The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-25
Tho News,
NEWS FROM cALIroRsrA AND MExloo.


A byiet teIegrsphic despatch has reached us from
New Orlea,s, announcing the arrival yesterday at
that por: of til steamship United States, with ad
vices rom San Francisco to me lst inst-tyo weeEs
later. nothing of particular interest had taken
place in California. The mar e.s lad Iii 9htly i'm
proved for some articles, and -four Is quoted at So
80 per barre. We have as1 b. tbs arrival soma
important intell'geL regarding the movements Of
the Mexican INSURGENTS. TIE d'tez from Acapulco
are to the 18th inst, a. which tine il was reported
that Alvarez was progressing rapidly towards the
capital the governme troops being in full retreat
No important engasem ut aad taken place between
the belligersnts. The steamship George Law LEI
Aspinwsn the 18th il ST. iot this port, with
~ two million dollars the semi m onthy mail ard a
fun complement OF passengers, brought down or
the Pscidc side By the steamship John l. Stephens.
She will probably arrive during to-day. whom
shall receive the details OF the neSs.
LATER FEoa JAPAN.
We have received adyioes from the Amsricsa
squadron at Japsa, t. the "a of June. The letter
a our correspondence, Rivou elsewhere in today's
paper, viii be found very Interesting. 10 cInncc.
ton with the accoun rece we'd by u.s. we give slsJ,
the sailing directions to nv gators 10 the Japan
waters recently male punic by the Navy DepEt-
msnt. These directions are Of vast importance e.
pecislly 10 whalemen.
INTERESTING FROM HONDURAS.
We publish to dag letter from oar correspond.
ent at Belize, (Hon.,) dated Angus l5sh, in
which, after abiding tc the layages caused by the
cholera, yellow fsyer and locus. plaques, he gives
vivid and narrowing detail Of the rise and progress
Of the late fire, by whica nearly one half Of the town
was laid in ashes. re apituIation OF the number
0 stores destroyed, the namss OF the principal Own
era, With an approximate average Of the aggregate
loss, are also givep. BY this last visitation vast
number Of people are reduced 20 extreme want. We
give the names Of the committee authorized to re-
ceye Subscriptions for their relief. II was unyer
saly considered that the commandment Of Greytown
was an act unworthy the dignity OF our rsticnai
government. r. G. Cbristy, Esq, uefch Ant of
over thirty years standing, had died a. Belize.
marke. report Is given.
THE STEAMSHIP CITY or rEILApErrnra.
At the time OF our pager going to press the ami.
val Of this vessel had rot been announced at Phis
delphis She left Liverpool, on the 3osh ut and of
course is much over There Il, however, as yet
no r4asop for supposiDg that anything Of serious
nature bag occurred to Ter. A Boston paper thinks
II probable that steamship which was seen ashore
on the coast Of Newfoundland. near Cape Race, on
the 18Th inst, ia the missing vessel. Ii such had
been the case, The fact would most likely have been
announced by telegraph from Halifax by this time.
There IL much greater probability that the screw
steamer seen By the Arabia on the lst1 inst. may
be the expected vessel. Ii she had met With any
accident to her machinery, nor progress wonld 20
slow ~ her port Of destination is some two degrees
south Of New York. her arrival may be account
ed for supposing she was the vessel The City
of Philadelphia Ii superior new steamer, on her
frst voyage, and built expressly for toe Atlantic
trade; and M derangcmen. in the machinery OF new
vessels Is an everyday occurrence, ii Is at pre- ent
altogether premature 70 indulge in gloomy forebod
inrs as 10 her fate. She VIII doubtless make her
appearance in day or two, safo aud sound
TIE coGB TRADE,
We D blish today, under the above head, two in.
selesing letters on the all important suj ect Of tho
present dem and for coal, and the existing meaJs y
supplying il. The first communication sho ~ tia
as much as four huni ed and thirty thousaud, nine
hundred end ninetyon one tons, wese sen. to MS ket
from the Cumberland (Pa.) regions alone, since
Janua'y last, snd that fifteen Thousand tols week
are nov drawn from the somc source This return
appears satisfactory Tor the case Of the consum
The second letter, signed "Junius,n we give NJ
der our unvarying iule o. audi atteraa pG'sta, for
although the writer shows SOME Ingenuity In biz CT
deavor 10 prove that the capacities Of our prcscn
coal transport lines are nov worked TO thor fullest
oxtert, end that more cannot 30 Supplied By them,
and also sha. the recpTo iy treaty viii only tend 5,
increase the price OF the article Of coal We ore no.
st ali opposed to 10 edo from our original position
on the subject. "JanigsV adds that " when The
Creator stored the Aneghenies With aIe!, no cet
tsinly intended that IL should he brought % mar
bet" This Ia quite true, bu. he never contenn
plated that bis bcneacenc should BE- 10 ahusei n
ifat q few Spectators In mines railroads, and =
ar should BE- shle to deprive sAe buk en- re1p'e