The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-06

President at LOg8erheads with Colonel Cor
reOsO-Ieev0It mt DoIega-Nanifest Of Mos
Quera-QuestiOn Of Protectorate-The Co.
cos Treasure Hunters-Fine Weather.
PANAMA, August %, 1861
The Ocean Queen arrived on the morning Of the
Gath. Her passengers got OH the same night for
San Francisco per steamer Sacramento without de.
tention.
Since my last matters remain much in the same
state, and although we have an appearance Of quiet
EVERYONE lives in dread OF fresh outbreak Contin-
ual squabbles are occurring between the President
Ponce people and Colonel Correoso Ponce shows a
weakness unworthy man in his position, of which
Corre0so never fails to take advantage. They both
retain still an equal number OF men under their
command, but the latter appears to be working hard
10 gain over to his side Ponce's leading ocers sue
ceeding in which the President might just as well
pick up stakes and make tracks for the bosom OF
his family IN Bogota Ever as 1t is all par
ties appear to have lost confidence in him.
The defeated conservatives OF Chirqui still show a
rebelnous spirit against the provisional government
and recently tried to get up fight. The military,
however, was too much for them and they had to
succumb; loss one prisoner and all the poultry,
eggs trnkets and household effects the valiant
soldiers could find in the village OF Dolega where
the rebellious spirit broke out The general belief
among well informed people from that section OF the
State is that serious uprising will occur there be-
Iore long, as the entire population Of that and neigh
boring departments dissatisfied with the existing
rule In TACT, until some serious change takes place
we can look with no confidence to permanent quiet
ness IN any part OF the interior.
Inc redouDtaDie Mosquera from his exile In Peru,
brings himself before US in a bombastc proclama.
ton addressed to his friends and ielowcounfrg
In the Cauca, which has been reprinted and circu-
lated Literally i'll Panama the object being to repre-
sent ninlseif as an abused Individual, though the
greatest man OF the present age to create sympathy
and act up reaction in favor OF his return to this
m hi
Opportune occasion to carly out his programme as
the istlmanians would about as soon see .'old
Nick" himself take possession here remain as they
are: and II the Grand General can only establish
q foothoid In Panama and get possession of
hvar, on the Atlantic all OF which is exceedingly
plausible al present, he would have little dinlcuIty
III securing the entire republic. Now that the ex-
eiieinent consequent on the overthrow OF Mosuuera
last fall has died out at Bogota, reactionary feet
mig Is taking place there and the turbulent spirit Of
that restless people is already seeking fresh excite
nent. The Cauca was always favorable to MosGuera
that being his native State, and he has strong |
party in Bolivar. No change can hurt Panama m |
Its present utterly impoverished and misgoverned
condition, and many who formerly enemies of |
Nosquera now desire his appearance here, that If
. splendid opportunity Of throwing the whole
republic once more into general civil
will. usual be sufferer and have to help to foot
the bill without reaping any advantage. But IL will
always be so until some fostering hand takes pity on
II and redeems IL from its present amentable posi-
ton.
IL has often struck me that II the State Of Panama,
with nearly two hundred thousand Of a population
and the seaboard advantages IL possesses could be
formed into Hansiatc-like State, the thing would
work admirably. In this way with Joint protecto-
rate from the great Powers the people would still re-
tain their independence be freed TO great extent
from the tax OF a standing army and have a cneck
upon their miserable revolutions, thus giving induce
ment to an influx OF foreign enterprise and capital,
which, with peace and security, is all that is wanted
70 make tins one OF the most prosperous and desira
bic spots on the Southern continent.
The Cocos Island expedition has returned TO Pa |
mama, AFTER an absence OF egltyone days. The I'M
fortunate people wandered over the ocean during |
that period, exposed to sun, rain and hunger In |
little canoe OF about five tons. commonly called |
dug out" from the fact OF Its being made of one
solid piece of timber aud came back here disp;rited
and nearly starved TO DEATH without even heuQ abl0
70 ind the Islands oil their hopes. Beng so long in
the water the got full OF worms and was MAX
ing about l25 gallons OF water per hour when she |
reached here, so that 1t was with the greatest din
Guilty she was Kept aiOat There still other fools
here vino would be willing TO embark in a similar
wild goose chase If they could only find the means.
The unlucky steamer Dacotah sailed from Aspin- |
wall for New York the oath with $3.50 600 In |
treasure and large number Of through passengers.
She may reach New York before this does; but all
probability VIII not, Us she took fourteen days to
come out, and goes home with her patent floats |
lashed up with chains TO make them available, be-
sides standing lair chance OF having her cylinder
head Knocked out by the irregular working OF her
machinery. This little HOBBY win probably cost the
experiment with new-rangled machinery they viii
probably make a shorter trial trip than from New
York to Aspinwall.
The weather for the past week has been very fine
In Panama considering the season Of the year. We
arc probably having the re,dnO de san .Jtdg, some
thing like the Indian summer North The health OF
tie isthmus is toleraby good, the only sickness
prevalent being the ordinary fevers OF the country.
AeXander Lessel native OF scotland and for
some time past master carpenter at Panama for the
railroad company, died on the 27th inst after few
days illness. lie was a most valuable man to the
company, and highly respected as private citizen.
Purser Passenger, Of the Royal West India Mail
Company's steamer Conway, died at Aspinwau on
board ship on the Goth inst.
The steamer Montana, from San Francisco. ar
flved IN port last night She brings three hundred
and twenty-three passengers. $685. 80 In treasure
anu lour hundred and thirty OF freight August
- mutude fourteen, longitude nlnety-ive, she ex-
perienceu n violent gale varying from northeast to
sout southeast attended with torrents Of rain For
Mict hours IL blew perfect hurricane during
when the snip behaved splendidy. Among the pas.
senpers are Admiral H. X. Thatcher, lately com.
manding United States North Pacific sanadrou. ana
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