Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-16
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE LAW


NEW York, Dec. 1.-THE George Law, b
Aspinwat, has arrived. She brings $SSs co. CT
freight, 467 passengers; and the California ma
the 10th.
Among her passengers are Mai 1T. Andrav q
the army Gen AYar and family. The General was
member of the Mexican cabinet and has been
sentenced to twenty years Punishment by Santa
Anna.
There is no exciting news in California
Intelligence had been received there that intense
excitement was created at Sonora by the report of
the sailing of the hllbustering expedition. Troops
had been semitic Sonora from Guayamas.
1t was reported that Gen. Taeon was on the march
with 1000 men.
A line of steamers Is talked OF between San
Francisco and Guayamas.
A company of u. S. dragons had an engage
ment Rouge river with the Indians; during the
engagement ten InIians and two Americans were
killed
The American squatters had large meeting at
Sacramento and passed exciting resolutions
Among other things they declared Capt Suffers
claims invalid, and that the lands upon which Sac
ramento city is built belongs to the United States
as overfowed lands.
The mining news is generally favorable. The mi
on river beds preparing TO leave on account
of the near approach of the rainy season
A new flhbustering expedition is talked Of 1t
is said that party is follow the invaders to So
nora, anu anOtn6r 10 20 10 Tue AIDaZOn.
1t is reported that joint stock company, also
for mining with capital of SlO50O,OO0, is to es-
tablish a steam navigation oil the river ella The
intentions of this company is looked upon with
suspicion.
4 cargo of coal had arrived at San Francisco
from Van Couver's Island.
Our dates from Oregon are to the 28th
The overland arrivals continued large. A great
many parties suffered severely on the route, some
how haau raduaad IN aatinO horses
Dr. Evans of Gov. Stevens surveying expedi-
ton, arrived at Portland on the 18th. He reports
favorably of railroad route from the head of the
Mississippi to Pugets Sound.
The schooner Capacity, with the government
stores, was wrecked at Guyamas
James G. Sackett founder of Beerfords Express
was killed on the 18th, by being thrown from his
buggy
The proceedings against the brig Arrow con-
nected with the Sonora expedition, have been
abandoned.
The magnetic telegraph line between San Fran
cisco and Marysville is in full operation.
Two expeditions are fitting out at San Francisco,
one for Peru, the other for Ecuador The former is
being organized under the auspices of the Peruvian
consul for mining purposes. The latter is said to
be connected with another expedition.
A private company, with a capital OF ten mil
lions has been formed at San Francisco for steam
communication with China.
The steamer fremont is to be the pioneer of the
new line to Guyamas.
A new line is to commence the first OF December
between San Francisco, Honduras, Guatemala MIC
aragua, Costa RIGA. and Panama.
Major Garrison has sent message to the Com
mon Council in which he says that the funded and
floating debt of San Francisco is but little short of
two millions of dollars The estimated expend-
lures for the ensuing year are SS96,0OO
The city is to be lighted with gas the first of jan
uary.
The British steamer Bogota arrived at Panama
on the 2Oth with dates from Valparaiso to the lst
Nov, and Australia to the Dist
Business is improving at Valparaiso, and prices
are firm. Flour SO, and the stock is increasing.
The Peru dates are to the 18th.
1t was reported that Gen. Balzu has invaded Peru
wilh 1900 men.
Elias is said to be at Payta with 1900 men to as
| sist Belzu
| Linaa.-It was thought that the President, Gen.
Rehiniue would soon be driven from Office
Bolivia is unsettled.
We have nothing from the Chincha islands.
The news from Australia was brought to Calao
! by the barque Gem OF the Sea, which left Mel
| borne Sept &c. She brought a shipment of gold
| for Adams & Co.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trouble is brewing between
| the miners and government
The accounts from the diggings are encouraging,
| and some of them of an extraordinary nature.
The quantity of gold shipped from Victoria up
to September 18th, was about Sc tons, nearly Co.
100000 sterling.
Several new fields of surprising richness have
been discovered.
The Peruvian government has appointed Senior
Lirado envoy extraordinary to Washington City to
settle the Chincha island difficulty.
Late advices from Guatemala state that General
Arreira was about to proceed to make war on Hon
duras.
San francisco Market, Nor. l5h.-Business is
not so lively as usual for this season, owing chiefly
to the excessive mportations. To-day light job
bling business was done in Gallego and Haxal -four
at rates current for sometime past. Outside brands
we quote 81 so TO SO. Large sales of mess beef
to-day at S23aS24 so clear pork S25 clear bacon
and hams Sl4 49, butter 25a27c. Cofee-the
market is bare of Rio and has considerably ad-
yauced The last sales were at l5c.