The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-14

NESDAY, JANUARY IA,
cold, with your Thermometer below zsrs, We hero
swelorrs under broil ng ,up, with Inc mercury 81 ~
desrses One can hardly bring themselves 70 believe IN
Christmas View Year without fross and sleishiog
comforts denied - those who reside the tropics, whore
our only ehspge lilo parody the poets line" from
rainy 70 serene"
The principal news Of the fortnight far regards
,hIs "loop hole OF retreaa" 10 that 70 have
Birth blockade Of the 6yanadian coast for the Aackn
tosh claim instructions 10 that effect having been sent
out 70 the British naval commander by the West India
mail steamer that left southampton the I'd OF Decem
ber Ia not known whether the pors Of the lsthmus
are incnded In the order but passengers who lately
rived London that generally understood
that they not to be- rs has since been decided
that they to be considered neutral ports-ED.
HERALD
The British ships Monarch and Pearl sailed from here
on the 2stb, Immediately the arrival Of the British
mails and states that orders sent out 10
blockade the pors OF Peru 10 compel the government
that country to pay the Of claims 70 the British
b0ndholders rho Admiral intended gong direct 10
valparaiso from here but said that he altered his in
tep,ion an sailed Pata and Caao The British ship
Esk has sailed Acapulco hook Aner Spanish
claims so that England has plenty Of occupation for her
ships the Spanish American coast.
The Independence and st. Mays still here. The
latter is said will shortly sail for San Francisco, for
Tie purpose OF having bottom cleaned. She has
for nearly eight months the water Of
he Pacific is particularly destructive 10 ships.
Mr. Mcrse, the special Commissioner to Bogots, left
here by the British steamer Of the Gath Of December for
Carhsgna He adopted that mode Of conveyance the
most expeditions instead Of going to Carthsgena in the
Oyant which might have been much retarded In her pas
sage Oy The northers at this Mr. Morse paid
short visit TO Panama. and visited the independence and
the island OF Tshoga s 10 be sincerely hoped that h
mission will prove satisfactory he has 60! shrewd
tagonis to deal with In Senior Limo de Pombo the Score
tsry State Foreign Affairs, who together with the
Vice President, entirely In the hands Of . Panama
clique Of Senator'S and Representatives headed by Don
Juso Arosemena, who bitterly opposed TO American
interests the hhmus. Ny private letters from Bogo
Ia inform me that these gentlemen are influencing the
verpment In every way against our Minister, Mr.. Bow
lin, whore dispatches to the government relative to the
questions Of issue offend by their plain common
language and tell truths the GrAnadans do MOI Ike to
lsun to. is reported tina. the Panama clique
urges on the government TO dismiss Mr.. B., but it n
,arcely to be supposed that they viii! Listen to such
suggestion.
The last mail brought the ereQuaT OF A. B. Corwine,
Esq., Consul here. Some persons imagined that this
would have been refused, account OF hts report made
to government ON the Panama massacre but never
for moment imagined that the executive q. Bogota
would have ventured such snp which could not but
be regarded as offensive by the United States
The same mail also brought the decision Of the Execu
tive Council relative to q claim made by the Pacific Mail
seamshp Company for the return OF Sl22 236 u.s. paid
under protest csptaton tax between January 1850.
and December 1863 and the enforcing Of which decree
hof ding IN
this precious document, the annuing Of provincial
law by the Supreme Court only to stop Its fur
Their enforcement, without otherwise giving right to in
demnity." You will find the whole question treased
fully In the Star and HrGd Of the 1st must be borne
INC crT % Se e
under protest. and then you the money again
II tho tax ID Illegal" As for ever seeing the money
again, believe 1t might well have been thrown into
the deepest valley Lieut. Aaury has yet found in the
taxes that paid In a stm ar way.
Apropos Of taxes, the foreigners the hthma
s:eS BY me 0a. nS q
In shape must be imposed 10 support government
and all would willingly pay their proportion for that OBJ
ject BIZ, we do object 70 pay without receiving any cor
responding bereft 10 pay the greater proportion Of
the amount whilst the native propreoYs OF houses lands
and here's scarcely contribute anythng stall A: an e1
mercsl contribution" paid in Panama The foreigners pay
81, go month and the natives $3.50. II the tonnage tai
u
all paid by foreigners and United States mail NIX
would amount according TO Gen. Mosqucras estimate 10
does absolutely nothing, and ID not al single cents
expense So much for the taxes-a subject we are hear
NY sick OF here, ard which most probably your readers
The steamer Columbus sailed the 18th for Central
American ports She vii most probably continue In the
10 Sor
lies We have here constant arrivals Of descrters from
Walkers army, who come down In the small schoonors
from Central America. They are Invariably destitute,
complain generally OF having been induced to 90 70 Mica
rsua under false pretenoes and Of having been forced 70
take arms for Walker, OF whom they do not speak well
BE has no regard for the lives OF his men, and they ay
he would sacrifice bis most intimate friend to further his
own personal ambition. The last accounts from Cos,.
Rica speak confidently OF his speedy overthrow, and
though IL lmpossib TO believe all the reports that
come the Central American aoton, "a certain that
the with The mild blue eyes" "a In particularly
tight place aud that ere this he would have beon utterly
OK, terminated the "allios" had aced with little more
energy and unity Al parties agree 10 stating hs. MICA
are not worth having walker, they say j. looking
Il 70 be ho9sd he viii lot be able 10 carry out his do
sisns. -,...,.
ball Was given to officers Of the American and Brish
vessels NJ war on the 2lst. II handsomely GOT up
and well attended. During the Christms holidays We
have had races fireworks masquerades, &c, but they
we're poor anas though all seemed TO ENJOY themselves
very much. -, -.
P.eisc news. n addition 70 ha, which you wiz and in the
sar and H,rolj, which accompanies ihs letter.
"A leo que OF union and alliance has boon entered Into
between Chue, Peru ard Ecuador, which may be ex
tended TO other Spanish American republics The penl
poseniaries were-D. Cprano, Colonel Legarrn, 90 The
part Of Peru d. Antonio Naras o. Chile and D. Francisco
Jsvier Asulrre, Of Ecuador The treaty was signed at
Santiago de Chile, the 18th OF september last. Tho
decunent has not yet ben published, bu, lis principal I'm
port D rs follows
An extrsdon clause for persons guilty ofgrave crimes
bot applicable 10 political offences defensive alliance
between the States congress OF penpotentsries 70 be
appointed to meet at least IN three years, In the
capital OF the dnercut States In turn 70 settle all inter-
nauoua questions but not 10 Interfere IN local matters
AL the Spanish American republics and Brazil are
10 bs nycd unite In the union the treaty 70 last Tor
ten years one year notice 10 be given OF IL srml
nation Publications OF the foregoing 10 be exchanged with
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