New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-03
SOUTH AMERICA.
COLOMBIA.

MOVEMENTS OF GEN. MosQUERA - THE NEW
PRESIDENT THE FINANCIAL SITUATION -
MINING INTERESTS.
PANAMA, May 20. 1868.
BY the arrival of the steamer Talca, yester-
day from Guayaqu and intermediate porte am In re-
cept OF very late interior news On the sailing OF the
aca from Bueneventura great excitement existed among
the merchants and the pOpuace OF the place. on account
of the expected arrival Of exPresdent Mosquera from
Peru have 1t good authority that the Governor
OF Bueneventura had received letters from tho grand
general announcing his early arrival, and calling upon
him to give him his support Many Of the more conser
yatve of The population fearing outbreak II osqueI
should arrive unopposed called upon the SoverIr of
the alarming state Of the situation The GOyeTner VIII
much ,onchdanoe Informed them as everybody was IN
favor of the grand general and his cause nc 1u no'
pect to do anything but let things take thelr
feeling in favor OF the exed generals strong through
out the whole of the State of Cauca ana IL needs G no
prophet Orel that IL Mosquera sets ms foot upon
r S%ni So throSgGoat the Republic An agent has
already been travelling for months past louknous ~
b who are eagerly awaiting the signal TO make
grand demonstration In favor OF their Deoveu 81 ~
RennbliS The fires OF civil have hardly been
quenched and peace is scarcely established peioe Ino
heard Mosquera has admitted the legality OF his
Imprisonment and exile and he declares himself touaS
he constitutional President OF Colombia His enemies
riunphed for little WHILE but he will make them rue
the day when they proclaimed war against MIN ~
eight wears to-day that this same Gen Mosquera the
penness and almost rendcss landed ON the shores OF
Cauca The whole Republic was his enemy put,
with that stubborn perseverance, when characlefces
him. and which deserved better cause he became aiter
four years Of sangunary STRIFE the master OF tne tu
ton III he returns tomorrow, will 1t be dlilcut TASK
now that he has friends and money, and Influence ana
the consciousness OF being ia the rghto become again
a vctOri
The political situation otherwise Is very sntisfacto-
~ condition. The President santos gutierrez, III.
spires confidence aud from the tenor OF his inauguri
and his subsequent acts u IL evident that his policy VIII
be a pacific and oOnciliatory one l-.,t.
The manufacturers their number is smalD nave pet'
Toned Congress 10 the tariff on all manufactures
imported from abroad that can be produced IN inc Co
FRY TO such figure TO make their importation pro
hbtory But their request has not been acceded to- III
has been proposed 10 embargo the annual payments
made 10 the Government by the Panama Railroad SOh-
pany years. to the claims OF foreign CREDITORS
This has gwen the alarm 10 peOpean many native imam
cers are out i'm print with ways and means by which the
Goverument can avoid Scya, but they make no prOVls'
ion for the Charybds which is beyond Take IL as you
will. tbls Republic IA bad way IN regard 70 ts
finances and as light dawns upon the native NINA as
how best escape the dangers that threaten Is most
likely that national bankruptcy VIII sOOneror laef o'eI
take the country =, --, 4, r,...,..
I'm the State OF Santapder. and near by petroleum
spriug welding very superior quality OF oil was found
Mining is receiving much attention from inc people OF
AntiOquia This is Of tho most pOpuous ahu ierllo
States, but owing bad roads they cannot export ay-
thing and hence they c0Dfno themselves 10 mining IN
tercsts Much capital Is invested, ana the yield OF te
precious metals Is considerable. During the mOnth OF
March the total product OF gold Was sl524f OG oi
SILVER Sl6,076 total, Sl4S,2l9 TO-