The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. ——— WHOLE NO. 6123. AFFAIRS WW NICARAGUA. Biect of Gen. Cass’ Announcement of the American Policy—Transit Route Prepara- tions—Nicaraguan Opinions of the United Mates—Presence of American Men-of- War, dc., dic. OUR NICARAGUA CORRESPONDENCE. San Juan vex Noxrs, Nov. 1, 1858. Bacvtement in Consequence of the Cass Despateh—Passage of the Steamers into the Lake—Conference Between Senor Castillo and Commodore Kellett—Naval News—New Con- sular Residence, dc., dc. ‘The publication in the Henatp of the instructions of Mr. Cass, lately sent to Mr. Lamar, and by him communicated to the Nicaraguan government on the eve of his departure from Managua for Costa Rica, has caused a great excite- ment all through Nicaragua, and has already effected a ebange in the policy of Martinez. Previous to these in structions reaching Managua the government had issued strict injunctions to the commandants of Forts Castillo and San Carlos to prevent the passage up the river San Juan ef all American boats, with a view to stopping thesteam- ere expected from Joe White & Co.,and the little echo yelept Antonio de Barruel, the ‘ Belly clerk,” had pub- Hished through his poor old lunatic father, the Viscount, ‘that should any Yankee dare to approach within gunshot of Castillo, he would be blown into numberless particles demnation quick.” But the said steamers came, and passed safely up the Fiver to the Machuca rapids, where the Caes-Yrisarri still remained at last accounts, waiting for a rise in the river to enable her to get safely over. The other two boats went ever safely, and continued om to fort Castillo. + Here Col. Childs was informed that the Commandante could not al- Jow him to pass, but said he had despatched = messenger to Managua, to Martinez, informing him that the steamers ‘were coming, and asking for furtber instructions. The message was answered by Don Edwardo Castillo, Minister of Foreign Relations, in person, who gave Col.’ Childs « port on his own’ responsibility, as be said, and the pn aha panyg nl rapids,’ and passed fort San ‘Carlos to Granade, to have an interview with Martinez. Senor Castilio came to our town to communicate with the United States flag officer, as it was said; but he wie a sent at Aspinwall,and the English Commodore (Kellett) in port, he substituted the latter for the former, and had along taik with him at the British Consulate—to what effect no one knows. On Saturday afternoon Commodore Kellett safled for Ja- maica, i esterday morning Senor Castillo left on a ua. From the interior the news is so conflicting, and the coming and ny little to be relied upon, that I ‘bear to recite to you the tales I have to listen to, little schooner Emma V., from New York, with mer- chandise to Mr. James Thomas, and coals for Joe White & Co., has just arrived. We have, besides, in port, the U States en and Jamestown and store sbip Release, her British Majesty’s steamers Leopard and Basalisk, and two little coasting crafts. The ing!ish mail steamer is also here. I mustadd, even at the risk of giving offence, that gusong the improvements in this town, since it seems to have that we are to have a Transit, the United ‘States Consul has commenced to build himse!fa residence, which bide fair to be—when finished, one of the sweetest little cottages an American iady could wish to superintend. "tget nervous, ladies, he is a married man, and has wife with him.) The house is finished inside with rolid mahogany, presenting arich and beautiful appear. ance. E OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Usirep States Sarr Decatcr, Reawo, Nicanacva, Oct. 24, 1858. Crnise of the Decatur—Stattring Case on Bourd—Sea Prac- tice with Shot and Shell—Arrival at Realejo—Expected Arrival of General Lamar—Effect of General Cass’ Let- ter om the American Policy—Nicaraguan Views of the United States—The Bogus Treaty with Mr. Ouseley, de. On the 29th of September the Decatur sailed from Callao for this port. As we were on the eve of sailing a serious case of stab. ‘Ding occurred on board, between two of our seamen. Two men, along with several others, were permitted to go asbore in the morning, in order to lay im certain provi- tions for their messes during the voyage. Whilst on shore, one of the men, named Lewis, struck another, named Mur- ray, with whom he had some contention. Murray, being ‘® much smalier man than the other, appears to have of fered but little resistance at the time. Immediately after the return of these men on board, both being considera. Bly intoxicated at the time, the man Murray ran suddenly ‘up to Lewis and stabbed him a single blow with a jack knife, which penctrated between the second and third ribs, deeply into the breast, immediately over the heart. Violent hemorrhage instantly ensued, from which the man was apparently in a dying condition for several hours. ‘The external bieeding being arrested by compression, the blood still continued to tow internatly, until it entirely checked the breathing of the wounded lung, when, by the man in a proper position, there was evacuated Browns od ‘nearly a, wash bason full of semi- l f Hi fl Hf! 4 = a tf l | Fr i 5 ag : i F i giz i is 4 i j i 5 I E r | E : i ; i ! & i g ri Pz 3 i i : : H f ? Hi ie Tere et i my I : _ MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1858. . TWO CENTS. PRICK government, I have been repeatedly assured by foreigners Tesident in the country. A course of promptness and de- ision, of which the initiatory step has now bven taken, is the only one which can have proper weight with these le. Pen Tomas Martinez, the President of Nicaragua, i+ represented as a man of bulldog determination and of strong prejudices against our government. ‘The carly appearance of our vessel at this place, a(ter the pommnlanion of Mr. Caes’ despatch, judging from the amount of talk it has occasioned among the natives, has brought them to the conclusion that we are in earnest about the matter. Oct, 30, 1858. During the past week our commander has been actively exercising the crew in the use of small arms, boat exer- cise, ie firing, &c. The weather, at first so unfavor: ble to all out door. exercise, has somewhat improved af respects rain; yet the heat of the sun from nine to three o’clock, is most intolerable. In all the exercises the men are protected, as far as possible, by awnings, from the rain and sun. Without such protection no meu from the North are able to labor here without soon falling victims to fever or sunstroke. Our vessel is expected to await here her orders relative to what ae she is to perform in the negotiations now pending between our government and Nicaragua, No —e has yet been bad with our Minister, Mr. mar. ‘The population bere are highly elated at the story of a freaty——which turns out to be bogus—having been entered to between their representative, Sr. Jerez, and Sir Wm. ore Ouseley. They view the treaty as almost equivaleut to an alliance with England, and, think that it will have the effect of staving off their day of reckoning with ‘the United States. The idea now currently alloat, and ap- parentiy affording the people much a, is, that if there be any fighting in the case, it will be between us and Great Britain. In that case, they fe An our little army of ta aa men only would & decidedly the worst of the conflict with the Britons. ‘is opinion, which is truly belie ed by ther furnishes additional evidence of their imperfect knowivdge respecting the extent of our country’s resources. SYMPTOMS OF ALARM IN NICARAGUA, (From E! Centro Americano, of Granada, Oct. 9.} The news from the United States is of avery alarming character. According to it the American government is disposed to open the Transit line not only without the con- sent of Nicaragua, but even without its being notified of it. Instructions given to General Lamar are spoken of, which are to be presented to the government of Nicaragua, in order to inspire it with such a fear that it will be impossi- bie for it to refuse anything whatever to the American government and spéculators. The system of frightening jicaragua, for the pury of wresting from her a conces- sion or a prorogation, have been, from the time the first negotiations concerning the Transit were opened, followed with the greatest consistency, and not without success; and even now that filibusterism is dead, no more to rise =. she is threatened with a new invasion of alker, doubtless in order that General Martinez thall hasten to adopt the charitable counsel given to him by the Know Nothing newspapers of the American Union, “to resign his power and to make place for a new President and a more liberal! policy, capable of overcoming the pending difficulties between the two governments.’ And what is to be understood by “liberal policy” in newspapers of this kind? All the im- rtant journals which enjoy the greatest credit in the jew and the Old World have recognized the policy of General Martinez as eminently liberal; consequently what matters to this worthy functionary the passionate opinion of immoral and interested people? Both the dis. approval and commendation of people of this kind must always be interpreted in the inverted sense, the more so as honorable men have given their judgment in the most distinct manner. What gives us inexplicable surprise and deep sor- row, provided all the news alluded to be true, is that’ Senor Yricarri, Minister of Nicaragua, a Central American by Ddirth, has taken part him- self in these infe fernal manwuyres i! assisting at the banquet by which Mr. White and his companions celebrated the triumph they had obtained in procuring the unquestionable protection of the American govern- ment, for taking at all hazards, of the Transit privilege on this isthmus ; and at this feast) where several toasts were given, Senor Yrisarri, m answer to one given by Mr. White, expressed his hope that the company may triumph, and congratulated himself on his having power- fully contributed to this happy result. This is incredible and unheard of. It may well be one of those newspaper inventions which are every day sent out into the world. How is it possible that the man who, in his numerous writings, has vigor- ously and eloquently defended the rights of his country, and yaliantly combatted the absorbing tendencies of the Americans, should have under; such a fearful trans- formation, which would place at the other extreme? This is, to our words, incredible, uneard of. As to Mr. White’s declaration, that one of the things the company headed by him had to'struggic against was the venality of the Nicaraguan functionaries, who sold them. selves for money, not there, but here, does it not give room to the supposition that these words, uttered without per reflection, involve an accusation very distinct that which it was intended to make ? ‘The Nicaragua Transit Route. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, Nov. 29, 1858 A statement has appeared in your paper of this date, on the authority of an anonymous Panama correspon‘lent, to the effect that the steamsbip Hermann was ordered to proceed direct to San Francisco, and not to stop at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. The object and purpose of such a statement, when the locality from whence it proceeds is considered, is quite too obvious to require refutation. From a fear, however, that some portion of the public may be misled by it, I am induced to say that the statement is a gratuitous {aise dood. The Hermann was advertised to stop at San Juan del Sur, The proper officer on board was directed to stop there. An agent was sent to l'anama instructed to cause the Washington’ " 2 MOBILE No News of Walker—Bmigranta Still Coming In. Momus, Noy. 23, 1858. Nothing has yet been heard of Gen. Walker since bie departure from here on last Saturday, and it is very pro- able he will not go out in the emigrant vessel. very certain, however, that he will be within calling dis. tance when the emigrants arrive at San Juan del Norte. ‘This morning it is reported that the first lot of emi. grants will get off to-morrow, that the vessel will be regu. larly cleared by the Custom House here, and that each will Rigned Uke the yang Pwo esa Se Nor learn any very astonishing facts, as to hide on the part of thowe exami . Col. Frank Anderson, of Fort Castillo fame, is at New Orleans, but looks Nicaragua-wards. Emigrants are still coming in Misdirected Letters. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, Nov. 20, 1858, About a year since you gave weekly a list of misdirect- ed letters that were advertised, which were compiled by a Mr. Dick, of Philadelphia. As that gentleman has dis. continued that compilation (which proved to be of great service), I have undertaken to carry out the idea, and, with your permiasion, will send you weekly a list of mis directed letters that may be found in the aivertised letter columns of your I evclose ® memorandum of those to be found in ‘week's list, which please publish, and oblige. B. List oF Misprecten Larrees Apverniern rv rie New You Herat, Satornay, Nov. 27, 1858. RoeTON. PIILADRLPWLA Hi. C. Dahring & Co. Farobam, Kirkham & Co C. Filis & Co. 1. Richards & Co. er. LUT. J. J, Anderson & Co. J. H. Bureh & Co, LOWELL, MASS 3.0. Ayer. CRICOPRR, MASS Ames Manufacturing Co, Jersey City News. Pronarte Fatat Accipeyt to Mr. Setan Hint —Mr. Selah Hill, a direetar and one of the building committee of tho Mechanics and Traders’ Bank, in course of erection at the corner of Montgomery and Hudson street, Jersey City, met with an accident about 6 o'clock, which will undoubt- @ily result in bis death. acroge a plank on the second story, and he was precipi. tated 0 we xe he Ny NEWS FROM CUBA. Arrival of the Empire City from Havana— Grand Ball at the Governor General’s Pa- lace—Arrival of a Floating Dock from New Orleans—Landing of a Cargo of Negroce— ‘The Opera—Exchange and Freight Rates. The United States mail steamship Empire City, Captain Griffin, arrived at this port from Havana early yesterday morning. She left New Orleans at 80’clock A, M on the 20th inst. , arrived at Havana at sunrise on the 28d, and leftat 4:39 P. M. on the same day for New York. Her passage has been prolonged by constant heavy weather and bead winds, The Empire City brings twenty- ive passengers and & large freight of produce from both mentioned ports. The spacious floating dock constructed lately at Now Orleans had safely arrived at Havana on tue 20th, in tow of the Spanish steamers Mexico and Pelayo, having been six days on the passage. The Cuban Progress (such is her name) will arrest a great deal of floating capital in the harbor (former- ly diverted to the United States); but bemg alone of her kind, it is inferred that her tariff of prices will render her “ways” other than ‘ways of pleasantness.” One cargo of negroes (493) had been landed on the Coast to the eastward since last advices Throe hundred emancipados of the negroes who were captured by the Spanish war steamer Venadito had been placed at the disposition of the City Councils of Havana, and were to be employed in the construction of the aque duct from Vento, and erecting buildings for those engaged in the work. ‘The Opera, which had been inaugurated by Max Ma- retzek at the Villa Nueva theatre, was ocoupying the at- tention of the Habaneros, and, under tho new law of prices, promised a success t6 the enterprising manager. A proposition has been started for the formation of a company to rebuild the old Principal, atheatre which has Jain in ruins for twelve or fourteen years. It is said the expense weuld not be very great, and that !t would not onlf pay well, but would greatly serve to improve and adorn one of the most prominent parts of the city. Exchange on London, 14 to 1434 premium; New York and Boston, 3 to 33¢ do. x Freights excessively dull. Nota vessel of the United States taken during the week. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, Nov. 23, 1858. Holy Festivals and Processions—Reception at the Palace— The United States Consul General at Court—Schooner Enterprise About to Clear—Work in the American Con- sulate—The Opera, dc. Our feast days bave passed with the usual fervent dis- play of religious sentiment and reverent attachment to the “throne of San Fernando.” The festival of San Cristobal, our guardian angel in heaven, was opened with Te Deum Taudamus in the cathedral of San Carlos—present the Captain General, assisted by all his civil and military chiefs, with their suites—and the day closing with a pro- cession following the herculean image of his saintship, composed of afew whites and thousands of the ebony specimens of humanity, drawn from the jungle shades of Africa. In all of our religious displays the darkey has decidedly the advantage over his white brother, in the ornate and utile. He bears the sacred emblems; the very fire of the altar touches his lips; while the most promi. nent position is gracefully yielded to him when the holy burthens repose upon his stalwart shoulders. Tho six- teenth night was devoted to watching by those who had confessed all their gins. The United States Consul General and Mre. Helm visited the Palace the same day to pay their respects to Mra, Concha, and obtain a better view of the procession, and were received with the usual flaticring and unostentatious attention. The 19th was the day par excellence in our calendar Court, or reception, at the palace, with salaams from all social upperdom, salvos from the’ heavy ordnance of the battery of Isabel IJ., which looks from’ the gray walls of Cabanas upon the ‘ ever fuithful city,” and the shipping in port, ball in the evening at the Palace, presided over by Mrs. Concha, assisted by hor three daughters, bidding fai tohonor their mother and her cultivation for usefulness in the world. The Consul Genera! of the United States and his estimable lady were present, enjoying but not carried away from their own judgments by the splendid and oourt- ly paraphernatia. ‘There are fow places in the world where ro much female loveliness can be gathered in a short time, or in so small space, as .n the aristocratic sa- joons of the Havana. Since my last we bad a cargo of negroes, nearly five hun dred, landed to the eastward from a Spanish verse!, which retired from the shore after discharging, and bas gone down to Laguna de Turminos, St. Thomas, or elsowbere, as circumstances may have required. The schooner Enterprise will be cleared for Jacksonville, Florida, when her affairs can be settled. She has been seized for debts eoutracted on account of the detention caused by the late Acting Consul General, and how she is to be relieved therefrom does not for the moment appear Tam hay to say that Consul General Helm is a work. ing maa himself, and will therefore have less necessity for clerks. The Opera season at the Villa Nueva opened on the even ing of the 20th. It was a perfect thing—* Linda ”— save the tenor, and that voice was a decided failure. Gassier was perfection, and had pundits long and loud: sbe was called upon the stage at the close. Miss Ada Phillips: ded well her place in our aj iation—the most perfect boy upon the siage or in house, and exquisite in her touching farewell notes to their native wilage. Max Maretzek will gain in his negerens ‘ila Nueva has been refurnished; it filled with Concha and family in the Havaxa, Now. 28, 1858, The Hall at the Palace—Splendid Array of Female Beauty end Crineline—Names of the Most Exalted Keautics I’re sent—Trade in Negroe—Marctsck and the Opera—The Floating Dock— Literary Prises? de. The ball at the Palace on the evening of the 19th ingtant was really a very splendid affair, Upon entering the rooms about eleven o'clock, they were found to be crowded with the élite of this city. There were perhaps rather too many men in paval and military uniforms to sult my taste. The display of diamonds worn by the ladies was really magnificent, fairly dazzling the cyes of the epectator. Among the ladies conspicuous for the mag. nificent and costly diamonds they wore were the follow ng — la Senora Fexa and ber daughter. La Senora Cardenas. ‘The Condesa Penulver. 1a Senora Ignacio Montaboo. La Senora Pedroso (formerly Mise Scully) La Senora Serafina Montaboo de Horrera, tho danghter in-law of the Conde Fernandina, who, though still very beautiful, is no longer #0 interesting to us colderos (bache lors) as she was previous to her marriage. ‘The Marquesa de Almendaros and the wife of Genoral Santa Anna, who wore the ribbon of the Mexican order of jalupe. La Senora Santa Anna is still very beautiful, although I thougbt I could trace the “lines of care’ mak ing their mark upon her beauteour brow ‘The most beautiful unmarried lady at the ball was La Senorita Conchita Rodriguez, who was chastely attired in acostly white lace dress, There were, however, other unmarried ladies present who are extremety beautiful, among whom I particularly remember La Senorita Rita Maria Lamar, and that thoroughly kind hearted young indy La Senorita Carmen Concha. Among the married Indies remarkable for their 7 ‘were Mre. Crawford, wife of the British Consul General, whom | do pot flatter when I éeclare her to have been the most truly beautiful woman in face and figure present; Ia Senora Villacampa, La Senora Serafina Molines de durin, the elegant Mrs. Manzano, daughter of the General Rugineers, and last, though not least, the pretty wife of the Spanish Admiral, the brilliancy of whose eyes rival oven 5 powve imagination. The foregoing are the names of all the ladies present who are known to me. Thad not the honor of an in troduction to the wife of Col. Helm, United States Coasul General in Cuba, who was present, and who, though not ‘ticularly distingué in appearance, is an extremely lady ike looking or ‘The Consular corps was in full forea, there having been Present the United States, French, Dutch and British Con- aul , and the Belgian, Hamburg and Rossian ipper was excellent, but Tehonld judge the pre £0 large a number of guests had not been antici- ._ ‘The music was supplied by the orchestra called Binto xix, (The Nineteenth ry), and was exquisitely the most distinguished looking men in the room Mexican General Don Adriano Woll, who was in fall uniform and fairly covered with orders. He looks ail display of crioline, o rather, of the drossos it sup- .” How the fair Indies’ ¥ i | to thema their appearance, and thretore many Ly expressions that were well merited . Dancing was continued until the “wee sma’ hours,’ when all separated, delighted with the kindness and courtesy displayed by their distinguished oo the occasion, The 615 bozales captured recently by the Spanish war steamer Conde de Venadito have been divided out as emancipados, 300 having been granted to the Corporation of this city, to be employed in the works of Bringing the water from Ojos de Vonw to this city, 100 to the Director of Public Works for the construction of pablic work: to the Municipality of Cardenas, for public works in jurisdiction; 30 to his Excellency the Lata gpeecd Gere. ral of Infantry and Cayalry, to be distribut among the officers of those corps on this island, with their families; 54 to be divided among the hospitals and charitable insti- tutions in this island; 10 to be distributed among the em joyés of the government who have small ries and ilies. The remainder of the number aro divided in ones and twos among the widows and orphans of deceased officers and blind officers, except 11, who have died since their capture. Maretzek’s Opera company opened at the Teatro de Vil- Ja Nueva on Saturday evening, with “Linda di Chamoun nix.”” The evening was wet and unfavorable, The Gas- tier generally admired as possessing a fresher and fuller toned yoice than any of the cantatrices ‘who have visited this city for some years past. Our own Adelaide Phillips, as Pieroto, as she ‘always has done, ex. cited universal almiration. Of Sbrigia, Gnone, Garibold and the other strangers to this city, lam sorry to add T have not heard very favorable opinions expressed. a the opera Gassier sung the beautiful and difficult rondo, the “Waltz de Venzuno,” which excited the most rapta- rous applause. The same opera wus repeated the follow- ing evening to another very full house. The Reyanon and Enircacto, the two papers of the theatre of last season, male their appearsoce on Saturday evening. This evening we are promised ‘La Somnambula,” and as Gussier, the baritone, arrived yesterday in the Isabel from Charleston, there will be, doubtless, a full house to hear him. The steamers Mejico and Pelayo arrived on ‘Sunday New Orleans in six days, towing the floating dock called Progreso Cubano—an extraordinary quick passage considering the heavy weather we have had dur- 1 the past week. The dock’ is the property of Don Sal- vador Saina and Loe Senores Pelayo Pardo & Company, It must have cost pearly or quite $200,000. There are two or three Spanish vessels of war that have been wait: ing some time, dismantled, to be placed on it. Mr. Benevenuto Matthews, formerly British Consul at Charleston and at Philadelphia, and more recently Gover nor at Nassau, N. P., arrived here in R. M.C.’s steamer Trent, the 2ist instant, from England, en route for Mexico, where he bas been appointed Secretary of the British Le: gation and Charge d’Affairs. The British screw steamers Mauritius and Scotia, which arrived here from China with ‘‘Asiatics,”’ have both sailed for England; the former for London and the latter for Liverpool. The former has a cargo of sugar; the latter, I believe, is in bailast. The United States has algo sailed on a cruise, The Juegos Flores (literally, floral games), by which name are entitled the annual distribution of prizes for works of artistic or literary excellence, by the “*Liseo,” came off last evening, 22d inst. There were no less than three poems on the Atlantic telegrapb, which all possess great merit. I know not to which, if any of them, the gold medal was awarded. The Spanish poct Zorilla, now in this city, was also a competitor for a medal. When the list of names of the successful competitors for works of art and literary excellence is made out, I will secure an early copy to send you a translation of it. The sugar market continues firm at my last quotations. ‘There is no alteration in the rates of molasses. at TELEGRAPHIC, ARRIVAL OF THE ISABEL AT CHARLESTON. Cuaxtesron, Noy. 29, 1858. The steamship Isabel brings Havana advices of the 25th. Sugars were firm: D. 8.,No. 12, 9% reals. The stock at Havana ana Matanzas was 55,000 boxes. Sterling ex- change bad declined to 13 per cent premium; exchange on New York, 3% per cent premium, on New Orleans, 434 a 5 per cent premium. News from the West Indies. MEFWNG OF THE LEGISLATURE OF JAMAICA—A STORMY SESSION EXPECTED—CONTINUED ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP—THE WEATHER AND PUBLIC HEALTH—HONORS T0 TBE BRITISH SHIP VALOROUS AT PORT ROYAL—THE CUBAN SLAVE TRADE—LORD MALMESBURYy GENERAL CASS AND THE NEW YORK HERALD. By the arrival of the Tilinois we have received files of papers from the West Indies, dated at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 10th of November. The news is not of much importance. The meeting of the Jamaica Logislature, which took place on the afternoon of the 9th inst. , and the speech of his Excellency the Governor, dclivered at its opening, may be said to constitute the local bara rede the fortnight, Several very importaut measures are as among Miose to be brought forward on Executive recommenda: Uon, and of themselves they denote a busy, and it may be a somewhat protracted, session. There are not wanting at the same time indications of political difficulty on several public questions which must me yn» become subjects of discussion in the popular branch of the Legislature. From the continued indi of the Right Reverend the of Kingston, ‘arrival at St. Thomas, on his way to Nassau, it was deemed a‘visable that he should eed to England instead, which he accordingly id. The Governor has appointed W. G. Freeman, Collector of Customs at Kingston, to be a member of the Legislative Council. ‘The weather has been dry since the date of our last summary, but cooler during the nights. There \s a great deal of sickness at Kingston, however, especially of ca- tarrba! affections; and we have to announce, among the vietines of the latter, Donald Campbell, an old and distin guished member of the legal profession there, The Kingston Journal of the 10th of November ob- ser Her Majesty"s steamship Valorous, Captain Aldham, C. R., arrived at Port Royal from New York on the morning of the Sth instant, conveying his Excellency Sir William Gore Ouseley, her Majesty's special minister to the State of Nicaragua, and his Excellency’s family, on their way to Greytown. The immediate object of Sir W. Gore Ouseley’s mission ig not exactly known, bat wo presume it to be connected with the settlement of the between the two We are vory far from questioning the propriety of some honorary distinction in case of an officer who has as- fisted in carrying out a work of art so important in a cos. telegraph: but wit right, and docs t produce an efect tel ; but is it » and luce an calculated to im the world with @ due sense of the justicn with which honorary distinctions are awardet by the British government, positive success should he made the exclusive condition of such distinctions? Last year her Majesty's ship d waa engaged ih pre- clrely the same duty as the Valorous was on the late oo- casion. It was no more her fault, or the fault of Captain Wainwright and his officers, that the cable waa not laid in 1#57, than it was the fuult of Captain Aldham that the frat expedition of 1868 nearly resulted in the joss of the Aga. memnon, cable and all. All that the Valorous bas done this year towards securing the success of the work tho Leopard did last year; and, in justice as well as in rea son, Captain Wainwright is entitied to the same distine- tions as Capt. Aldham bag received. Wreck of the British Bark Jeanle Johnston. THR CAPTAIN, HIS WIFE, CHILD, AND CKEW OF TWELVE MEN, IN THE MAINTOP FOR NINE DAYS— THEIR REMARKABLE PRESERVATION FROM DRATH. ‘The Dutch bark Sophie Elizabeth, Capt. Vanderbo, ar- rived yesterday at Uhis port from Amsterdam, having on board Captain Johnson, wife and child, and crew of twelve men, of the British bark Jeanie Johnston, which had been wrecked in the heavy gale of October last, Capt Johnson giver the following particulars of the lose of his vessel — ‘We sailed from Quebec for Mull Oct. 5, with a cargo of timber and deals, On the 2ist had a fresh broeze from E. N. E. toN. E., with heavy equalls during the night. At 1.30 A. M. on the 22d, the wind increased toa heavy gale from E. N. B.; hove the ship to under main trysail. Set all hands at the pumpe. At 6 A. M. was boarded by a sea which washed away quarter boat and stove the galley, At 140 P. M. washed away the ekylight binnaclo, star. board side of deck house. At 9:30 stage in front of the filling the cabin with water, washed away long iif, bulwarks, and split covering board abaf the main rigging. crew were several times washed awa: from the pompe. Atl140 P.M. ebip full of water at hands to the maintop: tremendous sea making clean sweep over the ship; hed bo. time to up water; the barometer showing 28 deg. 70 min. This in Int. 47 ‘dog. 45 min., lon. 41 deg. 26 min. On 23d, at7 A M., saw a bark to leeward; set a Se" of distress, but was not seen. Strong breeze from N. and heavy sea. On 24th, at noon, saw a brig to leeward, but she did not make uv out. Our radder io during the night, and wok away the counter; had been now nearly three days in the top; no water, The weather cold. Saw no more i the ist. Another week in the top. of that day saw a bark to windward, standing ‘pent in the maintop wero droadful, the northward, with heavy squalls, Our deliverer tobe Captain 8. F, vandorboft, of ir proved to be . F. 4 the Holland bark Sophie Elizabeth, of and from Amster. dam for New York, who sent hit boata, and notwithstand- ing heavy sea, took us all safely on where wo have received every kindness and comfort which it was to receive, and for which I shall be thankful as 1 a8 I live, having, with my wife and child, and my crew of twelve men, been in the maistop ‘nine’ days and ni ‘and four of the crew have their feet and arms much swollen. The Jeanie Jobnaton was ten years old, owned and in- sured in Shields. dark—a rery heavy sea on at tie time, from from 8.By the census recently taken, the whole lation of Arkansas is aacettained to be 826,429, vin, 181,197 freo white males, 118,118 froe white slaves, 734 free blacks. The taxable T-4 : of the State is retiirned at $99,873,248, being an inerease of $66,973,168 within six years, more than haif of which bas been within the last two years. The in- ercare ip Six yoars has been about 133 per cent. NEWS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST, Establishment of the Government of British Columbia—Arrtval of English Troops at Vancouver's Island—Bullding of Barracks and a Naval British Depot at Victoria— English Engineers and Troops arrived at Puget Sound, in Vessels of War, to Survey a Line for a Railroad from Fraser River to Halifax. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Victoria, VANCoUVER'S ISLAND, Oct, 28, 1858. We are in a high state of excitement at this place, both in consequence of the continued discovery of rich goll placers in our vicinity on Fraser river, and the arrival here in our waters of an English fleet with two hutdred Royal Engineers, under Capt. Parsons, who are preparing for a survey of a line through British Columbia for a railroad from Fraser river to Halifax. This party is to co-operate across the Rocky Mountains with « party that started from Montreal last spring, and who will winter this year on the South fork of the Sascatchewan. The country is represented as eminently practicable, and, the idea of extreme cold and deep snows is laughed at by the Hudson Bay Company, and others who know the character of the country, and who say that they are aware that this frozen idea has already frightened Brother Jonathan offa northern track. The Britieh ship Ganges, carrying 74 guns, the Sateilite, carrying 40, aud the Plumper, carrying 69 guns, are now in the harbor, sent out to protect English interests and English laws during the gold excitement on Fraser river. The news from the mines Is now encouraging, and four thousand miners have gone to work to build their houses and homes and commence preparing for the winter at Forts Hope, Yale and Langley, and there is every prospect of these mines yielding richly during the winter season, Our interests here and the richness of the mines have been greatly underrated by persons whose interests and prejudice it was to do 0; but we have evidei enough before us to convince all that gold to a great ex- tent exists throughout this whole region. The only ching we now need is a large hardy overland emigration, and soon we will build up in the Northwest a second Cali- fornia. Victoria now contains some seven thousand people, and the large amount of shipping in the harbor, the busy marts of trade, the grading of streets and the rash of business, all bespeak a large and growing city. The British ship Ganges brought out 200 troops, under Colo- nel Hawkins, who are now engaged in building barracks at this place. The Royal Engineers, under Capt. Parsons, who have just arrived from England, will re- main bere until early spring, when, haying completed their outfits and preparations, they willstart on their over- land trip for a survey of a railroad line to Halifax, This railroad scheme has been put on foot by a company of British capitalists, who, in view of the opening of the ports of China to the free trade of the world, have deter- mined to build up a second Liverpool at Victoria, on Van. couver’s Island, and direct, if possible, the trade of the East across British territory by a line of railway which will connect with the Great Trunk Railroad through the Canadas. Victoria has a fine harbor, well sheltered, and a more beautiful or healthy site for a city could not be selected. The land on the island is of extreme fertitity, and the beautiful fir and pine forests, interoporsed with oak and large beds of coal here found, will soon cause to spring up an immense trade from this quarter. The harbor of Esqui- malt—only two miles distant—is, however, even better than Victoria. Its water is deeper and equally well shel- tered, with broad, bold shores, and affords a fine site for a large city. The Pacific Mail Company have purchased here several acres of ground, and are now engaged in building, at the principal landing, their storehouses, offices, &c. The British fleet are atanchor in this harbor. We have had recently several arrivals bere from Shanghae, Canton and the Sandwich Islands, and we look forward to a daily in- creasing trade with China, Japan, Russia and the islands of the Pacific, A trade from here to the mouth of the Amoor river is now exciting a degree of attention. Mr. Karchefeki, » Russian, and who was a member of the Russian commission forming the treaty and boundary between China and Russia, and who is a bearer of do- hes from Russia to Washington, has arrived here on his way to New York, where he will contract for three steamers to run on the Amoor river; and he gives the most gratifying evidences of the liberal spirit pervading Russia at the present time, and the marked anxiety to up a trade in the North Pacific between Ruseia and the Cnited States. This once started, we may, at no dis- tant day, build up at this point a great commercial mart and depot of trade; aud we can but regret that whilo the British government is exerting every nerve and leay- ing no stone unturned to build up a Liverpool of the Pa. cific, that we are dormant and dead to our own in. tereste in this quarter, With the beautiful hay of Puget Sound, with fine deep water and safe harbors, shipbuilding material that is finding ite way to every foreign market in the world, with agricultural lands in abundance, and rich gold ticlds tributary to it, ES fi : H 2 Victoria via Panama Governor |, of the Hudson's Bay Company, has been appointed Governor for the new colony, an appoint. ment which meets with general satisfaction, and England. Roads are being opened, buildings, public and private, are being erected, apd the general plan of a strong Brith dependency la being carried out on the northwest border of our country What the great political and commercial issues of this state of things are to be, the future alono can develope; but we can only expres satiefaction that, as we were not fortunate enough in cur negotiations with Great Britain to secure these valuable pomessions, we now, at least, maintain and ute the great key to the trade of the North west and the " ‘our possession and position Puget Sound afford us. NOSTNDOORPHILIST, Later from Vera Cruz. The New Orleans has received by the Quaker City, via Minatitlan, two lat news from Vera Cruz, from which we extract the following — In the Progreso ith aD ebgagement tween & Ta Lave, at , and a body of Koheagaray’s troops, who were endeavoring to effect an advance towards Vera Cruz, by way of San Salvador. The column of con. stitutionaliet forces, under Comandante Camache, who had been posted to meet them, very rapidly defeated them, killing and wounding several, who were abandoned. They retreated to « position about » quarter of a league off, and there opened a fire of artillery on the conatito tionalist but without any effect: | They soon stayed this, and endeavored, to penetrate by way of Calva. rio, but coming out near that .M., they found that it had already been occupied by Camac! at once charged upon them, rate encounter of half ? 23 i retreat, of their Hef killed beeves, whom they inveigied near b; and then assassinated, horrib! F z HE j and with er, was the only life lost on the Dart ofthe comiti ed were it seems, The former retired to La Hoya, Negrews tow Naval Ini Captain Benjamin KE. Rrooke, of the United States Marine Corps, died yesterday at bis residence in Washington. Capt. Brooke has been a very efficient officer, having entored the service the 8th of July, 1833. The Inst cruise he made was in the United States frigate Congress up the Mediter- ranean, The death of Captain Brooke will make brevet Tansill, now on board the United States frigate al sean ots rion of the Par expe dition, a fall 5 promote Browning to the rank oc Pieet Lieutenant, besides making a vacancy for an outside appointment of Second Liew tenant. The United States steamer Vixen sailed from Havana on acruise 22d inst. The United States steamer Woestern; Captain T T. Flanter, saile from New York today guay, via ‘Barbadors. NEWS FROM Europe. Arrival of the Arago at Now York and the Europa at Halifax, PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN COCHIN-CHINA, Appointment of a British Mini:- ter to Japan. ADVANCE IN COTTON AND CONSOLS. EADSTUFFS AND PROVISIONS DEPRESSED, &e., ke., ke. ‘The United States mail steamship Arago, Captain Lines, from Havre and Southampton, arrived at this port yester- day afternoon, The Arago left Southampton on Wednes- day, tho 17th inst., passed the Neodles.at nine o'clock the same night, and reached her dock at New York at three o'clock P. M. yesterday. She had a mild, moderate pas- sage. Tho Arago brings 214 passengers, the usual mails, and 500 tons of merchandire. Among her passengers were Paulding Tatnall, Rsq., from Japan, bearer of despatehes and of the United States treaty with Japan; Rev. Dr, Patton and daughter, bearer of des- Patches from Rome; M. H. Germain, French Vice Consul at New Orleans, bearer of despatches from Paris; Mra. Senator Gwin, daughter and servant; Hon, Wm. Aiken and family, of South Carolina, Hon. J. L. D, Morrison, of Mlinois; Bishop Davis, of South Carolina; D. Huntington, Esq., and family; Sidney E. Morse, Faq, and family; and Professor CI nd and daughter, of New York. The Cunard steamship Europa, Capt. Leitch, from Liver- pool at%o’clock on the morning of the 20th, arrived at Halifax at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Sho reached Liverpool from Queenstown on her outward voyage, at nine o’olock on the morning of the 18th. The Furopa sailed from Halifax at half-past 3 P. M. yesterday for Bos- ton, where she will be due about twetve o’clock to-night. The Europa reports on the 20th, off the Boll Buoy, passed the American ship Tornado, of Philadelphia, bound west; at 5 P. M., six miles to the westward of Holyhead, passed steamship Persia, from New York for Liverpool; 21st, about twenty-five miles westward of Cupe Clear, passed the American chip Escort, bound east. The steamship Ariel had such severe weather that the captain had his kneepan broken by one of the seas that struck her. The London News saye:—It is now understoo! that powerful appliances have been forwarded to Bremerhaven for the purpose of raising the steamer Hudson, She was six feet out of water. The Suisse, of Berne, announces that the police of Saint Gall have just made a very important capture, in the per. son of anative of Baden, who had just returned from New York with an American passport. He is charged with forging notes on the Bank of Austria. ‘The French screw frigate Sesostris has brought to Brest harbor an account of terrific rioting by the fishormen at St. John’s, Newfoundland, in consequence of supposed French encroachment on the river fishing as well as coast banks in that colony. The present officials are accused of playing into the hands of the foreigners by putting a new and false interpretation on existing treaties. Mr. Jugo Little is said to be one of those public offenders, and that he had brought from Halifax a brother of his own to get elected into the Legislature as meniber for St. John’s. ‘The people pelted the new candidate, in spite of the Irish bishop, Dr. Mullock, a Franciscan friar, who of course sided with France; but he seriously damaged his popu- larity among his flock thereby. A collision between the bark Peter and the cod )m The London Herald says.—A regular razzia of English papers bad been made at the Paris Post Office this week. No London news has been distributed in Paris for four days, and today (Nov. 15) the Baaminer, Saturday Re view, Court Journal and Morning Advertiser have been laid under embargo A very violent storm swept over London on the 16th of November. Considerable damage was done wo the abip~ ping m the port, ‘The easterly gales, which prevailed around the English coast for seweral days, had moderated. The mais bad been greatly damaged The government had sent two steam sloops to the Chope of the Channel to relieve vessels in distress. Robert Owen, the celebrated socialistic writer, had died, in his eighty eighth year. The screw steamer Saxonia reached Southampton on the evening of the 19th. The Mexican Question. It is reported that the United States government has de- 2 ?7 the confessional. has been duly . The Great Eastern is to cot the new company red and sixty thousand pounds, and one hundred forty thousand pounds more is the estimated amount lish and French Commissioners arrived on tne Eastern Ship Company aH il uired to finixb ber Barth, the African traveller, to be a Companion of the Bath. ‘Tho Camp at Aldershott is in admirable order just now. The effective strength of the troops there is little over 10,000 men of all arma, France. Reinforgements of the French troops have been ordered to Cochin (hina. in consequence of the resistance being in the interior, Artillery was to be sent as woll as infantry, that sent by Spain from Manilla being insufficient. A brigadier general is also to go oat. A comminission to consider the question of negro emigra- tion bas been nominated. It consists of seventeen mem- vers. M. de Pervigny is the president. Prince Napoleon had issued a deere relieving the prea in Algiers from certain offensive widitious to the laws of the press in France, and placing them upon the ramo footing as French journals. Montalembert's cave was called op pro forma in the Correctional Tribunal on the 17th, but, as already inti mated, was postpoued tll the 24th Lords Paimersion and Clarendon were on a visit to the the Emperor, at Compiegne. The contains a decree obliging al! bakers im certain towne to keep in reserve a eulficiont rtock to sup- ply their manufacturing wants in bread during at least three months. The funds were slightly firmer, The three per cents cloned at 74 to 85. Mr. Thouvenel had reached France from Constanti- nople. “Repecial decree in the Moniteur eotablishee « special i bank, charged with the service of the treasury to the great public works of the city, and which «hall be title of the Bank of the Public Works of Paris. The Queen will open tue bones in person. The French frigate Theophile has been lost near Qgiiz; eigit persons were drowned. Prince Hohenmilern, President of the Couneil, is nomi. nated Minister of Marine Austria. ‘The monument erected at Prague to the memory of Ra- detzky was uncovered on the 18th, in the presence of the Emperor and a great concourse of spectators. Italy. A despatch from Milan states that the new loan for mili- tary conscription was producing considerable oe. Tetters from Rome assert that all the great Catholia for whe Powers had addressed remonstrances to the Pope