The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1854, Page 2

a __________) AFRIVAL CF THE GEORGE LAW, News frou Australia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, New Graneds, Peru, Boliva, ‘hili, and Zenador. Highly Interesting from the Isthmus of Darien, Be, eo, dior ‘The steamship George Law, Captain MoGowsn, has ar rived, with the maile from California and the Pacific, Bhe left Aspinwall at 7:16 A.M. on the lst instant, and Grrived at Quarantine yesterday morning, st 9 o'clock. After passing Cape San Antonio she eucountered heavy weather, with the exerption of a single day, until she arrived at Sandy Hook. & Bhe brings the Califernia mails of Jam. 16th, $809,141 in treasure on freight, and 908 passengers, among whom are weversl persone from the Ausiralian mines, The Panawa Railroad is so far completed as to allow the ears to run to Obispo, 19 miles from Panams, and the transit of the Isthmus is essily made in one day, the road from Obispo to Panama being in fine travelling oom- dition. Mr. Parser Mitchell will accept our thanks for late in- telligence and pspers. We are also indedted to Adams & Co,, Wella, Fargo & Co, Berford & Oo., and J. W. Salli van, for similar favors. The following is the TREASURE LIST PAR STEAMSHIP GRORGE Law. Adams & Oo........$263.856 Newnouse &Spats . 10,760 American Ex. Bank 204,000 © W. Thomas...... 3,945 Beebeo & Co........ 170,000 Weils, Fargo& Co.. 60,800 Jobm Cunningham. 12,800 Chambers & Heiser. 32087 ‘Wm. Hoge & Co.... CENTRAL AMERICA. OUR NICARAGUA CORRBSPONDENCE. Gxavana, Nic., Jan. 14, 1854. The President's Message—Our Treaty with Nicaragua and Ha Effects —Beillrment of the Di jrculites uf ine Lransy Com pany—Basis of the Arrangements with Nicaragua—Tr- Payments and Tacs Agreed on—Americans at Cashilt’ Gnd the Sovereignty of Nicaragua —Meeting of the Con- situent Assembly—Guatamala Iiems—Colunel Walker amd the Press—The Volcane of Masaya, de The omnipresent and always welsome Haraty reached us as usual by the steamer of the 20th ult. ‘The message of President Pieros has been commented Oe and finally approved of by the Nicaraguans, Our owa ltisens seom delighted with it. Nicaragua, however, cannot ux: 1 States and Eogland can haves question between them gbout Central America, or why, while these two distia- gaished governments, etermally wrangling in a diplomatic way with each other, should leave their fi:hery question and come to the tropics in search of another bone of con- fention. She is decidedly of opinion—and not backward im the expression of it—that they had much better mind ‘their own affairs. She seems pieased, however, that her same found its way in the Presi‘ent’s annual messaze ag having given the United States Minister » cordial wel- Come, and is now imprersed with the ides that her name, ike the fly in the amber, will go down well-conditioned to posterity. The treaty, which has been under negotiations for Several weeks between our govermment and this, has, I Jearn from private letters from Managua, been nearly and satisfactorily conclade:, Equal avd valuadle privilezes will be granted by it to both countries, and it will, I have mo doubdt, be a strong connecting link bitweon ourselves and Nicaragua, and promotive of « better feeling than that which seems to animate hor people now, as at present the old Roman synonyme of stranger and enemy Seems as well recognized in Nicaragua asin the palmieat | Gays of the old republic, and the Pagan precept, “Thon uhalt hate thine enemy,” is far from un/orgottsa The Transit Company, through their agent, Don Re! Lejade, and the Nicaragua yovernuent, through tholr very able Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Don Mateo Mayor- G8, bave established » basi of arrangement of their long pending misincerstanding. What Mr. Lejaia’s propo- tals were I cannot tell you, but the terms upoa which the Commissioners finally agreed were these:—The oom | pany will pay to Nicaragua forty thousaad dollars cash, im Meu of the ten per cent of tho net profita which wero Gue her, as per charter, up to Jaly, 1853, From Jaly, | 1863, until the date of paymect of the sums agresd upos, | two dollars per head for each pasnwuger who has traversed the Isthmus; and @ lonn to her of forty thousand dollars, not bearing interest, to be pail back to the company out of the per capita tax im 1856. This per capita tax is fixed at two dollars per parsenger Im comseqnens® of this adjustment, or arrang+meat, the government have given orders to their offisers at Virgin Bay, the embarking and debartiog point on the Lake of Nicaragua for the passengers from and to Cali fornia, to ajow the company’s works, » breakwater, &o. the work on which had been iaterrupted, to be continued. The arrangement is an excellent one for both parties For the company, since it will put an end in the market at home to any fear arisieg from differemoes with this goverament; and to Nicaragua, inasmuch as she never ould derive a like income from any otuer Cisposition of | ‘the physical acvantages she possesacs. Several ef our citizems residing a} Castillo, a small | town on the river Sam Joan, have signed # paper, iu which they hove volan‘arily deslared their resogaition | of the sovereignty of Nicaragua over that poiat, and have trancmitted the declaration to the goverameat at Managus. The occasion which led to ths drawing up of this paper was, as far ax I have been able to leara, some Opposition on the part of some of the citizens of that plaze to # Nquor monopoly sold by this governmeat to fan English house ia this city, and by which they have the exclusive righ: cf importetion and sale curing a term of years of all spiritous liquors, Tae revola fiom has been well nigh forgotten, and would bo entirely ro were it not that the official organ | of the government is, in {ts every issue, publishing the ratulatory sddrestes, at ite euccessfel con- ite several officers, prefects, governors, &3., All of woich seems to indicate a neces sity which badly. Ta¢ Supreme Director, how ever, bas chown very conriderable verve daring the whole affair, and, I think, will be found fally equal to the emergency whru it ari: Toe treops of the State are from mo to night, and are prepared to Go service at & mo: warping. They drill very well, and their arms are always kept in very excellent order, bat the soldier himeel’ is wretchedly clothed, be is, when a parade, & good des! like Canning’s knits grinder, ‘meee His bat had » bole in’s, Bo had his breeches Indeed, no two of tne soidiers, when on drill, are similarly ; albeit, there is am unquestionable uniformity sbout them. f I told you in my last, if I remember well, that the Oon- astituent Assembly would weet om the 8:h of Javaary. Tas ernment issued a deores to the prefects of tue several raate of the republic, ordering them io arnounyy, to the members of the Constituent had been conyobed to meet on 4 Santiago de Managua, the capital, The second article of the decree being & littie unique in the way o” convoking a republican congress, I transiate it for you verbatim: "The Prefecta are hereby authorized in case they (the members) ehould not le their homes on the day ap eit: a+ 6 $809,141 pointed for their depar to coupel the to do #0, according to the law of thi h Aug 1839." The As sembly did not meet on the 8th, bat it is hoped they will assemble on the 16th. It is composed bers, and for each of these twee a , t0 act in case the propricary fir mnable to act. Of these only twelve have as ye at the capital. From Leon, ia consequence cf On! and Guerrero being im exile, Senor Zepeda will be the Only representative of that the largest city in the Siat The mestiog of the Avembly, which has not been con yoked since the year 1505, ie for the parpore of revising the constitution aud rome of the State lsrs. whith, ia the of the governinent organ, ip ite iseue of Deo. 17, ‘are insdequate to the necessities of the age, too much the physical, intellestual, aad moral developement of the Nicaraguan people Well Gone, for Niearagua! You thus see thet she has oanght wenty mem is elected s the it of her republican neighbors of the north, aad it depends now on the constituen Assembly to cherish well the spark that hae thus fallen amongat Shem, and it may kindle into « flame which will lighten on her way this beautifal republic to ber rank among th mations, and to her true positicn in the commercial ‘world—a position whish natare, when phy-ically endow fing ber, meant to be meither mean nor secondal B here than elsewhere coos the practi enactments depend upom the spirit Jegialate; for, at least as regards the laws relatirg to foreigners resident in the country, the legislators will ‘be the spirit of those they repressn!, aad core here elaewhere ‘c'est le tom qui fait la musique’ ‘The mails from Guatemala to December 23, and from the other States to even a late: cate, have arrived, but bring nothing of interest. His Excellency the Baron de Behr, the newly sppointed Miniter ‘rom Belgium, waa expected at the Belize in the next English steamer. Senor Perera, the Mexisan Minister, had arrived, ani the go yernmont had appointed # day for bis public recognition. Capt Wright's steamers, which he hes several tim Vortised would reach Acajutla, or San Joe, oo « day, and in consequence of which adver persons have been disappointed. have not yet im and the Gaatemaliecos thus skis damages for the loss of time, Se, th Seoalduns, a French vesrel, weat ashore on the dar | puschared by Sr | year for eight yeare, the masses, and the irresistible omnipotence of popular eaprices?: They who study by the ligut of polittsal phi losophy the developement of institutions and the pro cress or ret ‘of the practical science of goveroment, will doubtless view with fearfol amazemant the dangar- ous deductions of that dectrias, yclept democratic! And this from a republican State!’)” You will be satisied, I tmagine, now, that {n my any letters to you | have not weit too much, or too earnestly, om the moparchisal fencencies of Guatemala. Costa Rica makes wry faces at the remarks of Mr Borland, u merican representative, to the Director of Nicaragus, and eays, we have our owa opinion on this rudject, (aggreasion,) which » diplomatia discussion t to modify, mueh fe; and al pa eg ‘© pablish his remarks, ye we also obliged to say that proff from monarchies ought to inspire fidence as those made by republics, whem based upon acts which jrtify such copfitends And farther aide ther during the present administration there will be so change in a system which has 4o greatly contributed to the ad- Yancement of the State ‘Fair laughs the Mora,” &: — Let those who remember the gist of the quotation fil up in their own mind: the present positiow of Costa Rica Comment seems almost unnecessary. and out of their own mouths may have corrobora’ad al) I bave evar writ ten you. The wary charmer has his eye too firmly, too fixedly fastened on his unsuspecting victim, Central America forgets T gre I-land, the Bey Islands, San Jase del Norte, and the aseumalated insults and injuries of years, or if not forgotien, they are explained their enormity pales before the more glaring ou! Amecicap annexation. Let them al! beware how they call ‘the ‘ Bramble te be king over The volume of smoke from the volcano of Masags, near our city, continues to inarease, The vapor is from the many fiseures below the mouth of t: t of friaedship § omuth com- crater; and though from the leng*h of tims—now several months —vince the commencement of the eruption, the psople ia the neighborhood have become sesustomes to regard the volcanic monster without apprehension, I am much afraid that the end is not yet, and that Imay soon have to re cord in your colimus another of those terrible visitations which bave so large a place in the annal of this aunoy centre of our continent, It bide fair now to drive from their homes where they now sleep ia undreamed of dan- ger, many » RANCHERO. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Onur advices from Valparaiso are to the 1st, from Caliao to the 12th, and Gusyaqail to the 14th ult at Panama, brought twenty-four patergers and $240,000 in silver and specie, exclusive of $14,000 from Australia, through the house of Adams & Co, CHILI. On the 15th of December the new tariff of eustom house valuations, Grawn up by the commitiee named for the purpote, received the eee of goverament, and is to come into force oa the lat February, 1854 On same date a decree was issued, detailing the duties of the committee that are to value the landed property of the country, in crder to levy the new tax which is to su- pernede the tithe, according to the new aw. Oo the |\%th December it was decreed that bills be drawn op the Obilisa loan in London, and in favor of our Minister in Frsuce, for the sum of $3,639, to be employed in the purcliass of apparatus for the chemical laborato- ries of the wational colleges of Santiago and Coquimbo. Ou the same date it was Cocreed that « sufficient quan- tity of elemen‘al edueational books be periodically re- mitted to the intencentes of the different provinces. Said bocks are to be sold at the spots desigaated by t! respective intendentes, and the sroduot of ths sale to be applied to the use of pubiio schools in the several pro vinses. The province of Copiapo, or Atacama, more prop:rly aking, by our last dates and advices, is rapidly pro- gressing in trade and wealth, The mines improve daily. The following is the etate of ths Ckanareillo mings: The principal mines in rishross of ore are Deseabridors, San Jose, Deseada, C netancia and Desumpeno, Colurada bad much improved lately San Francieqaito, (ais de Carvallo, Deleras, 3, and Valenciana are expected daily to reach good working ores. Cautiva Oriental is hourly ¢xpected ro resoh very rich ores Checabaco is impror- ing, and is consi¢ered as a second rate mine. Tre Ties Pantas mines are improving steadily, though slowly. The stacdard of ores appears to improve ao- cording to the cepth of the mine. Dasma Esperanza is the richest veio in this district. O>brize matasaias ite reputaiion. Carmen Alto had reached some rich ore, apd (abriza Segnoda is expected shortly to de the sam judging from it vietu\ty to the other rich veins, A! Ballads, Luz cel Pilar, Victeris, Codisiads, Merce: cel Nude, and Sau Refael, are in a better coniition than ever ‘The Romero mines cffer good prospects Campana has been examined by professional par.ivs, acd it appears that this vein is very rick. Other are said to have roashed good cres; but we wait the result. Circulating medium {+ scars in the provinoe, and this want precludes maay commercial apd mining eperations. Tbs famous edict of the Archbishop of Saatiage, about which we wrote ao articls in our jatt mamber, waz burnt fn one of the public thoroughfares of the city of Copiapo, on Christmas day, in the preseace of s numerous arrenibinge. This celebrated edict has caused general in dignaiion in the provinces. A csve of rare muntficence is chronicled in the Echo. Sepora Antonia Arevado de Naverro,as execatrix ani tras tee of ber Jate hur band, Senor Navarro, ase made over in favor of the Hospital of Valparaiso, the very considerable vm of twenty five thousand seven hundred and seventy seven doliars ninety even cents, which amount had been Oev sec in Senor Navarro’s will to the church, in favor of Vis ecul, but which his widow, ecdowed with true philaa- teropicsl rentiments, has givon an ther aad more janie cle destination, wisely considering that alleviating the Cietresses of poor suflering bumwaity is an act more eworthy in tre eyes of the Almighty than thousands uper thousands of masses, however wal aang or sali ‘The Santiago and Valparaiso electric telegraph has been Jove Patricio Agusyo; aud he was to ‘take pee ion on the 1*; Janaary, The terms of purchase are chat Don Aguayo is to as- | sume ali the debts of the ocncern up to the 31st inst, and to pay to the shareholders Attwea huadred dollars & the end of which time he isto take entire and uncontrolled praession of the property, and the old company will cease to exist. There is a promire of two thousand dollara a year from goverament, whieh be expects will be continued to him self under the new arrangement. Mr. Bogardus srrive) a: Valparaiso on the 12th, » announced that he would beve in port 800 tona of Ami can fo, in complinnce with a contract he ha! ent iuto with the municipality The ise will be sold at one dollar per arrebs, (25 Ibs .) which is two-thirds cheaper than the frozen tnow from the Cordillera, upon which the psople of Valparaiso have heretofore beem depsudent for cool drinks. Qaarries of marble of @ very geod quality have baei Aiscovered at Hatuco, a few leagues to the north of San tiago, and Senor Alvsrer de Condares, agreroment en: gineer, who has directed bis efforts towards giving the discovery its due importance, was to start froin the eapi- tal, acocmpanied by the Italian architect, Sanor Easebio Chelli, who is chaged with the building of the new Domitican chureb, to examine the quarries aud decide on the possibility of carrying into effect the projsct of employing its marble in the oola nns of that edifice. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. A traveller arrived on 26th of December from Mendoza, and we have dates from that place of 15th of December, ‘and from Buencs Ayres to the 27th of November. “Pasnos Ayres continues tranquil aad trade was calm, The political position of that city with respect to the pro- vinces continues exactly the same, Not a step has been advanced. The papers of Buenos Ayres maintata that they do not advocate a separation from the provinoer, they call themselves merely dissenters, because the provinces re cogrise an authority and a state of things which they have pot recognised. A large subscription was collected to conduct the mortal remains of Gop. Lavall+ from Chili, ia order to give them eepulture in Buenos Ayres, ‘A company of foreign and native merchants have pro- posed to government to constract a railway on their own account 1 advyanes four leagues to the weetwar®, leaving ® third part of the shares to the St in onse of granting the necessary privilege. From the provicces it was knowa that Congress was constantly cocvpie! dictatiog administrative laws, aud making repid progrees in the crgsnization of ths country, The pos’ came in from Mende: moraing, but Coes Let briog us ary Jeter dates than the abov The project of organization of public oreci: has been approved by Congr ere. ‘Sr Fragueiro has been elected as V ce President in Sante Fe, and Sr. Carril for the same post ia Cordova, General Urqaigs aas been elected President im both there provinces, = « The committee appointed for the pacificstiom bf the Northerp provinces, was at Savtisgo ée] Estero A considerable excitement had been got up at Coptapo, «Bp account of an order rece|ve! ‘here from toeArohbishop, direc ing the faithful of the Cstbolis eharch to kemp their eyes on dissenters, and be at all tiaes prepared to de- pounce them to his reverence. On receipt o the edict, aa indigna‘ion meetiog was ed, with the avowed purpose of publicly bar Archeopiscopal edict At cho time tae steamer left Uopi ‘apo, the police force hat be-n doubl Onr next arrival will bring us the result of this new feature of Chili We reported in our paper of the let Deo, that the * Britieh bark Colinda bad put tato livia with 260 emigrant from Vancouver's Ieland, the orew sad p seogers ina state of matiny.”’ Oo the 13th Dee. al arrived bere, and Capt. Milla menoed procesd egainst (he passsogers for foroiog him t» put into Val Civis sgaingt bis will, The trial oceup'ed ssversi days, and the Court decided that the charges were not sas- tained, The veerel Is now asivertived as ® borrower on bot- tomry to pursue her voyage Iv ip strongly recommende! that foundling asylam be established in Valparaiso, a: it is said the; the waat of itesares s large amount ef ivfanticide We are happy to learn that Mr. Griffin has complated the contract with government for the of vessels im power, to connect between Chill via the Straite of Magviian, touchiag at Montevideo and Rio Jan Mr. Griffin has been long and favorably knowns in V paraiso, and we have po doubt t! tablisbing the compasy upon & proper oder stand he leaves for land by this steamer, to arange the detail of the busicess. Of earthquakes, the /erald says :—"It ts wald by expe- Of San Jove, and it was thought would be » total | hi the late tavasy yer—''Maoh aa it is to be mented that there can be foand jp this aiceteenta o tury Christian nation who oelisves herself freed from the necessity 0: an odeervance of the eteranl principles of morality and justice, it is infinl'-ly more #0 that thove who yerm thet people flad themselves atvs-ly powerl: sa to jous What kind of social orgauiss thus utteriy eonibil authority? ‘What theory of govern went is that which has endeavor @4 to rect into s principle the absolute sorereigaty of rienced persoas, that we oastantly ¢ajoying sligat shakes, bat one not acct 4 to them woul’ mot dia | Meguish detween most of them and the jarriog proiassd | by & passing cariiage Oa the morning of the 22d inst., however, we experianced « shock which, we mould jadge, laa'@ some tea seeoncs, We understand that {t osured considerable alarm ainomg those who have resided here @ long time, and cons qarntly kaow how to appreciate People at Iquiqai complain that neither Eaglish nor Amerioan men of-war visit that port, as the amonat of | ital capi enaphened Sz these two mations in the salpetre H. B, M.’s ship Dido arrived at Valparaise on the 15th ult., from the Gambier Islands. BOLIVIA. The Echo of the 3st. says, that this republic “Jooks quietly on, waiting for Peruvian events. It appears its conduct will be regulated by circumstances. No interior | Movement had taken place. Public tranquillity was e- tablished, and the nation united to preeerve and defend | fw interest, The events to take place in Pera cannot but influenee directly in the conflicts of both mations It is said that General Belen was augmenting bis army. and | intended another and more serious inroad into the P | vian territory, but this wants confirmation. Bel | admitted the Caiian mediation, but we are still unaware Of Paru’s intestions in this respect.” While the H-rald of the lst inst contains the follow. | img:—From private advices received by friends, we lears that things are leoking mors favorable in this quarter (Bolivia ) ‘The regiment of Canroloque was formerl com! by a son in law of Belsu. Having reosive some aosidental injury, he was obliged to absent himvelf from his command for @ while. During his a>sencs, th | troops revolted, elected one of their captains as colon: | and filled up ‘the vacancies, and deolared for Velasco This was near the first of December. Since then, it confidently reported that Chuqui Potosi he declared for the liberal party. If this be #0, we may con- | si‘er the question settled, and expect = speedy termias- | ton of abe Belsu dynasty. The Bolivia army coasiete as follows:— Artillery, twenty two picoe Infantry. “ Cavalry. PERU. From Peru we learn that an ekgagement took place about the 7th of December at Ica, between the govers- ment troops and the forces of Domingo Elias, which lsated for over an hour. Some reports ay that it was ‘8 “hot engagement,” and yet none were killed on eituer aa hitadasassncen aad sido; and others assert that Elias lost abont thirty of als men. The fact is well substan:iated, however, that flias bad been defeated, and thst with hia “army,” @ part of which was about three hundred cavalry or lancers, he bad gre south to Aricapl. The United States frigate St. Lawrence was lying at Callao, Nothing definite had been settled about the Chincha Island didiculty. ECUADOR. Our latest advices represent that peace reigat through- out the country, and the government pays every a}tea- ion te reforms and improvements, The Congress of this iepoblic has drawn ups law, which the exeoutive sanc- tioned under ca‘e Norember 26th, ceelaring all the rivers which traverse the territories of that State snd ‘all into Amazon, open to the free trade of all nations. All vessels navigating those waters are free all port dues during the term of twenty years, and all lawfal mershi dise brought or carried by such veanéls, are free from all export or import daties during the sams period. glad to see that most of our neighboring States be. oping to understand the trae priociples and basis of eir prosperity; and though only partially #9, are enter- ing into the establishment of free trade. New (iranada, Ecuador, and the Argective republic, have opened their vers, of & portion, to free ‘teat. Our sincere wistes are that these States and ourselves may enter entire! the system, which we consider the only trat foua of national greatmess, iuto ton MARKETS. Varraraiso, Daa. 81.—The state of trade here da- ring the past six woeks has been worse thanat any former period, the state of parties north tending te de- press the market. Several American cargoes have ar- rived, which bas slightly iuflaenced the sales acsouat, but on dif that some of the houses, to remit fam ve upnecesearily lowered prices to uaremunerating r 1p Eoglish goods stocks a d have scflered. Money is tighter and jobbers only buy ia emall parcels. ceptible shange in the mansgemsat of Razlish bu gradually taking pleos, whish must end, if not in a more extenstve, in a mach more satinfac tory revult to shippers, It i# said that orders exist from Eegliah shippers to bay goo‘a to hold im Valparaiso, and we know that offers for that purpose have been made. Many articles are now selling at werions sacritices, Th country is prosperour—Inbor in brisk demand—buildiags quickly growing up. We notice the puttiag down in the streets of an tron bridge by the spirited English engineer Me: Reynolds, and ander. the excellent aupervision of Mr, Brown, the Amerisan builder, whose saccess here hae been only equalled by the growth of hismobls country. A range cf custom houses are neatly dnished that would do it to apy country, aud will long bea proof of the ac tive and_progrestive spirit of the present Chiliaa govern: ment, To this we may add that flour ati!! contiques de- pressed, and may be quoted at $7 50 to $7 75 per bag of wo quintals, with holders anxious to sell. Of wheat bat Little of the old crop ts in the market, and no transactions yet in the Barley is quoted as statixeary, without any sole or purchase to quove. Bsane $7 per fanega, im 60-Ib. eacks; nuts, Geclining; hites, po transactions; ¥<Ol, unwashed, commen, $2 60 to $10 from $14 to $\6 for the amall lots of w BASS | in exoess of sales ures have taken place in large amouvtn, by which agents A Oren, to Liver- 0, to Ragland, £1 to £4 per ton obtained by the 8 Flour, from Teleabuano, $11 cHpper ship Atalanta for 1,200 tons. Tgcract, Jan, 6: Baripess la prosneriog here, the wirks belog in full operation, aad the demand for nitrs {rereasing Stocks, not any; the arti:le being ship ed immediately it ia hronght down from the manu'aotories Priors are also higher, and firm at 10 reals, and even a fu ther advance iz anticipated. @e exports duriag De- crmber have been as follows :— uintals. Quintals To Fogland.... 22,630 To France., 20,600 To United state 8,817 To Chili. 2/000 ceed’ those 1862. 1853 Quintals Quintals. To Fogland. 431,920 To France... 150,493 To Amstica. 171,040 To United sta 48,682 | To various places 61,907 | Total .... 860,001 Tae investigation regarding the quantity of borax con tinuee, and the Commission have finished the southern portion; they are now proceeding with the northern —faara | are entertained that, however, the quantity will ne! ba #0 enormous as was first stated. The measures prohibitiag ita export are very stringent, and no abstraction of tae article in any quantity has taken place, it being declared | pational property. The Peruvians are guarding i; with jenlous care. Ima, Janusry 12 —Basiness month or has been, as is Gull, and a revival caspot be expecte! before Marsh April. The trancactions bays been confined to the wants of the place, but even they bave been infaenoed by the | here for the past | this neason vary | political agitation at present going on. Sailors are be. coming very saaroe otto | many raceisoo short banded. Wages from Australia to Callao for the run ovet war £40; wages from Caliao te the Chiecba Islaada id back, $20 p»r month for foreigners, and $18 for Pera janes, to the States $35 per month, ard two months ad- vance. Exchange on England 48d, Gidbs & Uo ; United States, 6 per cent, THE DARIEN EXPLORING EXPEDITION. INTARUGTING PARTICULABS OF THR SURVBY MADE BY THE OFFICRRS OF H. B. M.’8 BHI? VIRAGO— DKECRIPTION OF THE ROUTH—DISCOVERY OF AN BXTANSIVE PLAIN AND LAKGK RIVARS IN THOS INTBRIOR—VIEW OF THE ATLANTIC, BTC. [From the Paname Herald | The letter of Robert Neon, Eq, which will be found in our columns of to day, giviog ® most Incid and cir. account of the exploration by Oom- it, Of H. B. M'e sbip Virago will b+ read sed ia the uo mente eine 'p osual across the Irthmus of Darien, by the route discovers’ and brought into public notioe by De. Callen, 1: places ie yond doubi the existence of am ex'enive tract of L-vel ground, lying bitween the river Savana and the hils on the Atlantic ude, as described by Dr. Uullen, the extelence of which we comfeas to having doubled up to the prevent time ‘rom the distanee given by Ur N. it will be ween that the entire distance from the starling print ad the mouth of the Savana river to the part of the Avanttc coast sem by mmmaniler Prevost, is about fifty three miles: by De. Ca\lan's acoovat, (Isthman of Darien Ship Casal, meoond edicion, p 20,) it ta atated to be but thirty mime miles: whilst by Mr, Gisborne’s report he dors not appear to haya mvs it out quite so mach. Want of apace obliges us te refrain from making further observations npon the subject to eay, but we shall refer tc it again at an early opportu nity. tempts now being mace oj jee and the United si ty of courtrusting © CHaPiGama, TorRa Rivar, Darras, Jon. 9, 1854 1 beg to tranamit to you an acseunt of the expecition, made to bu vey ® sou river om this ride to the Atlantic oesan, conius by J. ©, Prevost, Eq, Commander of MB. M.'s steamship Virago, by order cf the Commander-in-Obief of the Sridsh fquadron in the Pacific The Virago arrive’ hereon the 17th Desomber 1953, passing through the channel of Boos Chics, » bold aad uninierrapted passage, and aschored io the mouth of Sa vane river {a five fathoms water, Oa the evening of the same day Commander Prevost arrived at this rilings in his gig, scoompanted by Mr. William Kennish. civil engiaear, or New York, (who also as«tated in piloting the steamer throngh the Gulf of San Miguel to her auchorags) and im mediately made the local anthoritie# acquainted with his sion, and appliei to Mr. Honach to supply hin with natives to act as guides, bushmer, &>, and an ladian in- hich were promptly obtained. ‘ernoon of the 19th Commander Prevost, companied by Mr Kennish, Lewis J Moo F. Gordon, Lieutenants; Georgs H. Inskip, Rone, Assintant Surgeon, and myself; foar marise artillery men, the Iocian interpreter, an (being the party who compored tne aod reeerved force in case of emergence! Darien ranc of Mr, Willism Hornby, Midshipman, start +41 im two ship's boats and one cance from the steamer a Savi ty that reme evening arrived at Puerto del Prinsips, a place adout twenty miles distant from the ates mer, where they passed the night, and early next morning a¥cended about two 1 ies far her ap, to a place a little above the emall river called La Ville, which wae aa faras the boats could go There @ permanent rancho was made to serve as depot for the bostr, provisions, stores, &o., which were left in Cini ge Of the reserved force. | bapa overtaken and abot from the bush, | open tile ores the boats, asd proseeded until 12 o’clock | Oa the 201A, at adout two o'clock LL ed party commenced their overland journey la # NN, F. di- ries, jioneers with ring the road with a tape line as they went along. In this manver we travelied all day through s dense forest, being scarcely able to see jad at any time, ot. susdowa made s velled without any particular interruption for tem days, over a fine, fertile, well-watered, and nearly level plain, not having ascended at apy time over fry fost above the level of the ses, each day marking the pamber of the ranchos where we slept, om large trees, On the 80th, about noom, we arrived at a large river, flowing east, 100 yards wide, not marked on any map in ‘Jossesston. "The distance from ranch No. 1, os the Savi river, to this place is tweaty two miles.” As we werea deal surprised by our arrivel at this river, the exis- tence of which was #0 unexpected by us, (particularly at this part of our route,) the commander hel! consulta tiow, when ‘t was decided that we should remain there (No. 10) for the night, amd send Mr. Gordos and Mr. Inek}p, with one native and the Indian interpreter, along the banks of the river, with the view of falliog in with the Indians, whom he supposed could mot be far distant, from the existence of several plantain fields on the river side, their orders being to obtain, if possible, the name of the river and our distance from the Atlantic. They took with them provisions for themselves, and presents ef money, trisbets, beads, &s., for the Indiase. morning, the lst of Jenuary, 1854, the commander and Mr. Kepnish, with five men, forded the river, and im the direetion of their course over & broken oountry for the distance o:1 three miles when they came (0 ano'her river, nearly equal in size (0 the one they Left, sowing through the mountanns in nearly the same direc- tion, These mountains were of a loaf shape, and on the summit of one, which they estimated at about 7100 feet high, by aseending a tree they obtained a glimpse of the Atlantic ocean through one of the gorges of the Cordilleras, apparently abont six or seven miles dista: im a wortbeast direction. The party im search of the Io- diaps retarned about two @’slock, without baving becom able to discover them or obtain avy intelligence, and soon after the commander, Mr. Kesnish, aad their party returned also, with the intelligence of the discovery of the Allatic Our provisions being mow very short (2d Lancy an- other consultation was held as to whether it wonuli be better to retarm at once to the boats, or proceed farther with the exploration. It was then desided that some should return to the bosts, that four of the seamen should remain at rapcho No. 10, in charge of the provi siows, arms, smmaprition. &o., left there; and that the commander, Mr. Kennia, the officers and the remaisder of the party should paocesd on fer two days more, with the view of reaching the Atlantic, each taki small portion of biscuit, tea and rugar, &0., for his owa con sumption. The commander, ordered the seamen to dr: lois to decide which of them should go on with the par: aed which should remsin at the rancho in chargs of the provisions, &.. when it fell tothe ow of Thomas Hyde and William Perkins, royal mari: and Henry Windsor and Henry Robins, seamen, to rem Here I ceased to be an witness of this energetic and spirited expedition, as on account of the scarcity of pro- ions I to return te the 4 with the others, where we arrived in two days, travelling through a toler. ably good and well defined road of twenty-two milea, whieh I could have rode a mule the whole way, Whatl have further to atate has beea communicated to me by several of the party on their return to the village, and can be fully relied om. The advapoing party proceeded om thelr way 02 the 2d of January, at about eight o'clock P. M., leaving the foar seamen in the ranche, and soop arrived at the second river discovered by the commander aad Mr. Kenatsh the day before, which was traced by the whole party for more than a mile and «half, walking im the water, the river being low. On the banks of this river they discovered two Indisn huts, apparently lately inhabited, and alto heard some chopping io the woods, which ceased om their approach, and was heard no more Here the river de viated from their course, aud they then ascended a moun- tain of considerable hei it the bottom ef which they arrived at another river of considerable magnitude, flowing north which was the first river they encountered flowing in that direction, and consequently concluded that it emptied into the Atlantic ‘Imey made rancho No 11, and here rested for the night. On the 3d of January they proceeded on their course until they arrived ata high dlaf, where they obtained a clear view of the southwest as far as the eye could reach over the ground they had come, and also tothe nrth- east, where a deep gap ep) to be ia the Cordilleras, through which they conoluced the river they had pasved flowec ; but they could mot odtaia s sight of the Atlantic, the gap being shut up by a high mountain before them on the right. Descending this bluff in search of the river they bad paswed, wita the object of followiog it to its mouth through the gap in the Uordilieras, which ap peared to them to beat the dirtance of from three to four miles, they fell in with another river, flowing north east, but could not find the rive: they were in search of. Here they made rancho No. 12 ani res‘ed. Un the morning of the 4th they retraced their stepa te where they saw the first river fiswimg to the north, which they supposed to be the Caledonis. Here all the | officers, with tbe exception of the assistant surgeon, pre to traee the river, taking with ta on mative and three seamen, leaving the rest bi hind to prepare @ rancho for thei: retarn. T traced this river for about %wo miles ifleent waterfall of mos) romaatio a) a pearance, antil corcluded that the rivertcertainly fell iato theAtisn nd thereby consi¢ered theic tack accomplished, as coibing more than s cance was required to take thers tw the ooeam, Their provisions being now reduced to = few biscuits and about twe pounds of pork to bring the fifteem men back to rancho No 10, they slept that night No. 11, and started early in the morniog to No. 10, Oa iving there they found no traces of the four men t bad left, apd the rancho ransacked and robbad of all ti it contained—namely, officers’ elothes, provisions, arms, ammunition and other valuebles, by which thsy ware convinced that something serious bad happened; they courequently pushed on with all the energy ia heir pover on their retreat towards the boats, with twenty two miles of road before them, and only a few bi cuits for their maiuteaance. Between rapchos Nos 9and8, in = short tara of the road, to their horror sed dismay they andileniy came upon three of their missing men lying dead ia the road; they bad been shot, stabbed, and had thelr throats ou and vere very much swelled; the surgeon considered tha they had been deac more than forty-eight hours; they had loads op their backs, whish were untouched; the fcurth man’s load was aJa0 found untouched close by the dead bodies, but no trace of the man could de fouad, nel- ther could they find any muskets mor cutlagees, which they ought to have had; it was evident that the men had been surprised by the Indiana at No 10; that thay had ba tily loaded themselves witn what they could carry, and ba¢ fled for the boats, but had been waylaii, or per 4 the fourth ident that the whole tant, thoy | yt ax they coald in possibly taken prisoner. It bein arty were exposed to the same herefore decided on retracing as they arrived at No. 6, where they took and started again at day >reak, and ar- at the bosts about 10 o’closk, where they y ail safe, and obtaised from them the refreshments they so mush stood in nesd of Thus they crossed the Isthmus iu elgh een koucs, with only a few pieces of biscait and s little ram, pM@ked ap ia their hasty retreat at No. 8, Tae whole expedition, with the exception of the unfortunate deceased, arrived sate on beard the steamer Vi-ago, lying at the mouth of the Savannah river, at 4A. M. on the 7th Janvary, The same cay, at 2), M., the Virago sailed to joia her rqvacron, passing gallantly through Boca Cnica, piloted by her own officers. Thave seen Mr, Kennish since bis return from the Sa- vane river, whilat oa his way up the Choco coast for fur- ther explorations, apparently in good health ant aplrits but be forbears giving his opinion ae to the practicability of making a canal here; bat so far ae I could learn {t is favorable, He bas crowed from sea to sea in four offer: ent parts withia two years, and thinks thia is the best route that has yet |)-on discovered From what I have seen and learned im this expedition, hed Dr. Cullen's and Me, ps aloug with us, they of we found them to deviat so that wa chad to depe fro! could it be otherwise, as Mr Gisborne was ofly nine days in this country, and mush of that time was spentia the rivera, &o,; whereas, to make kind of @ correct eur- vey it la necersary to go Over a jeasure the ground, | which can cmly be done very slowly and wich much labor, | a8 on account of th ity of the forest it is {mpoaaiole to mee twemy yards ahead, even from the higuest trees that can be climbed, or to waik along without cuiting a roud. Exospt from the bluff before ment oned oar party cen]! see nothing satisfactory to guide them om their courte, even from the bighes\ trees Iam perfectly sa tisthed tout this is the first party chat has cromed the Isthmus of Darian, They bave left benind « good and well deflaed path, whieh is oprm to any fature exploration. I amha, py te ioform you that during our expedition not an how tickoess wae experienced by any of our party, ba’, on the contrary weenjoyed tbe beet of hesith 1 remain, air, yours traly, ROBERT NELSON, {From the Panama Herald. | Letters have oeen received in town by the Ohio, from De Culler, from Jamaica, The expedition was to start op the 14th tos H.B. M’s. ship Espiegle. Twenty divebarged soldiers ‘rom Jamaica wore to accompany tt. The steamer Devastation was to follow ins few days, and the French war steamer Acheron was daily expected The yaiions members of the surveying corps met with the greatest attention from the Governor, Sir H. Barkley ; the e Governor, Sir Charles Grey, and from Admiral Sir @. Seymour. farther learn that {nformation has been reoeivsd wall, that the Indians on the Atlantic wiie were demonstrations, and were determined to oppore the attempt to enter their territory. Owing to | polar mearurrs, 1k ls not liked and does aot pay. or this feeling the partof the Indians, Mr. Cowan, the British Vice Conrul at Aspinwall, was unable to are & boat to take thi 8 of the attack om the Virago’s par- ty to port Faxcocé: From the Panama Star, Jan. 22 } We learn that an official despatch has been reoeived by Gov Urratis from Lieat. J. G. Strain, in charge of U. S, Darien exploring expedition, io which this officer reports ‘to his excellency that be bad arrived at Carthagena in the United States sloop of war Cees, Commander Hollias, and incloses letters from Don V, de D. Paredes, represen- tative at Warbington from this government, informing bim of the object of the expedition, The Governor of Carthagena bad shown every courtesy to the offi of the expedition and of the Cyane. We learn that Commancer Hollins, who has general eb of the expedition, expected to sail fer Caledonia Bay immediately after the arrival at Carthageus of Col. Caccast, who has been appointed by this government, a4 we bave be‘ore publis to command the body of troop#’ intended to act ae escort to the exploring ex At leart Cspt Hollins would wait until the 12tn inst. when, if Col, 0, had mot arrived, he would proceed at ‘all events to Caledonia Bay. Lieut Strato, in bis despatch, the honor of communicating w: his ex ef the Governor of Panama, from Caledonia Bay and the Gulf of ie}. Save trust his excellency may deem it consistent and oper to lay before the public, at the earliest time, ary Pntcrmation be may @ from Lieat. or from others, as to the result of their operations or in their 6x; NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. Twelve Days Later—Interesting from Mel- bourne—Another Contest on the Sea be-~ tween the United States and England ~ Triumph of an American Schooner—The French in New Caledonia—Abandonment of the Orange River Soveretgnty—Gold Cireulars— Markets, &c., &o:, dc. The ship Ariadne arrived at Valparaiso with advices from Melbourne to the 18th of November. She brought thirteem thousand dollars is gold dust, im charge of Avams & Co,.’s messenger. The news by this arrival is very interesting. The Melbourne Argus of the 3st of October contains the fo'lowing anmoumcement :—Died in this city, very suddenly, of fever, on the 30th inst., Captain Jacob B. Ford, of Salem, Massachusetts, U. 8. A., aged 49 years. Friends, Americans, and the Order of O4d Fellows, are rea pectfully invited to attend the faneral from No. 67 Frinders street east, to-day, (Monday,) at 30’cloek P. M_ ‘The same journal says :—We are iaformed that a party Awericans have sent in an offer to the proper quarter, to water twelve of the principal streets of Melbourne ef- fisiently at an Li seed ot £500 per month, and that they prepared with proper carts, &c., to commence the ork immediately. In the Argus we find « 1 jtromgly written Ly Cmplaining that the p tor's saleof hisown jonrenl. ¢ rtrepsmission by foreign vessels, are curtailed by the 4go ahead” activity of a baad of American newsboys mowly arrived. The editor cails them sonik erary young geatlemen from the United States.”” On November the 17th, im the legislative council of Melbourne, notices of motion were givem respecting the gold export duty and provision for an orphan ssyloa In reply to 5. cnenie Se President of the Central Road Board stat that the proposed bridge over the Yarra, between Richmond and Prahran, existed as yet only om paper, and tha} mo funds were at the disposal of ‘the goversment for Cg ond ‘the plan into execution ‘The estimates were order of the day—the Post Office, pilotage, and petty sessions being the principal points om which discussiems took piace. In the course of ‘the discussion the questi:n of postal revenue was iatro. duced, some members advocating an increase! rate of postage. apd others as decidedly opposing it. The At ‘orney General announeed that his new Postal ill was ready, A peper called the Digger's Advocate has been published at Melbourne. It is devoted to the miner’s interest. ‘The Argus says that there isa fine opening for t; founders and paper makers in Melbourne. as ‘dng Numbers of persons still eontinue to arrive at the Ovess rig cree me fears Lyf and bea ahaa side. ‘The reports o! ichnss of thejnew diggings 12 the Boffalo range are very contradictory. ‘The general reports from the mines were most enoour- img, and the eecor's continued to bring dowa large con- mgnaents of gold. The price of gold in Melbourne on the 15th was £3 16a 6d., with rather an upward tendency. ‘The exports to San Francisco from Melbourne. for the quarter ending October 10, 1853, were valued at £1,410. The government geologist describes Biagera, New South: Wales, as a rich gold fleid. Provisions were plenty exc*pt flour, which sold at £12 $60) per bag. The price ef gold at the mines was £3 lbs, jd. per ounce. The Great B itain was to sail for Liverpool on the 3d of December ‘and the steamer Sydaey fur Londen on the 28th November. OUR MELBOURNS CORRESPONDENCE. MELBOURNE, Nov. 16, 1353, Price and Produce of Gold—Yield af the Victoria Fulds— Generak Trade—Stale of Suciety—Feeling Towards Ameri- cams— The Local Press—Immigration I forward this letter via Psnama, per Adams & Co’s Express by the Ariadne, which asils to-day for Callao. The price of gold has oontinued steady for the past month at £3 16s. 6d. per ounce, with rather » limited supply. Daring the past week, ening the ]2thth inst., we have received per eecort from Mount Alexander and Beniigo 25,601 ounces, from the famous Balarat only 6,452 ounces, from Melyor and Goulburn (two weeks) 4,691 ounces, and from the Ovens (which is generally taken to Sydney) 5,283 ounces, making # total of 40,067 ounces, which, after making proper dedactions, is gelow the ave rege winter rate, Now, we have fue warm weather, and, ommsequently, a larger number of diggers on the ground ‘he yielo of the Victoria mimes for the month ef U.to , 1862, was 364172 cumcer; tuat for October, just eed, was 156,166 ounces; thus <howing decrease of Fo0,cod ounces, and this uring sve of the best mouth im the year for digging and warning, and with five tit tbe mumber of diggers on the ground. i bave mace other and various comparisons, aui, in wy opinion, the Victoria gold mines are gradually falling No sow dis covery bas been made. The amount of gold we have re oeirs —' the present year, per escort w Meidource, from these diggings, ix 89 toma 4 cwt 12 qra, 14 Ibs 8 on which, at 7s., gives £5,080,910. ‘The markets continue to be well stocked with dry goods and hardware, notwithstasdiog the ru.da are now opan; duriog the past fortnight, however, business nas been rather brisk, but qui's inadequate to general expestation. Boots and shoes, slop clothing, revolvers, guns, and pia- tols, are all perfect drugs in the marzyi, can be bought for almoet any price. There i¢ good demand for American. preserved fruits, buildieg materials, &o, The Amerisan ahovels and axes have complately driven thone of Eogliesh manufacture out of the market, a fe in pretty good demand. Fiear, fine ££0 to £33; eeconds, £28 to £30, per ton, and no chance of a rise ye). Money market very tight. You will recsive herewith a list of the prices current. ‘Among the Amerioan houses established here, are Cald- well, Train & Co., (Boston); Rogers, Warfield & Oo, (Sal- preps Faleonser, Ras & Oo. J. Gardiner & Oo, Alama & Co, Throckmorton & Co, apd Gorion & Myers. Ikoow pretty well what they have done, aud I kaow what they could 4 I wm sorry thai my Opinion as to their gains is not all a sanguine one. Is two cases I hap; & bea hat ba peer awe — tained, while in asotber cass I know ay made, whieh I think is an excsption, - I cannct pasa over what is & very strangs featare in this age of progress, and ia a new count-y—thai is the great prejudice, jealousy, and hatred, manifested by the colo- nists towards the American people, who eeem to think they are bare‘aced intruders, aud have come here with pewsnd scamping notious, | have menioaed my opiaion to ceveral American gentlemen of the highest stan¢inr, sud they bave concurred with me, and are disgusted witn the colony. Many would willingly leave it coati they wine up their affeirs at all ex:isfectorily. Siogular enough, there is no small political antipathy exhioived towards the Americans generally, becsase, forsoo:h, they are said to be “horrid republicans, aad hate the Britishers in their hearts.’’ I have before written you sometiing about the state of society bere, which 14, verily, the worst under Heaven, for oll kinds of crime, vioe ami druokennes!, This last vice prevails to « fearful extent, and the Legislature is about to prepare and pase the Mame liquor law, copies of which have been circa ated through the colony. Your reacers may be anxious to kaow something of the beéwepaper pres here We have only two dally pspera— the Argus and the Jicrald Toe former is by far the beat paper, but ite cireulation does not average four thousand daJy; end as ite expenses are enormously large, and its rates for advertisements and price are very «mali ‘or this bar The proprietors are two ‘‘squat- te 1d their sheep stations to invest tneir capital in it, anda wealthy pabdiican. Yon may form some judgment of its literary direction when | tell yeu that ita ohief editor waa formarly a linen draper im Adelaide. The Aeraid ia far bsnind the Argus tm circulation, fifteen hoadred copies belog ths Lage ard it base fewer advertisements. Itis the older paper of the two, bat in consequence of its sticking to the government and advocating ungo- t de- nged to three lawyers and a cow keeper, all men of large Teperty, who appeared to carry it on for amusemant, | Bring the past two. months, however, one of the part. ners Das been got rid of, and the Hrrald has entirely changed its tone of polities, and has beeome t pion of the pecple’s righta, but it remains to b: ‘ther this chaege will O11 its coffers. Then we have s twice s week paper called the Banner, which is eupported by the Ssotoh Presbyterians, bat ite cireulation is not 2,000 weekly. It hes for its title, “Righteousness exalteth a nation,” and yet steals all the reporw and paragrapbs from the dailies without acknow- pen we have a weekly paper, the Azpress, pears to be thriving. t Britain steamer arrived bere from Liverpool Her speed does not anawer . w days since in 65 days. Immigration appears to be on the decline. exorotaticn. A.W. H. EXCITING RACE BRTWEEM AN AMERICAN SCHOONER Ard AN BNGLISH YACRT—TRIUMPH OF THE FORMER. [From the Melbouroe Argus, Nov. 14 } A most acreeable aquatic excursion of the beavtifal American «chooser Pride of the Sea, commanded by Cap- tain Hedges, was enjoyed on Saturday inst, by @ large pitty of ladies and gentlemen from Melbourse and ite neigh orhood, The anchor was weighed about 10 o’clook A. M., bas the breese being too light to enable Captain Bodges to sail bis vessel through the dense mass of ship- ping that crowds the harbor immediately off eae the eervices of the Maitland steamer, which bad brought the excursionists from Melbourne, were called into requl- sitlom to tow the schooner into an pen space. The Pride of the Sea was met at that point, by the beautifal E sg- lssh yacht Legg Rosi 5 gg Aad id mr lonist, Thomas »» Inte M.P., for Kent, bat for the use of the Sarvey de} of the Lelis, that she intended to try her sailing powers — the schooner; but Osptain “om hospitable ul his own beautiful or to his guests, that be did am ¢ the most of her in beating to windward. In ad. dition to the disadvantages that arose from the ‘‘man at the wheel’’ thus making himself bie to the the trim of the ‘schooner was so injariously altered by the weight of a hundred ee ee her deck, t she would aot jp what sailors call a ‘weather helm.’’ The result was that at 4 o’closk, P. M. the Lelia was about s quarter Of mile in advance of her rival. The wind, which was southerly, was very light otherwise {t was believed by some the schooner, that the Lelia no chance with her. Oa the rum back the Lelia was left a long astern. The party comisted of thirty three ladies and about seventy gentlemen. The Lieutenant Governor, (‘he American the Auditor and Burveyor-Generais, several members of the Logis- Istive Connell, the Commander of H. M. 9, Electra, aad the Harbor Master, were among the number. Tne scene was h eahvened by the performances of an excellent band, whieh the gayer portion of thore on board were 20: slow to avail themselves of, for walts, polka and/quadri ly followed each other in quick succession the whole iy. A most sumptuous lumcheoa was aba. fhe eer red B) ina very tastefally decorated aad nothing was wanting that genuine hospitality could #1 it to com Pimestary toot to Brita, Amerios, und Victoria wore toate America, and Victo Fordial pT a we gg to, The American was ‘ly happy im his remarks; and the sentiments of hearty goodwill towards the “old country” which he —— and the cordial hope he entertained that the existing friendly relations between the two greatest na- tions ca the face of the earth should mever be disturbed, elelted the warmest plsudits of approval from the au- Tasrous representatives of land — : Eng! Ageries! by whom parang ns beauty and exesllence of his fatr oo fo ‘accom, thetr husbands to Vi the Consul strongly advised the young ‘american wa rchants in this colony to take unto themselves wives from the daugbterr of this gol ; and since experience paturally edd weight to his counsels, we msy resume that ere long some of his countrymen will be oll his advice. Ata quarter past six o'clock the Prite of the Sea returced to her amchorage; and thus was brought to a close an arsion which will long be re- mem! with peculler satisfaction by those who ea. joyed the gracefol hospitality and polite attention of ptein Ho¢ges and his numerous American friends, The Pride of the Sea is one of the finest crafts that ever graced the waters of Port Phiip. She was ballt by Mr. Steers, of New York, the builder of the celebrated yacht America, and messures 240 tone Ia the Lelia the Pride of the Sea bad an oppoment that was not deemed ua- worthy of being entered in the great sailing match im which the America triumphed. NAVIGATION OF THE MURRAY AND ITS EFFECTS ON COMMBROR. In the Melbourse Argus of November 16th, we find the following letter:— To Tus Epiror oy Tas Wasx.y isratce:—Dear Sir—I am sure that it is your desire to chronicle faithfaily to the pub) o the events of the day, and am equally certain Bhat it ts Jow colonia enough wish not to aif; apy by which I oy be Y to bring to South Ai wo of orders wib which I by th itlers om the Murray. These were stated in your issue of yesterday t amount to £50,- (44; but jet me explicitly stete that the value of suck +rdere is under £5,000. ‘I take up on speculation goods I valued at £1,300; andi the shape of stores for my es- tablisbments on Une rivers, planking and material for the vessels building on the Wakool, say £700; amounting im sl) to about $6,000. The remaining portion of the Eare- ba's and Lidy Augusta’s cargees ts oomponed of goods seat from bourne and transhipped. | eae dear sir, truly yours, ¥. Capi “Adelaide, Oot 28, 1858 Bie The Acelaide Register of November 11 says:—We under- stand that Coptain Cadell’s >uikiing establisament oa the Wakeo! will consist of about twelve abip carpenters, ship mmiths, and other artifioers, most of whom ara Ameri- caps anc Canadisns, well acoustcmed to the bush. Itis expected that two barges. @ill be launched this year, and that three will be ready to go off the stocks on the ristog of the next floods. We algo Jearm that two out of the four new are are to beespecivlly set apart for the passen- jer t io. ‘ The government Gaz+te of November 11, contains a preelamation conatitating, after the lst of July next, the marygips of Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert, and the banks of the Murray on either side of the river, for two miles inland, a Hox |, tobe called ‘The Hundred of the Murray” of my fel- Pray allow me then OCCUPATION OF NEW CALEDONIA BY THE FRENCH— ABANDONMENT OF THE ORANGE BIVER SOVE- BBIGNTY BY THE ENGLISH. ‘We bave full particulars of the occupation by the French of New Caledonia—the most important of the Polynesian group—in the Australian files before us. ‘he Sydney Empire of November 12 says:—‘ The news from Tabiti is important, slihough from the astonishing imattention bere to all Polynesian matters, its importance seems to have struck mo one. The Frecch protectorate of Tah ti is oxtemcing its authority over the Paumotu or Pesri Irlande—more commonly haowa as the Dangerous Archipelago—a mort extensive group of coral islets, pro- dueing fiver pearls and cocoa nut oil than any other clas ter in the Pacific, This movement, I presume, is based upon a claim of old Pomare, the former Kiog of Tahiti, who pretended to ® sovereignty over the whole of that arcbipelago A Mle or two ago one of the Ausiral groap—I think Tabusi—was taken possession of an’er the same pretence, and the extention of the ‘protesterate’ to the Paumotas clearly shows that the policy of the Km- pire, like that of Louls Phillyie, is to acquire as i'm aud as extensive a hold as possible upon the ‘island world’ eftbe South. The merchants of New York have long since engroseed the traffic which ought to have been se- cured by those of Sydney and Melbourne. Tae Cabinet of Paris seems determined to secure the rich possessions which that of St. James’ has most insanely cast away.’ A correspondent of the Melbourme Argus, aly Biter Sydney, Nov. 7, say Ihave very good reason fer be- Pil at bgdcgestet aly eens for 13 past, m oontemp; by the Bri govern: ment; but so mueh time hae bisa Jost in corresponding avd euch like humbog, that the chance has been lost. While the British have been thinking and chattering, the French have acted There is no targible ground upon which the ecoupa- tion of New Caleconza by the F the purposes of colonizstion, 5 are many grounds upon whieh the establishment of a penal Somey there may be resis‘ed. Looking at the eowardly policy of Great Britata in other matters, and sricularly in connscsion with the procesciogs of the reooh at Tahiti, I bave very little hope that there wild firmness disp ayed on this ocossion, unless the who" are the most interested inthis matter, bestir themselves. ‘The British local authorities ought to have foreseen this povement of the French, and to have anticipated it ; but the: such @ terribls fear of iscar: respon- sibility ¢ ¢ of getting a wigging from Downing street, that potaing can be done wishout * iastructions;’” the British miviatry are proverdially siow and wrong- heaced in all matters of this mature, The remecy ina plain one. Tae loog talked of settle- ment at Cape York should at ones be formed, to actas a Possession post os the north, and the Fejean Les och should be sseured to Great Britain upon a principle of cecups ‘ion similar to that upon which the United States of the Ionian Islands are held. Thia archipelago inclades some of the finest islands (of their class) in the world, contaiping about ten thousand square miles, The same correspondent, writing on Novamberthe 12th, rayn:—* tem excitement caused by the ocou- pation of New Cal by the French appears te have pasved away. It is quite astonishing how men can be #0 blind to their true interests; but certain it is that few Persone here seem to comprehend the vast importance of the Polynesian froupe, and the in(luence which they must ultimately exercise upon the destinies of Australis. ve passing notioe from the press, and a passing growl att (mess and stuptdity of the’ British. suthorities, who stood tamely by and suffered this movement, the preceédings of the French admiral seem to have ex- cited nosttention. Will the journslists and the mer- chants of Victoria be equally stupid?” T am glac to perceive that you have set yourself in position to the growing dependence upon Great Britain “ protestion”’” inst even the most ordinary casuaities— the morbid desire for British bay onéts au the only means of maintaining our dignity and ensuring our rafety, 1 had advocated similar principles, as you kaow. of my previous letters, and I bel there are very many who participate in my viewe; in their hands the power of control are no; of this clase. Nothing but not particularly to have lost sight of the inev- y of this absence of self de- ence, and of the leas important fact that these althongh supported from colonial fucds, will be subjest to imperial contro} alove, and must be subservient, alaoet exclusively, to imperial iaterests, The al \ of the Orange just now exciting @ goo? deal of conversation Higgs, (I will not bay attention, for little attention is paid % anything but matters of £5.d.) Iam not going to bother you by discussing the probable motives of the Brilish cabinet, but Ieannot help regarding them as pretty plain, cot- withstanding ail this myrtery, It seems tome that the object must be to osst the whole of this regiea into the arms of the Trans-Gaul republic, and thas to interpose a Regi | sosed between Cape Colony and the wild tribes or, . AUSTRALIAN LYRICS. The Register contains review of a collection of songs and essays composed by ihe ladies snd gentlemen om board the Lady Augusta, on hertrip up the Murray, The following is the tall utie:—"Marray lyri A tion com posed om of Songs, Essays, Epigrams, &o, eee the lady Augasta steamer, on and down the Murray river, frcm the Gool Anstral to Swan Hill, in New South Wales, pp. 93. Platt’s, Hindley street, and all booksellers.’ As speci- mens of colonial Hterature, especially of this character, are not amopg the ordinary phesomens of colonial life, we must make room for a couple of extracta:— ON PAERING THE STATION OF JOHN BAKER, IQ, ML G. Flow on, thou sh’ river; Bat, ere then reach theesa, Beek Baker's s‘ation on her, And say to him from me:— “Oh, Baker, Baker, Baker! Pd igi not Lie yyes J down; ks ive pounds per ac; ‘Ani soon will be a town!” But if, in wandering thither, You find he mocks my mean, Them teli him reeds will wither When Reedy creek is hnowa. No longer Jone and lon-ly That grassy vale will be, But s mart of commerse only, From the Murray to theres, IRREGCLAR OVI—TO THE LADY NEARLY DROWNED IN THE RIVER DARLING My darling duck, how could you do so? Firet falling in and ther growing blue so— Next, turning pale so quick, ‘Then 60 very, very sick.— Mating mess Of your best dress; With y 6 black with mad, Your none red in blood, ra, (n South itleman’s coat, mever— D0, yg A are Lhd boat; tives, nee, they have nothing to lend, Tae what cbaid | aay it t0 Oxdell I sendy ‘That you wanted to borrow his beeches or cloak? He surely wouk oe too much of & joke; ‘And so the best way to get ont of our plig Ya be wait ti) iva dark, Sad steal back in the night, Taking precious good care that the next time ws roam, To duok in no Darling, if we wish to got home, MARKETS. Maipovers Gowp CincuLaR, Saturdey, Nov, 12—Gold has maintained last week's quotation ‘160, 6d. Om, ang