The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-12
Nicaragua.

All is quiet and prosperous in this State. Amer
leans are tocking in from all quarters. The crops
promise well, and the production, it is supposed,
will exceed that of any previous year. The plan
of federation has been accepted by Honduras and
the United Representation will meet in the city of
Chinendaga ON the lst of September. Ii is sup
posed Sr outrage, present Secretary of War of
Nicaragua, or Sr. Barrunda, of San Salvador, the
author of the constitution of the old republic of
Central America, will be chosen President
We have received files of the Correo del Istno,
(pubGshed at Leon de Nicaragua to the 29th of
May last. The drowning of the young ladies, Vas
conalos and Villasenor, which we have already
ticed, is given in detail. The Coyreo ofApril 25th
contains the decree of agreement between Don
Gregorio Juarez President of the State of Ncara-
qua, and Mr.. David L. White on the part of the
Ocean Canal Company. This decree does not su-
persedc the contract OF September %, 1919; but
merely modihes 1t in some particulars. The com
pany IA 10 pay 3 lO,OOO at once in drafts this
city, 10000 more at the end of year, the same
sum yearly thereafter till the canal is completed
. and finally $500, 900 of stock.-4N Y Tribune.
We add the following Nicaragua news from
letter in the Erpess
san JUAN DE NICARAGUA,
June "a, 1850. (
Two boats arrived here on the morning of the
2lst, containing the passengers and crew of the
bark Lucy Ellen, of Boston, A. /. Gates, master,
which vessel wa. capszed in squall at 1 o'clock
on the morning of the 18th, about forty miles the
eastward of this place. She left Chagres on the
Friday previous in ballast for this port. About
1900 worth of property, mostly in specie, be-
longing to the passengers, was lost The boats left
the vessel at a. IN. without water and only bar
rel of meal and half barrel of flour. At p. IN.
the following day they reached the shore, about
sixty miles below San Juan.
The names of the passengers VIM. ii. Allen
and VIM. Il. Noble, of Staten leland, j. +. Bush
and Francis Crump, Of New York, BENJAMIN But
Ter and David Gregg, OF Wisconsin. Messrs. But
Ter and Gregg are the gentlemen who built the lit
tic schooner Enterprise in Wisconsin with the in
he N ALL via tbo Ga Ina.
river. They succeeded in reaching this place after
navigating the Gulf Of Mexico and caribbean sea
with only chart and compass. After their arrival
here they were informed thata vessel was expected
here from New Orleans with passengers for Califor-
MIA They concluded 10 make a trip 20 Chagres
supposing that on their return they would find as
sistance to get the Enterprise up the river. They,
however sold the schooner at Charrcs for 400 en-
barked in the Lucy Ellen, and lost every dime.
am informed that the steamer Dee which ar
rived hore this morning, brought addition Of ten
to the police of this place. Whom the gods wish
to destroy they first make mad"
Ma. GRISsELL's ARcTIo ExrEDIrIoS-A LETTER
FROM oSn or THE OFFIcERs or THE ADvANcE.-
We have been permitted 10 see y letter from ono of
the officers Of the brig Adyancc-the flag ship of
Mr.. Griunol's Arctic Expedition. II was received
yesterday via Halifax, aud is dated T. s. brig Adj
vance, June 7, 1850, of southeast coast Of Now
ioundland, latitude AZ ~ N, longitude 53o 81 w.
He says;
1--WE have been out fifteen days from New York,
and arc about 900 miles from New York-l0 mile.
from the land. Weather has been good, except
about three days heavy Winds but the little craft
rode the seas like duck. She il fine sea. boat
Yesterday we deserted an iceberg ahead, and on
approaching 1t discovered IL 10 be very large
about 20 feet long and 20 feet above water. This
morning there no less than twenty in sight,
which have fioated down from Baffins hay, on the
breaking up of the ice Thermometer now ranges
from 30 TO 49,. In about ten days, however, VIC
expect TO feel the cold in its extreme. Our little
T. safl hot ar fhap a
count other being deep in the water. The "Res.
cue was unable TO keep company with u.s. so VIC
parted from her The Goth ut. and do not erpcct
TO meet her again until we reach Disco's Island
The next chance 20 write home will be from the
last ntoned place, unless VIC fall ia with some
weasel before we reach there After leaving Di.co's
Island our chances for sending letters home will be
/ rather elm. shall write, however, whenever an
opportunity occurs."-N Y Globe.
Professor RoBApD S. McCutLou, who fills the
chair Of Natural Philosophy At Princeton College
and who previously held the office of melter and
reiincr of the United States Mint has addressed a
letter TO the Secretary Of the Treasury in which he
states that he has discovered new, quick, and
nomcal method Of refining argcntiferous and other
gold bullion, whereby the work may be dono in one
half the present time, and large saving effected in
interest upon the amount which is currently refined,
and withdrawn for that purpose from the OF the
depositor, from the treasury by advances for his
accommodation. The writer adds that, Gin labor
and materials, this method would also save
about half Of the cost required by the process
now used in the mint Of the United States so that
the charge TO depositors for refining, which IL,
by law directed, fixed at the actual cost thereof
may be considerably reduced. The apparatus re-
CURED lie lees costly and moro compact than that
used in either Of the methods now employed The
advantages in respect TO space such that prob
ably five times as much work at present may be
done in the same building In the mint at Phla-
delphia ten millions Of dollars per month may be
refined, and the sum OF y 900 would, believe
cover the cost Of the alterations and anna ratus re