The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-30
RICHMOND, VA, THURSDAY, MAY 80. 1861.
AFFAIRS IN NEW GRANADA.
Begota not yet taken-Expeeted Descent
ON the Isthmus-Great Excitement among
the People.

on the Isthmus-Great Excitement among
the People.
The Panama correspondent of the New York
Herald dated May Is, says
all regular mail communication with Bogo-
ia being still suspended, the only intelligence
received from there and the seat of war is
through private sources. The latest advices
from the Capital are to the 10Th OF April,
brought by Mr.. James E. Chambers, bearer
of dispatches from General Jones, resident
Minister of the United States near the Gov
ernment OF The Granadiau Confederation. The
general aspect OF affairs is about the same 5
at last reports Gen. Mosquera had not
marched on BOgota on the Eth OF April. On
that day Mr. Chambers, accompanied by Gen.
Jones, visited his headquarters. which We're
established at Nilleta within two days march
OF the Capital, tor the purpose of getting his
passport cissd. He represents MosGuera's
force to be quite large and enthnsias tic.
Wniie the Government force nj Bogotc, he
says, Is composed principally Of per-
sons who were pressed into the service against
their wishes, from which he infers that Mos
guerra VIII achieve an easy victory. Other
accounts, however, state that the citizens OF
Bogota are united IN their opposition 20 the
rev Noiu tIobists and ha We resolved to defend
the city. Nosquera had declared his inten-
tion 20 Take up his line of march towards the
capital on the 10Th OF April, having become
satisfied that the city would not surrender,
as he had yalniy hoped The Government
troops are commanded by brave and skiltnl
generals, and Mosquera, before he captures
IL, will meet with n esperatc aud detprruiuptI
resis tance. All the to Wns on the Macd,iena
river are still in pos session Of the reyoiu ton
tsts. Several engagements are reported 10
nave taken place ia the States of hutioquia
dhu Sahtahuer lately between the Govern
ment troops and the re revoutiouists, in hiuh
the latter are said to have triumpned These
accounts, however, have been received
through areyoiuuonary source, and should
nt taken win many grains OF allowance
tntii the decisive battle is fought ut Or near
bogota, II IS impossible 10 say which party
VIII succeed. 1t Is pretty generally CON
cetied, however, that the revoiutionists have
at present decidedly the advantage.
Inc English steamer IalIsman. from Car
tha2ena, which port she lett on the 9th inst,
arrived AZ AspinWaii on the 1lth. She re-
ports five vessels Of war being fitted out AZ
the former port, with n force OF one thousand
men. 1t was rumored that their des tination
was Chagres or Aspinwail, and their object
the SEIZURE and snbjugation of This Isthrens
Ihls intelligence produced profound seEsa-
ton here, which was greatly increased on the
l2'a by the receipt OF Il telegTaphic dispatch
from Aspm"ali, communicating the news OF
the departure from that port, without orders.
OF she Granadian schooners- Of war Pr, silent
Ospina and Legitimidad. Various are Tho
coDIectures as to the destination of these vtS-
seIs. IL IS The opinion OF many that they have
gone 10 Carthagen1 to be turned over to Nieto
the revolutionary Governor of the State o.
Bolivar. Other again think that they have
gone TO Santa Marta, as most of the persons
On DttEC nHEthR 10 tilat place. whence they
were brought to this Isthmus and detained a.
soldiers, against their Will.
captain lnglesIas, the commander of the
naval forces OF the Confederation, who has
charge Ct these vessels was in Panama at the
time of their escape, where ne is detained by
order OF the lntsndenje General, on suspicion
OF having conniyed at their desertiou. Il
small steamer, in disabled condition, is the
only Gr3nadlan war vessel AZ present ~ AS
pinWall which leaves that place in a Defence
less condition, and should the expedition now
being fitted out IN Carthagena actually sail for
AspinWail, II will probably effect Il landing
unless the American and English naval forces
prevent it. The only American vessel. OF. war
now there is the storeship Falmouth A
Brit1sh shIp'of-war is daily expected 10 ar
rive.
The native citizens OF Panama including
the heads of families, are TO have L meeting
to-day, in pursuance of 4 call from the Gov
ernor OF the State, to decide the best plan OF
defence, III case the revOiutionists from Gar
thagena should make descent ON the 18th
mus; and the fntendeute General has ASKED
for the interpOSiton of the United States ua-
val forces, through the American Consul al
TINS port, which, no doubt, will he COMPLIED
with; tor the citizens OF the United States
have too much AZ stake on this Tstkrnus 10 al
low the transit to be disturbed hv :; set of
iawless and irresponsible adventurers, such
as the C3rttdgena rebels are supposed 10 he
If they were once permitted to land they
would, no doubt, commit all sorts OF exces.es
ana the lives and property OF American citi.
zens would not be respected by them. The
isthmus must he kept neutral, and the tran
sit projected arainst the incilrsIous Of All
freebooters.
The Star and Herald states that il i. renort
ed the British admiral has declared his inten-
ton not to respect the paper bloc ckades OF the
ports oil the GreDadidn Couiedera tiou, but to
open them TO British commerce. THIS iufor.
nation. IL is understood, was brought TO As
pihwaii by the Iaiisman; English commerce
has greatly suffered 10y the closing of The At.
lantlc ports OF the Grenadian Confederation;
and the subject was some time since renre-
sehted TO the British Government by the
agents of the West India lines of steamers
which has probably induced her Maiesty's
Government to give orders to the Admiral of
the character indicated.
The United States steamship of war Sara
nae, Captain Robert Ritchie aud the British
steam corvette Mutine are stiIl III port The
United States steamer Wyoming now on her
way from San Francisco to Acapulco has
been directed by Capt Ritchie, senior officer
III command, TO cruise between the latter and
Panama in order to protect the American
California mail and passenger steamer against
any privateers that may have been sent in
these waters under orders from the reyolted
states OF the United Sta tes. The United
states sloon Cyane Will probably cruise be-
tween San Francisco and Acapulco for the
same purpose.
Latest FROM TIE INTERIOR.
On the 10Th of April General VI oSouera
started 1or Chipaqulra, to reinforce Colonel
Santos Gutierres, who was fearing an attack
from General Paris, as he had been sent from
Bo9ota 70 meet him, soon after the defeat OF
Canas in TunJa. Limo Pena, who at the same
time made an attack on the dlysi at Mesa
was totally bea.en, five Of his men were killed.
seven wounded, and thirty were made prison
ers. Obando had joined Mosquert win eight
hundred Inen. CaqueZt had pronounced IT.
seIf in favor of MosQuera. Gen Jones who.
1t seems, came down 10 Honda with the bearer
OF d1spatcaeS, says that he saw himself from
' O.n n
plains. Ga the - there arrived at UAYthagens
8 bearer OF dispatches for all the foreign min.
listers IN Bogota. Those for the United States
are important. lie snpposes that Bogota
must be taken by this $50 the story aiways
goes as the plan of attack had already been
decided upon.
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