The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-25
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

By the Ariel at New York we have important in
| telligence from South America.
NEW GRANADA
The revolution in New Granada and Peru is still
going on. Both the Liberals and Conservatives
are making further preparations for extended Oh.
erations. There has been number of small en-.
gagements and several places had been taken by
| the former
Sr. Vieco surprised the forces under Consuegra,
| who was taken prisoner. Vieco was about to at
tack Comandante g. Vega, who, with a force of
| $50 men, at Camarones. On the news of
| Vieco's success reaching Carthagena, Nieto ar
rested more than thirty of the Conservative party
Amongst the passengers by the Tama was Sr. Ju-
lilo Arboleda, the leader in the revolution of 1851
who now returns to lend his assistance to the Con-
| stitutonal Government
PERU.
Advices from Peru state that an assassination of
| President Castillo had been attempted on the dav
of the celebration of independence. A pistol
bullet was lodged in his arm, causing painful
| wound.
| The Peruvian Government has refused to settle
the demands made by diplomacy, although the
French claims had been allowed. The United
States Minister is said to have sent for the Pacific
squadron to rendezvous at Callao to enforce the
claims of the United States.
The storeship Release was at Aspinwau. Among
the passengers by the Ariel is I. +. Meagher who
has obtained from Costa Rica grant of the right
OF way for railroad across the lsthmus of Chiriqu
extending for period of sixty years.
Business is very dull, owing to the Introduction
between Peru and Bolivia still being in force;
nothing as vet has been done by either party.
In Callao, the principal news is the celebration
of the Independence, and an attempt made to shoot
the President. On the 26th July, while Castillo
was on his way to his house, man on horseback
deliberately rode up and fired at him. The man
then threw the pistol away and rode off, The ball
went through Castilla's arm, and he is so i'll that
on the 2Sth ult. he could not open Congress-
The pistol and warrant for the apprehension of
the assassin were lodged at the Judges house. from
where they were both stolen the same night The
celebration of Peruvian Independence has This wear
been conducted in style not before seen in Peru,
great rejoicings lots of fireworks, smoke noise and
aguadiente ad Hbitum; fortunately no accident oc-
Cured, and government took care to have strong
patrols In the streets the whole time.
TROUBLE AT LIMA.
A correspondent saws: An atrocious attempt was
made to assassnate General Castillo and it seems
not to be an act of private revenge but political
conspiracy. The President was passing as usual
WI WITH his d-decamP and another gentleman, from
evening, when a man on horseback. wrapped mn
in poucha and face half covered, approached him
and fired, when close, pistol at him. The Pres-
dent happily turned around at the same moment, and
the ball. directed at his heart, entered only the left
arm.
The assassin attempted to shoot second time
but the pistol snapped. He then threw it awav
and rode off at a gallop. He was white manwas
well mounted, and wore fine silk poncho, so that
he could not be a common person. ALTHOUGH Gas.
tia and his aid had revolvers with them, thew had
no time to make use of them. The President then
went into the palace, gave orders and return
ed home on foot. The wound does not seem to be
dangerous; but yesterday the old general had some
fever and he is still confined to bed.
A reward of 100000 was offered for the detec-
ton OF the assassin; the utmost attempts are being
made to discover him, and such dispositions as can
be taken, are made in the palace; but last night
they broke into the office of the prosecuting Judge
and robbed the corpus delicti-the pistol and ali
the discriminating documents This is the first time
that an attempt 10 assassiuate the President has
been made in Peru.
Congress was opened, and this gave rise to some
very tumultuous scenes. All the galleries were
filled to suocation, and great masses of people were
standing outside, all trying to rush in. The SOL
ders who guarded the entrance had first to make
use of the butt end of their muskets, to keep the
people out, and at last used even their bayonets,
and one man was seriously wounded.
MEXICAN CoMPLICATIoNs.-A Washington corre-
spondent writes: "Foreign affairs are so shaping
themselves as to cause great anxiety in the State
Department. On the receipt of the Mexican des-
patches Assistant Secretary Prescott Immediately
took them to Bedford to lay them before the Presi-
dent. Minister McLane is here in conference with
the State Department. He is desired to return to
clothe him with such powers as he considers neces-
sary to make his mission successful. The threaten
ing attitude assumed by Spain towards Mexico
would occasion. more serious anxiety if it were
thought probable that she will not be fully occu-
pied at home in the present complicated condition
OF European affairs. Private advices represent that
he church party is enforcing another loan OF three
per cent upon all foreign capital in the city of Mex
.co. In case of Spanish intervention in that coun
II Is stated that the defence of Cuba will be
hded to France
MtcoE ra.l. IN