, 1853-07-23
Nine Days Later from the Atlantic States
Threatened War with Mexico!
DEATH OF GENERAL RILEY.

~ the ITCslNtlt SOUSul IJT NCW GISudud
aehe polt Of San Francisco
General Riley is dead, and Col. Plymplon
promoted in his stead
General Scott had a serious fall from his
horse in the Fifth Avenue, New York.
/ Hon. r. X. Meade, of Virginia, has de-
cincd the Consul.hlp to Sardinia.
/ Gov. Wood, Of Ohio, accepts the Consul.
ship to Sardinia.
Mourn VGRNoN SoLD.-The Mount Yer
non estate has been sold for over 5000, 600.
The sale is subject 10 the approval Of Con
gress.
/ PoLirIcAL.--The Democrats of New
! Hampshire have nominated the Hon. n. B.
Baker as their candidate for Governor
TmUMpH OF THE REFoRMERs IN New
YoRK.-1he Great City Reform Charter
Party ticket has been unanimously elected
in New York.
SOUTHERN CRoPs.--Accounts from the
Mississippi and Red River Districts are still
unfavorable for the crops, owing 10 cold
nights and continued drouth.
The fine clipper ship Sovereign of the
Seas, which made such a rapid trip from
San Francisco, was nearly or quite full Of
freight for Liverpool,
The city of Savannah has subscribed,
condlionally, one million dollars towards
building a railroad from that city in south
westerly direction, towards Tallahasso and
Pensacola. y
The OVERLAND EMIGRATIoN.--The over4
land emigration 10 California and Oregon ap-
pears to be on the increase. From late au-
thorlly we learn that emigraling parties
were first met five miles from Fort Laramie,
and from that point 10 the boundary line,
there had passed Fort Kearney up to May
both, 1913 men, 90j women, 1907 child
ren, 1920 wagons, ,l5l cattle, 1851 hors-
es, 740 mules, and 1890 sheep.
ANOTHER COOP TRIP.-The clipper ship
Trade Wind, Captain Webber, arrived at
New York on Saturday, June 4th, from San
Francisco, in eighly-lour days She was
becamed off Ilalteras, on the 9th MAY,
after which, for eight days, she experienced
calms, fogs, and light north east Winds
The Trade Wind is a very fine three deck
er, and was built by the late Jacob Bell.
1t is said that Mr.. Croskey, our Consul
to Southampton, is looking ahead among our
clippers, with a view to recommend their
employment, or some of them, 10 the Brit
England TO Australia. II was believed that
no steamer ahoat would make the voyage to
Melbourne or Sydney as quick as many of
our feet clippers. Hence, for emigranls.
freights or mails, they would be found de-
cdedly preferable to steamers as 10 speed in
sucha long voyage.
The MeslLLA DuFloULTY.-The Wash
inston organ" the Union, of June 5th,
publishes q somewhat significant article on
the subjec of our New Mexican affairs
1t takes ground that the conduct Of Govern
or Trias, in seizing, with an armed force,
Mesilla Valley, is an outrage combined with
folly that considering the weak condition
of Mexico, it would hardly be considered
ma5nanimous in the United States to make
hostile demonstration but if the act
should net be disavowed by the Mexican
authorities, then the United States cannot
hesitate how to act If this editorial of the
i. Uniou's is published "by authority" it un-
mislakeably points TO trouble ahead with
Mexico
UNITED STATES TEooPs FOR NEw MExI-
eo.-THE TROUBLES THERE.-The Wash.
ington correspondent Of the Journal oil Com
merce saysyrelatvo to the Governor of New
Mexico General Garland was here yes
terday, being still detained for portion of
bis instructions, but he was to leave to-day
He is to have authority, in case of nccessi-
ty, to call upon the Governor of Texas for
an adequate force 10 Iepel the Mexican in
yasion Of the disputed territory. The Tex
an Rangers will respond with alacriy TO
summons that promises the great advantag-
es of sure and high pay, and easy victory,
1t is mentioned that General Garland has
said that if he should have to hit Trias at all,
he should hit him hard.
STEAMSHIP UNcL SAM FOR THE PAcIrIo.
The steamship Uncle Sam was being re-
coppered at New York, and making pre-
parations to leave on the 18th June for the
Pacific, where she will run in the lnde
Nendent Opposition line" Mr.. Mills, the
owner of the Uncle Sam, has closed the con-
tract for building a first class steamer to run
in the same line on the other side, to be
chrstened the " Yankee Blade" She will
be ready for sea in six months time.
Sr. LOUIS REMOVED TO THE CouNTRY.--
Much apprehension has been felt in St. Lou
is that the action of the waters of the Mis-
souri,, where they enter the Mississippi,
above the city, will eventually wear away
the Illinois shore 10 such an extent as 10
force a new channel for the Great Father
of Waters, and thus leave ST. Louis some
five six miles out in the country.
rfA. The difficulties between Peru and