The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-16

The steamer Tennessee arrived yesterday. bring
ing very important ard exciting news from Mica
ragua. The report Of the bGrnins Of Grana1a =
confirmed General Henningsen ard three or four
handred Of Walkers troops are besieged oy the a-
lies in suburban church-Waiker meanwhile keep
1g on board one Of his boats on the lake. His ar
tdIery and munitions of wa are in Granada; and
unless be was speedily reinforced with men and pro-
visions there seems 10 be little hope Of recovering his
ground. The sick and wounded, with the women
and children who we're in Granada before its de-
ssnctior, were, tn the number Of some hundred
and afy cruveye Ell 10 ire island Of Ometepc, in the
eake. where they suffered dreadful prigatons for
some DAYS. aud wae then surprised AM attacked
by Toe natives. some twenty csc sped, bus there
are fearful apprehensons as t. the fate OF The re-
mainder. The accounts which we give OF recen.
evo1ts in Eicllagua are very fu, and ere intensely
interesting.
New York correspondent Of the Philadelphia
BuAetin says that advises received BY the Tennes
zee from Jamaica state that the entire British feet
On that station had been ordered 70 hold itself in
readiness 10 proceed 10 the Guf Of Mexico for the
purpose Or blocka6iog the Mexican ports The
dsspa.ches conveying the sailing orders wee daily
expected We suspect this to be an old story re-
v.ysd as Il il not very clear how the Tennessee
could have brought he intelligence even II it were
trug.
Tie letter of our corrosp3rlta. a, Lima, Published
else shelo, contains ths latest and mos, authentic
neSs relstive TO The revolutionary movements in
petu. Ihe overthrow Of Cast las government ap.
pears 90 be ccf tao The Contirea4l treaty a. Il /,
termed intended Tor the protection Of Peru aci her
neighbols, flou the orays OF tie 6i.5csters-an
outline Of which Is given hy our coTespondeat-Siil
dcultless attract the attention Il deserves.
our correspondent at Havana, under date 81 Oh
ins., tate that q very delicate question oi Ia the
issue If which rsy seriously eject The peace Of
the hlsn3-hld arisen petrsen the slave owners
and their slaves as u tic real yalue Of 4 With
ing to free hiTrsef by he payment OF . nsad
money! IN irstalrsenis. Tie ,sage Is that the va1e
y Gxed by ARBITRATION, before the first payment,
and when 80 fixed Il TO rensin up6isturped by any
1uctaations Of price in the market. The owners
nov w.sh = break through iha custom aud iemand
the value ruling h tie market when TIE las. insal.
nent Il due Ttc judges wil have % decide the
AID 4 i thought th4t ID the interest ~ the slaves
snfer. sore bed oCrccqgcnces may e1sre. The vlae
or Come coolies bad cote up from sl02 70 says Ia
I've yeafs end four bundled ord sevcu'y.three were
landed ~ Churas lately. The contractors we're
about 70 mt sc:ev steamers on Tor the trade Toe
rportc0 lofs of tie Iyouna,s mad caused great eS-
e.Ssnent, owing 70 re ilct Of senior Ealaie.
ms ~ffe. ard Senor niaz Ccmas having been on
hoard. +, n scia that Geuerll Con ha tad rosi.
lively forwarded biz resignation o. ofiCe 70 Madrl.
Toe Atucaniza. ion scheme vas again n 1oted. Max
Mvcttk aud the Ia Grange troupe rcrc looked Tor
irpstehtiy.
The PROCEEDINGS of Congress yesterday were IN
tsresting. In the senate the case u Senator Hay.
ian, against whose oeoaFtncy u sea, the Iowa
senate have protested xus referred 10 ;be judiciary
Committee Mr. Houston gave notice Of = bill pro.
vidiag Tor pcni weekly overland mail between The
Mississippi river ard san francisco. The BIN au-
thorzipr a settlement Of the accounts o. Reyolu-
tsouary officers was taken up and debated. pro
ponton n in.iude the officers Of tho navy was
defeated. II sestimated that the sum OF Two million
collars will he required in The adjustment Of these &C
counts. The csideation Of The subec; occupied the
attention OF the Senate untl the hour Of adjourn
ment. In the House. resolutions declaring that al
suggestions 70 open The African slave trade would
subject the United State 70 he execration o. oil
civilized and Christian people and that It Ia nexpe
dent unwise and contrary 10 the settled policy o.
the nited states 70 repeal the laws prohibiting
the African slave trade, were adopted. under
the previous questionable drst by vote o.
100 ayes 70 81 Bays, and the last with but
eight discerning votes. Tho propositions we're pre-
scented respectively BY Messfs Etheniee, Of Ten
nessee and orr, Of South Carolina. and PIT an ef.
fect1al extingnishcr upon tie plans Of Gov. Adams
and his conJJ(rts tn Executive sent ia a letter
from Gov. Gear, Of Kansas recapi.ulating his ex.
plots in the TeIrto X he says peace has been
restored. regardless Of expense. and he expects
Congress viii foot The bill. Coz. shannon aud
.lpdsr Leeom &c come in for > smart csstigltion
for their short coming resolution will pro
tally he o6ered in day or two calling for infor.
nation as 10 the cost Of carrying on the border ruf
fan var in Kansas, together With the expense Of
thc prosecution d tie free State prisoners.
Our Washington tetogra 1hie despa'cb stats that