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

AMERICA.

The screw-steamer Borussia, Captain Trautmaun, ar-
rived off Cowes im Tuesday night, on her way to 11.1111-
burg, with New York adviceo of the lot inst. She haal2ti
passengers, principally for Hamburg.
By the arrival at New York of the Northern Light
steamer iniportant intelligence from Nicaragua was
received. It appears that on the afternoon of the 2nd
ult., the United States sloop of war Decatur anchored at
one of the numerous coves near the port of San Juan del
Sur. She was taken for a Filibuster. The President, on
being apprised, ordered out 300 troops, and, personally
commanding, took the transit road for the purpose of
resisting the landing, but had not .mite reached the shore
before he was met by a special courier, giving the true
character of the stranger. A retreat was then made
burning or otherwise destroying every bridge they passed
over. Mesnwhile • French officer, Leading a small
, military detachment, crossed the lake to the San Juan
' River, where they violently. seised 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 the pioneer staff
for the construction of the ship canal, who will be rein-
forced by the English steamers with 50 Frenchmen 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 wets, forced from
the vessels into • small skiff at the point of time bayonet,
and they were otherwise cruelly treated. The Ame-
rican colours were h init..' down, and the Nicaraguan
fis, hoisted on both vesaels. It was subsequently run
asriore, where she remained at last account. The officers
in charge of the property have abnuduned the whole
to the authorities. Mr. Belly, who is in great fsvour
with the Government, is said to he at the bottom of this
movement. It is sail they abused the American
Consul there, and all BP! Americans were routed.

...
Letters from Lieutenant Brooke, of the surveying
schooner Fenimore Cooper, state that the deposit of
guano taken poasession of by him at French Frigates
Shoal contains at the lowest calculation 25,000 tons.

From Honduras it was tasted that the Fmuch Govern-
ment had made the fine Hay of Fonseca its naval station
on the Pacific. One vessel had already arrived and
two others were daily expected.
Vera Crux dates arc to the 12th ult. Miminon had
not arrived with his forces, and it was stated that he
had met with several defeats. There were a number of
rumours afloat, but la conflicting that they could not be
relied on. _

Latiwt despatches from Washington state that letters
from the American Ministers at the different European
Courts were decidedly warlike, and one of them declared
war to be inevitable in the opinion of all competent
permons. It WWI said that the Government would at
once take prompt and decisive action in regard to
Central American affairs.

A terrible collision bsei taken place on the Ohio river,
between the steamers Nathaniel Hohnea, bound from
Pittsburg for St. Louis, and the David Gibson, from
New Orleans for Cincinnati. The former sunk in-
stantly, and the latter in a few minutes. Forty-two
lives were lost. The night was dark, aa.l the wind was
blowing violently when the collision occurred, and it lA
suplarried that smoke obszured the lights, co that neither
pilot saw the approaching boat until too neer to prevent
the IWeitlent. The Holmes was rill into pieces, and sunk
instantly. The Gibson swung round and was run for the
allure, hut iwfurr reevliiim it she seek. the talon theititie
off. The floliois had aI. rge}iumber of passengen, most
of whom 1. ere migraine to Pikes Peak. She sent even
111 the middle of the river, and nearly every perton be-
tarrn necks was drowned, while many of thine in the
cabin were also lost.