Year: 1873

the streets.


PARTY AND POINTS OF CONFLICT.


To give detailed account OF the lighting OF the
twelve days would be tedious to your readers.
more particularly as the whole affair has been
commenced and maintained by some 500 blacks OF
the outside party, while the government had
never more than 800 men armed. Ever since the
7th OF May, when the national troops stationed
here attacked the outsiders and compelled them TO
agree to the deposition OF their newly appointed
President, Damaso Cevera, and that General
Gabriel Niera, then in exile, should be recalled to
the Presidency, it has been evident 30 all that the
liberals or blacks were not contented with the SUBJ
missive political position into which they mad been
forced. About month ago they commenced to
give evidences that they would soon resume active
operations. Some thirty or forty OF them met at
the little village of Farfan, about four miles from
Panama, appointed their leaders and commenced
drilling to arms. SO soon as the news got abroad
that camp had been established numbers OF
their partlsans commenced to leave the city to
join the ranks. BY the 23d Of September they had
formed companies and had nearly 500 men,
although the greater part or them were not at all
well armed


On the I'D OF the month the government sent
scouting party out in the direction OF the hostile
camp, but from the nature OF the ground 1t was
impossible Tor them TO do anything, and they re-
turned the following night at about haif-past ten
O'Clock.


quietly entered the Arrabal and took up positions
In houses which evidently had been determined
on beforehand. The few. pckets on duty were
driven in after considerable firing had taken place,
and Colonel Pernett commander OF the government
troops, had been wounded. BY about two A. ID. ON
and with but slight cessation was kept up until the
evening Of the 5th lnst., when the enemy retired
them returning to their old camp at Farfan
or Pampano, and the remainder, with their
T, retired tire to the plains on the 0ass haa
occupied presented sickening and painful scene.
Although every care had been taken to bury the
dead, to prevent the cOnquerors judging their
losses, the numerous blood stains and the smell
from certain localities proved that many had died
In fact, their wounded received neither attention
nor care OF any kind. IL is supposed that from 80
to 100 have been killed between the two parties,
and much greater number wounded. The prop
erty damaged from occupation and the cannon
and rife firing must exceed by far 100000.


UNITED STATES NAVAL POLICE ACTION:


Admiral Almy, United States Navy, had already
on the 23d landed a strong force from the war
ships Pensacola and Benica, and on the 27tn
and quartered in the Assembly House on the
principal square. Finally these latter troops were
themselves in an anomalous position, likely to be
under a cross fire, and with strict injunctons not
to move out OF the edifce they occupied, sent one
of their number on board to the Admiral to
explain their position, and obtain definite
Instructions. The Admiral could not give these
definite Instructions since whatever movement
the troops might make would rtalnly assist one
party or the other, and he therefore gave orders
Ior their immediate embarkatOn.


The humber of United States troops at the
Panama Railroad depot has now been reduced to
fifty and this number, should suppose, will be re-
tanned on shore as permanent guard until some
arrangements are come to or Instructions received
from Washington.


EXCELLENT ESPRIT.
The men from the ships have behaved splendidly
4 while on shore. and although fortunately, there
/ has been need Tor their active services IN pro-
lection OF foreign interests there Is no doubt they
would have been cheerfully and useully given mad
| the occasion arisen. Had President Neira been a
dferenr and less honorable man than he is great
deal OF trouble might have been caused, since Cor
in which he proposed after giving as reason the
fear that the occupation would be permanent
"Let US suspend hostilites or two or three hours,
or the length OF time necessary for the embark
ment Of the troops and let us JOIN together to de-
mand from the American Consul or the Commodore
Of the eet that these people shall be sent back on
board, since in Colombia there is both honor and
power sufficient to guarantee foreign lives and
properties to the same degree tnat other nations
are authorized by right and international trea-
tiesn THIS proposition by Correoso has given rise
to general feeling on the part OF foreign residents
that he seems determined to regain his power at
any cost, and no matter at what expense. Still
the government seems toleraby strong, and If the
interior departments continue faithful the few
who remaip with Corre0so VIII in all probability
disband.


EXECUTIVE ASPIRATIONS.


When the revolution commenced Correoso was
not in Panama, but in Costa Rca, where he made
an arrangement with the agent OF the Pacific Mail
steamship Company to bring him as passenger TO
Taboga, an island in the bay ABOUT twelve miles,
distance from this city, Thence he went by boat to
Join the rebels on the mainland. The agent at
Punta Arenas is generally condemned for having
thus arranged for the landing or Correoso and 1t is
probable the Pacific Mail Company will find itself
compelled to take some steps In the matter VIII ich
has already been the cause OF heavy additional loss
to the Stale.


WHAT THE GENERAL CLAIMS.
General Correoso managed to land secretly, ana
at once took the direction of the proceedings
against the government of General Nejra. He an
nounced that General Neira had ceased to be the
Legitimate President OF the State Of Panama ever
since he was overthrown by the revolution OF the
5th OF April that expelled him from the State, and
that he (Correoso), being the first Designado APP
pointed as substitute IN such case, he claimed TO
be the legal president. The government, however,
would come to no terms and its troops have re-
sisted successfully every attempt OF the rebels
against IL TO enter the city.


1t is supposed the latter have retired for want OF
ammunition, but every one believes they VIII re-
turn and renew the attack.


WHAT THE PEOPLE ASK
The questions which every one puts at present to
his nelehbor are Will THIS continual state OF revo
ment, which has an interior revolution on ts
hands, maintain the transit open and the State in
peace ~ or, "Wi not the foreign Powers most in
terested in the present railroad and in the
prospective construction OF canal, take some
regard to the general governments position
which leads 70 every revolution which is attempted


THE CITIZEN ARMAMENT.


In TINS contest both sides have been armed with
rines OF the most improved modern pattern. The
government had the advantage OF possessing
cannon which were placed at commanding points
and have produced great destruction to many
valuable houses In the suburbs


These events In Panama and their relation and
effect on the interoceanic transit calls loudly for
change in the whole matter. The government or
colombia, to which was assigned the duty OF pro-
tectlng the transit, has failed to do So be-
cause the troops sent and located in Pana-
ma Ior tne purpose, have joined the revolu-
uonlsts and become state militia, leaving the
transit to take OF itself. Nor have
they any guarantee that other national troops sent
TO protect the transit will not do the same. II
only comes TO this, and IL is to be hoped the United
States government Will insist on 1t with Colombia,
eltner TO lake upon Itself the direct government OF
the lsthmus, apolishing that sovereignty which
fruitful only In continual Revolutionary disorder,
or admit her inability to guarantee the future
curity OF the transit and immunity from the en-
Darrassments such as have now threatened 1t.
such being the state OF affairs IL Is to be hoped
Admiral Almy Will not give up the possession ana
protection OF the transit until he Is safe in doing
so by receipt OF instructions from Bogota or Wash
lngton.


PLAN OF SETTLEMENT.


To cndeavor settle matters a Constituent