The Shasta courier., 1854-09-23
Arriv.i Of II. Mail steamer,

ArI1vR1 Oh I4e N4o14 9te0mefs
The California arrived at San Francisco on
the 18th, bringing the through mnils (33I
bags, the largest numbe. ever brought,) and
about 800 passengers.
Our acknowledgement are due to Adams &
Co.'s Express for the earliest delivery Of Allan
tic papers-
Rhodes & Co. also supplied us with very full
files of Atlantic Journals brought by the same
steamer.
From Acapulco the news is not important
Alvarez remains in the mountains, about twelve
leagues from town-his troops chiefly disband-
ed, and his own life and that OF his remaining
| friends in jeopardy. There was no blockade,
though q yesse. vas becalmed in the offing,
which some supposed TO belong to the block
aiding squadron.
Col. w. II. Robertson, our acting Consul at
Havana is at Washington. He was received in
the most handsome manner. He reports q
large majority of the Cpbans in favor of annexa-
| ton, but by the appointment OF Concha as
Captan-General another aspect is given to
the affair, as he is represented as being very
POPULAR
CHoLERA.--Fifty-seve deaths in Charity
Hospital, New Orleans, during week Guiding
Aug. 18th.
| The dates from Europe four days later
than those brought by the Gertes.
| Mr. Sogle has left Madrid The correspon-
dent of the n. Y. Tribune says:
"Soon after the reyolution broke ont in SPAIN
| Mr.. Suule left Madrid with his family for a jour-
ney Of pleasure to the Pyrenees. Melville Soule
son Of the Minister and Attache Interne of the
| Legation, was dispatched by his father 10 Paris
and London with some dispatches for the Lega
tions in those cities, and also for Washington
He left Paris to join the family in the Pyrcnees
In regard to Mr., Soule's views on the pending
questions, may be permitted to say this much,
| that SINCE Espartero has come into power, he
has no hopes OF u favorable settlement of the
Cuban question: unless aided by decisive meas
ures on the part of the Government at Washing
| ton He does not believe that the Queen can
hold her power long, and has strong faith in the
| ultimate success OF The Republican cause. No
propositions of any kind have ever been made
| by tke Spanish Government TO sell tue Island OF
Cuba. and it is not anticipated that under the
pre- esent regime any will be made
| All is quiet in Spain. The barricades in Ma
drid have nearly disappeared. royal decree
legalizes the existence of the governing Juutas.
and allows the continuance of the ornaments
for public safety, bnt the Jnntas only TO
adopt the title Of . Consultative nna Auxiliary
Junas.
THE RpssIAS PRnposIT,ns.-All the PROPOSE
| lions of the Emperor of Russia were uncond-
tionally rejected by the Western Powers.
| AT Constad. Aug. I'd, the Archduke Constan
tine had narrow escape with his life. A boat
| in which he embarked upset. Admiral
| Galiizin and four scamen were drowned.
| On the lst of August, the Russians retired
from Bucharest, after having broken up tn.
road between that city and Kalugerepy Be.
fore leaving Bucharest, Prince Gorchakoff as
senbled the Boyar.ls, and thanked them for the
manner in which they had treated the Russian
troops during their stay. The General added
that strategic reasons alone induced him to quit
the city. but tha, it was not improbable he
might return at early period. Immedatel,
on the Russians leaving, Omer Pacha sent .
message to Bucharest. requiring lndging and
provisions for 10 900 men Within the CITY, and
| for 10000 outside of the walls On July goth
Said Pasha advancing from Oiteniza to Bucha-
rest, overlook the Russian guard, which he
attacked and drove in.