The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12
THE CHINCHA ISLANDS.
TREATMENT or THE CHINESE LABcaERs.

| enough IL known with certainty to warrant us In
tyranny and oppression, and who oasbt, instead Of
WELDING tho drivers lash, to receive it over their
| own shoulders. One Of these worthless Is callel
Kossuth, fellow who veri6es the worn out Saying
i Of plA ing "a beggar ON horseback" DC. A set-
want from boy hood, this fellow Kossuth. now that
he Is placed in authority over few inofensive
Chisamen, il guilty Of moro brutal conduct than
you'd bs tolerated On cotton plantation IL Az
taips at the ChiBchas haven't made "spread
eagle Of hum long before thiA
COSTA RIGA. sssrr faec y
from the Panama Star, July 20 s...t
The brig R0stTand arrived In port on Tuesday,
bringing dates from Costa Rca to the 9Th instant.
The Rcstraud brings down cargo Of lumbe'.
The news from Costa RIGA Is not important. The
country isquiet. Coffee is very scarce AMI provi-
sioDs Of al kinds high. ts. ss3
Communication with the United States has Of late
been almost prohibited owing to the difficulties In
Nicaragua which prevent the regular transit Of the
mails. III +.f "a. y ...f .e. t 5--ra
There were two American vessels in Pants
Arenas bark and brig.bcth from San Francisco;
ana put in for repairs the brig was losoing coffee
for San Francisco but could not pro full cargo
. Business was very dull In Costa Rlca.
g The little steamship fitted out IN San Francisco
some time since, to run on the Rio GRANGE, had
reached Puhta Arenas in safety after Atweotysayen
days passage. She had proceeded about six miles
up the river where she got stuck for want Of water
and still yeained at latest acc cunts. Il 10 thought
she is too large for the trade, and will In future be
employ cd merely TO tow vessels and lighters ACROSS
the bar. ~. ~,
3 The new stea1n saw min at Punsa Arenas was in
0peratioD, but was not doing Is large business
The latest intelligence from Nicaragua announces
that the war was still raging in that country, and
the whole State was in the greatest anarchy confu
The new President, or self appointed dictator,
Cbamorro, is reported, was shut 10 In tire city Of
Granada, with small body, Of soldiers. he was
very soon be obliged to resign his position and sub
init to the Will Of bis opponeats. Several 'Ameri
cans, It is said, are mixed up In the revolution.
The Nicaragua gold miEes arc reported Is pros
<ss1 AUSTRALIA. sGfa.p IA
We find in the Sydney Herald of May 26th, the
following account Of curious phenomenon:- :
The following letter had been received at Ho.
bait Town. e.4 t- t'ef seft fst1 q
/ pa MARLBOROUGH, April n, IS45.
on the evening Of The Slth Of March last. shock
like that Of an thquaEe was felt Ia almost every
/ part OF tie Marlborough district. Two shepherds
were gathering sheep the other cay, and dtacoyeei
the cause OF it.. ] ~cbt to the place yesterday;
there has been some fearful volcanic eruptisu rocks
Of enormous size have been driven about, and the
+ &C IT the earth app~ars TO have been hoisted 10
tle cir aud pitched surface downwsrds. Icannos
y 4
up. sm snre you will be highly gratifed. The dis.
tsnce is about ten miles from this. y s-s
r. -ei.e aes.s THOMAS BELLINGaR.
LATEST GOLD CIRCULARS. ~.
There hae be demand this week for gold dust
in consequence ~ difficulty existing ia procuring
change London nd there IL every Likelihood gold
beng higher parties preerns 10 send dust rather than
soyeieigrs. 1893 ~ p
$685. .<Y s. d.
Price Of New South a Wales Eo'd,..........,.3 II
Exchange on London, per cent premium ssl 4.
sn JOHN GODFREY COHEN,
Auctonecr and Bullion Broker
The Bank Auction Rooms, George street. Sydney, May
90, 1854. -. =
Little has occurred during the week besides the arrival
and departure Of the Madras in any way cslcula
affect the market, which remains In much the Same
state last reported with rather steadiness
price.
Es d. g. d
New South Wales. ..........,.. 3 16 to 3 II 0
Ovens. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 to 10 @
Pert Phillip Observation-Disclosures. 8 10 to 3 10 6
w. DEAN CO.,