The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-20
Arrival Of the John l.. Stephens.


York to the Goth, New Orleans to the 22nd
and from Europe to the 9th of April.
She brings news of great importance, a
portion of which we gather from the
Union of yesterday.
The Stephens brings 10 women and 70
children
The Panama railroad is progressing
rapidly, and its early completion antici-
pated.
The Gadsden treaty was defeated in
the Senate on the 18th April The fol-
lowing is the vote for and against its rati-
fication:
Ayes-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Bright,
Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clayton,
Dodge of Iowa, Douglass, Evans, Fitz
patrick, Gwin, Hamlin, johnson, Jones
Of Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Morton, Petit,
Rusk, Sebastian, Slidell, Stuart, Thomp-
son of New Jersey, Toombs, Weller-27.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Brod-
head, Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Ever
EFT, Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Geyer, James,
Seward, Shields, Sumner, Smith, Thomp.
son of Kentucky, Wade, WaIker-1s.
The Sloo amendment was lost by two
votes. The following is from the Wash
ington Union:
Although the injunction of secresy has
not yet been removed from the late pro-
ceedings of the Senate on the Mexican
Treaty, yet the action of that body is so
far known as to justify us in stating that,
after several weeks of anxious delibera-
ton, the Senate has neither been able to
ratify the treaty sent to them by the Pres
ident, nor to agree upon such terms of
settlement as they could recommend TO
result will be deeply deplored by all who
appreciate the Importance of maintaining
amicable relations with Mexico, it will
naturally excite universal curiosity to
learn the causes of so stronge a termina-
ton of the labors of the Senate.
This curiosity cannot be fully gratifed
without a removal of the in junction Of
secresy, and even then we should not be
surprised if it were difficult to compre-
hend all the influences which have not
only prevented an agreement upon the
treaty negotiated by General Gadsden,
but rendered it impracticable for the Sen
ate to agree upon one satisfactory to
themselves. We are not greatly disap-
pointed in the fate of the treaty to recon
mended to the Senate by the President,
but we are disappointed to learn thot af-
ter that was repudiated and another sub
stituted in its place by the Senate, the
substitute was then in its turn repudiated, :,
and all our difficulties with MrXico left
unadl dlusted
The Hon. John Davis, former u. 8.
Senator from Massachusetts is dead.
The Pennsylvania Legislature have f.
nally passed the bill for the sale of the
main line of the public works { Pa. Rail-
road) for $4,000, and it has been sent to
the Governor for his signature.
THE WAR BETWEEN THE ALLIED Pow
ERs AND RUssIA.-Capt. Blackwood, the
British Cabinet Courier who was charged
to deliver the British ultimatim to the
Gar, returned to London, at 10 O'Clock,
p. NJ, on the 25th ut. He arrived at St.
Petersburg on the 18th of March and de-
livered his message, and on the 18th be-
gan his journey homewards. The En-
peror himself had left the capital for Hell
singfers, in Finland, after ne became ac-
qualnted with the nature of the summons
and before the actual arrival of the cour-
ler who was the bearer of it, Count
Nesselrode, however, was instructed to
inform the Consuls of Englan and France
that to the summons to evacuate the Prin'
cipalIties, no answer would be returned :.
The French Minister of Commerce has
informed the various chambers of conf
merce throughout France THAT letters of
marque will not be granted to American
vessels, and that the Federal Government
had declared to the French Minister that
acts so contrary to the right of nations
would not be tolerated in the Union.
LATEST FROM AcApULco.-By intelli-
gence received in this city, we are in
formed of the state of affairs in Aca-
pulco.
Santa Anna retreated to Chilpaniengo,
with the remainder Of his forces, on the
26ih. He has not as yet made any attack
on the Castle.
The day before his retreat, on the 25th,
he made an attempt to get on board the
Caroline and make his escape; but his
officers managed to prevent it. He then
broke up his encampment and shot all OF
his prisoners. Among thase shot was
Capt. Jose Miguel Yndart, of Los Ange-
les. In making his retreat Santa Anna
was attacked by Alvarez, and large
number of his men killed and wounded
Several officers Of note were killed. A
large number of prisoners also were taken
by Alvarez, besides valuable lot of stores
and munitions of war. Sante Anna man
aged to escape by successful trick, to
Chilpaniengo, where he has been eight