Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-31
Eucador and Peru.

By a private letter from Quito, the caDital
of Eucador, dated Novembe 26th. | learn that
the prospect of war with Peru has nearly,
subverted the government, and that the am
bition of single man, ex President Urbina
will probably bring the government under
Dictatorship Roblcs, the present President
of Ecuador, is good sort of man ENOUGH
and IT left to govern the people, would most
likely give satisfaction to the mass of them
But he is weak and indolent withal. and Ur.
bina, who holds all the portfolios of govern
ment, State, Treasury, War, and Marine. IS
IN reality not only the master of Robes. but
OF the whole country, his power slightly dis
lsed by thin veil of cOnstitutionalitv. in
the shape of Il Congress, which he barely tol.
crates. This Congress, having a majority
against the administration, last wear intro
duced various liberal reform measures. which
the people demanded, and which it was anx-
ious to give them. But through the inhu
ence and opposition of Urbina, sometimes ox
erted in legal and oftener in an illegal man.
ner, definite action on these measures was
postponed until the present year In the
meantime, Urbina, 10y melting little internal
troubles and disturbances, induced Congress
to confer extraordinary powers on Robles.-
Then commenced the troubles with Peru
and Urbina and Robles taking advantage
the powers with which they were invested
and of the war excitement, resolved to thwart
the reform measures of the majority.
In retaliation for the efforts of the govern
ment for this end Congress- on the 9Th ulti-
mo, decreed that the President should be di-
vested of his extraordinary power, which de.
cree President Robes vetoed on the same
day. The question again coming up on the
Presidents yeto the minority. or administra
tion party for the double purpose of perpet-
uating the power of the President and defeat
ing the measure of popular reform, quilted
the Halls of Congress in body, leaving the
Legislature without a quorum, and breaking
1t up. So, in fact, the whole government is
now really in the hands of one man--and
that man one who will not lay it down will
lingly Ever since the election of Robes
Urbina has been urging every effort to in.
dUce him to resign, and to get rid of the Vice
President, so that he might reign in their
stead; and had not extraordinary opposition
been offered to the scheme by certain friends
of order, Urbna would have succeeded in
his design, when he went to Quito for that
purpose year ago
Guayaquil is blockaded, and has been for
the past month, by the Peruvian steamers
Amazonas, Izcuchara and Uranco. No yes
sells are allowed TO enter or clear except the
British mail steamers and these must neither
take nor bring goods. There was French
war corvette in the river. A Spanish bark,
the Rosa Carmen, laden with cocoa, was not
allowed to leave port, which of course will
give rise to reclamation on the part of the
Spanish Government; also Russian ship
under repairs, the Spanish brig Herman Cor
tez, waiting the termination of the blockade,
and two Ecuatorian schooners The French
ship Bolivia loaded with cargo to Salvador,
had run aground in attempting to get out of
the river, had returned to Guavaqui, and
would be condemned. Her agent goes to
Salvador in the Columbia, this trip
The government is straining every nerve
TO raise men to invade Peru in the North,
and if matters are not soon settled will prob.
ably soon march her whole force in that di-
rection.-PandmG cor Bulletin.