Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-03
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Juan, and the Crescent City, from A~spinwall
arrived at New Orleans on the night of the 27tt
ult, the former bringing dates from San Fran,
cisco to the 9th, and the latter to the 1st ut
the passengers by the Nicaragua route, making
the quickest trip on record. Owing to the
crowded state of our columns, we are unable tt
give all the news in detail.
We take the following from the Alta California
of the 9th:
Since the sailing of the last steamer, thu
earth has been refreshed with copious rains, ano
throughout the country the miners and agricul.
~turists are rejoicing.
The new year was ushered in by a storm Of
rain hail and wind, the like of which has been seen
by few Californians. In this city several houses
were unroofed, and three or four entirely de-
molished. The storm was equally severe al
Benieia, Sacramento and throughout the mining
districts. Although the aggregate loss Of pro-
perty is very considerable, in no instant has any
individual suffered to any larger amount.
The Sixth Legislature of California assembled
at Sacramento on Tuesday, and organized on
the following day, the Assembly making choice
of Mr.. Stowe (whig) for Speaker. The Sena-
torlal ball has been put in motion! and gives
fair promise of "crushing out" all legitimate
subjects of legislation.
Interesting news from the Sandwich Islands has
been received. Kamehameha III is dead, and
Prince Alexander Liholiho reigns in his stead.
He has upon several occasions expressed himself
as decidedly opposed to the annexation Of the
Sandwich Islands to the United States, and
negotiations having that object in view are
generally regarded as at an end.
From the territory acquired under the Gads-
den treaty, reports come in various shapes of
the discovery of rich mines of gold and copper.
A company Of twenty men, from this city, have
already commenced the washing Of a copper
mine about a hundred miles from the Colorado.
Specimens assayed in this city yielded IS per
cent, Of pure copper, and q very nice per
centage Of gold. Emigration is tending towards
the "new purchase" and it will soon be filed
with an active population.
A majority of the prisoners who escaped
from the State Prison a couple of weeks ago
have recaptured. Five of the convicts,
however, took advantage of the defective condi-
ton of the San Jose jail, where they were
temporarily confined, and made good their
escape.
Measures have been taken to provide for the
funding of a floating debt of the city of San
Francisco, which amounts to about one million
of dollars. A petition to the Legislature,
asking for an act to legalize the object, has
been signed by nearly five thousand citizens.
The pioneers Ball" last evening, wound up
the holidays. All the fashion and beauty of the
city were in attendance, and all went emery
as the marriage bell"
The Emigrant Road movement finds favor
with all classes, and after the Senatorial ques-
ton is settled the legislature is expected to take
the matter in hand.
Meiggs turned up at Tahiti but we have no
| other nofica nf his movpmnnts than that on tho
10Th of November he was about to sail for
Aitutaki.
From Tahiti.
By the arrival of the French corvette Mozelle,
from Tahiti, we have received a file of the
Messenger de Tahiti to the 10Th November.
The America, Captain Couzins, in which
Henry Meiggs made his escape from here,
arrived at Tahiti on the 9th Of November. Her
arrival is announced as follows:
Nov. 9.-American bark America, Captain
Cousins, 256 tons, IS days from California, in
ballast; a crew Of eleven men, and five pas
sengers.
On the 10Th November, the America was
reported still in port, and about sailing for
! Aitutaki.
The Messenger gives an account Of a distur-
bance at Raiatea, an island adjacent to Tahiti.
One of the chiefs had revolted against the King
of the island, and a battle ensued, which lasted
five hours. Four Of the Kings people were
killed. Eight of the rebels were killed, and
the survivors took to fight, and escaped to the
schr. Josephine. The captain of the Josephine,
acting under the advice of the British Consul,
refused to give up the refugees to the King, I'M
less his promise was given to spare their lives.
The Messenger, as a proof of the rapid
progress Of the island, states that the duties
upon liquors for ten months Of 1854, has
amounted to 10000 francs, whereas in 1852
and 1868 the total amount of duties was only
Al, 900 francs.
The following French vessels of war were at
Tahiti when the Mozelle sailed: Steamer Duroc;
the c~orvettes Sarcelle and Aventure; aud the
briggs Papeete, photographic, Kamehameha and
Nouhina.
The Sandwich Islands.
The French corvette L'Eurydice reached
Honolulu on the It'll of December, nineteen days
from San Francisco. The U. 8. sloop-of-war
Portsmouth sailed on the Sd for the United
States via Tahiti. On the 9th of December
were at ancher in the harbor of Honolulu, the
U. s. shoop-of-war st. Mary's, the British ship
Trincomalee, and the French war ships, Arte-
mise, Aleeste and Eurydice.
CHILI.-The greatest quiet in political matters
prevails throughout the Republic. The last
works Of the Santiago railroad were progress
sing. The news from the Coquimbo mines is
not as fattering as heretofore.
By way of Chill we learn that the Argentine
Republic is again threatened with civil war; on
the 18th Of November Buenos Ayres was invaded
by General Costa, but the rebels were driven
back by General Hornos. It is feared that
this is the commencement Of a general ~insurrec-
ton throughout the confederated provinces.
The Government of Urquiza is said to have
given its support to the invasion.
BoLIvIA.-From Bolivia our only information
is derived through the Lima papers. The
Republican, Of Ariquipa says that General
Acha, the leader in the new revolutionary
movement had taken refuge within the Peruvian
territory, having been driven there by Belzu,
but later dates from Tacha say that he was in
Corocory on the 14th Dec, arming the infantry
there, to enable him to lead them along with
his two regiments of cavalry against La Paz.
The same authority states that q part Of Belzu's
forces engaged q portion Of the revolutionary
army on the altos of Tapacari under Genera
Lama, in which the former retreated, having
had many killed among them General Irigoven.
PERu.-For the news from this republic,
relative to the progress of the revolution under
Castillo Elias, we can only refer to the state
ments published by the Government party in
their organs. Our correspondence having again
failed to come 10 hand, neither have we received