The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-27
NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA.
Oar Panama Correspondence.


PANAMA, Feb. Ia, 1860.
No Revelation in the CarlaLErcited State Of the Coade
rution the Election karo Questtor-Chanccs Of Ssoes
sto, Position tf he Stas Of Pananlx 7b,oards the Gene
raj Gocerrment-TAe Court Martial on the Uatt S;aes
Ship Cyase ard Smtsnces- General Ndrot Ne,os-fx>
Eclipse Of The Noon Seen on The Ihmus7e Cruces Gold
Erc,nens Subsidin9- VisH from Directors Of the Paaa
ma Ra'troad, de-
No mail has received here from Bogota since the
departure OF the last steamer for New York learr
however from gentleman who left there on the 12h OF
January which is two days later than advices received
by the mall that the rumor abou. revelation having
broken cut at the capital, or which made mention in my
last letter. had foundation In truth. Tae readers Or
the HERALD win remember tha, dissrccited at tho time
The report had ,s origin presume in the excited state
Of the public mind at Bogota stoned BY the
strarces sent in from many Of the States Of the Confcde
ration against the election law which passed Congress
SIS last session. and which s regarded unconstitutional
There ia no Disgusting the fact that apprehensions
felt that general revolution throughout the Conedera.
viii take place the present Congress should fail TO
repeal the law In previous letter advised You OF the
majority Of the states through their respective
legislatures had sent in pott,ons 70 the general govern
ment asking Tor the repeal OF the odous measure untl
recently the people Of tho State Of 10 which
BcgOa situated seemed 10 acu in the prooriety
be law but they moving, with tho people Of thu
ether States, to have repealed. TINS movement
foot by ex presdent lopez, IN tho old province Of
Nva, whose name heaJs the protest az Ans the law
| Gently presented 10 the general government
Should Congress fail to repeal 1t, is believed that five
Of the Ssies OF the Confederation viz Bolivar Magda.
lena Sanander, Conca and Boyaoa will revolt against the
be opposed to the measure. As thare are only eight
| States in the Confederation, majority wilt, thsre-
people Of the state Of Candinamsrca have re-
Gently protested against the law, ia highly probable
that The whole OF The State become dsalected towards
the general government and unite with the other States
me ntiobed
Il is understood that the state Of Panama will remain
neutral; but If called by the government 10 aid by
men and money put the revolution, IL will refuse
TO comply. viii thus be that the general govern
ment will not be able to maintain itself Ia the face Of such
The naval court martial on beard the United States
siocp or war Cysne "a about drawing its proceedings n
cose. Five out OF the before the have
been disposed OF, as iolo Vs.
Ieu,nan, George W. Morris to be privately admonisbed
10 an acasal Master George Law DISMISSAL from the
squad' and suspended for two ha pay Lieut.
James stwei publicly rep,manded by the flag officer in
oers to be read tue quarterback OF each ship
OF the squadron in the presence OF all the officers Lieut.
Adam N Baker, marine CORPS privately admonishod by
The Tag oicer Surgeon L. j. Williams foli and ancon-
duonsl acquiisl
The case OF First Lieutenant j. Il spos is now before
the court From 1ha. can learn OF the nature OF tho
charges sc ptsrme he will be acquitted. After his
disposed iieuteDaat A. J. Mccartney viii be
tried It ,s pretty generally understood that he will be
casbiered.
! Tho fag shin Lancaster, steamer Saranac and soop
Cyane still n port and her Britannia Maies,ys chip
|
men, marine, named Adcrton, murdered while on
shore al the Island the night Of the 9th instant Two
native negroes have been arrested and now in prison
| who are suspected Of having committed the murder.
The eclipse Of the moon, which took place on tho 9th
| inst was very distinct here
The Cruces gold excitement, about which wrote you
last steamer, is pretty nearly died away Tpere
stll some ty hundred persons at the gold wash
ngs; but nothing positive Is known here 70 what sort OF
| success they have met with.
Quite number OF the directors Of the Panama Railroad
Company accompanied by q few frients from New York
ha rzrtv
consisted Of Messrs. whtewrght, Ksmbsl, Townsend,
Russei Carter and Prof ssor Bartlett Of the West Point
and the other islands in the bay None OF the party With
the exception OF Mr. Whi,ewrisht, have been bore
before. They all delighted with their visit Gouver
Kembal in his seventy fourth year. seemed 10
enjoy tho trip as much as the younger msmbers Of
the party Our climate which is very pleasant at this
OF the year. appeared to reuvinate him They
turn 10 New York in the Baltic, WITH am cure, pleasan.
reccleciions OF their visit 10 the fstnmus.
BY the way, Panama become Of late quite place Of
resort in the dry season.