The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-07-23
ARRIVAL OF THE C0RTES.
Fourteen Days Later from the Aflanfi

The steamer Cortes, of the Nicaragua Line,
rived at San Francisco on the i6rh last We
are indebted 10 Adams & Co. for copy of tho
extra Whig, and 7'imes and Transcript, of the
l6th from which we take the following items Of
interest:
On the night of the 4th inst. a passenger by
the name OF Robert E. Harding disappeared,
supposed To have jumped overheard in tit vt
temporary insanity.
Died on passage-Mrs. Weston, of Michigan;
disease, pulmonary consumption; aged IS years.
reported Instruction among the slaves in
New Orleans caused great excitement during
the week from the 18Th to the Goth June, to
which latter date advices are complete. A
free negro named George Bright, disclosed the
plot as related to him by slave named Albert,
belonging to Dr. Rushton Albert was arrested
and made further disclosures duplicating an
Englishman by the name of Dyson, who taught
free negro school i'll the rear OF the city. The
plan was to attack the city at three points, fire
it, and the flames to be signal for general up
rising throughout the country. The examina-
ton was to take place on the 2lst.
The steamer Vixen had gone to Vera Cruz
with dispatches for the American Minister,
monstrating against the occupation Of the Mesilla
Valley.
The decided course of our government on the
Fishery Question has caused a suspension Of pro-
ceedings by English vessels against American
fishermen in the disputed waters
Judge Smith of California is spoken Of as
probable Commissioner to the Sandwich Ia
lands, Mr.. Leake of Virginia having declined.
Gov. Wood, of Ohio, accepts the Valparaiso
Consulship.
Rumors are current in Washington that Hon.
Robert J. Walker has accepted the post of COM
missioner to China.
Alocomotive on the New York and Erie Rail-
road exploded her boiler near the village OF Sus-
quehanna, on Thursday afternoon, instantly kill
ing several persons and wounding many others.
Among the dead are three women and the engi-
neer. Four or five people, it is thought, were
blown into the river and lost
Two hotels, ten stores and dwellings, and
three lumber yards, together with much other
property, We're recently destroyed by fire i'll
Cambridgeport, Mass. Loss, $4,000.
Decided cases of Asiatic cholera, are reported
| to have recently occurred in Alexandria, Va.
Our Washington correspondent writes on tho
10Th" Our Mexican relations do not look so
| Immediately threatening as they did fortni ght
| since. The Mesilla Valley is not likely to pro-
duce immediate rupture. Gov. Trias OF Chihua-
hua, seems to have felt better after getting off
his gasconading proclamation, and not half so
determined on forcing on the shock Of arms"
Gen. Gadstlen is expected here daily now. TO
ceive his instructions, and will proceed to Mexi-
co early next month His instructions will leave
him large discretion, and he will be quite sure
| to effect amicable settlement of some kind.
If he cannot negotiate for a cession of the Mexi-
can territory ravaged by the Indians, including
the States of chihuahua and Sonora, in consid-
Grafton of several millions of dollars, he will
probably right Of way for the Pacific
road through that section, well as Trhuu,-
tepec right Of way.