The Nevada journal., 1852-03-18
Total Loss of tie North Amer,ea ariM
Nine Hundred Passengers on board.--
Passengers all saud.

She brings large mail, and over 800
passengers
We are under obligations to Adams
and Co.'S Express for papers containg
Atlantic news and also for files Of State
papers.
The Tennessee left Panama on the
evening of the Goth of Feb, with the U.
is. Mails and $50 passengers. The Ere.
mont arrived on the 23d. There were
no other steamers in port.
The emigration was still on the in
crease, and tickets for the regular stea-
mers sold for months ahead There
were 5000 persons on the kthmus, wait
ing for passage. The dates from the
Atlantic States are to the 18th Feb.
out contain nothing Of particular inter
est
Among the Tsnnessee's passengers
will be seen the names Of Madame Bis
caccian,i, also Jno. Dunn and Madame
Celeste, the two latter engaged for the
Jenny Lind Theatre.
The Isthmas continued healthy, and
the roads good.
The Steamer North America left San
Juan on the 23d Feb, with 900 passen-
gers and on the evening Of the 2Sth
inst, went ashore about 60 miles south
of Acapulco; when the Tennessee pass
ed her, she was lying broadside Oh the
beach, the surf breaking heavily against
her sides At the time of her striking
the sea was smooth, and bright moon
shining. The passengers had all been
safely landed, and with most of their
baggage had arrived at Acapulco after
o tiresome march of two and half days
The Captain had not arrived Mt Aca-
pulco at the lime of the Tennessee
sailing.
Many fthe passengers ut Acapulco
were entirely destitute and the opinion
expressed by them seem to imply care
lessness as the cause Of this accident.
The ship At the last accounts was GO
ing to pieces. her keel having already
foated ashore
1t was impossible for the Tennessee to
take AWAY the passengers of the North
America, the former steamer being fill.
ed to her utmost capacity.
From motives Of prudence and justice
to all, no passengers were received with
the consent Or knowledge of the Cap.
tain.
A subscription of s7O0 was raised on
board the Tennessee for the relief of the
destitute ut Acapulco, and placed in the
hands Of the American Consul.
On the Sd of March poke bark Eliz-
abeth, IS days from Panama, at anchor
90 miles south of Acapulco, in want of
water and provisions, which were fur
nished her from the steamer. Her pas
songers, to the number of 100, had left
that morning in boats for Acapulco
The Blonde, Kowena, and Thetis, with
an aggregate Of 1900 passengers, had
left Panama for San Francisco within
week previous to the sailing of the stea-
mer.
The new steamers Winfield Scott and
Union were expected at Panama early
in April
The most important intelligence by
this arrival is the affecting intelligence
of the total loss OF the Steamer North
Amer ca. Capt. Blethen, of vanderbilts
Independent Line. The North Ameri.
ca left San Juan del Sur with about
900 passengers all of whom were saved.
The jury in the Forest divorce case,
has brought in their verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff Mrs. Forrest, now Nj ss
Sinclair. Mr. Van Buren,, however, has
filed bill of exceptions.
We are indebted to Gregorys Express
for the S. F. Herald extra, from witch
We take the following extrar, Is.
The resolution asking the clemen.
cy of the British Crown for the Irish
exiles, has been voted. Gown in the
Senate Of the United States. 1t was
killed by the advocacy of Mr.. Sc
ward.
The alarm in England on the sab
ject Of French Invasion had rather
increased than ab ated, at last advices.
Nearly one third of some editions of
the Times is filled with editorials and
correspondence on the subject. The
Times mas.es the rather startling ad-
mission startling TO those who have
extravaP, ant ideas Of England's militia
ry Pow''r-that military men profess
no dor.bt, that as far as any effectual
oPpo''ition is concerned, body of l0,-
Ooo or 10000 men could be thrown
on our coasts, could establish them
Sc Ives, throw up intrenchments, and
E.erp US at a respectful distance with
J their guns until second or third re-
enforcement had been ferried across
the Channel"
The last estimates laid before Par
Lament showed grand total of 3l,-
l6l cavalry and infantry stationed