The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-21
euH PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.

our PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.
DimcnIty Between the Minister al the United
Ssntes and AIosquerm.
PANAMA Jan. 13, 1867
The rumor has reached ~ from Boeota tina, Mr. Bur
ton Minister the United statos OF Colombia. has
had serious difficulty with President Mosquera, and in
consequence thereof has demanded his passports In
reply 70 this demand Mosquera 10 reported TO have
sAsd:-"we do not issue or require passports in this
country, and every one is free 70 60 as be
chooses. You so stay, you please. " Mr. Bur
ton responded TO this answer by breaking OF commun
cation with the government determined to have
relations with any OF its officials until matter
lAid before the United States government.
10 said TO have been letter from General Pi6erez Nos
guera's late commissioner 10 Panama, in which he in
forms the President that the for the indie
peDdence OF the Isthmus proceeds from few ambitious
Yankees only" The same letter goes with series
81 malignant ISLANDERS against the Americans in Panama
and Aspnwsll and indirectly charges them with being
~zesponeble for all the trouble the State and
national authorities These assertions being 60 papably
fslse, Mr.. Burton is said 10 have demanded their
traction AZ The mail that left Bogota shortly after
The question was opened up brought the
Thai the matter either had or would be amicaoy ar
ranged; but later mail and telegram from Bogo,a
Fonda gives further Information the effect no
understanding could be arrived st. The intelligence by
the last mail is indefinite and meagre, and il 10
merely supposed that this quarrel continuation Of the
one reported by the FIRST mall
THE xAns AND AaAIr.
letter from Bogota TO the federal agents here directs
abe tonnage tax to be temporarily rem,ted but unor
suus,ey seee TO say that me malls both from tina
Gated sase and Europe must pass through the native
voss oeea II the GATED States do not resist this s.b
t,ry 1t will strike terrible blow Interests Of
tbe Pacific Ssates viii virtually amount closing
up Of Vie mail ronte via the sthmus, and neccssato
oniYs dependence upon overland communication. For
the dignity Of the Unned States hope that their gov
eminent win put stop the mad pE%nhs Of PresI-
ds.s koseuera The following is translation Of the
csdsr or
.mcREH susrESpr>G TrxroRAnHy vHx CoaxsoroN OF
q On hosorERA. Gran General President Of the
United states Of Colombia, &c.
In consideration OF the ofical OF the General
Secretary for the sovereign Saeof Panama dated Goth
October last marked No So and in virtue of tho facu-
ties conceded in the last part OF paragraph two OF
article feventy-sx, OF the law OF Eth or July, 1861
relative 70 custom house laws
ARTICLE j. To suspend temporarily the collection Of
and Colon.
must positively be presented 20 the respective agencies
OF the national treasury, without which requisite
Arr The decree OF the 18th or August OF the pres
ent year declaring what class OF vessels subject
pay tonnage tax and what are NOT published the
Dsdrt0 Ofcidi No. tbs Is altered the above effect
+ G. DE MosoUERA
nhas been suggested that me federal agents may
easily the this decree and at the
time make show OF carrying out its provisions
by merely inspecting and counting the bags on the
steamship company's wharf and giving them a free
transit thence The order has this manner
heretofore unless officials are sposcd
10 exercise the little bref authority, they may smooth
matters over so that they win contnue 10 60 after
fashion II Is not ssfe however Ia trust to their
magnanimity unless sefnieres urges them
THF
The party or American explorers and surveyors who
proposc to renew the examination of the shin canal
route have reached Panama. their to the sthmus
provisions Of the bin have not bs-n carried out in FULL
coeps the alternative Of roins 70 San Miguel ia sailing
vessel or a steam tug You viii doubtless remember
ohat Tho double epder Wattee waited four months Ia
tbs harsor for the arrival Of tho same parry bu owing
70 an unfortunate bitch the as SESSION Of Congress-
the promoter of The scheme Seualor sprag,s was
unable 10 despatch his The sailed month
sace, by order OF the Secretary % the NAVY.
versed express d.epnns,cn :" soIys n. noS,cm :,
.1nterocescic communication before their return ~
Panama The explorations OF strain and others nave
boon attended by discoursxng drawback that
the people of the Is;hmus have lost fain ultimate
Of the canal project bn' the presen, survey
10 undertaken NJ the most sdvansgeou and healthy
reason Of the year. and nv who have a thorongh
knowledge az the country, there every 10 hope
TsApR DKrxxpi>a rRs CANA.
Tho commercial advantages of ccnmun csiion ey water
between the two oceans has already been prominently
forth in the columns of the H.Rsip set il requires
= comprehensive mind grasp the whole array
OF facts which present themselves proof OF The
ments you have published the railroad trafhc IN
spite OF the exorsant charges of that railroad
" OF almost incredible already sud is gradually
increasing from year 10 war Vet although some m,oad
hss beer made mao the California chn- aud the Cape
Horn trade generally, the great bnll OF treph, Ands ~
way 10 aud from the United States and Europe through
slower but less expensive channels than the lsthmus
transit. FIRE eccentric management OF the Panama Rail-
way and s traffic for few YEAR past, has dene much
70 keep bustsess swsy; but enough y leli illustrate
the great res.'ts deIeceni npon the establishment OF
csky communication irsm ocean 10 ocean
rrvrs,
that dreadful ssurge Of ihe West Indies has made its
appearance IN the lsthEus with solitary exception
5owever, the disease has been confined passengers
5rom Europe who passed 1hroagh ST. Thomas and The
INJECTED district, on ihet+ way 20 A-pinwail Two
Wealthy Engshnen. toiuF ~ sne>s in Central Amerscs
we're among the hfst yis ms From some unknown
cause we yelle~ fever has become an epidemic
mere aud no danger % spreading now apprchsndsu
II VIII probably die with those VINO hroh, \, lher
lPerssas travelling the New York and >Snr All boats
need not fear catching The disrse Those vessels do
Caribbean. " ~
rnE or -.sNsl
hga, 1e.. fdnaiuo Nssasel hss l.n the country IN
peierence 10 taxing tue oath pre- or
by President Noquers The bishop III 4rst aecis,at III
in,epuon o. remsnlns her" uniii iorrnv expelled bu
after mature reflection apparently ers>i his
Isy cHFAr yA,nr rAoE
snd the marvellous speed Of the comte g yes.nx ra
sroiecis Of sstonishineni 10 the people "a this town
Great interest Rad been taken he rsre b., our foreign
population, snd several wagrrs stskcN upon the
result None imsgnes that the voyage woaN be co,n.
n'eiet vitbis twenty DAYS, and the opinion fro
IN enty expressed that neither OF the yachfs would
bs able 10 weather The storms the All S sne..
ran, crov over the result sroning another ssane.
Of snkee courage and daring wagers already laid
y rn, the VT Of Ire the Euroyrs. .e ~ me
o.ssr. ~ .sse Me Bcnetias challenge be s.scysei,