The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-07
IAterestfA9 from New Granada.
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENTS.

PANAMA, N u, Dec rs, 1860.
Esc,re Of tie Garrison from santa Mara-Ercss Com
,.6ed by the Reroutoaias in RIO HucheSae Of Affairs
in tie h,tstlo-P,shisg Of Operations Against Gen
A6sNevu-7Ry Ca,tha9.ad Bultans-The yep Granu
dan FIR Eaters, DC, DC,
This time itiave some important news TO communicate
TO you about this republic On the rsthinst the national
steamer Panama ar<vrd spinwal from Santa Mst
bringing or Julio Arbolcda, the corslandcr Of she be
siegcd forces at Santa Marta with several officers On
the day small aatang vessel arrived and ON the
22d another one, bringing: 16U men-eeng almost che
whole garrison Of that place. About thirty OF them are
wounded amt many sick, SanaSAarta wns besieged For
the second TIRE the I'D of November Col Maderc,
young Herrera snd othersthe best Of Arboedas Off
cershaye'beer killed; CT the three hundred
gallant men frors Rio Hache by whom the city had been
occupied the 10th Of July have either been killed
wounded or made prisoners The achievements sent
from this. place consist of raw recruits, with
the least military experience; sickness discourage
ent deserton,had already begun to spread amongst
them treason had been discovered Arbeleda not for
one moment OF what going on and under these
circumstances he considered that it ono use to hold
oa any longer, when Of the town wssarsady
pied by the enemy and the portion not ye. in their pos
session beginningto crumts under their ncessant
csnnonading would blown up Santa Marta open
iowa without any forti1catiors ut all unhealthy and
mssraby built and as the whole State Of Magdalena is
IN revolt that capital isolated, without giving
ceyagany active aid from the federal forces
pscted 10 down, thb Magdaiena river Even two
young ladies had KILLED by tbs enemy sers the
sstance already for point OF homer than for
usefulness and the prospect sure Defeat ruin and
murder prisoner Numbering has been practice of the
Magdalena is6eras, especially in Rio Haehe where the
Of the Dutch Consulate Colonel IHdabur and fifty
more, massacrcd in the .moeocrue manner There
Of that poor garrison, and to. try 70 DO use
\ full somewhere elsN, On the night Of she 18th
he gave the order to embark and happily ID seems that
mot one kft, though there time for
slikng tho gurs ana rendering tlscartlery useless
that they protected by the British ship Of war
Caamus.
of them fresh and well supplied the bescged had
had five months Of unceasing faase, and tteriy TWEEN
" one sleeplcss nights Soma Of the oacers make
strange charge against Arboleda they that instead
Of telling them that IT necessary toeave he order
ed them the day before to be reaAyfor vigorous attack
Colonel ArbocAa bears his appearance the his
tory the heavy trials he ha experienced he very
Ill and weared out. Indeed patriotism has cost this
brave and young gentleman great deal He is highly
educated officer, speaks English admirably and quite
literary noabRty. He is also eloquent speaker,
splendid writer and Of the best cOntemporaneous
Spanish poets few months ago hslct all the comforts
OF Partisan life and his large family there aud arrived
here in uxuant health to engage in the defence Of the
The reyostoniss are Of course Ia high state Of OK.
| ultaton at the occuption Of Santa Marta They say
that the federal fotia coming down the river
vercly roSused in Banco the 18th nst and that dates
from Bogota the 10th November advise them Of the
almost complete discontinue of the government In the
States Of santander, Aatioqua and Cauca Unhappy for
those gentlemen lave myself seen letters from Bogoa Of
that very date hc I9th) and nothing like that is
toned President Ospina to surround Gen Mosquera
with 900 men ag $500 could be provided with
artillery which the way to Bogota escorted by
600 men. The consequences Of the were very
seb.y felt. at e federal capital; order prevailed and
tho people thought Of amusing themselves. On the
18th great phStnrmonc concert given IN honor of
Gen Herran The States Of Cundinamarca and Boyaca,
| with q population OF million, most decidedly
united in defence OF the government against the
called liberals, who State right fire eaters OF
the stamp and call themselves fedsrasts. Ano-
quia and more than half Of Cauca cRededly
| vative, too.
| revolutionary government Of Carthagena. l have
laughed very often At seeing those bulletins coming back
from New York eray reproduced IN your Journals when
| everybody knew here that there not PARTICLES
truth q them False news Is past OF the strategeso
the revolutionary party and suppose the
| ara sot slow 10 profit by the example.