The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1861, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1561. etter, which I write hastily; shall romain here to-mor-* tfiree years or 60 the interest thus modified was actually ‘even until Pekin 18 occupied by force or oluary have the honor of sendiag you a MONTAUBAN, FRANCE. Two t articles had appoared im the Constitu- tionmel, (rom the pen of M. Grandguillot, relative to Aus- tria and Venetia. In these articles it is covertly inti- mated that Austria must conseut to sell Venotia, or bo tho spring. {t 18 also assortet rthe return to an oifensive lioy by Austria in Lounardy. Pe ttow expedition of 2,400 men Was ready to start for ‘hain Chins. be: ‘de Lamartine’s paternal estate of Milly had at length rn aris Bouseo was dull and lower. Heates on the 21st declined 4, olosing at 68.40. ITALY. Paris Patric statos that the nogotiations for the Peony ‘of Gaota having failed, the bombardment was to recommence ea th: 1vth december. When the staanor ‘tailed, howover, there Was ho Bows of suck recummunce- ment. dj Freah despatches had been sent from Franze to the French Adwira! on the Newpol:tan station, aud they wore presumed to cou! aides to withdraw uuless Francis the Second desist: from the hopeless dotence of Gast, It was reported at Naples on the 21st that a secret cor- respondence between a member of the clergy and Gavta had Been ditcovered. i AUSTRI, fon mh * war party at Vienna is said to have become very ane ane M.Schmerting Bul been obliged to threaten to resign tn order to keep them within bounds. ‘The troops in Hungary were stationed in every’ part of - the country in snail detachm nts, #0 as to be abloto form columns in all directions. Court Ladisians foleki, the Hangarian refuges, arrived ‘at Dresden with a false English passport, 2nd was arrest- @d and given up to Austria, SYRIA. Tt was at Paris that the French ambassador at Constantinople was on the puint of cocciuding aa agreo- ment, in virtue of which the French army in Syria would. jong ite ocoupation for six months beyond the time Originally agreed upon. ‘The Paris correspondent of the Lowlon Daily News says France oerta will ot withdraw her troups from Syria atthe end of the six months named in the conven- tion, and will as certainly keep them there after the pro- posed extended period. The Engl Press Message. {From the London Chrunicle, Dee. 19,] The Presivens’s Message, as we have it now at full length, is & Very Serious paper ou A very grave question. ‘The President looks the danger to the Union fuli in tho m the President's face, and gives lis opinions plainly and without reserva. | ‘We may differ (rom President Buchanan as to the adyisa. Dility of the compromise he suggests, Duth> has the merft of speaking bolily om a question which other Prosi- dents were only too glad to be allowod to iguore; amd his Memsage offers; in its entirety, the basis of « tuorongu | @esidoration of the whole question. Ths part of tas Mes: Bage which discusses the abstract questiou the light of the law, carries out the practical estimate of the constitution at which all calm observers 1D this coun- try of im America Las arrived. reference to Cuba in the Mesaige is subdued, com- with th» tone of the too noworious Ostant mani- ive We have 4 recommendation to purchase the isliad ain made, We are certainly surpriss! that a Messags, which has throu zhout passages of pious aspiration aad religious fervor, should in this Bection follow up the od hints as to forcing & sale with the reiterated alvice to the American peopl to acquire the island. Does Pro- aident Buchansn consiler thatthe organ of acquisitive ness is imperfectly developed in the people of the Uaited States, that again and again he places before them ths tempting picture of the possible acquisition of Cuba “But can the President plead any excass auficient to 8.tisfy apy man of common seusa that the desire ‘of the Americans to possess the Queen of the Antilles is legitimate? In Cuba the Americans would be a foreign race. Cuba is spauish; the language of the people is Spanish; the aspirations of | the people Lave sumtimes tended towards indepeu seace, Dut never towards aunexation to America, and the United States ruling the island would be as much foreigners loriling it over a protesting people as the Aus- bardy or Venice. It would be possibly a Material advantage to the states to possess Cuba—though | even that is doubtful, as the extouson of territory | hitherto effected have tended to endanger the U rather than to increase ita prosperity; but we hal to learn that the mere justof laud cau form, now dal an excuse for aggression, or a justification ior the emmstans | threat held over a frienily Mate, ond implied in the reiterated expression of covetousness for a neighbor's One plea put forward by the Presifent as to Cabs car- ries us into another question. He says Ubat its annexa- tion to the United States would “prove the certain means of immediately abolishing tho African slave tri ut the world This claim of the Unite! States to the crodit of hostility to the slave trade in Cuba is soarcely borne out by the facts, We all know that nine- teon-taenticths of te ships engaged in this wile traffic are Amertcan ships, with American crews. Wo kaow that when our cruisers on the African cvast endeavor with “all earnestness to prevent this disgrace to the Ame rican flag, the government of the United States, and the laws of the Unite States, by their laxity im indicating the grounds for the conviction of slavers, ‘have Brown all kinds of diffleulties im our way. Weare further reminded of this action of the United States government, by resident Buchanan's congratulation that we have given up the right of search. | ing merchant ships. The so-called “right” was never jus- tif tg ws tn point of strict international Law; but én prac thee, when a race of pirutes—for such slave ‘raters are—used habitually the Amarvan flay, it followed that in searching for pirates we may have sometimes annryed honet mn. But if this aanoyanco has proceeded from a pardoaabie mistake, arising {rom fair grounds for suspicion, it only shows insincerity in the professed wish to put down tho slave trade piracy, when the nation so professing tak os these natural mistakes a ground for iuternatioual hos tility. Were the case reversed—were Amerivan oruisors 80 to excel us in activity that Enguish ships, sus; cto on fair grounds of trading, wore often overhauled by smart Yankee cruisers—docs any ous pdeliove that the English government would dream of ng pottis.a objections to such vigorous measures in & good caus? Filoient cruising of our ships olf tho coast of Caba is really the very best way of putting down the trale—for Cuba i# now the only part of the worid whore slaves are allowod to land—but this efficient craising was frustrated by the United states. Engiand offered to allow a Uni States naval officer to live aa a gnost ov boart each E lish cruiser, #0 that a suspected Amorican ship might be ded by an Americsn officer, 80 that all “just susceptibiiities"” = might thus bo 4 ; but the United States government aod i8 rational compromise. Possibly that government 1s not unwilling that Spain should continue to sin in Caba, that it may have tho opportunity of promising « bottor course on gaining possession of the island. 40 Promises ought surely to be backed by something more ‘real than words : the London Post, Dec. 20.) ‘The compromise into which Mr. Buchanan is evidently desirous of forcing the Northern States iu reality resolves itaeif into three propositions, all of which have equally for their object the permanent recognition and the gra dual extension of slavery. * * We believe thatthe Union, 0 fur as the North is concernad, is not worth the price which the outgoing Presiden’, in the spirit of a partisan, not of a Materman, ts desirous of exacting. Bat there is anc raph contaiued in Mr. Buchanan's Mossag: nm reveals oven more clearly and expilcitly the sympathies of the head of the Amerioun Executive with the southern States, The author of the celevratet Uston festo, oonsistent in this one respect, recommends the purchase of Cuba on the grount that “such an ecquisition would contribute essentially to tho well and prosperity of the two coun tries jn all future time, as well as prove the certain moans of immodiatoly abolishing the African slave trade through- out the world.’’ What security does Mr. Buchanan offer that Cuba, when annexed to the Union, will not becoms not only a slaveholding but a slave importing State? Tne Mowage of ardiring President may command little atention or mn Amare, Is this country, where he om. are against slavery, i will be Sort etch well mertioa contempt and disfavor. It ve commonds a course of compromise which will not bring back South Carolina to the Union, though it outrages ant inecite the people of the North, and must place the new President in a position of serious, if not in- embarrassment. We have no desire to ave a of the Union; but if this ovent should happen, tho South, then left to itsolf, may hive ‘cocasion bitterly to lament the day when tho head of the Executive government fumented and patronized treasun, and those revolutionary doctrines which now destined to produce an abundant harvest of woos ann disasters, The fwult, howover, rests not so much with Mr, Buchanan a4 with the system of govoramoat, ‘What, we may ask, will Mr. Bright say of that republic which ia bis #tanding exemplar of excelience when he finds that a President, at the very end of his official ca- reer, policy which altogether and wilfully ignores and d the freedom of rth, in the foolish and vain hope of appeasing tho t ay and xel- fishness of the Southern States? We admit the didloulties which Lincotn has to encounter, but we hope that he will have the courage ant the patriotism to avoid tho woak and vasciilating policy which bas marked the oilicul life of bis predeooasor ‘The Keason for Ordering « Bri Fleet to the Gulf of Mexico. the London Times, Doc. 21.) irs of Mexico’ are hing a crisis. Wo The «« approacl entreat reader not to be deterred by this introduc ton from the perusal of our story, We know how unia the Le be thought, and how profoundly wo ible politics must appear to the British lic. _Nevertholess, what wo aro now going to relate ‘well worth roading, and it shall be protonated in ag ‘8 form as such mattor will wimit. Hosidea, wo substantial interest these auirs, a we hive a repre ugh be has boon arn and the constitution of this remarkable Stats, Power in Europ) wold cortainly nover to indulge itself in auch Libertines at one per- expense aa have been taken by th phantom govern Ro Britta le, wo regret to say, have lent the Mortoans out of their private purer the sum of £10,241,060 on bonds. Of course, tus maguituds of tho interest was to be inversely as that of the aril ant ‘therefore considerad!o; but about ten youre ago the Moxi ee oeererel naa th by which the ssourity improved and the interest proportion Sealy Fished. Tn short, the bondboltera were io Wo take threo per cent, the mere protuer ‘the condition that punctiality of payin guaranteed by a mortgag) on the customs, ‘How faithfully this stipulation was fuldiled will be ua orstood when wo observe that an arrear of exactly GS of con t shold half yearly dividends will hve acerued in january next upon this eligible stock, and the prospect of an fanalmont in no whe ge he the hn in | cident to be presently narrated. Howgver, for about of sveeasion in | on | Mexico are relly ap ot | rative of facts has Deen wot uuworthy of perusal. We rthooming, but in 1854 ths remittances altogether Sere, wad Marion sioek ¢ became wisolly aapredactive. locking after British property, bor Majesty's sloop thasiliske paid a visit, in the — 1st, to ins ports of Vera Cruz and Tampreo, and the sight of the Union Jack dit uudoubtediy produce an elfect, Tho Mexican authorities, indeed. obeyed our requisitions in the mat ter, but unluckily the affairs of the country bal them as sumed 80 extruortinary a Complexion that tho concession Was Of BO practical use, If the factions by which Moxico is distracted are to bo credited with any priucipl ‘of purposes at all, we may Perhaps say that ational party and ab ‘ecciesiastival party, The constitutions party professes the doctrines of liberalism, and ts assumed to adhere to & republican charter promuigated at one of the fow in- tervals of comparative order by which the chronic an- archy of the country has beeu relieved. Under this Charter, or some modification of it, 4 popular leader Dumed Juarez claims ts be Prosident of the state, and has preserved his title, though ho could not enforce it for some time past, The veclomastica. party professes also to redoguise a republican constitution as that of the Mexicau State, but it appeals to an earlier charter, and is notoriously inclined to maxims of sbsolutisin in practical “aimumisiration. Ita distinctive | principle, wever, and that which has preserved its vitality, is this—that, whereas the constitutionalists are for secu. larizing church property, and converting ths onaormous revenues of the old Spanish establishment to national vges, the burch party, as partisans of ths hierarchy, would protect ecclesiastical possessions from any such in vaslon oe Princip, of evurso, Foours Masi in uy Vests Probably thy symputhies of Spain, fund to ench aids thoy owe wht as hitherto reser wmvincible strength of their pusitio. Bafore a reasluce exertion of poj wili they must inevitably hays suc- combed, but aguingt ‘he loose half-organized party uf the Wosra% thoy fairly held their owa. Perhaps, on the whole, we may say thutthog kept the asc ondanoy, for thoy dant! tho miltary as wellas tho eocivsiastion! alithoritias with them, and ina country wh reall political sacity bad been dissolved the least elemvat of cohesion told with decisive effect. It happened, however, that when the Basilisk showed herself in Mexican waters the chief seaports were iu the hauds of Juarez and the coustitutionalists, hough the capital and the a: jacent provinces wore still subject to the church pa:ty, under the governance or presidency of their leader, General Mirainon. Now, Miramon, as bold- ing (be capilal, of a8 having been in villse before Juaez, and never baying beon dispossessed, or in virtue of sum? other prefercutial olaim, was thought by all foreiga States except America to be the de facto ruler of Moxie», | and it wus to him, aud oot to Juarez, that the diplomat | body was ace edited. Hum, however, the Basilisk could uot reach, The only ruler within range of her guns was | Juarez, and, though hs was culled to account, since | nothing better could be done, the division of moans rendered a settiement impossible. Juarez, as reigniag in the seaports, havi, of cours, the control of thy customs’ duties, and could elect tw the mortgage. Bat he could only vo th paper, for, ashe alleged with perfect truth, there was bet cnough specie im all Vera ‘rez to liquidate tho debt due to the bondholders All the hard money wus in Mexico, aud tho utmost that be could do was to give bills upon Moxico, which might thore be converted ute cash. This he did, and thoy we: verted accordingly; but thore still remained as more serious than any. How wag this cash ty be fiom Mexico tw Vera Cruz tor shipm -nt to Bagl sent down under escort, it would untoubtedty on the road, and probably by goverument | might be insure doubt, but ouly at 80 co “HauR A | Premium ag to make th: vargaia r frou the sheer impossibility of moving it, it was ki Mexioo ia store, being pixee ina strong room w Minister, soaled with his seal, sud protec sentative authority. Now comes the catastrophe of the tale:—A few weeks ago the British Minster eouesived that aifairs wore 7 g' ing too fast oveu for Mexico. Even at that place & ma “must draw the lize somewhere,” and the poiul of de maresticn had been reached. self-respect eompeiied bin to withdraw, and he retired to Jalapa, leaviug the boad helders dotiars still under seal iu his strumg roum, aud conrigned to the guardianship of the British al. No Sooner was bis back turned than the oifivers of govern ment marched straight to the spot, broke open (n+ stron room with saws and crowbars, ‘and stole the money Never was & ‘-i00t”? more suecessfal. Cho swag’? 18 std to bave been close upoy $1,000 000, all a hard evin, vad | Was, no doubt, extremely w ue. The preceding ap- pears w have been regaried as rather strong even in Jiexico, for all tke dipiomasists who reinained joined the British’ Coms:si in bis pootst; but protests were of no kind of use, and the dollars wero carriw off. We hope the reater will now think thet our introlue. tory remarks havo b , that attairs of ant that the nar y the Britian by bu repre- aching a cr | can bear a goed deai in the matter of foreiga obl: We have beon accustomed ty us transactions’ and “operations of State sstly iuturprete |, were, perbaps, as downright acts uf robbery ax that just oom | Initted at Mexico, Still there ix a didforence between ac | tual stealing and refuring to pay, and though we allow | governments to persist in repudiating their debis, we Cannot submit to be rebbed of property actualiy in h'uud | The money thos stolen would have paid the Moxican | bondholders one half-yearly dividend out of the fourteen that are due, and now that very molorate instalment bas koue the way of the rest. This outrage passes the limits of all forbearance. In international qiarrels woakaess ts often strength, but no weakuess or strength either can dictate kubmiasion to such treatment as this. If amp!e redress u8 well ad prompt restitutiva be act forthwith secured, we shail forfeit ali claims to respect aud cuu sideration on the part of foreign States. | Austria and Venetia, Under the abc ve title, the Constituionnel has an article bearing the inportant signature of M. Gran igailot, whieh, being designated ax “No. 1," is of couras to ba followed by one or more that will furnish a reply to the writer's pregnant and concluding queation, ‘Mitts apres?’ In the commencement M. Grandguillot obssrves, as a remarkable fact, that at the present moment the jo irnals of Turin, Vienna, Borlin, St. Petersburg, Paris and Lan- don, are wll more or les# ocoupied in devising a solut for the difficulty which Venetia presents. Mon do not. remarke, ventare so eagerly, not to aay rashly, on discussion of a question not pr ou by 4 Sort of instinctive that & decisive crisis is on the poiat of He then proceoda:— tainly among those who bow before pabiic opinion, and never slight Uhe warnings it gives; but, wa | der present circumstances, it is impossible for us to com prehend the cause of its exaggerated alarms. Wo are convinced, for our part, that the wis tom of the gov ments, in default of the wisdom of the peoples, will means of preveuting the renywal of # struggle houcoforth without object. Yes, the situation of Austria in Vouctia is deplorable; but it is precisely the excess of ths evil that leads us to antcipare its sovtiemont. At Vonics anything is possible now, exewpt what. Whoa things have arrived at that poi | threaten war, a solution is bre | pocted, and ‘nearly always peaceful, manner. | and fleets can do nothing; the long’ exp» house of Austria must have tanght it this | the Hapsburge know how provinces are @ . also know how they are lost; and we should not be in cltoed to believe thege who might teil us that Austria's last chances of retaining Venetia have not been pretty ac curately estimated at Scherabrunn. Lat ua net be mistaken as to the precise bearing of what we have just said. We do not wish to speak of Austria but with deference and respect. her opponents too long, even in our owa columas, hold her in high esteem. Still, recently honesty m our duty to exalt the moral courage of tho young Kinp” ror, who shrank not from the tel mm ndiately after Solferino—« task more arduous than 1 of inaugurating au entirely new policy, We have not denied that the decree of the 20th of October was an act of well meant initiative; ami though those able conces. sions have not been followed by the resaite that might have been expected from them, it woul! bo unjust to couelide that thoy were valuctess, At the utmost it may be objectod that they wore much too late, Tho enpirs, not completely settied down into the traditions of a federal monarchy, has not found its base, and hes be-w said with justice “to be vibrating ina circle of tire.” M jaation would have hal a ago, it now gone by. Gailicia ing. Hungary is in agitation, and Vomies is in pectation. We know, too, what she is expecting. What will Austria do, or, rather, what can she doy It is in Venotia eapecially that the Apostolic govern gmevt, wanting boldness ant resolution, hes boea guilty of the sin of sluggishuess. Since Villatranca, Austria seems to have comprehended nothing, dooided noting, effected nothing. Sardinia, yielding to’ the exigencies of & situation which we need not hore discuss, lirat eluded the stipulations of the treaty of 7 Aequent period, openly violated them. . ought to have beon the attitude Of Austria” out, Sho had only the more faithful to her word, be- cause the Court of Turin had proved horseif less 80. "Sho ought to have scrupulously executed all her promisas, preaisely because ber adversary had not dono so; and then, but then only, she might have appealed to pablic opinion and to the good faith of the conquorer of Solferino, Far from acting in that manner, Austria adopted an undignified and proiitiess course of pro: ceeding. She successively took nute of all the tash note and transgressions of Piedmont, and donounced them to Europoan diplomacy," giv- ing them abundant cause for the inference that she would not be so very much dpleased with this fifrings- ment of the treaty, provided the principle wore admittod that the breach of the stipulations by one of the contract- partios would juatify similar conduct on the part of the other two. So that at last, she, who justly reproach: ed Sardinia with acting contrary both to the letter and the spirit of treaties, Ras laid herself open to the same reproach. What ought sue to havo done with Vonotiar Why, made it an Italian province, and governod ‘and ad- ministered it as such. What has sho done? Sho bas made it an Austrian province, governed and administered till tartly, Venice at the present moment is a camp, nota town. Genoral Garibaldi's language was revolutionary, but General Benedek’s bas been provocative, What is the object of these two champious of causes so diffurent? Do they really believe that war is inevitable If they Jisten only to their courage, ‘they may think #0; if they listen to calm reason, assurodly they cannot. Letus in ourselves. Italy, notwithatanding the warlike enthusiasm (hat porsemace her, cannot fanoy her- self, even now, ina alate to wtaad up alone against one of the tirat milltary Powers of Europe. It would be rash even for the celebrated Dictator to take as serious his Vietories in Sicily and Naples. It ia a distance from ‘Orlatatimt and Palermo to Magenta and dolferino. Should Gonoral Garibaldi lie under a delusion in that respect, it is to be believed that the Miniaters of Victor Bmanuol take & more correct estimate of the situation. On the othor hand, it i probable that M. de Schmerling sos things with & different eye to General Bonedek’s. That statosmnan has doubtions already woighed the chances of & hew couilict, and seen to what they reduce themeslyvas— to an uncomfortable alternative, Kithor Garibaldi’s prongs Ve ote Over iinponsibilities, and then all Ald ; more pro quisbod, put to fighs, crushed. =n’? ‘ey Will be van But afterwards? [From the London Chronicle, ‘ When things come to the worst thoy pond a aa the Comstitutiomnel reminds ua, things are now come to auch ® pass in Venice that a change of one kind or another is certain. So far as Austria is concerned, tbe actual posi tion of affairs may be stated in a very Sw words, We t Marylan’ 6 per cent sterling bonds. ave po reason to believe that over General Garibaldi contemplates «p attack on Venice in tho spriug of next year, ie is well aware that be could not embark in each ap enterprise with any hope of success. Gartbaldi’s enemies have never’ denied that he possesses, in a very high degree, the qualities of a great military commander. he is nocming else, bo is a great soldier; and no great soldier would attempt, wish the forces at the comimaud of Garibuldi, lo athack the Qua- druateral. At all events, it ix ‘cortain tha, Vicvr Emanuel and Count Cavour would strenuousiy oppose a0 hazardous @ venture. Bot Garibaldi counts upon an im surrection in Hungary, aud, with the help of Huugary, it 18 Dot impossible that Italy would suc ood tu expedi \g the stranger from its soil. “ We arrive, thorefore, at the point from which we started, If Austria cofuses at on0e to surrender Venice, and to grant the reasonably demaa ts of the Hungaman people, war ia only to bs avoided by the intervention of the grout Powers oi wurops. It is madness to suppose that Austria can count aguia on the help of Russia, We do uot bolivve that, under any circumstances, the Czur soull interfere tq save Austria from diamemberment, if she persis, as she seems 1..clined to persist, in rosisting the counsels of those who coly wish her weil. It is surely now the bounden duty of France and England, in tho interest of peace and lib.rty, to insist that the Austrian government shall give up a useless contest and couseut to part with her province «{ Venotia on reasonably terms. Nothing can be more torrible than the present coadition of Venioa. One of the finest cities im Italy is now a fortitied cup. No one who cau live elsewhere lives in Veuice, aad the condition of th» inhabitants 1s now ao terrible that it ean no longer be borne. Baron Von Schmerling mast know alt this; and we can scarcely think that the Cabinet of Vienna will now refuse to give its asion prop: tion for the cession of Venice which might be suppurted by the united influence of France and England, THE VERY UATEST. “Livxnrout, Dec. $8, 1860. Tho etcamsbip Arabi, from Boston via Halifax, arrived to-day. r Pars, Deo, 23, 1860. The Bourse is vory much depressed, Reutes are at 68C. S00. Advices from Constantinople report @ custoihs reform us coptemplated. The disturbances at Selo have been suppressed. HAVRE MARKET, For the week ending December 20,—Cotton active and firm at an advance of 2f.; New Orleans tros ordiaaire, 98f, do. bas, 95f.; gales of the week, 40,000 bales; stuck in port, 112.000 bales. FINANCIAL AND @OMMERCIAL NEWS. LONDON MONBY MARKET. The funds on the 2ist were dull, and consois further diciined 'y per cent, closing at 92% 4 93 for eecount, ex- atvidend. The markets generally were under the inilu- ence of the approwhing holidays. The Exchange was to bo closed from Saturday, the 224, till Wednesday, the 26th, owing to the intervention of Christmas The de- mas! for money in the discount market bad become ex tremely hoavy owing to tho three days’ suspension of breines:, and the necessity for providing for bills falling due ia Uhat period, No business was done gouerally bo- low the Bank rate, and (he applications at the Bauk were quite numerous. ‘The amount of silver received at the Bank of Eng'aal, frotm the Bank of Franco, to the 21st ult., was £1,250,000. ‘The weekly statement of the Bank of Rngiand shows 4 decroace in bullion of £115,835, the amount heid in both dopartn ents being £13,331, Barnig, Bros. & Co. quote bar silver at 53. 1344.; dol- lars at be. 240.; eagics 768. 6d., nomiual. AMERICAN SRCURITHS, Messrs, D. Be nese and prices much steadia 4. United States 6 por cent bonds, 1368 Bo, 6 per cont bonds, 1 Kentucky 6 per cent bonds, 1863: Massachusetts 6 por cent sterling boul. Minsineipp Pennsylvania I per cent stock . 5 per cent bonds, South Carolina & per cents byuis, 1966, Ternessee 6 per cent bor Vii ginia 6 per ev Virginia & per eont ster * Ulinors Central 7 por cent a 8 Minois Central 6 per cont 86 w BS IMlinois Central shares. 1is.23 3a 23 Miciigam Central 8 per cent, 1860. ow OL Michigan Central shares +92 a 57 New York Centeal 6 per cent 36 a 83 New York Central 7 per cent wl a 93 Do, do, shares... i a 7 Now York & Eric 7 per cent, 1 : 91 a 9 Do. do, do, 1D 49 a 90 do. do. x. S340 BOK do. shares. 34a 35 torling 7 per © 109 a Wz De. do. 1872. Pennsylvania Central 6 per cent During Brothers & Co. call the market [From the London Herald, Dec. 22.) The coutinued demand tor money, more than ever no- ticeable to-day, the discouraging nature of the advices from America, and the auxiety ty keep ougage ments within narrow bounds, produced a fursuor decline in prices. With the exception of furkish, which was supported by spo: jal trausietions, the several descriptions of soci exhibited boaviness, and no recovery touk place, even at the latest mom sat Gold will still’ flow to New York, tho private letters speaking despondingly of the futiro, and though the bank return this evening was not unsatisfactory the ag gregate of bullion is decreasing. To auguneas the thit- nese, the latest valuos from Paris were in the aiverse dire! Consols for the account variod betw ea 927% to 9%, and left off 92% to 93. ‘Through the revenue and other payments there was quite a pressure for accommodation At the Bauk the rnud Was Very active, and out of d hing in tue pe of paper Was neg below the immimun of ent. The brokers from the Stock Kx: aaiug compelled to seek advances at that establisamn the resources among the jobbers b ing iaadeqnate to mow the general inquiry. Unul tie bog natag of thy new year ful! rates will be current American sceurities were generally weaker on thy nature of the advices from the United states, wit wore anything but satiafactory was accel dina measure by the weako in The pressire of sues in othor recurities, and the tendency to clos teva engegements, Tlinois Central 100 ar shares were dealt 29, 28 wn! 2OX dis., tho final prices or 3% per aeat lower. The ut York aud Br being vliimatel, (From the London Chronicle, De T © Bank 0° haglwd returns, for te nesday last, December 19, wh the previous week, sh bat in Ne 34 and Notes isewed Rest Pablic deposits. Othe, doporits.. Tday& other ills 2 Aiov'taecurities.. 9,620.2 Other securitiog. 19,937,158 Reserve of notes, 7,197 475 “” 7.346.500 Gold &silvercoin 802,000 761,615 Stock of bullion... 18,447,105 Activecireul'tion 19; kives the following results:— Importa—dold ..... : Silver... Total imports... Fxportaetiold Silver 16012 Total exporte.. LIVERPOOL COTTON MAKKET. Lavakroon, Doo. 22 Dsee. The Brokers’ Circular says:—"Tho r vivi Tecerved from the United States of the cortun'y o derate supplies being directed to this 9 iui'y yon mouetary difcnttiey, tater Wit 118 peace with China, hav rox vig market, which had’ pr ost ania ‘ance all the week, resulting in an advance | qualities of American descriptions of Pilly on & penny per poun Tho work's Bisiaest reach 133,420 bales, including 31,990 taken by poms vtora an 8,040 for export. The market yostorlay was rot ue lew animated. the business being 12,000 hales—d 000 v9 6)» culation and for export—but it close! firm at tly follow {ng quotations:— Uplands erere recess ‘The stock on hand is estimat cluding 405,150 Amerioan. The market closes this ( aur day) evening for the Christmas holidays, respeoine oo Wednesday vert, the 26th December TRADE AT MANCHESTER, Spinners having extended their contracts thie w Pretty (reely are gradually hardening in priow, «1! w ‘very tirm yesterday at their advanes! q@ wae demand for China enabled manufacturors of ings fe that market to obtain am advance, and cloth geucray i rather firmer. . LIVERPOOL BRRADSTCFFS MARKET. Mears. Richardson, Spence & Us. report the mak ( firm and advanoing. Flour on Friday wae firm ut the fui) rates of Tueelay, and in some cases 61. dearer, (Quote tion, 208. a 32s, eu Id. 8 2d. por contal lear or with a fair consumptive Roally fine white ts tourer and choice would bring 64. over the quotations ranges from 11s. 4d. to 138., and white from 13s. to Corn continues in active at ao improven the week of fully 1s. Baad mie | Mixed ant ye (388. 6d. a 88a. Od. White, a 41s. por 480 ids. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Beef in moat limited demand and prices irregitur Pork quiet and unaltered, Bacon slow of sale and orm nal. arrivals of new are poor in quailty, Choes: of really fine quaiity 2s. a 8a. percwt. dearer, lard, wiih ia dull and lower, boing offered at Oi, without buyers. Tallow inactive: Bulehora’ Association 688, a 668. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. The Brokers’ Circular quotes: —\she quiet, pte, ate Sd. a 28a, 6d. Bag in retail, 208, 61, Sayers ineetive and partially @4. cheaper, Coffee quiet an) unehar gor Rice continues quiet. Quercitron back quiet ot # @ fe. 6d. for Philadelphia and 6s. 64. for Baltimore Amory can lingeed cakes, £20 163, 4 £10 178. 61 Fish ofls in obanged; linseed quiet. Rosin, 4#. 7d. a 4s. Od. for com u mon and 48. 20d! « fs. for low motium. Spirits turpen tine opened duli at 228., but closed with more doing as 31s. 64. LONDON MARKETS. Moesre. Baring Rrothers & Co. report:—Wheat firm anda | larce business doing in foreign at improving rates. White American wheat, 663. © 703.; red, 60s. a 653. Flour, 295. 4 34s. Lon dull At £6 63, a £5 10s. for bars and rails; mcotoh pig, 514. 6d. Sugars continue dull, and im instances ‘6d. « 1s. lower. Tea inactive; common nominal ut 1s. 2d. 1s. 2344. Tallow dull at 60m, Cotter qiiet. Rice very quiet. Spirits of tur- koa in more demand: ork, mi Darrels, £11 15s.; Boston, in bags, £11 208, Fieh ois quiet: sporm, £102; cod, £37 10s.; linseed im retail demand at 294 THE LATEST MARKETS. Lavxirout, Dec, 22—1:45 P.M. Cotton firm at yesterday's rates: gales estimated at 12,000 ‘ales, 4,000 of which Were for specuiators and expert, Breads'ufts firm, and tendency upward, Corn is @ shude dearer: mixed and yellow, 398. Provisions—No change. Lowpos, Dec, 22—Afternoon. Consols close at 9234 a 92% on account, ex div. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT. $1,492,856 ON FREIGHT. NEWS FROM CENTRAL ANDROUTH AMERICA. IMPORTANT FROM NEW GRANADA. Fall of Santa Marta and Flight of the Garrison. The Government Defeated at All Points. AFFAIRS IN CHILE, PERU, BOLIVIA, &., &., &. ‘Tho steamship Northern Light, Captain Tinklopaugh, arrived at this port at moon yesterday, from Aspinwall, bringing the mails, passengers and treasure that left San Fraucisco by the mail steamer on tho 10th ult. ‘Ihe Northern Light left Aspinwall Deoomber 25, at six P. M., with two hundred and fifty passengers and $1,455,885 from San Francisco, and $37,471 from Aspin- wall. The following is the Northern Light’s SPECIE LIST. William Hoge & Co. .$30,000 Wells, Fargo & Co. .$273,000 T. H. & J. 3. Baton.. 6,600 Order........ 13,963 6,000 6,000 . 3,000 Hewitt, Kittle . 15,000 A. & C. E, Tilton, 3,000 J. B. Weir. ptrauss, Bro & Co... 43,500 R. Meader. Meader '& O. Adams 8,000 American Ex. Bank. 23,000 Metropolitan Bauk.. 57,409 W. R. Garrison. 000 20,000 P. Naylor... 12,000 0,000 Howes & Crowell... 7,500 16,600 Jennings & Brewster 11,000 144,000 H. Cohen & Co...... 33.000 17,000 W. E Coleman & Co, 16,000 9,000 J. Stanwood. 7,000 . 15,000 FE. Keily & Co. 46,500 Atwerican Ex. Bank. 55,000 Frank Baker. 10,000 J. M. Keed. . 2400 ©. W. Crosby «+ 19,000 Harbeck & Co. . 1,800 R.S. Wade 2,600 Duncan, sherman & J. H. Coghill. 16,000 , 266,911 ROM ASPINWALL 8. Lansburg & Bro. 1,500 s 4 Jos. F, Joy, See’y... 31 the government forces at Santa Marta, commanded by Col. Julio Arboleda, were attacked on the 23d of Novem- ber by the revolutionary forces, commanded by Col. F. sancho—the former numbering 600 and tho latter 800 men. At twelve o'clock on the night of tho 13th of De- comber the city was abandoned by Arboleda and his forces, and was taken possession of by the opposite party at seven o'clock the next morning. All sorts of excesses were committed—robbery , assassination, &. ol. Arbo- Jodu retired to Aspinwall on board the government vessols Ospina, Logitimidad and Panama, and Uriited States schooner Jos. Grice, Capt. Snow, accompanied by 560 of his men, The Commander of her British Majesty's fri- gate Tadmus forBid their plundering the goods in the Costom House, ‘The American bark Restless was at Santa Marta, twelve cays from New York. NEWS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. 871 Nathan Blun 600 Our Panama Correspondence. Panama, Dec. 25, 1960. Severe Earthquake in Salvador—The Port of San Juan and Mosquitia—The Chiriqui-Thompson Grant, dc., bc. The Panama Railroad Company's steamer Columbus, Rathburn master, with two weeks later intelligence from the Central American States, arrived at this port on December 21. Her cargo consists of 1,312 corcons of indigo, 3 bags of seeds, 3 packages of bullion, 2 boxes of tuigo, 1 box and parcel of samples, 2 cases and 12 bales of deer skins and 1,634 hides, for Europe and the United dates, besides a large freight for Panama. The Colum- bus left in port at San Jose de Guatemala the English bg ona Banfield, loading, and schooner Julietta for an Ke At Libertad, Salvador, English brig jurbing Wavo, for Liverpool direct, with a full cargo, At Tu Union, Chilean bark Matador. At Realejo, do. Herr im, loaded and ready for sea. Jmtes are:—San Jose de Guatemala, 11th Dec. ; La Union, swivodor, 16th; Realejo, Nicaragua, 17th, and Punta Arceu, Costa Rica, 18th, ‘The news is unimportant, meng the passengers per Columbus are Crisanto Me- r.,and Crisanto Medina, Jr., who are banished yunt of their personal friendship for the late Pre- ut Me They both proceed to the United States in the Northern Light, for the purpose of laying their xrievsnces before the goverament at Washington. GUATEMALA. Th Legislative Assemblies of the republic mot at the eity of Guatemala on the 26th of November, ii republic continues tranquil and prosperous, and tmaintains perfect peace with ail the world. SALVADOR, PARTHQUAKE—PROBANILITIEG OF A REVOLUTION, ETC. The Upcial Gazette of the 6th inst. contains the follow in, — vu th 3d of December, shortly after eleven o'clock A. M., «severe earthquake was felt in this capital, which lasted above a minute. Afterwards there wore loss 80 vere shocks, which were scarcely felt, excepting Inst night at about balf past nine o'clock, when a pro Weis. longed and strong shock mado itself felt. At first wo thought’ it would have been loow, Dut we have since received information from | istant localities, even as far as twenty leagues in dif in which this same shock was not only | t which caused some damage to the priagipal edi iu tdus capital the amount of damage done was » administration of President Barrias is vor, unpopular among all classes. The leading men of thi mucd dissatistied with him and bis mode of the affairs of the government, and many revolution will take piaoo ere long. Jioré, on whom be most relies, are salu to b satiated. The Swiss soldiers, numbering some 200, who | apcsed bis army in part, have deserted. | NICARAGUA. | THK MORQUTTO TRRRITORY, FILINUTHRE, ETC. Gazette of the Ist of Docsmber publishes soveral tant decrees, among which Is one appointing Don | Kamon -aeng to receive, in the name of the goveramoent, | | his # te port of dan Juan del Norte aad the Mosquito terri tory. The decree boars date Nov, 28, and is followed by | the one wivewly published in the Hwkas, declaring San Jaan del Norte # free port, The same paper says :—In & former umber we published an official vote from the Cunsuiar Agent of Nicaragua at Sau del Norte, im which he announced the arrival at Ho. ana of a Mlibastering rey This force cannot be any | olber than a portion of the expedition that was broken ip at Leuxillo, aad which sailed from New Orloxn raut of the tragic end of their companions. W: holleve this to be of ortacl waary precad Homa, 80. thust sortous than wo | think, the enemy may flud us eaflicieatly propsred for | bum. ment, COSTA RICA. CONFIDENCE RESTORED THR OOFFRE GRANT, RTC, ‘There is nothing of special’ interest to report from this “tate. No farther apprehension is felt of another out break, ‘Tho Montealogre government is more couserva- tive of late, and consequeutly morte popular than her CRORATIR THOMPSON inet fore, It is even intimated that a change in the Cab: is contemplated in order to soften the asporities of the ‘The planters are preparing to gathor the cof. er the present year, which it is thonglt will ced 80,000 qiintals. "The Punta Areass corre: pondow of the Pacama Star and Herald, under date of 17th ta writes at fobows, which no doubt will interest some of your recdors, if it'doe# not alla Mr Meagher has returned here, but ashe did not bring the ® Ta him which was to 06 deposited ag a giarantes | fol At or the contract, “ar nothing more vbout the TLormpoon grant; but, ad tu. ierstand, Mr Meagher has pr posed (6 the government, on his own account ‘0 make him © Concession of & vast tract of \. wa’ the exclusive right of getting out India robber, for hich be offers great induce. Menta. However, 1 do mot thins he will succeed, asthe Exo. | cutive cao mAKO DO GontrRCts without the conseDt of Con ce wha benefit the country would der! vee veietlege, and tans preventing thy developement of naive and foreygn enterorise | We have nty of India rubber trees in this Siate, and I have no doubt + will one day beoume « source of weak. IMPORTANT FROM NEW GRANADA. 2s Santa Marta in Possession of the Revolu- oniste—Flight of General Arbuleda and the Garrison, &c., d&c. OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE. Panama, Dec. 25, 1360. Bvacuation of Santa Marta—Arrival of Arboleta a! Pa- nama—Cowardice of Arboleda’s Men—He Degrules two of his Officers—Puture Course Uncertain—Panama to be Indeqencent if Mosquera Sueceeds—Ball by the United States Navy Officers—Result of the Late Court Martial— Board of Engineers— Vessels of War in Port, de. On the 16th inst., a few hours after the departure of the steamer Ariel for New York, the Granadian war steamer Panama, former Laura Frances, ar rived at Aspinwall, bringing news of the do- feat of the government forces at Santa Mar- ta by the revolutionists. Senor Arboleda, Vico Presi- dent of the Confederation and Commander-ia-Chief of the government forces on the Atlantic coast, and who commanded in person at Santa Marta, came passcugsr in the Panama. Also several other offieers. On the samo day there arrived at Aspinwall from Santa Marta a small sailing vesecl, with one hundred and eight of the government troops on board, twenty-five of whom were - wounded; and on the 22d inst. the schooner Joseph Grice arrived with three hundred and fifty men, being nearly | Col all the balance of the garrison of Santa Marta. They left four days after the first lot. ‘The defeat of the government troops is attributed by Arboleda to the cowardice of some of his officers, two of whom, lieutenants, while in the act of running, ho caught, tore from their persons with his own hands their uniforms, and degraded them to the rank of com- mon soldiers. Their names are Ricardo Camancho an Antonio Martinez. They were attached to the commands which left here some four months since for Santa Marta, but they are not, I believe, Panamanians. It is impossible to get the particulars of the siege of ‘Santa Marta, and its final evacuation by the government forces. Suflice to say that the siege lasted some twenty- one days, when Arboleda, finding that he could hold the place no longer, made bis escape from that part of the city which was not invested by the revolutionary forces, and reached the little steamer in safety. His sroops made their escapo in the same way, and were protected, it is stated, after they reached the yas- sels in the harbor, by the British sbip-of-war Cadmus, bat not, it is further stated, until they agrood to throw ovtr- board their arms. The number of casualties ou either side is not stated, but the loss oa the part of the govern- ment, I should suppose, was not very great, judging from the large number of solJiers that have arrived hore from Santa Marta. Among the killed on the government side are Col. Madeiro, who commanded tho exposition against the Cienage a short time since, when he was repalsed with great loss; and St. Jose Manuel Herrera, of Panama, son of the late Gen, Thos. Herrera. He is reported to have behaved with great gallantry. Ho was much es- teemed hero, and his death 1s dowply deplored. Senor Arboleda and his forces, numbering some 500, are now here. Various are the conjectures as to what disposition is to be made of this force, which, added to the garrison bere, makes altogether upwaras of seven hundred soldiers iu Panama—by far the largest number that hasever been here at any one ime. Some think that they would be kept here tv resist the contemplated invasion of the Isthmus by Governor Nieto, of Cartha- gena, under whose auspiwes tho revolutivnists were so succeseful at Santa Marta, and to put down any revolu- t.on thas might break ont in Panama or elsewhere in the State; vhile others suppose that they will b> sont back to Santa Marta or Carthagena to act in coujunction with the government forces, two thousand strong, who, at last accounts, were at Honda, on the Magdalena river. In the event of their succecding in getting dowa the rizer, or that, in their failing to do 80, Arboleda will direct his movements towards the State of Canea, take ion of Such portions of the country which’ have been loft unprotected by Mosquora, and, if possible, effect a junction with the government forcos at Pasto. At any rate tho presence of so large a force hore, if continued for any great longth of time, will subject the native inhabitants to a heavy tax for their support. Al- ready a good deal of talk is heard about a special tax in addition to the already heavy commorcial tax, besides force: loans, &c. My own impression is that the troops will be kept hero until all danger of a revolution, looking to the indepon. dence of the Isthmus, or the overthrow of the present government, is over; for 60 loug as thore is such a large force present there is very little probability of tho libe- rals, to whom the existing state of things is distasteful, committing any overt act against the government. All idea of the Isthmus, therefore, declaring itself indepeadent of the general government may be abandoned, at least for the present. The future politica! condition of tho Isthmus is dependent entirely upon the result of the revo- lution throughout the confederation. Should Gen. Mos quera succeed in reaching Bogota and overthrow the gov ernment, the Isthmus will probably be deoiared indo. ncent; for the fact cannot be denied that all classes ere—particularly the conservatives, who are greatly in the ascendant—would mneh prefer establishing a gov- ernment for themselves rather than live under his rule. But should Mosquera be defeated and the general govern ment succeed in establishing its authority in the revolted States, the lathmus will continue as itis, integrally under the jurisdiction of New Granada. ‘The ball given by the officers of the United States navai Squadron in this piace on the 19th inst. was a magnificent aifuir—the finest, perhaps, ever given in Panama. It was weil attended by the native and foreign residents of the place, by the principal authorities of the State, tho foreign consuls, and a large number of naval officers from the American and British ships-of-war in the harbor. The band from the United States flag ship Lancaster was pre- sont, besides the native band of the place, which, united, furnished most excellent music. The bail commenced at half-past nine o'clock P. M.,and dancing was kept up ‘until five o'clock A. M., which is the best evideuce that evorybody in attendance eajoyed themselves. Tho whole affair was admirably arranged, and reiects the highest credit upon the naval ofticers of the squa tron. The Court Martial recently held on board the United States flag ship Lancaster, to try an officer for striking a sailor, has resulted in his being privately admonishod by the flag officer of the squadron, ia accordance with the decision of the Court. A Board of Engineers is now in session on board tho Laneaster, for the examination of junior engineers, in reference to promotion. W. W. Wood, Chief Engineer of the squadron, is Presicent of the Board, and no one in the Service, perhaps, is more capable than he to judge of the qualifications of those secking promotion in the Engineer department. ‘There is no government coal here at present for the ase of the squadron, and the comumuandiag officer has boon obliged to purchase ata high price, although the Burean at Woshington having charge of such mattors has been advised time and again to send coal out to this place, ‘The following are ships of war in port :-—United States flag ship Lancaster, United States steamers Saranac and Wyoming, United States sloops St. Mary and British steamer Mutine. The Uuited States sloop-of-war Levant is now out from Honolniu nearly one Tonio days. The Saranac and Wyoming are expected to sail soon, the former for Valparaiso aud the latter for ports in Mexico, The commanders of both will be instructed to go iu search of the Levant, in the event of her not arriving in the meantime, and probably one of them will proceed to the South Sea Islan ‘The British ship-of-war Ra terday from San Juan det y arrived at Aspinwall yes- orte, having on board some from Costa Rica by the , by whose orders, it is sait, thay {tata dismal plice in the forest called Moin, on the river Serapiqui, where they were found in great ‘cis tress by some one passing, who reported their condition to the Commander of the Rac wat offlver at once sent @ boat, with provisions, clothing, &e., to their relief, with instructions to have the whole party brought on board his ship, for which act of humanity he deserves the highest praise. These persona, it is reported, belonged to the Mora party, and on this account were banisued. Our Aspinwall Correspondence. Asrixwaus, N. G., Dec. 25, 1860. The Santa Marta Affarr—General Jones, United States Minister, Bound up the River—Amother Defeat of the Government Foreet at Kt Banco—Revolutionists Vieto |. rious in Santander—Anti-Government Feeling in Antio- quia— Mosquera Marching on Cundinamarca—Defection of & Government Officer—The Indians—General Herran Demands Paseporta to the United Stites—Threntened Poreed Loan—Quick Passage from Cape Heary—The Steamer from St. Thomas Missing, de., de. The new Granadian steamer Panama arrived at ‘this port from St. Martha on the 16th jast., bringing Mr. Julio Arboleda, the Comimmander. in Chief of the Atlantic forces. Mr. Arboleda haa arrived quite il and affected. It ia said the liberals were vory desperate on account of the conservatives blowing up five or six houses, killing a largo pumber of them, and making prisoner of a moason- gor that one of the liboral officers seat with a note to another, giving him directions where and at what time to make the attack, and cutting of his hands at the wrists, and sending him back-with a note made fast in his shirt collar, Leatuet vouch for this, but give it as I heard it from one of the dofested soldiers. It is re- ported that Nieto commanded the attack in person, On the steamer with Mr. Arboleda also came Mr. Joa- quin Velez, Mr. A.'s private secretary; Dr. Pepe Aranjo and several others, ameng them an officer wounded. Most of the officers and soldiers aay that the commander is to blame for the evacuation of the city. He could have hold out longer, They also say that a poet was nover born to command, and that when their general runs, it is time for the officers, and if the officers, it is time for the soldiers, The whole of the arsenal fell into tho tmnds of the liberals, as also forty-eight guna, The passage of the last troops (360), on the American schooner Joa. Grice, cost the government $1,500 (or the charter; besides they had to purchase 1,650 bags of corn, at $4 per bag. Ky the arrival of the British #chooner Charlotte Minerva. from Carthagena on. the 2% inst., we are in possession of news from that place and the interior, Gon. Jones left Barranquilla, on board the steamer St. tha, on the 13th inst., bound up the river. From Carthagena we have received an official report of the attack by the troops of the general government Ma ou Fl Baneo, and their repulse on the 11th im stant, with ‘a joes of forty-one prisoners, seven wounded and forty Killed, besides ube hundred gans, two swords, ove drein and two bu; Among the prisouers there is Major Juan Francsco Fuel ‘The liberals lost four killed aud latter two officers. In the official report of the attack and repulse, the Commander states that during the action tie womea wore carrying water and ammunition to the soldiers. ‘The sebooner that Mr. Arboleda seut frou St. Martha, before he evacuated the city, after provisions, pat into Cartagena, and the captain delivered the schooner, with her caigo, up t the liborais. From the interior we have dates from Bogota up to the 19th of November; from Honia up to the 23d; from Medillin to the iatter part of Nuvember, and from’ Choco to the 19th of the same month. Lopez had routed for the 8. en wounded—of the In Santander Col. Ru tecindo forth time the gvneral government, and had a force of 1,000 men well armed. lu all tie towns tho people had pronounced against Ospiaa; the liberals had obtained again possession of the State government. From Antioquia it is affirmed the Third division of the general goverument had disbanded, Gen. Fnao having re- tired to hin home, and Gen. Posada was in fionda. The people of Anti-quia are against the protousions of Ospina, and had provounced themscives firm friends of the con- | federation, disposed to assist the other States that are fighting {or it now with m uey aud men. It is re- ported that a battalion of 600 mon had left for the Biate of Canca to join Gen. Mosquera, The news had reached Medillin of Gen. Mosquera’s departure, with 5 0u0 meu, for Cundinamaica. Tho vanguard bad alreat reached La Plate, having compelled Gen. Paris to f: back on Neiva with the balance of his troops. Com- mander Cevezo—who was seut in advance by Gen. Paris ——- iuto the Canca—passed over to Mosquera the troops under his command. Letters from Choco state thet Gea. Mosquera had at Gartago 1,500 men, at Tulua and Boldanillo 500, at Baga that at Puimira aud Cali te aiso had troops. rene wis Sat papoose ere sae Bel ; peared with seven hau men, had beon onmpleteiy destroyed near Buga. ‘The | same occurred with @ party of tour hundred men, com- manded by acertain Jose Maria » Rear a point named “Fi Haltillo,”’ having killed Aldana and nearly alt the offic The state of Canea remained perfectly free and quiet, with the exception of. Bucnaventura, which soon will be, there being at Caiima river 150 men ready to march agaist it, as awe other troops of the State on their wav. | General Herran had stated to the genoral government that ho assumed the respousibility of the armistice tween General Mosquera and Generals Enas aud | Posada, at Manizales; be being at the time Geuoral-in- Chief, avd having given orders to Posada to do so when and where be thought proper. He (Gea. Herran) had re- quested of Ospina his passpurts to go to the United States with his family, which request had been granted. It is reported from Quivuo, unslor date of November 17, that Solarte hud gone to attuck Calima, and of those that went, Solarte, Rand ©. keheverri, Rumirez, secretary to Solacte; T. J. Caceao and several others had been killed, the rest disbanded. ‘The loan about to be raised for the general governmeut is vory unpleasant to the merchants. The Intendente says it is fo put the state in a thorough state of dofencs, as Nieto 13 coming W tuke the Isthm but the Intendente must think we are blind to his views. He knows better than any one else that Nioto has got as much as he can do to atvond to his own affairs on the Magdalena. It is rumored that the Intendente intends to put troops at Portobello, m order to keep Nicto from taking it, aud making an attack by the old road on Panama; but it looks more like what the Star and Herali says, that our Intendente, anxtous to keep up the excitement in the hopes of raising « forced loan, wants to make be- lieve that Nieto wil uva:'e the Isthmus. ‘The brig Romatce, buncan master, arrived from Bultt- more at this piace last ever making tho run from Gape Henry in eleven days and a few hours, stopping at Navassa Island six bours. This is the fastest run on re- cord in this place. The steamer from “t. Thomas, with the mail from Ru- rope, bus not arrived. she is’ to-day four days behind hertme. There is no apprehension telt as regards her non-arrival. ft is Supposed she ig delayed in St. Thomas waiting for the counecting steamer from Southampton, and (tut the latter is oue of the old slow steamors that is coming out. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Our Panama Correspondence. Panama, Dec. 25, 1860. Election Excitement in Chile—The Conspiracy Against the President of Peru—Religious Toleration, de, Tho English steamer Valparaiso, with two wooks lator intelligence from the West Coast, arrived #@4hi# port on the 21st inst. she brought tho mail and thamgual amount of treasure for Europe, which were forwarded per West India mail steamer on the 24th. Her dates are Valparaiso 2d, und Callao 14th inst. The nows is not very important cnr. THE APPROACHING KLECTION—VIKWS OF THK PRESTO INDIANS—DEATHS OF DISTINGUISUKD — CTTZKNS—MARKETS, KTC., ET. The approaching Presidential election is the all-absorb- ing question throughout this republic. Besides the eleo- tion of a President, members of Congress and municipal officers for the various departments are also to be chosen. the friends of the present administration are con- fident of success; and well they may be, backed as they are by the whole power aud patronage of the government. The opposition party, which em- braces some of the best aud ablost men of the nation in its ranks, is also actively engaged in preparing for the contest. It has recently established an organ at Santiago, the capital, called the Discussiom, which is edited with spirit aud ability, The candi ‘ate of the opposition bas not yet been formally proclaimed, but the Valparaiso Mercurio thiuks they have fixed on an important porsoa- ge whoretired some yvais since from poiltical live, and says thot itis even supposed that several pecsons of a0- know ccged influence are working in favor of that person, The Mercurie adds:— As to the candidate of tho govern. ment party, whom he is cannot be @ secret to any ono, He 1 & person of acknowledged ability, houest aud pa- triotic. But, unfortunately, a vast amount of profound hatred and obstinate resistance exists against him, owing to his powerful interference in public allairs during many Years, and also his inflexibie character, unyielding as be ws known to be im the slightest degebe in the opmons and resolutions be bas once turmed. The Mercurio preters tho candidate of the opposition, sad thinks Uhat he is more likely to govern with greater wivantugo Wo the country; but expresses the beliot that, should the candidate of the governinent party succeed im maintaining his seat in the presidential chair, he would |. adop' re tolerant ant liberal policy, better suited to the of the evuntry than th irsued during the past few years. His clear intellig not fail te per- ceive that it 8 not possible to govera quietly or procure the good of the nation without enjoying the sympathies of the majority of the governed. ‘The Arancanian Indians continue quiet, and owing to the measures adopted by the government, it is believed that they will continue so. It is the intention of the government to bring them into subjection, if possible, at onec; and it is rumored that the Minister of War will soon proceed to the south to direct in person the opera- tions of the army sent against the Indians, Don Juan Augustin Alea spected citizen of the repu y died at santiago, in the 76th year of his age. He was the last relic of tho patriotic monictpality of 1810—was a member of the Com- vention which framed the present constitution, adopted in 1835, and has served uninterrupted in the Senate of chile since its organization. He was also Counsollor of tate. Lon Francisco Areilano, the oldest remaining votoran of the army of independence, has also just died in his 83d year. A slight improvement is noted in the Valparaiso mar- ket. Copper, in bars, is quiet at $19 10 cash; for regulue, $8 cash. Flour has advanced in prices—last quotations $3 25, owl in large lots, $3 19, six mouths; best Santiago brands, $3 4. and highly re- of Valparaiso lately presented a lively appoar- No less than vessels, anchored at a time, deen most y loading wheat and floor for foreign ports, Two or three more were oxpected for the same Purpose, and the stock will necessarily be much dimin- ished by the completion of their cargoes. PERU. THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE PREIDENT—ARRESTS—THR BO- MNIAN DIFFICULTY, ETO. Since the affair of the 26th November, Lima and Callae have been qu ‘Somo anonymous letters have beon ad- dressed to President Castilla, annonneing a continuance of the designs against his life, and one parson offers te lay all of the secrets of the conspirators before him if he will send him $80,000, A great many arrests have been made daring the past throe weeks in Lima of persons suspected of being imptt cated in the late attempt to take the life of the President. Among the number are not a few who are believed to be innocent. Bat as they are politically inimical to Castilla, he is ¢: termined to put them out of the way. He dare uot shoot or bamish thom without evidence of their com- ee in the revoit of the 25th of November, so he simply ocks them up. War has not yet been declared against Bolivia, and the probability therefore is, that the queations in dispute between the two governments may yet be amicably adjusted, though Castilla would at onoe, did ke not fear tho disastrous con- sequences to his own government, make war on his neighbor. The report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Just submitted to Congress, contains the following “aw morsel’ with re to the established religion of the country :—‘'The fourth article of the constitution says, ‘the nation professes the Roman Catholic religion.’ You know, gentlemen, that thia fact is coexistent with the nation itself; that the .conatitution could not change or alter it; by the favor of Heaven Porn has in retenn ‘ie ' salgian. high ned nuee to . wi at its birth as a nation, By the ame favor of Hoavoa the constitution provides again that the Stato is to pro- tect this religion by every means consistent with the spirit of the Gospel, and it does not permit the public exercise of any other. The Pg ail true to the national faith and the }, has taken great care that this political pr shall be strictly carried out."* As the doctrines of the See are so carefully enforood in Peru—at least in a point of view—whit a capital place it would be for the Pope to go to in case in obliged to leave Rome, i 77] Tho wtoam tlour mill of . Millor & Moore (Amoet- cans), in Callao, waa fg ead time ago by fire; = 50,000 to $200,000, is only partly covered by uirANee. ‘There wore twelve American vessels in the port of Callao on the 14th of December, and thirty at the Chin- cha Telands, loading and preparing to load guano, The United States steam corvette Narragansett ta ttt At Callao, where she will remain nntil she is relieved by another American vossel-of-war, BOLIVIA AND un ‘There is no further news a ae of these States, Both are tranquil at present.