The Empire County argus., 1856-06-21
No. 80.

WE1LER's (CAL.) OPINION AS TO THE WAR WITH
ENcLhND.-Mr Weller is among the few who hon
ostly te ieve that we are on the eye of war with
England. He thinks there is little doubt that the
fame viii be lighted by q collision at San JUAN and
will rapidly spread into a general confagration. Or
II it does not arise in that way he thinks the ncgo
tations in regard 70 lie Central American question
are approaching point where armed arbitration is
| inevitable. Certain il is that our Government will
persist in its refusal to refer the Central American
question to any other arbitration than war. In view
Of the anticipated trouble Mr. Weller is urginr the
Departments Of Navy and War 70 the work Of accu-
muating military stores and supplies upon the Pacific
Coast and said Departments actively engaged in
thi t sew &C.
CENTRAL American ArFARs.-Mr. Bovine, L.
s. Minister at Boc0ta, has been instructed to o;n
Mr.. Corwin at Panama. but in view Of the mpor-
ance Of having reliable report Is soon as possible,
Mr.. c. is required to proceed with The INVESTIGATION
without waiting fer Gr. Bow ne The probab lity
therefore is, that tie Government at Wasn gtcn viii
be placed in possession Of the facts ccnneclcd with
tic OUTRAGE in ab ut forty CT fifty days from the time
Of the c nm ssionors arrival on tie Istlmus
It IS understood that this mission has been created
with tie view ot demanding satisfaction fr m tie
New Granad,an Government if the fact sl~u war;
rant Il, FIR less sustained by Am can Cite S. as
well as to ostab sh some pan which will ns secur-
y for the future to the lives and property Of passan-
/ gers in transit across the Isthmus.
PAc,FIC RA1LEoAD.--Dy a friend in Washington,
9aTs lie S. i E.Tal3 who has more than ordinary
/ Cc-r7 t0 rc'n0 information, we are informed that
2e Feec I{ai road bil VIII certainly pass this s,s-
7'oH. Mr.. Denver is working upon it with industry,
a'},t aal d. IL has at length combined all the
great mi read rcn Of the UnioM-heads of Ccmpan-
( cs from New York, Boston st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Cccaro and other places and By united eff rt tl.cy
'rc determined to carry II through. TIE Railroad
yi. viii PASS before the Wagon Road bill.
From NIcArAcvA-On the day the D mel Web
7;er andsd her passengers or CT mpanv 1T San Juan
20, E,rte, Tie schooner Mimic Sci a!itr fr-m New
Orleans land 4 some two hundred and tliry men
aHl o"autlty Of ammUniticr under command of
Ctpl. Jgq1s, Capt A. D. RudAer was in attend
an'c to take The men into the interior.
We ar informed that Col. L. Randolph had sailed
crr New York. having been fer somc time aboring
un3,r tie country fever
Nrw TrETir5 WITH MEx1co.-Tt is now stated,
in an authentic manncr, fiat our Minister in Mexico
cEgag,d in lie ncQotiation of treaty fer the nur
elias cf anolhcr but nconsdcrabe Size of Mexican
tcrt.ry. The ob'ect is probably to obtain water
'front.' cn the Gui Of California, aud suitable site
for HavaI depot.
The :amr Minister is a'so cnraccd in obtaining a
pos ai treaty and q iavc1Ubc commercial treaty
: il's Aong tlc case it is not very probably that lie
r is to b. recalled rs IN papers have stated, on ac-
eova Of his alleged r,muStrancc against the pay
-~ NJ q the three millions to american assignces OF
SAINT Anna.
II I.aNcHoLY.-Vla learn, by private letter from
Vera CT2, that Lieut. \. j. Gwin. Of the United
States revenue service. has been missing from his
hocl since the 18th INST and fears are entertained by
his friends tla lc is no mere. Various reports were
in circulation, AID ere lis body had been found
floating in II" water. Ills friends were unable to
verify this report although they had made dilgcnt
Inquiry We trust he MAJ be found alive. Lieut.
Gwin is nephew Of the Hon. DR.. Gwin, late mem
Der Of the I. 5. Senate from California. He was
on visit to Mexico with view Of cnlightcninq linn
s2lt With regard to the resources Of tlat country.
Cod S said to have been discovered in Montgcm-
county, n. Y, in considerable quantities