The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-09
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT-TEN
DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

Sunday evening, IN SIX days and nineteen hours
from San Juan, with Alb passengers, and
| $940,035 in freight from San Francisco, per
steamship Uncle Sam, making the passage
| from San francisco in the unprecedented short
| time of nineteen days and twenty hours
| The news is unimportant. The health of the
| Isthmus is good.
Colonel Walker is still at Realio, where he
retreated from San Juan del Sur.
Walker recently held court martial, and q
| Mr.. Dewey, the person who set fire to the house
at San Juan del Sur, was ordered to be shot
and his sentence was duly executed His COM
panion, generally known as Sam the Plank
err" was also sentenced to a similar fate, and
given an hour to prepare himself, during which
period he managed to effect his escape
Mr.. Kewen was second in command His
dashing gallantry and almost insane courage
made him conspicuous mark to the few sharp
shooters among the foreign attaches Of the
| enemy.
Walkers men should hold court martial
and hang him, for leading them into inextrica-
bic difficulties, to say nothing Of crimes.
| The cholera broke out on board the Sierra
Nevada, on its last trip from San Juan to San
Francisco. Thirty deaths occurred on board
The people of San Francisco were much excl
| ted in consequence.
Heavy frauds are charged upon the exploded
firm of Adams & Co. 1t is said that for years
they have been in the habit of passing off the
"viest dust" for gold.
Business is lively. The export movement
continues. A fire occurred in San Francisco
on the 4th ult. Loss 100000.
The news from the Sandwich Islands is I'M
important.
The report of gold discoveries at Fort Col.
ville Oregon, are confirmed Thirty dollars a
day are made in many instances.
The Sons of Temperance celebrated the
Fourth throughout the State in an enthusiastic
and becoming manner. The day was appro-
priately celebrated in San francisco.
= The Know Nothings hold their Convention
for the nomination of State officers on the first
Tuesday in Augustine It'll. There are nu-
merOus candidates proposed for Governor, but
| the most astute politician cannot predict who
will be the favored choice
From the mines, all accounts agree in pro-
nouncing the present one of the most successful
years since the discovery of gold. The number
of worknen is steadily increasing, and the yield
will probably exceed that of any other twelve
months in the history of California. The State
is generally healthy.
Two or three duels had occurred.
Lieutenant Pujol, Mexican commandant OF the
frontiers, had issued proclamation, which de-
clares that "al foreigners who cross the line divi
ding Upper and Lower California unless they are
furnished with passports signed by the Mexican
Consul at San Francsco) will be shot All for
eigners now in the Territory, by the tolerance
of Melendrez, will leave Immediately, and fail
ing to do so, will be shot. The introduction oil
arms and ammunition by foreigners will be
punishable with death. Persons who made
common cause with Melendrez will be shot
Foreign vessels at anchor in any roadstead
with passengers, will sail Forthwith, and in case
of non compliance will be regarded and treated
as pirates"
Throughout the south, the PRONUNCIATION OF
this proclamation has created feelings of great
Indignation.
LATER FROM THE Rio GRANDE.-The revolu-
ton still gains strength on our frontier. Gen
'eral Vol has fallen back from Reynoso upon
Matamoras, and a considerable number of the
rebels are now, at the time of our going to
press, close upon his heels. We have it from
good authority, that three several parties are
encamped near Matamoras-one at Guadalupe,
about three leagues distant; one at the rancho
of Agapito Longorio, about eight leagues dis
tant; and the third party at some other point
close by. These parties are, we learn, COM
manded by Capistran, Tierina, and Sayas.
They do not contemplate an attack upon the
city, as yet, we believe.
A rumor, said to be well authenticated, says
that General Vidauri, having regulated matters
at Monterey, was again marching on Matamo-
ras, with force of $500 men.
General Woll is said to have left the city of
Monterey temporarily in the command of his
reputed wife, Donna Lucinda, who exercised
her authority with high hand. She caused
the head of respectable lady to be shaven in
the public square. Ladies have very little to
hope from petticoat government, at this rate.
LATER FROM HONDURAS. = The schooner
Hamilton, of Beverly, Massachusetts, Captain
Howe, arrived at this port to-day, after very
good passage of eighteen days, from Honduras
Among her cargo were eighty thousand cocoa
nuts, consigned to Mr.. Thomas Gilmartin, of
this city.
| By this arrival, we learn that Charles Henry
Cuyler, ESQ.,, the first and very popular Govern
or of the Bay Islands, having received the ap-
pointment of Treasurer for the Belize, resigned
the Governorship about the middle of June !;
and Samuel Shepherd, Esq, barrister, of Lon
don, appointed to fill his place, arrived at
Ruatan the 10th of the same month, and was
sworn into office on the 18th, before large as
sembly of the people.-New York Post.