Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-01
IATRsT INrELLI6ENcE.
N1n Yasx. July %.

that region. waIksr arrived with 50 men
and landed at krsleys, June 18th, and pro-
ceeded 10 CTninondege. where was Joinea os
! ferci Of $50 G, q AMIR. troo. s,ndtr Co.'s.
Monter and Kaiaefey, farnished by eastiiion
President OF Leon. This force force pro.
ceeded to the Invasion of Nicaragua.
On Approaching Rivas they took an out
post BY surprise and then attacked the town.
Tie fsht was sangainary, but in the midst
of i, the Central American troops desert q,
/ ayine Makers small foiceto shift fot it
self. In this d.lenma, Walker retreatei to
planters house in the ncighborhoed, where
he sustained q combat for two hours against
cyrr 800 ASSISTANTS, until, Simultaneously the
building was stormed in front.nnd set hrc TO
in the rear, when the Colonel and his re-
naming men broke through the enemy and
f,cd TO the fields, whence he found his way to
San Juan, Thirteen Americans were Killed
and their bodies burned.
The government party, it is said, had
thirty killed and about the same number
wounded. Among the killed Of Walkers par
ty were A. l. kzw,n, second in command,
Lieut.. r. r. Merriman and l.. Anderson, Drs
Jones and w. III. Davis. Among the docu-
ments which had fallen into the hands OF the
Governments the ariginal contract between
Byron Cole and the provincial Government
for ffty-two thousand acres Of land in Mic
aragua. ss-ss
The correspondent of the Daily News gives
a narration SINH lar to that Of the Herald, aud
intimatcs taht Walker arrived alone at San
Juan, where be recruited fourteen Americans
on board M Italian brig and proceeded to
Realejo.
NRwysRK July Dc
The Emperor Of Russia it is rumored at
St. Petersburg intends to visit the South and
perhaps the Crimea.
The Grand Duke Michael will It is thought
assume the Government of Poland, leaving
Prince Paskiewitch the military command.
There are rumots of changes in the Russian
Cabinet. Prince Gortschakof will be re-
called from the Crimea to the Portfolio Of
War. Prince Dolyorouki will be the new
Minister of Police, while Count Orlof will
be the rev President of the Council,
Gen. Simpsons latest dispatch was as fol-
lows:
GRIN A, July IL, As P. Our FIRE yes
terday made good execution on the Redau.-
Cholera was decreasing, and the health OF
the ARMY was satisfactory.
PARIS, July 1.-THE Monitcur announces
mea is dated July 10, 8 P. NJ.
Gen. Pclissler writes as follows to the Min
lister of War.
81 have nothing new to announce to you
to- day. Firing has been very brisk the whole
day between the English and the Redan.-
This P. N. that work has been very silent,
consequently our Allies will be able to ad-
vance their works." '-
f4 New ORLEANS, July *.
Messrs. Fellows & Co have met their liza
bilites in full, and resumed business.
The yellow fever is now on the increase -
The deaths in the hospital were 63-casss OF
a mild type. ...s-a. ILL -..-.
The loss by the burning of the Verandah
Hotel Mt New Orleans is estimated at $780,
| 600, the stock ia the stores underneath being
destroyed. -
There were two denths by yellow fever a,
Gosport. The disease is, however, still con.
fined to the Navy Yard. ..- ..
..... ST LOUIS, July &c.
| Advices from Salt Lake City to June 6tl
are received. The prospects for the crops
are very gloomy in the valley. The grass
hoprers are DESTROYING everything, and TIT
people are greatly discouraged. The neares
point whence supplies can be procured is Sar
Bernardino, which ir 500 miles Distant
There will be much suffering this winter, al
large emigration from the East is already or
the way to Salt Lake. ,f.5s.
A party of IL arrived at Sslt Lake City OF
their way from California to tho States
They came the northern route and crossed
the mountains the latter part Of April. They
had fine weather and report so or 60 moro or
the road. They also state that from 600 &c
200 will return on the overland route thi.
season. The eastern mail arrived on thu
| 5th. There is no overland emigration or
tho route to California and Greg on.
ST.. LOUIS, July 26.
Kansas dates of day received. The
legislative committee appointed o draw up
a mem orial praying the President to remove
Gov. Rseder, reported yesterday. The me-
mortal sets forth complaints against Gov.
Reeder from the beginning Of his administra.
ton; calls HIM a clog TO the wheels of Gov
ornmcnt, and asks fur his speedy REMOVAL
Mr.. Honston the only free-sol member is alb
sent, it is thought, for the remainder Of the
season.
NEW York, July 26.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott, of William sburgh, and
his daughter Wore drowned yesteriny at Long
Island, while bathing.
. The George Law brings HaAana dates to
the Goth, hut no news Of imp ortance.
A planter in Cuba has been imprisoned on
account of his having in his possession a ke-
ness Of Pinto.
PHILADELPHIA, July q.
In the District Court this A. NJ, Judge
Kane.ordered Tassmore Williams to be COM
mitted for contempt Of Court, in making a
false report on writ of habeas Corpus in
the recent case of Mr. Wheoler.s slaves.
l....- #s-.r.i a LOUISVILLE, July q.
The steamer Baltimore from St. Louis,
bound hither with heavy cargo, is reported
to have sunk and gone to peices in Chester
III. She was IL splendid boat and owned in
Wheeling. *g. .. ...... -.~ D..
.s,s .frt TKoY, N. Y, July 81.
Gov. Clark has committed the sentence of
death passed upon Mrs. Robinson, the veil
ed murderess, to imprisonment for life in
Sing Sing prison.
BALTIMORE, July 81.
By the barque Lapwing, which arrived this
A. NJ. from Rio Janeiro, we learn that Capt.
Frazier, of the clipper ship Sea Witch, was
night of the 9Th of June, while the first mat
LtV VI luo ueCNss Ills Skull WAS
beaten by three distinct blows evidently by n
marlingspike, which was afterwards found
in the mates room. The. surgeon of the
ship, Or. Brolasky, who suspected the mate,
insisted on having the ship taken to Rio, :
The mate refused at first, but was finally
overawed by the doctor, who accused him Of
the murder and threatened to shoot him il
he refused to sail on the route to Rio. The
American Consul after an examination of the
affair ordered the arrest of the mate. Be.
fore being taken ashore he made an unsuc-
cessful attempt at suicide. The body of the
captain is to be taken home in the ship
Union, about to proceed to New York. The
mates name is Sylvanus Spencer.
Sr. Louis, July 81.
Major Andrew Mcdonald, member Of the
| Council of Kansas, and formerly of Virgin.
ia. was yesterday appointed bearer of the
memorial to tie President of the United
States, requesting the removal of Gov. Rec
der. He starts on that mission Immediately
New YoRK, July 81.
The North American Phalanx of social.
lists, which has been in operation in New
Jersey for several years past, IS on the eve
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