New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-11
SOUTH AMERICA.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
PANAMA, April 2, 1860.
As 1 was absent from this city when the last mails
arrived from South and Central America, and as the
news wen forward by the Ariel, it is useless for to
repeat II here. Since that date we have received no
further intelligence from the Central American States;
but for the future, we shall have two mails month,
as the railroad company steamer Columbus has now
commenced running in conjunction with the Guatemala.
BY the arrival of the United States ship-ofwar Wy
ominp which arrived here from CaIao on the 9th
nit we have received three days later news from
Perm. viz to the 18th March. The long-threatensd
invasion of Bolivia appears to be indefinitely post
poned as President Caslas ministers are not quite 70
anxious be s TO CONNIE hostilluss especially Us
thew find that the late Ecuadorian campaign has been
more costly than cIedable TO the country and having
spen ZIG 00O 900 without any benefit they feel ndis-
posed to squander Ike sum on the remote chance OF
edipg sgsinst Bolivia. Ths Peruvian ministry
seem ALEC indisposed TO carry out their Presidents
treaty with Gen. Franco Of Ecuador, and have re-
us the material aid demanded under its PROVISIONS
by the latter. Castillo is every day growing more I'M
popular, and only retains power through his large
army, ard the influence Of the numerous officers who
surround him. and of course deeply Interested IN
leppg him in power for the sake Of the large salaries
thew draw from the public treasury. Gen. Bslzu, ex
President of Bolivia had sailed from Calao for VAL
parsso; he refused all Castias offers to join him In
was in Guayaquil the 18th. Franco still held
The town and province, but in the interior the Sumo
party are in the ascendent Guayaqu is wretehediy
dull the m es that left during the war have not yet
returned; busness il very slack, and every one is
complaining of the hard times and cursng the revol-
ton people afraid TO speak Of politics except in
| a whisper, and / did not meet with single person
who had good word to say for Franco.
On the 1h ut the line of Steamers established
| by the British Company, between Panama aud Quay
aquil commenced their reguar trips. Buenayentura,
the fret port touched at is about 80 miles from rama
ma it s the principal port OF entry and export i9r 'he
State of Caucs and exports tobacco bark, gold dust
and hides The town lie miserable place, hot, damp
ard dirty. TUmaco is the next port; It ID situated on
the frontier of Ecuador; the trade Is small out IN
creasp Up to the present time 1t has imported most
ly from Peru but the facilities afforded by steam VIII
| doubtless divert the trade to Panama. The invoice
value of its imports fer 1859 amounted TO S66 upon
which duties to the amount OF ,c'4 were eolecleu
The ne xt port touched at is Esmeraldas wretched
Mace with ost dangerous barbor TO enter: tobacco
is the principal export. This is the nearest port 10
Quito the capital from which 1t is distant eight days
Journey. From the badness OF the harbor IL can never
| be a place of any importance. About eighty miles
| further down the coast is Mania, a small village
situated on al open roadsted it s the port OF Monte
Christie from whence most OF the so-called fanama
| hats are exported. From Mania the steamers 90
without further stoppage to Guayaquil, from which
Mace after delay of five days, they return by tne
same route to Panama. This line of steamers VIII bt
of great convenience to the people on the coast ou
| Nv way of Buepaventura, we received the lates
| news of the revolution in the State Of Cauca Mos
onera and Obando had totally routed Garlic ana =
| 9ut- number of lives were lost, and the nc Sol1
;nsrv leaders escaped to the adjoining States. Moi
'''""'' Loco men under arms, ard ne wa
| onsrs bao 49,. al the action OF Congres
| not going to disband them ul... sw, ana otne
| IN r. gard 10 the repeal of the Election a. " pio'
| obnoxious measures was known. ShOnd il l..
Satisfactory, ii was said that Mosquera would advan.
! on Bogoia and that he would be supported by the
other States 1t il highly probable that this will be
the next step, ard if so the Ospina Administration
| must fall.
Tie report Of Sr. Gutierrez Secretary of the Treasu-
ry has just been published, and from il extract few
items OF interest The public debt Of New Granada lie
$50 S25 577, of which go 600 600 is in foreign
loans On this there is over So 80 900 of interest DUE
and there TO be of paying IT, as the total
revenue LAST year was only 8, 707 59i. OF this sum
the Custom Houses produced $500 660 and the duty
salt, S6l564 The export duty, which is collected
only ON tobacco and quinne, amounted to S82 oil.
According to the document the total yalue of i'm
potts amounted to 60 AS i46 and the exports TO 49,
,4sS The principal exports were: tobacco, - $780,
2l3; coffee, $46S O66; hides 1888 49, hats $lSS $50
quinine, 1854 l30 emeralds, 800, 737. Tee smallest
item enumerated is one wooden tub g. England is
the laTget importer and Bremen the largest purchaser
Of exports The imports from the United Sta'es are
set down t $406 $50 &C. and the exports TO the United
States at $l52 1i7 30.
In reference to the Panama Railroad, the Secretary
that the Government has been in regular receipt
OF lis per censge the dividends but not being salts
fed as 10 the IN which this per centage was
calculated, q suit was ordered TO be commenced
aynst the eomnany but subsequently, an arrangement
was proposed, and is at present being carried out
According to table which accompanies the report,
the grose earnings OF the Panama Railroad Company,
from 1852 TO December 1853 amounted TO S. 334 800
The expfpses &C.. were 81 905, $780, dividends, 81,
24G; New Granadas per centa2e, $S3 l56 and the
balance hand, s529,On The additional per centage
claimed by New Granada, to December, 1885, amounts
TO S37 ,998.
shall not at present trouble you with any further
extracts from the report, although II contains good
deal Of very interesting statistical information.
Local news Of interest there is none. A line OF
steam from here to Chriqu is spoken Of and have
10 doubt would pay WELL 1t is said that two boats
are ON the way cut and may soon be expected here.
Our Cruces gold fever has died out, though few per-
sons still continue 10 prospect That the gold exists is
unquestionsbe; but the climate and the want of labor
against its being profably worn ed
Panama is decidedly improving. New stores have
been opened, and we now boast of two BARRIERS two
omnibuses, and daguerrean gallery beside come
twenty wagons, buggies, phaetons, &C., OF French,
English, German, and United States manufacture.
The weather is delightful The Lancaster, Cyane,
and Wyoming are still in port; also, the British ship
ofwer Calypso and the Clio is daily expected from
Valparaiso.
=. S-News from Bogota to the odd Of February
has been received by way of Buenaventura The
notifications proposed by the United States Senate TO
the CassHerran Convention Of Dec. IL, 1857, passed
the New Gransdian Senate on third debate.