New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-29
From Panama.
PAyAaA. Monday. ia

PASAak Monday. JsA. H. 1884.
The only arrival from the coast since the sail.
iaK Of the ast steamer Is the Tca from Ecuador with
-seG dates from TIA seat Of war Mosquf7s had been
successful Ia On engagement. and Was marching on
quito whsre no haS probably arrived I. Was aid that
he President Of Eezador had been taken prisonor.
There were fears u revolution In Glayaquil.
Several Of tho merchants Of Panama s;ll keep their
aiores clctee to .y9il tie tax which however. the
,hori,os declare tAey viii enforce whohsT toy DO bu.
ness or rot.
a considerable excitement was created here las,
week by an eysst which may lead 20 controversy DO
tween this country and Great Britain. About year
ago I'll Catholic churches closed by order Of the
Government and the prieIts prohibited from perform
ing nags and driven out ~ the country. because they
refused to sabscfbo 70 dgoroes which they thought the
State had no right 10 enforce upon them.
Last week b Catholic clergyman from England cale-
brhted mas IN the hotel baptized child. and admins
tered the sacrament 20 dying woman fr which 10 hns
bcen brought before the authorities hnd repimAnded
anl finally criminal ru!t hEs been brought against
him, that he cannot leave the country until he gives
bail two sBreies and responds 10 tho decision o. tie
Courts when called upon. Rhcl le dil by the advice oi
the Consul 10 avoid detention native priest sas 81
the time thrown into prison for baptzng the child
Of foreigner. Such Is ~ idea Of religious tolsrdton
N country whose Constitution guarantees tie Fullest
/ freedom Of religion. Unfortunately. during the past
year the Constitution has been entirely laid aside, and
laws quite AZ variance with IT, spirit subsiiued aud
enforced. THIS has been necessary to enable Mosquora
" keep himsen at tie head Of the Government, where
Il successful revolution had placed him.
The Istfmus 10 a. healthy ever The small pOK
has diSapPetred We arc now In tho midst Of the dry
season ard enjoy the strong trade winds from the north
The highest temperature during the past year gO3 in
September. mean temperature for tie year 7o2 the
l0W es, was 67.2 and u 8 In Mny.
| TIE Champion arrived Ut Asplnwan about noon on
tho nth The Moses Taylor ia stll bore awaiting the
arrival OF tho Philadelphia
Business dali and quiet
TIE WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATS OF co.
i IoMBiA AND ECUADOR.
Il The Scr and Herald has the following,
"from the state Of Antioquia We hear o. an engage.
ment b'tween the Government forces under Gomez
nnd Conservative band Of about 100 men, near Mari.
nIa. Inc ConserVstiyes nre reported 10 have been
completely routed Nothing Is known Of other reyou-
ti0nary movements. In BOyaca and Santapter publo
tranquility has not boon disturbed.
I'VE have reeeiycd, private adyces from Gunyaquil
TO the An Instr aud give below summary OF the nior.
for .iIeiT reliability.
"our readers win recoIcct that an arrni.tIco wa.
concluded between Mosquera and Flores, the former
being at that timo Oh tho northern side u the Choa
and the latter at Iharra We hear that Nos1uera
Notwithstanding the armstice, and before 1t was up
forced his passage the CLOt and that Flores re.
treated driven back far Otayalo (nboat mid
way between IbarIa and Quito. Then another arms
tce Of ten days was proposed by OF the part and
accepted by the other and negotiations for peace
were carried ON"
different story is told in letter from Mosqueras
army. brought by one OF the passengers The writer
says that Mosquera was at Iulcan t the 2ith when be
left for Quito The troops stationed at San Yincene we're
the First Division OF lis army under Rudeoindo Lopez
II was the latter alone who passed the Choa and routed
Flores on Dec 49, In tho same letter. Is reported that
Flores made propositions for peace pledging himself
10 Day o. 10 NewGranads an Naturalization
for her enses OF the but that those propositions
would be rejected by MosquerA who sure to shortly
occupy the capital
II was pretty generally believed In Guayaqul at the
time when tbs Tales len. that Mosqlers waa 10