The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The ecrew.stesmer Borussia, Captain Trautmaun, ar-
rived off Cowes on Tuesday night, on her way to Ham-
burg, with New York advicesof the lit init. She has 126
passengers, principally for Hamburg.
By the arrival at New York of the Northern Light
steamer important intelligence from Nicaragua was
received. It appears that on the afternoon of the 2nd
ult., the Uuited States sloop of war Decatur anchored at
one of the numerous coves near the port of San Juan del
Sur. She was taken for • Filibuster. The President, on
being apprised, ordered out 300 troop*, and, personally
commanding, took the transit road for the purpose of
resisting the landing, but bad not quite reached tlie shore
before he was met by • special courier, giving the true
character of the stranger. A retreat ass then made
buruing or otherwise destroying every bridge they passed
over. Mennwhile • French officer, heading a suiall
military detachuieut, crossed the lake to the Sim Juan
River, where they violently seized the" white" steamers
and forcibly imprisoned their captains and crews. They
were unreleased when the Dee left Greytown-
M. Belly, with 40 officers and men, arrived at Grey-
town on the 15th of February, being time pioneer staff
for the construction of the ship canal, who will be rein-
forced by the English steamers with 50 Frene.huien every
fortnight.
The Nicaraguan Government's officers took forcible
possession of the two American boats. at Castillo on the
11th inst. The officers of the boats wer• forced from
the vessels into • small skiff at the point a the bayonet,
and they were otherwise cruelly treated. The Ame-
rican *doors were hsuled down, and the Nicaraguan
Sag hoisted On both yowls. It was subsequently run
ashore, where she remained at last seeount. The officers
in charge of the property have abandoned the whole
to the authorities. Mr. Belly, who is in great fevour
with the Government, is said to be at the bottom of this
inurement. It is said they abused the American
Consul there, and all the Americans were routed.
Letters from Lieutenant Brooke, of the surveying
schooner Fenimore Cooper, state that the deposit of
guano taken possession of by him at French Frigate.'
Shoal contains at the lowest calculation 25,000 tons.
From Honduras it wasetated that the French Govern-
ment had made the flue Bay of Fonseca its naval station
on the Pacific. One vessel had already arrived and
two others were daily expected.
Vera Cruz dates arc to the 12th ult. Mirainon had
not arrived with his forces, and it was stated that he
bad met with several defeats. There were • number of
rumours afloat, but so conflicting that they could not be
relied on.
Latest despatches from Wishington state that letters
from the American Ministers at the different European
Courts were decidedly warlike, and one of thew declared
war to be inevitable in the opinion of all competent
persons. It was said that the Government would at
once take prompt and decisive action in regard to
Central American affairs.
A terrible collision has taken place on the Ohio river,
between the steamers Nathaniel Holmes, bound from
Pittsburg for St. Louis, and the David Gibson, from
New Orleans for Cincinnati. The former sunk in-
stantly, and the latter in • few minutes. Forty-two
lives were lost. The night was dark, sad the wind was
blowing violently when the collision occurred, and it is
supposed that smoke obsznred the lights, so that neither
~,o i the approaching boat until too near to prevent
the accident. The Holmes was cut into pieces, and sunk
instantly. The Gibson swung round and was run for the
shore, but before reaching it she sunk, the cabin Booting
off. The Hoboes had a Isrgesnumber of passengers, most
of whom were emigrants to Pike's Peak. She went down
in the middle of the river, and nearly every person be-
tween decks was drowned, while many of those in the
cabin were also lost.