The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-13

The United States steamers Saranac and Wyoming,
ships Lancaster, Cyane and ST. Marys at Panama
January T. The steamers Saranac and Wyoming were to
sal! on the 9th in search of the missing ship Levant
The North star brings home the officers and hun
dred and ten seamen, and the marines of the United
states sloop ST. Marys at Panama.
OUR AsPINwALL CORRESPONDENCE.
AsprSwAIL, Jan. 4, 1861.
The Government losing Contemplated Attack on
ucy'orsns,va-Fared Loon--Unied States Vessels Of
Var in Prt--7he Sloop-of War Levom not Heard
fjo1a &C., DR..
The British steamer Solent arrived at this port
on the 2eth ult from st. Thomas with the mails from
Europe and fifty passengers.
The detention caused by the steamer getting
aground when leaving Southampton
From the interior Of Carhagena We have received no
letters or news of the revolution
By the arrival of the British Anne Panama.
from Guayaqul and intermediate ports the 29h ult
we have no definite news from Buenaventura
The government officers keep profound silence on the
news from this place, but have been from q
liable that the general government losing
ground in that part of the country well tho At
antic.
The port of Buenavcntura was threatened by force
Of the liberal party The troops of the conservatives
were compelled to remain board the vessels in port
for fear of being surprised and oil being taken prisoners
This confirms the news In my last of force being at
the river Coma ready to attack Buenayentura
as they received renforccmcns from the interior Of the
state.
The forced Loan ordered by the general government
be raised in Panama, amounts to 81 900.
Many of those assessed have refused 10 pay and
determined not To pay, and will hold the government
sponsible for all damages When the Collector calls
the different parties for the he Is always met with
scowl and EMO The Collector informs them that II
they don't pay their rents will be collected He then
very cooy told that If be does he is lucky FOR 1T
than they can do, as the times SO hard that the &C.
nants cannot pay their rent.
The tax has been assessed only part OF the
citizens who are entitled to pay IT, Nearly all the autho
rites arc property owners and Of the largest
and are exempt from paying II is not distributed in
proportion Some of those who only one house
assessed much those who two three but the
eo .'or Az" ijarals and therefore. entitled .ry
justice
The vesscs Of war lying nj Panama will DC ordered to
sea ina few DAYS. The steamship saranac viii 60 south
70 Calao and Valparaiso, first taking westerly in
search Of the missing sloopof-war Lcvant The
steamer Wyoming will proceed direct to tho Sandw ch
Islands; the soop Cyane will go to Guaymas, and
the -. Marys to Central America Tho flag ship Iancas
ter remains IN port The sloop Of war Levant has not
been heard OF since she left the sandwich Islands There
is now but little doubt that she has met with some
serious accident
There AT present United States s;oreshp ral
mouth and the New Granadan steamer Panama In port
The brig Ocean Belle arrived yesterday (3d) from Bal
tmore making the passage from Cape Henry in eleven
days stopping at Narsssa Island about five hours This
beats the Romance about two or three hours.