New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-13
Important and Interesting from Central
America. a@4l8


From the correspondence of the New York Her
aid we extract the following accounts Of the con-
dition of things in Central America. OF the revo-
luton in New Grenada the correspondent furnishes
the following intelligence, under date of the 25th
from Panama, our dates from that place, however,
reaching to the Goth:
The English steamer Saladin arrived at Aspin-
wall from Savaniila on the afternoon of the 18th
inst, few hours after the departure Of the Ariel
for New York. Her dates are no later than those
previously received and forwarded to the Herald,
but she brings some additional details of the en-
gagement at Santa Maria between the revolution.
ary and government forces, in which the latter
were triumphant Gen. Ficco,-who commanded
the Government troops, furnished the following
account of the engagement to Colonel Arboleda
commanding the Atlantic division of the army, ant
which appeared in the Government organ Of this
place:
AS soon as it was known that Santa Marta was
to be attacked preparations were made by the
government party to defend it and the small force
at its disposal was concentrated on the western
part Of the town, between the cathedral and the
beach. Cannons were placed in the principal
streets, and in situations calculated to prevent
Decentralization. On thef24th of August the revo-
lutionary force made their appearance-the boats,
eleven in number, ON the western side, and the
land forces, consisting of 1900 men, on the coast
On the oath and 25th various skrmishes took place
between the parties, the revointionists obtaining
possession OF some StfeeIS aAuIUI Ine 1Oft OF Tile
MORO, from which they turned the guns on the
town. The government party were obliged to
keep their boats guarded, oprevent an attack
in their rear, and more than third part of their
forces was stationed at Betin, and could take no
part in the defence of the city. .=s
On the 26th the heseged commenced to make
repeated sallies, il which they succeeded in dis
lodging their opponents from some OF their prnei-
pal positions; and this continued throughout the
| 9th, 2sth, 29th and 3Oth, supported by strong
force of artillery and the aid OF their gueras. On
the night of the 30th O'Clock the revolutionary
| forces were reduced by death, wounded and deser
| ton from 1900 to scarcely 400 men.
| Yieco reports his casualties as-fonr officers
one sergeant ard two soldiers killed, nine officers
six serneants ald thirty men wounded. In but ont
! case was it necessary to resort to amputation
| Among the prisoners taken were Sr. Lun Florez
Secretary of the Jefe Superior of the State Maj
| Manuel Duncan, and three other officers, with va
| rious soldiers
| No further advices hage been received from thu
| Cauca nor Cf the movements of the REVOLUTIONARY
| army under Mosqnera..
Tie Interdente Gensral of this State sent oyel
the Isthmus on the 18th inst. some $50 troops tina
| are to be conveyed from the latter place by the
| English steamer Saladin to Santa Marta.
On Sunday, 10th inst, the Presidential election
/ took place throughout the confederation, or a
least those portions of it that are not involved il
the revelation. In this city and in Aspinwall Gen
i Herran received nearly o unanimous vote. Her
| only two votes rare cast for Senior Arboleda, Hel
ran recsiving all she rest. There is but little donl
of the election Of the latter gentleman-au even
that Will be hailed with delight by every one VIA
desires the restoration of peace in this now, dis
tractad countryR, and who takes an interest ia il
future well being and prosperity.
| PaNAMA, SeBt. 70, lSB0.-A riot of seriols an
extensive nature occurred in this city on the morn
| ing of the 2sfh inst. For some time pasta cor
siderable number of negroes had been gatherin
at the mouth of the Rio Grande, in the aaighbol
ke0d of Panama. VI was supposed that thay wer
Chiefly corsposed of individuals who wsae leayin
| Aha taJyrn d,virf Of hftn
| INTO the s.fmy. Il was, however, subsequently a.
EGertaine1 that they were organizing and armill
themselves, and that their intention aas to attac
and possess themselves Of the city, sthoughit it VII
1 put fG.Bard nc political pretensicns. The autho
| ities having ascertained that tsey CONTEMPLATE
attacking tha place On the nighsof the Goth ins
measures ware acc 9rdingy taken to defeat It, n
att9mpt wss, however, made BY. the aggressors
commence, hostili1ies beyond occupying in force ii
oetskirts and Suburbs OF thu town and satting
al Communication with the city proper.
At daybreak the troops which gaYsisoned d
4 town, some l2O in nnmbse, were ordesed to mare
outside the walls into the suburbs, aaa upon eros
; in the open space which separates the city fro
the suburbs, we're fred upon by the negrOe
' whose nambers at that time are calculated
have been between three and four hundred in
!, well sheltered position. The fighting, or rath
the firing, lasted from six O'Clock in the morniI
@ until about nine A. M, by which time the troo
remained in the possession of the suburbs, haVlt
dislodged the negroes, who took to the wood
,, where the government forces could not pursl
d them, owing to thar small numbers. The negro
n are said to have rallied at their old headquaste
Ia at Rio Grande,, and an attack IS expected at a
70 moment. THIS, of course, keeps the whole por
e ation inside in a state of great anxiety and alaf
and busiress is, for the time, at standstiil
q stores being closed.
The loss in killed and wounded is varionsly
? timated. The mos reliable accounts put it at t
IS killed and five wounded ca the side OF the Cove
& rlent forces The negraas lost some twelve or
d teen killed, and many more are probably wound
), although this cannos be ascertained, as the wo,
. ed We're not left behind in their retreat.
n Since the egents of the 2Tth, the entire nnnt
70 tion of the city has been iR the greatest exc