The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
Few York. saturday, April IL, 1851.
The News.

BY the arrival Of the Sierra Nevada, one of the
steamers Of an independent line by the Panama
route we have three days later intelligence from
California The mails, however, are still behind
hand although two steamers have arrived since
they were brought to the Isthmus. 1t appears
that the agent is under rigid instructions
to put the United States mails in those
steamers only which touch at Observation-Disclosures,
by proper discretion to the Isthmus agent, the
mails to New York would, as he showed, be put in
the mail steamers, whether they touch at Havana
not, and especially in those steamers direct to
this port. Will the Postmaster General turn his
wise head to this problem, and endeavor to study
4 out!
The general tone of the news is good and highly
encouraging for extraordinary crops of gold, and
every thing else in California, this season. The
friends of David c. Broderick will be charmed to
learn that he has fought a duel with a re-
volver against revolver and was saved by his
watch, which shattered to pieces. So much
for o good time-keeper. We refer readers to
the news elsewhere in this paper, for their more
general and particular information
Additionally to the California news by the Sierra
Nevada, we have received very late advices from
Jau aica, Galapagos Islands, Peru, Ecuador and
New Granada.
The accounts from Galapagos Islands inform us of
the seizure Of the American whale ship George
Rowland, by the Ecuadorean convicts After setting
the officers and crew on shore, and numbering the
Governor of the islands, the villains set sail for
Tombez On the way, they captured small
schooner, filed with men, who were going to join
the Flores expedition They cut the threats of twen
tythree of these expedtionists, in hope of making
atonement to the government for their former mis-
deeds. The murderers were eventually captured and
carried to Guayaauil
According to the advices from Ecuador, the invad-
ing force under Flores had not landed, but was
lowering around the coast 1t extensive
affair of the kind and will probably succeed unless
the Swedish frigate, stationed at Guayaquil.
aids the Ecuadorean government. The force at
that point is too weak to cope with that
of Flores; and judging from the unsuccessful effort
TO hit the English steamer Lima, he is safe from the
cannon balls of the government forts. 1t is expected
that if Flores fails, there will be between Peru
and Ecuador, in consequence of the assistance which
the former afforded the invaders.
New Granada and Jamaica quiet. The Con-
gress Of the former in session. The sugar crops
of the latterAyere not very good.
Congress is in perfect stew. The proceedings,
yesterday, on the public printing, in both houses,
disclose vast amount of rascalty and corruption
somewhere. Nothing is so exciting, in either
house, as a question of public plumber. Start it,
and on all sides they bristle up, and snap and sput-
ter like cats and dogs. In the House the debate
particularly spicy and spasmodic. And in the se-
que furnished with of those extraordinary
illustrations in which public justice is subserved by
combination Of the disturbers Of the public peace.
Here We have a coalition among the old fogies Of
both parties, to divide the plumber of the public
printng--about hundred thousand dollars each
per annur, Of Galpbin money-between the two
tavorite otbodox party organs in Washington. 1t
was TO be given to them as their share Of
The Compromise measpres, and for the party job
work of hireling pamptle.eers in the Presidential
campaign. Bat thanks to the pesilent free sellers
and the fire Gazing secesson-ss, they stood side by
side, like the English and Irish at the battle of
Waterloo and ga garde rac ale t'-the day is won
by the free soil and secession allies Venable and
Giddings are matters Of the field; and Polk and
German and the gormandzen.are in full fight
This isa good beginning-and the combination
Of the Northern fanatics and Southern seceders
is for once good thing. For once they on the
right side OF the question, and have the old fogies
upon the hip. ave have whipped J,n," says Ven
able, "three timer, ard can whip you again"
Good Let them stick 70 an honest division of the
plumber all round, none at all. Gddargs Is look
ing up and ven2ble is host in himself
But the fun Of the scene IL Congress is ecGpsed
by the haSmoniouf love feass last evening Of the
wings of New York, at the Broadway House. 1t
took the shine off The most beautiful sbildies Of
Tammany Hall. Ryniers and Nike Walsh would
have joined the wing party iastanse, had they been
present, for tie privilege of mixing in Itsecrs that
the Fillmore whigs had been forewaned Of the sHap
judgment intended by the Scott men and go
they went up cooked and primed, and after the
long rigmarole OF Governor Jones, they put in fer
the first fire. Our reporters report tellf the rest
Of the story The Webster raen, it seems, kept
aloof from the melee, having in reserve, like Captain
Tyler, n little convention Of their Perhaps
Scott will he nominated even there. No telling.
But what splendid excmplifeation ii is Of the
practical working Of our free nstitutons that even
party contributes TO the Development Of con-
stitutional principles.
Both branches Of cur State Legislature are cup
posed to have finally adjourned some time this
morning, but they not positively known to have
done So for fortunately for those Of our readers who
desire have their paper early, the wires gave OF.
and deprived ns Of the closing proceedings. On re-
viewing the business OF the session, much more will
be found to regret than approve. To be sure, many
bills Of wholesome character have been passed -
still the grain has not been winnowed from the chat
Our legislators, in too many instances loA sight of
their legitimate dutios-were wholly carried away
by party excitement, and gave their assent 10 a
great number Of measures which cool, plain, com.
mon sense would have told them we're decidedly
wrong. The general debates, scenes, aud incidents