The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-13

measure by the action OF Congress LAD, summer as
poets the port Of Buenav entura.
appears that on 9th March, 1874 act Of Congress
Buenaventura was declared free port until 1871
the face of this Congress- 25h June Of the present
assessing duty Of 30 per cen, upon ali fore,sa goods
entering the port. This law TOOK effect 22d August
last.
Buenaventura although a small place, has imnors
amounting TO about million dollars per annum Three.
fourhs Of the importing business is conducted by foreign
merchants. understand that is their intention t. ~
Congress at its next session TO repeal the June
last and restore that Of 1874.
Since the sailing OF the steamer for New York there
has been another slight freshet in the Chagres river
which did not affect the railroad track except at one
place, the Gotun station, which was submerged for
few hours on 22d November but which caused no very
Perez Jerezs secretary and Rosa Perez all left here
22d ut for Nicaragua, in the steamship Columbus
have asccrtaned that the two former are employed
by the Philadelphia company of which Commodore Stock
ton is said to be the principal capitalist; Spencer
having in his possession an order to take possession
Of the old Transit line boats and other property while he
and Maximno Perez to their influence with the
congress OF Nicaragua in order to have it ray the
company.
Rosa Perez it is said comes out as vanderbt's secret
gent TO foresta Spencer and Maxmino Perez possible
u their mission
The thirty seventh anniversary of the independence of
his sthmus was celebrated in Panama Sunday 2Sth Of
November, with considerable pomp, by high mass in the
Cathedral, at 10 O'Clock A. military parades &c. The
festivities Of the day were interrupted towards evening
by dsgrscefn fight between the white and black
OF the country which st time threatened to be very
serious. Later in the evening the fight was renewed
which produced considerable CONSERVATION the city
But happily passed off without any serious injury To
one except TO the begerens, several OF whom had
heir heads cut with clubs
The most bitter anmosy exists between the white ma
ves who reside inside the city walls and tho blacks who
live outside and serious disturbance is likely to
any time and as the authorities have not sufficient po-
lice or military force at their disposal to suppress
outbreaks, there is telling what the result may be
should disturbance take place II is not unlikely that
the lives and property OF foreign residents would be
n nd
coored natives during the absence of foreign ship Of
war is 10 be hoped therefore, that President Buchanan
Will not reent in his wise determination 10 keep
~ AT this port American vessel of for certainly
American interests Oh this thmus are greatly paramount
to all others combired.
Mr. Henry f. Iasale, highly respectable American
resident, died here Of fever the 3oth ut He in
the employ of the Panama Railroad Company tee-
graphic operator for the Panama station
Mr. Mman, masters assistant on board of Her Britannia
Maestys shpo war Alert also died Of fever in the bay
Of Panama on the LIST inst His remains were inferred
with all the honors of war in the Engs buryng ground
the city. The funeral cortege which compos ed
of eight or ten officers from the Alert detachment Of
marines and fifty sailors together with the Governor of
the State and other officials including the foreign Consus
started from the British Consulate aud proceeded thence
through the principal streets to the cemetery The pro.
cession was the largest ever witnessed in Panama.
Lieut. Thos. C. Harris, L. $. NJ who has been attached
to the Saranac goes home in the Moses Taylor on leave of
absence.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Sonora
sailed hence for San Francisco the 1st INST detach.
OF United States troops numbering 1856 rank and he
Sonora.
On the LIST inst the Governor Of the State of Panama
caused TO be restored 10 Mr. John Martin, who
rican citizen the small soop Of which he illegally de-
pyed in June last by the local authorities Of Tobago and
also Unidentified him for losses incurred by thereof
by the pay ment OF $500 cash thus acknowledging the
responsibility Of the government which has been insisted
upon by the United States Consul at this port but which
was denied until now.
The United States frigate Merrimac at Acapulco
the 9th ult from the Sandwich Islands aud proceeded
TO Realeo in pursuance of orders from the Navy De-
partment at Washington.
A. A. Belknap, Esq, Purser United States Navy, and
who has been attached to the rgate Merrmac she
has beer this station, goes home in the Moses Taylor
sick leave.
The steamship Hermann arrived at Acapulco from
Panama on the 18th November and proceeded day
on her voyage to San Francisco.
Capt Allan McIane, who left here in October last as
special agent for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for
the purpose OF examining the port Of Ventosa and the
Tehuantcpec route returned In the Golden Age. As his
port will have To be TO the company will probably be
time before the result Of his observations made
NLown TO the public.