The New York herald., 1869-05-31
COLOMBIA.

Affairs In Panama Yellow Fever-NIovemenfs
Of tho President -NIosauera-More About the
Canal-General News.
PANAMA, May q, 1862
The Alaska, from New York, reached Aspinwall at
eleven O'Clock on the night Of the 10th. Her passen
gers, mails and cargo were despatched hence for
San Francisco per steamer Montana on the Goth.
Since the sailing OF the Rising Star on the 18th
there Is little local news to report. The smallpox
continues to carry OF few victims daily though it
is probably decreasing The want of anything like
mortuary statistics prevents the possibility offormng
any idea of the number OF deaths that have occurred
from this Or In fact, from cause. People seem to
in and 60 out of the world here like any other
animal without the Cover nment taking any note OF
them.
The President still remains in the interior en-
deavoring to control the elections against MOsquera
He may possibly remain there until after the elec-
tions. Another revolution is limited at here but it
is scarcely likely with the present forces at the COM
mand OF the government, that such thing will Oc-
cur, unless the soldiers are bought up. which is
within the range of possibility curious theft
CURED here on Thursday morning. One OF our
American residents here, Mr.. Scluber, collected
$1,000 IN gold from the railroad company and
brought to the city In his buggy where he forgot
III iOr u IeW moments alIer auSntlnS, anu on re-
turning the vehicle found that 1t had been pur
loined. Although two meu have been arrested OH
suspicion no traces OF the gold nave been yet dis
covered.
The sailors Of the British ship Kensington. who
were some time ago fred on by the police at Aspin
wall, badly wounded, and afterwards thrown into
prison. are still retained there now upwards Of
thirty days, in chains, without any attention being
paid TO their wounds, almost in state Of starvation
and naked ness and without any trial or examna-
tiOn OF any kind into their Three OF these
fortunate men are, learn, Americans, who served
three years In the Northern army during the war,
and the fact having been brought to the notice OF
Mr. Rice, the United States Consul at Aspinwall he
Is endeavOring TO have some investigation made In
their The matter has been brought to the at
tenton OF the Prefect in AspinwaL by the British
Vice Consul there but he has obtained no satisfac-
ton. and the British Consul at this place has
taken the matter up and Will see the President to-
day on the subject. The unfortunate men are thus
panIshed simply to crafty the spite or the Project at
Aspinwall, VINO himself deserves a place in the
chain gang for his savage cruelty.
twas discovered some time ago that company
OF coiners OF false money at work in the city.
aud bad Issued a large quantity OF gold coin which
they mad manipulated by boring out the inside and
filling the space with platinum. Although the fact
was made public IN the newspapers here and repre-
sened to the Governor the authorities have taken
notice OF these thieves, and they still allowed to
pursue their nefarious trade unmolested. Although
unable 10 circulate any great quantity OF the altered
COINS in the city. they have found quite an opening
for them In the Cauca, from whence reports are
now coming IN reference TO them.
The diving apparatus, submarine boat OF the Pac
fc Pearl Company, built here some eighteen months
ago and lying idle ever since for want OF means to
get II working has recently been oyerhauled and put
In order aHd left Panama for the Pearl islands on
the 10th, IN tow OF schooner so n she gets down
safely we shall IN a couple OF weeks learn whether
the specula ION will prove success or failure. The
beautiful little island oi san Elmo. the most southern
or the group, has been rented as the scene OF ope
the other islands but the sneils supposed to he
perior, as II has not been so much nshed round as
tue others.
The Royal West India MAI! steam Packet Com.
pany's steamers viii IN future touch twice each
month at Kingston, Jamaica, TO and from Aspnwall
instead of once, a. hitherto. which VIII be a great
relief 10 the islanders. These vessels will hereafter
coal at Kingston instead OF at ST. Thomas and Aspin-
wall, as formerly. This will greatly facilitate mail
communication between jamaica and the United
States.
The latest dates from Bogota, received via Buena.
ventura are TO the 27th Of April. Considerable en-
citemenI existed In regard TO politics. the joining
OF the conservatives with the liberals against the
ultra radicals being now as told you before, almost
certain to insure the election or General Mosquera
for President OF the republic. unless the government
party control the polls by the military and pre-
vent honest voting, which II viii In all pr0ba-
bity to rather than suffer defeat. Mosquera's
term OF banishment does not expire until next
September Dut strong effort Is being made In Con-
gress to have his sentence rescinded, TO allow
him 70 return TO this country al once In which
hts election might be considered certain under any
circumstances HIS return to power would not be
Ia any way favorable TO a renewal OF treaty with
the United states OF America for the opening OF a
against everything American since ne discovered,
when IN Europe lew years ago. that ne ~ the uncle
OF the Empress Eugene and was invited one day 10
breakfast with her. The agents OF the Panama Rail.
road Company experienced sample OF his predilec
t0ns In favor OF Europe as against the states when
they attempted 10 procure from him In 1857. wncn he
railroad charter, against which he was so dog
gedly opposed that it was found necessary I.
create a revolution nj the capital and have him sud
denly imprisoned IN order to get him out Of the way
so that the company might secure tbe renewal u
which It was well entitled This also sticks In the
old mans gizzard TO the prejudice OF Americans
fer, although II N not for q moment supposed tina
the railroad company's agents had ANYTHING what
ever TO do with his unexpected overthrow. still he
doubt attributes his DOWNFALL and banishment K
them. The present President OF the republic, Gen
eraI santos Gutierrez, seems most anxious to hav,
the canal treaty renewed or TO have some other con
tract entered into for the excavation OF the canal
on the I'D he sent message 10 Congress asking IN
passage OF bill giving the Executive
new basis upon which 10 make a con
tract. This was In consequence OF IN
posss by the committee OF Foreign Relations 1
examine the proposals OF British capitalists for tn
opening oil an lnteroceanic canal The subject
almost daily brought up III Congress, aud length
discussions take place IN reference 70 ". stron
feeling exists against the renewal OF the treaty Will
the United States, and maHy OF the members favor
contract with private company In preference U
pIacing the matter In the hands OF foreign govern
ment The fact is, manifested from the first, tha
there Ia a good Deal OF the dog In the mangerh dis
position among senators on this subject. They can
not build the canal themselves aud they are tO'
greedy and too jealous 10 allow others TO build ~ an,
thsy are pleased with the excuse Of a proposition
from British company TO defer any negotiation q
washington. II Mosquera should get into offcc h'
would rather enter into the West Ethiopian schemi
WIN any British or French company than allow IN,
canal TO become an American institution.
a grant made 10 Ambrose ". Thompson, OF New
1ork IN 1863 TO build railroad across the provnc,
oICnehgen, rom Bocor del Tero. ON the Auaniic, Z,
Gu!e DuIce, on the Pacific, has at length been an
nuleu. tne scpeme always was hunlbug A. wei
as those originally sent out here TO get 1t u as IN,
subscriber knows to the extent OF sone thirteet
hundred dollars.
proposition has been brought forward I'm Con
gress to remove the capital from Bogota to IN,
city OF Panama The idea was a net one Of Mos
auera In former years. II VIII IN All proIabIl,tv M
thrown out the present session.