Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

steamer Virago will be despatched as soon as
possible for Valparaiso, with dispatches of i'm
portance for the British admiral stationed at
that port.-Idid.
From the Aspinwall Courier Of April 80.
PAYMENT OF THE PASSENGER TAx.-We re-
greet extremely to say that United States Con.
sui Ward, of Panama, withheld the papers OF
the steamer Yankee Blade" on her recent
visit to Panama, until she paid the capitation
passenger tax We doubt whether he will be
able to satisfy the State Department with his
reasons for SO doing; and we hope he has ere
this determined to conform to the view of
the matter taken by Mr.. Green, United States
charge d'affaires at Bogota, in all cases which
may come before him hereafter; for in case
of any difficulty in the settlement OF such
little matters, it would be somewhat preferable
to be supported by Uncle Sans officials than
by those of the New Granadian government
We learn that one of the Main street mer-
chants absconded on one OF the steamers to
California, on Tuesday evening, owing about
thirty thousand dollars in this city, without
leaving any assets of consequence to meet the
claims against him.-Pananaa Star, 4prit 70.
DEPARTURE OF THE DARIEN EXPEDITION
Yesterday we announced the arrival of Lieut..
Strain and his party from the Gulf OF San
Miguel. The party under command OF Lieut..
Truxton, started for Aspinwall on Sunday, and
Lieut.. Strain waited in this city until Monday
morning, in order to remain by one OF his com
panions (Mr. Boggs) in his dying moments,
and until his assistance could be of no longer
avail.
Before leaving the city, number of gentle
| men waited on Lieutenant Strain, and present
- 4. IL IL &c Do ,oY,r1.
facture as a token of their sympathies for the
sufferings he underwent during the expedition,
and of esteem for the energy and Judgment he
displayed, under the very trying circumstances
in which he was placed.
The CYANE.-This United States sloop of war
left our port this morning for Porto Bello,
whence she is homeward bound. We most
earnestly hope the remnant who have been re-
stored to the ship by Lieutenant Strain may
reach home in safety.
Yesterday afternoon, Passed Midshipman
| Truxton, of the United States sloop-of-war
| Cyane, second in command OF Strains party,
| arrived at Panama, with most of the survivors
of the party; and last night, Lieutenant s., who
had remained in Panama few hours to pre-
pare for the decease of Mr.. Boggs, arrived here
with the sad intelligence that the poor fellow
was numbered among the victims OF the i'll
| fated expedition. Those that have been saved
were most joyfully received by the ships com
pany, and our whole community strongly SYM
| pathized with the warm-hearted officers and
crew.-AspinpaU Courier Of april 25.
| Died, on the Oath April, at the..Foreign Hos.
pital, in Panama, Mr.. A. +. Boggs, late OF
| Springfield, Ohio Mr.. Boggs was one Of the
L ,toJ fha Stotac
Darien exploring expedition, and died from
over exertion and debility.
South America.
The British mail steam.packet Santiago,
Captain Joy, arrived at Panama, April 20,
bringing the mails from Valparaiso to the LIST
| and Callao to the 18th April.
The Santiago brought one hundred passen-
gers, mostly from Australia, and about $500, 900
in specie, including one box of gold from Aus
tralia, to Adams & Go.
| From Peru all accounts agree in stating that
President technique is on his,very last legs,
and there is scarcely doubt but that the next
arrival from Callao will bring US the news OF
his overthrow and fight from the country.
THE REVOLUTION. city of Cuzco pro-
| nounced against the government on the 10th
of March, General Castillo is supposed to be
in Tor near) that place at the present time. He
is said to have been furnished with horses and
men by President Belzu. We were assured
Yesterday, from reliable source, that Presl-
dent technique would march with the whole
government force in less than twenty days, and
hazard q general battle.
MuTINY AT SEA.-By reference to our marine
reports, it will be seen that the English ship
Lord Dufferin, from Cardiff, Wales, bound to
| San Francisco with cargo of coal, put into
the port of Callao on the 18th inst, in conse-
| quence of the crew having mutinied. We have
been favored by Captain Matthews with a very
| interesting report, which we regret not having
space or time to publish. The crew first mutt
MED near the Cape de Verdes, and afterwards
| off Valparaiso. The Lord Dufferin was be-
Gained FL days in the Atlantic, latitude AZ 30>,
| longitude 2So w. Had rough weather off Cape
Horn-losing topsail yards, and receiving other
| damage.
Her Britannia majesty's sloop-ofwar Trim
GONZALEZ, Captain Wallace Houstoun, has been
| lying in Callao harbor for two months past.
Vessel WRECEED.-The English ship Ann
Eastwood, Captain Brumwell, bound for the
Onlncnas, Oh oah IoienAo pun. oho wiz
prove total wreck, having nine feet water in
| her hold.
In the shipping intelligence, we find that
among the arrivals at Callao had been the
French frigate lie Fort, American ship Caro-
line, Nesmith, from Panama, and with those
/ mentioned departed for the Chinchas, British
barque Columbine American ship Jenny W.
Paine, British ship Launceston. The Ameri-
/ can brig Samuel Train sailed for the United
States with guano.-Ia9ama Star, April 22d.
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