New-York tribune., 1867-06-12

OUTBREAK or THE CIVIL wAR-GRIAT EXCITEMENT
IN PANAMA-ATTEMPT 10 SEIZE 4 COLOMBIAN
WAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or NEw TANEs-THE
PRESIDENTS OF SEVERAL STATES AGAINST MOS
euHiA-T1E PRESIDENT or MAGDMESA De
CIARFs HIMSELF provisional PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA.
froD SPECIAL Correspondent
PANAMA, June !, 1877.
The revolutionary plot has thickenod considerably
snoe any last and it is beyond question that this city
State will beknvOlved in ahe horrors OF civil war
The arst step effect this lamentabe and deplorable
state Of things taken by the local authorities on Sat
mday night 25th ult, when the superlavey foolish at
Tempt was made 10 capture the Colombian steamer-ot
war Bolivar, then lying this bay. The affair than
which it is impossible TO imagine anything more iieon-
eevcd and ridiculous took place III ;his wise About
oeOck on the might in question the quiet OF this ex
reednely dun city disturbed by the marching TO ana
fro of small squads Of armed men cit almost an insult
70 The profession to call them soders evidently in quest
of some waTlike object There sIch q rolling OF
drums, and blowing Of buges, and jumping around
of the popinays in uniform, here denOmnated ohceIs
that the curiosity, not TO say anxiety OF the pubic was
naturally aroused On inquiry 10 the cause OF TINS u
uslal STIR our rsible faculties were not little
ticked on being informed that an expedition was
about to he sent of take possession Of the
war steamer Bolivar that the captain and some officers
of the ship who ashore had been already made pis
oners; that the shipping agent OF the General Govern
ment residing this city had been already fast bound;
and that the copcg grace about TO be consummaied
by capture OF the ship itself as she lay in the placid
waters the Bay of Panama After listening to the mar
ratve of the hostile intentions of these QuXotic
warriors with much gravity as we were capable under
the Aircuu and after enjoying hearty laugh as
to absurdity and mpTactcability of this somewhat
amphihous and rather romantic adventure settled
down to our usBal equanmy, resolved TO see out the
npshot of this daring AFFAIR BY this time the whole con-
eern had become generally known, and the hustle and
merry excitement consequent thereon had reached their
maxinum Vast crowds assembled on the beach ana
around the spot where the boats were 10 start All
preliminary arrangements being concluded four canoes
laden with the Panama sOldeTy, who were armed with
loaded. old muskets and fixed rusty bayOnets, started
away from the shore like the racing boats at regatta,
and pulled III the direction Of the prize in perspective
by a singular coincidence, the number of boats that
were sent the Bolivar coTespOndod exactly with
the number OF Blakelys with which the vessel is armed
Blakey for each boats The Oasnen pulled hard
the poor almost qniyerng beneath the weight
OF and muskets, &e., which they carried. win
hearts swelling almost to bursting, and eyes pecGing
through the dark our mdnisht ahvehtuleIs s'geiea
BOlyarW ards alternating between hope and feaf-hope
90 the success OF the COUP ana icar as 10 tc reception
with which they would meet At length the ship Is
reached at least Of the boats reach the SNIP ana
challenged In this boat Is seated the captain oi the BOZ
var M Little who after being arrested, sent along
with the Secretary Of state the latter bearing ettc 70
var) stating that President Of Panama intended TO
aeain the ship here until certain news was received rom
tain and the OF the boat contained SIX armed
soldiers and three officials with swords ana IevoSes
reared the steamer and no answer Is made TO tbc ch
enge therefrom The Gapih rs Is cSS yya Ta9
questions and gives certain commands 10 tnc Dret lett
senas zen W @ sd ofYed The soldiers in the boat which
Contained the Captain now attempted to climb ny the
SS SoWeTer seemed to have been done TO the
burglars and not 10 hurt them. Al access 10 the
Tst here that the folly Of the whole proceeding becomes
absurdy manifest The boats laden with tnsir wariKe @
nothing. Like the French King Of Old who maiehcd ms
troops up the hI ana maIcheu me eg sa len puIed
back again They returned as they went, and rs every
sensible man TSey took me ashore again After
Depg ashore for half hour was ordered into the boat
was taken before the President, who asked Inc 20
no with Mr. Daz Nhe Preiect Of this city, TO give Col
ine back and that at liberty to stay on board The
Bolivar. But after pulling outside the ISLANDS we couo
Buenaventura." The ship was, therefore, competed 70
Jeff TO Ioin his We in the he after sub
uniting 20 the most unmericd nsnlts Bnt one e0hstluc
iion can be placed on the entire proceeding and that the
perpetraon OF most wanton act OF aggression upon te
General Government by the President OF tbls STAG,
amounting TO- as will certainly terminate M war Inc
scton of the local authorities discountenanced, and
even openly denounced and Iidlcnled ny every man Oh
lropricy in this city Even the parties concerned them
date explain II away. ne STR pIiht OF ms city "a
lnminaIy poyebal for political ana so
errac altogether in its policy 10 suggest the name
being more appropriate nomenclature than
That Of Star, which II now bears came ont DAY or Two
after with leader Tepresentng the facts ahd making
al sorts OF ahject apologies and hmSy excuses Or the
cart the Government played in the matter IL was OH
mis- account that the Captain Of tile Bolivar was com
peed to put forth true and eoIee, xers0F ON cl sp ae
sdy turn up again in few days IA most repnghaht
.Orm -,
Another and no less uBwise step Of the late President
Gears reference 20 the commercial tax This iDpost has
oDg been vexed question between our foreign mei.
aAs often been rendered dOuby by the elasticity OF
he law with regard to IT, which is 80 framed as 10 give
be President power OF doubling the Tax OF dhg V er
cent TO IT, and demanding 1t much In advance Our
fregn nerchsns there are few native merchants Oh any
aoo0untl have suffered considerably by the squeh ap
peas their pursestrings which they have been COM
eed TO make to satisfy the extortonate oI ts
Iads have determined rightly CO. 100 70
resist any further impOstons. one OF the measures
ssich oare has adopted to eaIry out his war pans rs
gains the General Government IS the increasing ny %
cent this tax and demanding SIX months pay nemtIn
tayanee This the nerchaHs nave t aes e 5 ssSv az
@y mat rather than meet ts uiJust pnu
aahd they will close their stores ana SHOPS Az neelne
Themselves held two or three day sage they @
~ IN concert with the various cohsus Iesluos %
more eeeuay 90 resist she Government exactOhs Inc
rey contend that the money Which they called upon
- pay down is not required 10 he spent ior Tue
Se o. mat peace "hleS for 20 the protection
u business but rather TO Daugurate state OF WaI'
nd consequently result in rain 10 themselves IN woiu
nat they called upon 70 do the mad suiciua ae ol
u the money required were 10 be used ln Iepeilhga
oregn foe IL would be reasonable enough but 70 DE en
eeSs ndiTeeS aienggS den e fs contributors
With native squabbles and troubles, and pcrciptates
lie country which are ineoupfehensibe to anybody but
hose engaged therein The amount Of money which the
sSs aS s ~ esp S Of w Shc are eSaeea from m
ft Panama department OF the state, the greatest part
,iilzens, WHO are not interested IN the revolutionary
'eheInes ard ambitions Of the native clIeftains is
therefore, hard and unjust in the extreme 70 tax these
Pople 70 bearup the loca authorities IN thc paltry
qarres and petty battles against each other Ana Their
Ia 4aDeis IL