The New York herald., 1867-08-02
Turbulent Altitude Of tie Bolivian
President.
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sFfcM OasSEsPOsneecE OF Tie HERALD.


No Eguils frum the Interier--Thc Deseat OF
General Riascos VonGrmed--HiHh UnsGted
E.ensnres Rcsorsed TO by NIL rcrtics-rhe
Tsthmus Supports Acesta's GsoVernmens
lIeartily--MOssnern's Aleaal CwMtrncrs In
Europe Coming into Eun Ligh.-DIse,,yery
Of CartOns DecumenIs-lSetarnc { the Bishop
Of Pana eaiih % the Isstsmua.
PAsAsA, July -, 1867.
Again we have been disappointed in our expectation
Of mail fron the Interior. The g;te news am scle
70 tell about the Of hs federation was trougnt from
Eanta Martha by Dateh schooner which had iooehed
there on her way from England Aspinwal. Ths only
Thing In The way OF mail that by her old
Santa Martha newspaper and two ettcrs-one 70 Pres.
dent olsrte and to other foreign merchant here
FROM these letters appears tha. governrent and
merchants Of th port had dates from B0gets up
ecth Of june srd that everything reported quiet IN
the interior
The report o. the defeat OF General Rascos By Men
doza Lanos totwcen Berranquilia and Carmar is fay
confirmed. ahe former lest nearly all lis boats but
only few men. whileTae Mosquers,as suffered heaVy
and yere unable to follow up victory II wae be
heyed thai the subord officers OF Lopez and their
men would s1cognze Acosts as Constitutional
President al intep and throw off seir alegar CO to
Lopez in case he should remain nrnn In the uso o.
Acsquesa Rumare current here tefhe effect that said
event had already taken place, but that tho Rosquera
party was making bold stand in Boyaca and Cundna-
marca arc mere ilyenons got Up at Aspir wall for
political or other purposes.
The steamer Colombia, captured and delivered up to
the legitimate government OF kegdalena asl advised in
my last, has been dispatched from Santa Martha TO Rio.
hacha with sope troops who TO operse with The
force Of Colonel Faras who will attack the place from
tho land side. The acquisition of that steamer was Of
great Importance TO the government cause as her poe
session viii make 1t comparatively easy reduce the
tebeous J. M L. Herrera, who has established himself
In Riohacha.
am sorry to repeated nsancos that the leriti
mate governments In these parts areelmos az unscru
puious In their measures tho usurping partlea We
have another proof Of 1t IN the conduct of Mr. Garcia
Davila, the Provisional President Of Magdalena in
regard 10 the Dutch schooner by which the atovo in
formation was received Her capten was requested At
eanta Martha 10 se the some Of tho coal
which formed the principal part Of cargo tut he
refused 70 do H. as hswholc cargo was consigued to
house In Aspinwall. The authorities, however, wanted
he coal badly for the expedition Of tho Colombia to
Rohacha, and therefore compelled him to dclvor up
and sign agreement by which he voluntarily sells
bis coal to them at sl2 ton. which they bind Them.
selves 10 pay az some future time
Mr. Bormudez, the Secretary Of State OF the Ishmus
Pas only within the es. few days answered the circular
% Mr.. Martin, tho Homo sscrcry tho new federal
government OF Santos Acosta referring the change
which had taken place at Bogota. In hs reply Mr.
Dormudez says-"The news Of tho fall OF the Dictator
hosqoera was received on the Isthmus with the
warm enthusiasm In the rest OF the States OF the
Union Nothing more natural than this enthus asm
for the events of the Esd Of May only recsaohed
he reign OF those institutions which bad been
pSadently uampied upon the 2sh OF April, and
only saved the country from . new civil war, which
would undoubtedly have left II IN q moral ard material
prosiraton, but also proved IN undout led
that Colombia deserves the honorable reputation she
enjoys OF being CT the few Spanish American nations
which will be patrimony OF despois nor a
pIaything of tho ambitious That man, who pos
the greatest prestige srd influence among us, has
been able 10 put himself above the and the
laws for single month The world will know ha, our
exaggerated political parties not Of tie shameful
spirt Of personal leadership The President Las ordered
he may the decided support OF ,hs STATE m bis e
forts 70 establish in the republic honest nmen
@uc TO the Institutions obedent TO public opnion, sim-
PIE and modest consoientousy and truly carrying out
tho constitution anu laws but hrm aud energetic In full
hlng them These lest words literal repetition
q what Acosta had promised bis adm.nis ration would
be, and a. long he his carries out that
eta,e cutting iooss from the federal government
whose true interest IL will be 10 graft tie
,Sssa icon s VIZ Nv ane siay ,Io
ese danger OF losing the Isthmus General oarte has
lately thrown feeler In regard to the willingness Of
ehe general government 20 retain this important
par. Of Colombia by dealing squarey with u c. to drive
on by injustice. As orly remuneration FOR great
benefits The federation nes derived from The State Of
Panama suoventon bas been granted to the latter OF
$50 600 year In Treasury bonds worth about forty
20 aprotecti ~ the transit over the Isthmus Tbs sum
has no, been paid for time and Acosta Gutter
res whoever may be the nex should be regular
IN paying tho nsiamens or withhold them altogether
there would be one more jrst grievance.
What most OF all interests Is 70 know the rerut OF
she negotiations OF the sgsats Of the Panama Railroad
Company With the Executive and Congress Bogo;a for
shc iaroad 10 the hinge on which the whole istt mus
tsrns--merchsr,s farmers foreigners rsivee govern.
uent and all strict Investigation OF Mosqueras in
famous intrguee IN this matter will very likely bring to
iight great many curoe,tIes Aa Art search in ,hs
archives OF the Foreign Ofnco q despatch fouSd
aased only six dsys before his downfal, and in which
N nd IA tTp
pertain sums TO certain individuals not named out OF
loAn which Mosquers had contracted, agans, the viii OF
Congress- with the house or Robr Fleming aud 10
Furthermore notified that the agent Of the house Cot
ser ian obscure concern, and mask under which other
pf the million which sad Cotteri had TO hand over to
Ihe minister 10 England, ION the strength or the rail-
rery explicit refrss OF Congress- to recognize beth the
osn and the contract The new secretary OF the Treas
MIN aI ssr.s e Tbs nav ,vs Sss
n time may net have been done aud in the latter
,sse there vii 10 tAs Mcssrs coiisrl With their osn.
rae, aDd their monsy advanced, and Robinson sud
Feming vtt their loas and their money advanced aud
he swarm Of coursotors who had furnished Nos
bslf paid and iasro viii be Jolly opportunity for Brit
sn uiPiere-se 70 e-,io British claims IN the Driiish
ssh' 'on, ane nice mudds all round.
Another curious document Of Rosqueras which
sss known al bogo,a aud forwarded TO the Isthmus,
irsssec to the frsudss Of he dsrer, ,aies IN rsich
Hr Burton, the former United States Minister al Bosota
chemng annex the lstier 70 The Unitsd srses The
lsxt mail from the interior heps, will brns thIs
emanaiion from the Diets,or's pen.
nossuer~'s frcsd ane everyhodys Ice Zoe ths ysne
uesn Lcvel de Coda Of sad memory has retired from
he OF his former defeat revoutouist ana Iate
iscomhture diplomat aud spy. far az his future
noveusn,s are concerned, all people here care FOR h
hsss be may never return while the Villain vas |
,avIna BY one door, according 10 theatrical usage
good man came In 81 the other The Bshop |
avipa concluded that with hoequsras overthrow there
roper plaza, returned 10 Panama on the IIth. Al.
sough hs natives dread his bad temper aud the for
Hnsrs owe him . grudge for trying TO interfere with
lasoDry, yet be u pretty well liked ~ soclabls and
pDsraiiy very sensible man
he srcel1mban war steamer Bolivar continues 70
I've trouble 10 thS gotsrespt Of the State. who do not
'em 70 knov what 70 do eth her u ID expensive 70
,sg Der, snd 1 the PresIdSpt h no AnthoriIy yet 10
~ nssi she remsins on hD htnfs a. useless 10Y. |
,Is ~ nsr omesr ana men have resgnss ane Ien |
y England, and there are only Captain Little and
!. .es men on board The President would be ed 70