Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-22
BULLETIN OF OUR MINISTER AT BoeoTA,

| Donhh11N VI ouk MINISTER AT BOG0TA,
| The steamship Henry Chauncey, which left Aspin-
wall on the 18th instant. arrived at New York on
| Friday, with s., $4,000 in treasure.
| BY the arrival of the steamship Limena at Pana-
| ma, we have dates from Valparaiso Chill. to the
18th OF December The cotton brought by the Limena
Tor European markets. amounts to nearly 900 bales
FROM oOOO to 10000 bales per month are now deliy-
| cred to the Panama Railroad Company for shipment
| TO Europe, by the Pacific Steam Navigation Comnanv
alone, and these figures are being continually in
| creased.
The news from Chill embraces nothing of unusual
| Importance. The departure of Admiral Parea from
Valparaiso in the Villa de Madrid has necegstated
the raising of the blockade at Talcahuano and Tome
the vessels on duty at those ports being required at
| Valparaiso. This reduces the number of ports
bockaded to four; but yet, the opening of Talca-
| huana and Tome has not been officially declared
banking bill introduced by the Minister of FL
nance, tending toward the pecuniary relief of the
| country, has been passed by Congress-
There has been no further encounters between the
Spanish and Chilan arms since the ATTEMPTED can
ture of the storeship Vidal. Since Admiral Pareja
In his double character of diplomati; agent and ma
val commander sailed for Callao the citizens of Val
paraiso have breathed more freely The events mar
rated below, under the head of Peruvian news will
give further announcement to the friends of Chill
on all circumstances, will at least afford the Spanish
| Government an excellent opportunity to withdraw
| from its present dilemma.
The British bark Itata was lost in the port of An
tonic on the 5th ult. her moorings having parted
The British bark Don Batazar was burned in Iati-
tude 56' south and longitude 10 west She was from
wansea, laden with coal. and the fire was the result
| of spontaneous combustion. The officers and crew
were all saved.
The melancholy death of Admiral Pareja. which
was caused by his own hand in the port of Caiiao
short time previous to the departure of the Limen
will attract the attention of the civilized world The
accounts Of this affair are contradictory and dis
!ointed The following is translated from the Span
ish columns of the Coaercto, of Lima:
"On the 2Sth, the American Consul at Valparaiso
went on board the Villa de Madrid for the purpose
Of seeing the Admiral. Both had long interview
about some matters connected with the blockade
Pareja showed himself rather favorable to the Consus
demand, and told him at the close of the conference
to come back two days atterTard. When the Consul
was on tho point of leaving Pareja asked him for
| news on shore; the Consul answered there was no.
caused by the capture of the C0vadong and the send
ing OF the prisoners to Santiago.
The Spanish Admiral entirely ignorant of this
event. and thl first utimation great shock t.
him lie asked for the particulars. which were given
him by the Consul who then took his DEPARTURE
According to what had been agreed upon he returned
on the SOth to the flagship where be found the crew
for the Admiral but received the answerthat the lat
ter very sick and he could not see him. There
upon the Consul retired.
The news which Pareja had received from the
American Consul had deeply afflicted him. His
| mind was occupied with it that he hardly ever
some hours afterward his brain became affected
and he fell down deck, muttering curses against
those who so easily had surrendered 10 the tRiIjon
arms 1t is supposed that he became entirely out OF
his mind, III which state he probably committed the
| dreadful act.
About the manner in which the act was accom-
pShed we know only from private sources. although
on good authority. that the afternoon OF the fatal
cay PareJa had come up on deck after dinner with
| his officers; he had revolver in his hand, with
| which he shot two birds on the wing; he then went
iown to his cabin, and shortly afterwards shot was
| heard. On somebody rushing in, the Admiral was
found dead and on the table letter, in which, it is
stated. PaTeja said that as the commander of the
| Corddonqa had not had courage enough to do his
duty, so he Parejal had not enough to survive the
his body might not be bured in Chilian soil Chill
ian waters.
understand. .Pareja's body was put up in guano on
board one of the anish or, as others say French
lis successor till the pleasure of his government
is known. will be the captain of the Numancia, Com
modore Castro Mendez Nunez."
THE BLoCKADED GILLIAN PORTS-THE PROGRESS OF
WAR.
From the Panama HeraId JAM l2
The blockade of the ports of Tome and Talcahuano
has been raised The vessel stationed these ports
has been ordered to Valparaiso. The news of the
0us overthrow of Pezet and his norv evdentiv hos
sadly disconnected the plans of Parea.
The government by every means tries to help trade
and reheve the troubles which have been laid on
commerce by the act of Spain.
AT the Chi liam ports there have been arrivals of
New York, seven cargoes of COAL and two cargoes of
railway material from England. Most Of these dcs-
tined for the ports of Valparaiso Caldera CoGuiIn-
bo will have to discharge at some of the newly opened
ports.
Copper had not advanced as might have been ex-
pected.
Wheat and Flourwere scarce at the main producing
ports. The very large shipments made at the instant
of the intmatiOn Of the blockade has left the market
very bare Every branch of trade is in an unsettled
unsatisfactory state. Considerable agitation prevails
in the money market the coinage has all disappeared;
quite in harmony with the merchants as to the best
to adopt for security to bring the specie again
into circulation
GoGoTA.
We have Bogota news to the 18th ult, but find
nothing of special Importance in the budget of pa
pers, except the following, which will be of interest
to American citizens who contemplate crossing the
Isthmus:
LEGATION OF THE U. S. or AMERICA
BoGoTA. Nov %, 1855.
he indicated in his note Of the 26th last April sent
to his government copy Of the law of the Colombian
Congress- which was passed on the 18th Of pr 1865
and meant to affect the civil rights of foreigners in
this Republic together with the correspondence re-
gardlng the same, which was exchanged between the
department of Home and Foreign Relations of the
Colombian Union and this Legation. the President
of the United States OF America, after having given
to the law all consideration which its Importance de-
mands is of opinion that of the provisions of
the same arein conflict with international law, and
tween Colombia and the United States, and notwh-
standing the special article which reserves to ex-
istng treaties their due force, the law in its prn
cpal parts Is considered as supersTOgatOry, with
manifest tendency to cause confusion and perhaps
conflicts. .-.
Consequently the undersigned has received orders
from his goyernment to represent 10 that ot Column
bia that the United States Of America cannot consider
thisnew law as having any force obligation which
affects their citizens in any when said law may
contravene to the existing treaties international
law.
The undersigned. Obeying the imperious demand of
that frank straghtforwardneSs which always ough.
to characterize the intercourse between friendly ma
tons holds II to be his duty to represent to the CO.
lumbian government, besides; that the government
of the United States of America finds itself obliged
TO retain the hope that the citizens Of either of the
two republics within the territories that subject
TO the JURISDICTION OF the other, be they passing
through residing in it, respectively entitled to
real effective and prompt reparat'On for all injuries
done there to their rights in contrayentOn Of the slip
ulations of the existing treaties between the two cou
tries Of modern international usages and as the
government of the United States acknow edges its
Just obligation to make such reparation To CoIpm bian
citizens, whenever such injuries should Unexpectedly
be done 10 them, in the manner il hopes and
will insist that equal justice be done to it, own
citizens, when their rights have been may be so
violated.
As the correspondence which formerly had taken
place about this matter between the department of
your Excellency and this Legation has been made
public. 1t beh9oyss the government Of your Excel
countries will be served by giving publicity also to
the present note.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to
tinguished consideration.
ALLAN A. BURTON.
To His Excelleney sr Santiago Perez, Secretary of
Home and Foreign Relations, &c
....... THE SfHMUS.
General Fitzpatrick. who arrived per the steamer
Henry Chauncey, on the 7th instant sailed for Chill
the llth. He attracted some little attention while
here but it seemed to he the prevailing conclusion
that he was more soldier than diplomatic agent
. The U. S. sio0p-of-war Cyane sailed from San
Francisco the Sth inst. The St. Marys will re-
main here until relieved
The question of the right of passage of United
States troops over the lsthnius, has again been
mOoted. Regardless however of the engs of this
Government upon the subject the lst United States
cavalry were transported the railroad on Sun
day last This regiment came from New Orleans on
the United States transport Gen. Mcclellan, and
sailed for California the Sth inst The line of
steamers from New Orleans to AspinWal will 20 into
operation on the lst inst.
TERRIBLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT on THE NASH
VILE AND NOHTHWEsFERN hAILROAD.-The passen-
ger train for Johnsonve, which left Nashville on