The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-11
G EN- ERAL NEW s.

GENERAL NEWS.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM MExIco.-TmE BLOCKADE OF
AcApuLcoThe news brought by the last arrival of the
George Law is of highly interesting character Santa
Anna had bockaded the port Acapulco the govern
ment troops and those Of the revolutionary party
busiy engaged in fighting The following report from the
purser Of the steamship John L. Stephens will be found
interesting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mail steamship John l. Stephens,
r. H. Pearson commander left San Francisco with 500
passengers the United States nails and 900 in specie
Saturday April h. at ESQ., p. Steamer Sierra Neva-
da left same day for San Juan.
"On the 22d at 8, a. m. a ship in Manzanila bay.
Same day, at g. p arrived off the harbor of Acapulco
two vessels showing what appeared be French col
ors lying off the main entrance each of which fred gun
the Stephens approached through the north channel
and afterwards fred shot which fell short Of
The engine Immediately stopped and the helm put to
sarboard The ship forereachng full view of the
fort which appeared to be crowded with The steamer
then loosing her Storage way and drifting towards the
rocks the north shore of the bay the engine started
ahead to bring her round head to wind and tide when the
ship and schooner coming up under lee in point blank
range fired two shots close The engine again
stopped boat lowered and the first officer inquire
the OF their firing into He allowed to
board the ship, but met by officer in the ships
beat who informed him that the port blockaded and
that we must Immediately leave the harbor or he would
sink US if he could
Captain Pearson hmselfthen boarded the ship and was
Immediately informed by the commander that his orders
imperative from Santa Anna, allow vessels 10
pass and that IL attempted it, he would fire into
Having sufficient coal TO reach San juan the ship put
her course at o. p m and orders given to the chief
gineer to use all possible economy.
goth The engineer reported sufficient coal to reach Pan
anna and the ship accordingly put her for
that port
"21th-s p M spoke schooner FIVE days out from Pan
anna
During the detention OF the Stephens at Acapulco
shots frequently exchanged between the vessels
and the fort and without effect on either side Santa
Anna with army variousy estimated at from three to
i've thousand encamped in the neghborhood and
he
during the night
"2sth, at p M arrived at Panama, with barely sufli-
cent fuel TO reach the anchorage"
DREADFUL EXPLOSION LOSS or LIFE AT SAN FRANCIS
co-An extra published from the office of the Com
mercal Advertiser Immediately previous the sailing Of
the steamship John L. Stephens from Francisco contain
ing the following OF fearful steamboat acc
dent in the bay Of San Francisco the 18th
SAN FnAScrsco o'clock, p M, April 10, 1854
This morning. about 10 o'clock the steamers Secretary
and Nevada loft from Pacific wharf bound for Petauma
At 10 o'clock precisely while crossing San Fable bay the
Secretary burst her boiler carrying death and destruction
in every part Of the boat to the passengers of whom
large number board SO great the force of
the explosion that the boat literally blown to pieces
The Nevada happened TO be near and Immediately render
cd every possible assistance She Immediately put about
after caring for the survivors and attending the dead
Many persons blown overload their bodies not re-
covered The Nevada arrived at San Francisco at o'clock
with the survivors and the bodies Of those recovered We
learn from Captain ayc of the Secretary that the scene
board after the explosion awful the gr0ans oil
the dying and wounded and the wales Of those whose
friends we're lost being heart-rendng
The following is list OF killed missing
far ascertained:
Theodore A. Bourse Geo Clark Jessie Potter, Mrs Hill
mands and child James Wright Mr. Bessn engineer,
Miller deck hnnd,) John Ebbots, W. II. Trip, Thomas
Cameron, Emma Holmes, G, r. Henry (freman,) cook
name unknown deck hand wounded Mrs Day and child
Charles smith e. Walker, D. Van Buren, Lewis Johnson
James MacGuire Edward Bruce Bracket Mrs Harden |
Richard A. Lewis Lewis Lambcrton, Clerk j. A. shor
lev Judge Ferrill Mr. VIM Lundy, wife and child, Geo.
Robertson O. W. Rodgers, f. H. Snyder, s. II. Fenill E
Traverse (captan,) Il A. James, and r. Pudder.
The Secretary was owned by Gordon steeni Of San
Francisco and valued at $4,000 We have had no es
mate of the value of the freight and baggage; OF
was saved The Secretary sinking when the Nevada
left We have only given the names ascertained peI
missing There are Others whose names we couh not
learn.
INDIAN renr-A correspondent Of the shasb Courier
gives an account Of affair McCloud riyrin which
band Of Indians almost exterminate' inelts ana
other depredatons having been COMMITTEE by the Indians
for time party Of men, under Cpt Johnson vent
in pursuit and after penetrating 80 mountain denies
came upon ON Indian camp which uy surrounded After
all xras roaay they opened theirre Fourteen Indians
were left dead upon the field scapcd and squaw and
child were taken prisoners nding these, sixy-three OF
the Pitt River Indian. have zen killed within the last FIVE
monhs-.San Francisco HHa hPru 10
sAsb-.--,o, 70 have dates from Honolulu to
the 23d Of MAJ ,uc fling ascalled the legislature TO
meet on the SIN OF April Inc census returns OF the island
have been published The total population is IL 0Io of
whom 37,o7o males, and 2,lls arc foreigners
Col Edward Stiff ST. late editor Of Stiff Radical Re
former committed suicide in PRISON in Centre Cherokee
county Alabama, on the 23d ut
The Sarahsville (Oho) Courier sys VIM Kissane one
OF the Martha Washington party has recently had for
tune Of 100000 left him in Europe