The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

they are willing to make sacrifices for peace. The
troubles in the territory, he continues, have been
occasioned by ambitious schemers, with no special
interest in the welfare of the territory, who never
desired peace, and who will not allow it to con_
tinue if they can prevent it. The New York
Journal of Commerce doubts very mach the correct-
ness of the above.

We have later news from Nielragua. The
Aspinwall Courier publishes a statement of the
purser of the British steamer Trent. It is dated
Greytown, February 20, and it is to the following
effect :

The royal mail steamship Trent arrived at Greytown on
the 11th instant, and found there the British men.of-war
Cossack, Tartar, Victor, Pioneer and Intrepid. The Orion
had gone to Pearl Cay, in consequence of the unsafe
harbour outside, her draft of water being too great to
permit her coming into the harbour. The crews are said to
be all heal•hy. After the capture of the river boats the other
day, Mr. Scott the agent, with surprising speed and energy,
prepared a boat (calld the Rescue), and despatched her
up the river, but from her not havint, returned reasonable
fears were entertained of her having fallen into the hands
of the Costa Ricans. These fears were dispelled by her
makirg her appedrance. On Sunday (15th) news reached
Greytown that Walker's men had retaken Serapiqui.
From inquiries I have made of those here, it would appear
that on the 13th Walker's party attacked that place
at five a.m., with a force of 200 men, and two nine
pounders, the Costa Ricans holding on till about the same
time the following day, when they evacuated the fort,
and Walker's people took possession, after sustain-
ing a loss of two men killed and three wounded. From a
statement of a - prisoner in hospital, it appears that
the Costa Ricans had a loss of eleven killed and twenty
wounded. The Rescue above referred to, cone med the
Seripiqui accounts, and brought further news of the fall of
Castillo into the hands of Walker's party on Monday,
with a loss of eight killed and twenty wounded. It is
stated the Costa Ricans lost not fewer than thirty-two
killed and sixty wounded. Some of the accounts say. many
more. Walker's men, also, repossessed themselves of the
steamer J. N. Scott, but her machinery had been so much
injured that they were unable to bring her down until
repairs are effected. The Rescue had on board Colonel
Lockridge, who came down for provisions, of which there
are plenty at present in Greytown. The British naval
authorities here are preventing recruits from being forcibly
compelled to join Walker, who claim their protection. Some
very disgraceful scenes are, at times, enacted on board
those river boats. It was only the other day a man's cries
of murder awakened the attention of the Commander
of the Victor, who discovered that he had been threatened
with his life, and a pistol held at his head, for protesting
against going up to fight. Of course, the interference had
the effect of rescuing the man, and about fifteen others
who fell out of the ranks upon their being mustered at the
desire of the naval authorities. A report was afloat that
two Englishmen had been hanged on board the last river
boat that went up ; in consequence of which Captain Cock-
burn, of the Cossack, at present senior naval officer, detained
Colonel Lockridge and the Rescue, on her arrival yesterday,
until he fully investigated the case, and, after rescuing
three men claiming British protection, he allowed them
to proceed—l suppose being satisfied f the falsity of the
report.

A New York paper of the 18th instant, says—
Private letters received in this city yesterday, give the
Costa Rican version of late operations on the San Juan
River. The Costa Ricans aver that the accounts of the
successes achieved by Colonel Lockridge are without
foundation ; that particularly at Hipps' Point, the C..sta
Ricans retired in perfect order, losing no arms, and actually
suffering no defeat. It is also stated—but the assertion re-
quires to be proved by the result—that the Costa Ricans
had purposely allowed Colonel Lockridge to ascend the river
San Juan as far as Castillo ; that in fact they had enticed
him up with a* view to cut off his retreat and his
communication with the Atlantic ; and then give him
battle. We may look for a confirmation or a refutation of
these reports by the Tennessee, expected to arrive within
A week. The Costa Rican authorities deny altogether
the report that Castillo had been taken by Lockridge, or
that the latter had captured four hundred rifles. The
Costa Ricans are confident that without reinforeamenfs
they are sufficiently strong to defend San Carlos, at the
source of the San Juan, against any force that can be
brought against it.

We have California dates to the 20th February.
The most important intelligence received is that
of the impeachment of Dr. Bates, State Treasurer
of California for a defalcation amounting to 124,000
dollars. This sum, according to the statement of
the accused, (a statement which he has failed to
make good) wAs paid over to the Pacific ETTIVAS,I
Company for transmission to the East to meet the
July interest on the State Bonds. An impeach-
ment had been brought forward in the Assembly
against Mr. Whitman, the State Comptroller, for
malfeasance in office. A decision of the Supreme
Court, in favour of the constitutionality of the act
consolidating the city and county of San Francisco,
gives general satisfaction to the people. From
Los Angeles accounts are received of the capture
and execution of eleven Mexican banditti who had
committed terrible depredations in that neigh.
bourhood. " A horrible massacre had been per.
petrated by the Indians in Pitt River Valley,
Shasta County. Every soul in the settlement
was murdered, and a large amount of property
was destroyed.
Advices from La Paz, Lower California, to the
10th of January, state that the Mexican General
Blangarte, had declared against the Government,
and had seized all the vessels in that port. It was
asserted that he was about to march for the city of
Mexico with a force of 700 men.

We have dates from Salt Lake to the 17th of
February. Some of the delayed emigrant trains
had arrived, after' having suffered great hardship
from the severity of the weather: The small pox
had again broken out in the valley. Orson Hyde
and party had arrived safely.-
From Panama we learn that the President of
New Granada had delivered his annual message.
From the tenor of the message, as well as from the
report of the Secretary of State, it appears that the
New Grenadian Government are not disposed to
accord satisfaction for the outrages and murders
committed by their people on
.the 15th of April
last.

We have Tampico dates to the 21st ult., stating
that possession had been given to General Morena,
but that Garza, with a force of 500 men, still
threatened an attack upon the place. The U. S.
revenue cutter Cass was in port, and her com-
mander had. signified his • readiness to protect the
American residents in Tampico, in case of an
outbreak.

Great excitement prevailed in Newfoundland
The Boston Atlas of a late date says :

The receipt of the official intelligence of the details of
the convention between England and France relative to
the fisheries Off Newfoundland, appears from our telegra-
phic despatches, to have occasioned the most intense
exciter/sent at St. Johns. An abstract of the provisions
of this convention was printed in the Atlas of March 3rd.
It was signed in lzmdon on the 14th of January.
It ooneedA to French subjects the exclusive right to
fish during the season on the east coast of Newfound-
land, from Cape St. John to the Quirpon Islands.
They will also have the right to fish, end to use the strand for
fishery purposes, to the exclusion of British subjects, on the
north coast of Newfoundland from tho Quirpon Islands to
Cape Norman, and on the wet coast in and upon the five
aahing harbors of Port an Choix. Petit Port, Port au Port,
Red Island, and Cod Ray Island. This exclusive fishing from
the Quirpon Isles to Cape Norman will extend a distance of
three marine miles duo north from a aright line joining that
cape to Cape Bauld.; and as regards the five harbonra, to within
a radius of three marine miles in all directions from the centre
of each such harbour. British subjects will have a concurrent
right with French subjects to fish on the west coast of New-
fcundland, from Cape Norman to Cape Ray, except at the
five points already mentioned ; but the Frerch will
have the exclusive right to use the strand, during the
season from Cape Norman and Rock Point in the Bay
of Islands north of the river Humber, in lat. 49 .leg. 5 min.
(about) in addition to the strand of the reserved harbour.
The French will have a concurrent right' to fish on the
coasts of Labrador from Blanc Sabion to Cape Charles; and
of North Belleisle, and to dry or cure fish on any of the
portions of the coast of North Belleisle not settled when this
treaty takes effect. The English G,vernment, however,
reserves the right to erect thereon buildings for military or
public purposes. From Rock point in the Bay, of Islands,
to Cape 113 y, Great Britain will have the exclusive and
unrestricted right of the shore, excepting at the points
above mentioned, and within the land limits for those points
assigned. The lateral boundaries of the French rights
of fishing, seawards, will be—at Cape Ray, a straight
line thence drawn due west south west ;at Cape Norman,
a line thence due north ; at Cape St. John's (as may be
defined hereafter) ; at Cape Charles, a line thence due

east ; and at Blanc Sablon, a line as nearly perpen-
dicular to the general direction of the coast as may be.
From Cape st. John to Rock Point the French right will
extend up all rivers and .creeks as high as the salt water,
and from Rock Point to Cape Ray the right will be
limited to half o marine mile abovo tllo Outlet Of each