Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-29
ARRIVAL OF TIE GEORGE LAW.


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The United States mail steamer, George
Law, from Aspinwall, with the California mails
ofthe LIST instant, 737 passengers, and $l,2O2,
272 in gold, arrived at New York on Tuesday
night. Captain d. w. Tenley, Of Portland
Maine, fell into the hold as she was leaving
Aspinwall, and was killed. The names Of the
principal consignees on her specie list are as
follows:
Duncan, Sherman a. Co., SAP, 900: Adams
a. Co., 1884 1000; Wells, Fargo a. Co., $4,000.
William Hoge, $l8S, 700; Drexel q Co., SCI 900,
The George Law left Aspinwall on the 18th,
and Kingston on the 10th.
A great amount Of rain had fallen on the
lsthmus, and the Chagres river rose very high.
The village of Obispo was completely Hooded,
but no serious damage done. The railroad was
uninjured. The Isthmus was pretty free from
robbers.
The REVOLUTION IN MExIco.--General Al
varez, in person, at the head of $500 men,
entered the city of Yutela on the 4th instant;
the government troops having evacuated on the
Sd. Alvarez is pushing forward for Chilpan-
singo, where he will arrive in few days, with
out opposition, as all the government troops have
been withdrawn from the State OF Guerrero,
except force of 1900 left at Fixtla, to retard,
if possible, his onward movements, which can
not be the case, inasmuch as Alvarez is in fine
health, and leading body Of men who to q
man would die for their chieftain. His inten-
tons are 10 march into the city of Mexico
BY courier which arrived at Acapulco Sep
TENDER I, official information has been received
that Vera Cruz has pronounced And, from
all indications, it is firmly believed that Santa
Anna must very soon abdicate.
THE IsTHMUs.-We make the following ex-
tracts from the summary for the week ending
the 10th, from the Aspinwall Courier:
"Since our last steamer summary, we have
had great deal of rain, and the Chagres river
rose so high as to coverits banks in very many
places; the village of Obispo was completely
flooded but no serious damage was done.
"The village Of Rio Obispo is passing away,
and the Summit is beginning to exhibit form
and usefulness. The old stagers have already
erected their hotels, offices and stores at the
latter point, and number of newcomers have
Joined them.
"The railroad has not suffered from the rains
and from the rise of the streams along its line
near as much as was to have been expected.
The line is so laid as to render such result al
most impossible, and the cautious nature of the
work thus far constructed, entirely precludes it.
The worst points on the line, for some time
partially laid TO the Summit, above the Empire
Station, have been made firm, and the cars can
run well over them. There are still a few bad
places on which much labor has to be expended;
but the work is carried on well beyond the
g, n,p,;f n, tba and &c tho line ,,aor panama
a vigorous renewal of the wo.k hes been COM
menced, and they are doing better than ever.
The health of the laborers generally on the line
has much improved within the fortnight. Chi
nese labor has been entirely dispensed with
and Jamaica labor substituted therefor.
The agent Of the U. S. NJ. S. s. Company is
making very desirable improvements on the
premises of the company here.
The effect ofthe summary modes ofdisposing
of criminals adopted recently, has become more
and more apparent continually. The Isthmus
is now perfectly free from depredations and as
saults--and our city is as quiet as New Eng
land village, composed Of the church, the
schoolhouse and the store. But the end OF
these things has not come by any means.
Much more has yet to be done"
New GRENADA.-The steamer John l..
Stephens arrived at Panama, from San Fran
cisco, on the 18th, and her passengers reached
the summit that afternoon, and ARR, ed here
last night. She brought 81, 100000 in specie
and $50 passengers.
The steamer Clyde arrived here last evening,
with dates from Europe to Aug. IL. She
brought a number Of Carthagenian laborers for
the railroad.
In view of the present condition Of affairs
on the Isthmus, we consider 1t high time for
the managers of the great companies whose
interests are centred here, to call upon the
United States government, to give them, and
those who came into their hands in the Transit
of the Isthmus, that protection which they will
never get without the governmental control OF
foreigners, admitted either in municipal or
federal organization or in both.
Ifthe United States government, or an Anglo
American action do not accomplish this, the
time is very near at hand, when their citizens
on the isthmus will be compelled 10 do the
work Of revolution, which is inevitable.
BoeoTA.-From Bogota, we have no news
from CarLhagena we learn the following:
"a battle took place between Gen. Patria and
Col. Leron, the latter in command of overa thou
sand insurgents, and the former, at the head Of
some six hundred Of government forces. The
government forces were VICTORIOUS, losing some
twenty-five men, while the loss of the revolu
tionists was more than three times as great. J
BoLIvIA.--The government was moving to
the capital, where the sessions of Congress
we're to be opened on the 9th instant. The
presidential elections were also at hand. They
would no doubt issue in favor Of General Bezu.
The American minister had contaminated
treaty for the navigation Of the rivers flowing
into the Amazon, which was soon TO be pre-
sented to Congress for ratification. The decree
of amnesty issued by Belzu has several times
been violated by him. 1t is only short time
since Colonel Guarama was shot in one Of the
barracks Of 0ruro.
In Cobiia an additional FIVE per cent. has
been imposed on goods imported by that route.
It is collected adj palorem. The permission to
pay the third part of the duties in government
bonds has bsen suspended,
CHiLI.--vALPARAIso august Ia, lso4.-
The bill to restore TO the Jesuits the convent
and promises which belonged to them in San
tiaeo, and Of which they were dispossessed in