Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-25
South American News.

| New YORK, July A.-The steamer Ocean
Queen has arrived from Aspinwall, and
brings important news. At Guayaquil
Ecuador the President, Garia Moreno,
seized an English steamer of the Pacific
Steam Navigation company, loading at the
Mole, drove the officers and crew ashore at
the point of the bayonet, placed troops,
cannon and munitions of war aboard and
sailed for the mouth Of the river, where the
Revolutionists were lying at anchor in ves-
sells seized from the Government He ran
into one of these steamers, cutting her
amidships to the waters edge and sinking
her., After a short engagement the others
surrendered, thebulk of the people aboard,
Including the leader Urbana, making their
escape in the woods. The prisoners were
brought to Guayaquil, and 27 Of them in
stantly shot. After this the Moreno started
for Tumbes, where she expected to capture
more victims. If so, they will share SIM
liar fate. After her return to Guayaqiil the
President returned the steamer to the Cap
tain, who received her under protest, and
got at the same time 100000 for three
days service of the vessel. The seizure is
still an open question, having been referred
| to the manager of the company, The Pres
ident holds that'by some old law spoken of
by Vatel he had right TO take the vessel,
and. the British Consul appeared to agree
with him. ..,.. .....-'-.,,..,. ,.;.,t.- Fl.
The United States double-ender gunboat
Suwanee arrived at Panama with news
| from Callao to the 9Th. The rebellion fin
Peru appears to gain ground. On the 9th
| bloody engagement occurred six miles
from Lima, between $4,000 rebels and 5000
government troops, In which the latter
were successful, taking prisoners 125 Off
GERS, besides killed. A few days previously
a rnutiDy broke out on the flag-ship Am
asonas, hoekading africa. The mutineers
gained possession Of the ship under direc-
tion of the officer of the deck. The Admi-
raj General Panico was shot in the cabin,
and afterwards hanged from a yard-arm.
The mutineers afterwards directed the
Captain to come on board, and captured his
vessel. This is the ship recently, sent out
from England. They also captured the
Tumbes, the only two vessels Of real ser
| vice.
Chilli is still in trouble with Spain. Busi-
ness at Valparaiso unusually quiet. Copper
is improving. Nitrate firm and advancing.
From Central America we hear of the
capture of ex-President Barras, of Saliva
dor, who left Panama recently In small
vessel, expecting to find the party success
| fm.who revoited in his favor. On reaching
Fonsra, however, he found his party beaten
/
but stroke of lightning happening to
shiver the mast of hfs vessel, he was Obliged
to runinto Realojo, where the vessel was
confiscated and all aboard made prisoners.
Barras will probably be handed overt to. the
Salvadoran Government and summarily
| shot. The schooner Is Ecuad0ria built, but
being bought by naturalized Americans
and having procured papers from the u. S.
Consuls at Panama and Guayaquil, 1t is
stated that she is entitled to American pro-
lection. The authorities seized her on the
ground that she had no legal maritime pa
pers; that the papers she had were forger-
les, as the signatures of the Consul at Pan
anna attached to the documents were in en-
tirely different handwriting, and that the
vessel had cOntraband, of war and sus-
picious characters aboard; in all of which
| the U. 5. Consul at Realoioes coincided, and
in consequence refused to acknowledge
Capt. Leorado or his vessel as entitled to
any protest. .Gpl~I .u.
| The 4th of July was becomingly cele-
brated In Panama and Aspinwall. "a JIEH
| IA slight shake of an earthquake was felt
in Panama on the 18th, doing no harm. II
| The British ship lDvercan was wrecked
in May, 1864, on Desert Island, when eight
days out from Melbourne for Callas. Six
| of the crew were drowned and nineteen
persons saved, including the Captain All
the provisions issued were four pounds of
bread and three pounds of pork. They re-
mained on the island a year and ten days,
living on shellfish and roots, one by one
dying until none were left but the Captain,
mate and one sailor. AT last the Julean,
from China for Callas, stopped at tile island
in aSleaky condition, and rescued them
Captain Dalgarn has; arrived at Panama.
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