The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1859, Page 1

“WHOLE NO. 8242, DBPORTANT FROM THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT lews ‘rom Nicaragua, Salvador, New Grenada, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, \¢ Cuba, Sandwich Islands and » Ouseley and Zeledon Treaty Rati- fied and Sent Home. tne British-Mosquito Protecto- rate Not Surrendered. merican Interests Sacrificed im Nicaragua, THE REVOLUTION IN CHILE. MERICAN CITIZENS ARRESTED IN CUBA. ‘ditional Particulars of the Wreck of the British Steamer Jasseur. TELLIGENCE FROM THE FRASER RIVER MINES, ‘a American Schooner Fired Into by | a British Cruiser. TROUBLE IN CHIAPAS, ‘ &, &., &. ‘The United States mail steamer Granada, 0. H. Berry- m,U.8.N., commander, left Aspinwall on the 18th bi. at 6:30 P. M., arrived at Havana on the morning of e 230 at six o'clock, and left again at balf past three ock on the afternoon of the 24th, and arrived here at lur o’clock y: sterday afternoon. She brings 340 passengers, who were transferred from e United States mail steamer Illinois at Havana; also the fornia treagure which left San Francisco on the 5th of larch on the Paviflc Mail Steamship Company’s steamer phora. Wo are indebted to Mr. Charles E. Satterlee, the Purser the G., Wells, Fargo & Co., and Freeman & Co. for late rs and news. The following is the LIST OF TREASURE PER GRANADA. $69. p. Ex. Bank. Howes & Crowell... 6,000 & J. 8. Bacon. Howland & Aspinwall 7,239 pier & Bro.... E Kelly & 0o......, 40,000 W. Coghill, R. L, Maitland & Co. 3,556 T. Coleman ‘Trae, McCahill & Co 30,000 roy & O'Connor.. 25,000 Meader & Adams... 19,000 W. Crogby....... 21,000 J. B. Newton & Co.. 10,000 . Cummungs & Son 4,600 J. G. Parker & Sons. 4,000 incan, Sherman & James Patrick...... 70,000 ++ 20,007 S. G. Reod & Co..... 6,009 Kinetein & Bro... 41,615 W. Seligman & Go... 23,000 man & Co 88,785 J. Strauss, Bro. & Co, 80,524 F, Giffin... 0,000 F.C. Thomas & Son. 2,000 Goldsmith & Co... 10,700 Tilton & MeFarian... 2500 J. Hand & Co..... 4,000 Treadwell & Go... . 12,000 G, Hasuings. 10,000 J. B. Weir. +.10,000 fecht, Bro. & 3,500 Wells, Fargo & Co. ..257,500 feller’ & Bros 7,300 Order + 14,650 Im. Hoge & Co, 5000 — $1,082,814 en. William Walker, ex-President of Nicaragua, ar- ed at Aspinwall in the Havana steamer on the 15th, hing sailed from New Orleans ou the 6th, and pro- ded to San Francisco on the 16th, on the Golden re. He was accompanied by Col. Natzmer. Walker bk a second cabin passage from New Orleans through California, and was paseing under the name of Wm. gon. fe was in the United States Consul’s office ing his stay in Aspinwall of a few hours, Roport say goes to prepare an expedition to invade Sonora, We ) soon hear from him, but not as Mr. Wilson. e scheoner Arno, arrived at Guaymas 28th February, bke steamer Uncle Sam two days before, with Unite troop, bound to the mouth of the Colorado river, be United States steam frigate Saranac arrived at Aca co March 11. IMPORTANT FROM CENCRAL AMERICA. Ouseley-Zeledon Trenty Ratified—The meriean Treaty Plnally Rejected—How ¢ Negotiations were Managed—The British ‘onsul Macning Pulling the Whres—No Miritish Protectorate Given Up, and no British Claims Pushed—American Interests brown Overboard — England Protects Nicarugue—Sardi Making a Treaty— ions. Beliy Expected, &c., de. IBy the United States mail steamship Empire City we ve received our Central American correspondence and 8, with dates from Sen José, Guatemala, February 26; Union, March 1; Leon, Masagua and Realejo, March 2, Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, March 4. rom leiters received yesterday we learn that Sir Wm. ¢ Ooseley left Leon on the 2d of March. The treaty th Egland bad been signed by the President and rati- 2 by both the Senate and House of Representatives. Hir William was escorted several miles on his way to p coast by the Governor of Leon, anda salute of one lndred guns fired in bis honor. jc arrived at Punta Areuas, Costa Rica, on the 4th, and @ met there by an officer sent from San José by the eaident of Costa Rica to receive him. jo expected to reach San José in three days, relays of ses haying been ordered by the President to be ready him on the road, fae American schooner Annette arrived at San Juan Norte on the 12th of February. While ranning in for p harbor the British man-of-war Cwsar fired a blank bt at her, and having brought her to, boarded abd rcbed her for filibusters, OUR PUNTA YCACO CORRESPONDINCE. Punta Yoaco, Nicaragua, March 2, 1869, Ouseley-Zeledon Trealy—What it Contains and What it- Net Contain—No Selllement of British Claims— Yo Abandonment of British Protectorale—British oops to Protect the Transit—How Sir William Played the | Fulibuster—Final Death of the Cass-Yrisarri eaty—Advent of Bélly—Our Fleet and Minister Help Yach Other in Doing Nothing—Americam Claims end merican Transit Owners lo be Thrown Ow—Smart Di- plomacy, dc. The Columbus is abont to leave. I expected to seid by the news of the final ratifiration of the Ouseley-Zeledon Haty ; but although Sir William is expected here this ernoon—bearer of bis own triumph—and there is no re possible doubt about his complete suceess, yet the cial report of the definite ratification has not yetarri vod . You may consider, however, the matter as alroady lod, and to the best wishes of the British envoy, ‘hai does the British treaty contain? Not so many ugs as it was designed to embrace, according to tho mer drawing of it, The nogotiations began on a very je Feale ; but little by little the topics formerly discussed nmcneed to be dropped out, and the more vital ques- # LOW remain unsettled as they were before. Four or e times the shape and the main substance of the conven n bas been altered and newly framed, As for the claimsof ish subjects, which reer to have been, in the opening ho negotiations, strongly urged by Sir William, be hae last consented to get them aside, to be settled by other conventions, This concession of the British minister been so bighly appreciated by the Nicaraguan govern nt {hat it bas also thought proper to withdraw its capita fi mort urgent demand—that is to say, the required re eiation on the part of England to the Mosquito protec. te, and the restitution to Nicaragua of tho territory ay lulently taken from her, Not a word was said ia tho ty about tho Mosquito question when it was seut to the paraguan Assembly for ite ratification. ¢ treaty, however, passed the Aesombly, as a matior course; but some of the deputies urged and obtained adoption of an anendment, in the shape of an “add pal article,” by which it was agreed that nono of Wo Priations of the treaty should be construed as b: aring decision upon the right of Nicaragua to the territory fl by the Mosquitians. After such an amondmont, aud bre sending the treaty to the Senate, the government dered it hecersary to consult again Sir W. G. Ouae. About the alteration, Don Podro Zoledon ‘Was sont to Leon fog that purpose. The amendment was ‘hore dis- cuss’. by both commissioners, and finally agreed upou; Prewided, however, tbe article were aot considered a3 an ®Aditional one, but that it should be embodied in the ‘treaty itself, Zeledon went back to Managua, bearing the approval of her Britannic Majesty’s Kavoy. This was only five or six days ago. Sinoe that time it is stated by gome well informed parties that tho treaty so amended passed immodiately the Senate, and again the House of De- puties, and finally has been confirmed by Martinez. I have not the slightest doubt about it; and if really Sir W. G. Ousoley comes hero this afternoon, as he is expected, in order to go to Costa Rica on board the Vixen, it is out of question that the last aod concluding seal has been put on the conven tion. Sir W. G. Ouseley would aot quit the spot without taking with him the pledge of his victory. A few patriots of Nicaragua have considered the accept ance of any treaty with Great Britain, before the solemn renunciation on the part of the British to all protecto- rate or possession of Nicaraguan territory, as a great in- dignity ayd humiliation, willingly submitted to by the Mar- tinez inistration and its blindly devoted Congress. They did not wish to enter into any convention with Eng- lard without previously obtaining from her a de facto reati- tution of what belongs to Nicaragua, and an explicit and solemn promise to renounce, either for herself or for her puppet King of Mosquito, everything like domiaion, pro- tectorate, or intermeddiing administration in San Juan del Norte and the #o called Mosquito coast and territory. These were even the sentiments—at least so was it bom- bastically affirmed—ot Martinez and of his proto states man Cortes; but the wire pullers for British interests have been daily menacing « new irruption of American filibus- ters,a new burping up of towns and churches, anda new American deviation of the country. Sir W. G. Ouseley was cunning enough to notice what a deep impression of fear these rumors of dlibustering were cauaing upon the minds of the leading men of the party actually in power; and he bas known very well how to take advantage of their panic by driving them intoa treaty—whatsoever it might be—letting them hope that the ‘Morquito question should, one day or another, be decided upono—never mind when, or how. So they went on: they have initiated conferences upon that important question; they expect that a separate convention will be concluded, settling it forever. But this is yet to come, while the British treaty ie—no doubt of it—already rati- fied. Thore is not—there will not b:—on the part of Eng: land, any renunciation of ber actual possession of Nicara guan territory. Ico not know what Sir William promised to President Buchanan about thie paramount question; I do not know what President Ma: tinez and bis proto- Miais ter Cortes promised or declared about the same to Gene- ral Lamar; but the real truth is, that the Ouseley treaty has, po doubt, passed both houxes and obtained tho signa- ture of Martinez, without any word being laid on it which may be construed as a renunciation on the part of Eng. land of her pretended rights and protectorate over the Ni- careguan territory lying on the left bank of the San Junn river. Some of the opposition members of the Nicaraguan Congress have very well undersiood the motives of the hasty approval given by Martinez’s administration to the British treaty, before the desired renunciation; they know very well that ail the taiking of Sir W. G. Ouseley abouta pew and separate convention, intended to settle hereafer ‘the Mosquito question, is nothing but fair promises never to be realized. They ure extremely sorry for Nicaragua not haying insisted upon the settlement of the most vital question pending with England before entering into any other treaty with that Power; but unfortunately they are too few in number and too insigmidcant in inflaence, and bave been therefore obliged to keep gilence rather than to undego the hatred of Martinez—or, to say it more properly—of Cortes and nis fellow mandarins. It is a remarkable feature of this treaty that the claus: relating to the protection and neutrality of tue Iethmian routes are quite gimilar to the articles of the famous aud forever dead Cass-Yrisarri treaty; but with the singular proviso that British troops shall not be allowed to act on the routes without previous demand of their protection on the part of Nicaragus—except in those cases in which the emergency would be so urgent 6 not to allow any delay jor action; 8o that, under such circumstances, British troops aud British force could enter into action even without previous solicitation of the Nicaraguan gov- ernment. Now, that, and no other, was the main ob- stacle opposed by Nicaragua against the ratification of the Caes-Yrisarri convention. Sixteen months of negotiations at Washington, and of talking and arguing at Managua by the American Minister, bavo not been enough to resolve that capital point of disagreement between the two govern- ments; but a few weeks residence at Leon of Sir William Gore Ouseley have sufliced to overthrow, with regard to England, that immense difficulty, and alli now settled by him.” This is a new evidence, if any was still want- ing, of the bad disposition of the Nicaraguan government towards the United States, and of its blind devotion to the advice and policy of the Karopean Powers. Nicaragua is afraid of the American troops and of the American peo- ple and government; but she calls for the British forces without the slighest apprehension. As for the Freact troops, it will be the same. Beily is expected at San Juan del Norte every day, and tho more armed men ho brings with him the more cheerfully he will be hailed and wel- comed. In fact, the embittered hatred of this government against our people bas never shown itself more evidently ‘oan now, when it sees that France and Eogland ars at last ready to back it, and to confederate with it in its schemes to overthrow all American influence in Centra! America. The Belly canal contract has not yot passed this Con- gress; but, even without this approval of the Congress, Beily ia coming from France with his eappers aud miners, and he knows beforeband that he is not coming for nothing. On our side we have here a fleet at Realejo, a floet at San Juan de! Norte, an American Minister, resident six- teen mocths since a ; and this government pays no more attention to the American fleet, or to the American Minister, or to the American people here resident, or to interests and rights of American citizens on the ‘Transit routes, than if our mcn-of-war were all before the Japanese kingdom, and General Lamar was at his plantaiion, near Galveston, Texas. Rumors, I see, have been circulating through the New York press about the undignitled behaviour of General Lamar. Well, these romors are not entirely without foundation. Tbe old minister, it 18 true—especially during the last five or six months—has been indulging, perhaps, too much; but here does not ie, certainly, the cause of the ill condnct of Martinez’s administration towards the United Staves. The famous manifesto of Mora and Marti- nez was publisbed at Rivas one year ago. Then there were no rumors about the intemperance of the American Minister. The feelings, however, of hatred and aversion kept up by Martinez and Mora at that timo against the people end government of the United states sbown in that injurious document io most shameless and impudent manner. European intervention was called for at any rate and in the most humiliating terms, The consequences of that impertinent call we see now in the British treaty so hastily passed and ratified; in the Belly expedition, so cheerfully and anxiously waited for; and in the death, so boldly given by Nicaragua to the ‘Cass Yrisarri treaty, after so many deceitful negotiations and hypocritical words and apologies. Mora and Martinez apologized, in. deed, for their ineults in the Rivas manifesto, Shall they now apologize for baving acted against all their words of friendship and devotion to the United States? Not a single American claim has been settled, either in Nica ragua or in Costa Rica, Not even a courteous answer has been seut about them to the enforcing letters of our Minis. ter in these countries. All the transit contracts with American citizens have been Inid aside by Nicaragua. The Belly humbug, on the contrary, ia acted upon, even before its ratification by the Nicaraguan Congress, What does all this mean? What are we doing here at Realajo with the Merrimac and the Decatur, and at San Juan del byitad vs the Roanoke, the Brooklyn, and so many ers Fiag officer J. C. Long hae been for two or three months here at Punta Ycaco—ne docs not know what for. Gon. Tamar doer not know anything about him, and he knows nothing about Gen. Lamar. As for the fleet at San Juan del Norte, the American Minister at Managua never hears from it. Martinez is very well satisfied that all our naval forces are here for nothing; while, on the contrary, the French and English vessels bring lecided object avery time they make their appearance at San Jyan or Punta Yeaco. As for the Transit Company's agents at Managua, as all of them are Americans, not one will attain his object. All will be set aside, The doctrine of ‘free transit’? w.ll be the favorite one with the party actually in power at Managua. They want to get rid of al! the American com- panies; they do not like any transit directed by Ameri- cans; they know that ‘free transit’ means ‘no transit at all;” because no American compaay will be so foolish as to enter into any expense without the certainty of a p-i- vilege for some years, in order to indetnify itself for the first heavy outlay with the monopoly of the line for rome reasonable term of years. It is, therefore, more than probable that hp privilege will be acknowledged in favor of any Americ&h company, past or preseat—so that none of them may open the route—which is the great de sideratum of the Cortes party. In the meanwhile Bolly will come with bis engineers, and he will meet wit all the favor of the government, 60 that the world may though wrongly, believe that the Martinez adiainistration is very anxious to see this great highway open to uni- versal trade. But at the bottom of all these schomes there is but one aim, one feeling, one policy—to keep as far ne possible from Nicaragua the American ideas, the American people, their industry, their princi plo, their spirit of labor and enterprise—to call for the Fiuropean intermeddlers, thelr policy, their aristocratic or rather military and despotic spirit of government. In one word, Nicarayua—or rather the few men now in power at Managua and Graoada—prefer to be rather the slaves of the Ruropean Powers than the brothers and friends of the United States. Let them be so, They have been constantly preparing this European Policy since Martinez came into power; they have boon asciy begging for it; they have deceived for tant purpose all the American Ministers; they have been boldly signing manifestos at Rivas, hypocriticaliy apologizing for them, deaying aQerwarde, by facts, what they, through fear, were induced to promise by words; they have beer pe, be mg at Washington, ro-calling Miuisters and others in their place, but’ none of them empowered wi full instructions to enter into a really friendly and true convention with the United States, ‘They had in all this but one object, and that was to deceive the United States while they were obtaining aid and protection from France and Kngland. For this they have 00 spared any means, however faise, hypocritical, bso an humiliating. Now that Rogiand and France have listened to thom, thoy do uot care at ail for what the United States hog a MORNING EDITIO may say or may do. Mhev are proud of their double deeds, boasting of what they call “smart diplomuey,”” ant laughing at the very peopie who, but ona year ago, in- stead of punishing them for their gross iugait thrast pon | the United States from the city of Rivas, were 80 zeaerous as to tender them, with a fall pardon , the hund of friead- | sbip and of fraternal protection, Never has such a hoast | of impudent ingratitude been recorded among the tyeds | of a miserabie people towards a great and powerful na | obliged to close this letter. ‘The Columbus will bo | off in afew minutes. Ibis threo o'clock im the afternson, | and Sir William '3 not yet arrived at Punta Yoaco; bat ho will be here, no doubt of it, before night, and of course he will not fail te bring with him hig treaty ratified. OUR MANAGUA CORRESPONNENCE. Managua, March 1, 1869. The Cass-Yrisarri Treaty Defunct—The Herald’s Views Endorsed—Will cur Government See Trings as Trey Are?—Gen. Lamar Settled Permanently in Nicaragua-— Fears of Revolution Popularity of Walker—Atiempled Revolt at Castillo—Execution of the Leader—Return of Padre Vigtl—Martines Orders Him Out of the Coun try, de., de. ‘The Case-Yrisarri treaty still hangs fire, The Legisla- ture (as the wretched instruments of Martinez are humor- ously termed) will adjourn in a fow days, and it ia almos certain that before that event they will not ratify th treaty, notwithstanding the assurances of Maximo Jerez, Nicaraguan Minister at Washingtog. I can assure you it i not, and never bas been, the intention of the government of Nicaragun to ratify the Cass-Yrisarri treaty, or, indeed any Other treaty with the United States, if they can avoid it. All they are now working for is to gain time, by bam Doozling Gen. Lamar and the Secretary of State into the belief that they are acting in good faith, and that ia due courge of time everything will be arranged satisfactorily to the United States, A few months delay, thus procured, and they think European sympathies will have been cre ated, and then they can defy the United States. To one who is posted in the secrets of the Nicaraguan Cabinet, and knows the faitbleas character of the Central Americav people, it is nota little amusing to read the Amoriea newspapers, in which confiding editors announce the honeyed declarations of Minister Jerez and the good inten tions of the excellent Martinez towards the United States, her citizens and telegraphic correspondents, the closely approaching ratification of the Cass-Yrisarri treaty, ant conclusion of the Nicaraguan imbroglio. Gen. Jerez’s mis- sion to Washington is a “contidence game.” The Cass: Yrisarri treaty the Martinez government does not intend to ratify, nor do Ipeo why the United States should wan‘ it. The preeent anarchy existing bere (miscall»4 govern. ment) bas eo repeatedly, by its insolence and bad faith, forfeited its right to the respect and consideration which atrue government merits, that the United States ough no longer to attempt to procure treaties, but repay this trifling by vindicating American rights by the means moet readily in its power. Why black republican newspapers continue on in their maudlin sympathy for this wretched government I cannot conceive. If the astute writers of those journals could but spend a week in Nicaragua their present notions would, I am sure, vanish and give place to something like the sen- sible views so ably maintained by the Herato in relation to this country, Most members of Congress reaily know but little abont our questions with this country, and che hue and ery raised by these and kindred journals frighten them from upholding President Buchanan in the firm and just measures he proposes. For us American’, here in Nicaragua our government has fora long time ‘Kept the word of promise to the car but broke it to the hope,” not £0 much from iis own anwillingness Lo act ns from’ its not possessing discrctiouary powers. We have for maay months past been treated to imaginary reciam tions, forced openings of the Transit and other demonstra tions (all in the mina’s eye) which were filly to vindicate American honor and ipresis. And ell has ended in emoke, Even the most sinpid greaser laughs onteighnt when he hears of the rights and interests of tbe Univea States being maivtained by the North American govern ment making forced interference. But in the face of all this we bave suffered from thie coupury that for which any other respeciable Power would bave long since ‘let shp the dogs of war.’ Our citizens have, on repeated occasions, been most, ruth. lessty murdered, ttprisoned and their property forced from. them; our ministers have been their laughing storks, and even now they arc practising upod our respectable goverument frauds aud steceptions of the grossest char: ter. ifour government will nov or cannot do aayemog itself, it would be better to cease persecuting Gen. Walker and let him return here, for otherwise, in a few month longer, Nicaragua will cease to be a place that free Ameri cans can live 'n. Gen. Lamar is in Leon. He intends to setile permanent ly im this couutry, I believe, and is trying to purchase hacienda in the neighborhood ot Granada. The scene in which the aged pioncer of Texas figured tweuty o more yeurs ago need sadly to be reproduced here in Nica ragua, Sir Wm. Gore Oriseley is ikewise in Leon, some what ina pout because his treaty bag not teen ratifled The Legislature wili adjourn without ratifying it, bat speciai scetion will be gnortly afterwaros couveued, tia: will deepatch it in company with Lows Napoican’s treaty that 18 expected niong shortiy. ‘All the world and the reat of mankind’? witl be served before the United States President Martinez ig in a terrible flutter on account o: indications of rebeliion in various parts of the couutry. Fearing the defection of the people, be bas removed the cannon, arms and ammunition in Leon and Rivas wo Ma nagua, hud is there gathering a& many men as pors dle, according to the time honored soldier cxtchiug aystem of this country, and making defensive fortifications. Ia RK vas there was a popular demonstration, and the peoole threatened to clean the soldiery ont by if they ani not take themselves away peaceably. The latter alterna tive was adopted. The partisans of Walker in this country are legion. The reports I see repeatedly in the Ameri can papers to the contrary are without foundation Should Walker appear here’ to-morrow, one thousind men would take up arme in his favor.’ Tae people of Nicaragua have at rength discovered that, in abaadoaing Gen, Walker for Martinez, they have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. You have probably beard .of the attempted revolt in Castillo, A false ramor arrived in Castilla that General Waiker was in San Juan, whereupon some thirty of the soldiers in the garrison formed a plan to surprise and cap tare the fort and deliver it uy to Gen. Walker. They were, however, discovercd on the eve of consummating their plan, and Captain Almaridiaga, a Leonese, who heade! th: conspiracy, Was executed in a most brutal manner, and his companions are now in chains working on the pubic roads, Before being executed, Aimaridiaga made a sprech denouncing “bis countrymen’ as men without shame, wo subnut to the military tyranny existing here, and tel!ing them that be died contented, with the assurance that one day he wouid be considered as a patriot and lover of his country. Padro Vigil, Walker’s ex.minister to the United States, is on bis way up the river, and is expected in Granada in day or two. A grand row is likely to come off tuere. This venerable prelate is dearly loved by tho cutire people of the State; notwithstanding which, Martinez has issued an order not to perm:t him to disembark in Granada, but that he be immediately expelled from the country. This is on account of Padre Vigil’s former strong sympathy with Gen. Walker and the American cause. He is one of the few honest men I have had the pleasure of meeting in Nicaragua—a man of unostentatious piety, learning, ex- tensive experience and observation. The Granadians, ina maes (with the exception of a half dozen petty politicians), are indignant at the conduct of the government, and reaten to make a forcible demonstration in favor of the aged Padre if necessary. But they wiil hardly be able to accomplish any thing, as they are entirely destitute of arms and amsnnition. If he is repulsed in entering the country, Padre Vigil will probably proceed to New Orleans. OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDUNOE. Unrrep States Steam FruGare Merantac, Hanrnor or Reaueyo, Nicagagva, March 1, 1869, The Stumbling Block of the Cass-Yrisarri Treaty—Mr. Manning, the British Consul—How He Starts Rumors— Character of the Natives—The British and Sardinian Treaties— What They Stipulate—Incompetency of General Lamat—The New Town at Point Yewo—Phe United States Sailors Turned Soldiers—How They Manaye the Dahlgren Twelve-Pounder—Shore and Biat Praction— How to Send Letters to Our Pacific Squadrm—The Ouse Ley-Zeledon Treaty Ratified, dic. We are still lying in this uninteresting port, and probably will do 80 for another month, Tae sloop iecatur is also here; ditto her Britannic Majesty's stoamer Vicon. Tho latter is at the disposal of Sir W. Gore Ouseley, who, by tho way, is expected down herein a day or two trom | Loon, on his way to Costa Rios. Itaypowes now that the English wero rather premitare in ansouncing that | their treaty had boca ratided. It has not yot been done, althongh it is expected that it will p48 soon Tho principal difficulty about tho American Cres Yrisarri treaty appoars to bo this;—Tho troaty stipulates | that the United States shall use her armed foros to pra vent unlawful invasion of Nicaragaa, wien, in the opinion of the former Powor, it may becoma nosessary. Nowra. gua wants it to road, that this shall be done whonever she shall call upon the United states to do it. They will, in all probability, waive this point when thoy flod that i cannot be carried, if Sir W. Gore Ouseley and his very efficient and officious ally, Mr. Manning—with whom Sir Gore and his family are now living, ia Leon, and of whom T believe you have hoard—l9 not succoed in making them bolieve that it is not necessary for thom to lave @ troaty with the United Statos, and that if they do have ons uo Jependence can bo placed upon it. This Mr, Manning is an Mnglishman, who has a claim against the Nicaraguan governmont of some two haadrad thousand dollars, and of such a caaractor thati the Ame ricans should take possession of the country be would, in all probability, logo the amount of bis litte bid, It seoms, | this thooght, of assaulting | tive seasions had been concind also, that he hag a kind of monomaptac fear tnay they will get possession, and consequhntly ken every opportunity to prejudice the people wad the government against us. Moreover, the fellow has great powers iu the ‘way of setting rumors on foot which tend to keep up acon- stant fear of ua in the country. For tostance, he starts the story that filibuaters areubont to land in great force in the vicinity of La Uuion,and then maren down through the country, gathering aumbors as they come. By the way, the absurdity of this was disco vered when it was foun! that it would-be impassiple for a Jarge party to pass through that part of tha couatry, as Dr. Livingston (our Coos! at La Union) and servant once mace the journey, and found it next w impossible to obtain sufficient foo! to keep thern Starvation, This rumor comes to Flag Oiller Long from sued a nigh vill- cial source that he #eads the Decatur up thera with orders to Ly ol edibeped uptil the 13th of. February, and prevent the landing of any armed body of mea. No sooner jg she gone then Manning assures people that the Decatur has gone up there to take ion, and that typ next thing will be a batallion from tha. Marcimac marching upon Leon. The ramor ie then started Uyat fili- bneters are about to land at San Juao del Sar, amd the Vixen is very sudcenly despatched by Sir W. ‘Gore Oase- Jey to that point to learn the facta, which are, of course, that no hay mada. Mr. Manning, while the Vixen Gone, sage, “Now, yon see how quick the English are to help you; make friends with them, and they wilt aever permit Jou to be molested by these greedy Americans,” The people are 80 generally ignorant and #0 totally un sophisticated with to the affairs of the world, tha ‘they believe always the last report which aay shrewd fellow choores to impose upon them. In fact, they are the most sim ple minded, cre u'ous people, I have ever met. The lower classes—or those who have a mixtare of Indian blood—are kind hearted, and as generality honest as any people, taken as a whole. They were rather afraidef oar officers at frst, but the uniformly kind and generour treat. ment which they received trom tuem soon won their simple bearts entirely, 60 that now we are quite popular with them, and large parties of them have undergone whole week’s journey through the country for the exoress pur- pose of visiting the ship. The aristocrats, however— through whose veins flows the sangre azul—are perhaps the moat dissgrecable people for Americans @ come in contact with that can be found anywhere, They have all the arrogance and pride of tho old Spaniard, without hie education or bis honor, The English, French and Sar- diniang appear to understand exactly how to impress this class favorably. Exwavegant compliments and high uunding speeches, which contain nothing Wht wind, have a fine effect upon them. The Sardinian envoy, Senor Salari, is negotiating a treaty which is quite similar in all ite provisions, a6 far as is known, tothe Eoghsh one Sir W. Gore Quseley is reeeing upon them. The probability is that they will feel 20 independent of the United States when’ they have secured the frienship of these European Powers that they will offer us the same terms as are cortained in their treaties, and then, in a spirit of bravado, earelossly permit us to accept them or not, as we list. ‘These treaties, however, contain two clauses which our government will certainly never subscribe to. 1. These Powers agree to protest Nicaragua against unlawful inva- sion whenever she calls upon them. 2, They agree to igaue no letters of marque to privateers in case of war. Tt. 18 well known that the United States have refused to promise this latter, even to the most powerful nations in the world, having laid it down asa principle, that until our naval establishment equals that of any other Power, we will retain the privateer system in case of war. And although we have navy enough tocope with any Ameri- can Power, we could not of course promise to them what we would withhold from England and France. General Lamar came from Monagua to Leon about ten days ago, where be has quietly settled for the present. There is too much of the backwoods in the maoners and cbaracter of the old General for bim to effi:ct m poople who consider that an attempt at least made at pomp, ceremony, blusier and humbug in carry- ing on anything tuat has to do with governmental affaira. It Goes pot appear to occur to him either to brag about the greatness, the power, the generosity, and particalarly the Warm friendsh'p for Nicaragua of bis country. The opposite qualities in the other members of the Rioiepeen dyplomatic corps give them a decided advantage over him; but even they get on very slowly, ‘Wo are anchored about six miles from Realejo, just off the Point Yeaco, which, before we came, had two or three uninhabited buildings on it; but the trade, which has sprung up in consequence of our presence in the way of supplying us with provisions, wood, water, &e., has caused quite a little town of bamboo hnts to spring up, the inhabjtants of which are sons and daughters, # they express it, of Realejo, Chinandega, Viejo and eon. Upon the other side of the litt’e bay, about thres- quarters of a mile from the ship, is the finest natural parede ground ever conceived, entirely enclosed by trees, and pertectly water level, with a bottcm of good hard sand, It is about one bundred and fitty yards wide by about three huncred and titty long, aya appears to have Veen formed trom the overflow of the water at the spring tides. Here are drilied the jxok-tar invincibles of the Merrimac, and when the whole shore party—vbree hua- dr din number—iand at once for a grund parade, I do not know of @ finer sight than to go and sce them ma- wea ? You will be surprised when I teil you that the oflicere 0; this vessel have accompliehed wtiat hu: so long beep considered in our navy an imposeibility—namely, they have created a battalion ‘of svidiers from the aE crew, whicl 2 go through ail the manceuvres Ot regular foldiers in a manuer that would do credit.to any equal nomber of men én our, or any other army. Commodore Perry labored bard todo this in Mexico, and on his way to Japan, but he never suceeded in getting them above the excellence of an awkward squad His sailors woald fight fast enough on shore as well as afloat, but to man- oge them when on shore with tbat beantifal regularil and facility which i» the great characcertstic of well Grilled goldiers wag given up as impossible, and where a mere show of Innd forces was necessary, as in Japan, his sole dependence was in the marines, One remarkable ond interesting feature in this batwalion of ours 18 the skill with which two of Dabigren’s twelve pounder boat bowitzers are torn to pieces, put together agai, taken ont of, and embarked in boats, manwavred and fired. They willesch take aim and fire ten times in Jess than a minute. They will fire when mounted on the shore carringe on the beach, embark on board the boat and change irom the shore carriage to the boat’s slides, load and fire egain, in ters than a minute, Fully as interesting are the boxt expeditions, at which the men bave been drilled until the nine jarge boats be- longing to the vessel cat: be mancouvred ag an armed flo tila, with beautiful ease and certainty, by signals from .toe ship or from the boat of the commanding officer, cither day or pigbt, Tbe bugle bas called “all boats away” ona cork rainy night, when not a man suspected any intention of the kind, and in seventeen minutes they were all in battle array, nnd ready for anything. While accomplishing these things the great guns of the ship are not neglected, but {t is well known to all that great proficiency bas been attained with these in our navy generally doring the past few years, while the foregoing ig not £0 general and is mach more difficult to accomplish. We get the matla here about the 224 of each month by the little © er Cotumbns, from Panama. The last one was looked for with a great deal of interest by our of- ficers,as they were grewtly in hopes that the biil for ing their pay mizht bave passed iu Congress; but they were doomed to disappointment, Some of the moro fanguine, however, do not despair of it yet, us there was still a month of the session left at our last dares. As there is generally a feeling of uncertainty among our friende at home about where they shall direct their Jetters to a man of-war on a foreign station, 1 will state that all letters addreased to us as though we were at Panama, to the care of the American Consul, will de sent to us by ‘that gentlemen wherever we may by, as long as we remain on the station. Marci 2—T’erfeotly reliable information has just ar- Tived on board here that the English treaty has been rati- fied by the Congress of Nicaragua, and that they have re- fored to ratify the Cass. Yrisarri treaty, but have intima- ted to Gen. Tamar that they will make one with bim which has the same provisions asthe English one. Toe loop Decatur, Commander Thatcher, bas gove to San Juan. del Sur, to remain until the 15th inst., when she will re. turn to this port, NEWS FROM GUATEMALA. OUR GUATEMALA CORRESPONDENCE. San Jose DE GvaTeMALA, Fob, 26, 1859, Plundering in Chiapar—An American Merchant Stripped— Rumored Complicity of the Guatemalan Government— Hon, Bevery Clark Sends the Facts to Washington, dtc, ‘The most important item of news! have to communi- cate by the Columbus, whieh sails today for Panama, is that respecting the revolution which recently occurred in the State or province of Chiapas, Mexico, on the borders of Guatemala It appears that on the 20th ult., Ortega, formorly Pre- fect of the city of Comitan, and who not long since was depored, at the head of a considerable force aseaulted this city, and after aflerce contest, which lasted some two hours, between the government forces and those under his command, be succeeded in taking the place, with a Joss of some thirty of bia followers, After sacking the town, Ortega, with his forces, withdrew, for the purpore, tho towns of Sooonusco and Tuxtla Grande, ‘An Ameriean merchant, by the name of Jas. McKinney, residing in Comitan, has been completely deprived of everything he possesssed, His private residence and store were sacked and burned. The government of Guatemala has sent troops to the frontior to enforce orders and protect life amt property. Butatronge to say, it is suspected of having instigated the affair at Comitan, Tn fact, I bave heard it intimated that Mr. Clark, United States Minister accredited to Guatema- Ja, has in his posession evidence to establish tho compli- city of the authorities of this government, and that he tranemitted copies of tho same to hid goyerument at ‘Washington. 1 think it more than likely that the govern- ment here bad something to do with the matter, as Gua- temala bas always laid claim to the province of Chiapas; Dut it may be difficult to cstablish the fact, NEWS FROM SALVADOR. The Gaceta states that the contract celebrated by the government with the Panama Railroad Company, for the “establishment of a line of steamers from that port to those of Union, Liberty and Acajutia, had been approved by both parties and put into operation, Don Joaquin Kufrasio Guzman, Vice President, had been elevated to the Presidency of the republic. The Logi o Chambers had ex tended the term of the Prosidency of the republic and of Governors of departments t eix years, and that of Dopu- tieg to four, —WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1859. YORK HERALD. _ PRICE TWO CENTS. NEWS FROM CUBA. The Loss of the British Steamer Jasscur— Arrest of American Citizens in Cuba, dic. OUR HAVANA CORKESPONDENCE, Havana, March 22, 1859. Additional Particulars of the Disatter—Narrow Eyape in the Boats—Sufferings at Sea—Fwe Officers and About Twenty Men Saved by Cuban Fishermen—Neglect by a Spanish Oficer—General Concha Orders Him Out in Search of the Missing—How the Steamer Juan de Austria Obeyed,, dtc., de. By the kindness of a gentleman who bas just arrived from Cienfuegos, 1 am enabled to give yon some further particulars relative to the loge of tho British war steamer Jasseur, which occurred on the 1st inst., on a dangerous reef of rocks situated about 200 miles to the southeast of Jumaica, known as the Ronconeras, \t appears the ship struck on the reef about midnight, and almost tmmediately bilged; indeed, it is said there was acarcely time to secure the smaller boats, into which upwards of seventy men were huddled together, with iit tle or no provisions and two days ullowaace of water. The boats, without compass or charts, attempted to steer for Ji Dut owing lo the stroag winds, which, during the next night, increased into a gale, taey became foparated, and were driven about at the mercy of to waves. ‘On the 10th tnst. a boat, in which were Give officers and twenty men, in the most deplorable condition, trom expo sure lo the scorching eun of the tropics Bo many days, without food or water, was fallen ia with by some Spanieh fishermen, who most bumavely rescued tha peristing Englishmen, and conveyed them to their little village, calied Santa Cruz, where every attention aad kindness was lavished upon them by those poor but warm hearted ‘Cubans, 3 At this juncture the Spauich war steawer Juan de Aus- tria touched at Santa Croz,and the commander, upon learning what had occurred, iustead of flying to the aseist: ance of the sick and helpless mariners, whom be must bave known required medical aid, coolly abandoned them to their fate, under the pretext that be was short of coa's, and that a piece of tis machiaery (which afterwards was repaired in half an hour) was out of order, and proceeded on to Trinidad, where, doubtless, he proposed to himaelf to bave a week or two's enjoyment of the Opera. Upon information of the Jasseur’s disaster reaching Ha the Engleh Consul applied to the Captain General amer to be despatched without loss of time in search of the boats in which were so large a number of the Jagseur’s unfortunate crew, regarding whom no inte li gence bas yet been received. The Consul’s request, { un derstand, Was acceded toin the most handeome manuer by General Concha, who instanty telegraphed to the war steamer Juan de Austria, then comfortably at anchor in the harbor of Trinidad, to proceed torthwith in search of the missing beats, and succor those who had been saved; but, aiss! for the credit and much vaunted eff) ciency of the Spanish sqnadron in those waters, of waich 80 much parade hae fate,y been made in the public joar- nals, it took the Juan de Austria almost a week after sbe had received ber orders to a through with ber pre parations to depart—not in search of the drowning sailors, 48 ordered to do—but to go to Cienfuegos, a port thirty miles in the opposite direction, aud where, at the latest necounts, she was rtill busy making prepurations to go to the rescue of the perishing Englishmen. Contrast this incomprehensirie conduct of the Spanish commander with that of the Jamaica autaorises in the case of our frigate Susquehanna last summer, and draw Your own conciurjous. For the reputation of the Spanish navy’ it is to be hoped that the peculiar kind of efficiency and cownright want of common Lumanity displayed by those in charge of the war steamer Juan do Austria is confined to that resse! alone. Havana, March 24, 1859. Threatened Arrest and Exile of Vincent Castro, of Ne Orleant—Cases of the Father and Son—Release of Mr. Ascensio—Continued Excitement on American Progress and the President's Mestage—Healih of the City ood, de. Thave to advise you that Vincent Casiro, son of Dr. Castro, late resident of your city, and now citizen of New Orleans, and naturalized citizen of the republic, could not land in Havana from the Empire City, from New Orieans, as the police was, by the instructions of Concha Waiting to arrest him as he lauded upon the wharf, of which bis friends received waraing. He came here under the impression that he would be permitted to land, as he had never committed avy other offence against the Spanish government than being Hornin Onba. Cubans who have received the Queen's grace—in her large pardoas—«hoald be careful how they avail themselves of it, as tus goveru- ment bas caused the arrest of several visiiers recently unger the great. honorable seal and forgivences of ever Catholic, glorious and virtusus Qaeen. ‘Mr, Ascenslo haa been released, as they could pot dnd ‘that he intended abduction of any of the Cuban fair, which hewas charged. The police authorities got’ very angry because Consul General Aeim inquired the cause of the arrest of Mr. Ascenso, and if cuarged with crime, that he ehou!d be mace acquainted with we nature thercot and the epecifications. ‘They will flad the Consui will do his duty, and that he will not. care for the anger of thes» iudividuals. ‘The President's message bas worked up the people, for the reason that the government has paid so much atven- tion to it, We had no poiitical sentiment, but they have forced the condition upon us, and forthwith proceed io arrest, without seeking for justifiable cause. ‘Young Castro’bas to go 0 to New York, as be be arrested if he lands, because bis father was suspected of being a putriot, Havana, March 24, 1859. Why Senor Ascencio was Arrested—A Tariff Reform Of. ficially Spoken of, but net Believed in—Soldiers from Spain—Arrival of a Prussian Frigate, de. Senor Ascencio, mentioned above, was formerly seat to Spain aga filibuster, Throvgh the influence ofa brother, who holds a high office under the Spanish government, a pardon was granted him; but returning (0 this island on business, surpicion was excited against him, which led to bis arrest. Areform in the tariif is ordered to be proposes, and commissioners are appointed, composed of commercial mev and others, supposed to De conversant with tbe sub Ject of the dutic® #hich ought to be imposed upon the va Tious clasees of gooris imported into this island, which aro divided isto fourteen rections, with a commission for each, \d the names of tho parties nominated to each section are also made public. Her Majesty must give her consen peor alterations in the tariff before they are adopted, and therefore 1 fear poor Coba wil! not be muca benefited, One hundred and seventy-six soldiers and their oilicers arrived on the 21st inet. from Cadiz. A Prussian frigate arrived on the 234 inst. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. (From the Trinidad Courier March 19.) On the 14th inst. the Naval Commander of Santa Cruz, Dou Antonio Goicoechea, sent a communication to her Bri- tannic Majesty’s Consui in this city, in’orming him of the arrival at that port of the captain, four officers aod fifteeo sailors of the Euglish war steamer Jaseeur, whica was Proceeding from Jamaica to Nicaragua, and was wrockes on the night of the 26th February, going to pieces on the Riocondar Reefs so rapidly that there was no time to save any provisious. In consequence these unfortunate mon have remained ten days without food of any kind, and the firet cight days without water. But notwithstanding, oa were finally succored, for the fishermen, Oreigav and Aijmestica, discovered them on @ shoal, already at, tenuated and perishing for the want of foot, and brougut them toSanta Cruz, where the Naval Commander supplies them with everything the most necessary to relieve them trom the wretched state in which they were found. as goon as the English Consu! received the inteltigence he sent a telegraphic message to bis Excellency the Captain Geve ral, informing him ef the lamentable occurrence, and his Excellency immediately ordered that the steamer Don Juan de Austria should sail from this port to Santa C: to receive on board the shipwrecked mariners, and conve: them from that place to Jamaica; and aiso gave directions that without loss of time the steamer Lezo should ron along the southern const in search of two boats which con. tained thirty other shipwrecked marinors of the Jasseur, and whose fate does notscem to be any longer a mys- NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC. General Spread of the Revoiation tn Chile— Government Likely to be Defeated—Statis- ties of the Merchant Marine—Scenes in San- tlago—Affairs In Guayaquil, &e. OUR VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENCE. VALPARarso, Feb. 15, 1969. Progress of the Revolution and Iigh Hopes of the Insur. gents—The Government Paper Blockade of No Avail— Call for an American Manof: War—Trade Entirely Prostratel—High Price of Provisions—Stiength of the Merchant Marine, dc, ‘The revolution in Chile is no longer a rumor, but a fixed fact. All the principal ports on the coast are in the hands of the revolutionary party, as well as most of the impor- tant Interior towns, and we are daily expecting a like ro- suit in Santiago and Valparaiso. The government has act ed feobly in its own defence, and will probably be over thrown. Sharp engagements have taken place in the south, at Coucepeion and Talea, but the result is not known, al- though both sides claim the victory, A large force of go: vernment troops, with artillery, are besieging Talea, and claim to have gained some of the approaches to the city, but the opposition deny the fact. As all the liberal jour pals have been suppressed, and none but government pa Pers are published, I refrain from quotations which woul: be utterly unreliable, it is confidentiy anticipated by th: revolutionary party that within a week both Valparaiso and the capital will be im their hands. The government has blockaded (on paper) all the ports of the provinces of Concepcion and Atacama, with the exception of one ov two insignificant miving posts; but, having no squadron with which to enforee the same, the decrees to that effect area dead letter, They refuse, however, w glear the re — ren vessele from thi#, the central port, greatly to the a rasement and annoyance of commertuat wen ro masters, We want an American man-of-war hero badly just now, Thet a battle between the two parties now ro for the msstery tn Chile im imminent, no sane spectator of fairs will deny; that the moral effect of a flos oat ts wholesome in these !atitades, ia an axiom, not to spealc of the actual asylam which some of our fair and Guid country women may need in the event of an outbreak. Commerce is paralyzed and trade of sil «1 abanst roined by this ungettied state of affaira. The mills have stopped, the harvests are neglected, aud pwr ig uth kinds are Leld at fabulous prices in the blockaded Even here floar bss risen some $1 50 per hundred eas witbinaweek. But very ew transactious a « reporwd ol apy magnitude. Exchange on the Unitel Stutes 8 per cent premium. From the Secretary of the Navy’s r por! for 166) (Jan, dD. Jexiract the following table of tac merclaot marine of Chile:— Class. No. Tons, Coasters. For'n. Inport. 22 a 6 18 9 9 0 7 6 21 3 3 27 4 - 7 - = 4 1 ~ 7 cl _ Total.......,... 262 68,079 199 39 * In she above 262 vessels are employed 2,582 sailors, of whem it is rather remarkable that 1,266 are Chileans and 1,266 foreigners, OUR SANTIAGO CORRESPONDENCE. SaNTAGo De Camm, Feb. 15, 1859, Spread of the Revolt in Acancagua—An Exciting and Ludée crous Scene— General Alarm and a Fotal Result—Posi- tion of the United States Minister. On the evening of the 12th (Saturday) an express ar- rived in this city with the intelligence that the people of the province of Acancagua nad declared against the exist- ing goverment, and that they had captured San Fulippe and Pataendo, and made prisoners of the Intendente and other ofhcials. Immediately after tho receipt of this news, the government sent a body of troops to the main plaza and pressed all the carriages and other vehicles at- tainable into its service, and in them sent about three hundred men to the disaffected province. The appear- ance of the eoldiers in the plaza excited great alarm, and the crowd there assembled and engaged in trade baatily gathered up their articles and ran in every direction, One lady was Bo unfortunate as to bring her crinoline too nears lamp. The crivoline tok fire, and the unfortunate laay, followed by about one bundred sympathising friends, made ber way as rapidly as she couid to a fountain water, which is in the middie of the plaza, into which she sprang, and thus extinguished the burning garments, An enthusiastic revolutionist who entered the plaza whilst the unfortaoate lady was making her way to the fountaip, mistaking what be saw for a demonstration on Ube part of his friends, boldly mounted an empty goods box, and cailed ous lustily for three cheers for Acanca- gva, which call, to his surprise, was responded to by hime self alone, This peg ecton the part of tue crowd sur- prieed him so much that a few momenw later he was geen making his way very rapidly upa quiet street to keep out of the clutches of the police. The excitement conunued throughout the night and tha next day,and on Sun‘ay wes really great, aod the be- Nef general that an effort would be made’ before night to sicze tho principal military qnartela, and thea the Pa- lace In the morcing @ portion of the National Guard refused to enter one of the quartels, and about fifty of them succeeded in or from the guard of regalarg which had been gent to enforce obedience. After escaping, they passed the door of the hospital, killed the officer und took with them the arms ot the men stationed at that place, A short time after leaving the hosmtal they were met by Colouel Soto, who formerly bad commanded them, ‘The Colonel adviged them to return to duty. Instead of complying with ois advice,one of them, without a word of votice, shut him through the head, killing bim sostantiy. Later in the day a passenger car on the city railroad: was ageatied by the mob, several of the inmates badly in- jured, and the car greatly damaged, The government Loops repaired to the spot a8 z00u a8 porgibie. Several shots were exchanged between the mob and the military, killing one wan and wounding eeverat others. Duriug the day the United States Legation room was crowded with American citizens, ail resolved to remain neutral and favor nether party, but defend their own lives, the lives of their families aa1 property, and also the glorious stars and stripes, should an effort be made to ssa the Legation room, or the inmates of the Minister's onse. Our Minister, Governor Bigler, advised all his country- men to act prodentiy—to remain eatirely neatrai—but, if becesgary, to defend their own lives, the lives of their fawilies and their property, with ail the means within their reach. Last evening the government preas issued an extra, claiming that the government forces had triomphed at Several important points in the republic. The stavements made, it if presumed, are nearly correct, bat are gene. rally denied by the opposition. It is truly lamentable that a country eo beautiful as is Chile should be convuised and disgraced with scenes Buch as are above described. Vaiparaieo, which is certainiy the most decided opposi- tion city tp the republic, bas remained entirely quiet; and this condition of Ubings is generally attributed to the fact that more than one-half of the population are foreigners, In several of the cities of the republic the officials hava found it necestary to cail upon the foreigners and autho- rize them to arm in defence of their own lives and pro- perty. Our minister, Governor Bigler, it is understoo1, hag been byiy, the government at Washington to senda of-war to the Coast of Chile, and it is preeumed that bis request in thie respect will be promptly attended vo. Our citizens residing in the Sonth American States al! have great confidence in the efficiency and boldness of the present hational administration, NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA. Second Congress of the Granadian Confedera= Uon—Message of the President—Relations With the United States Government, &. The secoud Congress of the Granadian Confederation was duly opened on the Ist February. The message of the President of the Confederation is a very leugihy docu- ment. He congratulates the nation upon the fact that during the past year the moet perfect peace had been pre- served with all foreign Powers; and under the influence of this state of aifairs, and of the regular progress of public order, the bonds of friendship which bind them to the various governments of America and of Europe had been strengthened and extended. This was due to the solicitude with which the general government and the Governo:s of States bad endeavore: to extend full and speedy justice to ail foregners, to the friendiy dispositions of thé representatives of’ foreign nations, and to the mild and beuevolent conduct of the foreign jegations. With reference to this government he ways:—“The agreement celebrated with the govern- ment of the United States concerning the occur- rences in Panama in 1866 will have been suomitted to the Senate of the Union, whith at this date will bave decided upon it. The other questions pending with that government are peaceably and amicably dis cused.” He wiludes to the necessity of estabilshi the most complete interoceanic communications throug! North and Central America, a necessity every day be- coming more apparentand urgent. He mentions the road which already unites the great valley of tho Mississippi to the coasts of California, and the active efforts being made to perfect another way by the Isthmus of Tehuaute- pec, a8 Well as the endeavors to establish a free communi- cation by the means of the river San Juan and the lakes of Nicaragua, a8 evidences of a desire for extended inter- course. All these ways of communication will '‘ offer @ competition more or less dangerous to the Panama Rail- road, because the movements of perfons, of precious me- tals and of merc! ‘ise of every description between the States of the North American Union, situated on the Atlan- tre region, and the coasts of Californin, seek a more direct way than thatof Panama” The fe then proceeds to review the internal affairs of the country. ADDITIONAL FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC, News from the Fraser River Mines—Mar- ketse—Shipments of Specie, &c. The papers by the California mail of the 5th inst. tain very little of interest. be WINTER IN THE FRASER RIVER COUNTRY. A correspondent of the San Franciaco Alta California, writing from Fraser river under date of the 2d of Febru- ary, 88) Journeying downward from the southern contines of the Canoe country, and pas ing several camps, containing im all about fifty persona, a (ew only of whom were atten, the terminys of the Litlooit trail, proportion of the population were employed, though working under conditions and with re- euits very like there above. From two to eight dollare reemed to be what they were making—four perhaps, be a high average. At most bare along the district passed over ex. tensive claims bad been taken up by compa- nics who, having barely time to coustruct ditches, siuices, &e., before the cold weather sets in, were now only waite ing relaxation to begin operations Several of theso par thes had already worked their siuices some days, and in @ ‘ew cases weeks, before the winter oame on, making folly ten dollars per day to the band. A Freucd and Ita- ian company, located two miles below the Fountain, had done even better, having cleared, as they assured me, fuily an ounce a day to the man every day they bad worked, which amounwd to more than two months, have sufficient dirt, equally good, fo last them for yearn their claim consisting of a high flat, five or six acrea in extent, formed by debris from the mountain. Like prepa. rations, consisting of aitehy= for conductiog or wheeis for raising water, have been mwe at the most of the impor. tant bars along the river, and at ail of which active ope. rations will, ina few weeks, be going on, with resnits, if not so flatiering as the foregotug, at least satisfactory to the proprictors Acorreepenient of the Bulletin writer: — Mining presents no now feature as yet. Tam informed by a friend who was at Fargo’s Bar a few days ago—and OVNTINVED ON RIGHTH PAGE