New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-07
The Rebel Plot for Capturing the u. =.
Mail sieamcrs-Opeming Of she sosfh
American rongrcss.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press


Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PAsANA. Nov. o. ls6l.
By las, mail You received an account OF the
conspiracy by Confederate pirates TO capture the Cen.
trail American and California L. ;. mail steamers.
Since then nothing further Of interest in regard 10 tie
matter has ranspred The prisoners stil or board
The L. s. flagship Lancaster in this bay, the govern.
men Of the State Of Panama having positively refused
10 grant permission 70 pass them over the lsthmus
The Captain OF the Lancaster with boats crew y
some II men-leil a. passengers ON tse Panama Ran
road Co Central American steamer Guatemala which
sailed hence on the 18th inst for Central American
ports in expectation OF being able - CAPTURE OF
the accompces Of the pirates known 20 DC ON the coast
The =. :. y. Coz. steamer Chill, from tho South Pa.
cihc arrived here The 18th inst She brought AL nm
commonly large amount of cotton some . ~ bales for
shipment 10 Liverpool, principally frGn Peru. The
news by the Chi Is ONO importance.
From Valparaiso may mention tho destruction by
fire in that hay the North American ship john Cot
tie with cargo Of p 500 tuns Of guano on board ol
which about 90 tuns saved The sailors having
claimed portion Of the rescued cargo in compensation
for their services salvage question bias arisen. in the
settlement Of which there appears 20 be some difficulty.
Tho Government Of Chill hns promulgated a decree
ordering the universal adoption Of the decma system
IN the currency 10 commence on the lat otJune l-t5.
Exchange Oh London al aTaso, AL 10 -! pence
per dollar.
From Peru can only say that no steps have been
taken toward the settlement Of the troubles between
that Republic and Spain.
The South American Congress had met al Lima. and
It's first move was 10 send Il commissioner 10 the
Chncla Islands 10 request Admiral Pnzon 10 give up
the ccupa,ion OF the islands. the grounds that the
seizure Of them the 18th of April last had been dis
approved by the Cabinet az Madrid md thet IL was I'M
lStiahle make any acts Of Peru the Pernv ians
anterior to thai date for retaining possession
~ the islands. Pinzons reply has not been made pub
lie but IL is believed that he iutimatod his necessity
and intention hold tho Islands pending instructions
Ecuador has ioined the south American Congress
st last aud sent her plenipotcntiary 10 Lima.
Tho u. :. soop.of war Nsrragansett arrived az Cal
lao ths nth inst on her way to Philadelphia from
this port
IIchange at Lima 800 per dollar on London.
From the interior of this republic COLOMBIAN there is
news that the Il tn INST, outbreak had occurred
ia Cafthagcnn tho capital of the state OF Bolivar.
AZ anst the Government but not Of sufficiently largo
proportions 10 bc termed revolution. Three officers
on tho Goycrnmcni side were killed.
Peace was soon restored Tho disturbance was
caused by some parties interested in tho election for
President VI the State OF Bolivar, which was 10 have
taken place Oh the 18th inst.
Fer this time Of tho year the weather In Panama "a
unusually dry. We have had some heavy showers
within the past few days but taking the season through
1t resembles the dry term much moro than the wet
he health OF the lsthinus IL good.
The u. :. steamers Saginaw, Capt. Hopkins. when
arrived here the 18th inst. from Gusyaquil Ian
caster and the soop ofwar 81 Msrys are now in TINS
hay. The u. g. sloop-ofwar Cyene was 10 have saled
nom Acapulco on the It'll inst. for Valparaiso.