, 1864-01-10
pNl1ED STATES OF COLOMBIA.
Great Eattlo In EcuAdoF-~EtcsorF oE
MosCuctn--- Sen. Flores TToundel--
j Mos1ucra at The G, .es Of Quito.
Correspondence Of tho y. Z. Times.]

PANAMA. Saturday, Dec 20. 1855
When wrote you ono or two weeks since,
that In eix months MosqNera would be ia
Quito. predicted the renlaEk upon the fa:ts
that the Colombian troops were under tho
immediate, command Of the best soldier In
Spanish Amcrica-tlat his army, though
small, was composed principally Of soldiers
who Ead served three years In the field, and
Who had carried hts banner trfumphantly
from the plains Of Cauca to The sierras OF J.
gotta, against the most tremendous odds; that
. hc had comparatively good arms, a commits
eariat, and money In his chest; while he WIS
opposed by men new in the art Of war, forced
into the ranks at the point of the bayonct,
led by inferior chiefs, Whoec patriotism was
subordinate to their individual fn:e1ests and
ambition, and who, had they have had tic
best will in tle world, were 40 6cautily sup
piled bv m impoverished State with ti.e
means aud appliances CT war, that defeat
and disgrnce were almost sure to be the their
portion Ent, inspite Of all this, I o.btsd
III were not too sangu'nc,. In ylew o. The
great disadvantage an Invading force woald
labor under, In country with SO many nrtu-
raj 6cfcpsee re Ecuador, broken up BY tower
ing mountains aud immense 7.s<orad1,, Its
rivers almost in:passable In the season of
rains, aud With roads, most Of Which were
next to Impossible for beasts -or men. So I
was not moro surprised than know all the
many South american readers Of the TtMc1
in tic United States will he, when the
British 1uall ;fo'h GuaysquE list M Non = y 7
fought great and bloody b:ttlo on tho Cal-
ca;, which divides Colombia from EcuAdor,
ueaFlY destroying the superior force Of h4s
enemy, and in u single month from the day
.e Issued b:e orders 10 bis soldiers to n.a-cil,
promising them tan honorable peace or q
wsg at Il gates Of Quito!
You already know TINT Gen. Flores, COM
mnncer of the Ecrndcr forces, under orders
from President Moreno aud his Congress, II
the early. part Of November issued lis p.pcla. !.
nation ofwar agairst the united Su'.-s O:
PROV inces of Yuauerros, in the State Of Cauea,
Looping 10 surprise aud bent tee dfmtnntirs :
a;.ny 1T Ire6ident Mosqutra before he could
reinforce t.. And you know that Eclador,
with flotlla Of scloonera aud launches, With
SEQ men, had surprised and taken Tumaco,
the second port ii Cauca, and through whsc.:,
from Punnma, Alosquela had caleulated unon
PROVISIONS and arms for his men. Eut these
cnerretIo movements on the pnrs Of ECUADOR
w.re neutrallzed by tho greater emery and
resolution OF, Moeqrera. He hastily COZ
eentrated all his little gardsoEs in C.rca,
nearest to ho ,Ihon,ier, uAtsl he mustered
s,Cso nen, and Oh: the Gtl Of the prcse At
month fell upon FLORES, who COMMANDED
G,Cc3 men, a3G a:ter ! spiait1l ltslc, which
listed nearly MI day, drove him across the
caIeli, killiDe ana o,9 wguna,ng soo o. h7
-; Ger: Flores, at the commencement Of the
b:ttlc, gaineti come important, advantages
with lis GraynQun, bsttalions, Who fought
bzaveiy, ind ii The Language Of his ofheiaa!!
DISPATCHES, sshad nearly gaihed n victory"
But in q little while, finding they were ':.5e1J
to be 1lanlcd, the rnouEss4i'cers, comp: 7iu:|
tho tattalionz Ch,n,borazi ard Orienti, threw
away their GEES ard fed, which 60 aisuil led
the others that the route became complies.
The cavalry on either side did but little tight
Ing, and all tue artillery Of the Ecnador,an:
fell into tho hands of Aoaquera. The latsel
lost tiye hundred men in Killed and wounded
Gen. Flores received two slight wounds, bu
did not leave the field till 7a1l hope was gone
| He fell back to the EfTer Chota, with tlte re
mains of bis force, where he Was await:n1r :
| info1c mcuts promised him from Quito. In.
from that Capital. No one believes Flore:
| viii be able to hold In check there the con
| uue,ing force Of Mosluera; but, on the con
| t1arv. Mt believe that ere this the Colombian
| army Is in Onto, debating terms OF peace
| The Ecredorfans have small force, uade!
| Gen. Erazo and Col Dayalos, IN Cauca, In f.
rear OF MoEquera, and Immediately arr tn
battle Of Cuaspud, on the Carchf, was ended
tue latter sent back suClcient number .
| raen to hem in E1szo between tlems selycs ant
| the rcinforccments On their way to Aosquer:
The general opinion Is that MosQucra vii
annex thc Republic Of Ecuador to the Untte'
States Of Columbia, aud will thsu turn hi
attention to, Venezuela, which he wishes alst
to annex. In Perm, the Government doe
not look faycrably on these echsmcs Of oc
President, Is they fear, with such addition:
to The country, that the balance Of powe
will be greatly sgaiust them; But in E1nain
the movement for annexation had alreca.
commenced. 4 Apzonuaclzniento IN favcr
iSS q 1sfhlaer;G III i|eu ~ .ha
/ mS,t The people. however. talked 1Fon1
OF revolution, aud were momcntarily expect
iag tic a1aiyal OF cx-lrcsidcas Irbina srol
II; exile in Piura, Fesu, to lead them: "
j.tave report that s1osquera had deieate
Flores agair, on thu Chota, but there is: &C
tEipc reliable in it, Another rcpcEt says tha
\ -tae EcuAdo1iuns, tho landed At T0n'ace
na7e been csptu:sd Ly iozce from the Il
I terfnr