The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-13
ADDITIONAL BY THE ILLINOIS.

Among the passengers by the Illinois are
Col. J. Bankhead Magruder, U. 5. Army; Lit.
A. 5. Nicholson, Of the Marine Corps; Lieuts.
Pease, Carson and Wilkinson, of tie Revenue
Service; M. ID. Barnet, of the Sacramento
Union, as bearer of dispatches ]. +. Holman,
late Secretary OF Legation TO Chilli; and S.
Vincent Brown, late U. S. Appraiser at San
Francisco.
The weather in California had been very
warm. the thermometer ranging, in the shade,
from 50 TO 107 degrees.
The mining intelligence frora all quarters
was Of the most cheering character.
The markets are more active, and in some
articles better prices are obtained.
The duel between Messrs. Gwinn and Nc
Corkle had terminated without bloodshed.-
Three Intellectual shots were fred, when the
matter was satisfactorily adjusted
A duel was fought on Saturday morning
near Mission Dolores, between Edw'd Tobey,
Clerk TO the Assistant Alderman of San Fran.
cisco, and nr. Alfred Crane late ofAIexandria,
La. On the second fire Crane was shot thro'
the body and died on Sunday.
On Friday, the 10Th ult., duel was fought
near San Francisco between Thomas Hayes,
Assistant Alderman, and John Nugent, editor
of the San Francisco Herald, with pistols, at
twenty PAGES distance. On the second fire
Nugent was wounded, and when the steamer
left was considered in critical situation.
The ship Carrier Pigeon, Captain Doane
went ashore on June 9Th, on Point New Year
30 miles south of San Francisco. Two
steamers were sent TO the wreck, who succeed.
ed in saving 1900 packages of light merchan.
die. The ship and q considerable portion oil
her cargo have proved total loss. The
steamer Sea Bird which had been sent TO the
assistance Of the Carrier Pigeon was beached,
while taking Off the cargo, and al the last &C
counts was going 10 pieces.
The Indians about Sonora are said to be
exceedingly troublesome.
Lsborsrs are in active demand, in Stockton
particularly. Harvest hands and mowers are
advertised for at one hundred dollars pei
month.
LATEST FROM CHINA.
The ship Pathfinder has arrived with Hong
Kong tChinal dates of April 9th, and Shang
hal dates ofApriI 18th. The capture Of Nankir
and subsequent defeat of the rebels is fully
confirmed The Hong Kong Herald gives the
details of various crueltes practiced by the In
surgents. They were making an indiscrimi
nate slaughter of the Buddhist Priests, a.
well as of the Manchows. At Nankin they
enticed 700 Manchow women into one build
ing, and then set fire to it, reducing the whole
TO ashes. They also pressed every Chimes
between the ages of Is and As into the army
killing the children as useless, and making
the women cooks and solutions. AT Naakir
the leader Of the rebels had been crowned
Emperor.
Fears were entertained at Canton that ,h,
rabbe would rise on learning the success o
the rebels. The Register advises foreigners tt
prepare for any emergency. The exportatior
of rice had been prohibited in some districts.
letter from Hong Kong, April oath, states
that Com. Perry was about to proceed TO ia
pan at once with the Mississippi and Saratoga
This had caused some uneasiness among tht
Americans as it would leave them compare
lively unprotected. He would not wait for th,
rest of the squadron.
The policy of this move is considered ques
tionabe, as it will be contrary to the expacta
ton of the japanese, who are fully advised O
all our movements, and will, in all probability
result in the total failure OF the expedition.
FROM THE IsTHMUs AND SOUTH AMERICA
The Panama Star says an attempt at revo
luton took place at Bogota on the 9Th of June
in which several persons were shot, General
Herrera ordered out the troops, but Genera
Melo refused TO obey.
AT Carthagena the yellow fever was raging
and The regular troops were daily Deserving
Disorder was spreading, and general revolu
ton seemed inevitable.
The steamer Columbus arrived al Panama
on the Goth from San Francisco. The Cali
forna sailed on the ooh; the Golden Gate
with the mails from San Francisco, of the 10th
and specie, arrived on the 2oh.
The English mail steamer Quito had arriv
ed, with Valparaiso dates of the lst, and Lims
of the 18Th ofJune. VIM. +. Nye, of Valparai
go, bearer of dispatches TO Washington, ant
MIR. Holman, Secretary of Legation TO Chill
came passengers. the prospect of war be.
tween Peru and Bolivia increases.
FAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Business, al San Francisco was reviving.-
Trade 10 the interior had greatly improved
Money easier. Flour was better-Sales Of
HaxalI at ~ a$12 SO. Corn dull at 50. Corn
meal dull at 5 SO Sc. Buckwheat quiet al
a. IS. Refined sugars dull; crushed quiet al
lO4 cents, raw sugars moderately active. Teas
had advanced-sales of Imperial and Young
Hyson at As a All. Coffee improved-Manils
l3 cents; Java III cents. Stock of coffee
1000 600 lbs., of winch 100000 lbs. were to be
re-shpped to Australia. The stock of rice
was heavy and recent sales have scarcely rea
lized half cost. Liquors depressed. Proyi
sions inactive--mess pork % $23; mess bee
24a $25; lard I5I cents; butter 81 % cents
clear bacon sides Is 30 cents; hams Is a !:
cents; cheese 20 cents. Dry goods, clothing
iron, steel, boots and shoes, and mining tools
pay little or no profit, and some are dull at hg
ures below cost. Lumber of all description
plentiful. and Eastern not realising cost an.
charges.