Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-10
NEWS BY THE TELEGRAPH.
ARRIVAL OF THE ALABAMA.-LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA-THE CUBAN EXPEDITION Sc

ARRIVAL OF The ALABAMA--LATER FROM
cALIFoRNIA-THE CUBAN EXPEDITION. &c.
/ New ORLEANS, Mayo
The steamer alabama has arrived here from Cbaprsu
She brings hundred and seventy passengers and
California dates TO April st The steamers Tennessee and
Columbus had arrived Panama with three hundred and
ashtyfve passengers, and million and half of gold
Dust
The news from the mining districts is very favorable Rich
veins are daily being discovered The heavy rams have en-
abled miners to wash the dust with great facility.
The agricultural business is progressing with much pro-
mise.
The markets Of San Francisco and other towns srs dull
he supplies Of merchandise on hand are immense.
Inc price Of gold dust has advanced SIT per ounce
most OF the Indian tribes have made peace with the in
naoants and the expeditions against them There con-
nues some excitement in regard 10 the Legislature refn
to repeal the foreign miners tax
COMMITTEES Of the Legislature has reported to impeach
Judge PARsoss, who imprisoned for contempt of court b
editor Of the Herald.
great excitement existed at San Francisco in conse
auence of the mail bagso the United States having BEEN
seized BY the collector suspicion of smuggling Nothing
wrong, however, was found.
More mines have been discovered in Lower California
About one thousand Sonoans have returned to Buda and
commenced rebuilding The incendass who set Ere to the
place were discovered, but had escaped
The Lynch Law has again been resortsd TO- but no fur,
ther hanging
The United States district court has decided in favor Of
suiis for claim. of lands at. S.esaraento.
The propeller Massachusetts going to Oregon for rides
ordered at Santa Fs via New Orleans
NEW PANAMA, APRIL 2l.-Intelgence has reached here
stating that the British have raised the blockade of the ports at
San Salvador and Honduras.
Major HoBBIE left Panama for California under satisfac
tory arrangements the Is,hmus for the mails 10 South
America.
The Panama railroad is progressing rapidly and will be
completed in few months
Mr. PEYros, the American Minister has presented to the
Chlian Government the treaty the reciprocity basis.
The ships Barstow Surprise. Roscoe and Masonic, from
New. Orleans, General WOOL from Baltimore Stoseasset
Florida, Josiah Quincy Nsuada, and Courier from Boston,
have arrived San Francisco The United States ship YIN
cennes was at Panama The ST. Marys and Rariton were
expected The Marion at Hong Kong, and the YAM
daka at Honolulu.
New ORLEANS, May 2.
We have reliable here that the Cuban expedition has
been abandoned the Atlantic coast as far as heard from
The officers and assebledin this vicinity most of whom
came from the West, have returned home.
Later from Calitomia.
NEw YoRK, Mar 6-The steamer Georgia arrived this
morning from Chagres bringing three hundred passengers
and 426 in gold dust as freight She sailed from
Chagres on the 25h Of April and left there the steamers
Crescent City, North America and Brother Jonathan.
Advces from Havana that the excemen. pre-
vailed there relative the invasion Of the island Many per-
sons had been thrown into prison on suspicion sympahzng
with LOPEZ. Three priests had been arrested on the charge
OF preaching mutnous The previously mem
oned who attempted to bs several pilots the cause Of
Lopez was executed the day the Georgia sailed Immediately
after his conviction by the court.
Matters at Havana becoming serious that many
families were leaving the place. The Captain General
taxing every precauon to repe INVASION Lookous
stationed all along the coast. Some American seamen who
were drunken oc and had created disturbance had
been arrested and their heads put into the stocks from the
effects Of which two Of them had died.
The news from California amounts but little more than
that brought by the Alabama The heavy rains prevalent in
the gold region for t the miners
wash the dirt they had thrown out and considerable
in the shipments Of gold expected The
foreign miners tax had been repealed.
The chiefs of several Of the powerful Indian tribes
will have conference with the United States Commis-
sopers in few days, when permanent treaties will doubtless
be made.
Business dull San Francisco, but the
had inspired confidence among the merchants.
Church Burnt at Pittsburgh.
PIrrsBuReH, MAr 6.-At half-past eleven o'clock the
st. PauFs Catholic Church, Sixth and Grant streets,
caught fire from the Bishops house, and was entirely
sumed The loss is estimated twenty-five thousand dol
lars policy Of eighteen thousand dollars expired tho
first Of May and they going to rebuild they did not
take another policy.
' The SnoW Storm.
HAeERsrows, Mar 6.-snow fell here yesterday to
the depth Of six inches
HAzLETos, PA.-The snow storm here very violent.
There fine seghing this morning, with eighteen inches
snow the ground.
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