The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-24
The news.

We learn by telegraph that the steamship Pam
perc has arrived at New Orleans with two weeks
later intelligence from California. Unfortunately,
however, the gale which commenced yesterday, and
continued throughout the night with great violence,
rendered it i'm possible to prosure The news in
Tor this mornings edition. The steamer Northern
Light Is reported 10 be the way ID this city With
one million six hundred thousand dollars in gold aud
1--WE hundred passengers. She left San Juan on the
18th inst, and Bll probably arrive tomorrow or
Monday.
The Hermann, from Bremen snd Souths-1psop,
arrived at this port al early bour yest-r1sy morn
ing, bringing London files and vices from ti5 Con
tnent of Europe &c the 7th inst Ths papers brought
BY the America 10 Halifax wars tree days Later ana
contained the last news from shs seat Of war, a.
summed up IN our Geographic synopsis yesterday
norn-rg; however, we give today some interesting
extracts IRON the mails ~ the Hermann, saongs.
which is & copy Of Eae ADDRESS Ct General Barsgusy
d'HiTiers, he newly appoiated Fse4ch minister At
Cor staatinople TO the Sultan with tins rpy o. that
monarch; translation OF the spesc1 made hg Tbs
Crown Prince Of SwsSen 10 4hs Cha noers, sud a
ksdng article from che London Times which fully
c,Itir ms the repori o. tae adoption Of Inc n9s !:
ropean peace t.tatg by the great PO~egs notice q
which bad bee2 previously pulisatd IN tie HERALD.
We have also the full and very melancholy de-
tails of the loss OF the Hull and Hamburg packet
Marshall, with over hundred and fifty passen-
gers. She came in contact with the honeward bound
bark Woodhouss, from Stockholm. The British gov
eminent had received official dispatches from the
Admiral com handing in the Pacific re alive to
The quantity OF guano rem lining upon me Cn!ncha
Islands. It is estimated that the aTsilabe supply
amounts to eight million six hundred thousand tons;
but the Admiral imagines that the Islands viii be ex
bsusted Of saleable auano worth freighnng to Eag-
land in eight or nine years We give the dispatches
and statistical tables elsewhere, and would remark
tina. their importance ia much increased NJ this mo-
ment blythe news of the discovery Of guano upon
Islands n the Caribbean Sea, which was lately
noticed in our paper
The Golden Age LEFT Liverpool for Australia upon
the 5th int. with hundred and sixty passengers
No business Of importance was transacted IN ether
branch Of Congress yesterday. The only item OF in
terest In the Senate proceedings was the announce
nelt of bill providing for the distribution OF the
proceeds Of the public lands among the various
States After q discussion as to what disposition
should be made OF certain documents ordered by the
Last Congress the House went into Committee Of the
Whole aad debate followed bet.een Mr.. Phillips
Of Alabama, a1d Mr.'Bayly, Of Virginia, in which
the slavery question, the Koszta Affair." the demon
STATIONS Of opposition 70 the administration, &C.,
were all in turn reviewed. Both houses adjourned
till Tuesday, but from appearances il Is matter Of
doubt whether quorum vii! be found iE either body
before the close 81 the holidays.
Our dispatches from Washinsto state that the
House committee to whom the resolution proposing
70 present Capt. Ingrahem with sword was re-
fered, have unanimously resolved 70 report in favor
Of bestosing upon him medal, with suitable in
soription, commemorative Of the gallant conduct Of
himself and associates at Smyrna. The Senate nas
Of late confirmed several minor appointments. among
them officers for the branch mint in California As
yet however, 90 i'm port3nt bu. dolbtfll Gominations
have been sent in; and Il il undcratood that noae
will be till after the Houe has disposed Of The reso-
lution relative to the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The steamship Crescent City hes arrived at New
Orleans, with dates from Havana TO the 18th inst
There is no news. Csptain-Genersl Canedo is
reported 10 have snassed one ilion Of dollars dur.
ing his administration II eighteen months.
nv telegraph we have received some very Interest.
ing inforrua ioa from TIE south western plains from
which We learn that owic q The dulness Of trade
and the dltlcnty o. passing Gus Az III Ia7Oi q
the foreign merchants zouli probably soon leay
chihuahua FOR California. a Nr. Smith hayinl
been shot at Santa Fe, man named Stallion va
arrested, tried and immediately executed, shortly
after which il was discovered that Mr.. smith W.
rot only alive, but slowly recovering.
The ship Island City, bound from New Orleans 70
tbI port with cargo Of mOiasses and sugar, wa
abapSo ned In sinking condition On the 18th last
he having previously experienced severe gale