The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-15


be completely recovered from the illness which compel
led her give up her American engagements; bnt chs
ootsr da Hagrs says On the contrary she has greatly
suffered during her voyage and that regures three
four days rest a. HayTs before undertaking the journey TO
\ Paris.
tons in corn and Is striving to repair his shattered for
tunes BY establishing new journal and course Of lee
lures.
Mr. John Bright NJ r. has been too unwe to attend to
his parliamentary duties and his medical adviser has
counselled him 10 avoid excitement
LATE AND INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM
| CENTRAL AMERICA, CALIFOKNIA, AND JAPAN.
BY the arrival Of the steamer Northern Light New
York, have Ia detail The interesting aud hghy4n-
poraut intelligence from Central America California and
Japan, briefly noticed in Geographic column in our
! last issue.
Considerable excitement has been produced New York
il consequence of the alleged seizure by Colonel Walker
Of several Of the Nicaragua Transit Companys
The Express says
The Nicaragua steamers seized were the Uncle Sam
and the Carthage at San Juan del Sur
The Carthage allowed to go up again condition
that she would pay up the toll" The Uncle Sam was
kept
Officers and armed men had been put on board the Uncle
sam
Walker elaine S25o,OoO.
The lake steamers seized but it expected
that they would be-
The Journal Of Commerce says t~~~ --rs--s
We suspend further comment awaiting future develop
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despatch announcing the seizure OF the Transit Companys
boats meaning lake boats presume the forfeiture of
their franchise and the besowal OF another assoc
alton This information may prove TO be exaggerated
exaggerated circumstances not known to may
pallae what at present TO be high-banded viola
iion of private and public treaty spulatous They
may also in exhibiting the pretex mode and extent Of
the proceeding the time indicate the proper
be pursued 10 remedy and rectfy its injurious
quences. The despatch contains another item Of ntei
gence has bearing this subject TO the effect that
Costa RIGA had refused TO receive the envoy whom Walker
despatched iororn hope TO make final effort to pre-
the formation Of league by the other Central Amer
lean States offensive and defensive against the fbusers
in Nicaragua The refusal emphatic upon the ground
that Costa RIGA did not recognise the foreign party IL Nc
I aragna."
HIcARAauA-ooLoNEL WALKER AND THE TRANSIT COMPANY.
We find in the Spanish part of Walkers paper, The
Nlcaragusnse decree revolving that oompauys charter
and granting charter another association fol-
similar purposes The following the main provisions
! of the decree:
l. The republic Of Nicaragua grants to Mr.. Edmund
Randolph and his associates the exclusive right and pryi
lege for twenty-five from the date of this decree 10
transport us territory 10y single route passen
gers and freight from the port OF San Juan del Nert or
any other more convenient port the Atlantic TO the
port of San Juan del Sur any o1ber convenient
port the Pacific The option Of the grantees also the
exclusive right Of navigating by steam vessels all the rY
lakes and interior waters OF the republic during the
said term Of twenty five years. Within month from
the date of this decree the grantees shall designate to the
Government the route which they may select describing
The came by the of the places where they win stop
and if any time they should wish to abandon the route
SO designated and adopt another make any material
change therein they will be able do by obtaining
| the previous consent Of the gaS arnmenL
a The grantees in consideration Of The privileges which
have conceded them obgate themselves 10 pay to
the government Of Nicaragua dollar for each assen-
ger by them transported the territory OF the repub
lie
The government erempts the vessels and freight Of the
grantees from Of dutss requires them in SIX
mouths 10 establish line OF between New York
San Juan and obges theta to carry government de-
slatchss its officers and Tool without exacting indem
nifty The government In return agrees 70 protect Eno
defend the grantees in The Fun cnoymet OF The rights ard
privileges granted by this deere ana also obgGtes itself
grant 10 any government individual or COMPANY
the 10 transport passengers freight lie
tory navigate by any Of lis rivers o. uhra
during thus convention.
CALIFORNIA
sad accident bappc ned 10 the vicinity Of San Francis
CO d day or two previous the departure of the
by which ladies and children lost their lives
party consisting Of the wife and child Of MIR ottenhrime
merchant and the wife and child Of Mr. CDer, Of the firm
Of Timer Fegen6sum, Co. accompanied 10y a servant
girl lefI Ean Francisco Ia carriage driven by brother
Of Mr. Otteubeimef Tor pleasure dnre 10 The Ocean
House and vicint Amer having proceeded distnre
attempting ford ~hich the earring ass upset and H
were d-ns nd with The exception Of Mr. Ouenhemer aud
the srryaul gir The ladies' were Germans, each about
taeLts- f1rr years od. one Of The children fifteen
months Old the other six weeks.
Cen MrDoueal nnd J. P Hoge, ESQ Of the firm Of HoCe
Ilsuu were thrown tr.u rlugs San Francisco
on the lglh OF February and both we're badly hurt Gen
Ncpougnls auke was brOk q places ard the bone
prutruding through the shin, II feared that Rmputs
ton would be necessary. Tho HGfure Of Nr Hpge waE
less dangerous The bone Of the leg hng simply broken
The uuted States steamship hassaCburttts left san
Fransco on the lgh OF February iJt Oregon with
uissary and ordnanre supplies for he troops Engaged
the Indian war The folowing is lisr OF her utuers:
Samuel Svartwout commander r. FarisE lieutenant
A 4 Semmes lieutenant; D. A. Forrtf lieutenant JON
ahnn Ioung lieutenant George T. Cslter, pursGr3 ". b
Harrison passed assistant surgeon n r. Patterson first
assistant unr ueer " A K Lamer second assistant
rnepr L. K Rind, third assistant engineer Edmund Sui
ton citizen eng ineer Phil r. Fendal IT, captains cIer
A. TYLER acting boAEwRn T. Z. Berry, acting carIen-
ter Joseph Bachelor, samakeri Capt r. NJ Hunt pilot
for Puget Sound.
The steamship serrn Nevada Of the Nicaragua line ar
rived At San Francisco on the 10Th Of February
Captain German and the party Of expeditOuists who
sailed from San Francisco the Archibald Oracle and x
Adams 10 Lower California hare been captured by Gov.
Blancarte and sent to Nazalan
The Alta California says
The miners continue to do exceedingly we'll aud the
yield Of The mines greater than present an
additional force Of 100000 in the mines
10 make Of the richest States IN the world The
amount Of gold coming into ths market daily for assay
and coinage believed 10 be greater al present than d.
ring any time for eighteen months past
4 sEyEKR rAHTrfQrAKE AT san FRANCISCO.
We copy ths following from the San Francisco Herald
The Heverest shock Of earthquake experienced IN
vcin since the settlement Of California by Americans
occurred on Friday morning February just Is min
utes past O'Clock In this city ard vicinity every build
ing shook to its foundation and in quarters the
houses swsyed and rolled vessels 10 heavy