The New York herald., 1863-05-07
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Our Panama Correspondencs.

Our Panama COrrospOndomce.
PASAxA, April 27, 1868
Affairs IN Nes Gramada Abolition of Ae DeaA Pa'isk
w<ms-7As Qxessoa ~ NsWs amd 0Omsents-ASxaary
Liquidation, DC.
The English steamer saIadin arrived at Asplhwau on
18th from CarthaScna bringing dates from the
National Convention At Rio Negro TO the 10th umo Tho
news s not worry important isa F trsa g1Ii .
Two drafts OF constitution had submitted Of
which had passed the second debate or reading. Tho
object ter which they contend In both these cocu
mcnts Is tho complete sovereignty OF the States OF the
Cnon Both projects OF the constitutions contain articles
aboshng the punishment OF crime By death.
proposition mado TO submit the constitution 70 the
d.ereo, States after had been adopted by the National
ConvNtion.
project been presented by Doctor Antonio Ferro
Iepu,y tho State OF poyacs, to permit the
their ents and for the national
TO give pensions ic Tc ladies OF Bogota had
also sent petition the Convcnt,o for the pur
rosc.
law has passed in the Conveutlon declaring the base
coin OF 1865 legal tender payment for all federal
taxes until the LIST OF September of the present year The
law rorbds tho further introduction into the republic
OF all coins under the ST. ndard OF 0.0o0.
Another law OF the reduces the price OF salt
to oue half OF former value. Salt is governmcu,
ropoy aud the worked BY tn general eovern
mcnt This law will DO of great benefit 10 all the POOR
classes who sometimes deprived OF the OF this
ticle on account q the high price.
The deputies from the state OF Panama presencdn pro-
cct to tho National Convention, TO the eicc,
that general should give to this State for
certain consideration all tho rents derived from the
State which would. OF course, include the annuity
able BY the Panama Railroad company. This proct
opposed By Dr. fcrro aud General Ilosque.a finally
cctcd b the Convention Ia the risi debate The pro
ice, % transfer the capital 10 tins city passed tho
debate would be further discussed until after the
constitution had been adopted.
The wish very genera; Among Inc dcpatics Of the
Convention TO call oagrcss cr the South American re
pubcs e this city, 10 adopt uniform foreign policy,
and TO protect each other against the ntgues OF Erro
10 the Convention to transfer the national capital T. this
city and suggests That they annex Ncaagua Costa Hca
and Ecuador TO the United states ol Colombia, which
would then make Panama central capital.
PANAMA, April 81, 1863
The War B,foeea Sd,afor and Preparations
for on Invasion of sacaornother fncading f5rce for
Hondurcs- Tir Later Scte Dse,arss for SaipadorAf
fairs in Nicaragua General Martias Forces at Nesu
Leon Melancholy Accident at COSTA Rica-IJo from
Nicaragua, DC
The ranama Railroad compauy's stesmer Guatemala,
Captain j. NJ Dorr, arrived the 2st instant from
tho central American ports am indebted to Purscr
Chemxnn fCr hts report and late intelligence
GuArExALA
General Carrera has reorganized his army which s now
composed OF about 1--WE thousand men, and al the time OF
the departure Of the steamer he marching for the
frontier OF salvador rcnvadc that state, ths time, pro
baby, with better success.
Colonel Savas, in command Of qrAemala troops, at
tackled a fort at Ahuachopand IN Salvador, and after
desperate light Of hour and half hc took the fort aud
town by charging tho in,rcnchmsnts, killing fortysix
men, among the number four ocers aud capturing twen
tycne prisoners arms, horses &C. Colonel Navas loss
yps 1--WE killed and thirteen wounded.
Pycsdcn, Carrcra also recruiting forco for
TO prevent second defeat lie Ia determined to revenge
the battle of Cootcpcque
General Medina, with ak hundred men, has been sent
by Casrera 70 invade Honduras. lie will cndeavor 20
reach Choutca and attack Honduras forces organizing
there.
President Barrics ster having despatched Jerez With
one thousand eight hundred 10 invade Nicarsgus
through Honduras returned again 10 cootcpclus meet
Carreras invading from Guatemala Barros has
troops 80 situated that he concentrate his whole force
cav OF eight thousand to ton thoueand men, any point
In Hpw days In this hs may bo able to defeat
Cus7va second time General Barrss 10 OF great
ensrey, asa b very nbcra In hh deas, and hs y sow
conseodt against the church parry u Csaira Ansrsa
II he comes q victorious h w b shs nrst maa thai
has svegssaea y VA sosn(u Whe ees>og9 - e4e9