Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-22
LATEST NEWS
by LAST EVENINGS MAILS.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, Aug. 20.
ARRIVAL OF
THE BROTHER JONATHAN.
LATER FROM THE ISTHMUS.


The Steamship Brother Jonathan, Capt Squiers az
rived from Chagres at an early hour this morning.
The Brother Jonathan reached Chagres on her out
ward passage the 9Th inst and left hsr return on
the 9Th, stopping at Kingston, Jamaica, from which
port she took her departure the 18th. She brings
397 passengers.
The steamship Ohio arrived at Chagres on the oh
inst with n broken shaft sud one engine Disabled and
was awaiting in Navy Bay orders from her owners
The accident happened when off Kngston the 5th
instant She reported heavy weather during the pas
sage.
The u S. mail steamship Falcon was at Chagras
wlen the Brother Jonat left, awaiting the arrival ui
the California mail
We ought to have by This arrival one days later in
ieiigence from Catalonia than that received by the
Pfometheus, as the Northerner to leave san Fran
cisco on the day subsequent to he depa of the Pa
cilic, The steamer by which our late advices We're
brought to San juan de Sud. Unfortunately nc later
paUeis have come 20 hand.
The Pacific mail steamship Northerner arrived at
Panama the 5lh inst. having on board portion
OF the passengers OF the teamshp Uniou, which left
San francisco the Isl of July and wrecked
or DeIgado Point on Lis 9Th of that month The par
tculars of the casualty are communicated in letter
from the purser OF the Northerner TO the editor of
the Panama Star.
Lett San Francisco, 6 o'clock A. NJ. JUL 18th, and
arrived at San Diego, 2 o'clock 2. M. 18Th. AT that
port, heard of the wrack OF the steame Union, Cap
taia Marks, on the morning ofthe 5th OF Jelly al o.
clock, NJ four days out from San Francisco, with
two hundred and thirty passengers and two hun
dred and twenty five thousand dollars in dust freight,
Captain Randall, OF this ship Immediately determined
10 proceed TO their reei-our iu!omans giving very
deporable of their situation; the ship total
loss; the country barren the very few inhabitants in
hospitabe; and the and passengers quite unruey
and some OF them thevish having robbed, each other
of various suns, amounting to fifteen thousand dol
lars, and the ship OF box on freight containing six
thousand dollars. None of these have been recovered
Arrived at st. Qumtan's Bay where the Unon was
wrecked, July 10, at p. m. Found passengers and
crew in camp, some fifteen twenty miles above the
wreck, which was on Degado Point, at the Southern
end OF the bay
We did not succeed in embarking all the passengers
and dust until ten o'clock tie next day, the heavy
surf and under tow making it dangerous and partlcu-
larry so after night. But did not deslst until the
being drowned The officers and passengers of
the Union very cool and collected, and some
quite courageous for they embarked with their pile of
dust tied round them under their clothing-no pleasant
accompaniment one would imagine Tor swimming 10
heavy surf.
Capt, Marks, of the Union, and Capt. L. B. Edwards
received the thanks OF all for their interchangeable
tons in embarking them-these gentlemen coming off
in the last boat from the beach. The Union went
ashore In calm weather. in fog; but owing to her sit
uaon she total loss. She is back broken, and her
stern is in much deeper water than her bow (which caus-
ed her to break up with greater rapidIty No freight
was saved but the dust and many OF the passengers lost
their all baggage and money!.
An express dispatched Immediately alter the
cdent San Francisco, to charter a for their
reief But the OF going to their will
arrive at the same time, presume nothing more than
a small sail vessel will be sent 10 wreck her. A pat Of
her crew and passengers took the overland route tor
San Francisco parts unknown
Two hundred and nineteen thousand dollars in dust
saved from the wreck, and about 200 passengers
and crew. The dust on height from San francisco
was $l500,0o0.
The dust from the Union, in the hands of the passen-
gers, will make considerable than two millions on
board the Northerner. 1870 .-,----s
The steam ship Commodore Stockton, Capt Ack.
ley, reurnedto obago he I'd inst, haVngiprung
leak wh.n about two hundred and fifty miles from Pa
tama on her way 10 San Francisco. The captain was
endeavofitg to fase i've ten thousand dollars
bottomy bond TO be devoted to repairing the vessel
Ii obtained, she would be Immediately beached and pu
in condition to resume her voyage
The Commodore Stockton had eighty nine passen-
gers on board at the time, of whose proceedings the
Panama Star gives the following account:
| A mutiny broke out on board the Com. Stockton
now lying at Taboga. The passengers demanded then
passage money returned. The captain answered tina
the ship having no money, it impossible comply
VITA their wishes, but said they welcome to stay
on board until the ship was ready to proceed on he
| voyage. This was not deemed satisfactory, and they
forced the crew to cease work, by threats and by cut
ting up the tackle they were using In short, as WI
are informed, the passengers have complete pos
session OF the ship statement ofthe facts have beer
laid before Consul Corwine and his protection asked
| by Captain Ackery.
| Major General Winfield Scott, Commander in Chic
otthe Army, returned to this city on Tue,day in excel
| lent health from his excursion to Old Point Comfort
! Fortress Monroe, &c.-Ndt, Int. Of ges
| New LONDON, Chester Co, Pa, Aug IS, ISL
sad and painful accident occurred Yesterday after
noon about o'clock, dnring thunder storm whict
passed over this place The Rev. Jonas Bissey hat
Just concluded excellent and eloquen sermon ia thu
! Methodist Church. when tie lightning struck ht
building killing the Reverend gan mar in the pul
PIT, and stunning several OF the congregation. One
young it was thought had been killed also, bu
alter considerable exertion on the part OF those pre