The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-11

tn. ARRIVALS of the steam .hp,tI.inois and Prone
thens have pf. ed in the latest
from aCalforni. Australia, New, Granada, Chill,
Porn the Sandwich Islands, Costa aca Nicaragua,
and 9th er portions OF the western scfe of the CONT
mont We prssest ,ur readess with an extended
,ummarv of the int uigence from those countries
which IN be foaal highly interesting.
The Ps, an a paIers have daily articles upon the
ran; absoa ption and re tenton, by Land capitalists
NJ the hurA lreds Of $housends Of dollars which
rent:uvon The Isthnus by travellers On the other
hand they furnish decisive evidence Of Increasing
;,nnro umsu., in the many announcements of new
hn;,dr vrs erocted, hotels olered, and hartor i'm
rrover WITS made, which they contain. A paiitical
riot had occurred at Tabsga, in which tao OF three
nersons +, vsge injured. Il was aaicably settled by
Tho nsrso val interference of the Governor. The
;mnort and 'sypets trade, o. Valparaiso was encoW
aging.
We publishr AGONY of an Important decree, isAued
t Costa Rica, by the President OF the Republic,
lat;ve TO the d. Seroh Of sailor from vessels trading
70 or touching atAPuent Arenas. This matter, with
,arve amcsnt q commercial, maritime and miscel-
1aneous information. will e found n another part Of
sbe paper.
Cur Nicaragaa correspondent wris1s that affairs
were comparatively quiet at San Juan. The British
war steamer Geyser and the United States sloop-of
nor Cvxpe were in the immediate vicinity. The
,hor4ies~ e Greytown had appealed to the command
or Of the fs,mer vessel for redress against TIE recent
conduct Of Capt. Hollis; but the English captain
eooy informed them that he had express orders from
his government not to interfere in their Affairs. II
vas reuorted that the Prometheus, on her last trip
-rem this port took out orders from the British Min
ter at Washington, directing any English vessels Of
war at San Juan to protect the employees and pro-
perty of the Transit Company. But the orders came
TOO late; the employees had been imprisoned, fined,
and the property of the company destroyed-of all
which the commander Of the Cyaue had already
taken cognizance.
The extracts which we have made from the Bnenos
Ayres Packet relative to the unceasng political
connections and revolutions in Sonth America are
worthy Of marked attention. While descanting
upon the inability Of the people of that country to
govern III, mselves, the editor handsomely compli-
ments the United States and remarks that at no dis
tant day we bid fair TO absorb the whole Northern
continent He might also have added the Southern
norton for should this Union continue to progress
AT the rate it has done for the last fifty yearsand
there il no reason TO doubt but that it WILT will not
no a great while before the South American States
are found knocking for admission at the portals
Of this confederacy. Their only prospect of peace,
happiness, and prosperity, judging from their past
misfortunes, seems to be centred in such an alter
native.
The extraordinary mechanical ingenuity of The
Yankees at present to be attracting universal
attention in the Sandwich islands. We learn that
King Kamehameha, accompanied by his suite and
large number Of native and foreign digntares went
A oil n Coz nc tbo
seas. on her recent trip to Honolulu. The utmost
qualification was expressed with the visit The
rival of patent corn shelter seems to have created
considerable sensation Good corn was worth from
Il to CD cents per b. or $40 per Dbl. The inhabi-
tants are turning their attention TO the culture Of
wool, which It Is said pays well 10 ship 10 Sydney.
Via Valparaiso and Panama we ore in receipt Of
one week later advices from Australia the details
Of which will be found very interesting. Gold was
pouring into the different towns from all the mining
sections in grta abundance although different cor
respondents corroborated each Others statements
that the prcductyeness Of the mines had been great
y exaggerated. Robberies were of frequent occur.
renee, and swindling was carried on 70 great ex.
tent II was estimated that a100 600 had been lost
in Ave months, by the purchase Of spurious gold.
One bank alone had sunk 100000 by dealing in the
bogus article. Commercial affairs were considered
prosperous and emigrants continued TO arrive in
countless numbers
the additional intelligence elsewhere given from
both Europe and California will be found quite in
tsres ting; but gave the leading textures in yes
ierdays summary, il Is unnecessary to repeat them
Fortunately telegrsphie information is very
brief THE morning, and we arc thereby enabled 10
present our readers with large amount o. misce :
j teous natter. which otherwise uld have bee