The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-03

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paper some days since was credited TO the Balti-
more Sun. This, the Sun says, was an error, and
i has occurred from nadvertence, and from the fact
that the Baltimore paper has one or two namesakes
resembling il 90 much in mechanical appearance
that the mistake might naturally enough take place,
We call attention 10 the ad sertisement of Messrs.
Taylor q Maury, in another column. Persons
DESTROYS Of ordering any book or books from dis
tant cities can save expense of freight, postage,
&c, by leaving their orders with them, they fur
nsh all works at the lowest catalogue and advertised
prices.
LATE From BERMUDA. from this
group of islands have been received up to July
"a. On the 3d. the U. 8. steamer Allegheny ar
rived a, 81. Georges in seventeen days from Ma
deira, on her return TO the United States, after an
experimental cruise of about two years on the
Eastern coast of South America and the Mediter-
ranean, keeping the sea two winters during the
time, by leaving the northern for the southern, and
returning TO the northern hemisphere at the pc
RODS of the winters of each. The Allegheny called
at st. Georges for water and provisions.
| The Allegheny was built in l847, and is one OF
Lieut. Hunters experiments. Compared with the
former attempt at improvement in naval steamships
by this officer, the Allegheny has performed tolera-
bly, well. We believe that, with the aid of wind
and steam she makes somewhat better time than
sailing vessels Her propelers at the sides, and
are submerged. 1t has been before reported that
she preparing to leave Cadiz on the same day of
the Princeton IF she left on that day, June 26th,
she made the passage to Bermuda in twenty six
days. We believe Levi D. Samm, Of this city, is
purser of the Allegheny. At Bermuda there had
been great draught The Gazette says:
sThe scarcity of water, from the long drought
becomes daily more alarming; very many families
throughout the isnnd entirely dependent either
on their more fortunate neighbors, on the preca-
rious supplies obtained from the wells The latter,
duced, that the water in them only be obtained
at high tides. The pasture is every where parched
and wihered, the cattle are suffering severely, and
| some cows, we are told, have died"
A report had been current at Jamaica, that their
| Governor, Sir c. Grey, was expected to leave
shortly to succeed Lord Elginin the government OF
Canada; and that Lord Harris, the Governor OF
| Trinidad would be Sir Charles's successor at ia
maica. This report we imagine, has arisen from
| the circumstance Of Lord Elgin having expressed
wish to retire from the government Of Canada.
The NICARAGUA RourE.-We take from the
| New York Journal Of Commerce the following
| communication from the British Consul to COM
pany interested in the establishment of new route
across the Yucatan peninsula. The Journal Q,
Commerce states that in the letter of the British
Consul the style Of the company is incorrectly
given
Her BRITISH MAJEsrY's CONSULATE
New YoaK, July 80, l849.
| Sir: Her Britannia Majesty's Government be-
| ing informed that an agreement for the establish
ment of communication between the Atlantic
and the Pacific has been concluded between the
government of the State of Nicaragua and Mr..
Clapp and Dr. Brown, citizens of the United
States and agents of the "New York and New
Orleans Steam Navigation Company"-of which
company you apprized me that you were one
from the execution of which agreement 1t is infer
red that the government Of Nicaragua has led the
the New York and New Orleans Company to sup
pose that that government is competent to dispose
of the exclusive right Of navigating the St Johns
river such agreement likewise containing clause
binding the company to build public store at St.
i Johns: | am instructed officially to inform the
New York and New Orleans Steam Navigation
| Company-which take leave to do through you
that the boundary line Of the Mosquito Kingdom
tOuCneS the 81 JOnn river AT the NdChuCd rdpiu,
about thirty miles below the Lake Nicaragua and
that from thence TO the mouth of the ST. John s
the navigation of that river belongs to Mosquito.
| have likewise to inform the company that the
port of St. Johns, now called Grey Town, at
which they have agreed with the Nicaragua gov
ernment to build store, also belongs to Mosquito;
that Her Majestys Government is bound to pro-
iect the King of Mosquito in the exercise of the
ritorial rights which he possesses over Grey Town,
4 and over lower mart of the St Johns and
that the government Of Nicaragua has entered into
an agreement in regard to places where it has no
competence.
| have the honor to be, sir,
| Your most obedient servant,
| (Sgned) ANTHONY BARCLAY.