Washington sentinel., 1854-03-26
Gsneral SntfIIiaenfe
The Golden Age.-we rive below az ex,,ac,


of a letter from Captain ID. d. Porter of steamship
Golden Age, dated Capctown, January 6, 1854
Accompanying the letter Is sketch of his route
and note OF his daily progress, from which il ap
pears that the ship made fine run every day o.
her passage while under steam, without excep
tion, from Liverpool 10 the cape, and reached thai
port in perfect order on the 9th of January. The
route of the Golden Age appears 10 have been
direct from the Irish channel 10 the Cape de Verbs
thence shaving close the Of Africa so far as
Cape Pamas, and continuing across the great
Gulf OF Guinea 10 Cape Negro, and then along the
coast 10 Capetown. The weather was generally
favorable, with calms and fine weather of the AT
rcan route, with the exception OF several days on
rhe latter part Of the passage, when strong head
winds prevailed. The following is the number o
miles run per day during the passage: 200, 24O, 24O
260, 255, 220, 200 240 263 275 10 ST. Vincents-
167, 2l5, 237, 235. 23l 2i2 $780, $50, 22O, 25l 26O
240, $50, 220 2l6 10 the Cape of Good Hope
The following1s Captain Porters letter:
aCArE Town, jan 0, ls5l.-I am happy to inform
you Of r safe arrival at this place of your good
ship Golden Age, after a fine run oftwcnty-six and
a half days. Counting four says we were de-
tained at ST. Vincent coaling, we were thirty days
and half from En9land-the quickest passage on
record by eight or nine days. II has created quite
asensation, here and the fact that The isst Amer
lean steamer has beat all the English steamers so
badly on her first run has not injured the reputa-
tiou of the ship. The passengers are all delighted
with the Golden Age, and have not heard sin
gle complaint made about anything since left
Liverpool. You will find OH the back of this a
sketch Of our track, and we have the credit OF
, having struck the shortest route, and much sur
prise exists here that il was never tried before.
The truth is, this is the only ship know capable
Of performing that distance understean alone; for
we have never had our sails set but once, and all
The yards and masts have been down ON deck
most Of the time. The last six days Of our voyage
were very stormy, for we encountered nothing
3 hpfst min nIa xx,ib n str aal h,tt
the good ship fought her way through il at the
rate Of 225 mile. day. burning Miyty-tuo tons Of
Coal only per day, and four OF her furnaces blocked
off ali the time. When we arrived here we had
four days coal left, and were not obliged 10 touch
the hard coal we brought from New York. Our
average speed was 244 miles day, which is four
miles more day than gave her when we start
ed."-Boaon Journat
Later from Mexico.-The government organs
after boldly denying the rebellion of General AL
varez, are now compelled to acknowledge the fact.
7 These people are equally immoderate in hattery
and in censurc. am inclined 10 think this revolt
The commencement OF a general pr01H3icianento.
Discomfort prevails universally; the people are
crushed by taxation; commerce anguishes; and the
Indians, who are generaly indifferent as TO their
masters, are exasperated al the forced leves made
amongst them, and the burdens imposed on them.
How patient soever nation may be, when they
perceive that their rulers are at once despotic,
pulse to drive them 10 resistance. The movement
has begun, and il may end III general revolution.
Political persecution continues on an extensive
scale. Messrs. Luis de la Rosa, Munos, Ledo,
Ortega Buenrostro, and other influential members
Of the moderate party have been recently exiled.
Luis de la Rosa, a slcky and quiet gentleman, is
banished, with many friends, 10 Yucatan, the Cay
enne of Mexico. Haro y Tamarz, minister Of
finance Of H. s. H., was sent for at the National
Palace yesterday, and IL is rumored that he will
u -r
disgrace is the detection of his friend and parasite
Comonfort, governor OF Acapulco. who has de-
clared for Alvarez. and been appointed by that
chief governor general of the southern coast. II
is said that if Alvarez should be hard pressed by
Santa Anna, he will apply for aid 10 Walkers ex-
and the merchants of that city are accused as Sc
cretly connving at the movements of the ilibus-
ters. ! am in expectation of soon hearing that
Sinola and Souora have revolted.
MIR Atocha will reach New Orleans by the
Texas. Il is said he has successfully fulfilled the
mission entrusted 10 him, and removed all objec.
tions urged by the American cabinet 10 the Gads-
den treaty. Only let your Senate remember that
Santa Anna wants money, and that he is ready
to make any sacrifice for the attainment Of that
grand desideratuin.AWarch4 a.
attack upon the Editor of the Crusader
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST OUR LIrE.-Lasl Monday
morning an anonymous note was left at our office
during our absence, containing warning 10 the
editor that cowardly and murdcrous attack
would be perpeirated against us that very day
in our own office. Other anonymous threatening
letters had been before addressed 10 us, but we
had never paid any serious attention TO them. We
now called on the chief of police, who hastily de-
spatched an officer 10 our sanctun'. Yesterday
morning the conspiracy was put In operation by
two persons, who had received through US some !,
cuniary assistance only few pays since, and had
even applied TO our office for employment. Beng
well aware of the existence OF a criminal conspi-
racy against u.s. we provided ourselves with de-
fensye weapons, and met the ASSISTANTS as they de-
served They are now confined in the tombs and on
their trial some new and curious developments
will be made. We shall only add here. that, last
Sunday in a low tavern kept by an Italian, (acci.
dentally so by birth,) few rufians planned the
conspiracy, while one of them brandlshed poig-
nard, expressing wish TO use it upon our person
Ii this is the method our enemies have adopted
10 compel us to be silent their internal policy,
we assure them that it will never succeed, unless
hy the destruction of our mortal existence. We
are firm in our principles! We shall stand on
our platform and defend those principles and
our person 10 the last, against any and all the
physical force our enemies may employ TO silence
our free speech and free press !-Crasa6cr.
THE Crusader is edited by Mr.. Cassali, q very
worthy Italian, who is carrying on a vigorou:
). warfare against Popery and in aver OF the rights
Of the Italian people-jonrnat Of Cooimeree.I~
A Remarkable Man.-A New York letter te
the Mobile Tribune says
There is remarkable man connected will
the custom-house here, Spaniard. His business
is TO receive and test money He will ponr thu
contents of an immense bag Of gold and silve
coin in scale--for it is weighed, noi.counted-
and in a trice announce the amount in dollars ant
cents then, running his fingers through th
shining pieces, and applying his nose to them, i'm
mediaiey takes out every counterfeit coin. HI
mas never been known to make mistake in pro
nouncing money good or bad and his inlallibl
instiiic for detecting the spurious metal is locates
in his olactory organs
KNOR RENT, at Columbia Place, corne
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