San Andreas independent., 1856-10-25
ARRIVAL of the SIERRA NEVADA.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM THE STATES
Interesting from Nicaragua,

circumstances connected with the Panama
massacre in April last, has made his re-
port. Mr.. G. throws the whole RESPONSE
bility of that affair upon the Granadian
authorities, and demands that the Grana-
dian Government shall make reparation to
the amount of half million of dollars.
He also recommends that our Government
should take military possession OF the
Isthmus in case our demands are not COM
piled with.
The Suffolk Steam FIGURING Mills, at
East Boston, were totally destroyed by fire.
The resignation of Judge Mason as
Commissioner of Patents has been tender
ed to the President, but it is not believed
that he will vacate the Office.
According to decision of the Attorney
General, the additional per centage given
to navy agents, under the act of March l,
1855, commences that day, but is to be
apportioned over the whole official year,
and not credited to any part of the year,
in case of death or resignation.
Two gentlemen, named C. c. Mcclure
and John Lay, were recently appointed
committee by a mass meeting of the citi-
zens of st. Louis, to visit Kansas and in
quire into the actual condition of things
in that territory The committee have re-
turned and published their report. By
it it appears that their inquiries did not
extend beyond the movements of Gen.
Lane and the operations of the free State
party.
NICARAGUA NEws.-The report of the
battle of San Jacinto, received by the
Panama steamer, is confirmed. A party of
thirty of Walkers men, under COL Nc
Donald, attacked and drove behind their
barricades large number of rebels, num-
bering $50, or perhaps more. In the en-
counter one American was killed and sew
eral wounded. When the news of the oc-
currence reached Granada, a strong feeling
manifested itself among the citizens and
soldiers to avenge the death of their coun-
quested Gen. Walker, to be allowed to vol
unteer and form party for this purpose.
AS the General would not consent to allow
any of the officers or soldiers attached to
regiments to go, the citizens, over whom
he had no control, volunteered, to the
number of AZ, to fight the rebels upon
their own responsibility. Some men were
also raised in Massaya and Tipitapa, MAX
ing in all 65 men. These men, divided
into three bodies, attacked the enemy at
the San Jancinto Ranch and were repulsed
Hamilton j. Bowie, of San Francisco,
| died in Granada of the fever.
NICARAGUA TRANSIT CoMpANY.-T
issue Of the Nicaroguemse of the 9th
September contains leader congratulatory
of the revival of the Nicaragua Transit
Company. It says:
By decree published three weeks since
the Government of Nicaragua ceded all its
rights to the Transit route, and all the
property used on the line, embracing ware
houses, &C., together with whatever lands
the Company may need to carry on its bus
iness, and also the macadamized road from
Virgin to San Juan del Sud. The consider
alton paid for this property and the grant,
was four hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars; and the Company bound itself to es-
tabllsh ocean steamers on both sides of the
continent. 1t is also bound to transport
government mails, troops, &c, free of
charge, and to pay into the Treasury of
the State certain price for every passen-
ger, and so much per centage on its profits
The grant extends for twenty-one years,
and is given to perfectly responsible par
ties, who are willing to make the Nicara-
qua route, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean, better than any other
The Nicaragua steamer Sierra Nevada,
Capt. Blethen, arrived in San Francisco,
on Sunday morning last, bringing four
days later news from New York, week
later from Europe and Nicaragua. By
her the Nicaragua news, received via Pan
anna, with the exception of the shooting
of deserters, is confirmed.
President Walkers army is in fine dis
cipline and spirits, and is continually re-
celving reinforcements of men and arms
The steamship Texas brought three hun
dred stand of Minnie rifles, four mountain
howltsers, besides mortars, shells, ammuni
ton and men, and no doubt need exist
among his friends but that the next cam
paign will be entirely successful. and prob
ably terminate the long existing troubles
IN that country. Many families are
already immigrating to Nicaragua to be-
come permanent settlers in her rich val
ileys, and the whole aspect of affairs in that
beautiful country is materially Frightening
under the new regime.
jennings Estelle was publicly executed
on the 10Th for the murder of 1t. Chas.
Gordon. Both parties were from San
francisco, the latter having been men,
Der of Engine Co. No. 13, and the former
recently guard at the State Prison. He
was wild, reckless youth, and killed
Gordon in cold blood and without provi-
cation.