The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-06

The News.
By way Of Halifax we have the startling an
nounceme mt shat the new steamship San Francisco
which left this port the 21st ult, with some five
hundred soldiers, besides large number of officers
their families and other passengers, was fallen in
With, completely disabled, five days afterwards, in
lat. 3S TO- lon 50. Her decks were swept and boats
gone. We are informed that this intelligence has
created great excitement in Washington, and that
the Secretary Of War Immediately ordered mer.
chant to be chartered and sent to the relief
Of the San Francisco The Secretary Of the Navy
VIII also order several revenue cutters to proceed in
search of the reported wreck but in reply to the re-
qlest Of Senator Own, was forced to make the
Notifying acknowledgement that there was not a
government steamer in any Of the ports fit to be
ISN'T On the voyage of mercy. The San Francisco
Wis new and staunch built vessel, and well
orc red-circr instances that would strengthen
the hops that those on board would eventually
reach tn air homes in safety She was destined for
Ban Francisco via the Straits of Magellan touching
atRio Janeiro, Valparaiso and Acapulco. She had
on board Companies A, B, ID, G, II, /, X and l. Of
the Third regiment of United States Artillery.
These companies, with the non commissioned staff
and band Of the regiment, constituted force of
about five hundred men. Among her passengers
were Mr.. George Aspinwall, Capt. J. w. 7. Card
ner OF the First Dragons who intended to join his
regiment in California and Lieut.. F. K. Murray, Of
the navy, who intended to join the squadron at Rio
also the following list Of army officers and their
hMiiee -
So'onel william Gates, commanding regiment
MAJ and Brevst Lieut.. Colonel J. N. Washington.
Major Charles s Merchant.
Surgeon K. Saterlee.
Assistant Surgeon n r wir'z.
frHtI ant i.
First Lieut. l. Leser, ac,,rg Assistant Commisssry
Capt and Brevet Lsut. Jclonel NJ Durke, ,mmasding
Company l.
Capt. and Bssv,t Major George Taylor, coz msnding
O.pt. and Br.js. MriOr + o. wyse, commanding Com
ospt n. p Judd, commanding dctaoh of recruits
20 cor situate Compsnst 3 and l.
Frs. Lieut. and Brevet Captain B. Field, command
First Lieut.. W. A winder commanding Company G.
rrrt Lieut. wnder, commanding Company q.
ylrst Lieut. r. Il. Smith.
Second lieut. Van vosst.
b svet Second l. cut. j u. Chandler
Officers f.roiIiesNrs. Gates and three children Miss
Garter. Mrs Merchsnt and two children, Miss yAerie
1erc hsnt Mrs. Chase spd Mrs. Fremont and three
children Mrs l. eser Mrs Eaton Mrs. Taylor, Mrs wyse
and child, Mrs Judd.
saseo:--
Eiward Aellus, LIST ofhce Jss Fa.nsworth I'd do
Geo. Grafton % do. Davii Dunham, I'd do.
Chs r. Barton, Sd do. James Crosby, 2ddo.
John Mason, 4th DO. b. Dons CHAN, Sd do.
wv. Msrsbail, Ch,sf Eng'r. c Hoffman, Sd do
Advices from Darlington, N. s., to the Sd inst,
confirm the report Of the wreck Of the ship Stafford
shire, and the loss OF over one hundred lives
Two boats had been picked up, containing forty four
persons, including the four mates, who state that
Captain Richardson and all the others left on board
went down with the vessel. We published list OF
her passengers yesterday.
The steamship Empire City, bound from New
Orleans, via Havana, 70 this port, went ashore on
Barnegat last Tuesday night All her passengers,
with their baggage, were landed in safety, will be
seen by the report elsewhere.
We have some additional and quite interesting
political and commercial news brought from Europe
by the steamship Canada, at Halifax. One Of the
most striking features of this intelligence Is the
announcement that Russian squadron arrived at
Japan on the 22d Of August was received most cor.
daily, and has since remained there. This looks
queer. There Is nothing Of special moment relative
- the war question. The Ru sians i. will be seen,
were rejoicing most boisterousy over their reported
victories in Asia.
D The steamship Illinois arrived yesterday with the
passenger, mails, and treasure of the wrecked
steamship Winfield Scott. The mails from San
Francisco are to the 9TH ult, being Just week 3
Inter- advces than previously received by the North.
ern Light. From the papers we have CLEANED some
additional items OF intelligence relative 10 politics.
Judicial decisions, murders, lynching, Indian diff
eulties, &C., which, together with the lists of mar
riages and deaths, win be found very entertaining,
particularly TO those having friends in that section
Of She continent
Governor Stevens, &C accompanied by his artist,
reached Fort Vancouver about the middle of Decem-
Der, and shortly after left for his post in Washing
ION Territory. He is quite confident that the route
he has travelled Is feasible for railroad track; and
one Of his assistants Capt. McCelland, who at last
accounts was in charge Of the greater part of the
s,mpsBy, reports that he has surveyed two routes
through the Cascades, both Of which are practicable
for the contemplated road.
Every arrival from Oregon brings accounts Of tie
destruction Of the homes Of the white settlers by
The Indians. All the tribes, with the exception Of
the Blackiee, and the Shokans, both Of whom Gov
Stevens represents rs friendly seem 70 have leagued
together with the view Of driving the pale faces
from the country. Disease and misfortune, however,
have 20 thinned out the various bands of red
men on the western side Of the Rocky mountains
that they are nearly powerless in battle, and can
now only commit havoc by suddenly descending
upon the unwary settler, burning his cabin, murder
ing his wife and little ones, aud driving of his stock
TIE Illinois has supplied us with late intelligence
from Australia and south ard Central America, fol
details of which are given elsewhere. The new
from Melbourne and Sydney shows that, although
trade was duIl, gold vas as abundant as ever, and
eopIe were pourlrg in from all quarters OF the
ptIld 70 procure their share Of It. Our Peruvian