The New York Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8182. MORNING EDITION—SA IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA AT HALIFAX. THE WAR EXCITEMENT IN EUROPE. Significant Speech of the King of Sardinia. BISAGREEMENTS OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY STATE OF THE EUROPEAN MONEY MARKETS, The Nominal Value of Public Securities De- clined £60,000,000 in Two Weeks. DECLINE IN COTTON AND BREADSTUFFS ae. &e., - &e ‘The steamship Arabia, Captain Stone, from Liverpooy at half-past three o’ciock on the afternoon of the 15th inst. , arrived at Halifax at balf-past ten o’clock yesterday fore- noon. "The Arabia experienced beisterous weather and a suc- cession of westerly gales during the entire passage. She reports that on the 15th inst., at 11.40 P. M., off the Sher- view, she [exchanged signals with the steamship Etna. ‘The Etna sailed about the same time for New York direct. ‘The news by this arrival is a week later from all parts ef Europe. ‘The steamehip Kangaroe, from New York on the lst imst., arrived at Liverpool at noon on the 24th. ‘The steamehip Edinburg, from New York, arrived at Glasgow on the 12th. The steamer Propelier, of the Gatway line, ran ashore im Galway harbor, and the tide flowed into her. It was feared she ould not-be got off. She had on board a part of the cargo intended for the Circassian. ‘The steamer Circassian left Galway for St. Johns on the morning of the 11th inst. She was detained owing to her running ‘aground, when leaving Queenstown fer Gal- way. The Arabia, on her outward trip, arrived at Liverpool at 8 A. M. of the 9th. ‘The steamship Arago left Southampton for New York on the 12th. ‘The French Legislature was convoked for February 7. ‘It was rumored that the British government intended to augment the Chinese squadron by twelve sails of the line. Meesrs. Baring Brothers quote the market for American stocks unchanged in rates, with a limited business. There ‘was some demané for State stocks, and United States fives were selling at 94. ‘Mesers, Bell & Co. report the market unch&nged. 102 a mM a — 8 9 a 95 a 03a % a soa 85 a & a a 8 Sto 90 92 79 Tiincis Central shares, discount. Michigan Central 8's, 1869. Peper asneacesenseezseeeg| es2eeua! BeSE2 a . shares. New York Central 6's. Do. do. ve.. 2 Do. ebares 18 ‘Vs, frst mortgag: e Do. second do. third do SlSasssE ® = —Yesterday’s mar- et was generally anchanged. There were gales of I!linols Oentral shares at 34 discount. ‘The Arabia sailed from Halifax at 4P. M. for Boston, where sbe wil! be due on Saturday right. The wind was easterly and a thick snow storm prevailing. THE DISTURBED STATE OF EUROPE. Warlike Movements of the Continental Powers, dic., Ke. Dieguieting ramors continued to prevail on the Conti- went, causing increseed depression in the funds in all the printpal cities. Matters were aggravated by the epeech of the King of Rardipia at the openiag of the Chambers, which was con- wirned into @ warlike sense. The King says ‘The poli- tial horizon is not clear, but the future must be awaited with firmness. The future cannot fail to be fortunate, because the policy of the government is based on yastee and a ilove of its country’s liberty. Piedmont is small, but great in the councils of Europe, on sccount of the pr.ncipies it represents and the sympathies % inspires. HK respects treaties, and is not insensible to Haly’s cry of anguish.’ The King concluded with thes® worde:—"Let us resolutely await the decrees of Provi- dence.” Prolonged acclamations followed the conclusion of we speech. The King of Naples had granted an amnesty to sixty-one Weiitical prisoners, inchuding Poorio, Zetelorind, &. Other concessions were expected 10 follow. THE MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE. ‘The Par's correspondent of the London Times says that the French Marehals are charged to take command of the great military districts, and that the Gecerals command- ‘mg military divisions who were on leave of absence have received orders to return to their posts. He also aye that Count Walewski has protested energetically against the ominous impression that appears to rule faprem>, and that be had, it was said, determined on re- tring from a scene where moderation wag no louger listened to. 25 Amonget other authenticated rumors from Paris are the following —That orders have been given to prepare over ene bundred transports; that Gen. McMahon is to com- mand the army of Italy, and that thirty thousand of the African contingent are to cross over to Italy from the Afri- can coast. Prince Napoleon left Parison the 13th inst. for Turin, 40 espouse the Princess, Clotilde, daughter of the King of Sardinia. The improgsion prevailed that this measure would secure the support of France to assist Victor Ema- nuel In becoming King of Italy. The Paris Presse, the organ of Prince Napoleon, con- tinued to induige in warlike articles, ‘The Constitutionnel of the 18th contains an article on the state of affairs. It admits that eerious difficulties have arisen between France and Austria concerning the Danube ‘and Servia, and says that the marriage of Prince Napo- Jeon with the Princess of Sardinia will cement the alitance between the two nations, Italy is agitated, but war is ‘only possible in the event of treaties taking place or being threatened. The above article had a good effect on the Bourse, The Three per cents rove to 607. 20¢., but after wards declined, and closed finally at 68f, 500. for account, and 68f. Tbe. for money. TROUBLE IN BELGIUM. ‘The dirsoition of the Belgian Cabinet is anvounced, cauned, it i8 said, by @ difference om the question of obliga- tory instructions. THE DISAFFRCTION IN ITALY. The rumors of disaffection continue unabated. Many persons were leaving Milan every morning. The police had to efface from the wa'is of houses such inscriptions as “Death to the Germans,’”? The troops quartered at Mi- lan are exceedingly excited and very strict discipline is necessary to prevent excess. The London Times Turin and Vienna correspondents be- Neve the accoutte of recent events in Italy to have been much exaggerated, and state that it is not true that some of the troops jomed the people in seditious cries. The official Piedmontese Gazette udlishes the following note:—‘The official Gavette of Vienna having announced the despatch of reinforcements to tay, the Pledmontese government has thonght ft ite duty to bring the distant garrisons Rear to the froutiors of Lombardy, without, however, calling ont the contingent,’ ‘Aosec fteanmers with troope bad ar ved at Venice. ‘The advance guard of the Austrian. reuforcements en- tered Milan on the 10th instant, under General Ranning. ‘The Arch Duke Maximilian bed quitted Milan, anc Gen. Gyulai, the military Governor, comm nde) tp bis ab- ‘bence ‘The Piedmontese Chamber ©! Deputies had clected its officers from the ranke of the .veral party, Signor Radzze Ddeing chosen President of the Chambers. Additional gung had been mounted on the citade) of Milan, all pointed against the city. A Milan letter of the 8th says that the chances of a re- Volt were diminighing daily. ‘The news of the alliance of Prince Napoleon with the Sardinian princess, produced great excitement amongst the Italians who regarded it as a pledge of the united action of France and Sardinia in the aflairs of Italy. It was ex- pected that Prince Napoleon’s presence at Geneva and Turin would lead to demonstrations of an unmistakeable character. ‘FHE FEELING IN AUSTRIA. ‘The correspondent of the London 2imes at Vienna, says the spirit of the peopie of Austria has been aroused by the hectoring of Sardinia and the domineering of France, and that they are well pleased with the spirit dwplayed by the Emperor. No fewer than ten thousand men were sent by railway from Vienna, on Saturday, the 8th, and by Wednesday seventeen thousand more, including cavalry, were on their way to Italy. ight batteries, with 100 horges to each battery, were eent off op Monday. ‘The celerity and eage with which the troops moved from one extremity of the empire to the other bad excited general astonishment. Atone of the theatres a patriotic demonstration had taken place, caused by some allusions in the piece. It is stated that the Rear Admiral commanding the Austrian squadron in the Adriatic, who was about to pro- ceed to the Levant, bas been ordered to return to Trieste. ‘The Austrian corps of observation on the Servian fron- tier were not above 4,000 strong, and will not be re- inforced. ‘The speech of the King of Sardinia on the opening of the Chambers had produced an unfavorable effect on the Bourse. ‘The Porte having acknowledged the new state of things in Servia, there is no question now of Austrian occupation in that quarter, and the treafy of Paris is not likely to be broken by the intervention of that Power. THE FEELING IN PRUSSIA. Many Prussian journals wish their government to sup- port Austria if she is attacked, ‘The German press, leaving the Austrian journals out of the question, are mainly in favor of peace, but do not wish to see Austria abandoned. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN EUROPE, Effects of the War Excitement—Decline in Public Securities, S&c., d&c. ‘The panic on the Paris Bourse reached its culminating point on the 12th, when forced sales of Three per cents were made as Jow as 67f. 40c. A slight rally then oo- curred, and the market closed rather better. On the 13th there was another partial relapse, but the closing quota- tions established an advance during the day of one-eighth. Rumors had been current that Count Walewski had re- tired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and been suc- ceeded by Count Persigny, but they lacked confirmation. Among the rumors which contributed to th» panic on the Bourse on the 12th, were the departure of the Austrian Ambassador and the formation of an army of observa- tion on the Alps. Neitber of these, however, were con- firmed. The monthly statement of the Bank of France shows a decrease in bullion of £1,138,700 sterling. ‘The panic on the Vienua Bourse was most severe on the 32th, the decline in the funds on that day being one and a half to"one and three quarters per cent. At Frankfort, on ‘the same day, the Austrian securities fell two per cent. A great rise took place in Vienna on the 13th in the public securities, five per cent metalliques being onc and « half per cent higher than on the 12th, and exshange on London improved two per cent. The depression on the London Stock Exchange continued unt the 13th inst,, but on that day the excitement greatly subsided under the influence of more satisfactory accounts from the Continent. More confidence was shown in all the departments of the Stock Exchange, and consols left off fteady at an advance of three-eighths upon the closing rate of the preceding day, during which the fluctuations had been as much ag one-cighth. ‘he lowest price re- ceived for consola was 94% on the 12th, bemg a decline of two per cent since January 1. The London Times remarks that the depreciation in the French funds, cauged by the policy of the Emperor Napo- Jeon, has been five per cent, and three per cent in Russia, five per cent in Sardinia, six per cent in Austria, and about three per cent in Turkey. Altogether, it may be estimated that the nominal value of the property invested in public stocks and shares in European markets has diminished about sixty millions sterling. ‘The London Daily News’ city article, under date of the evening of the 14th, says:— The Stock Exchange presented a firmer and altogether more satiefnctory appearance than of late. The tendency to improvement on the Paris Bourse naturally operated as a spar to confidence, and the result is, that consols have closed only one half per cent lower than on this day week, despite an extreme fall of 23, per cent on the French funds. In the sbare market likewise the move- ment of prices was favorable on ‘Change this after- noon. A further considerable rise took place in exchange on Austria, consequent upon the growth of political distrust. The operations at the dis- count department of the bank to-day were only moderate. In the open market the terms for tho best bills are 214 to 23g per cent. An aggregate of between £600,000 and £700,000 fell due yesterday upon the Chilian Joan and East India railway capital, but occasioned no pressure whatever. The London Times’ city article of the 14th says:— ‘The English funds yesterday again showed more firm. ness, but the tone of the market is perhaps more to be attributed to the steady purchases on the part of the public than to the extent of faith placed in the tranquilizing ‘reports from Paris, The advices from the Contiment during the morning were on the whole considered reassuring, and it fs remarkable that the letters from France are unanimous in expressing the aversion with which the prospect of war is regarded by the whole industrial population. It is likewise affirmed that all the Ministers, including Count Waiewski, are now in favor of peace. It is inferred that any positive official declarations which may appear, are mainly intended for the opening of the Chambers, which are convoked for the ‘7th of February, and that in the interval there may be incessant agitation, THE LATEST LONDON MONSY MARKET. Consols were quoted at the close of business on the 14th at 955, 0 953g for money and account. ‘The bvilion in the Bank of Mngland had increased £47 ,000. Money was cbundant at unchanged rates. Messrs. Haring Brothers quote bar silver 58. 2d. ; dol- lars, Ss. 154d. ; eagles, 76s. 3d. Loxpon, Jan. 15—8 P. M, Console 9534 a 9554 for both money and account. GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament had been prorogued till February 3, then to meet for the despatch of business. The London Gazette announces the appointment of Hon. Frederick Bruce as Minister to China, and Horace Rumbold ag Secretary of Legation. Numerous consuls are likewise appointed. Rutherford Aleock is transferred from the consulate at Canton to the consul goneralship at Japan, The Gacette further states that the dignity of knight has been conferred on Chief Justice James Buchanan Macau- lay, of Canada. Tne London Times, in an editorial upon the Monroe doc- trine, points out the extraordinary liberties taken by America with that document, and says :-— Tt is rather too much to say that with half of North America in our lawful possession, wo must abstain from meddiing in North American affairs, and it is a still stranger measure to found such @ doctrine on the simple principles of political fraternity propounded by Monroe. Ti was reported that Sir Charles Young had been re- called from the Commissionership of the Ionian Islands and that Mr. Gladstone would succeed him. The London Daily News says that Mr. Young’s term bas expired, and that Mr. Gladstone will merely conduct affairs until the new commission arriwes from England. The Crown prosecution at Dublin against John Francis Nugent, for publishing a seditious and scandalous alma- aac, bad reeulted in Mr. Nugent being bound in £600, with two securities at £50 each, to keep the peace—that is, suspend the publication of the “Prophetic Almanac?’ for seven yeare. The Dubin correspondent of the London Times mays that the Crown caso against some of the mem- bers of the Phenix Chib ip more complete than the public have been led 0 believe, and rufclort to satiefy the most hostile jury. The farming classes have stood aloof, and the members of the clubs are chiefly shopmen and mechanics, The clude were rapidly increasing, and it therefore was necessary that some steps sbould be taken to put an end to the movement. Awan named Deany, the alleged murderer of Mr. Ely, ‘was arrested on board the steamer Circassian, at Galway, as she was about to sail for America. oiemoninen a ft i re operations in Tombardo Vente sairead shares, 80. PRUSSIA. The Prince Regent opened the Chambers on . the 32th. T.. speech opened With a Jament for the King’s protracted suffer ngs and an appeal to the Chambers to support the Regent. The general condition of the country is pro- nounced satiefactory, The budget shows the finances are im a favorable state and sufficient for the expenditures. Increased outlay is asked for the maintenance of the royal dignity, for the augmentation of the army force and for the support of the navy, which is reported to be jo a flourishing condition. The peaceful relations of Prussia towards foreign countries continue, and all her friendly connections with the great Powers remain undisturbed. The efforts of the government have always, in concert with the other German federat Powers, been directed towards obtaining for the German Duchies which are under the Danish the full exer- cige of thoge rights to which the law and treaties between the German Diet and Denmark gave them foun- ded claims. The speech concluded witha patriotic appeal to the deputies. SPAIN. ‘The Madrid journals are again agitating the question of the immigration of Chinese coolies into Cuba, owing to the continued dimmution of the black population ae +o, al decree suspends the recruiting for the colo- eg. A telegraphic cable has been successfully laid to Con- stantinople and the Dardanelles. It will be extended to Candia and Egypt in the spring. the Montcnegrins in whieh, tie roportod, Us. come lives lont wi some lives were lost on both sides, ” : A new loan of fifteen million franca has been contracted by the Porte, in spite of English protests. INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta papers of Dec. 8, and Hong Kong of Nov. 30, had reached land via Trieste, in mail, which was due in London on the day the Arabia sailed: They add few additional items to the telegraphic accounts, Nawab of Banda had surrendered to the British. The sentence of transportation on the ex-King of Delhi had been carried into effect, and the steamship Niagara had conveyed him to the Cape of Good Hope, which is to be his destination. The diapersion of the rebels continued, but without any decisive blow being struck. Shipping continued very abundant, and freights were very dul) at Calcutta. Produce market was quiet. In imports piece goods were in brisk demand at a further advance. ‘arns were quict but firm. Tonnage in China continued most abundant. Sir John Bowring had left for Manila. United States Commissioner Reed was at Macao, and had furnished a section of the local press with the new tariff. Nothing had been heard of Lord Elgin’s expedition up the Yang-tse-Keang. Reports were current of serious disturbances within a hundred miles of Canton. The Bombay mail of Dec. 24 reached Suez Jan. 6. No news had been telegraphed. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 15. ‘The Brokers’ Circular states the sales of the week at about 46,000 bales, of which 1,600 were taken by specula- tors, and 4,500 for export. All qualities had declined one- eighth of a pony, owing to continual disquietude and the heavy receipts at the American ports, and holders were pressing their stocks upon the market. Ihe sales of the J4th were 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation and for export, the market closing quiet at the following authorized quotations :— Fair, —_-Middling. New Orleans.. ws 1% 6% Mobiles % 6x Upland 6% 69-16 The stock in port was estimated which 255,000 baies were American. Some circulars say the decline scarcely exceeds one- sixteenth of a penny. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER, JAN. 14, Advices from Maucheater continue favorable. Prices were firm, though the business was limited. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET, JAN. 15. Mesars. Richardson, Spence & Co. quote flour dull and Western canal, 198. a 208.; Phil , 208. a 21 ‘ . Wheat firm’ at the opening, bat dull at the close—Red Western, 4s. 64; white do., 68. a 7s.; white Southern, 7s. a 7s. 6d.’ Corn quiet, but steady—Mixed, 288.;" yellow, 208. a 30s.; white, 338. a 338. 6d. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 14. Messrs. Bigland, Athya & Co., James McHenry & Co., and others quote beef in better ‘demand, at a decline on the middling and lower grades of 28. 6d." Pork firm, and holders demanding an advance. steady. Sard firm, but quiet for new at 56s. a 56s 6d. Cheese.—The fine qualities had advanced 18. a 2s. Tallow advanced 2, wee good demand; North American, 52s. 6d. a 533. at 392,000 bales, of LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, JAN. 15. The Brokors’ and other circulars quote ashes steady, at 298. for pots and 32s. for pearls. Sugar dull and declined 6d., but closed firmer. Coffee firm, and ali qualities slightly advanced. Rice firm. Philadelphia bark slight higher: sales at 8s. 6d. a 9d., but holders demand an addi- tional advance; Baltimore quiet at 6s. 3d. a 6s. 6d. Clover seed in good demand at 538. a 552. Fish oil quiet, ood 32s. Sperm oi] wanted at £92. Linseed oil quiet at 30s. Spirits ‘warpentine firm and slightly higher: sales at 388. a 408, Rosin steady; for common, ba. 3d.; medium and fine neglected. LONDON MARKETS, JAN. 15. Messrs. Baring Bros quote breadstufls steady, and foreign wheat in rather better demand: white American, 40s, a 44s. ; red, 328. a 42s. Iron steady at £6 10s. for rails and £6 68. for bars; Scotch pig steady at 588. 6d. Sugar firm. Coffee closed buoyant. Rice steady. Tallow tending upward: sales at 53s. 3d. Spirits tw tine steady at Tea steady at 113d. for Codgee. ad vanced 3s. on English. Fieh oils steady. Linseed oil declined to 2s. 3d. Linseed cakes in fair demand: New York, £10 6s.; Boslon, £9 15s. Hidestadvanced 1 ‘ Copper advanced 344. per pound on manufactured. HAVRE MARKET. For the week ending Jan. 11.—-Cotton—Sales of the week 7,000 bales; prices declined 1f. a 2f.; New Orleans érés ordinairé 101. ; stock 132,000 bales. Hreadstuifs had an advancing tendency in the interior, but basiness was dull at Havre, and American flour nominal. Ashes quiet. Coffee buoyant and slightly higher. Oils slow of sale, but ices unaltered. Rice quiet. Sugar firm and slightly igber. Lard buoyant: American 73f. Tailow firmer. Wualebone dull, but tirm. THE LATEST MARKETS. Liverroor, Jan. 16—3P. M. Cotton quiet. Sales to-day estimated at 6,000 bales, the market closing steady. Rreadstuff dull, but steady. Provisions steady. gene Lg ayn 2 ARABIA. rs Gw; ; . mn yhters, Miss Leaman, Mr Boott ‘and. lady, ‘Capt Marson ‘Mien Melacr, Messrs Wilson, | Preasiet , ith, Bach, Marcus, Tait, Miller, Fergus ‘ Richardaon, Solomons, Phil a ‘empleton, nize, a », Jackson, Miler, Jol sou, Campbell, Connelly, Crawshaiy, Jobson . Probable Loss of Bark Brunette. The bark Brunette, Captain Linnekin, of Belfast, Mo., sailed from this port on Thureday last, for Matanzas, and went ashore the same night at Long Branch. The captain and crew were saved by E. Wardell, agent of the under- writers. She lies inside the bar, and had two feet of wa- ter in her hold yesterday morning. The following is a list of the cargo on board the Bru- nette, by whom shipped, and its value-— Cargo. Owner. 10 railroad platform cars, W. W. Russeli 100 boxes pickles do, 20 boxes junk do. 116 dozen of brooms do. 100 barrels of plaster do. 100 do. cement! do. 1 box and 1 piece Ri do, — naila, 84 10 barreis of fine 187 5 baskets of wine, 70 6 cases of tobacco A telegraphic despatch recetved last evening by H. D. Brookman, Eaq., states that she was nearly dry at low water, and had received but little damage. The Brunette was built in Belfast, Me., in 1847, is 250 tons burthen, and is owned by E. Mo@rath, of that piace, TRADES UNION RIOTS IN PERU. The Peruvian 50,000 os Howland &Aspinwall 16,302 Wells, Fargo & Go Jangon, Bond & Co.. 16,000 Or ships must be poor because they belong to ‘Joo White’ TURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1859. ARRIVAL OF TUE ILLINOIS. News from Oregon, California, Sonora, New Granada, Guatemala, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Riea, Eeua- dor, Chile and Peru. Over a Million and a Quarter in Gold Dust Received. Arrival of the Washington at Aspin- wall and her Trip Round the Horn. Importation of Yankee Buildings. MARTIAL LAW IN CHILE. THE WAR BETWEEN PERU AND ECUADOR. The Probable Solution of the Central American Imbroglio. Speech of Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley at Leon. THE PROSPECTS OF THE TRANSIT ROUTE, CURIOUS CONGREGATION OF SPECIAL AGENTS. MOVEMENTS OF MINISTER LAMAR, &c., &., &o. ‘The United States mail steamship Iitnois, Capt. McGowan, arrived yesterday morning from Aspinwall, whence she sailed at 12M. on the 19th inst., with the California passengers, mails and treasure which left San Francisco in the steamship Golden Age on the 5th inst. Philo Hathaway, aged twenty-three years, died on board the Illinois on the 23d inst., and was buried at sea. ‘The following ig the apecie list of the Illinois: — Am. Ex. Bank.....$143,000 E. Kelly & Co......$00, T. H. &J.F. Bacon. 5,000 Kerley, Byrne & Co. J. H. ¥ 10, E. C. Knight & Co... R.Meader & 0.Adams P. Naylor.......... 1 J. B. Newton '& Co Bie gs 2858 $e SBeseeres S. G. Reed & Co..... Santa Clara Mining & Co. cS Sey Total... + +6$1,210,715 We are indebted to the Purser of the Mlinois for favors, and to Wells, Fargo & Co.’s express for files of California and other pipers. ‘The California State Register for 1859 furnishes the foi- yowing figures as the population of this State:— Americans, 365,315; French, 15,000; English, 2,000; Irish, 10,000; Germans, 10/000; Mexicans, 15,000; various, 15,000; Chinese, 38,000; negroes, 2,000; Indians, 65,000—Total, 538,000. The newspaper press of California, according to the fame authority, consists of nincty journals—daily, semi- weekly, weekly and monthly—of which number thirty four are published in San Francisco. There are nine daily papers published in this city, including two in the French language, one in German and one in Spanizh. In the in- terior seven papers are published daily. ‘The assessed value of real and personal property in California is $145,000,000. ‘There are now thirty-two public libraries in this State, containg over sixty-five thousahd volumes. Col. Fremont last week paid $4,500 into the county treasury of Mariposa, being the amount of his taxes for 1858. The taxes assessed on his property for the years 1856 and 1867 are yet unpaid. There is a determination in Carson Valley to rebel against the Mormon rule in that section of the territory. Meetings have been held, a vigilance committee formed, and notice has been given to some of the Mormon officers to quit the valley. ‘The trial in the case of Miss Joey Gougenheim against the bark Glimpse, was resumed in the District Court on the Sd instant. It was not expected that the case would ‘be concluded for some days. The suit is for damages for breach of contract during a voyage from Australia to this port. Some of the testimony elicited was decidedly rich. ‘The Voyage of the Washington. IN WITH IN SEARCH @F A MAN-OF-WAR—INSURREC- TION AT SANTIAGO—FRIGRTFUL MURDERS AMONG SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THR HERALD. Ow Boanp Sreamxn WASHINGTON, Presuming there will be the same desire to hear from the Wasbington now as there was previous to her return of her voyage since leaving New York. In this connection I cannot help expressing my surprise TRIP OF THE WASHINGTON--FRENCH BARK FALLEN THE WHITE INHABITANTS. Port or ASPINWAtt, Jan. 18, 1859. } from her first trip to Nicaragua, I sond you a brief eketch at the ignorance and prejudice that prevail in regard to two of the safestand most comfortable seagoing steamers | out of New York. It isa singular fact that these ships—two of the safest and very best—are generally regarded as unsafe and un- seawhorthy. The remark was made hundreds, yee, thousands of times, that the “‘Hermann would never reach San Fran. cisco”’—that the “Washington would never get down to Nicaragua—if she did, she would never get back,” and all such talk. I speak of the Washington—haying made the passage in her from New York to this place. The Hermann was built by the same builder, in the same strong, substantial man- ner as her consort, the Washington; being more recently built, she is considered the best ship of the two. Asa proof of what the Washington is, after the com: pany bought her, port holes or side lights were cut through into each of her state rooms in her lower cabin. In cut- ting through, her timber was found as sound and perfect | as it was the day it was put there. When in New York last she was placed on the balance dock and thoroughly examined—her bull was found, from boring, tbe aS sound as a nut, Her cabins and state rooms show for themselves, They are as perfect, as free from cracks or strains, or other evidences of unseaworthi nese, as they were on the day she was launched. The impression that prevails may be accounted for in various ways. One cause may be the one above stated or it may be the public take it for granted that th and the California Steamship Company—the latter inte rested parties have tried hard to induce the public to be liewe. The Washington hauled out from her dock into th stream on Sunday morning, December 26, and at 6 P. M discharged her pilot and took her final departure from Sandy Hook ARRIVALS. From © jawail, in D She had on board 1,200 tons of coal, a large quantity 0 Cauiorale—) hock, 4 eke Bs Mote ship stores, iD anticipation of going round the Horn, and fon.) 8 1 Fe, Lt es of srey' d the Nica- re pF}, iirer a “a ec i i va es eos wae for Greytown and the Nica Bachman, H E Pierce, Ir, + Company. Hewha, Owner, wife and chia, Coreik She had 209 passengers:— , M Greenbaum, Mrs Chichester ba yi _ phy P Kirby, wile | est cabin. and child, is ee ad wile. JW Lemar, Second cabin. Rader, Meg pars Reynolds, JW it Barclay SteoFage... Shelton, R tmmh 7 Wool, i he F Officers and crew, x, T ‘Mra Ames and child. M1 Leoin HY tow 4 B Léoln, Wiican, H J Stone, TW Puller 8 Mand 14) * " es “3 . ewan h oy | a ere ne § one i e@ pareeNgers were an interesting crowd of Date ‘ Rovitzar, Bogen, J MN Mucoz and servant, W MoConrt, and From Havana aud Neaeau, in the ateamship Karnak—J Har. ome ep fal my and eR a ne Meise . ' Palmer ‘and lady, ‘oothaker, Beadaiey, Lea. jerman, Polish, red shirts, slouched hats, tobacco chew ers, tract pediars, hore doctors, preachers, fancy women ‘ane mo Yankees, Among these were some sixty re ned passengers from the Washington's first trip, who were trying their hands the secend time for a paceage t0 tbe [nnd of gol’. On Sunday, Jan. 2,at 5 P. M., we parsed Mariguana | leiacd, Next morning saw easterly end of Cuba; same | day, lat. 19 deg. 10 min., Cuba and S:. Domingo in sight, caw veese) to leeward, with signal ect for bringing us to, The captain bore away for her, aud on coming alougside ehe proved to be the French bark Hermance & Jenby, in search of a man-of- war to go toSt. Jago [this evi- dently refers to the recent trouble in Hayti,! to assist in putting down an insurrection ofthe blacks that had muti- mes and were committing frightful murders among the white nbabitante, The H. and J. had been eent out by the French and American Consuls at St. Ji to Port au Prince after an English toan-ot-war, with orders to call upan any war ves- se) ebe might meet with. ‘The Washington was mistaken for a man-of-war. Un Thursday, Jan. 7, at 6 P. M., we came in sight of Aspin- wall, but the weather being thick and cioudy, the captain did not deem it prudent to run in till daylight. Next morning, after we bad run in and anchored, an of- fiver from the Roanoke came on board and aaked tobe shown the sbip’s papers, which was done, and he pro- nounced a! 0. K. After a friendly chat and a glass of sherry with Captain Welch, and some inquiries as to whether there were any arme or filibusters on board, he wok leave and returned to bis ship. The Clyde, one of the Mexican and West India mail steamers, bound from Greytown to Carthagena and other ports along the coast, came into port soon after us and anchored, and after receiving the Callao mail, brought down to Panama by the Columbia, left the next evening for Carthagena. Captain Welen has been treated with much attention and politeness by the officers of the Roanoke since his ar- rival at Aspinwall. ‘The evening after the Washington arrived Capt. Gard- ner, the officer in command, sent his boat for Captain Weich and lady to come over and spend the evening on board his ship. The Captain accepted the invitation, and, accompanied by his lady, went over and spent the even- ing most pleasantly. ‘Again on Sunday Captain Gatdner gent his boat for Cap- tain Weich and iady to come over and atiend church ser- vice—an invitation they were both pleased to accept. In the afternoon the chaplain of the Roanoke held reli- gious services on board the Washington, which were at- tended by all the paaees) except such as had gone on shore to attend a cock tight. Markets. San FRaxcisco, Tueeday evening, Jan. 4, 1859. Frovn.—Sales at $8 a'$10. GRaIN,—Sales of 500 bags barley at $1 1734. Poratoxs. —Sales at Ie. per 1b. p12noceEDS —Sales of 400 mats of Chine No, 1. sugar at ic. IMPORTANT FROM CENTRAL AMERICA Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley’s Negotiations—San Juan and the Mosquito Protectorate to be Surrender. ed—-Whereabouts of Gen. Lanar—The Happy Family of Transit Route Speculators— Free Transit and No Privileges—The Belly Canal Contract Ratified by Costa Rica—The President cf Guatemala Desires Immi- gration and Peace, &e., &e., &e. The mail steamsh‘p Columbus arrived at Panama on the 10th inst., from San Jose de Guatemala and intermediate ports, with a freight list comprising 1,667 ceroons indigo, 4,000 hides, 70 balcs deerskins, 82 packages ot sugar, 20 ceroons of silver ore and 100 packages of sundries. By this conveyance and the British mail steamer and the Washington we have received our Central American correspondence to the following dates:—Leon, Nicaragua, Dec. 29; San Jose de Guatemala, Dec. 31; Managua, Nica- ragua, Jan. 4.; La Union, San Salvador, Jan. 4; Realejo, Nicaragua, Jan. 5; Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, Jan. 7; San Juan del Norte, Jan. 1. We give it below, and it will ‘be found full of interest. OUR MANAGUA CORRESPONDENCE. Mayacva, Jan, 4, 1859. ‘he Opening Year in Nicaragua—Arrival of Sir Win. Gore Ouseley at Leon—His Address tothe President—Reply of the Latter—Don Pedro Zeledon Appointed Negotiator with Him—Progress of the Negotiations—What the Ouseley- Zeledon Convention will te—Protection of the Transit Routes—San Juan del Norte and Mosquito to be Given Up—The Barclay Loan Delk—Mr. Manning's Claim—The Treaty Nearly Finished—Chances of both Treaties Before Congress— Where is the American Minister ?—Prospects of General Jeres? Motifications—Transit Route Intrigues— Who has the Best Chance?—Joe White's Indfatigability, Vandyke’s Political Influence and Vanderbilt's Money all in the Scales—Probability of a Free Transit—The Belly Grant Ratified by Costa Rica—Course of General Lamar— What President Martine: Wants, c., de. Nicaragua opens her new year by exhibiting to the world, in spite of ber comparatively small territorial area and insignificant political influence, a field of great interest and a subject for numerous and deeply important discussions, which will undoubtedly attract general attention on the part of many maritime Powers. ‘Two principal features are here to be noticed in the be- ginning of the year 1859: First, the meeting at Managua of the new Congress under the politica! constitution lately framed by a Jong protracted Constituent Assembly, as be- fore that body will soon be laid international treaties of considerable importance, and speculative contracts for the opening of the #0 long desired route acrogs the Nicaraguan Isthmus. Secondly, the presence in this State of Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley, as accredited and recognized Minister Ple- nipotentiary of ber Britannic Majesty, near this republic. 1 will speak firet of this Britieh mission, in order to come afterwards to the various impertant subjects actually in question. Sir William Gore Ouseley arrived at Punta de Icaco with his Indy and daughter, Secretary Follett Singe and eer- vants, on board the Vixen, on the 20th of December last. He landed at Realejo, went on to Chinandega and Leon, and there he stops for the present, comfortably located at the house of Mr. Thomas Manning, an English subject, lately resident of Nicaragua, where he made his large for- tune, and now the head of a mercantile house at Liver- pool. President Martinez, with ail the officers of the Ca- binet, having returned from Punta de Icaco to Leon on the 22d of December, the official recep- tion of the British Minister was soon decided, and it took place on the 26th, in the most golemn manner that circum- stances could allow. It was, in fact, a comparatively magniiicent solemnity. Sir William, in presenting his | Rrra letter to General Martinez, delivered the following address:-— SiR WILLIAM GORE OUSELEY’S ADDRESS TO PRESIDENT MARTINEZ. The Queen, my august sovereign, has been graciously pleased to entrust to me the gratifying task of cementing the good understanding, and evincing the feelings of friendly interest that have ever avimated Great Britain towards the State over which your Excellency so ably presides, by concluding a treaty calculated to produce the best effects. It would have been to me at any tise 8 pleasing duty to contribute to such an object, but my efforts will be the more gladly employed at a moment when the interests of humanity and policy call for decided action, on the part of civilized and commercial nations, to defend this and neighboring republics from the piratical attacks of lawless men, the effects of whose ruthless bar- | bariam it is lamentable to witness. The acts of these mis- uided adventurers have excited just indignation in the preasts of enlightened rulers of the most powerful mari- time nations on both sides of the Atiantic, who haf re- solved that such enormities shall no longer be tolerated. All civilized nations bave an interest in keeping uninter- | rupted the free passage so liberally granted by Nicari and the neighboring States across the territories which Providence has placed under their independent and law- ful sovereignty. It is for the advantage of all that the independence should be maintained, and that Nicaragua should become one of the great links between the two hemispheres. But no nation has a more direct interest in the security and neutrality of the Transit than Great Bri- tain. The Queen’s dominions on the Atlantic bring her Majesty's subjects in closer contact with Central America than the inhabitants of any other maritime country, while her Majesty's valuable possessions in the Pacitic and the ‘vast Britis! interests in Asia, make ita duty, if nota ne- ceseity, for her Majesty's government to secure the undis- turbed pageage across these territories. The ready par- ticipation of Nicaragua iv this great object will call for the efficient protection of these routes; and, indeed, will merit the co operation of all commercial nations in their defence from such ontrages as those which have hitherto rendered unavailable these much desired lines of transit. I esteem myself fortunate in finding among the membors of the present administration so many men of distinguished merit, and especially in baving to treat with a government at the head of which is your Excellency. President Martinez answered the British Minister, as- suring him of the good teolings that Nicaragua has al. bie entertained towards Great Britain, felicitating him- self and his country for the choice made by her Bri- tannic Majesty of Sir William G. Onseley, because he was the man best fitted for the object of his mission, on account of his social relations with the United States, of his friendly acquaintance and intimacy with President Buchanan, and of his personal talents and antecedents, Be endod his reply by saying that ho had no doubt this British mission, under such circumstances, could not fail to settle al! pending questions in a manner quite satisfac. tory, not only to Nicaragua and al) the Central American Statee, but alse to the great nations of America and ely after the reception of the British Minister, Joiodon, the then Secretary of Foreign Rela: member of the new Senate, was appointed to negotiate with Sir William a treaty be- t Britain and Nicaragua. The negotiations have been active,th ferences of the two plenipoten- Usrien very freqtent, but quite secret. Many rumors, PRICE TWO CENTS. however, are circulating about them, pretend to know the wain points of tion, Icannot vouch for the fid their » but Idoubt not that } at many of them. Ce ig apr ee ind routes, amd for the by the British nation, it seems Convention will not differ treaty. The Mosquito question will be also decided probably by somo of am assured that San 3f js nad : F ed ‘Many expected that to-day (4th of January) the would bave been entirely concluded by-the two tentiaries, in order to have it forwarded to this steamer, the Columbus; but it seems that although negotiations are very far advanced, they are not yet ter- minated. Whether the Mosquito question will be entirely by this treaty, or separately, some tbat plenipotentiaries have’ not yet decided. also with regard to the final arrangement of called ‘British debt,” emanating from the clay loan meade to the former Central plier boar which a rt amon; ve States; rs Sap a i i rg i Maa ciate alae Oe 06 Sie. entoned aes i ex] sietrateaa urea vesent up by the claimant to $250,000, ‘There is, as you see, a the two statesmen. Uni Ph Riggs abboge t agreement; but gs come to an ; but now agree 'y soon. For Sir William it @ matter of pride to make a treaty with Ni having it ratified by Congress in three or four eo ‘Yrissari convention has pod rege her Lora her —— nee with re- gard te the Amer treaty—we have gi towappose that she did not want to links the United States, before she had bound ‘to one of the two great Powers of bony whose ‘ protection’? heartily and constantly has courting. She will therefore, very earnestly this first: gym dba grants her, to give evidence ber devotion to European policy. This will facilitate the prompt clusion of negotiations, which in other times, and the Case-Yrisarri treaty was not once more at the gates the Ni Congress, would be £0 easily terminated. contracting parties are wishing to make baste, and they will have no need of fourteen months to do nothing—they will do something in four weeks. Who will get best of the bargain we sball know when we have the public documents to deal with, and not mere rumors and sayings. ‘What does the American Minister during these negotia- tions ? Sir Ouseley is playing quietly and rapidly his cards at Leon, while General Mirabeau Lamar quite the place where the game is going on, and transfers hit if to Managua, where nothing is done, and can be done, until Sir William has finished hie busi- nese. This is a eecond edition of the Rivas drama, played on the 1st of May last. The Ist of January will give, probably, the American Minister another sur- prise. He will open his eyes too late to see the light. Is he, or is he not, the representatative in Nica- ragua of the Monroe doctrine? If he is not, be is not the representative of the American policy, and of the policy of the very administration which has appointed him; and if he is, it appears quite wonderful that at such a vital moment, when the Monroe doctrine is practically potat stake and actually shaken by a strong and able and, he flies out of the field, and is not found near the standard to him entrusted, and so impetuously attacked, if not to save it for ever, at least to postpone its defeat. Thave told you that in Managua nothing is done at present. This refers only to the action of tae goverament and Congress upon the two pending international treaties. ‘The Ist of January was the day constitutionally appointed for the opening of the Congress, but asall the senators and deputies are not yet there, the regular sittings will not commence before one or two weeks. At that time the Britich treaty will probably be ready for discussion. Of courre the American treaty will be considered and taken up again by the Congress, but after tho-examination of the British one. As soon as this becomes known, as Great Britain will have no grounds on which to complain, there will be, perhaps, some chance for the rati- fication of the almost antiquated Cass-Yrisarri Convention, with its late moditications agreed upon by the govern- ment of the United States. They are not very substantial, and certainly General Jerez expected to get them a little more material; but, at any rate, they are they bave served, small a: they are, to protract the mat- ter, and to give time to England to show and to on her policy. This is enough to gratify the nationa’ of Nicaragua and to have Great Britain contented. It whey be, therefore, that svoner or later this government will consent at last to ratiy the Convention of fourteen months’ date. do not think, however, that the ratification is yet intended by either the Executive or the Legislative power. It may, perhaps, be go. Will it reach Washington in time to satis: 1y the wishes of the American Congress? Who knows? Another of the important questions which ber fic sign at Managua will be called upon to discuss and le is the embroiled one regarding the Trensit grants. White, Van Dyke and Vanderbilt on one side—Belly on the other the former three are bagged represented in N by Schlessinger, Spencer and Rosa Perez, respectively. These three agents are pulling hard their wires, and each of them abusing the companies represented by the others. If Nicaragua believes what ail of them say about the rival contractors—she will never have todo with any of the three, because all are represented as a set either of rascals @r of broken spec} , who try to humbug this country @ order to get out of debt. It seems that this governmet has positively decided not to consider the White contract as one having bad any validity at any time. The ground assumed now to op- cn it, is bot only as before, because the contractors ave not fulfilied their stipulations, but because Nicara- gua contracted with a company which never existed. So that the transaction was of itself from the first moment entirely null, and every clause of the contract relating to the settlement of disputes by arbi- trators, was of course of no avail. This is the new argu- ment lately enforced against White and Yrisarri’s com- tract. Van Dyke & Company made General Jerez believe that they were very influential with the actual administration, and this political capital, added to the hopes of gathering one from the merchants of Philadelphia, gave them the chance of contracting with the Ni juan Minister. When Captain Spencer and H. Gottell arrived at Nicaragua, and the Secretary of the Nicaraguan Legation,’ Mr. Jeronimo Perez, spoke to this government about the new packed up com- pany of Philadelphia, as it was patronized by Gen. Jerez, it met immediately with a good bie ool by the . ment and people of Nicaragnga whe heard of it. Ia fact, it was a new obstacle contributing to the defeat of White’s company—the only American one which pretends to have 2 grant already made in its favor, and actually existing. ‘All this favors the position which’ this government hag taken—namely, that it is not bound by any exiating con- tract to apy American company for the exclusive privilege of transit—and it ought, of course, to be well accepted. So it was, as also the news that General Jerez had found out another company, aud eutered into ‘& bargain with it. The chances of Van Dyke seemed to be many, and in his favor at first; but, together with Spencer, Gotteil and the Secretary of Legation, Don Jeronimo Perez, came to Nicaragua auother Perez, Don Rosa, bearer of Vander Dilt’s new proposals, which contain afew conditions bet- ter for Nicaragua in the transaction. Don Rosa Perez is bimeeif a Nicaraguan; he Tepresonts ‘@ great Power; he has worked actively in behalf of his patron, and he hag succeeded at least in neutralizing the effect caused by the apparition of Spencer and of a new Philadelphia company. Vanderbilt speaks of money and of the “political influence’? of Van Dyke, and presents them both to the consideration of the Nicaraguan - . in order that it may compare their weight, and make its choice. Now, it is almost certain that the Executive of Nicara- gua will pot take the responsibility of deciding the ques- on without having, proforma, previously conguited about the matter the Senators’and depnties at Managua. It is a subject in which a mistake can be easily made, and if the government does it he wauts to have prepared the approbation of Congress, and to throw upon the members of that body the responsibility of the fact, I do not imagine that the islature will influence in apy way the decision of the Executive on this point. Nor, indeed, in any other. chambers are com- posed almost exclusively of members entirely identified with the thoughts of General Martinez, or rather of the party advising and guiding bim. The democratic party has only two or three representatives in each logisiative body. Under such circumstances it is useless to look to i il F Congress for the solution of questions. The sentiments and policy of the executive have only tobe known, aud ly. Congress becomes a mere mattor of form in such casos. ut, even £0, it covers the responsibility of the men who givethe impulse, and who realy make the good or the One thing, however, is quite certain; and it is, that even amongst those who are not opposed to the contracts with American companies, the re ‘opinion prevails that no grant ought to be signed by this _ ment unless the grantee deposits a very reapecabie ‘om in some of the United States > Whi the non-fulfillment 1 apa ceed eos oe larly and fairly ope company Pine delays of White’s Company in opent these people have that Vanderbilt must otherwise he will prevent any other company from lishing the line mixed with the feat have that Van- derbilt is suiliclently interested in fog BT Toute to steady opinion, which is universal in Sat nobody should be granted the privilege cash is down beforehand. be say that they do oad longer hamb« by rasvally specu- Another idea is now gaini nd ve amoung the Nicaraguans. It ia the ideagof free tant” Some pretend that no exclusive grant ought to be allow- wishes to do 80 establish its line, subject to opposition of any other who chooses to enter after- wards in competition with it. During the last month the in an immenre number, and not be astonishing that at last the government of Nicaragua would take also this new view of the question. At pre~ this is suilicient to conjecture what will bo done definitive- evil. pay the penalty of transit on one side—the seoret but the wish not to open this route, have created not wish to be any ed to any company at all, but let every company that partizans of this ‘‘freedoom of transit’’ have increased ecnt I think its main object is to make the world believe,