The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC!
ARRIVAL OF THE
K GEORGE LAW
AT NEW YORK.
LATE CALIFORNIA NEWS.
VIEWS FROM THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.
OF THE TREATY WITH JAPAN.
LATE AUSTRALIA NEWS.
LATE CALIFORNIA NEWS.



New York, July 10.
! The steamer George Law, with the mails
and 81, 100000, arrived from California at an
early hour this morning, bringing upwards oil
400 passengers, among whom we notice
Capt. Adams, bearer of dispatches from Com.
lnodore Perry.
Captain Adams brings the Japan treaty
which secures for Americans the privilege oil
residence and trade in two ports.
The steamer Golden Age arrived at San
Francisco on the 10Th of June, with Sidney
dates TO the llth of May.
A serious disturbance had taken place at
San Francisco, growing out of recent de.
cision adverse to squatter rights.
The markets at San Francisco were dull,
with no material change.
| Dates from the Sandwich Islands are to
the 23d of May, and from Oregon to the 10th
of June.
The election in Oregon ID adverse to
Wings, also to the State government.
! The Japan treaty opens two ports, the
Chackodado, in the Straits of Sanger and
Schmudi, at the entrance of Jeddo Bay.
The latter is the chief port for trade, and a
depot for coal. The former port is the chief
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the channel within two miles OF Jeddo, and
found plenty of water. The American citi-
zens and cOnsuls resident, transact business
ut either of the above ports.
| Capt. Adams came to Honolulu in the
sloop Saratoga in twenty-five days from
Japan. The treaty was formally signed on
the 3lst o: May.
The Russian frigate Diana and an English
sloop were at Honolulu, and several Russia
frigates were shortly expected, after which
they would proceed to the North Pacific.
| The accounts from the Australia mines
are not favorable.
| The markets are overstocked.
Captain Smith, who was arrested for set.
ting fire to the steamer Westward, has been
acquitted.
The ship Columbia, of Boston, was totally
destroyed by FIRE near Melbourne, on the
oath Of A pril
The warlike news from England had ad.
vanced the rates of interest 8 to 5 per cent.
Great anxiety was felt at Sydney lest the
place be attacked by The Russians, and it is
wholly without protection.
Harves, had commenced to yield unusually
well in California.
Political parties were organizing fer the
September election, and number Of names
had been brought forward in connection with
the prominent Offices. Both parties held q
State Convention on the 9Th of June.
In attempting to remove a squatter from a
lot owned by c ,pt. Folsom, Thomas Tillon
Smitl, of Philidel phia, was killed, ana two
others wounded; subsequently the squatters
got possession of the lot and erected kind
Of fort, within which fifteen men assembled,
armed, resolved to defend their possessions.
The citizens were organizing parties for
the protection Of the rights of property.
Thomas Campbell, U. s. Land Commits
sioner, has resigned.
Walker, the tillibuster, plead not guilty to
the indictment. and gave $4,000 bail.
Further by the Baltic.
| LIVERPOOL. June 2Sth.-The continental
news is very scanty. There is no fresh in
telligence from the East.
The French per cents opened at 73f, and
rose to 73f 45c.
On the 22d, Marcsca Escorga, mother oil
the former minister EscOrga, was arrested at
Madrid.
The following paragraph, dated st. Pc
rersburgh June 18th, is from the Moniteur OF
yesterday:
The damage caused by the blockade of the
coasts of the Baltic and Black Seas, may be
estimated pretty nearly according to the or.
binary rates of the exports and imports,
thus: In 1859, $500 freighted vessels en-.
tered the ports OF the Baltic, and about the
same number left those ports, The number
of vessels which entered the ports of the
Black Sea, was 90, $3.50. Total, 500, 600
tons.
| INDIA AND CHINA. The express in anti
cipation of the overland mail has arrived. A
brief extract Of the principal items of news
was given on Monday.
The Russian squadron is supposed 10 hav e
taken refuge on the coast of Kamschatka.
One of the vessels was seen about 80 days
since at Woosong, where she had put in Tor
Intelligence.
After deducting vessels ordered home, our
naval force in those seas consists of Is ves-
sells of the royal navy, mounting 244 guns;
Of ~ steamers of the Indian navy, mounting
100 guns Of very heavy calibre and heavy
metal, and of IL sailing ships of the same
service, mounting 100 guns, thus making q
total OF "a vessels and AGA guns, exclusive OF
the French squadron.
1t is not the Russian squadron that is fear.
ed by our marine, but pirates from Califor-
MIA sailing under Russian colors.
CANToY.-The continued unfavorable ad.
vices from the interior seriously affect the
import trade; the provinces were overrun by
banditti, and the feeling was strong that the
packing of the tea would be affected in these
places, and that there would be bad or shor,
supplies of it.
THE EALTIC FLEET.
| The St Petersburuh Iournal of lime ,5
announces that at IL O'Clock, p. NJ, on the
9Th, an English expedition of nine boats at.
tempted to force a passage to the town Of
Gamla-Karleby.
i they were opposed by two companies o.
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