The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW iL. = HERAL WHOLE NO. 6185. TEPORTART FROM NICARAGUA. ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON. FUR NICARAGUA ROUTE NOT OPENED. The Washington Boarded by British Officers. The (Catharine Maria Boarded by Three Armed Boats, A File of Soldiers Placed on Board the Lake Boat. Micaraguan Affairs Getting More Complicated, &é., &e. ke. ‘The Mearagua Transit ewamabip Washington, Captain @hurehi)), arrived at thie port carly yesterday morning from San Juan del Norte and Aspinwall. The news she beings 1s of considerable interest, ‘Tho Washington railed from New York Nov. 7, for San Jnas de} Norte, via Kingston, Ja., arrived at Port Royal @™m the evening of the 14tb ult. ; landed several passen- gore, and proceeded to sea the same evening at eleven @olock ; arrived off the harbor of Sin Juan del Norte ear- ly on the morning of the 18b, having experievoed a heavy gale from the south. . On the 16th and 16th of November was boarde! ontsite * ef the harbor by @ boat from the United Stats frigate Gavanoah ; the harbor about noon, as soon as a Pilot cuyid be ovtawed. ‘Toe Washington reports that Oolone! Childs, the Com- pany’s agent, came on board and informad as tbat nothing ined been heard of the arrival of the Hermann at San Juan del Bur, and that the Nicaragua government refused to ; er- mit the passengers of the Washingion to pass through the eountry, alleging that her passengers were filibuslers con, mected with passengers on the Hermann. Mr. Childs, with ether parties connected with the company, on the morning of our arrival, took the little eveamer Catharine Maria, avd proceeded up the river t9 Granaila to consa t, and, if possible, to induce the goverpinent to grant per- mission for our passengers to pass if the Hermana was at San Juan del Sur. Colong! Childe returned from Granada without accom- Plishing any arrangement with the government, on the eentrary, the boat was not allowed to pass from Bin @arice without an officer, with a file of soldiers, on board. She proceeded to Virgin Bay, the oflver being instructed Rot to allow the boat to Jand until he had ascertained that there were po fiilibusters at that point, the government doing informed aad Grmly believing, tuat the steamer ‘Hermann had landed several hundred filibasters at Sun Juan del Sur. Amal! boat was sent ashore, and after the officer being convinced that there were no Mlivus ters, either there or at San Juan del Sar, the eteamboat ‘was permitted to land at the wharf, and an agent of ‘he company proceeded to San Juan del Sur to look after ‘the Hermann. ‘The United States men-of-war Savannah, Jamestown and Reanoke, and the Fnglish steam frigates Leopard and ‘Valorous, were at San Joan det Norte, Sir Wm. Gore @useley being on board the Valorous. The Jamestown sailed from San Juan for Aspinwall on the 22d ultimo, and left Aspinwali on her return to San Juan on the 29th of the same month. ‘The sume afternoon of our arrival the frigate Leopard got under weigh and proceeded to sea, under the pretence, as Captain Wainwright said to Captaia C., that the had some eighty on the sick list, and went to sea for the: denefit. It afterwards appears she was ordered to the mouth of the Colorado, to intercept 250 filibusters that w hed, as reported, landed the previous night. Our boat aould wot get up the Ban Juan on account of the very low tage of water, and had proceeded to the mouth of the Colorado, where she arrived at daylight next morning, ‘Joat in time to be seen by the Leopard, that was anchored @@ the mouth of the river. Their launches were imme- @iately manned and chase given to our harmless lilo Steamer. as eho had t stop after proceeding a sbort dis tance ap the river, to fix some steam pipe, the boats came up with her in gallant style, with s howitzer and wma}! arms pointed for an attack upon the supposed fi! Dusters. After satisfying themselvoe that they had been pretty cheaply sold, they returned w their sbip, and about noon the same day returned to their anchorage et Greytown. The Washington sated from Aspinwall on the evening of December 1, leaving the Mail Company's steamer Moses Taylor, for New York on the 4th, and tho Granada, for ‘Havas. ‘The Washington experienced strong northoasterly ‘trades in crossing the Car/bbean #ea, and stroug uortuerly gales since leaving the islands. At Aspinwall, the United States etore ebip Relief. We are under many obiigations the purser of the Washington for the prompt delwery of our parcels. Our Aspinwall Correspondence. Asrixwait, N. @., Deo, 1, 1858. The Washington Comes Wo Atpinwall—J’roclamacion of ihe Governor of Panama—Two Hundred of Her Passengers Go t California by the Panama Roule—The Palance Return to New York. Aa the steamship Washington leaves our harbor the @feraoon, at fire o'clock, for New York, and will pro Dably anticipate the arrival of the regular Cali/orma ship by a couple of days (the latter leaves four days hence) Tavail myself of the opportunity to post you in the cur rent events to date, which are far (rom uninteresting. Within the fortnight we have had the usual arrival at Panama from the South Pacific, the attempted opening of the Nicaragua Transit has proved a miserable and mort fying failure, and the honesty ant good faith of the peay bave been seriously and justly broyght in question The British Lion, too, bas shown his teeth, and lays ia ambush on Punta Arenas to eat up every Jonathan who dares set foot in Centra) Amvrica. ‘The twenty seventh anolversary by the Isthmus was @aty celebrated on the nights of the 27th and 28th wit. in the Spanish part of the town. A half dozen rockete wore sent op and about fifty boxes of pop-crackers let of # th ‘all due solemnity and grandeur, The baloony of the Vo ted States Consul was graced with three lanterns in honor Of the occasion, while from the balcony of the adjoning how! three tallow candies, stuck upon the floor by their own grease, flickered most dimly. Ineignitiant as thie celebration may seem, yet it evinces a noble panting alter Wherty. ‘The arrival of the British steam propeller Cleator, on the 234, and the British bark Dyson on the 260h, in thie harbor, are events which deserve especial notice, The former brought about 1,700 packages, and the latter over 2,000, for Central America and the South Pacitic ports ‘These vosseis cach belong toa diatinet line running be tween London and Liverpoo!, England, aad Aspinwall, New Granada. Two proyciiors form the steam ine, and, nm yet, two brige the lino of sailing vessels, An im mense trade is thus crowing up between Kogland, whic: finds its transit over the Panama road to the Paid ports, Among the packages by the Dyson was a larg trom tag boat for the South Pacific Steam Navigation Com pany, to be used in the bay of Panama, About two weeks wince the Panama Railroad Company traoaported over their road, for their own use, a fine steam tug propelior, 1 anderstand it is nearly pat together, and will soo jbe ready for launching, ‘The United States sloop Jamestown, Commander Ken tnedy, arrived in our barbor on the morning of the 2th, bringing news of the arrival of the steamer Washington a Greytown, The Washington arrived at Greytown on tho Asti Of November, at 1:20 P.M. Before entering the bar- ‘bor she was boarde! by officers from the American mon of war, shortly thereafter, they came to anchor inside of the harbor. Not long after coming to anchor, a boat from each of the British ships Valorous and Leopard, with the firat lieutenants of each, boardod the Washington, and the following spicy conversation ensued. I give you the con vorration as furnished me by an officer of the Jamestown as furnished him by Capt. Churchill, of the Washing Oo om. Qu. STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN OHURCHILL. Captain Churehill, of the steamer Washingwn, state! (bat soon after be came to anchor ia Gan Juaa harbor, bw English offlcers with side arms oame on board jtis sity, and asked bim, among other questions— ‘Where be was from? How many passengers he had on board? If he stopped at any port on bis way out? How many days he was from New York? ‘He anpworod there, They then asked for his pamenger list; for tbis list he referred thom to the Purser, ‘They (the officers) then went to the Purrer’s room, aut reqnested to be shown the passenger Met, which was banded them. Question—How many passeogers have you ? ‘The Parser pointed out the number. Q Are they ali Americans? A. No, of various nations, Q@ Have they arms? A. Netto my knowledge. @ Has the ship arms? A. No, @ Did the American officers who boarded you outside the harbor make an examination of your bold? A. No, Mr. King, executive officer of the Washington, who was present, them remarked that if they wisbet any fur- Aber information they could obtain it from the American men-of-war then in port. ‘The officer replied shat his instructions were to obtain his mformation direct, The British officiala, mot liking Mr. King’s rough man- ners, thereupon left. At 3 o'clock 30 minutes on the same afternoon, tho river steamer Catharine Maria started up the river with Col. Childs, principal agent; Mr. Bill, secoad; Mr. Steb- bins and a few others, to communicate with San Juan dei ‘Sor, and ascertain if the Hermanu was in that port. There were along a few passengers for Granaia, amoug them a dir, Russe:) and indy from New York city. At 4 o'clock 16 minutes the Britiah steam frigate Leopard, Oapt. Wain- right, passed out of ibe harbor on her way to Jamaica, ae ‘was supposed. The Catharine Maria proceeded about seven miles up the San Juan river, where she grounded on @ sand bar with three feet water, the boat drawing three and a balf feet. After several bours’ ineffectual efforts to force ber over the bar, the officers and agents abandoned the hope of passing up the river, and, returning, passed ont of the herbor of Ban Juan at 12 o'clock at migbt, to make @ peasage up the Colorado branch. They arrived at the mouth of wis river about daytreak on the morning ‘of the )9th, and as they crossed the bar @ large man-of- war steamer was seen off atsea. Having proceeded four miles up the river, the Catbarine Maria same to anchor, to repair s leak in one of her boilers. After Jayimg about two hours, a man of war’s boat was seen doubling a point ou the river, and was soon followed by a second and a third. Being within five hundred yards, the boats ret Engiieh colors, while the stars and stripes were ran vp on the Catharine Maria, The advance boat soon reached the steamer, and to the surprise of all on board, Captain Wainwright, of the Leopard, stepped upon the stoamer’s guard, and was met inthe gangway by Col. Childe, A short distance from the side stood Mrz. Russell. ‘The gallant captain, after casting a burried glance fore and aft,and exhibiting @ very Diank countenance, re- marked to Col. Childe:— “Tam taking a pull up the river, bot find the current very strong, and shall proceed no further. If you have any commands for Greytewn I will take them with plea eur Col. Childs had nothing for Greytown. Capt. Wamwrigbt, bidding a most busty adieu, stepped into his boat, shoved off, and joined the other two, which were waiting him a short distance off. The three were then lashed wgether and the men piped to breakfast, while the boats floated down the Colorado. Each of these boats hich cous duagat, had «carted calae stowed which came alongside, bad a aad stowed under the seat of each mau, and the two launches, besiies being similarly armed, carried each a howitzer. Is not this another most flagrant right of search by British men-of-war? Here is the Washington, an Amer)- can ebip, lying within a stone's throw of two American men.of-war, and yet British officers proceed on hoard, institute & most thorough, searchog and imperti- nent investigation, and coolly return to their vos eels. They are satisfied the paseengers are posco ful emigrant, bound tw California. Notwitheanding they follow up the river steamer with three armed boats, which could be for no other purpose than that of harass tng and insulting the passengors, J do not montion these facts with the expectation or foolish hope of etirring up Your,government to resent, in a proper manner, these outrages. England always has and aslways will ‘visit, search and stop American ships whenever and wherever she pleases. Then the usua! disavowing, apolo- fising and “highly satisfactory’ correspondence ensues, and the outrage ts forgovtem. I firmly believe that if an American naval officer world fire into the first British boat improperly boarding an Amarican ship, be woald be Justified by the Ameriean people, let the consequences be what they might. It may be as well to a@mte here that the facts | am furnishing you were detailed to me by a gepteman on the Catharine Maria. Having repaired the leak, the Catharine Maria pro- ceerled up the river without accident, and reached Castillo Rapids. About a mile oelow the fort rhe came to anchor, and despatched a boat for permission to approach. An officer from the Fort retarned on the doat, and perfi'ssion was granted for the passengers to land at the Rapids. Pawsing 10 tue heat of the Rapida they embarked on board of the Laura Fr and pro corded up the river, reaching a point two miles beiow Sun Carloe, at 3 o'clock P.M. Here they again anchored, the bat ve pilot deciaring that if they approached nearer Wey would be fred into from the Fort. Tae captain of the steam er, and a passenger, « Grauadian, knowu personally to the commandant of the Fort, proceeded in the smali boat to pay their respects to the bigh oifictal of the taim permission for the Leura Pr permission was the priviloge of of San Cat los. After a detention of fire hours the little steamer was allowed to cross the lake, on the condition that she would take on board a file of fifteen soldiers. This condition was based upon the brilliant suppomtion that the renowned General William Walker might be at Virgin Bay, aud in case of bis atternpt to capture, the Laura Frances, with Gf teen Nicaraguan braves, would prevent it Anxious to communicate as eprrdily as possible with San Juan del Sor, if possible to gain Udings of the Her mann, Col. Childs submitted tw the condition, as it was the only one on which he would be permitted to proceed. Arriving at Virgin Bay ®@ 8 o'clock A. M. the following a, they ascertained thet pothing had been heard of the Hermann, nor had Walker arrived. The Laura Frances w for the city of Granada, where they arrived a lock P.M.” ‘They found that a most warm reception had been prepared for thom — & guard standiog by a doable slotted (weuty four pounder, waving bis lighted match The appearance of the Grana dian passenger, who was known to the guard, seemed w reassure him, and whey were permitted to land. The boat soon returned w Virgin Ray, and proceeded on to San Carlos, where she landed the enidiers and commenced the of the river, which she accomplished from ~ toSan Juan del Norte, without accideut, in thirty » hours. Timay be as well to state hore that whon the Case. Vrisarr: proceeded to the lake abe was brought to b; 9 from, Fort San Carlos, and only allowed? to proceed upon the as surance of thove in charge of her that she was not tho property of a company about to open the route. She was disarmed of her brass guns, as algo the other two steam- Ml ag the small arma taken from tem. This ore wot appear much hike & v sedy ant peacetud opening of the Nicaraguan Transit. Nicaragua is evidently vack ¢d up somewhere by womebody that “aint deca seen yet.” Fort, and ob # to proceed. This ing under the guos THR WASHINGTON Sane POR ASPINW ALL. The Washington having orders to remain at Greytown until the 26th, an? then, in cage nothing was heard of the Hermann, to proceed to Aspinwall, at the appointed ume got up eeam and reached Asyinwail oa Sunday afternoon the 28th ult. about sree o'cioek, aad dropped anchor The Moses: Taylor had os ber about threo quarters of an bour, and tong before night her passougers and freight bad gone over the Isthmua, Capt. Charchill and the passengers of the Washington were mot ty the fol. towing proclamation from the Governor. — PROCLAMATION. pei throngh re. ports entitled to credence that the paasens ere by the A America steamahip Washington wi! land at WAepterall jer mann sball pot hare tached at San Iwan Gel Nar vs take thom to their destination, The landin, theee passengers at the aforesaid port, to the number men, women and obit drem, without means to pursue their voyage to Ualllornia, ww whieh sate St were entitiet to a tn the ateninedto. Hermann, and In aeount-y where they will have Somenne of aah find the government no power, ty seal on the population of wall and be flores: hor, desirous of ‘prevoning {—*, Cr ‘vite, alrecta me to say that the wi * shail arrive st Anpinwal fengerson hoard, aod them ote, dicated prrely from & feeling of humanly and by & of the Inbapitante of th to ol at *eplowall, hare inthe feat pares that the Conmal at est Sr be penned t» vik the, Er tne. comtenie ot inte tthe hat bey many emerge from weir duficuy position without arrengomedts usd over the artes Jett po ober gl oer of iuetr: Boel yA and fu would be taken: moet vote: ow ae rite Ni Beet,” 8 armed “Bow ber to hell,” “1 sar her White,” “Knife Yelverton,” and a ike expletives. Three hundred lator) the deck of the ship, Had the ai beep present, a vigilance committer’ cuied summary just ce. The parrengers then called another mooting, and ap- pointed a committer to wait upon C. J. Fox, Exq, United | States Cousul, and earn from bem if there wis 0 roierase | for tbeir ‘wioDgr and grevances. Thas mei ehosed in over Navy Bay, but ‘ante was but Httle vivep oo board the Washington, 1h Dovid Gara Po the Larly un the followh peal was made by tei agevt of the Pacific Steamship Company in Panama, w reduce the fare wo the lowest degree ible, t enable some of the passeugers &) proceed, AL rogular rave $125 eteerage, $175 eecond cabin, $200 fires cabin—not more tbab half a dozen had the means to Areply wus soon received from Mr. Soewin, that be would redner the fare iD the steerage to $60, and would make a reasonable reduction ip the And second cabin, Application wag then made to Mr. Center, ‘invendent of the Panama Railroad, and tha fare over ite road was reduced to Biwen vollars. Notwithstanding this most libe- ra) reduction, there was net a moiety that could raise the amount, Notwithstanding the proclamation of the Governor, the pasengers by thie time hat mostly come on shore, ‘and hterally throvged the offices of the Consul and the rolread company. Excited groapa filled the etreet+, and meledictions in geveral upoo the Nicaragua Company were beard in every direction. A few proceeted wo the rajtread office anc eps rang Ubeir through tickets, which but addeo fre to the fai About noon the Railroad ticket office and the Congul’s office are said to have presented a soene of @ melting aud heart-rending character. Among the large number who were unadle to raise the nec means were those who, Mf taken back to New York , ws be perfect penniless, Many of them ‘were from the Far 3563 yer from auerent portions of Ewrope, and Many women and children. Some were on thetr jo be “on their busbsnde in California, and bad sold thetr bedding and the very clothes ou their backs to pu: their tickets. iat To be taki ‘buck to New York avd lant 2 $38 : 3 i ee il and two upon » broke forth nd if ehe did Hot go on Bow she would never Notwithstanding the indignation of ail, bot tears coursed down the checks of many a sun- wide world, meet ber bue wand.” burnt face, The liberality manifested by the passengers to each other was a8 novel as it was noble. In many cases, whero there wore those who had only five, ton or fitteen dollars, they came forward and |iberally bestowed it on those who lacked only a small amount to parchase their tickets, In this Way a number were wets ate ba But Tain extending this letter to a greater length t neccesary; suffice it say, that during the following aay (laesday) tho captain mate arrangements with the Con ful by wiaeh a large pumber of gers were enabled to procecd, and the ship supplied with a few necessaries fur the return voyage. Late in the day the Granada ar rived with ber passengers, and with them over two hun dred passengers of the Washington, with through tickets for San Francieco, The balance, nearly one hundred, re- turned to New York in the Washington. I shall say no. thing of the comduet of the principal men and agente of this affair, bot leave them to meet one trundred of their vietims face to face in New York. Lneglected to mention that on the 18th of November Den Barrell, of Greytown, a Nicaragnan official of some character, in company with the British Consol, visited the Valorous, and vpon leaving was saluted with even guns, the Nicaraguan flag flying at the fore, Ub the 24th of November the United States steam ft Roanoke (tlag @hip) sailed for Greytown tw look ater ne Gore Ouseley ; this diplomat, after for tn da; ing anxiously waited I remained basy at MI be happily deceived: ‘e are anx\ousiy expecting the President's moanage. ‘The following isa list of passengers by the eteam- ship Washington, transported over the Panama Railroad forwarded to San Francisco by the steamship So- and wife, Mr Heya? and Wr W Bradiey. Alex itaird, Alten Raman, Moses T Gilmad J twan, Jio Lynch, UH hom, RK Stinson, Spenden, wile and child) te brawl E Uptor) © 4 White wr, fon, © bate UE A Gubie, Annie Rewkins, Mra Me lonnaan, Nr Heyaeh, Mr Keed, Mr Moody, Mary Yayls aud clilt, Me Willard, Dir Adame. A Depau, Misa Morrison. P Smith, & 1 Mr M Fippingsr, Wm Haslet, Wm It Rott ODin, French, Mhilip Fraiver Clark, A Freeman, W Tichner and child, Uh r syman Flak, Samael Holt, enry Hult, Jobe Holt, 7 O Robinson, Mr Robinayn, Mre Palgoryer and two chili) Fred Seatla nd aon, eM "Mar: wie, JA Beard, ivan. Me Solliwan, seo Bermer 1 Kipps, © © Ruiz, WR Whitney, doh Wim Acker, Sam) Kellar, H Randolph Mr iart child; P Ginn} Methay, JT Wise, wife and child; Thonas Doyle, John Tabay, Jgee Heithrant, @ 8 Johosom, W McK in ney and wife, JM John and wife, K Filleon and chilt Joe Philing, Francie b Hartman, Dantel Lee, DW bG Hoot, Mise Di uN birt, JK Your, Wise Cox. Mra, Cor Deter, Bra Wolfe an Batran and child, Mr Naren 4 Mr kenaon, Mra Rameon and child, Me Harris, Mrs Hlacris and child, Mr Ramon, re Ransom and two children, Mee G Vimen and three children, J Anaodie, Paul Isadore, Yandhany Ht Jones, kA Fowlers d Phvusher, Mr Sterling Mr jeo Phillips. Our Naval Correspondence. ASPINWALL, Doc. 1, 1868. ‘The Prigete Roanoke Sails for San Juan— Movements of Other Dwited States Shipe—The British Flet—Sailing Orders logo from Aspinwall to AA Providence. ‘The United States etoam frigate Roanoke (flagship), sailed at 6 o'clock A. M. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, for San Juan det Norte, On the day previous Mr. Arkwright, a fireman, an Englishman, died of typboid fever, and was buried at Aspinwall. Officers and crew generally weil. The United States ship Jamestown arrived in our harbor on the morning of the 26th, from San Juan, and sailed agsin for the same port on the morning of the 20th. She brought down despatches from Capt. Jarvia, of the Savannah, for the fing officer, but be had sailed the day previous for Ban Joan, The Jamestown bias eighteen cares of ordinary fever on the sick list, ‘The Roanoke and Savannah are at San Joan. The latter has some sickness on board. The Saranac is at Panama A day oF two since her sick wore sent ovor to this port and placed on the storeshiy Relief, Capt. Strong, which ‘will sail for New York about the 10th of December, The British shipe Leopard and Valorous are still at San Joan. The former has over sixty cases of fever on board. Under this bead it may not be inappropriate to give y: the latest ‘sailing directions from Aspinwall to old Provi dence Island,” particularly as they originate from hich naval authority. Thoir origin was in this wise —The United States sloop Baratoga had been lying at anchor for some weeks in our harbor, and it was determined sho should go to sea, sliake out her sats, give her officers and men an airing of Ure salt breeze (aay fur about ten days), and retorn again. Where should she go? That was the point. The flag officer (by the way, a most singular and awkward designation for the commander of a squadron) had no cholcomthe captain of the Saratoga coult Garton, j ron out abd run beck t@ aul bimeslf. Porto mee was vamed. It was too near; the ship would | there and back in 24 huurs—Chiviqu er Baca del Fore, thet of owen 061K, oran, non thalle amt Lar: YY Wight fa kn with Walker er got piok on apd tuitiv. To Od Hrovideou, them; it wae fea the centre of the Curibhean, two co at ary Bue roenery, and ainpiy sWockud ma eirt, we matter war under, considerasian in the cabin of the thy offic: bisa aad the the Faratege—i rap evabe dete won noes | Visiter was announced. Far from being aa iniruson poration, be ersnme wad the vary goin Troi ea ie ey oui Faint Lieut, Commanding (U. 3. Arciic hut fathomed the at Pd Tenn" th Ape acieng ™ OLM YROVI- faite below ans aloft! vont Joly Maiwe—take ae. oo hor tem mat voor Se, cee ts knots av tear hae mlb the way—eurcent rar Foo around abory =a * spouts, great « glorious surltetn the elemes 8 fiying—jour tec women, gh mo mountain—Split bere to wp of mounigin, through twmbling down—go on i—get under der Wack! Gloriour!—hesvtiful. Do it all At then, the flag-oflicer is said to bave touc hea and convinced, and turping wo the Oaptaim: Paratoga,bakl — “Capt. Er, you will get ander weigh at once, sir; and go to Old Providence. Never mind currents, rook aut of water, shoals, reefs, waterspoots und jackases— they burt nobedy. You will keep clear of the mulatto wowen."? 1 wil only add that the Saratoga went and returned in nine Gays." The Captain is preparing his report. Feeling of the Returned Passengers. ‘One of our reporters called yesterday upon several of the passengers who returned fp the steamebip Washing- ton {rom Greytown, and found that, upon the whole, they took their dieappointment philosophically. Nofacts were elicited from them that are not contained ia the sageinct statement of the pureer, given above, All epeak bighly of ihe kind treatment they received from the officers, and before entering Greytown harbor a mecting was held on board, and eulogiatic resolutions were pasted, complimenting the captain and his assistantp highly. Charles P. Baker and William Barnhill, two of the re- turved passengers, state that the report which was so iu- dvetriously circulated in Nicaragna, that the passengers on the Washington were Wart tn = raped hood, as all of them wero le emi were about 350 in all, but very few of were iy 4 reigners, or from thin city 1.2 came mainly from the ru- ral districts, ana were it tw take this line from the ei that jt wae cheaper than other. at San Juan del Norte much a « side, negotiations were entered into with the officers of the banama Company, and, on a reduction of fare being proposed, 220 of the Washington's passengers agreed to go by that line, They were els 65 for steerage and $140 for second cabin pusiage. Thome bo returned hat not the means, or they would bave gove on. Application will be made by them for a return from the company of a portion of their er money The Nicaragua Route. HERMANN—A PLAIN QUESTION AND STATEMENT OP FACTS. 70 THE KDITOR OF THE HRRALD The eteamehip Hermann was sent to San Franciseo with ordere to stop at San Juan de! Sor for the Washington's passengers. These orders were concise, clear aud positive. | The steamer Washington left here the 7th of Nowember | with passengers for the Hermann, and arcived all well ou the 18th ult. at San Juan de! Norte. Colonel Childs, the agent of the American Atlantic and Pacifie Ship Canal Company, went immediately ap the river San Juan, in one of the company’s steamers, to 19. certain whether the Hermann war at San Jaan det Sur, | and there learned that she had not stopped at that port, | Now, the question ariges why she did not stop? Who | and what influences caused ber not to siopt | The company cleariy did not sen her by. They ordered ber to pw, and yet the captain eft ber at Panama, first giving to his mate w go to San Francisco direct. Who induced him to disobey hw order and cause several bundred passengers to be left un | the Isthmus at great expense and inconvenience? What | 0 been bis motive? Was it known in New York Hermann left, to any parties, that she would go to San Francrco direct,'and the company an} passeagers be thus misused and disappointed ’ or was it in Panama that the resolution was formed to do this great wroog ? The company cannot be blamed; they did ail that pra dent men could do. The ships were provided and the proper orders were given; the Isthmus was in excellent STEAMSHIP condition, with all the boate in their proper places. One uf them, indeed, ran from Virgin Bay across the lake, aut down the entire river to San Juan del Norte, a feat never hefore accompliehed: the company aro, theoreti hoes. Againet disobesience of ordera and trea could not have guarded; but a heavy responsibility rests somnewhere. The Hermann will come down ffm San Francisen with paseongers, leaving about the 10th inst, and the Wasting ton will leave next week to connect with ber. JOUN F. BODY. New York, Dec. 11, 1808. News from the TUR WAK PRECARATIONS OF PERU DOK—AMFKICAN SHIPS TO RE FOKCRD IN AS War VESSELS—MR. LOMER PARDONED—REVOLUTION ARY REPORTS FROM CHIEL—TRADE AND HARVEST RR TURNS. ‘The steamship Valparaiso arrived at Panama on the 20th of November, with the South Pacific mails, twenty pae rongere, $1,261 in specie for Pansma, $921,844 for Rog land, and 216 packages of freight. Among the passengers were Lieut. J. M. Gillies, U. 8. N., Nicolas Rubio, Consul of Poru in Panama, aud four second class and sixteen steerage passengers. The British steamer Medway, which sailed for st Thomas the night of the 23d ultimo, connecting with the Southampton ship, took over $750,000. OF thw anount nearly baifa million was in California gold The dates are, Valparaiso the Ist, Callo the 12th, Paita the 16th of November, CHILE. REVOLUTIONARY REPORTS—OPTOSITION BANQUET— WATLROAD AND HARVEST REPORTS. (From the Panama Herald 23.) The news from this republic ia of little interest, Rumors of an ‘tpproacking fevolation are in cireulation, and the opposition party appear to be gaining strength every day, whilst the government is exerting iteelf to th: utmort to prevent an Outbreak, but the measures adoptet by the Cabinet appear to irritate instead of conctiating the peopie. ‘The parties arrested for a supposed plot, and accused of Mavulactoring Mubitions of war, Lave been liberated, there being no evidence to convirt thom ABSr. Lugan ts Later arreat in Viuparaiao, but the cause i ch be has been deprived of his uberty is not mown. A grand banquet of the opposition purty was given in Santiago, at w DUMEroUR Patriotic Yate were giTeD The banquet ie described by the oppesition party as grand triomph, whilst it is called by the minteterial papers great failure. Some of the government officials who attended have been dismissed, and ths step has given rise to much bad feoting. A rumor was im circulation that an attempt hat been made to askassinate the Presiont, but tho on this eubject. One private )stior state character, armed with a big Knife, was arrested witita the palace # The loration of the Sontiagy and Valparsiso railroad is going forward, Aud it i expected that the construction Will sooo he actively carried on. Mr. Lioyd, Chief Bags heer, is in charge of the works The accounts from the interior and the South in regard to thefcom ng harvest are meet favorati, and the mung news from Cominpo is alsy eu tory The Diario and La Conten of Valraraito have both heen discontinued. A new paper, catied La Asamilea Vecimal is about to appear in Suntan, Boatness i@ very cal! in Valparais the scare silver cou is vory a Felt PERU, WAR WITH BCUADOR NOT POPULAR —AMBRICAM SiL(P PXESSED INTO THE SERVIOR——NAVAL AND MILITARY PREV ARATIONS—VIV ANGO’S LATS BXPANSHS TO Paly—-Mi- LOMRE 1 ARDONRD—PRADB A OA LLAO. sf atiay (Ov 12) correspondence af Papams Hurald.) write Lhe pak wr niet Vid Sameera be Gooupied With tbe quomtion betwea aud wh Unik Hater regarding Mine aolnure a weve Lima W wbd GoOrgmna, Which VeRBe® aro nOW fed out by this caret ie asset in the oman aguves Foumiog, The whole of the dipomane wh Dar for some Trav ate ih the apd pavy in |, 1 maker of what party, aio pay all Of comensaion ; wl exilor retucn b i fact, cremte a generat fusion of par Unat witt cout some threo or Ot wil beg Blogorat Wasey ani i will be we . ey ancl the elder Laon ‘are par toned, ma wth not be FeDt we ‘The courts have pardoned 0 cousitering that ney could not be bw se have been to load ve ar? Gena : ‘ Mary Go- wei oa je Ph) jw he ise, te spate lap bets iD NAVY OP, PERU. repertof ti. S hace nee in Care Voru, farpieues us with state of the 8 that pre ariny war bo feng ies ene aftorwards poars af seta 1858, further ia eight thousand. Grew. dilfloulty was expo ce ee the revolugien iw procuring recruits, al thopgh @ bounty on seventeen dollars sus offered, aul in consequence @ portion of the Nation. Guard had to be Called out, At the commencement of the present year the army amounted to 8,000, but since the restoration of the National Guard has beeu disbandel, some ree! of the line bave been broken up, ant the Siabding agmy is now below the peace. establish ment. The entire of the infantry, it is stated, 410 vow armed With the Mincie rifle, anil the cavalry with bail proof cuirasses and Sbarp’s carbines. Tue artillery consists of tweuty four 12 pounders iy six batieries, with A reserve Of AB MALY MOT Runs, HOME of Lem 24 poand ef, Armere:s from Germany have been engaget, and revolvers are now made in the government manu- j Mew machines for the powder mill have been ob- laBed, abd percussion capa of Superior qua ity are mate im the arsenal. eater rockets bave been ordered from together with a supply of Theel’s lo iian rites, Me 1e'8, and 1,000 needle rifles; a newly invented cannon also been pr procured from Prussia, army 18 officered bn two grand marshals, Og? pod ralp of diviajon, tw wo generals of brigale, | le, 168 Theuvenant sologels. 301 majors, 404 captains, Leutevants, 418 second lieutenants, leven commis send. inregoe gibaron ave of absence with pay, SD iseness on ahah 8 3 mar ai are invalided with 400, od 2 eae ret Of $107 905, besides more than $28 widows and of military men re -< € Sul 6,690 8 year en to ibe ‘the standing arm. jms mpl tothe same report, of six mers, with an aggregate of 90 guns; one bri.antine of i Rubs, aod these. of 3 guns. This large rT ron is offeered by ‘oe admurais, forty captains, jepten th first, Tisiesnts, eighteen second lieutenants, yMidehipeem, twenty marine officers, fifty-one pur 's clerks, &c , seven surgeans and eleven pilots. “Mews from Australia. ; ines FEW.GOLD MINRs AT PORT CURTIS——MAIL CoM MUNICATION WITIT ENGLAND. evi Serta tember. In New South Wales considerable excitement tferten 1B consequence Of the discovery of new aud epee feds at }ort Curtis, and nombere of persons their ture from Sydney for the diggings. Considerubie dissatisfaction existed , owing t0 the manner w which the postal service with England was and the Lae irregularities io We arrivals the mail Ptewmers. Panama route was every day finding m sre supporters. Business was steady and the money market easy. The Caneemt Murder Case—Che Jury Still Out. SUPREME COURT —CIROUIT. Before Hon. Judge Ingraham. Dw. 11.—The People we. Michael Cancemi.—Mr. Blank man and Mr Ashmeade addremed the jury on the part of the prisoner, and the District Attorney and the Attorney | General for the prosecution. The Judge then deliverot his charge, and, At eleven o'clock at night the jary came into Court n first took their Reats but several minutes elapsed Defore the ouber fy appeared. ‘The Foreman said Your Honor, the jury wish to know the ronte that was taken by the two men whom Rawlins testified to baving seen. The Judge read his noves of the evidence. The Foreman asked whethor they must necessarily find that « burglary was committed with the murder, or wheth er they could find that a murder bad been committed without the burglary? ‘The Juage #aio he had already charged them that there ‘were (wo counts in the indictinent, and # was for them to Judge of the faets, A Juror asked if they had aright to act up their owa impressions againat positive testimony. The Judge answered that they could uot, if they be Heved the © tresses, The jury then retired Mr. Hortholf in a xburt time came into court pounced to the Ju tain bim any fnuger, at there was coming to an agreement this nigbt The Court, at half-past eleven o'clock, took a recess Until pine o'clock on Sunday morning It was understood that there were seven to five, bat which way the majority was there was no possibility of kuowing. ant an tbat the jury did not desire to de ho probability of their Meeting of Firemen. TRIBUTE OF RESPROT TO THE MEMORY OF THE ¥ TIM OF THE WHITE STREET FIRE—TUR FUNERAL. A meeting was held at Firemen’s Hall last evening, to take action with reference to the death of Hugh M. Lake, who was killed on Friday, atthe fire at the Harlem Rai! Tune depot Mr. H. 8. Bonen, of Engine No. 16, offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted — Whereas, another member of the New York Fire De partment has been offered up a martyr to the cane of protecting our city from the ravages of fire, and the ter inen wW general are again in mouruing for tue lose of ou of their companions, who. jost his lire while in discharge of his duties as fireman, therefore, be it Resotvet, That the loard of Eng deeply sympathise with the family of the deceased and his immediate ageociates in the defurtment, ao? trust that they may find that consolation always rendered to those Who look upward for support to Him whose heart is al * and Foremen ‘Wass opencd to hear the prayer of the distressed, and whore bounty in goodness ia unlimited Kesolved, That in the death of Hugh M. Luke the de pare Dt bave just a noble associate, and one whore con duet bo 4 him te ail Resolved, That we partetpate in the obsequies of the deceased, and that the above preamble and resolations be publish , abd a copy of the mune, duly authenticated, be ted to the family of the deceased wed, That the department form on Broadway, right resting oo Worth street, at L o'clock P. M., on Sun day, the 12th inet , and that companies aasembie without 5, hanwers or badges. He will be buried from No. %8 Leonard street, and taken to Greenwood. Frroutrv, Accipest at a Ratnnoan Caosera A Pasekwonn [RAIN KUN INTO BY A FRmtaur Tears —Nacnow Fecars oF Vasskwonn®.—A collision of a most serious natare my on the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, at the the Freme ! Tocdiaua Railroad, on Saturday last. The expresa train which lott the city on Friday at 10. M. bad reached the Fremont crossiog, as above, at 11 A. M. om Saturday, and was running at rapid speed—so says cor informant, an eye.w'te t the disaster—when it Waa enddenly etruck by # Gcustcaction tram loaded with cross. raila. Fortonately the collision, made at gearty right angles, was guch that the eigine of the colliding train struck’ the second eines car, caebivg it to fragmenta, and wrecking both traing, thoogs it left the snc ere ani well flied passer cars of the Toledo train to a share in a disaster of « lew perilous nature. | Voth care, firet class passenger,°f the f \edo train, were Uuwowa from the track, and, with (helt passengers, sad. deviy mach mixed up’ wal we + of the wreck rol passengers were inure 4 none seriously thories Heck, a ure mam, OF. < fatally wonhde: AYr, We Wi of was in the second clare car, was ase foyured, and miraculously scape! instant i conatraction train heen me ipetant a an » 1 for aga get either of the follow ig to the of . it seome tobat thet a yt all of the one ndred: \ ' en killed. The lo and broken im the diteth. Crt oy une, Deo. Monsien er Covi wothe 25th Of Bap | PRICE TWO CENTS. NEWS FROM AFRICA. Arriva) of the United States Steam Frigate Niagara. The Report of her Cruise to Monrov’ Sickners and Deaths Amon st the Conge Negroes-Landing te Re- mainder of the Oargo—Kroo- men Watering the Ship. BRITIGH FLEET ON THE COAST. eae NAPOLEON'S SLAVE TRADE, #, te, eo. —— ‘The United Staten steam Triguie Niagara, Captain John Chauncey, arrived yeotorday morning from Monrovia, Aftiya, and wucdored in the North river. She left New York September 12, and came to at Charleston on the 18to, haying reovived the re- captered Africans on beard om the 19th, ani on the 2lgt rhe left Charleston boand for Monrovia, stopplug at Porto Grande and Jorto Praya for coal, wuter and medicines. On Monday, November 8, the Niagara came (@ at Monrovia, aud on the 9th sent the Africans ashore, logether with provisions, clothing and other stores, Curmished for their support and comfort by the American Co onimation Society, Seventy-one of the hegroes bas died on the passage, leaving a balance of 200 Out of the original number (271) received on board at Charieswn. Our correspondent on board the Niagara, writing on the night of Friday, the 10th imat., off Cape May, suys:—We took a pilot from the Charteston and Now York United States mail steamer Marion, at 4 P. M. to- iay—Capt. Fos- ter, of the M , having kindly hailed and offered to #en4 un his pilot. His kindness in 60 doing is byghly appruciased by all on board, We are running twelve knots under steam, an’ expect to arrive off Sandy Hook at 4 A. M. to morrow—veing twenty-three and « half Gays from Monrovia. The officers and crew are all well, and bave enjoyod vninterrupted health during the voyage, On Wednesday and Thursday the Niagara experienced a heavy northwester, The United States ship Cumberland, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore T. A, Conover, was down on the African coast, but daily expected at Monrovia, on her way to Porto Praya and Madeira. The United States brig Bainbridge, Lieut. Commanding Renshaw, bad left for Paraguay some time previous 10 the Niagara’s arrival on the coust. The sloop-of-war Dale was down the coast. The Marion bad gone to the Canar OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Unrrap Starnes Steam Frigars MMAGAKA Monnovia, Linknia, Nov, 0, li } Sailors? Thanksgiving—Prepariny for Se—The Rum from New York Bay, and First Gale-—Talsing in the Lwe Cargo—I’vor Appearance of the Party—Accomm dation and Ser Separation on Board—Saiting from Charlestom— First Deaths of the Unfortunates—Increave of Mortality— Running to Porto Grande—Supplies at Porto Praya— Arrival at Monrovia—Seventy-one Blacks Dead—Landing the Livieg, and Glory 0 Got The niggers are landed.“ To God be all the glory.”” After this brief announcement of an important, and to us very agreeable, fact—for a remark of Capt. in areport to the Navy Department in regard w the South Sea Islanders, will apply to these people— as for manners, they have none, and their manners are beastiy’'—I wi!) give you a hasty account of our voyage bitber. The Niagara sailed from tbe lower bay, New York, on te working af the 13t9 depsamber last, wiih seroe of about 960 men—marine guard, Gremen, &c., inciuded— about two thirds of her war complement. Toe ouly guas on board were four 82-pounders, her regular battery, consisting of twelve 11 ineb guns, being atthe Navy Yard, Brooklyn. The ehip had been ordered to go wo sea on her Present service, at very short notice, and was taken jaw as whe was leit after ber return from the “ cable cruise,”’ filthy in the extreme, rigging in bad order, ke. OW Hatteras we experienced a very heavy southerly gale, and anchored off the Bar of Charleston, ¢. ©., on the 18th September, exposed to the open sea and wind, On the following day, the Africans captored in the slave brig Keho by the United States brig Dolpbin, in number 271—41 females, 2 female babes, aad 225 maivs—were brought out by the United States Marshal of Booth Garo- lina District, in a steamer, and hoisted on board, by means of a“wmp,” im a large tab, the sea being tov rough wo © Seamer to Come alongarde. Moat of them were so! eases incident to their board the slaver, abd were Ia Most emaciated avd wretched comtiten, and it Was upparent that many of then wore beyond ihe probability, or even the hope of recow: Tt was deemed advisable aud necessary, as Well to promerve the boalth of our crew aa for their own comfort and cleanliness, that there poor creatures should be kupt on the apar dec! — awnings “shonsed” over them in rainy weather. Thi accordlugly done, and with the Dlauket wth which ‘aa ‘was furnished, they were rendered comfortable The females were Placed afton the quarter deck, and the males amiuship, a rentry being puced over either iy. A Portuguere, Prank Leal, one of the slaver's crew, was fenton board with and accompaniet then to Africa aa interp t, up? wil! be delivered Now York apo our 1 faithful man in arvy an! other dim 4 from Charleston, girl from among the Afri v @ boy ana (On the 24th we triced ap the serow, sail ont! October 14, when #, we bad been for ¢ in 48 bonre pecessary to aaron ba n un, Feaced Porta leland,’ Cap . om the 2st Captain’ deemed proper vo stop for to Monrovia, and obviating the ’ any porn) for fuel on our rewurn Atte Kin a supply of coal, wa lef Porto Granite on 20th October, ant on Ut Wing day anchored off Porto Praya. Here, from the United States n we ed medial and ether necessary stores. ond de parted on tbe death for pretent anchorage, where wa Arrived yesterday at toon We have laid Tle * for an ondererownd ra’ - rout from the United State Africa, ant, as T ead bofore, the remaming 200 Afiivans © are landed: to God be all the lor The number of deaths may seem targe, but Tam inform ed bere that, under the coreumetan it bas been com parat vely small, One of the Evglish cruisers had lost rome 166 out of about 360 whe were captured during a ron only from this coast to St. Helewa, and it speaks well for the attention and Kindness with whieh they wore trea ed on board thie ship. Our medical oMeers were indeed unremitting in their ardnour, ant by no means pearant dat: thie day the Africans, with provivions, clothing, &e., were landed and denivered to It. W. Debale, tee, the agent for the American Colo vigvtion Socwty, aad are now comfortably housed im the “Receptacle” belonging to that society TR NivGans OW Hine BRRAND OF Viency, AY Sita, tee. 1, 1868. How the Niagara was He-vived in Liberia— Visit of the President and Cabinet—Kroomen at Work, and Cariove English Name:—Ditrened American Seaman Brought Lonm—American Vewele om the Coast Watched by tet Englith Srvatron—No American War Ships Seen— Fine Peformance of the Niagara—A Race with an Byglish War Vessel Beating a New York Clipper—Lowis Napoleon's Stave System in Pull Blasteritis Avuthorsuy Treplayed to the Englishes Liberian Chief Selling a Negrom Sending of American Ammunition io Ue Libe- Tian Government (ood Discipline on the Nvajaram List of Ofuers, he. ‘The arrival of the Niagara at Monrovia was hailed by the government and people of Lideria with feelings of deep interest and Rentiments of erottude towards our govern. ment, which hus shown ite sincerity io carrying out the principles enunciated ip the charter of independence, “that all MeD are created equal,” by this aot Of restoring to ULoir native land beings cruelly torn from their bomes and sold inte bondage. The ship was visited by hundreds of the citizens, and Prac on the day previous to her departure the Presitent and Wis Cabinet came on board and were receive’ with the ete! hone | Ase mary with all m war on the comet ot A(t ea, a pombe Fe k ay” of the const (xn Woneet * t rare) @ ley Hy Watering sbip, and periorn.ing ©! those dution wl xposure to (he eum wag