Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-11
ARRIVAL OF THE "srAR OF THE VEST,
AND THE "GEORIE LAW"

NEW va Arlil 9th.--The steamers s.S,ar oil
me est AMI Geo. Law" from Aspinwall, ar
aseu mere ihs forenoon, with the mails, 500 pas
semgers, and about 100000 OF treasure freight
The ASpinwall Courier gives few items of IN :
!ethsence conctr ning Strains surveying patty
Lieut. 81, with Two of his men, reached Chapiga
a III quest of provisions and boats for the reeI OF
the remainder, numbering 10, who had heeu Lett
weeks previously on the banks of the Chucan.
ague river.
The party were 10 days getting TO Point Yarven,
near tile Pacific.
On the fftee nth day out, the provisions became
exhausted; the remainder of the time they sub
sisted on nuts. Their Sutferings were intense
All III; men left behind were disabled.
STRAIN reports that The Indians along the route
He'd at his approach setting fire to all their canoes
ana nuts and, worst of all, carrying of all then
provisions. Lieutenant S. started alone OH his re-.
turn.
The commander of British steamer dispatched
boat up the liver for The relief OF the suffer ers
the 18th ofJanuacy. Melbourne, geld dull FIouI
AZ 10 CAS- per ion.
Valparaiso dates TO March st, and Callao of The
10Th. News Of importance.
1t was reported that DomImgo Elias was gaining
ground ID Peru. Lrcua and A,lca had declared
for him. was reported that lie had been olle r.
ell :Le assistance OF the French and Chiliaus 10
take possession Of Chincas.
The yellow fever was raging al Callao and
Lima.
business at Valparaiso was reviving. Money
was scarce.
rhs U. S. ships Sligo and Cyane, dispatched in
search of Lieut.. Stain, had returned.
PASAM.' March 2I.-Great excitement existed OF
9Sp!hwal! III consequence o; the prevalence oil
crime ana the weakness Of the government vigi.
lance committee.
The sloop Of war Cynne left Aspinwall on the
24th. She brings nothng of Importance from CAL
LORNA. immense Quantities oil gold was being Ia
ken out.
The Till before the Legislature providing for the
election of Senators had laled.
Indian difficulties had again broken Iut through
out the State.
DIR. Dickinson of the State Hospital was Killed
in a duel at Sacramento by r. W. Thomas Dis
trict Attorney OF Placer county.
Geo. kstr, State Printer and proprietor of the
Times 4 Transcript, is dead.
The owners Of s,eainbo ITS on tie inferior waters
OF California had formed joint stock association
capital S2.000.0O0.
Dates from Oregon are TO March Isl. Rich gold
uiggmgS had been discovered near the Willamette
The steamer FIRE Fly was swampcd al The mouth
OF the Columbia OIL the 25th Feb. Five men were
drowned.
delegate TO Congress from Washington Terri
tory had been chosen.
Dates from. Utah are 10 Feb. 3D. The Nor
mons hal adopted resolutions in favor OF the i'm
mediate construction of the Pacific Railroad thro'
SAT- Lake Valley. Col. Rabbit had been sent 10
Washington with the Resolutions.
March i6.-Theie is no improvement in The mar
nS'S' ,''h'S 81 hout lNJbO. hlCc o2. aNnIllat-
tine 2i4; Sperm SO, innS IL; Bacon ia. Bm;.
ter 81. ara ln4. Money tight. Bushes S extra
ordinary dull.
The steamer Columbus. from Lower California,
had arrived at San francisco. She brought up as
prisoner frederick Emery, Secretary oil State Of
the republic Of Sonora, WHO was arrested NJ San
Diego, by order Of Capt. Darniz, of the sloop-tr-
war Portsmouth.
President Walker was, at last ACE oun's form ng
CaliiornanS to s" ear allegiance 10 the new gov.
eminent. lie had also shot two Of his own men, ]
F. Nielsen and Arthur Morrison, for attempting to
f!libuSter on Ii account
A Mexican drspt Iado, with 200 men and six can
non, was on his wayto Encienda and the same
number Of troops oy land, 10 drive Walker from
his position.
lie excitement relative 10 the Senatorial cleo.
ton sull continues. Two members OF the State
Senate published a carl stating that they had been
approached with Tribe of $50 600 10 vote a post
ponement OF the election.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, March 25.--Flour scarce
Baltimore new white sos; mess pork 70s; prime
quiet. Lard in kegs 9a9!. Corn los. American
gold par. The schooner Canton arrived on 23d
The brig OCEAN Belle sailed on the nth.