New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-29
Central and South America.

By the Empire City we have received papers from
Aspinwall, New Grenada, to the 18th inst. We ex-
tract from the Courier, Of that date, the annexed
summary Of the news of the preceding fortnight:
THE IsTHMus-Since our last edition for the steamer
nothing of Importance has transpired in our midst.
The news from the interior, respecting the issue be-
tween the British Minister and the New Granadian
Government. upon the Macintosh debt, has caused
considerable excitement There are now in our har-
Dor Two Of Fl. B. ships of war awaiting orders from
home, although the Admiral of the fleet in the West
Indies is understood to have received instructions
enforce the demands Of Minister Griffin respecting
the aforesaid matter.
All is quiet at Panama the new government
seems to he yet in an organizing condition, have
as much hope Of it as of any administration we have
ever known on the lsthmus, and yet we know that it
is and must necessarily be comparatively powerless in
reform. Or even in the maintenance of the present
order of things.
Our markets are now good-the health of the
sthmus is better than usual at this of the year
and yet we have had more rain during the fort
night than in any other in our remembrance. The
railroad is in good coalition, much better than could
be expected after so much wet weather. The depot,
at this place, is rapidly approaching completion and
bids fair to be the most serviceabc and durable
struCtion OF the company thus far made.
We have no news from Bogota respecting the set
tlenent Of the riot affair." and the public mind of the
lsthms shows no signs OF agitation upon the subject
The bearing and intention of existing treaties upon
the neutrality and freedom ottransits between the At
lalC ana racine oceans, Deen IQc tlele
eral articles from the lsthmus press. For part,
think any discussion of tine matter will be useless,
for if the text of the Clayton Buwer treaty does not
apply to the Panama route the spirit and intent evil
denty dldad yet we feel confident that Great Brl-
tain, the only power likely to have word to say
the subject, will yield the care of the 1shmus with
certain stpulations for her subjects, into the
hands Of the extending Yankees II she and all other
nations not disposed so to do at present. they soon
will be.
A proposition has been presented by the British
Minister at Bogota, to the New Granadian Govern
ment for renewal of the Postal Convention between
Great Britain and New Granada, with notifications
respecting the payment of transit tax the closed
mail that crosses the Isthmus, and also postage of
newspapers from Great Britain.
The u S. soop-of-war Saratoga, Capt. E. G. Tton,
commander, left this port this morning for Norfolk
via Havana We regret most sincerely her departure
Her officers have faithfully and accepaby represented
their country at this port for four months past.
| We learn from a gentleman who came from the
South Pacific in the steamer Bolivia which arrived at
Panama the 9th inst. that on the I'd inst, in lon
bark Satire from New Bedford, with 1850 bbs sperm
oil out three years, still on n cruise
SouTH AMER!cA.-The steamship Bolivia arrived al
| Panama on the 9th inst. The Aspnwall Courier O
the llth gives the following summary of her ntelli
| gence:
CnILE.-This fortnight has been scanty i'll events o
any Importance to foreign countries. The attention
of both Government and the public is still preoccupleC
by the religious question.
The haryests were abundant and business was i'm
proving. A severe earthquake was felt throughout
the State on the 2Sth Of September Since then many
shocks more or less have been daily ftl thu
most remarkable took place on the 9Th at half pas
two p. NJ, and on the 18th at half past ten \. NJ.
PEm-.-Gencml GoiNueta had rcappcared with
small force in the north Of this Republic The Ma
tional Guard assembled at Lima, and the Govern
ment does not feel itself secure yet The law lie
| n o entry
yet; having met with with some objections, it wa
returned for the conventions reconsideration
A revolutionary movement took place i'll Tacna OF
the 22l Of September and was overcome by Govern
mcnt. Col. Albarlacn was killed in the attray, aut
Col. Chocano wounded: both highly esteemed ndi
vdnals.
BoLWlA-Al was quiet in Bolivia The ditficul
ties OF the Qnina contract with Seniors HuiZe an
Case had been satisfactorily arranged.
RIVER PLATTE PRovlSCES.-We have receive
adyices from that part Of America reaching up to tn
10th Of September from Parana, the 5th from BuenC
Ayrcs, and the 9th from Mendoza. Nothing /,
markable has occurred.