OF the
capital, was reported Walker had left garri-
scn OF two hundred men there when ne marched
npon Massage, and the troops who attacked Granada
were unable To obtain . foothold IA it, They had
merely occupied the main guard and Walkers
house When in Walkers hoase the native troops
seized the archives OF the government. Among the
letters we're two written bv Geo. Walker-one 10 the
Emperor OF the French and the other TO Lord
Clarendon, TO obtain their moral support aud the
acknowledgement Of the Walker government by
England and France, as the only means OF prevent
ing The annexation Of Ceptral America to the United
States These letters were consistent with the in
snuctions VIII n Walker gave to Gen. Goicuia.
The point OF the news from Mexico is the progress
Of the siege OF Peu5la. This is the second third
sime ssat flat city has be1n in q state OF revolt
against the Comonfot government, owing 10 the
measures OF his ADMINS ration against the property
ssd peculiar ptim eyes Of the church. Il was being
h.sieged by force Of five or six thousand men, IN.
Ger General Moreno, and e~s Of its reduction was
sAily expected Ia the capital. No further aggres
sive measures lad been taken by the Engisl gov
eminent 10 enforce it, claims on taat Of Mexico
zoe difficulty would probably be settled by dplo-
m,tic ueans. Ex PIesidsDt santa anna had pub
hshed in Carthagena y. g. paper pro'es iug
against Com0l fort and bis government Tor having
despoiled MN Of his property.
In our compilation ~ the news from New Grana-
d, among.t other important matters viii he iouad
she correspondence which has taken place bc'wcco
sur Mirisier, Hon. james y. Bowin and Ssasr
Limo DC pornbo on The subject Of the tax imposed
on United States mail matter crossing toe Lthmus.
II win be Tec0lected that last April the New Grl.
nadn Legislature passsd a law compelling the Piua
ma Railway Company to psy a postage Of = 20
pa pound all letters Newspapers and other mail
abe metpr Dc patched by that route. The amolBt
which would b. derived from this AK, II enforced
would be about s20C000O annually, and ia pre-.
sue souid he 20 severely felt that our government,
scored - duty 70 address, through or Minister,
10 senor Pamlo, The Grsuad,an Secretary Of state,
. protest, IN which cot only the imposition Of slch
a borden Is tnergctcaly demonstrated against, bat
fhe occasion j. iaken 70 complain Of tae other
,rressuces 90 which citizens have be, subject
al b. The Sta'e o. New GIanada. senior Pambo, IN
rs. reply 10 tbs document, acts forth Inc
views Of kis Government in relation 20 the
tgas "a postage and expresses hs regret that in his
oo.cryGiicns on tie subject yr BoSlin should inter
ptet the acton 81 the New Gransda Legislature 70
sa~e been Influenced ~ bad feeling towards the
Urico states. Hc ADDS that 'he GraAaiiaa lega
,ou At Washington has received instructions 70 set
tic ,bls afair and 70 co1cihafe 81 rights and int
i,sts a. fsr.ss possible. This protest OF MINIS
ter Il the Preliminary mpyement 70 The mission OF
Jasge Ecrse who has been scot out to Bogota 70
orce toe reclaim siOns made 10 aud from what has
ttsrspied IN an interview winch has been bad with
r.tcr Herrera, the New tirauadian Minister AZ wash
mv,on. taere = NJ doubt tina, the whole Of taese
g. etaroes all IL amicshiy arranged.
Il viii W acen BY eJter IRON our Carthsgeua
correspondent that an important movement is on
loot which i likely 10 AT Ct the Interests Of tn
shareholders o. the Panama railway. II viii he re-
nsmbered that in the charter granted TO toe com
iauy, the New Gransdian government, reserved 20 H.
self the right Of apptopriasiur the road st the ex
prasion % twenty years, the payment Of an nden
ns,v a. i've millions Of dollars. II appears tha,
"A = seriously contemplating the putting in free
this stipulation and has opened negotiations with
English capitalists Cor The sale Of the reserved right
The road cost nearly ane millions and u one Of the
hest paying investments Of the kind In operation.
The New Gransds government calculstes on appro-
uristin, tbe ptolee q the sale 70 the payment o.
ia foreig debt Which ). msty in the hands Of the
I'm z ish b'ndhoider'.
AZ a meeting 81 tie British residents at Bogosa,
hsld on the 17tb Of October, i was resolved to pet
don Lord Cla,erdos { TO carry out the blockade
a. Tho epfo !, m ID of tine Maskintosh claim. AZ
.. lately an goaa,ed this difficulty has been amica
,gy adjusted wh tie English government. The
snuyoaf hing de ,ariue Captain Bayley and the
oftccys and crew OF The ~. Mays was viewed with
gencral regret e. Paaams Ale health o. The 18th
lrgs was rcpor.oa ODE good.
We pab ish t,,say iull account of the last rev,