The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-12
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Our Panama correspondence.


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Our Panama correspondence.
PANAMA, Oct. l. 1855.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Companys steamship
Peru, Captain James Hall, from Valparaiso and inter-
mediate ports arrived in this harbor the 2Sth ult
Her dates Valparaiso September TO- Coqumbo 11lh
Caldera 18th, Cobua 14th Iquique 18th, africa 1eth
Islay 11th Psco 10TH Caao 2ls Paya oath, Guayaquil
25th and New Zealand August o.
The Ocean Queen, from New York, arrived at Aspin-
wall the afternoon Of the 26h September Her pas
sengers crossed the Ithmus the following morning. and
sailed Immediately for San Francisco the steamship
Sacramento.
The steamship Vera Cruz. of the French line be-
tween ST. Nazare and Aspinwa, arrived at the latter
port the 29;h ultimo The line is highly spoken OF
by passengers and promises to prove powerful rival to
the Royal Mail Company.
STEAM COMMUNICATIONS srHMUs
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company has contracted
to extra steamer South, in connection with the
French line, leaving here the I'd of each month.
This will give communication between Valparaiso and
Panama three times instead Of twice month"; and will
obviate considerable delay the forwarding of mails
and passengers between the South Coast and the United
States Steam communication with the Isthnus and
different parts OF the world is established quite
an extensive scale as your readers will sec by the fol-
Royal wcst India Mail Company, running between
Southampton and Aspinwal touching ut ST. Thomas and
Jamaica twice each MONTH The same line to Greytown
Carthagcna and Santa Marta from Aspnwall
monthly
West India and Pacific Steamship Company running
between Liverpool and Aspinwal, and touching at ST.
Thomas Santa Marta and the trip
and at Jamaica and Port Prince the homeward trip
three times monthly.
The Compagnie General Trans Atiantique running be-
tween st. Nazare, France, and Aspinwa, touching at
Martinique and Santa Marta, once monthly.
Tho Atlantic Mail Steamship Company, running be-
tween New York and Aspinwail, twice monthly
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company running between
Panama and San Francisco touching at Acapulco, twice
Tho Panama Railroad Company, running between
Panama and Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Salvador and Guate
mala twice monthly.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company run be,ween
onh % nn
and the southern ports of the republc-Ecuador and
Payta-oncc monthly.
tering and leaving the ports OF Panama and Aspnwal
monthly whose gross tonnage Is not less than thirty five
thousand tons To this shall probably DO aole add
about January IAN iAcreas. in the New York ard San
Francisco line and new line TO Australia
This shows toerably well Tor our little lsthmus which,
II governed by set OF sufficiently sagaclous
TO turn natural advantages to account, instead Of
wasting the countrys resources in constant internal
Quarrels might be made perfect garden or commercial
prosperity and the nucleus OF the entire
trade Of the Pacific. But no sooner is one
party raised TO Office than another a revolution
upset it, TO resist which the government has 10 raise
means by forced oans and thus keeping the people in
constant poverty II was only last March ii al the pres
ent administration got into power by revolt and for
two months past counter revolution has been going
70 turn them out and the revolutionary party win
doubt succeed before great days In getting hold
Of the rcns Of government Meanwhile business In
state OF stagnaton, the people in the interior bur
dcned with forced loans, and make that for
not paying their debts In Panama; purchasers afraid
% buy and holders aflaid 10 sell.
Through the other States matters about unset
tied the Isthmus and the which reach
from Carthagena Santa Maria and other points indicate
q general movement against the present government.
Rio Hache Ii in quiet OF the rebels aud Santa
Marta hourly threatened with INVASION In fact
we need expect no peace until after the Presidential
The lot with doubt fall 10 General Mosquera, Who
although he rules with rod Of iron the only man who
can keep these FESTIVE people IN order.
mentioned to you some time since that Mr.. Victor
Price, native OF this country claiming to be an Amer
citizen, had been thrown ao prison the suspicion
troops the Ishmus which satisfactorily disproved
almost Immediately after lie released three days
ago. without any accusation being brought against him,
though kept six week in Jail and his schooner an Amcri
can one, seized at the time by the authorities Is SIN
held and used by them His Gaze was TO have been re-
presented the Department but suspect IL still lies at
the consulate here UNDECIDED
Since my last Panama has been kept In state of mighty
excitement by reports OF anticipated aston Of the
city release OF the rebel prisoners and seizure Of the
President of tho State by the rebel party During the
past two days. however matters have quoted down by
the Presidents putting IN. rebels board and
sending them back 10 their homes In the Cauca the lead
srs, consisting OF cxPresident Caancha Colonies Nera
some 70 Jamaica and others 70 santa Marta; for the
next week, at least we may hope for peace After that
announcer
made 70 overhros the present administration, the
people In general are tired Of IL.
rather amusing occurrence took place NJ the Aspn-
wall Hotel, in this city Friday evening last which,
- the principal parties figuring IN tine affair will visit
New York the present steamer, may sufficiently in
terest hotel requentcrs 10 relate couple Wing them
selves Sir George sidore Stanley Bart Lady Stanley
accompanied by four old boy, recently arrived in
Panama from Australia in the steamer sron Peru Their
general appearance and peculiar fancy for cocktails and
beef, intcrsperssd with champagne threw doubt his
lordshps title, which strengthened by finding
uouri In ne nut iah nod Qfof
British peers The lady declared herself the daughter
OF Southern planter ut nrs and doubt she IL familiar
with New Orleans but finding no Southern sympathizer
however appeared to predominant In her veins and on
che night question she laid violent hands on Of the
walters who did not uncork the champagne enough,
and while Cir George held him my lady laid the
too with others, got his share OF the hash until my
lsdys grew tired, and her adyshp declared that
she had whipped the proprietor cowhded the lackeys
20 her satisfaction and sat down to laugh heartily the
toke his lordshp the while looking calmly dgnned
crowd OF about hundred persons from the nenhbor-
linz barrooms witnessed the performance declared
70 The best they had seen for many days
with the maifof the 18th Of August from New York,
broke down passage and towed back here BY
the Salvador. The Parkersburg viii take her place. and
leave here about tho Sd inst The accident to the Guse
naia II not Of q serious nature.
There have been arrivals from the South Coast since
the sailing OF the last mail for New York-the regular
steamer Pacific ohe goth inst and the Peru, W connec
eat importance Nothing definite has occurred In Peru
yegardIng the revolution. The contending parties re-
Aned mach about before the change, II any, s 10
vov Of the government Tho rebels had possession Of the
Chincha siands but did interfere with vessels load
ing under regular charter for England France or the
United Satas.
From chile there 10 nothing Of importance, though
ssS mail may probably bring US exciting new, o. o ,ns