The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-22
Arrival Of the Pacific.
LATER FROM THE STATES AND
ri e. ETJROPE

line, arrived at San Francisco on the af-
ternoon of the 10th, bringing New York
papers of the Goth Dec ff No 4i>
he Pacific brought her passengers
through inside of twenty-seven days.
Fifty-six females and thirty-eght chill
,lren came by the Pacific. "
The dates from London and Liverpool
are of Dec. 4th. -anesV raf la e". .t
There is an important movement on
foot in Washington, in regard to our tor
eign relations aud the recent movements
of France in Hayti and Mexico. '"
The New York Herald says that the
present Congress intends to assume the
initiative in supporting the new admins
tration in taking bold and high ground in
its relations with the strong powers Of
Europe, and in the projections of the
weaker nations of the earth. s,.,u.,..
Speculation as to who W il compose the
cabinet of GeneraI Pierce are still al the
rage in Washington, as well as elsewhere.
The well known Fanny Wright died at
Cincinnati on the 4th of Dec. i'll the 9th
year of her age. She was q native OF
Scotland.
The yell fever and cholera are still
engaged in the destruction of human life
in New Or cans. During the week end
ing the 9th Nov, in that city, l65 per-
sons died of the fever, and 50 Of cho era,
An order from the Department, requlr-
ing the employees in the different yard
to work from sunrise to sunset, has pro-
duced great excitement in the Ph lades
phIa and Brooklyn yards, and ''strikes"
Eave been the consequence. fiIe order
has been resclnded, however, and we pre-
sumo the dIfficu ties are now settled
Hon. Cornelius p Van Ness died on
the l7th December in Philadelphia.
"A letter dated Chihuahua, October 29ll,
says that the Mexican Boundary survey
nS party, under Commissioner Bartlett
bad arrived there, after having been at
tackled and robbed by ii large bard Of
savages L'" '*"- .l." .i@ h
General Pierce had written to the May
or OF Baltimore his intention Of passing
through that city in February. l....i
Among the propositions laid before the
Senate is one to 50 amend the bounty land
law us 10 give one hundred and sixty
acres of hand to ali who were engaged in
the war with Great Britain. t,. a.. ...ri.
CAT Havana the Cherokee was permit
ted to hold full communication with the
shore, and land aud receive the mails and
passengers. No questions were asked
respecting former difficulties. 33Yia. .afl
"Four thousand Spanish troops and
two more Generals were expected soon to
arrive at Havana, and, If we are to Judge
from the extensive preparations which
were being made. and the activity going
on in the forts, placing guns, &C., Sc, the
Cuban authorities were under much alarm
for fear Of invasion from the States.
A dispatch from Washington confirms
the report of the feeble state of health Of
Nice President King. His disease is an
affection of the lungs, similar to that
which carried hence the lamented Henry
Clay. g" .
Fhe Tariff in Congress. The recent
proceedings in the House of representa-
tiveS, on the tariff question, very clearly
indicate that protection has nothing to
expect OF Congress this session, and that
there is no disposition in the House to
tinker with the tariff as it now exists
We may safely venture tn say tha: the
law of 1916 will be permitted to stand in
tact till Gen. Pierce shall have officially
expressed some opinion on the subject.
.aoI "I h'F'd. N. Y. Herald.
Fillibustero principles do not appear to
meet with much consideration from the
southern members of Congress. ....
Sundry interesting documents in rela,
ton to the affairs Of Hayli have found the
light through call of the Senate upon
the President. The correspondence,
which is very voluninous, relates to the
attempt at Intervention between the EN-
pire of Hayti and the Dominican govern
ment, by the three powers of England,
France and the United States. Notes
from Mr.. Webster To Mr.. B. Nj. Walsh,
the Special Agent of this government to
the Is and of St. Domingo, contains in
Structions for making out representations
to his Highness Faustin !. as should serve
to cause that parsonage to abandon his
schemes Of conquest. Notes are also in
C uded in the correspondence from Sir
Henry l. Buwer, addressed to Mr.. II.
N. Usher, the British Consul at Hay.i;
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hayti,
Dufrere; and from Mr.. Walsh to the
United States Secretary Of State. The
last communication of Mr. Wash to the
authorities at Washington conveys intel
Iigence Of the resu Is of the negotiation.
The Domnicans will accept no terms of
peace watch do not cause their national
sovereignty to he recognized by Hayti;
and The -anguinary ambition and trrocious
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