New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-24
FROM PANAMA.
From Our Own Correspondent.


PANAMA, Sept. Is, 1860.
If It was not amentaSe TO zee people fighting with,
and killing each other for, what the most be
called n Napoleonic Terms an idea" the revelation
at present going on in Il is ny woud be intensely
amusing. Rumors of the proceedings Of the rival fac
tons reached here few days ago from Carthagena,
but the story confused that it was decided on all
hands to await the arrival of tie mail steamer in the
hope of receiving some authentic information, bat
nairabie dietu when the mail came in the accounts
were more contradictory than According to one
statement the Government party had triunphed on
every OCCASION while the bulletins OF the revouonists
claims the victory their side the fact OF the mat
ter far is pOss BILE to ascertain the fac-hat
in the interior the Ospnisas appear to have been de-
feated in few small engse ements, while at SAINTS
Marta they succeeded in taking q portion Of the city
from the revolutioDss; the whole matter is 80 mixed
up the sra of both parties unreliable that
il would be ufeess 10 attempt TO explain them; in
word the revou'ion still continues in the interior
Staes with possibly slight advantage to the Liberal
cause, .
On the Pacific side we have news of the taking of
the Town Of Barbados by the government party, aud
of the retreat of sqneTas with his artillery aud
munitions Of war; this cunt is probably trus, as we
have in this city eleven prisoners of to vouch for
its correctness The following Is statement OF the
az ayr ar published 10 the government organ here;
Ae1 the action At Mia bic tool place o. fSs o q o I
Of Sen Pablo and he Governor :. Aoba m9'euera
disc sy by bis fires at the Mira retfeated by the
Telen Izcunde with at meeting Stion tax
ing with tim the artillery aud odnasc leaving the town 10 the
power Of ZarsmG"
Beyond this there is no revolutionary news. 1t is
probable that the contes, will be long one aud impos-
sible TO say which party will eventually succeed; but,
TO all Misunderstanding inpsriial view OF the
questionable revoutionsts appear at present TO have
a little The be- st Oft
The message of Governor Obada to the State Legs
laure has bten published sincs my last. The most i'm
poTtsnt narssanh in 1t relates TO the position Of tue
State of Panama 10 View OF the present state OF affairs,
spd he suggests that If the revolutions succsed in up
setting the Confederation that the State of Panama
should declare it's Independence and place itself uuder
the protection Of America, England, and Frances 1t 10
doubtfnl whether gsators have among them po-
liticsl aeumen enough 10 entertain such proposition
TIE next most interesting paragraph in the message
refers to the A Thompson Chirqui grant, 10 which the
Governor Is opposed.
The Brooklyn, with portion of the Chiriqui Sur
veyiDg Expedition Is al Aspnwal 1t appears that no
provision has been made te forward the party 70 their
Destination at the Gulf Of Dulce this side. The st.
MsIys has no orders to that effect, and there is no
other VI ssel Of war II port.
1t is said that II party who snded at Boca del Zorro
report favoIaby tf the route far hey had been
able to go from preliminary examination.
We know nothing more of Walkers moves here
than have mentioned on my Central American news
letter. The report publ he'd in some Of the New-York
papers that number of tilibusers were here waiting
ior Walker is incorrect they "men in buckram,'
nothing more
Our Intendente has got the little steamer Laura
Francis ready for at Aspinwsll, and che sails in
few daysto help the Government party in the State of
Bolivar and Magdalena.
The scrutiny of the electoral votes for Governor
takes place to-day in the Legislature. There is no
doubt that Sr. Santiago de la Guards will be elected
Sr. jose de Obadia the retiring Governor, will leave
office, carrying with him the best wishes and the re-
spect of all the foreign population for his urbany of
manner conciatory policy and prompt attention TO all
matters brought before him. either officially or other
wise, during his term of office.