The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-26
NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA.
Our Panama Correspondence.


P.ytKA, FEB. Is, 1851.
Movements Of General Uosqura-His Deaasd for a Ccu
size States Of the Confederation ne Tx bsees OspnG
and Mosqa7o- Wars and Rsn,ors Of HGrs-fhe Utiscd
Scses of Ne,o Granada --Teir 0desiue AMI Dsensive
Acknowledgement Of NardL S44adroas--NeDs from
Ne South Pacific, dc dc, &c.
BY the arrival of the English steamer Conway At As
psnva tho 6h inst. dates have been received here
from Bcgota 10 the I2,h OF January Honda, tho
had Of navigation the Masdaena river, 10 the 22
End Carthagena 70 tho 81 inst General Mosluera has
taken mp his headquarters at Ambalema, short dis
AAnce from Bosda, and say four days mach from Be-
aola The previous report, therefore, OF his having
reached the plains OF Bogota Is incorrect lilo ID supposed
10 have about three thousand troops with h; &nbi
na while all the important towns the river-Eonla,
Nompos &C, sc are in complete possession Of his fol
Bosers General Briceno, lately command Of the
government forces the river, having been defeated
sa the Bancs his nota destroyed taken possession
Of By the reyolutons,s, and his mmand completely
routed has himself fed towards Bogota. Alto ethcr,
noequera's aya able force, including the troops
aoued at th- various points the Mngdcna river,
sN,d 10 be about i've thousand To reach tho plains Of
Bogota from his present position will BIO no easy matter,
with such large force. But his plan appears 70 DO 10
avoid battle with tho government troops at Bogota
b shown by the published correspondence between the
President Of tho Granadan Confederation and hrlsef
% this correspondence Mosquera requires, among other
things that he be recognized lawful beligerent
titled 10 the rights Of war, and not rebel and IN
CIDER put oni the present struggle no asks for
&C calling Of Convention Of all the Statcs OF tho Con
federation President ospns also required to place
Nbcry Governors salgsr and Prsdin, OF tho state Of
SAntandcr To these demands President ospina replies
q length End with great ability, stating that Genersls
Pssaia and Fnao In recognizing him In August Last Ga
beneerent civil aganst the government, had not
acted In accordance with their nstructons for the
cutive power could not consider those who had
taken mp arms against tho legitimate govern
meat in tho light Of bcligerents entitled to ali
IL rights OF war, but the constitution and LAVE
saired tina, they should be regarded rebos and that
be- the Executive o. the naton had ordered all such 70
Dc spprebendedtand treated accordingly.
With regard 10 calling oonventon Of tho States, Pres
dent 0ps says that tho constitution ccnfers ouch
VGweI upon him. and 20 10 would be clear nfractoa
Of that instrument And as regards placing al liberty
eoycrnors sagar and Pradlla OF santande no declares
hb inability 70 do So they have both Doen guilty Of
Sebcon against the general government thrs they
laid by tho judicial authorities ana ro not u2ier tho
Preedenl ospina concludes by invoking Yosqrera 70
dsarm and disband his troops and leave the republic,
he really desires hts countrys pola and welfare, no
Ahe2a1. This Is supposed b. tho rrrsJ oDts ultima
tum, and II remains 10 be whe'her kosauars VII
q Bogota-
The government forces al Bogota number about co.,
bssides reserve u about 600 militia princsrallg moaa,
ed who, 10 Is stated, have eed as3omb given
signal and Join the government to1ps Whenever Nos
guerra makes HE appearance before Dogos II believed ~
great my that the government position 10 defeat
xoequera In the event Of his marching the capital and
making attack upon II, the declared policy Of Presi
ssst osrra 70 concentrate al tho available forces cf
he government at that point Tor IT'S defence, while tho
srtizans hosqlerR contend tina. there great dsaoc
- 1n, .u W. q M ~ S os a1a w aaea@
the plains Of the capital hundreds and thousAads VII lock
20 hk standard ard that the government VII % obged
- surr.sder at discretion Ono or two months 81 haze
II those conflict.
n p actively en-.
l pcacofcl adjust
tAs purpose 10
hcatsr8r;srs, and
IsE ary, Whether b
e advice OF fras.
Jcs, ~ his pub
nera In any other
med II = General
70 the country,
However tbs; may
sQ1sra 10 not yet
known Nsr - 6nown wb sther As efforts "a behaR Of
pesoe win prove gvailing.
duo 70 cap30T 10 st7'e that President osp.na, in
We POSITION ac ms assumed towards General NosqUsra In
refusing 70 treat with him. 3d. II hst9 lnoonsissent,
tof y a vel established fact ths:
was known ~ BsGosa that UoTqusra rad takon
payns seanst tho general government ts, prcsdort,
~ pubc procamaton, declared the confederation 70 be
state Of war, and closed the ports then p p.,,pn
OF 1be reyolnonsis aga1gt foreign s1rna zoe when
REORGANIZATION was sent BY The foreign oonsr rssang "a
fhs country 70 their respective goscrnneuts
GaDers hosluora has recently sons 4 spessi C,n,o,s
nsooer 70 the Governor Of Bolivar n 8 uncr-so5d ,be,
che principal object Of his mission vss 70 pfocafs ANNA
y<t6n, as, soon after his arrival IN C,rhse IA az,
qoAnsify OF powder was sont Up tho river NAtasnl h
q vds Thls oommissoner Confirms ,he fa. bat as,s
raj errzn had had interview with General Ncsoasra
.d s.ated that whom the former aporsei N tho a.
Scs tl,ss had lately Sansp.ea % he river MAZDA
~ Amongst others the defeat Of the focos onS
~ hioeoo al the Banc0, he r1gaaet be anasr
- which We had been treated by President 0spna aud
- eoaduto.s He further states that 5tneal Iorran
rseoivod 70 aNaDjon tbs country the President per
ss IN refngug % convene meeting Of 'opafus es5ted
= conformity wits he isEs q ihe severe s,A'c,.