Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-23
GENERAL INTHLLIGNCE.
from the N. y Commerria' Of Saturday.
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
Latter From CalifOrmia.


Ca, arrived this morning.
The Illinois made the outward passage
TO Chagrcs in eight days and three hours.
On the return, she reached Kingston in
Al hours. and from Kingston to New York
in FIVE days seventeen hours--ihns max
ing the running time from Chagres to this
city seven days sixteen lpurs-being the
quickest passage on record
The Brother Jonathan arrived at Cha
grcs in nine days six hours from New York,
and left on the evening Of the 9th inst. for
San Juan de Nicaragua, with very few
passengers on board.
The Illinois brings three hundred and
seventy -four passengers. among whom are
Mr.. Gwinn, Of the U. s. Senate, and his
lady. The specie on board amounts TO
$i.s5o.35s.
The officers Of the slap report that there
are seven persons ON board who have made
one hundred thousand dollars by their la
Dor at the mines.
The Illinois brings the California mails
% the 18th OF September.
FROM THE ISTHMUS.
The officers of the Illinois report the Pa
mama rail road was doubtless completed to
Gatuno by the 10Th or l1th inst, as only
about four hundred feet Of the work re-
manned unfinished when the Illinois left,
and that was only single days work
The engineer Of the company confidently
anticipated that the cars would be running
on the road on the 18th.
The Panama Star has a letter from San
Juan del Sud, giving an account of a con
flict or riot, 20 which the government troops
and some American emigranis were par
ties The account Is maniicslly one-slded,
Int we give it, 1t is dated San Juan del
Sud. September 81 and is, we think, but A
fuller explanation of rumors brought by
the previous California mails
We had a most unfortunate affair ycstcr-
day in. the shape Of conflict between The
natives and the Americans, liz which two
pi the latter were killed;.and the soldiers
had one killed, two nortally wounded and
nnc slightly. 1t arose through Col. Nc
Lean, who came here in a'brig from Rea-
lejo, was suspected to he. and believe
was, an cmissary from Gen. Munion, wlro
IS at the bead Of an army against the gov
ernment of Senior Pincda the President.
On the 18th there was meeting held
on board the brig here, hy Col. Mclean,
of which the commondanie got some wind;
and The next day large force. $50 or 100
mcn.) under the command OF Don Juan
Ruiz. marched in from Rivas, and without
giving any ho'ice OF say i'iS " oiu' nlaIcH-
ed 10 aud surrounded the house OF Mr.
a,J Lr, Ir,;oo, c,,,moncel ,trca m,
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when sue Is ~ YET u'sT'leu. u peHcNeu
on the Amefican;) and tilcn there was
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