American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-01-17
ARRIVAL Of the Yor,hern Li.h,.

New York, Jan. l4th.-The steam hir
Northern Light arrived at late hour Sat.
uriay night, from San Juan via Key West,
with California dates to Dao. Goth.
She brings $500, 900 in specie, and up,
wards Of three hundred passengers. The
specie ia consigned as follows: Moiropolitaa
Bank, S25o,O00; Drexel & Co., 5000,
900.
The mos! pertinent features oGher news
have been received By telegraph via Nav
Orleans.
MatterSa at Niearagus are sail 10 bs i'm,
proving. San Salvador and Honduras have
officially recognized the Government of
RivaS, and 4 Minister from Honduras is
reported TO DO on his way to Grenada.
Walker was continually receiving acaoi.
sions TO his forcos.
KINNEY was still at San Juan del Norte.
A large number Of his man have recently
joined Walker. :
An expedition under Ri,as, son Of the
President. hal fortified themselves mar
Castillo Rapids and threatened to seizs
the Transit Company's steamers and the
property Of the psssengefs, bat Conimo-
dors Spsul~ins, NJ thu request Of the COM
pany, sent forward ano.hsr party, when
Rivas and his party fsd.
Col. Horneby was to pro 90 wish an
armed force for The fl! tler protection Of
Tie place.
The U. 3. steamer Massachusetts was
NJ San J@sn Delsud, and the flagship In
Dependence WAS daily expected.
The Northern light left in lhs port OF
San Juan, tho frigtia Potomac AMI the
steam sloop Fulton,
The Central KINNEY pqpsrs allules 10 a
repnrt that Honduras and Sun Salvador
had made overtures to Nicaragua.
On She arrival of the Potomac at San
Juan, dispatches wera Immediately trans.
mitied to The American Minister a. Grana-
da.
The mines Of CAliforni, arc Yielding
more abundantly than ever. Several new
ones have been opened.
Tho Sonora arrived At San Francisco
Sept. 18th and the Uncle Sam tho 18th.
The U. 8. Cutter, Joseph Lane, from
Norfolk, arrived with dates from Oregon
to the 18th of December.
The Indian war is raging with increased
fury. The Oregon mounted volunteers.
under Lieut.. Kelley, attac,eI the Indians
at Fort Walla on December 18th, and
fought them forty-eight hours, ~loosing
eight killed and eleven wounded. Among
the killed were Capt. Bennett and Lieut..
Barrow'. The Indians lost their Chief
and fifty men. The volunteers were short
of ammunition and sent 10 Henrietta for
supplies. .
Gen. Wool wa, at IT. Vancouver in bad
health, and was arranging lho prelimina-
ries for a campaign.
Two steamers had departed from San
Francisco for Oregon, with ordnance and
stores for the supply, of Gen. Wool
The dates from Washington Territory
are to the 10th of December.
A party under Lieut.. Slaughter. had
bsen surprised at the forks of White and
Green rivers. Lieut., Slaughter and three
others were killed.
One hundred and twenty recruits for
Walkers army left San Francisco on the
gosh, in the steamer Cortez. The Times
and Transcript a leading Administration
Has been discontinued.
we have dates from the Sandwich Is.
land to she 10th Of December, but no i'm
news
Dates from Aus.rali" are to the goth Of
oot!-Breadstuffs were firm and advancing.
Trade in San Francisco was dull, and
money was light. Domestic produce was
and advancing.
Imports had decreased. Flour was sis:
choice Butter 35; crushed Sugar l14c.;
Candles 49,; Spirits of Tiur-
874.