Demoine courier., 1856-02-21
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival Of the steamer

$l,023,0 900 N. Snsois-DeArucfiue and
Fatal Fire at Tlapa,aiso.

$l,025, 900 IA ~S0sois-DeAruefiue ana
Fatal Fire at Tiaipasaiso.
New York, Feb. Ia
The steamship st. Louis, from Aspin.
wall 9th. arrived this evening, bringing
California mails 10 the LIST os JAM, aooui
500 passengers, and o 1923, 900 in sps
Gle.
The st. Louis connected with the
steamer which spoke. nor,h os Cape ST.
LUCAS, FEB. 81, bouaS TO San francisco,
the whaleship Hllia.an, Of New Bed
ford. with l.aOO barreA Of oil-all well.
fhe steamer Panama, from San Fran.
cisco, via Mexican ports, arrived at Pan.
ema on the I'd inst. and the u. s. ship
John Adams. from Feejee Islands. via
valparaiso, arrived al Panama on the Sd.
isshmus news unimporhnt.
Valparaiso dates to the Is, and Calloa
TO the Is, Jan. had reached Panama
About q dozen. buildings were burnt in
valparaiso on ChriAmas day, and six
foreign seaman and citizens persisted in
The flames a. they were endeavoring to
ooUuuC tHcm.
A treaty Of commerce, amay and
friendship between ,ha u. $. AMI Chill
is said'to have. been formed.
The sloop-of war ST. Mary's was a,
xaIpasaiso Business there had been
moaa- animated. bnl the export irade was
dull.
From Feru. aad Ecuador ro,hing Of
importance.
Melbourn. Australia, dates 10 the 25.h
Nov. Nothing important. Cole had
declined 10 a3 las Gil.
AT Gelango business was. rapidly i'm
proving. Flour aelIing. a, R49ae5O per
ton.
GRANADA, Feb. 3.
Considerable excitement was caused
u Granada by the suspension in par, OF
the Government OF all %oficia. communi-
cation with the United States. A decree
was read in tbs plaza on The DAD. OF JAN
uary. and appeared 20 give general salts.
faction. On The night s~ubsequsa. the
American Minis,er wal sssenaded by the
naive bands-a testimonial on part Of the
inhabitants Of their consider alton Of Mr..
Wheeler in his private capacity. The
govefnUeRt il uaderstood 70 be IN q .igh,
place. for funds, and certain Psrsons rep
resen,ing Walker in the States are EN-
powered 10 negotiate a Joan Of money
No. n OF the soldiers has received a
dime since the opening Of the campaign,
aHd there - much discomfort among the
troops. Two companies Stationed a,
Leon had revol.ed, and refuse 10 do car.
rison duty until all aErearagss Of back
pay have been settled. The excitement
caused by This intelligence was every
where visible ia Granada. Recruits,
however, continue 10 pour in from San
Francisco, between four and five hun
dreS having arrived during The las,
month.
A teaEful epidemic, r~esenblisg yellow
fever. has beer killing off The army. and
the recruits arriving have been necessary
TO fill up the gaps created by the scourge.
The mortality averages six or seven per
day, and was confined nlmos. exclusive.
ly TO The Amy.
Among the recent victims were Chas
L. Cutler. editor OF the FL Nicaraguese.
and Judge George H. Campbell. recent
~ Of California, and formerly Of Boston.
Gen. Walker had no positive in,elli
gence from Guatemala ,ha, Gen. Cerre
"a had commanded a march upon Nicar-
aqua with 200 men. 1t was presumed
that Costa RIGA would concer, with him.
and every preparation j, baing made in
Granada for active duty.
The ostPosis on the Fs,kmus and San
Juan River were being strengthened.
The report Of gold discoveries in the
EChonales are false. A, Granads business
is completely ssagnan,.
From San Juan del Noste We learn
than Col Kinny's expectation 10 hope
lessly demoralized. Theirs ase bu, 20
men left. and the majority Of those are
prossraied with Geves.