Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-16
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Report, Furnished by tn. A.so.iatet Pres. ]


Arrival OF the Northern Light.
NEw YORK, Jan. l3-The Northern Light has
arrived from San Juan with California dates to Dec
Goth She brings 100000 in specie. and 200 pas
sengers.
Matters in Nicaragua are improving. San Saliva
dor and Honduras have officially recognized the
Government of Rivas, and Minister from Hondu-
ras is reported on his way to Granada.
Walker is continually receiving accessiOns to bis
forces.
The expedition under Rivas, son of the President,
had fortified themselves near Castillo Rapids, and
threatened to seize the transit steamer and the
property of the passengers.
Commodore Spauding, at the request OF the Com
pauy, sent forward another party, when RiVas and
his party fed
The Northern Light left in port at San Juan, the
frigate Potomac; on her arrival dispatches were
Immediately transmitted TO the American Minister
at Granada, that the mines in California we're yield
ing more abundartly than ever
The Sonora arrived Sept. 18th, and the Uncle
Sam the 18th All well.
The U. S. Cutter, Joseph Lane, from Norfolk,
arrived with dates from Oregon to the l4th Dec
The Indian war was raging with increased fury.
Mounted volunteers under Lieut. Kelly, attacked
the Indians at Fort Walllwala. They fought 4s
hours--S men were killed and / | wounded Among
the killed were Lieut.. Burrows and Capt. Bennett.
The Indians lost their Chief and so men.
Dates from Washington Territory to the 10th of
December. The party under Lieut.. Slaughter had
been surprised at the forks of White and Green
3 others were killed.
One hundred and twenty recruits for Walkers
army left San Francisco on the goth in the Cortez
Australian dates are to the ID October. Bread,
stufs firm and advancing.
SAN Francisco. Trade dull; Money Tight Do.
mestic Produce frmer and advancing; Imports de.
clined Flour SIS; Butter 35c; Crushed Sugar IL &C.
arrival of ;hc Atlantic
The Atlantic arrived at o'clock this morning.
She left Liverpool on Saturday.
CoTrON.-Four days market Brown g. Shpley
report dull and favorable for buyers Daily sales
5000 bales. Closed firm. Fair Mobile 5Ed Bread
stuffs in limited demand. Wheat 3D. lower Flour
Is Corn lSl. a %. lower. Sugar quiet and frn.
Manchester market steady. Bullion decreas ed
Freights quiet.
The ship Donald Mckay, from Melbourne, Oct
2nd, arrived 1t London the 99th ult, bringing
eil6,O0o in gold. 1t will probably be taken by the
Bank of France. Consols closed firm, leading of
at $50 S8s.
Advices from Constantinope TO 18th uIt, state
that six merchantmen were wrecked off Sulina
mouth-4OO lives lost.
India mails arrived at Trieste. Dates from Hong
Kong to 10Th November, and from Calcutta to the
3Oth. Markets in India were depressed Money
scarce
WASHINGTON, Jan l4th-Certain foreign Minis
tiers apprehend, what they consider uudoubted
authority, that the Walker movement embraces
Cuba, Porto Rico aud st. Domingo-hence the
constant watchfuuess in that quarter, and the fire.
quent communications with our Government on the
subject
The report Of Gen. Shields, made year ago in
the Senate, has been reproduced, in which Parker
H. French is charged with obtaining So 900 worth
of the Government stores forged letter of credit
ted to damage his prospects here.
Nav YORK, Jan. II The Herald's Washington
correspondent telegraphed from Washir gton that a
strong impression prevails in political circles that
our relations with Great Britain are threatening and
serious opprehensions felt and expressed by
many Senator's several of whom are in the conf
dence of the administration, of eally rupture be
tween the two Governments.
The Empire City from Aspinwal, with California
mail Of the Goth and ST. 200 900 ia gold dust arriv.
ed to-day at o'clock. She connected at the 18th
mus with the Sonora. The steamer Golden Age
ltft Panama on the lst with the Empire City out
ward
The PAssen gers of the Philadelphia left Aspin
wall for Havana on the same day the Empire City
left.
The Commercial Advertiser this evening has the
following editorial 1--WE regret to be assured from
source which precludes all doubt OF the correctness
off he information that the President has instructed
Mr. Buchanan TO demand from the British Govern
ment the recall Of Mr. CHAMPION, on the ground Of
his participation in the enlistment Of men for the
war in the Crimea In common with large pro
portion OF our fellow citizens, We have hoped that
the reports to this effect, when made public were
rather conjectured than well founded facts we
are constrained to abandon that hope and give full
credit 70 the statement which some Of our contem .
porares some dsys ago confidently set forth"
A train from Albany on the Hudson river railroad
met with an accident near Devil creek The Loco
motive, two baggage cars aud passenger car went
through bridge, one engineer fireman and a
little boy, are missing. Several passengers hurt
though not seriously. One passenger car and two
baggage cars were smashed. The accident was
caused by the ice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-Senate merely met al
noon and adjourned till Thursday.
HoUsE-Mr. Grafton corrected a mistake into
which Mr.. Campbell. Of Ohio had Inadvertently
fallen on Saturday last in stating that no copy OF
the Bible to be found in the Congressional
Library, but on the contrary there were many
editions OF that holy book.-Then the baIoting for
Speaker was resumed
CIScINSArI, Jan. IL, h.-Flour, Sc rs; Hogs, 8
75 green sides, 5 8 shoulders q; hams, Z; whisky;
90 to e6l. The river is sufficiently open for Terry
boats