The New York herald., 1867-02-23

to-day for savannah, from pier No Is North river
The popular steamship ssragossa OF Leary's line viii
sail today from pier No IA East river for Charleston
connecting city with the steamer Dictator for the
Florida ports
MIsCELLANE0Us.
Our correspondent Mexico city, writing on the 9th
inst says that the whole road from PuebA to the capi
tai lined with the debris Of retreatlng army. The
liberals were prevented from attacking by strict orders
from Daz but from the scared countenances Of the
firing citizens be supposed that the appearance
Of small band Of republican guerilias would convert
the whole march into one grand rout The American
Consulate being garsoned for the defence Of Amer
ican citizens Maxmiiiaa in the capital, and rode
out in coupe the French had disappeared.
Messages had passed between him and Basaino few
days before the evacuation which would have called
for fight among persons Of lower degree. Maxmilian
tolls every that he does not consider himself Empe
ror, but only tho chief OF a national party The ad-
vance Of hiramon on Zacatscas is supposed TO have
been the expected result OF strategic movements the
part OF Escobedo.
Our Panama correspondence Is dated February IL.
Mr.. Burton still maintained his position against the
Colombian government The foreign mails, It has been
decided by Mr. Garrido the Isthmus without
the hndrance and delay tina. would be occasioned the
recent order requiring them TO be distributed through
the local post ofaos were carried out Mosquen k said
to desire the annexation OF Ecuador and in letter 70
one of his friends that when the Pacific republics
call Ecuador TO join their alliance ne will occupy her
territory This intention Is supposed to be part Of the
policy marked out for him in Europe
Our santiago tChel correspondence s dated January
Is. Nothing OF importance had transpired regard
ing Spanish American AFFAIRS Preparations for
defence are still progressing Rumors wore pre-
vaing to the effect that another proposition
for peace had been offered by France and England but
the Cabinet had not permitted the terms 10 be made
public. 1t is again ntimated that proposals from our
government will be received cordially The session OF
Congress had closed after stormy debate on the Tax
bill during which the minority members, six in
Der, had seeded amid loud applause from the speca-
tors 1t is probable, however, that they will resume
their seats in June. Mini lister Fitzpatrick had presented
President Perez letter from President johnson, con-
graduating him on his reelection. treaty between
Chile and Bolivia settling the ownership TO Mexillanos
guauo region and authorizing the expectation Of guano
had been approved by Perez new railroad through
rich mining districts in the northern part Of Chile had
been opened The revolution at Mendoza is reported TO
be increasing In importance the insurgents having
Gently gained very decided advantages.
Files from Lima, Peru dated January 81 say that
crisis was impending A cavalry regiment had ted
and killed some OF their officers An infantry regiment
sent TO reduce them was baled and officers
killed The decree issued for the establishment OF an
agency at Liverpool to charter vessels to carry guano
had caused excitement and called forth from the
United States Minister vigorous protest. in which IL is
urged that agency should also be established in the
United States, as 1t is scarcely fair to ask American
vessels to go to England to be chartered.
From Venezuela, under date OF January 81, we learn
that Robert Roosen Runge Of the house OF Neckeman
Roosen Co., has committed suicide, having just arrived
from Europe. According TO advices from Maracaibo
cepcra Cape at the head Of four hundred men, invaded
Ehat city. and meeting with the forces OF frcsidont
battle ens0ed which lasted boars.
turing which capo killed, aads then his forces TO-
Iircd.
Quite food prevails in the Wabash river in Indiana
and Illinois. Tue water is higher than It was cver
known before The tops q the houses barely vs-
be and steamboats, plying the prairios in all
directions after freight The river, usually narrow
stream at present ton miles wide. The food in the
Ohio Is subsidins.
Miss Ann surratt visited her brother in tho Washing.
ton Jail Yesterday.
The Indians 10 British Honduras still continue trouble
The English families had left the colony in such
numbers that hardly enough whites remained to guard
Belize in case Of an attack on that city.
Dates from Australia to the Let, and from New
Zealand to the sth OF January The New South Wales
Affairs with the natives had assumed peaceful phase
The United States Shenandoah Captain Colds
borough commanding, arrived at Calcutta IN December
last, and lay there some time repairing. She the
drsi American man-of- var that had anchored there In
twenty five years. and received much attention at the
bands OF the authorities and American czons. Three
IF the crew had die Of choerac darrhoa All tho rest
II the well.
The Republican State Convention of Rhode Island held
It Providence yesterday renomnated General Burnside
or Governor and the Congressional Convention
mated Thomas Jcnckes and Nathan +. Dixon for Con-
,ress in the First and Second districts.
Governor Brownlow renominatcd for Governor by
he Republican State Convention of Tennessee by acca-
nation yesterday. resolution unanimously
adopted declaring General Thomas to be the choice Of
tennessee for next President of the United States.
Tho Kentucky State Democratic Convention yesterday
nominated john l.. Helm, formerly Governor Of the
state, and bitter rebel the close Of the war; for
Governor. William G. Preston made speech, with
drawing his name from the lis. o. candidates. In which
he spoke very bitterly of Kentucky wrongs during the
last six years
The Opportunity nnd the Way TO Salvation
for President johnson.
The Southern Reconstruction bill which is
now before Mr.. johnson may be considered as
the death blow to his peculiar policy, veto or
no veto. But he has still an opportunity of
recovering his lost popularity in great mea-
sure and perhaps, altogether, by taking
comprehensive and statesmanlike course with
regard to the tariff, our national finances and
the currency and bank questions. Any one
of these questions, taken separately, affords
ample scope for this purpose if handled in a
masterly manner but if statesman equal 70
the task would take up the whole in accord
ance with poDular sentiment and sound princi-
pies he would make himself the foremost man
of tho day and acquire lasting fame. No one
is in so favorable a position to do this as the
President Here he may have an opportunity
Of using the veto power most usefully and