The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-02

Our budget of news from Central and Sou th
America occupied considerable space in yes
terday's HERALD. As usual revolutions,
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions continue
to be the prominent topics In the let
tiers Of our correspondents at Panama,
Valparaiso and Lima. The amnesty decree
issued by the President of the United
States of Colombia on the Goth of July, the
6fty-ninth anniversary of Colombian inde-
pendence from the Spanish yoke, is not 90 sure
an indication of harmony and quiet as It might
seem. Nightly meetings are held for the pur-
pose of organizing revolution In favor of
Mosquera, and the government is actively
taking precautions against it. Dates from
Bogota to the Goth of June repeat the old
story of dissatisfaction and threatened revolu-
ton. Tolima had declared 1t would have
revolution on the I'd of July or die In the at
tempt. Guatemala remains quiet since the
defeat and flight Of the marauder, Serapio
Cruz A revolution had broken out In Mica
ragua, headed by Jerez and ex-President
Martinez. The Indians on the frontier Of
Chile are as irrepressible as ever. Earth
quakes are constantly occurring Ia Ecuador.
The volcano of Izalco has been again at work,
belching forth ashes, fire and lava. One Of
our correspondents forwards full account of
an eruption of this volcano on the 18th Of
June, from a report by the Project Of Son.
senate.
Notwithstanding the revolutions, which seem
to be chronic and favourable evils in all the
Central American and South American repub-
lies inhabited by races Of Latin and mixed
origin. and notwithstanding earthquakes and
volcanic eruptious, we discern signs Of better
time coming even in those hitherto Inflated
communities. Among these signs are amnesty
DEGREES in behalf Of political offenders; dispo-
sition on the part Of the de facto governments
to nip in the bud every revolutionary attempt
and to fortify themselves by the aid of foreign
loans; the favorable prospects of the coffee,
cochineal and coffee crops; plans for easier
and cheaper transportation of these products
to foreign markets. the unexpected richness of
Guahape guano, full equivalent for the pro-
bable exhaustion of the Chincha guano; the
growth of religious liberation in Chile, and,
above all, the steady progress Of telegraph and
railway interests, particularly in Peru.
Certain items of Importance in our corre-
spondence from Central America reflect no
credit on the State Department at Washington.
1t appears that the Costan RIGA flag instead of
the American flag is likely soon to be planted
on the Cocos Islands, which Mr. Seward forgot to
buy as rendezvous for our whaling vessels, and
that 'the Honduras road is to be built with
French capital, and the Isthmus Canal across
Nicaragua is to be wholly in the hands Of
Frenchmen, and all through the inertness of
our own government, in not insisting on o
privilege being granted us for the opening of a
canal across the Isthmus of Daren." This
shows very little foresight and energy on the
part of either the late Secretary of State or of
his successor. But while Mr.. Fish is disport-
| ing himself with the President at Long Branch
the foreign policy of the United States govern
ment must, perhaps, be restricted to New
| Jersey