, 1855-06-01

and Transcript and Alta CcliforMio we arc
mainly indebted for the following items
OTTER HuNrERs.-A party of otter hunt.
ers, says the Herald, landed here last weok
from the bark Caledonia, which was on
her way to Puget Sound. Tie party land.
ed consists of about sixteen persons amone
whom We were glad TO meet Copt .StapeL
ford, who had visited this place once before
with the schooner Sophia. The company
have number of fine dogs Of the Now.i
foundland breed, with them, and intend
resting here but few days, after which
they will proceed with some five or six d
their boats up the coast, and spend the
entire summer in pursuit Of the otter. ii' ,,
THE COMPLICATIONS OF PoIirIcs IN Eu.
RorE-Thc Paris correspondent of the Nev
York Journal Of Commerce writes; ''The
opinion gains ground in Germany that the /.
Emperor Napoleon is the great obstacleto
peace, and that the achievement of glory
from the present war, ike that which hh
uncle once gained for the arms Of Frahcs,
is the only safety Of his throne Tits bt.
lieved that Austria is now under the special
influence of France, and that the sovereign,
of both countries are eager for conti6ued
war. Men who are well informed have Al
ready begun to speculate upon the ptoba-
bilitics Of an alliance between England.
Russia, and Prussia, against Austria and
France ;nnd, improbable as this atiaIst
thought may seem, it is not so unIiksIyio
be result of the stupendous movement
which are now in progress. No one can
foretell the end of this great conflict" 'lai
TnE LAST OF THE Cocos ISLAM Exffpr-
T1oN.-The schooner julius Prisgis. CAPT
Hobson, arrived on Wednesday in so days
from San Juan del Sur with Central Amcr.
ican lumber. This cargo was received dt
Realejo, and was sawed out by o mill owned
by native, and situated in the little town
Of Chiehigalpa, about hslf way between
Realejo and Leon. The revolution h11
stopped its operations for tho present. Tho
Julius Pringle took down the Coos Island
Expeditionists, who left here some months
since with such high hopes Of realizing mil.
lions Of hidden treasure by diggings on lhe
island. The whole affair, as is wen known
proved failure, and the Schooner return
ing TO San Juan del Sur, was chartered "
Capt. Crsigmiles, q merchant, trading be.
tween this city and Central Anerics, 10
carry cargo Of lumber.--Ala Cei
THE Bounty LAND BIL.--Many per
sons are under the impression that The
Land aud Pension 0Eiees arc prepared 10
issue Land Warrants at once to those en-.
titled to them under the new Bounty Land
Bill. Such is not the case. The ecmmll
sioner Of Pensions will not be prepared to
issue these Warrants for at least three
months Theplates arc not yet engraved
the blank warrants printed, and the clerical
force increased. and other necessary prepa-
rations are to be made. Tho applications
reach Washington at the rate Of 100 per
day ,2''iaieae ~
The King of Prussia has ordered great
Medal for Science, and Golden couno.
Medal, to be presented to Lieut.. ManIy,
for the Wind aud Current Charts. 'ae9 ~.
AcclDESr AT PASAMA-FYE MES DRoWS-
ED.-on the 25th ult., says the Eusuisg
.Icurnal, sail boat, containing party q
Eve gentlemen, who were out on n sailing
excursion in the Panama Bay on Tobog',
was cnpslzcdS and the whole party drown.
ed. +, ,...... {. =
~ ASoTnER CuBAH 0urRAsF.----Dafes from
HAVANA to April 10, states that another
American citizen, Charles AZ Peck, dcutst
at Trinadad de Cuba, was arrested on ihp
8th, carried to Havana; and plneed in ihp
barracks. Mr.. Peck declares himself To-
tally ignorant as 10 the nature Of the Of
fence charged against him. His wiic and
mother lives with him. He has since been
liberated on bail. ,l's tos ga 10 ~
\ THE 0vERLAKD MAIL TO rnR PAcifie-
[-Col. Bentons letter, published N the pa
pcrs, has cansed q misapprebenslon upon
the subject Of the Overland Mail 70 the
Pacific. The route has merely been made
mail route; no direction has been given
Inv Congress 10 establish service upon it,
In this case, as in tue case Of all new mail
routes, the Government will adhere 70 -
custom Of advertising for the service. and
accept the bid appearing the most satisiae-
tory. .itGta, ,.ar h, Il, ~.
The Treasury Department have allowed
all the disbursements claimed BY Lient-
Beale, late Indian Agent for California,
The result is. a complete yindication o.