The New York Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, PRICK TWO OCTOBER 16, 1858. WHOLE NO. 8078. CENTS. - NEWS FROM NICARAGUA. President Rivas Diselatms the Pelty Deelara- den—Anticipafed Opening of the Transit Boute—State of the Republic—Ameri- can Marines to go up the San Juan Biver—Cen, Jerez’ Opinion of his Chances at Washington, &e., &e., &. We have received our letters and partial files of papers from San Juan del Norte to the 2d instant, and from Granada to the 16th of September, ‘The new constitution of the republic had been formally Pecsented to the President, with addrosses by the Com- mittee of the Assembly, and promulgated. Letter from Ex-President Rivas—He Did Not Sign the Mora-Martinez Declaration, * TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Leon, Nicaragua, August 19, 1858. Sm—When a journalist, through mistake, states in his editorials what is not true, imputing w a person acts which he has not vornmitted, it is bis duty to rectify his error, and the more so when the offended party claims it. ‘This 1s the position which you hold towards myself in re- gard to a matter on which I shall now speak. ‘Io the wanslation which you made of the declaration or manifesto which General Thomas Martinez and Don Juan Rafael Mora, the one as President of Nicaragua and the other of Costa Rica, addressed to the governments of France, Great Britain and Sardinia, asking their protection against the views which in said document are attributed to tho government of the American Union, which has been pub- Bsbed in your journal, my signature is made to appear in the first position, as ex-Presitent of Nicaragua, by taking the name of the town of Rivas, where it was dated, for way Birnamo, Rivas. As it is not desirable to me to permit 80 great an error to pass unnoticed, which is an offence to truth, as well as to the dignity of its true authors, by putting in the first place, and before tho signatures of the wwo Presidents, the apocryphal half signature of an individual who holds no representative characwer. I elaim from your fense of justice the emendation of that document, either by giving place in your columns to this letter, or by your making such explanations as will de sufficient to free, from (he imputations that have been imarvertently made, one who signs himself your attentive servant, PATRICIO RIVAS. OUR NICARAGUA CORRESPONDENCE. San Juan pet Norte, October 2, 1853. Arrival of the Cass-Frisarri Steamer—The Flag Ship Ro- a@noke in Port—Gen. Lamar in Costa Rica—State of te @ountry—An American Force to go up the River—Col. Cauty’s Route—Death of Mr. Mooney, de., de. ‘The Cuss-Yrisarri steamer, intended for the navigation ef the Lake, arrived this morning al! right, Capt. Slocum and Mr. Dixon on board. She leaves to-morrow or the @ay aftor for the river. The Savannah, at the moment of her arrival, started on a short cruise; she will retarn in a few days, We are jogging onmuch as before. Nothing mow bas the power—no news, however grandor prodi- giour—to stir us out of our chronic ennui. ‘The fing officers of the ship Roanoke are still hore, The e@fcers and men seldom visit the shore, for the reason of the melancholy dullness, and a conviction that their wants cannot be supplied by the merchants of the town, who do not command the necessaries, much less the luxuries, of Wothing has been heard from Gen. Lamar sjgce my Jas. He is still in Costa Rica, and awaits the answer to the demand, He is expected to visit Commodore Mcln. tosh, on board the Roapoke, here, soon. Very few bungoes come down the the river. The own- ‘ers sppear poor aud famished, and not inclined again to ascend. ‘It i reported that 2 smal! detachment from the man.of. ‘war will proceed up the San Juan, on the Cass-Yrisarri, to notify the States of Nicaragua and Costa Rica that the vouts or trannit is now re-opened by the will and pleasure ef the United States government, and forbidding any in- terference, with a warning of what they may expect should they dare lo throw the slightest obstacle un the way of the ‘Wapeit. Oid Joe, the invulnerable, st!) remains intact upon the int under a British Mosquito proteectorate, and Joe e agents are expect once more to trouble tho wigwam. = avticipaling the annoyance, icareg! ‘pot Kaglieh or Musquite territory. bdr Canty, the little Englishman in the service of Costa Rica, ix making his bowsta that he has already raised by gabecripticn $100,000 for his boats, wagons and other ne- Sewearies for continuing his route through Costa Rica, and deciares that the succces of his project is a certainty. ‘There is noncws which we have received for many monthy which has given os so much pleasure as that of the prospect of the removal of Squire Cotrel, the Commer- ent, orate Ben Mooney died on the 24th of mber. He was an oll and tnuch esteemed citizen 01 the United States fd wutil very lately baa enjoyed the best of eaith and best of humor. Heqwiercat tn pace. bay >) Basilisk has just ewtered the harbor. Fax Juan pet Norte, Oct. 2, 1858. Colonel Cauty at Punta Arenas—His Plan of a Transi Rente—C flict with old Scott—The San Juan Plenipoten- teary at Paris—Creation of a New Onter of Honor—A Commitice to Visit Washingion—Arrival of the Steamer Case- Vriearri, de. , Be. Colonel George F. Cauty, Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces of Costa Rica and Nicaragua at Punta Castilla, an be delights to style himseif, is here with his command, consisting of three shaky looking Costa Ricans and one Gilapidated canoe, the former suffering from ‘‘calentura,”’ and the latter on sunshmny days and the arrival of vessels, ornamented with stripes of soiled bunting, attached to sticks at he bow and stern, representing tho national colors of the two republics, ‘The discovery among us of the Colonel was something rather singular, It seems that during a rather protracted visit in the interior he was several limes staggers | against by an enormous capitalist and ship canal contractor named ‘‘Relly"—you may have heard of him—whose ideas of himself and what he could acoomplish equailed his capital, and that ha: been ascertained to have existed only in bis own fruitful imagination; and that being of rather 4 speculative turn of mind, he conceived the bri: ant idea of dividing the honors with Mansieur Belly, by throwing Vanderbilt, Allen, Joc White, Wobster, and so forth, out of the way, and establishing a tansit route of his own to serve until Monsieur Belly could go to France, Duild bis ship canal, and bring i over to his friends, the governments £ a oe ete Acti aptly upon this plan, he marched his pa pty 4 of Costa Rica to the river Serapiqui, and embarked there in bis canoe for this piace, * called on Mr. Scott at Punta Arenas, aud ordored a rteam Boat to be built immediately, aud would no doubt have had his traneit in fail operation ere thie only for the stab boruness of Mr. Scutt, who absolutely declined badging an inch towards constructing a steamboat without the preliminary of eccuring the payment thereot when it Phould be completed; and bis mercer esion to this ginglo point led to the stringent measui © partor the Colonel, as might have beeu expected. The following morning a proclamation was discovered eS up in Punta Arenas, ordering Joseph N. Scott to quit old Har Company's works, and to deliver up to Col Ganty alfthe property which he hold posression of there ‘within twenty-four houre. Another paper waa likewlee diecovered ——— all persons living at Punta Castilla (usta — and on the river San Juan to call at tho Office of the Colonel within thirty daye and rogister them selves or prepare to be tarned out of their houses, &., Bo. Well, the good people interested eet to work, and the “office” of Colonel Gauty was searched for in every Grection, but without success. The nearest thing to an ever which the Colonel exercised any contro! ago, on Another ma io and which, it has becn surmised, he considers bis“ ." Scott, as usual, was obstinate, and instead of delivering up the property #8 ordered, appealed to Cap fain Wainwright, of her Britannic Majesty's frigate Lev pard, who sent Colonel Cauty « Jetter, advising him ia rather strong language Jo let Mr. Scott alone. Sines then there have been some Amorican ships of war here, and Cotone! Canty lives on this side the water with his ancient relative. ‘The Common Council of this town, «ho, some month ago, appointed. at the instance of Vircount de Rarrue Beauvert, one Romanini Plenipotentiary avis, with powers to establish consulates allover th World, for wad pl a of filling Ceutral Amorica with French vaga called “emigrants,” held a mecting iaet cvonin for the purpose of dismissing their Plenipotentiary, he having had the mirfortune—poor, dear man—to have lately. got himself into prison in Paris ‘for swindling. The Vis count and Romanini got up a little speculation a year or two ago, while the rT was in Paris, which was to have accomplished several purposes had “it succeeded. An order was established, and expensive decorations awl of San Juan.” regalia up, called the of the “bombardme o “ to be conferred on all thore who should BF deemed worthy of the honor —th deat being he who could make the most plausible account setting forth with an air of candor the largest losses. This goarcely Necessary to ray that the Viscount was nan) monsly voted worthy of the highest honor and most ex yo Fegalia, Th was fortunate m another particular ul from France before the § was fot oa but his fiend Romanins was canght aud i¢ now in duraace, “Order "he news reached here last mail, since when De Barruel ag been serioutly afficted with the *Belly"-acbe. A committee has been appointed by the residents of (he + wn to proceed to Washington during the next session of Congress, and ley before it a petition for some redress. Merers. Samuel & Wood and John Leafe constitute the com- mittee, The steamer Cass-Yrisarri, Capt. Slocum, twenty-six days from New York, hag just dropped anchor inside our arbor She is reported to have encountered heavy gales in the Caribbean Sea, but sustained no ze. From the interior there is absolutely no news. General Lamar had reached San Jose, Costa Wiea, on the 8th ult, The United States flag ship Reanoke 48. lying off the har. ber; the United States ship Savannab left port on the 20th ult.’ on a short cruise, and the Onited States ship Saratoga for Aepinwall, a few days previously. . JEREZ’S OPINION OF HIS CHANCES. [From Ei Centro-Americano, August 28.) New Youk, August 4, 1858. Our legation bas not yet gone to Washington, as Bu- chanan is not in that city, It i stated by the journals hore that Jerez will not be received, because of the decta- ration @ ito the Belly contract and of the trifling with the Cuss-Yrisarri treaty, But T think this is done only for the purpose of worrying our Minister and getting every pose'ble advantage out of him. Jerez will be re- ceived, and the treaty will he accepted by this govern- ment with the modificaticns made by ours. This is the opinion of several men of judgment with whom I have conversed In regard to Tran itamairs I also believe that we shall come ont well, It has been paid that the goveramout protects the Joe White Company; but, as it has informed General Jerez, the government protects nobody—what it desires iS only that there shall be a Transit. G IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Doubtful Condition of Affairs—The Batile at San Luis Potos—Intended Return of Mr. Forsyth-—Outrages by Garza at Tampico—The Ameri- can Rallroad Corps, &e,, We have received advices from Vera Crnz to the 5th, and the city of Mexico to the Ist instant. The news wil de found in full in our correspondence, OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE. Vana Crvz, Octobor 5, 1858. Refugees by the British steamer to Havana—Garza’s Out rage at Tampico—The reported Battle at San Luis Potosi—The Plymouth gone to Tampico—Spanish War Vessels at Vera Crue—General Roble's Expectations— Affairs at Vera Cruz—The Tehuantepec Company's Steamer in Danger—Corps of American Engineers Home- ward Bound—Their Fight with the Mexican Robbers, de., &e. The English mail steamer Solent leaves at twelve o'clock to-day for Bavana,and by her I #end you the latest information from this eublime but distracted coun- try. The Solent came in with the English mails on the 28h ultimo, and sailed ext day for Tampico, She en- countered very heavy weather on the voyage from Havana, and came to anchor at Vera Craz about the end ofa norther which bad been blowing bere for a week. She returned from Tampico on Sunday, the 8d instant, and Drought some fifty unfortunate refagees, fying from their adopted country’s persecution. Garza, who is the ‘liberal’ Governor and General in command at Tampico, had suddenly levied « contribution ‘upon all foreigners, to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. It must be raised tmmodiately, and, upon failure to co £0, he clapped them in the calaboose, and kept them there for thirty-eight hours, without anything to cat or drink. They were chiefly Spaniards, and only one Ame ricun or citizen of the United States that T can hear of, ‘The parties thus outraged finding the savage Garza incx- rable, and they likely to starve to death, promised w raise the amount in a certain number of hours. ‘They were let out, and gome fied to the Spanish veasels (two lying offthe port) and others to the British steamer Solent. Others, whose everything would be lost if they left, managed to scrape up @ part If not tho wholo demand, The Spanish consul, it is pail, was locked up with the rest of the prisoners. is farily, consisting of everal laces and children, are aboard the English steamer going to Havana, This unexpected conduct on the part of the Mberal party, coupled with the news brought by the express courier with despatches from the foreign Ministers to go by the Solent, looks very equally. ‘The courier arrived at seven o'clock this morning, and ‘on the 3d inst. when he he left the city of Mexico, thero was great rejoicing going on—ringing of bells, firiug of cannon, &e., at the defeat of Vidaueri and hia forces, as said to have cecurred near San Luis, ina battie with General Miramen. Twenty days ago we had information of Vidaurrl evacuating the city of San Louis, and the en Lance of Miramon with 5,600 men of the conservative or ebureh party. M was reported by the liberals that duurri did this in order to manweuvre around and place him. self between Miramon aud Mexico, in order to cut the int ter off. His intention was w attack him in fromt as well ag inthe rear. ‘The conservatives mid that he had re treated and had gone to the north, fearing the resntt of a ght with Miramon, and that great trouble existed atnongst Wis men, that 860 at one dast had deserted him And come ver to their si Vidaurri’s army numbered about 6,000 men. At eight o'clock, one hour after the first courier arrived this morning, another extraordinary, it is suid, came in, bringing an entirely different story. It is now as- serted by the tiberale that the vietory claimed by the conservatives was the other way; that Vi daurri had actually defeated Miramon, and that the latter in despair had blown his own braine ont! Which side to betieve it is ditticult t ay at the present moment, for the trath in there matters ts ver, slow in turning wp; at any rate, it will not be known wit! any degree of certainty for some days yet. Many ruspect tery strongly that each report is manufactured for the oe cavion to go by thie steamer. Certain it i#, however, that had by the Zuloaga goverument y of Mexico, over what they pub. hehed as the annihilation of Vidaurri; and also that the hberal General Garza had committed a great outrage, and dan extreme tax upon foreiguers at Tampico, it is , in Fome desperate but unwarrantabic emer &., ke. ney. eryhe Joop of-war Plymouth left here for Tampico on the Hh (last Weenesday), but when the English steamer came away the Plymouth had not made her aprearance there. Capt. Deligren, who commands the Piymwuth, laws of bis long range with bim, bot whether the inte occasion there may cail for bis interference or not is doubtful. The Plymouth i too large to enter the harbor of Tampico, and her dranght of water may oblige ber to lay too jar off to produce any effect. What is wanted ia these impertinent shallow waters are afew wmall light dravgat steamers, with heavy batteries, such as were ordered to be built by the United States Congress the last session. Lieutenant Catesty Jones, of the Piymouth, carries despatches of some importance to Weshington from Mr. Forsyth, as well as from the American Consulate at Tampico. The precise purport of these despatches m not known, but it is presamed they relate to recent occurrences. Mr. Jones had been ordered to Washington, and was detached from the Plymouth when she gailed for Tampico. He i reported to be a most cMecient officer, and it & hoped that bis orders to repair homo emanate from the intention of the United States go: vernment to give him the command of one of the Para goay feet. The Piymouth will return to Vera Cruz by the 16th inst, when, about Ube 18th or 20th Mr Forsyth, American Minister at Mexico, with bie famuy, will be down, and then embark for the United States. The two Spanieh vessels of war at Tampico are rteamore, bat nearly ail their crews are Rick OF Just recovering from fevor, which it is euppowed prevents their commanders tak ing effective measure for reparation against the town for the late outrage. The Spanish Consul, whose family ie on board the Solent, has taken refuge on one of the Spaniah steamers. There is likewiee @ Spanish frigate—the Cortez—ig ing at anchor under Sacrificious islaud, but hor crew are evilering from fever also,and she bas lost a number of men, General Robles, Mexican Minister at Washingtan, te housed’ aboard the Cortez, awaiting some chance to Land proceed io the City of Mexion, He came oot m the sb steamer of the With of August, and not being allowed to land at Vera Cruz he proceeded te ico; but on his arrival there the liberals had possession, and he was forced to come back in the sume steamer.’ Finding the captain of the Spanish frigate to be an old friend and offering him protection, General Robles went on board and hae remained there Robles belongs to the conservative party in Moxico, it is surmised that if he could reach the capital that Z« Joaga would retire and Robles be made the President. This Arrangement, it is believed by many persorm, would bring both parties toa truce, and that the liberals would be willmg to come to some terms, as a number of the in fluential of that party have great faith in the integrity and liberality of Robles Something must be done yery soon, if the nationality of Mexico is to be preserved; otherwiee a state of des peration will take place all over the country, and acts, ench as recently occurred, be repeated, until the more iviliged nations can stand it no longer, and “Uncle Sam, bein’ most deeply tuterested, must pitch in and extend in realy & protectorate which, in ninety daya, would quiet teeing, and receive the ‘thwmks of the community at large, Vera Craz has some six or eight hundred soldiers In to lerably good drill, Lave is ap at Jalapa, and there was a report at Orizabaa week ago, thathe and Bohengaray com manding the Zulonga forces, were in close commnnication, and it was thought Have Was about t submit a pro position from the State of Vera Orng. These, and similar reports daily circulated, are little to be relied an, Jaaror ia quietly biding his e enjoying the eaol breezes and fine weather now favoring Us Last week we hi chnantepec Raitrowt Company's steamer Jasper wp from Minatitian, and she came very bnew near sharing the same fateas their other boat, lately wrecked at fea, She ran high up on the Washwoman’s reef, a couple of miles below Vera Cruz, and which is a most dangerous place, The tide happened to be low at the time, and bo wind blowing, which enabied her in a couple of hours to work off without any damage. The American Congul, Twyman, who, by-the-bye, has justrecovered from asevere attack of brain fever, promptly went to the as- sistance of the Jasper, but fortunately she was got off without much trouble, ‘The “northers,” generally looked forward to with dread, are just now hailed by all with great delight, for their appearance is the signal for the departure of the vomito, ‘or yellow fever, This terrible scourge, which has been eo iatal in Cuba and New Orleans the past season, has been very light with us. Though a number of deaths have ocetirred from it in the last three monthe, the pro- portion to that of previous years is much less, and now we have scarcely a case of it inthe city. A good norther, though it brings no frost with it, invariably destroys it or drives it entirely away. The corys of engineers of the Mexicoand Pacific Railroad proceed to New York to complete their reports and maps ® made between this and the City of Mexico, [It ood that they have been most successful in this very \mportant work. They go to Havana in the Solent, and thence by steamer Isabel to Charleston, On their way cown from Mexico the stage coach was attacked by ladronee, and three of the latter were killed. The rob bers bave not met with such a chastisement for a lon’ time. It may be some gratification to Mr. Hargous to know that these ladrones were the same that a few weeks before had Politely invited him to take off his shoes, coat, &., whil ou his way to the eity of Mexico—and probably made him lay in the dirt, face foremost while they sacked the baggage in the stage coach, One who was literally torn to pieces by ball ard buckshot, when drawn from the baranco and laid on the road site, seemed to have on a pair of English or American shoes—and it was suggested that they might be those of Mr. Hargous, There were seven of engi. neers inside the coach, with everything prepared for an at- tack, and two on top, They bad two double barrelled guns loaded with buck shot, one Sharp's rifle and eleven Coit’s revolvers. Immediately on the robbers _ presenting: themselves, the two engineers on wp let off their long arms, while a broadside was poured forth from inside the coach. It was the 16th of September—a sad independence day for the ladronos. None of thoee in the coach were in- jured, though one ball fired by the robbers passed through it, moet providentially without hitting any one, and another ehot parsed just over the heads of those on top. ‘The engincers in the coach at the time were Col. Talcott and son, M. E. Lyons, A. B. Gray, Messrs. Radrich, Wolff, Thompson, Fastman and Flinn. ‘One robber was’ taken prisoner, and a two-thirds vote would have hung him, but the Chief Engineer, Col. Talcott, prevented ‘t and he was jet off. Their arms, &c., were turned over to the Alcalde of the nearest town—Accatcingo. ea Cuz, Oct. 5, 1858. Rumored Defeat of Vidaurri—Execution of Five of the San Vicente Murderers—Condition of Perota—Return of Cot. Talcott and Marty, de., de. We learmi from the City of Mexico (Ist inst.) that the non-paying, monte-deating, hood and caasock organiza tion, christened as tho church government, have pub- lished a despaich purporting to announce the rout and destruction of Vidaurri by General Miramon, leaving upon ‘the feid hia trains of artillery and baggage, with his prin cipal munitions. As there is 80 much necessity for vic- tory at this moment, we are rather inchned to consider ‘this an invention, until we have something more reliable. The victory, we learn, has also been celebrated at the capital with bells, guns and te dewm. Five more victims have been also passed to Spanish ac. count for assassinations of Spanish citizens at the farm of San Vicente, Their likenesses were taken, and thea they were put through by the hangman, Bragging Uireats reach us that Pero is Bo well invest ed that their supplies are cut off, and that the fort will of necessity fall in afew days. This does not confirm mes sages received thence a few days since by a person who was not stopped. We also doubt the report that Andres Iturbide and General Pueblita are out of the path of Gene- ral Feheagaray, having been mortally wounded. Nor do we believe the fate of Vera Cruz isso eanly determined as the paper propesivens, got up for effeet, would make us believe. When the attack comes I think we shall be ready and able for defence. We have sent to Havana a lot ot trash that we have no use for here, They will fad genial social companions, if not watchers. Col, Talcott and his party of engineers leave by this op- portanity tor New York, having iuished the survey of the route for the ratlroad to the city of Mexico, They are ac- companied by Mr. Sidney L. Coolidge, the young gentie- man who was taken prisoner at Orizaba by Gen, Keheaga- Tay, and whose lie was saved by the Commissioner of the VikkaLp who visited this country @ few mouths Fines, NA CORRESPONDENCE. Mavana, Oct, 10, 1858, Arrivals from Vera Crus—Returning Americans from Mexico—Arrest of a Spanish Pilot in Vera Cruz Health of Havana, &e., de. The British West India royal mai) steamer Solent, Lewis, commander, arrived yesterday, aud brought an extensive lot of dirty Mexican dignity—with twelve officers of the church army, looking as i( they had been abstracted, for defence of the holy altar, from tho den of the “ Forty Thieves.” They ean tind ocenpation, to which they are undoubtedly accustomed, on Ue roads recently vacated by “the Asturiano,”’ our local robber, yet re maining in the Tscou prion. Many passengery arrived by the samo steamer, en rouge for the United States. Among the names of passengers 1 find Lieat. C. A. P° Jones, United States Marine corps; Dr. G. M. Prevost, Miss M. A. Goodwing, Mr. Tileston and wife, Mr. A. A. Frazer, Mr. F. Lyone, Col. Andrew B. Gray, William R. Fastman Carlos CA. Wolfe, Sidney L. Coolidge, ‘T. Rodovich, Cat M. KR. Taloott, Audrew Taloott. The Spanish steamehip Mexico entered port a few hours after the Solent, but touching at soveral of the small yorts she had not so many , and her usual cargo ot Yoeatan Indians, not reported last eveni The pilet of the Mexico was seized at Vera Crux F on) in prison, under a of having Inoney coucealed for the purpose of embarking on board of the steamer. Finding only #ix Rhiings Upon his person the Custom House off. cials considered themselves grossly insulted, and followed their search with personal violence, in consequence of which one of them got bart. The pretext for arrest was very le, ae the money they were looking for had been dejooited safely on beard seme hours before Nob importance here. We claim for Havana good health, hoth city and bay. Sugars still tending down wards, Nos, 11 and 12 at $4 26a $4 874g. Stock 110,000 ' other changes or transactions to notice, OUR HAV HAwANA, Oot. 10, 1868, The News from Mevico—Capture of San Luis Potosi by Miromem—Extortions of Garea at Tampico Marketa, & The regular mail steam packet Solent arrived from Vera Cruz and Tampl All the San Vicente murderers had been executed. not this appease the wrath of Spain? Miramon was in command at San Luts, Fidacrri and the troops under hie command having fed at the eight of the reactionary army Garza, at Tampico, was committing high handed outrages upon foreigners—destroy ing large quantities of goode im ported by them previous to his attaining power. Then he impored a forced loan, amounting 10 $100,000, upon the foreign merchants, imprisoning and keeping without food, water or bedding, these who reested this unjust demand, until at length they yielded. There are many of our fellow citizens tu Tampico who have thus been maltreated. ‘Will not our government see to this affair? Fxcept a deciine of full one-half a real per artobe In the lower numbers of Fugar, there it no alteration in our markets since my last. The public health continues to improve, and may now be pronounced as almost perfect. om Ta Prensa, of Havana, Oct. 10.) By the Britieh steamer Solent we are in receipt of news from San Luis Potosi to the let alt., w whieh General Miramon had taken possession of that eity on tive 12th, and was fortifying bimeelf there, whilst Seaor Vi daurri was occupying the Hacienda de la Parada with a foree superior to that of Miramon, who, with five thor sand men, he is besieged in the very fort of Sen Lois, Huerta and (constitutionaliste) had moved, the upon Queretare, and the latter upon Gu- anajnato, with 1,500 men, and beth points, it is believed, were at thin date occupied by the two chiefs. News from the Dominican Republic, - By the arrtval at thie port of the schooner ©. N. Casey from Port au Platte, we have received a copy of the Ga oda Ofctal of the Dominitan Republic, dated Santo Domingo, Sept. 14. Ite leading article congratulates the Dominicans on the restoration of peace, and the daa! triomph of the great work of teform commenced tn that capital on the 27th of July tect. Mt declares that “the an ‘nals of nations afford no example of « political reform accomplished in ro short a pace of time, and in 80 peace fol a manner.’ ‘This article is followed by various documents ema nating from “Pedro Santana, Wherster of the coun. try, General.in-Chief of the armice, by the sovereign will of the people charged with the restoration of the government, of the constitution and the laws, &r." ‘This exalted personage deerces that the circulation of treasury notes emitted on the 8th of August last by the administration of ex-President Valverde, shall be pro- hibited, and that the holders thereet sant! be required Within fifteen days after the date of this decree (Septem ber 8) to present their notes at the government offices nd receive reeeiy#s therefor, which will hereafter be re deemed at the rate of one hundred dollars, national eur reney, for each ‘The sum fot! Ainiean go money recognized by the rN wally in elreulation, te $45,200.44 Hat $200,000 in paper money Would be q Netent ve a mediom of exchange, for all the breiness Con. in the repnb The only avert t cial paper is one for NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC. The steamenip New Grauada reached Panama on the 21st of September, with the South Pacific mails, passengers, $418,940 in treasure, and one hundred and twenty-tive bales of merchandise on freight, Among her passengers were John Wheelwright, Esq. , of Valparaiso, and Capt. Palkinghorn, of her Britannic Majes- ty’s steam sloop tender Cockatrice, en route for England, H. B. M.'s sloop-of-war Cockatrice has boen condemned at Callao, and sold for £1,140. She was bought by Mr. Ro- Dinett, and is intended to ‘take paswngers to Prasec river. ‘The officers and crew of the Cockatrice were transferred to the Brigaie Cane, and the latter vessel had sailed for Vancouver id. Valparaieo September 1, and Callao to fe! ‘The dates are September 12, news from the different republics is uninteresting in its character ‘The United States frigate Merrimac had sailed from Callao for the Sandwich Istands, and from thonee to the coast of Mexico, ‘The United States sloop-of-war Decatur was at Callao on the 13th inst. OUR CALLIO CORRESPONDENCE. Caruo, Serranmm 12, 1858. Since closing my letter the English mail steamer Bolivia, arriving from Valparaiso, brings news of a most impor- tant character, Echinique, who has been an exile iv Chile, and is properiy the President, de jure, of Peru, sinc: the period for which he was eweted, near six years ago, has not yet expired, has collected a company of pactiats at Valparaieo, also arms and munitions of war, and at th time of the Boiivia’s sailing he was preparing to embark on board a schooner, with his followers, with destination for Arica, a port on the coast of Southern Peru, where a large number of persons were anxiously awaiting his arri- val, in order to join his ¢ause. In my communication «les patched tothe Mekatpa fortnight ago there was allusion made to the correspondence of kchusique haying beon in- tercepted from which his intentions of returning were dis. covered. "Gen, Castilla ie in suspense in reference to the approaching storm, baying requested an interview with Capt. Jobneon, who commands the Bolivia, in order to as certain all that was possible in reference to Echinique’s movements. Hence, the prospective peace uy whica the Commercio congratulated itself last week cannot yet be reckoned among certainties. CHILE. ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS—-GOVERNMENT TO PUR- CHASE THE VALPARAISO AND SANTIAGO RATLROAD— OFFICIAL REPORTS ON LAW, RELIGION AND EDU- CATION--THE LOCOMOTIVE APPROACHING THE ANDES—INTERESTING TRIP ON THE COPIAPO RAIL- ROAD—THE HARVEST--MINING PROSPECTS. {From the Valparaico Mercurio, Aug. 31.) Congress closed its 8exsion on the 3ist August. One of their last and most important acts was that of a bill au thorizing the executive to purchase the Vaiparaiso and Santiago Railway eheres. The bill reads as follows:— The Presklent of the republic i authorized, durin: the space of six montha, to buy up the shares of the Valparaiso Railway, reholdere aborubl be willing 10 weil. iy no ta a the iti purel shares, the Stite becomes luvested with te Pighte and’ prorogutiven of the shareholders, Wbowe shares it purchases, in aceurdanee with this law. ‘This first article being sanctioned, the others are merely formal, and the project ouce approved will be inumediat>- ly ratified by the Senate, Prior to the closing ‘of Congress te government pre- sented the reports of the Departments of Justice, Wor ship and Public Instruction. According to the calculations therein made, there are in the republic one hundred and thirty-seven parishes, and for their support by the State it seetus that the sur of $200,000 would be Tequired. During the year the sum of $91,280 bas been expounded in repairing abd building chureke The nation’s expense for public worship during the year amounted to $232,923. In the several colle ighor order in the republic 2,065 pupils are educated at the expense of the State, Ago, 30,000 children of both sexes in the 483 primary rchools. The support of these echools cost the annual sum of $143,296. The different classes of the university are aleuded by 053 etudents. ‘The teachers’ school has ninety-feur pupils, and the school of arts and trades ninety six. Government has just endowed another female school in Colina, and a popular library in Melipitia, ‘The railway, branch of Copiapo, from Pabelton to Cha harcitio, is nearly thished—twelve miles of the line which je to unite the most ymportont mining centres being ready. Speaking of this railway, a newspaper correspondent Baye On the 20h of July Mr. Tagzert, engineer on the Coy Railway, made at a wat tty onthe uae rood Walch Wan quite matiniaclory and very inierenting. ‘The e1.gine, with a pressure of 100 pounds, donbled with ease curves of 300 feet radius, and ascended the planes of that line— which have an inclination ot 17@ to 24 teet por uile—until tt terminus, at an elevation of 4.0,5 feet above the level of the sea, whieh is about 1,000 feet higher than any oter ‘engine bas ascended as yet. he summit of Mount Son inthe Alps of Austria. traversed ty the Viennaand Prices Kailway, is supposed to be: the highest ever crossed by w Pie seimacatt ts about ie ence ot Oe. cee. The pase of the wtue Kkine, inja, traversed hy the Baltimore and Oli liway, iv aupposed W raak uext, aod has an elevauon of be highest paint in the raltwag, Opinge branch, at about twe miles from the tterminos, has an Seve of 4.79 feet above the level of the ea, and ‘before the the uext anniversury of the mndence of Ubile, the steam eee oe race oe land the locomotive’s shrill whistle will awaken the echoes amidst the Atacama mountains, evation of 1,40 10 1008 feat bigher than tn at part of the w: ‘This fact is worthy of being menUoned In the I of rail. way pi ‘and leads the speculative mind to believe that the Une is not very jar distant when the locomotive will fal a path acrose the Andes, opening vow ehauuels of commerce ‘and wenlth to the nations on both sides. ‘The orgavization of a body of pilots in the port of Ancud has been deciared, and that of Vatparaiso las beou regu. dated. The news lately recerved from the provinces is rather satisfactory than otherwise. To the agriealtural cietriets im the South appearances are very promising, and it seems that the crope will be plentitol, notwithstanding the excossive rain which hae Conception, the Municipal Body has contracted for ting of the town by yur. ¢ Gertnan colony of Lianquihne the crops and all things in general preseot flattering appearances, and the foundation of the colony wax celebrated by a bali on it last anniversary. ‘An extensive coal mine has fust been discovered Afteen Miles inland from the port of Ancud, in the province of Chiloé; the owners conetracting a mall railway from the port to the , in w surmount the di ties presented by the distance, and for fheilttating ex ation, The mines in the north continue more or leve favorable to (he miners, An Atwerican neturalized citizen, by name William Thomeon, a Prussian by bith, hed been imprixoned in Valparaivo for coutempt of court, and hw! only been re e r unt of bis Ameri tor ner Consul wok in the In po the American Miu ) wotice of Dis case, PERU DEPRESSION OF TRADE. CAFTILLA IN QUIET POSSE GOVERNMPST-2eroRT OF THE LE TION ANY «CONSID Salata ANO TRAD AT THY CHINCHAS THE PCLIPSR OF THE STN. From Pern we have nothing of importance An Arica correspondent writes that trade is very de. pressed there On account of the unoettied state of Rotivia, and that the Tweua merchants are refusing w cell on weral Castifia Presaient, aud § In Lima everything i# quict, and trade dull, The Vaiparaise Merewrio of the Bist of August says:— ¥ araine that Generar Bebeniue bas started om another revolutionary expedition tw Te; Tt appears he had net been seen for many days, and it was seid that hie frients had purchased for him the cargo of ammonition on beard the American brig Townsend Jones, and that she wae about to sail from Valparaiso for some port Wr Pera nl it Chere. The now mole at Peco w progressing very satisfactorily. Aiready 189 feet have bee pi socwree § It ts to be 2,200 foot in length, and built on iron rerew piles imy from togiand. It will, when finehed, be the largest and probably the finest work of the kind om the Pucife coast. loading at the Chincha There were forty-one vy Islands, and forty-two lying in the harbor of Oallao. OWSERVATIONS OF LT. TU SOLAR ROLIPSE IN Pent” GILLIS, Us # Ne [From the Panaua Herald, Oct. 3.) We are graufied to inform our readers that when the Taeifie Steam Navigation Company's steamer New Grana és pasred Payta on the 16th wit, Lt. James M. Gillie, Tpited States Navy, member of the SmAheonian Instity Lon, was there, haying satisfactorily completed bis obser bap t+ -~4 ry of the san on the 7th alt. in order in an advantageous portion, he procecd ed to a point elevated 1,000 feet above the level of the sea and about 200 miles distant from the above named port. As the object of his visit to this const was solely for the purpose of making theae observations, we trast the pub: lie will be favored with @ minute report of the reanig, which, we are confident, will, from the pen of that intell: geit and scientific gentleman be exceedingly interesting and instructive. Tt was the intention of Lt. Gillie to proceed by the first streamer south to Lima, where he will remain a short time and perhaps continue his voyage to Chile Although astronomers were expected to arrive from d Englaud, it seems that no other was present his interesting ecrasion, except Mr. Maester, a Ger stronomer from Santiago, sent to join 14. Gillis by ronment of Chile. MARKETS. Virranase, Sept. 1—The extraordinary activity noted in our former review died away towards the commence- mont of this last fortnight, or at least has not been so marked. In articies of import, although transactions were rout, they were wimost entirely comlned to retail, he stock on hand, we flud it rather in- we mention to note. ees have been pretty well kept np, except a few in whiel t ely been felt. ‘The mone: coutir { trom the many » much so, that est omy as man the go angied ewsier, and the i ARRIVAL OF THE SPAR OF THE WBS SEVEN BAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. $1,314,703 IN TREASURE, at the Fraser River Gold Mines. THE INDIAN WAR AT THE NORTH. Affairs A NAVAL BATTLE EXPECTED. MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND ODEATH., MARKETS, &ey ke. Rey The United States mail steamship Star of the West, Cap. tain Gray, arrived early yestercay morning from Aspin wall, whence che sailed on the 5th instant She brings the California mails, possougers and spect which left San Francisco on the 21st ult The Star of the West put into Kingston, Jamaica, and left that port on the 8th instant, ‘The United States sloop-of-war Saratoga was lying at Aspinwall, Crew all well, The British fleet left Kingston on the 7th instant, for Greytown, It was under the command of Admiral Kellett The Pacific mail steamship Sonora left San Franeisee on let ult., at 10.4. M., and on the 25th met the Golden Gate on her way ap. ‘Tho United States sloop of war St. Marys was in the port of Acapulco, and would soon sail for Panama, ‘The news of the snecess of the ‘folegraphic Cable oven sioned great rejoicing in California, and Monday, Septem ber 27, was selected for a grand celebration in honor of The following is the specie list of the Star of the West:— Wells, Purge & Co. Am. bx. Bank Sehoile Bres.. 102,648 85,000 Parker &s Knight & Cv Rood & Co, ©. H. Cumming: T. Watson & Kons. . A. Hardy &Co, H. L. Rateb & Co. T. 3. Hand & Co. Tilton & McFarland, Cary & Co, W. Cumming & Son, : ©. Thomas & Son, Koes, Falconer & Co L. von Hoftman & Co Tenean, Sherman & J. RC. Wyman & co, R.Meader&0. Adams Ruteber & Bro... . Howland& Aspinwall Jan, B. We oe 1a 1,006 Tt — Janson, Bond & $1 314,708 HL. Classon & Son. S. Lanvborgh & Bro. A. Honigman . " Gahuy, Cusado & J.2) jotal... MN aiaatsiaancclneee We are indebted to Mr. J. F. Patterson, parser of the Star of the West, for favors, and to the express agents of Well ‘argo & Co. and Freeman & Co. tor files of Califor. nia papers. Our San Francisco Correspondence, SAN Faanctsou, Sept, 21, 1858, THE LATE ELECTION. ‘The popular Vote of the Bite at the late election counts wp 42,000 in favor of Joseph G. Baldwin for Jud, Supreme Court (our highest tribunal), whe was Jur democratic candidate, and abont 34,000 for John C) the joint nominee of the ant!-Locompton democrats and the republicans. The result of the contest was carried away from here by the last steamer, and the additional returns received since then have only aided to the ma jority in favor of the democracy, Mesers Mekibben and Dudiey have been clocted to Congress, vat they will en- counter a verious obstacle to taking their seats in the act passed at the last session of the Legislature, postponing election until 1869. It wold he difficult to state what the election just paseed decided. The platform of the democratic party, adopted at Sacramento, does not mention the name of Kansas, Douglas or Broderick, It approved the general policy of the administration, but held out the hand of fellowship to. all democrats who supported the Cincinnati platform. It did not, either in terms or by implication, cat a word of reproach upon Broterick er McKibben. As to Mr. Douglas, the press during the can vaes regurded him os trne to his party fealty, and publiebed his spoeches as arguments in aid of the ro. gular candidates. The newspapers in aid of the adminis. tration declined as far as they conld the discussion of Kansas adairs, reprobating the revival of (ue question, and declaring that the whole Kansas issues, having boen localized in that Territory, were past and settled. Voters were appeaied to in aid of the old democratic principles by which the nation bad progressed, and ite grandear at home and abroad upheld and augmented. Thousands of men who approved of the course taken by Douglas, in view of these facts voted for Baldwin, and in 4 thought the act waa in no wise inconsistent with their principles, Had the Englieh bill or some such measure not passed, or had ite rejection by the people of Kaneat been known here before the election, the anti Lecomp tonites might have suce As itis, good ofdcers bave been elected (all are eatinded. DEATH OF SENATOR PRRaCEON. Next after the election the most important ovent that has ceeupied public attention during the past month has been the duel between William 1, Ferguson, Senator from Sacremento county, and Geo, Pen Johnston, Clerk of the United Stat t Court, and editor of ‘the National pewspaper pu ty, and its tragic result, Tr 2st of August, and Mr. y Ubreughout the length and breadth of the State. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH —LINES TO RE CONSTRUCT. EP FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE EASTERN STAT! elligence of the successful laying of Ure Atlantic y cable was re ty and throughout with lively demonstrations of satisfaction. A je of one hundred guns was fired in thy ping, and ageneral ringing Of bells took place at the same Jater in the evening bonfires were t iidinge Uluminated i pert a programm tary companies in the State are to be invited. es to be a grand affair. ‘The succereful comp Atlantic Telograph has given an Impulse to telegraphic enterprise in California, and the indications are that before jong we shail be in yOet Instant communiertion, not only with the astern States, but with the continent of Europe. Two lines a now in a fair way of construction toward the Atlantic. ‘On the third of this month a lee of telegraph from Pia cerville to Salt Lake wae inaugurated. The first pole was erected in the former town, and since then the work has been prosecuted with vigor. The wires will be laid one hundred miles beyond Genes, (which is about one hundred and fifty miles from Placervilie,) this fall. From Placer ville they will be stretched on poste for four miles, thence to Genoa, passing through « timbered counwy, it strung along the trees. This part of the work is now progressing at the rate of four miles a lay. It is about complete now Beyond thy open try, & Carrow will be ploughed, and the wires buried beneath the sod. ‘This enterprive te cartied on by private capital entire! When the communication with Salt Lake ts fairly wtad lehed, it will of course be but a short time before a line will be pushed towards the frontier of Missouri, and we will be thas in Magnetic communication with the world The Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company, incorpo rated under the laws of California, aunounce ‘that Uiey have completed their organization. The company propos te constract and put in operation a line of electro-magnetic telegraph between the citics of San Francisco and fos Angeles, vit San Jose, Santa Cruz, Monterey and other in termediate points, intersecting at Los Angeles with the reat evertand mail route from Memphis to San Francisen, hey also propose to extend and complete immediately a ce ‘nots line of telegraph from Los Angeles to San Auto nie, Texas. and connecting with the various lines of tele- graph of the astern States, and also to constract side lives which will farnigh facilities for communication with the principal cities and ports in Mexico. The route proposed by this company is deemed more practicable than aay other across the Plains. The distance se several hundred miles shorter. The whole line beit ha southern latitude, will be free from the injuriour et fects of frost; the frequency of mail stations and the con stant travel al ail seasons of the year will protect the line from interruption, and enable the company to. keep it al ways inrepait. The friendly disposition of the southern Indians, ae compared with that of the bosti tribes of the north, (© another strony inducoment for adopting this route The capital etek of his company is $859,000, 810° O00 of which @ to te kept in reterve by the directors for th perpese of exten e Hine eastward from Loe Angelos Of the remain ©, Lis stated the contractors fe Duding the lime Lave agreed toAuke $160,000, leaving (it $100,600 to be ken by outede part of the eoutbern counties have alr sa ly eub From these fects, it will be seen tha there te x rect (or the immediate construction of the tor te extenson to the Texan froatic . TUR COMET AND EARTHQUAKES, A shock of an earthquake was feit in: nelcen on the evening of the 12th imst., abont eight o'clock, It waa very revere, but was distincty feltall ver the city, here were two shakes, without any marked interval be- tween th ‘Ube vibrations. were frum north to south, accompanied by a lew rumbling noige in the bowels of tha arth. On the morning of the 18th—three days ago~ another shock was experienced,but the last was mild and by no Means as perceptible or as generally felt as the one that preceded it, ‘The comet has, at last, made its appaarance. A large and brilliant body has been Keen in tus city several even. vgs during the kuet Wook, in uke northwestern po:tion o (Le heavens, ‘The nucleus m about four times the éize 0 au ordinary ster, and & train six fect in length, minke below the horizon an hour alter dark, This eels tal suanger is supposed te be the great comet of Charles V., whore appearance hus been expected for many yours and Whove anticipated advent, about two years a 4 Fo inch consteriaton throughout the eivil.ast iewrn that the comet has been seen trom the Paris Ob servatory, and is pronounced by Avago to bo none other than the lony expected visite MISCELLANEOUS, the natives of Chie resident in San Franeisco (and they number many thouratd) colebrated the amuiversary oO ir country "8 indeper © oo the 1th inet. A large },and High Miss was y. The patonal casiga o Chie floated from the tawere of St. Mary's cathedval, and. its interior was decorated with flags aud patriotic’ em- bleme, ‘The ceremonies of the Catholic Church, alwaya imposing, Were on tis occasion of more than ordinary impressiveness, Rev, Abbe Waive preached in Spanish. W. IL Parker, asewman on board the United States frl- fate Independence, who obtained a verdict for $2,000 ayainet Commodore Merwine, has reduced bis damages to a 21,200, in accordance with a decision made wy Juige Hor- ton, of the Twellth District Conrt, ona motion made for @ new trial, The oceurrence which laid the ground for the: action occurred while the Independence was at the Navi- gators’ Islands in [864 Me. Van Camp, Cousul at Apia, aapeare to bia b ¢ cauged the trouble, anciseo has consente? ty delay ling of the Sonora for Panama, which wie adver- ted to leave yesterday. Cauise—to enable the Jows, wh gaged in business, w celebrau Atonement. a card thanking the Postinaster aud the agents tic Stweamehip Company, ‘The Sonora sais to r trip to Panama, ho United States schooner Fenimore Cooper, whick out at this port for an expedition to Japan » deep sea soundings, sailed yesterday on her Jouruey. Her officers are Deut J. Mercer Brooke, com. nuttiditig; Lieut. C.K. Tho ; EM. Kern, artiét, and doseph Hee 'g Clerk, Much of the credit of laying the Auantic ble is due to Lieut, Brooke, who invented! the mecrument by which the depths of tha voean ©ong Ue pathway now ceeupied by the cable were Hretascertained, Lieut, Berryman with this instrament marked out the great eleetreal highways, thus demon- strating the feasibility of the werk, ‘Tho Fenimore Cooper leaves without taking with ber the twelve Japa. bese, WhO SUI romelL On board Khe haglish ship Caribbean in our harbor, State Adjut pany of mi t General, has organized per- ja to protect the mail route between Weaverville, Yreka and the count, frou fndian attack. The savages have been very unruly ducing the lust Month, KO aS to Mako this measure absolutely Medes vary. Gov. Weller made application at the headquarters of the army for troops, and having been informed by Col, Merchait, commanding officer inthe absence of General Clarke, that there Was wot a man to detach from any post, he wae obbged to order 4 company to be mustered inv the service OF the State, ‘Thureday, the Oth inst., the anniversary of the admia- sion of Cuiiforwia into the’ Union, was celebrated in this city by & procession of the Suciety of California Pioneers. A poem was read by Mr. Edward Pollock, and an oration delivered by Mr. Frederick ’. Tracy. La speaking of the growth of California, Mr. Tracy sald: “Look around you; ten years only have’ passed sinee the first gold was disco” din this Territory. How brief is that period of ten years ia the history of a uation! Yet, whatde you now behold? Our vote for President of the United ” States in T4656 was about 110,000, representing a population of 600,000, The Wexable property of the State i listed at about $160,000,000, Our auuual exports, exclusive of gold, amount to at least $12,000,000. Of gold itwit we have produced, since the beginning of 1848, not less than $700,000.00, Aud we have now more than 500,000 acres Jored fur farming purposes. erland mail (lhutterfeld & Co.) to Memphis, Ten- now in full operation. The second stage left yesterday With Rix paskengorr, The next takes its departure on the 26th ometapt. The service in semi- weekly. ATTACK ON THE OVERLAND MAUL BY INDEANS, A recms the Phoshones, notwithstanding the good opin. low held of Chelt peaceful diepomtion, have become ag feewors on the overiand mail party from Sa't Lake w Viacervillc. ‘Tho last steamer from here carried a maii by this tribe was incorrect, yet it ame stage, returning on the 20th Angust, when within ight miles of the upper crossing of the Humbokit, was barged hy fifty on animais be. Ong ing LO The inal stage Were suanpeded, the mail party ot daring to eave the stage for their protection. ext morning « larger body eucircled them, when arty tired, killing several Lodians. They then abandoned heir stage, taking the mat! and keeping up the Humbaldt, towards Goose Creek stauen. Here they again surreanded by 0 ur bundred Indians, and ‘ced to abandon all elee save their armas aod ammani tion. They finally eseapod, and two of the party arrived Jast week lu Placerville. The greater portion of Whe mail has been recovered and delivered in thie state, The Fraser River Gold Mines. OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESTONDEXCR. Ban Prawcrem, Sept. 21, 1858, The Proser River Gold Mines—Burning of the Samer Sea Bird. The news from the Fraser river gold miner remaing unchanged. Digging is carried on, to a limited extent, profitably to persons engaged. The water had receded Jost suificient to allow about two thousand men w go work. There is a plentiful supply of provisions im the country—more than enough to last for six monthe. ‘There is no possibility now of any dearth of food. Tho Indian difficulties have all been settled, and it ie raid they are more friendly and accommodating to Americans now than at any time since the gold excitement broke out and the influx of miners tok place, Dry diggings have been discovered in the neighborhood of Fort Yale. A party ou a prospecting towe bad found gold on the banks of & river emptying into the Fraser, near Fort Yale, about ejght tniles from its month, which pays from eight to ten cents to the pam. This news of dry diggings being dircovered is corroborated by the statements of variovs other minere, and parties were being fitted oot at Yale to thoroughly explore the back country A miner at Fountain Diggings 9 stated to have taken out $800 In fifteen days. Two men on Santa Clara Bar recent , took ont $80 ip one day. The accounts from the upper Fraser are encouraging A good deal of dust was being offered for sale at Fort Yale ond Fort Hope, but at te price asked ($16), there were few purchasers, At Murverer's Bar, « few miles below Fort Hope, a dite, te mile in tengthy ng constructed. The upper end of the bar is paying woll The Miners were stampeding from Fort Vale for the Forks, new that a trail has been opened aad mules were poton it, From Fort Yale to the ferry—distant bout (wenty three miireathe trail is in excellent condition; hut from there to the Forks (tis represented aa full of big logs and diffeult places to travel, though males mawage wo ure over it, There are estimated to be about five hun jos on the trait of them thie alte of the ing tolerably well, what with increased facilities for saving the Sime above Sailor's Bar, coarse gold has beet found, specimens of whieh have been shawn us From Sunday meruing, August 20, until the following Thureday, it ie catiroated that at tevet thirteen handred miners had left Fort Yale for the Forks. Sixteen canoes, londed with provirens. had succeeded in getting through the appor ond lower Itig Canons, and others were w attempt the pagraxe The large body of minors on, the Fraser and Thompron are net moch diecouraged. Their great enemy has bert the bg water, They are determined to remain until » re to work the bart fnehen troubles csed—po doubt caused by the recent determined: Geto pete made to punich the save thera beim an abundant eupply of provivions at the mines, the ae ¢ reeoived to remain until the cold weather accives, At that thine the river will allow mining to be prosecuted. Lnough is known to prove the riehness of the bare. At last accounts the river was four feet lower then it had been for a month before, and was falling at the rate of #ix inches a day Governor Douglass bas pone ap the river and visited Forts Hope and » Salutes were fired in hie honor, and every reapect was paid to bis Excellency by the miners: and others, The Governor had ex, mse pleased with the condition of things at Fort Hope and on the river, so far ashe bad gone, Tt it «aid that the Governor was burying himeclf and taking @ lively interest in the cutting of a trail from Fort Hope to Fort Yale, and the improvement of the present trail from the be- quning of “Douglass Portage’? to the Forks, A privilege across the river at the head of the portage had been granted to Mr. Harrison P. Bayrs, at the enoual rental of jo We in full operation on the Ist of October. “The Governor travelled on the American steam er Umatiin, which, with the Witeon G. Hunt, arc now rua- ning from Vietori Mr. Nugent, the gor nt agent for Fraser river, left bere on board the steamship Xe meron the oh inet, tor Victoria, A story concerning him, pub! the Triiwne, is stated to be withoat truth in nearly every particular, by these » oe passengers and were pre sertat the time, Mr John B. Ward, who witnesved all that took piace, days (hat just a8 (he steamer was about ing, « person stepped np to Mr. N. aad snformodt bin that be w epnty sheri, and that he helt an order for his arr ou fame of the person whe Dre cht the action, av mont of the chum. Mr. Na gent replied that he ba: scent a eum, bat that he had paid it by a draft ou Weil, * & Co. foor youre pre Ane officer tai! ) could not boty it ad have the money or s fae som wa paid Not twenty words were excuaugod durivy the wraasac- ferry