New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-24

agreed upon between the two Generals the tsrnB Of
which are rather notable. Mosquera, in IT, agrees 70
suspend hosites against the General Governments 70
revoke bic deere Of The separation Of the Siae OF
Cauca from the Confede alton; togrdRt general par
d n to sD Ttraons compromised IN the political move
nepts against the Government OF the State and 9uran
teengt sf-t, of the citizens who hal been host 70
II; and the Geuersl Govrrnment TO grant pard 10
all peIs compromised in the ovemen;s OF the iuea
seair 8, the national lsws.
"In the event Of this convention not being approved
by the General Government the hostile forces "ers W
have twenty days of Test before again commencing
hostiiee.
at s ssid that tie convention was rejected by The
Government at Bogoia 20 that thefe ls every Pr1spo
of a continned war, as Mosqu-ra has con'inuei
srsr ctbepjne his forces in anticipation OF hs event.
" Notuitetandrg the reported defeat OF the revoiu
tcnists in the action judging from Gen. posads OWL
statement Mosquera was In better Posioh conPsIt
tv.ly AT The end of il than at the beginning and eV
denty las had it all his way In the convention
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
The Pauams Railroad Companys steamer Guate'
maa arrived at this port OH the evening Of the 9TH
snd few hours afereard the Pasifc Mail Stesmship
Company's stesmsr Uncle Sam, from San Franci;co
came 10 anchor 90 that there was no time TO ward
The Central American by the mail steamer which
If. Aspingal the next morning. The mail bring. us
po pevs of the fate of Walker, bat the Gacetd OK
Honduras publishes extracts from the documents ieft
hv lin In Truxillo one Of which, da ed July 81, goes
10 prove that VandeIbt was coiine'teu VIM no ni
busters rai6. L. says:
q Rnatan will he our general garrison during the
Sumner and in November the steamer which Wander
bilt ia building for US will be ready, snd we viii then
commence operations against Nicaragua, under more
favorable auspices than at any other uue.
We have news of the unsuccessful termination Oh
Don Juan Rafael Moras expedition TO Z sts Rica, In
which he hoped TO the Presidential char from
which be was oused in August last year lS59l BY the
faction at present in over, of which Dr. Monteaegre
is the head ~,
Tie Punta Arenas correspondent of The Star and
Herald Of this city, gives detailed account OF the en-
counter between Mora forces ana t9oie OF t1s 1ov
eminent. of which the following is the substances
Nora assisted by bis brother, General Mora, aud his
brother in law, General Canas with about two hum
cred men who Joined him in Punta Arenas, at once
threw up strong barfcade the narrowest par. OF
the spit of snd ut the extremity Of which Punta Are
pas lie situated, and there awaited the attack oil tae
Government troops or, as he no doubt expected, a
general Iisiug ME favor the part OF the people OF
the Interior. Unfortunately the supPor' he looked lor
was not forthcoming and after holding his position
until the 2Sb, his email force was ou.taukedi driven
into the town. where Canas was taken prisoner e1d
ebot, snd the day following Mora and Colonel Aran
citia urrepderts, and within two hours we're urea
court mar ia taken out on the beach, in font OF the
town ard fhot. At the fret fire Mora was not killed
ard an officer putting pistol 70 his head merclinily
Int him ont of psn-snd tnus died the best Precedent
Costa Rica has ever been governed by iocloss YOU
the statement Of eye wit1ess to the proceedings
tAL Gu from Panama Star, which, II you ma room Tor
is worthy Of bef put record, az the last e.od' III
the blood stained pages OF Central Amereao disory;
"PUNTA ARENAS Oct 1850.
Knowing the interest VOC take in Central neri
can ssirs avail myself of the steamer Guatemala TO
give YOU hurried sketch Of the last fortnight pro-
cee6irps or the Gotta Rican Tragedy. On or about
the - nit, sn armed parry, heSded by one S'hsn
recently figured as q play ACTOR, In anticipation Of
Morae arrival from San Salvador il the steamer dus
the following dsy, entered the cdarel, dsTmed inc
gentry, and took uBopposed possession
"As was anticipated More, accompanied by his
brother Gen Csiias and hs brother aud ssyeral o1sr
paifsps duly arrived in the Culmbus and on landing
vas 81 orcs proclaimed President OF the Republic by
tie people Ct Puma Arenas; but, by way oil paren-
thess, would observe ttat there wss moet inauspl-
cous event connected with his dssmbark atom, rom
Vbch it really would seem thstta faes we're deter
mined upon throwing every obs'a'ie Ia tle way oi ms
self s3crifce 1t happened thus: Mora and SUITE dis
embarkiDg from the steamer, took tue boat OF tbs
CaIitsna pulled away for shors but reaching the
point tide happened TO be running e5b very strong
and the water very low, 80 much 70, indeed, that IL
seemed impossible for the boat dOnble tie poiLt; in
vain the M rugged at their oars In vain the lGdlan
PATTON exhausted bic vocabulary Of elegant explosives;
in vain the captain Of the port eonmsd tue Iuehachos
| 10 break their backs for love OF Mora thoy were
finally obliged, MA, re the Ominous look OF thiDgs -
hole; fis Excellsncy and cutie on niggsre ba KS, an
lard HIM CO the point, and thus he made tbs entry
into Gotta Rica-
"Iamedate neaenres we're taken for the defense Of
The place uri such time ths revolutionary s1oad
be raised in the interior, when they might be able TO
act on the defensive, and the Morsas eyloced great
pluck IN receiving the experiment OF holdiog ma
port with only 200 uVdiscplined almost unsrmed
men against the united forces Of the Government.
General Caiias ar took command Of tte tran
ebero osition previously selected defensive opera
tops the kay 10 the town which naure had rendered
al post impregnable if well defended IL Is narrow
sar sIit league from the town. aud acros3 whish
rassee the only road 10 the Interior side the spit
il washed by heavy surf and on the other by deep
beay b4rr has n
no. with & salient position, armed with nlns-pounder
and oop holsd for mu,ketry-ths gun commanding the
approaches, while other gnns OF smaller caber cover
| cd oppoeDg angles; for fnrther defense brig, u
schooner and several large launches were arm5d and
put in commission and sent down TO craise along inc
beach al pepper the enemy, whenever they showed
ttenseyes; ihe feet Jgj0 Il mdndo OF Ad niral
Roger wellto-do lighter man, bot this branch Of the
service v7as Of whatever. for they ways yep.
out of shooting range, and finally cleared out ssaW ard
on the right Of the sctio0 An advanced pos ~ held
by the Horsias for few dsys, 81 about league dig
lance irom he triacLcrd but was uuteUable, che Coz
eminent forces opening fire upon them Cd 18Th and
ohlP them 10 retire within their works after smart
skirIush during which both sdes sustained oonsder&
! bic loss.
The Government troops then took mp position
within half lesgue OF the HHckera, and closely be-
| fieeirg 1t.
Gen Csias'e force consisted of some so raw rs-
crui,s niferaNly armed, Differed by biuslt, es Com
ueuder-.D Chief, and dOzen or co ColOoels, among
| WHOM were AIanCbia San aud,r and sprinklng OF
nsl efs WITH ve'y long swords from San Salvador.
:" sd ali force w3s stationed in town a. the Quartet,
| az body guard of the President aud the town was
| of course unGer martial sW; everything locked mil
| itaTy, AID ever, body swaegered pulled their mus
taches. end tiled o look savage Although 80 closely
| investing the place. the Government troops made no
attempt TO Storm merely getting their guns into pos
ton meanwhile the tinchera quite fashionable
Ietort, and all who had horses galopei down ,veTy
| afternoon 70 shake bands with the old General aud
| take look at the enemy, whose features dis
tugui.f able wi the aid of an opera glass The Gem