The New York herald., 1862-02-05
NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA.
Our Panama Correspondence.

Our Panama Correspondence.
PANAMA, jan 2o 1862.
Loss Of Coasiag Seamship--A Valuable Cargo from
Central America-7Ae Trade Turning from England
Through American Enteprise-Ths Ua4sd Stass Of Co
lomsia-Narat Movements, dc., dc.
We have late dates from Bogota but have had ar
rivals this week from Central and South America.
BY the Panama Railroad Company's steamer Guate-
msa, from Central America get the particulars Of
The loss of the company's steamship Columbus She
struck Punta Remedies at the entrance Of Acajua,
In Salvador at twelve O'Clock night the 18th Of
December, and went to pieces in the of a few
hours Her cargo, 1850 packages valued at $3.50 900,
total loss only few packages having bean picked
up, and those in such bad condition that they would
scarcely pay salvage The vessel vailed in the Panama
Railroad Company report at cco. -. uninsured;
but il is believed nearly all her cargo red in Eng
land aud France.
Tho Columbus built in Philadelphia in ls4T, msa
sarod 4s3 TONS and previous her sale the
Railroad Compsny employed in the California trade
to Panama and on tho California coast Less than two
years ago the railroad company expended $40 900
pairs her The accident occurred from tho fact that
her master Captain Ludwig, mistook rock vessel
that he knew lying in the harbor of Acauta aud in
running for the vessel struck the shoa Officers crew
and passengers all saved.
Tho Panama Railroad Company's steamship Guatemala
which brought the officers and crew OF tbs Columbus ar
rived at Panama the morning Of the Goth inst She
brings the most valuable cargo of produce that
brought into hs harbor OF Panama. 1t is estimated to
exceed million and half OF dollars. or the five thou
sand bales Zone hundred and fifty pounds TO the baie Of
indigo she Brought three thousand six hundred bales 90
TO England. She brought also eighty bales cochnes
sixteen bales cotton fifty six bundles deerskins, hun
dred and seventy hides 1--WE hundred and sy bags
coffee FIVE basam, ten barrels sugar and $25 900
in specie.
The enterprise OF the Panama Railroad Company In
opening this steam limo to Central America Is gradually
turning the trade Of Central America from England
which country all went six ago, to the United
States but VIII be perceived that the process is very
one, less than one-nth Of the Guatemolas cargo
being destined Tor the United States.
Nearly all the trade OF the Soath Pacific is with Eng
land, the facilities given by England Of a subsidized
stea line or twenty years standing having turned the
business in that direction. Until the Congress OF the
United States shall initiate England in her intelligent
snd farsighted action of paying fair bonus
this coast, the Americans expect very little
trade with these Southern republics, and must be
content foego the political advantages and influences
that England obtains among hem principally arising
Bolivia and Chile.
The British steamer lamar sailed from Aspnwall on
the night OF the 23d inst She takes about four hs Of
the produce from Central America by the Guatemala and
Sardeiiln steamer Julistta.
Don Justo Arosemena, special Commissioner to Bogota
for the final arrangement Of the which the state
Of Panama is 10 admitted into the Colombian Union
left AspiHwa the evening OF the 22i for Car thageua
Captain J. Dow, Of the Panama Railroad Company's
steamer Guatemala home by this steamer 10 bring
tho steamer 10 be placed on that line.
from the Panama star Jan 2i1
We rscolect corn and rice TO be scarce
higher priced In Panama than for the past few weeks
the former is now selling at 80 so snd the latter az IS
quintsl. This attribute as we prognoscsed at the
time 70 the fact Of large numbers OF the aborng classes
being taken away from their regular agricultural pUr
suits 70 serve In the army. many Of whom left their
ialsoi 70 be quito ncapacitated from settling down
again 70 their former quiet occupations.