The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-10
IMPORTANrFRoM NEW GRANADA


BATTLE OF Barranqutna--Defeat OF the Co
vernment Troops by the Revolution
tsts-President Ospina About to Treat
with the victors-A General Agitation
in the Federation, &c., sc.
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENTS.
PANAMA, Jan. l, 1860.
BY the arrival OF the English steamer Asplnwan on
the 3oh ul advces Of highly important character have
been received hererom Bogota to the 9th and
10 the 9th December.
On the 9Th ult the decisive battle between the revou
tonary forces under Meta and the government troops
commanded by General Posada, was fought at Barran-
qua, resulting in the complete triumph Of the former and
total overthrow Of the latter The engagement lasted Sc
vera hours. General Poeada was severely though not
dangerously wounded.
Metals Official account Of the battle states that posa
da's loss amounted city, three killed and sixteen
wounded while his own loss was only four killed and
teen wounded.
This engagement, as stated in my last. letter. will
doubtless terminate bostites. Before took place. or
rather before the result could possibly have been
al bogota the federal government had decided
teeIe between the conendng parties In the State of
is ovar have been permitted 70 see private letter
pima has sgnied his intention send commission the
state Of Bolivar, to treat with Meta with the the
ter This virtual recognition Of Nie,as government
On the part of the federal authorities.
The interior States generally tranquil The prevail
ing sentiment of the entire Confederation is in favor of
peace and but little doubt exists tha, in Consequence of
the defeat OF Posada and the general dissatisfaction
ssed throughout the country at the passage OF the
election and other Objectionable laws by the last Con-
gress, President ospna viii be forced TO recede from his
support of hose measures, aud viii have recommend
to the next Congress their repeal.
Every State in the Confederation except the State OF
has psiosed the general government for
has refused 10 take any acton on the sub
jeSt, has at length, Through its legislature,
asked Tor The abrogat.on OF the laws which
have produced much discomfort AS the Legislatures Of
all the States Of the Granadsn Confederation with the one
exception referred to- have protested against the enforce
meo Of hse laws and have invoked the general govern
nen 10 repeal thcm Congress, when il meets in Febru-
ary will hardly dare TO resist so strong appeal The
to repeal the obnoxious laws.
The United States steamer saranac having sailed hence
fer San Juan del Sur on the I'D u there but
American vessels Of war in port vizfag ship Lancaster
and sloop levant
OUR AspNwALL CORRESPONDENCE.
Asr1SwArI, Jan. Q, 1860.
Death Of american Trarser and Esplore-C Is
and Ne,u Fear on the Isthmus, dc.
BY an arrival yesterday from Bocas del Toro learn Of
The death Of Dr. Ball, who came out with party in Sep
TENDER last in the schooner Nautilus TO explore for gold
He died about two weeks since, at Fish creek. can
gather but few particulars of his death.
He left Boco del Toro With native TO explore on Fish
creek After being out three days, exposed drcnchng
rains they lost and Dr.. Bail died from fatigue su
ferirg aud starvation.
He buried by two natives, without coffin or funeral
You will remember that Dr.. Ball was lost once in the
White Mountains OF New Hampshire, and met narrow
escape Of liie. He was great traveller.
gentleman now by my side informs me that he once
met the Doctor in China and speaks well Of him as man
Peace to his remains He sleeps the evergreen forest
OF the Ithmus. His suerngs would have ended sooner
had his death mantle been the Of the White Noun
ains.
Christmas was duly celebrated here and at Panama Al
The latter place the agent and officers Of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company (Engsh) gave q grand DIN.
the steamship Bogola at the island of abuga on
Christmas eve, 2lh The small steamer Taboga took the
party down, leaving Panama at p ii and returning at
H. tits reported TO have been very pleasant dinner
party, numbering among those present the Governor Of
be State other officials and several naval officers Eng
sh and american. No ladies present
Sunday was very quiet in Panama. In Aspinwa the
commenced on the same day and were continued unln
erruptedly, night and day. until Tuesday morning. the
9th at break when from exhaustion safety Of de-
bauch the drunken negroes became quiet aud Aspinwa
was still. Night and day bad been made hideous By
yes ard curses quarres and fights among the drunken
negroes who populate Aspnwali and stencil its streets
For three nights men and women, with the discordant
Aspn drum, accompanied by drunken chant drunken
blasphemy and, still more disgusting drunken obscenity
perambuased the streets, and thus kept Christmas
There were several masked negro balls.
nent in that below where missionary needed
that place is Aspnwa.t. Should some one OF your
churches be moved sufficiently by motives OF humanity or
the dictates Of pety TO take the matter into consideration
ripe and there is not laborer. The Panama Railroad
Company would most literally give lot for the erection
Of a church-or lease II, il preferred
. New Years was celebrated in Panama by ball on
ances OF Christmas were reenacted The day {SQnday}
passed Off quietly, everybody eating his own dinner.