New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-21

MAILS PRESIDENT MOSQUERAs posIloN-AFhE-
TENSIONS or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND fII-
Low TEyER-TOuTICtL AMNESTY
PANAHN, Jan. Il, 1887.
The events which have transpircd in this part OF
che world since my last though hol h'un,elo's' g,
mot the less important and interesting. Prominent
n,oopc ,bcscjs fine question Of tJnnage tax. il VIII
no rernembered that some time IN the month q NO
xembor ste President of th, Republic issued acecIec
aoyviro tpppage-tax ON al vessels entering The ports
M Panama and Aspiuvall which tmnagetax themal'
steamers resisted the payment of. Upon TIE repre-
acntation OF the President Of the state Of Panama
ho,cever Gen MosQuera has iSs,cc further decree
temrorarily suspendDg tins tax 50 that tins diiculy
IS cot I'D Of end the injury which the uRue 10 'eS'
tUoports was likely 70 have sustained by Inc ehIoic
ano Of il will be obyated, The decree IN reference 10
4be foreign Inail-lags is not suspended but modified
and The mail bags have nevertheless. 10 be presented
60 the respective agencies Of the National treasury
%ithout which they cannot pursue their course. THIS
ambition the President of the National Government
INSISTS is right on the ground thai il il in accordance
with tle law of the land that it is in Keeping with
fhe terms of the rairoad-contIac; and in order that
SoYepn Governments may bc persuaded of The author
sty and sovereignty which this Government possesses
over the Istmns The terms OF the last decree WILL
81 is presumed. ice fully complied viii 10y the captains
of the steamers submitting 10 cue os'
master 10 be counted, aud then 10 nhu mem over ~
once 10 theaeent of tbc company. twill Dco6serEfd
that the Gran GENERAL has altogether mistaken the
reason which prompted the resistance OF TINS decree
IN the first instance. and that while aIthat ne asserts
IS fully and freely admitted n was, nGNutheleSS SCI
ND that 10 pass the mdb3cs through the nauNe lO>-
Offices would lead To considerable delay; II moi jill
many instances 10 the loss OF the mails themselves
owing TO he vicious system pursued IN these Oilces
Tie difficulty is however b1dged over and we trust
that got nd Of 1t VIII not be revived seeing
shat all that is claimed in law aud reason on this
question has never been and Is not now disputed.
The President appears 10 be IN humor TO grant
concessions Bv n law Ofthe National Congress sub
Eddy OF $j0C00 in bank notes or bills was granted by
thc National Government Of the state of Panama
HrOm some unknown cause, however. the Executive
ISSUED IN order % the OmI0uses on the Atlantic
side fOsbiddng them to receive these notes thus IN
effect deprviug the State of Panama of the benefit
of the subsidy. The reason Tor TINS proceeding the
part of the Executive Is thought TO be "A notion enter
Gained l,y him that Panama was opposed Ia the Gen
oral Government, in other words IN revolutionary
state Whether the National Government is now
satisfied that the idea purely chmerlca, OF whether
Che prohibition was made for tie purposes OF
"anthOTitY and sovereignty Goes not appear but
AHTeS, 10y the mails brought by the West Indian, on
she evening Of the 9Th instant, II appears that the
Executive has revoked this order, and has addressed
IN Official circular to the custom authorities on the
Atlantic side OF the State directing these notes to he
Eeeeived. thus aflordiDg the State the fun benefit
Which this subsidy was intended TO cOpfeI.
In spite of the refusal of the supreme Court FAC
eept MosQuera's resignation, he IS determined to
have his own way He will not hear of Il reelection,
aud he assert that in the event OF his being reelected
be will excuse himself accepting the Presidency
because ms frst duty Is to MAINTAIN intact the molly
book" OF the constitution. IN the face OF these pro-
yestatiOns however, 1t l. generally beleYed at 30
Gotta that MOsquera j. engaged I'D preparing The way
for gT0at revolution, the first step toward which
those who hOld that opinion profess 10 find IN the
inst that the Governments OF lOlma and Cuudma-
ynaTca have dccreed the reorganization of their
several armies This circumstance has occasOned in
fhe national capital considerable alSu because II bes
tlanspired that these two Governments have been
treating secretly u regard 10 the Reorganization OF
their ARMIES
You will regret to learn that both small pox and
yellow fever have made Their appearance at Aspin-
%all The latter seOurge is at this moment prevail
ing I'D Panama, and has within two DAYS claimed not
fewer than three victims, all having died within very
short periods after their attack-namely Mr. Sinclair
If Salvador, clerk of Nh. Bill, merchant in this
City, and Mr. KuSter, late of New-YoIk, who is con-
pected with the Pacific Pearl Diving Company. The
weather is very warm, the temperature Of the at
MOSphffe being Is high as SO IN the shade which
E0pled with the filthy condition Of the city, decOn
posing vegetable and animal eXcteta lying around
foHS mattel, are QUITE calculated q facilitate the
Spread OF this dreaded and dreadful Sc6uTte "a CO..
Yhe President of the State has issued decree
Granting full amnesty for all p9litsal Qtfe4Sss fQ-
quilted mp TO January !, 1851. The Bishop OF Pdnaha
She Rev F. +. Nasqu6z has addressed an official note
70 the President OF the State announcing his inten
zion TO leave for Central America as yesterday, in
Compliance with the decree of the President of the
Hmong the passengers by the Chill who arrived
neTe is Senior Alberto BEST Cana CHILEAN Minister to
Washington, gentleman of considerable learning
= brilliant writer and elateur of considerable note
we have no doubt that this gentleman Will shine
brilliantly IN his new sphere in any in which he
bRs hitherto moved OF the French soldiers brought
by the Rim from Mexico. upward of 1S5 rank and
file effected their transit by the railroad to COlen for
bmbarkatOn. They were principally sick and
wounded.