The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-15
AFFAIRS IN NEW GRANADA.
Our Bosotn Correspondence.

Onr BOsota Correspondence.
BoGorA August 20, 1851.
The AnniwrSaryot de Notions irdepad Liberation
Of Prisoners Description Of hosqueyas Frs Atal
he Csg--En0usiasm n the Peop,-The Position Of ne
Interior StatesErecution Of Aguildr and Piaido No.
rates dc. dc
The crowning circumstance Of the war the great
event tho declaration Of independence was the 20
of July; for General Mosquera understood to have
promised the suffering prisoners the scarcely less
suffering liberals OF hs ety. that the said anniversary
should merit commcNoraton by their being set
free that day.
Whom he attacked this city in 1854 he
at tho head Of eleven thousand troops, the
city being nearly abandoned by its inhabitants
in consequence Of the violence employed by the
usurpcr Meo obtain and funds Now he had
not ab we haf that number and the streets though not
50 hronFed usual, SID showed considerable popat
ton, Of which tho tyrannica authorities made
to increase their forces up the last moment For
some days Gen Mosguora had fixed his hedq at
El Arzobspo small stream which the northern
suburb OF the city and the ccntrast army was posted
the extremity of tho town. at San Diego their positl
being formed by the that name some onco
sures belonging to the same the high walls Of which ey
han oophoed parape made by the troops up the Slope
of the foot of the mountain, called Monscrrate and
similar the road leading towards tbs nofh
that Is to Mosqueras position the Puentc del Comm
Cepaquira, &c. The opinion formed by many was that
the said position was much too extensive for the
few troops the government had left to defend IT, During
the night Of the 18th General Mosqnera made all his
arrangements and before dyb the 18th his forces
Were duly al their pests
The General determined to attack the intrenchments
Of the enemy and TO DO certain of the triumph there be-
fore the other divisions should the
the battle ragged around san Diego from carly morning till
past noon, when thu attacking forces hid completely
gained the day, and those winch had been postd 10 The
south entered and took the principal sqn after the
change Of a few shots. some troops stationed IN the
western suburbs made unconditional surrender and
the Attorney General, who had taken himself to
gov m upon the expiring Of ospinas term, the General
tnthef and others sought asylum at The British Legation,
whore General Mosqaeia made call shortly after to
assure the Charge dAfaires that their lives in
danger
Ia the meant m.x,ose WHO had taken the public square
tim Ia setting free the Innocent victims whom te fall
en- government had cooped up there Here, again. ii is
pleasant duty 70 record tile moderation Il these suffer
ing individuals No sooner did it become evident that
the attacking FORCE must gan the day than the hume
rous guard, which vas constantly kept mixed up with
the prisoners al the order Of her commander, delivered
their arms TO Mr.. radla, the legitimate President Of
San lander as tn person roper to authori
ty over the prisoners mostly from his State. The
Influential Of hese gentlemen caned and restrained
single Individual Of their number, who exasperaed
the long sores y nsalte ana IL treatment, he had received
al the hanGs e the wretch whom the fallen government
hnl nado aior Notwithstanding, perhaps the rather,
that he was convicted murderer, wished to realiate
In the public squarr tn firing ce,sed and imnc
datey after tho bells % different churches began
ry pea, u 4nnonco The close Of the reign terror
the beginning Of now era OF peace liberty and pros
ptrity.
OF course all ths prisoners were set at liberty and
cordially by these friends who hid dono
what they could 10 alev late their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
aggravated by unnecessary acts OF tyranny such
ting TO pieces tho small rolls of bread Tho pot
toes sem them al their meals under pretence OF looking
foe letters iiics &c
The streets full Of people, all wishing another
JOY Of their deiverance and then IT that tho mpo-
tencc Of the vave party became evident although
There were certainly none among the crowd but they were
net missed. IL was apparent that fidcuiousy small
minority had been dsising q the lives and property Of
their fellow citizens.
The welcome given % General Mosquera by the niabi
tans Of city which he may be said 10 have taken by
storm was enthusiastic, and this enthusiasm much
more marked than when he rode through the streets
similar occasion III 1854. Ana the obvious
The military tyranny then oyorthrown less obnoxious
than ospnas dressed np with spurious legitmncy AMI
Mosqrcya although general me chief then now. was
* it were, thrown INTO the shade by the presence Of
tho heaos Of the conservative party, who We're
looked upon ova, then with gloomy foreboding
And several per who had fought vaiautly for tho
establishment Of legal aud constitutional order observed
10 The writer that, they could have ioreseen that tho
to have made stepping Of their
exerons, Meo night have remained Dictator TO the end
OF the chapter for anything they would have done hin
der it, In this war; on tho contrary he Ind been every
thing from the when constitutional Governor
the state Of the Cauca be accused ospna before the Con-
gress he looked up 70 the hope, and almost the
only hope Of the country. He promised from that time
10 the constitution and to reesiabsh the liberties
of his country and he has kept his word Therefore
he received a. the second beaer as the hope Of the
nation.
Seeing the general joy Mosquera said:-HI nigh, say
with Charles H. on entering London 1T seems
faut not 10 have come before"
He has considered it his duty to punish with denh
Aguar the lntendeni ana Placdo Morales-as eriiig
the persons who inercedes for them with proofs OF
crimes which mad them shut their mouths ono OF the
assassns of General Obando has also been shot, but
strong an impression has the had almost sad--dsap
probation shown at the act made upon Mosuera that he
has published his promise that shall die and
a consequence, ospna who already sentenced TO
be shot for tampering with Mosqueras troops, VIII
escnre-which is highly to be regretted.
Antioqua, Santander and Panama still retain
tive governors bur Moslucra will adopt active
Reduce them they refuse the offers Of peace he makes
them.