The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-08
From he ~. Y. Commercial AdpAfisr, Nay 6.
ARRIVAL or THE GEORGIA..

From he N. Y. Opnmreisl Adssvtisr, Nag 6.
ARRIVAL or THE GEORGIA.
rae California Mail.
Tho United States mail steamer Georgia. Lieu
tenant D, p. Porter, United States navy. COM
manding, from Chagres. BY way Of Havana, ar.
rived 1t an early hour this morning She lelt Cha
gres on the 2oth Of April At noon. with hve hum
twred At Havana for New Orleans. and the re-
HlAinder were brought TO New York. Tho Gsor.
gia brings the mails from the Pacific, and gold
dust 70 the amount o. u .60O. 900;
m, and had heavy weather during tho whole pas.
sage homewayd. About one hundred miles from
Havana, on the first night out. exchanged signals
gres. About ten miles south Of Cape Florida
passed Z brig ashore. Shortly afterward saw
4 launch built boat drifting down the cam, sup
posed 70 belong 70 the brig She had = It'd streak
The passengers by the Georgia were generally
healthy, only two Of illness having occurred
on board during the homsward passage
From Havana.
The Georgia left tho steamship Falcon At Ha-
vans with two hundred passenger for Chagres.
The excitement relative TO an anticipated inva-
sons had besn arrested on suspicion Of being con-
nected with it and Imprisoned. Among these
were three priests, accused Of preaching sermons
intoxicating revolutionary doctrines.
d
had attempted TO procurs pilots for the contcmpa-
ted expedition Of Lopes was executed. He was
tried in open court, and tho evidence against him
was Of the most conclusive description. Previous
to his execution he was severely tortured, with
view Of extorting confession. This being the
first instance of capital punishment for political Of
fences that has taken place during The sdministra
some i'll fesling against him. His conduct In exc
cutting person who did not seem to know that
he was committing crime has been severely crit
icised.
The captain general Il taking every precaution
70 guard agAint invasion. Posts Of observation
established within two miles Of each other, all
cruising between Havana and San Antonio. The
Cuba, one of tho government steamers, ashore
on the ColoEadas when the Georgia passed. and the
Pixarro was coming to her assistance.
The affairs Of the Island were considered by por-
ton of the inhabitants 70 be- 20 serious and alarm
ing condition. that many Of than ere preparing
70 leave.
There had boom a disturbances at Havana be-
tween some American sailors and the inhabitants.
The searnen were intoxicated and noisy, and, after
being severely beaten in the ARRAY. were arrested,
and their heads put In the stocks. From the effects
Of their treatment two of them died. The matter
IL now undcr investigation By tho United States
consul.
From tho Isthmus and Coast.
The rainy season had not yet set in at Chagrss,
and tho health Of thasplace Is said TO be good. The
weather was pleasant on the isthmus, generally,
and the roads N good order.
ular police, and life and property are much more
safe than they were formerly.
The railroad. il il expected, will be finished to
Gorgona by the last Of July.
The fourth, and supposed to be the last, Of the
Chagres river murdcrers, had been arrested at
Porto Belo, brought to Panama, and consigned to
prison. When the Georgia left Chagrcs il was re-
ported that these murdcrcrs to be shot in q
few days
Tho Pacific mail steamship Tennessee. which left
San Francisco on the lst Of April. arrived at Pa
mama on the evening of the 10Th. She had on board
seven hundred thousand dollars in gold dust. and
two hundred passengers. The Tennessee spoke,
the first evening out from San Francisco, proPel-
ler bound In. which desired to be reported. The
name not distinctly heard, but the vessel was
probably the Union, from Panama, which put into
Acapulco leaky, and left there the 9Th Of March.
On the 4th Of April saw the steam propeller Sarah
Sands, and at the same time spoke the steamer
Isthmus. On the l1th spoke the mail steamer CAL
ifornia-aIl we'll. Judge Thurston, Of Oregon, had
died on board, and was inferred ut Acapulco SEN
The Columbus, which LEFT San Francisco q few
hours before the Tennessee, arrived the same eyen
ing. She brought two hundred and thirty passen-
Sem. and $4,000 in gold dust on freight
Tho propeller McKim, with . large number of
passengers, also left San Francisco ON tho Let of
edsi s 9A' DA' A0' ''@'n'' Panama voc ''''''
The U. 8. sloop- Of. war vincenncs arrived below
Panama on the 9th of April, In seventeen days
from Guayaquil-All we'll. She remained anchored
off the Island Of Taboga at the last advices, but
Tho following il list Of her officers:
VIM. L.. Hudson, Commander; Aug. l.. Case,
Dominica Lynch, Joseph n Barney. Matthew g.
ward J. Rutter, Surgeon; John wilkinson, Mas
ter; B. Allen Engles, Assistant Surgeon; VIM. 8.
Boyd. Lieutenant Marines; Joseph J. Cook Walter
O. Grain, George T. Shines. Paused Midshipmen;
Ralph Chandler, VIM. H. Smith, J. G. Sullivan,
Midshipmen; John w. Hudson, Commanders
Clerk; Eugene Mach, Gunner; WIN. F. Laighton,
Carpenter; Thomas Patcn, Sailmaker; VIM. b.
Forester, Acting Boatswain.
The Savannah was 1t Panama ON the 9th OF
April but had probably subsequently sailed for the
United States. The Panama Star says that it was
understood that Commodore McCauley would keep
his nag ON board until she reaches Valparaiso,
where be will transfer it to the frigate Raritan,
which vessel, lately on her way to Panama, was
ordered to return to valparaiso for the purpose of
meeting the commodore.
The Rev. T. C. Stanley, chaplain of the Savan-
nah, had been preaching at Panama, and with
such good effect that measures had been taken by
several resident gentlemen to raise sufficient sum
by subscription to secure the services of perma-
The sloop- of-war st. Mary's was daily expected
at Panama, where the yincennes would probably
remain until her arrival, as Commodore McCauley
had announced that it was his intention to have
ono vessel of the squadron constantly in the harbor.
The steamer Commodore Stockton, from New
York, last from Valparaiso, arrived Mt Mazatlan
during the week ending March 20.
From CALIFORNIA;.
Our San Francisco papers arc to the lst of April.
Sacramento to the 3lst, and Marysvilc to the 9th
of March.
The Alta California Of the lst instant publishes
che following summary of events on the Pacific
side Of the Union:
Since our last steamer paper ono OF the most i'm
pertant events In California has been the repeal by
our Legislature Of the Odious and disastrous foreign
miners' tax bill of last year, and proclamation TO
that effect by our governor.
The health Of this city has been remarkably
good, and the Same may be asserted of the entire