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fCorrespondencs Of the New York Herald.)
From Nicasagua.
SAN JUAN DE NIcARAouA. Eel

SAN JUAN DE NIcARAouA, Feb. /, 1851
The LIST OF February will form a new era in IN
annals Of this port for before since its discover
have three American steamers spread their bannen i
the breeze We have here at present the Crescent Cir
the Mexico, Ia new vessel from New Orleans) and tie
Pampero. OF Washington city. Lieut. Hunter command
ing. mot Alvarado.) e.sstrs
Com. Vanderbilt goes home in the Promeheus Ia,
conversation with him this afternoon be stated that N
practicability OF this route is longer probemaea
made the passage to the Pacific in six days. and oecs
pied the time on his return to this place, The Io1
has been already opened from Nicaragua to San Jun
Sur; and by the LIST Of May next. MI. Y is ssnssis
that speedy and expeditions transit will be opened h
tween this port and the Pacific the motto is, Go ahsl
The steamers rather day after the fair, As The sa
Der of Californans for the past month has considerably
lessened, ikere being not than Two hundred hea
present. The English steamers have resped The harvest,
and the prospect now is. that there will be few
parson that will pass through this port for the Saie
The market ia rather oveIs:ocked with American prod
uce. and would advise spectators TO hold up I'll
further orders. would state. in conclusion that d.
corps OF engineers actively engaged in surveying ht
different points Of the river and RAPIDS and upon hs
report will depend the great question OF the shponL
II that is carried through San Juan alias Cry TOW
will assume position Of importance.
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SENATOR BoRLAsD. This n,gh minded aud palnom
gentleman ha. recently been made the subject Of moa
wholesale abuse in the editorial columns OF the Evening
Post We have left unno,iced, believe that Wv
nigh character o the senator would be proof against ~,
SANDER from such source Bnt "a Dr. Borland MY
not be so we'll known 10 readers in this city a. p
IN the Southwest, we feel that co act OF s'mre w
ce in publishing the unqualified denial toe ssssf'o"
~ the Pos, which will b. found IN another column
We deem Il proper 10 add that the nalignty the n'g
gance. and ireachery ct tha, PAPER say nothing o. ~
disregard OF truth. and its adherence OF the luir'me
of the constitution, have far the democracy Is cor
cerned completely paraI,zvi it, influence. however ~
irconaie may be the embraces Of It's abolition cfonts
Senator Bofaud may be assured that anous honorap.
men he wi sodrr nothing Tor hens the obsct Of wy
abuse OF The Evenlng Po.t ~ y. Giobs.
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NEW Spring The subscriber
IN have Just received from New York
Is pieces small checked gisce silks
90 do style India fonlsrd silks
10 do rich Chenc silks
brocndc
10 o black Gro de Rhine silks
do do do black striped, and plaid silks
10 do Brochc barrees, (plsiu ngnrss)
10 do French Bsngaia, (cprey new
~ do French mousseine de iaipes, (very pvsty)
oJ French printed isconets, livery 6ne)
so do ted Swiss uuslins, (whtc aud colorcd)
heavy black twisted silk
Is do French printed harrges, toew styles)
white Canton shaws rich
80 richly embroidered handkerchief, in~w dsstgns)
Pr.nch embroidered muslin CHEMISTS
i5 very richly ctemiscsss and sleeves, In sets
% real Valencia lace coisrs and cuffs
richly trimmed French worked eapes
lacecap and berth~s
10 black lace scarf
10 ,n.hS. brudt ~rchl-f. and cuffs 10 match, 10.
other entirely new and desirable nnsss sss
,,d,ss 10 which their attention IL respectfully invited =
''' ~ ' 49, y. II, HooE co,
Feb Is Il rs.I.#
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Soas's>n'sSs r. rss WssLo's rAie--wr ,esn ihs' -
ES-r"t OF Virgins ~. poiuraa J,b,, 5 Gunhiitn'u
go, isss e,.r OF the r r,sn, rh triot cop,n o' q
she psn Of thar Stare the Worlds Fan in London >"
~ ssn observing, sttv~, ppct,csi mad, ,dsny inNf
OF concern 70 the State o. WY mia which NAV . w
ssrvsd BY such commission likely I, fare wen "
hsnds,-Bulftpor. ST..
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We published yesterday communicated o'r' u.e
signature Of .The People" relative to projects psho "s
before Congress Tor steam lines We ala nor ~
anime The article critically and We learn that y ba-
given offence 10 some while il did injustice TO the HasA
Committee OF the House Of Representatives ~ was ho'
our design 10 do eilhe We regard any proposition De-
fore Congress as fair subject Of discussion whhe Inc
pressure OF other matters has prevented us from exam
ming the OF the various bills offered OF poPoe
10 he offered The best can d. is 10 give BON
sides fair hearing. far our columns wi'i per
nit; and having published the communication over te
signature OF "Ths People, we publish below reply 70
which we trust will be duly considered and properly
weighed. tla ssts ~
Mn. EDIrox: find an article in the Union Of this
morning over the signature Of The People" which
desire 10 notice briefly.
Committee he would have seen that the interests Of the
United States most carefully guarded and thai the
Secretary OF the Navy performed his Duty the govern
o oss w wI al The same ms secured reserved naval
force OF ncacuabe benefit. ready for lis whenever
the exigencies of the service might require i.
But this writer 10 quite much mistaken IN relation 10
Mr. Moorss proposition In the frs! place. learn from
undoubted authority that no proposition OF Mr. Moore
has yet been submitted to the consideration OF the com
miliee and secondly If the character Of the proposition
which he intends 10 submit may be correctly inferred
from the substitute for the bill reported by the committee
presented by Mr.. Schonckt involves an expenditure 81
more than ST. 100000 for the performance Of the denti
cal services which Mr. Thompson's scheme proposes 10
perform for no other consideration than the loan OF
the credit of the United States TO the amount OF
but IS 600 O00 VIII ch, according to the admission oil
:. The People" himse can only subject the government
to possible contingent loss Of 600 The propo-
sition will clearly appear by putting It in tabular
form. thus:
-Four steamers Of first class, each TO receive
from the United States $l75,o00 per
AMMAN x7OO,OoO
Three steamers OF second class, each
$780, 900 100000
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The telegraphic dispatches from Boston show the ex
,raordnary game that is TO be played there BY the abo
tonsts-it begun in the case OF the Georgia ne
groes and ID now prosecuted by the late Shadrach
viz that malicious suits 10 be brought before the
State courts against the claimants commissioners, attor
neys Of the United States, officers Of the United States,
&C., &c. for damages on account Of arreSt. The plea
u.s. that the fugitive slave law is to be set aside the
ground of unconstutionaly, and the State tribunals are
to be made the instruments Tor harassng the claimants
out of their rights and preventing them from their pros
ecution Thus the law OF the United States 10 be de-
fed the constitution be irampled upon and the Union
itself brought into jeopardy. There is no question that
the Supreme Court OF the United States will ultimately
vindcae the majesty OF the constitution, and set aside
any decisions OF the State courts But in the time
the claimants OF southern fusvss to be worried, and
the officers OF the United States be subjected to
malicious persecution Should the abol,onis,s unite 10
pursue this game, they must be met by equal if not
stronger combinations II may become the legislatures
OF the southern States to take up this subject and
ganze some plan. through the machinery OF agents law
fully commissioned by the State itself. to assst their
claimant citizens in the prosecution OF their rights,
This game, however cannot go on long. The
South will not tolerate long continuation OF out
rageous assaults OF this description, and then the
broad and fearful issue will be made. We would warn
our northern brethren again and again of the dangers
which lower this subject God knows that there Is
no, an American heart which beats with holier zeal in
the cause OF this glorious Union than the which
dictates these hasty but honest lines and, with that
heart in our hand. repeat TO counymen that the
Union itself is in the hands Of northern brethren
Let them stand up the laws the constitution, and the
Union and ell will be safe. Those clamorous discon-
tents of the South who disunionsts per will be
gradually awed into silence by the hrmnsss OF the friend,
| of the Union in the North.
| To show the game which the aboi,ionsts now
practising in Boston, lay before readers the FOL
lowing extracts from that abolition print the New York
Tribune But do not believe that the grea, body OF
the people Of the North will suffer the aboloniss to
override the law and the constitution. We have the
highest hopes and the strongest con6de in
their determination to carry out the fugitive slave law
and TO rally around the standard OF the constitution and
| the Union
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The Globe i hagellsng the Evening Posi- Tribune
for het ber pronunciation of General Foots, while that
gentleman in city reoendy dsnu lon
upon bis head merely because he Unonist and
the ssonches friends Of the Compromises After telling
that
"Tbeu howls Of defamation viii but stimulate the
awakened sndis OF the nation, drown with
thanders the p.rshsbl~ ISLANDERS of the
whose Nengcsnce he hs. proyoked"--
he editor begs the public let them proceed with their
chosen task OF vur srarion- t.9.t
"Dis'oH the Truth, sccutn ulste the life,
Add pile The py ran,d OF csiuuny"
tN y Erpa.
I'VE have no doubt that Gen Foo,s is well &C
qnanted with these two abolition prints we are and
he knows well. too. in the language Of Smolle, that
{" their tongue 10 no sander"-UsIos
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1851.
After the reading OF the journal
.4@E- THOMAS RICHIE.

Mr. McWILtIE, from the Committee Printing,
made . report the of Thomas Richie, Preferred
back 70 that committee some days SINCE with instructions
10 inquire whether the contract for the printing OF the
3ia Congress had been complied with on the part OF
Thomas Richie and what has been the amour, OF bis
Losses that account reporting back the original resou
sAerred 10 them which report and resolution are as
follow:
Tns Committee Printing referred the join, re.oIu
Rchie reference The public print
with instructions whether Mr. Richie has executed
pnne the quality of the work and to
ssrseaby and what he has lost by his
xssr report they the under consideration
and that ney tbs qualify Of the work has been
eosdns the the weight of the paper used In
iatns the numbers And In this connefon TO
sssas st the used printing the regular numbers was
quality better than that required by contracts and that the state
mont OF Mr. Farnham, from whom Mr. Richie purchased all the
psf that the Of Mr. Richie
which procured paper agreeaby
In reference the In which the executed
rssA The the committee that the
N The execution Of the work has arisen from the quantity
The which the made
aas Of sntsrns into the contract the amount of printing ordered
prsvious Congress, which 1917
Congress This work has executed
100 volumes day. OF 800 each Also weeks
o " the commencement, Of the session, owing the difficulty
Ne Organisation Of the House. For The
opinion that the delay the Of the work has been
raider spparsn, real.
A. money by Mr. Richie by conac, for
the psoe printing the unfinished
Of what Congress-
iag ths Union Once OF the public
reader impobs to DO than approximate
made by clerk on Printing Il
VII that the OF the following
tAaa W. received under the contract, viz
psosss 81 $50 copies.
ps9so1sNss Message Part I.....s.....,...,. ~ $50
Csaasres and Navigation ..",.. ".......,... $3.50
1lsaae gslt t. #sta 1880 copies.
n ca asresahiy established by the Typosphe.
essaay n city, eo,0ls, amount received by Mr.
Nsshds, HaAw contac 81 56 13hos showing actual
1rae These volumes taken by the clerk fair
avstxk IA from which the estimates be correct
ye great, ss4 50 on the printing Of the last
committee Mr. Richie contracted Tor the
sae York. the best he could
ossa sd s printing Of documents he paid VI AS ";
vhs - ess tn. Typographical Society Of this city would be
Cd p The with so cent deduction on the
pee Of sip would sl SIS OIL while Mr. Richie only received
usAa s so~irsct s7 Of actually paid
go, roT0t 81 documents
An which u respectfully submitted
NJ -.f - ~ WIN NEVILLE
.aous..e Chairman House Committee.
twf resebxor fer hs reief of Wia and Ms asg
"a. - TkeNAas RheAis, and for other yurpo,es
AepeA That william NJ executing
oas ~ M ssases u the printing Of the Thirty
Wy ltN, relieved from hts
4qW ffs, he shall receive compensation for the
he esssued under said consc, payment. at the Of
osNme tdce psd for the public printing undsr the
A1e1e and that he sha faithfully the remainder
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tRy telegraph 70 the New York Tribune
GortYrmsnt ONc,r 6rr htd IN Boson


Bosros. Thursday. Feb I'LL p. m.-Ye.terday Geo
Isn't United States district attorney, was arrested by %
uty Sheriff Cobufn upon writ brought by Alex p Bur
ton, OF Salem the srrosted IN mat city = lew d.ys
and brought Bp.on upon the cbars. being
alder and abeor IN the OF Shndsch
Lunt msciousy aud without any and probable cause
under OATH complaint la writing before Brr r,
Hslle esq OF the commissioners OF the circuit
the United States Tor the district OF Mas-schu.eus,
aga the said plsntf Dsmspessrr sst Vt $40 900 and
Mr. Lunt required give bail in thar sum- which he
did
DESPATCH
writ issued about week since for the ~ o,
Copehart attorney OF Debe- the alleged OF Sh,d.
rach bur he has thus far escaped officers Men
employed lind nn, and be rewarded II they
oe~d The will come becr- the court Of common
plea. in Salem on the third Monday OF March next.
: A writ OF attachment has first been served BY Deputy
sheriff G. bun upop tho goods aud the estate p Geo.
Cnrt. United States and Patrick Riley.
deputy Unirsi States Marshal TOT wt00O0 damages This
80 was broosh, on b-n~f OF sLadrach the alleged ng
tive aia~ Fr~ae,,ck M,psips, lsborsv The snti chss
descendants did and to be sssssd and
did aud III trsHf, sad pie nts6 fnl
The d~a~nsn,a held Tor usai ei0o0e eanh, zap
pea n April court 81 common plSas &ev
srnl u,b.r vovsr,ent and = uccra will b. arAsed
shordv The kfound upon which thtss suit brodxh
s tbs, the fneiuve law II ncoostirua and ths
the officer prv.ecu,sd xessu ~,,host sushony W.
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Amounting. in all, per annum, to

This for ten years will amount to-
Mr.. Thompson's plan proposes
that the government shall lend
its credit 10 the amount OF OF
One. half OF which to be paid dur
ing the period OF the contract. 2.3t
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The regular order OF business being next called Tor,
the army appropriation bill up the question OF
agreeing 10 the various amendments the reto; which
were seyeray vol ed on and ali were agreed to excep,
,hoss srk ng from the said bill the clauses making aP
proprialons for the completion OF lighthouses already
commenced.
And then this bill was duly passed by yeas and nays.
The hour for the recess having arrived, the members
the eeparated until O, n m.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04
SILL LATER

We are indebted to Freeman & Co.
for full files of papers tonight. we
are compelled to defer much interest,"
ing intelligence for want of room.
From the papers we CLEAN that, in
answer to demands of the French and
English. Ministers, Mr.. Webster de-
clares, that the government Of the Uni
ted States had done, and hourly con-
tinued to do, all in its power to pre-
vent all expeditions against Cuba /;
that this government was not to be
threatened by any foreign power, and
would not listen to such threats.
Cuba meetings were being held all
over the States, and the greatest in
dignation manifested against the Span
ish authorities in Cuba.
AT San Juan del Sud a murder had
been committed on an American citi-
zen by the soldiery. There was great
excitement among the Americans in
the place.
CHoLERA.-The cholera had bro
ken out in malignant form in LOUIS
vile, Ky, and in some of the interior
towns of the State. On the 14th Aug.
twenty cases were reported in Louis
vile. AT last advices it was beginning
to abate.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

Mr.. Anthony, the we'll known and ei-
terprising agent Of Adams & Co, in this
State, has been on visit to cur city the
past week, perfecting he arrangements
in Nevada of the model express with
which he is connected. Through the
business tact and energy of MIR. Antho,
ny the house in Sacramento has bee n
raised to its present position, ahead of all
competition. We hail with pleasure the
establishment of branch of Adams &
Cos express in this city, and fiom it's
commencement, and the character of its
projectors, doubt not of its complete sue
cess.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04
A beautiful specimcn of gold ma,

A beautiful specimen Of gold man.
ufacture has been shown 10 US, an cmbla.
matoal Masonic ornament. designed tc
be presented by the Masonic fraternity
Of this city to an officer of the Lodge
1t is the work of our friend w Fl Lamb
on Broad street Mr.. Lamb is one Of the
neatest and most ingenious manufactur.
ers in gold in California, changing the
rough orc into the finest designs in rings
L ins, and every variety If Lis beautifu'
a1t. Those wishing a porto of the re
suits of their own digging worked int
mcmor ais for friends at home, should
call and see him.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

BeA-A young Cincinnati lawyer, Thos.
A. Logan, had narrow escape at Ma
CARA Falls, recently. A young LADY, q
stranger to him had ventured too far out
on F" projecting rock over tho rapids
above the cataract; she became giddv
and screamed for help Young Logan
who happened TO bc standing On the
bank, flew to her rescue, and succeeded
in getting her safely on the shore, but
lost his own balance and feel into .ha
boiling surge. The young lady tainted,
and the men ON the bank were too much
ppralyzed to offer assistance. Luckily
for Logan, the water at the spot where
he fell formed whirlpool, and carried
him round several times In one of his
gyrations he seized bush that overhuur
the water, and succeeded in extricating
himself from his perilous position. Had
he fallen foot farther out, beyond the
edge of the Whirlpool no human aid
could have prevented him from being
carried over the frightful cataract
Buffalo Ad. TO.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

"The New Word beat the Confidence
down last evening from Sacramento full
ly eleuen minutes, and those on boa I'd the
Confidence acknowledge not'the corn
but the beet and say it was fair and
honorable The amount of the matter
is, these boats are about 8 match in
speed"
Such paragraphs rs the above, which
is by the correspondent Of the Union,
"Mark," have been very common in the
papers below of late. They exhibit n
state of things on the Sacramento which
should not be tolerated by the public for
moment. The boats of the rival lines
have been racing for several weeks past
on the bays and river, to the imminent
danger Of the lives of passengers, as
must be conceded. One Of the worst
uiees steamboat agent or company can
be guilty of, is the habit of forcing O boat
to its utmost point Of speed by the en-
ployment of excessive steam. Hundreds
of lives have been sacrificed on the altar
Of q false ambition to obtain credit for
boat of n slight advantage over anoth-
cr in point of speed, and the like is not
only possible TO occur o. the Sacramen-
to, but highly probable. Every one re
members the dreadful fate of those on
the Sycamore at San Francisco few
months ago, when the boiler under erdi.
nary pressure exploded. The quality o!
our other river steamers the owners lit.
tie know, and the public less. While
there is no harm done, this practice
should be frowned down, lest irremcdia
Bile evil become tn e teacher.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

nSa. Mr., Stebbins, Of Parks Bar, in
forms us that there is company about
to commence the construction of a bridge
across the Yuba river at that place. -
He says, the bridge will be completed
in about four weeks, and a good stage
road made 10 intersect the Marysvile
and Nevada road, by which the distance
between the two places will be some
thing less
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

The Haold gives some interesting
news from China by the Phoenix which
we would give in the "charactcrs' for
the benefit of our Chinese fellow resi-
dents, if we could, In regard to the
war the Herald learns that General Wa
lan-a-tai had left Canton in the early
part OF June for the purpose Of coalssc-
ing with the Commissioners sent by tho
Tartar Emperor to put down the insur-
rection; the insurgents meeting him in
battle, he was defeated with n loss OF
one thousand men-the General himse! :.
being severely wounded. The Mnnda.
rims arc using every method, cvcn to the
interccption of correspondence, to keep
the real state of affairs unknown. Gen.
Seu left Canton on the 25tn of july,
with three thousand men and-a la,ge
amount of treasure, for the scene of hos
tilities
AT noon on the 4th Of July, the Brit.
ish men of-war Cleopatra and Lily fred
each a salute of twenty-one guns, with
the stals and stripes at the fore, in hon
or of the national festival of America
The Eiead cf China says it had never
before been done by any British vessel
in Chinese waters.
A piratical c oncla was committing de
predations within few miles Of Hong
Kong. She was armed wi tn upwards Of
twenty guns, and was manned mostly hy
Europeans.
The Governors of the various proyin-
ces were levying contributions on tho
inhabitants to support the expenses Of
the war.
In consequence of the nearer approach
of the rebels the Governor Of Canton has
requested the land-holders to nay him
moneys equivalent to an advance of
throe months ground tax to raise a mill
tia for the purpose of rcpeling the re-
bells. The latter had burned two hun
dred oil manufactures on their march
The requisition Of the Governor had not
been received with many signs of salts
faction
The deathofLee sinS-quen is reported.
lie was Governor-General of the kiang
provinces, and since the death of Com
missioner Lin, had been charged with
the suppression cf the insuir, ction. His
total want Of success so p.eyed upou his
m nd that ho sickened and died.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

a. new quartz crushing machine has
been patented by gentleman of Stock
ton. which the Republican describes Us
follows -
The machine into which tie quartz 10
placed is simply mortar and pestle,
the latter of which is groovcd inside and
the former ribbed to correspond on the
surface. 1t is worked by steam power
and the pestle obtains rapid grating.
motion similar in nature to that given
by the chemist in his laboratory. The
quartz by this contrivance is reduced to
a fine powder, which Calls through at the
bJttom on to q fine scve to which is
given an oscillatory movement, and tho
finest of the powder falls into large q.
malgamator, to which by the same pow:
er, is given an irregular circular moves
ment. The amalgamator is q large cir
eular trough, in which disengagcd balls
of great weight are allowed to work.
The movement given to the amalgama-
tor throws the balls with great rapidity
over the surface of the quartz and while
the amalgamating process is going on,
the powder is still further reduced.
The Nevada journal., 1851-10-04

The authorities at the Sandwich Is
lands have granted William A. Howard,
the exclusive privilege of establishing
steam navigation between the several
ports and islands of the Hawaiian king
dom for the period of FIVE years. dating
from the first day of September. Tho
first steamer to be at the Island in nins-
~ days from the above date. 1t is be-
lieved that the Monumental City is the
vessel which will be placed first in this
trade.