The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-31

9e'seh and three children, p Mccullough, S. Hei
aIch, Joseph Seroc and two sons, besides three OF
Ionl names unknown Mrs. Geisell and daughter
ae prisoners, and in the hands of the Micans band
OF Indians. about eight miles up the river. DR. M
nite escaped by jumping into Yuca creek, and
sec.eung himself under a pile of drift wood, re-
nalhing there for an hour and half and until the
Andians had given up the search
r news from the SOuth Pacific.
Inc steamer Taldivia, from Caiao, Feb &c, ar.
rived At Panama at r. M, March g. She had the
emimonthly mail twenty-f five passengers and
one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars in
fss. 70 Callao Feb. &c; Paita March 2: Guaya-
on the Joth January. at II a. NJ the Gillian war
steamer Cazador left Talcahusno for Valparaiso,
MnaFing Ia on board 35S persons. These consisted of
90 soldiers of the second battalion of the line Of
ncers OF the same, l4S women, 40 children IA pas
sengers, and the steamers crew. Numbering 6S
persons A little before 8 p. NJ, of the same day,
wHn or miles speed and & smooth sea the
steamer ran on a rock south of Maule about l8
miles, -
AZ immediately became apparent that the ship
was sinking An order was at once given to lower
tna ooats. Of these there were only four One of
lnese was upset. Of the other three, one reached
the shore about five hundred yards distant. and
the otner two entered the harbor of Maule The
nrst OF these two contained Captain Cabieses, the
purser, one passenger and IL seamen. The whole
s 90 hat
3l5 persons perlshed
Among the victims are members of many fami.
hes, now in the deepest affiiction Only one fe.
male escaped
Peru.
There is no important news from this republic.
Inc National Convention still continues its labors.
ana everything remains in most unsettled state
in consequence of which trade is paralyxed, and
business of all kinds dull
Ihe United States sloop-of-war St. Mary's was
81 Callao, detained on account of the disturbed
ktste OF the country. and the apprehended diff
cuitles between Castillo and the Coby ention-
She expected to reach Panama about April |, but
the time is now uncertain
On Washington's birthday, February g. the
English and French vessels of war in port, along
with the Americans, dressed their vessels, and
nred the usual salute in honor of the day.
Bueros Ayres.
Our dates by this arrival are tu February lst.
from Buenos Ayres, previous advices being to
January2. It will be recollected our correspond.
ent mentionedr rumors of new invasion the pre-
vious day. This turned out to be new foray by
Flores, who was met and totally defeated on the
9Th One of his worthy compeers Ramon Bus.
tos, was killed, and two of his principal officers
taken prisoners Col. COsto another fliauster
nothing daunted by the fate of Bustos, invaded
the province on the 25th, with some two hundred
negroes and Spanish basques, but he was also de-
feated few days afterwards, and it was rumored
had since died of his wounds
The Importation was moderate. In articles Of
daily consumption the arrivals were heavy, espe-
cially from Spain and the United States With
the exception of sugar, the great articles of con.
sumption had given way, and were reslZed with
difficulty even at reduced rates. In exports the
Salac eros had been active and the Quantity of pro-
duce despatched was very considerable.
At Monte Video the minister Of government and
foreign relations had rendered his resignation,
which was accepted and the portfolio handed over
in the meantime to the minister of war Party
feeling ran very high, and the forthcoming eec
tions were looked forward TO with apprehension
Australia.
The Sydney Morning Herald, of December 9Th
contains an account, taken from the Baliarat
Times, of fearful fire and loss of life, which had
taken place at Ballarat which originated at one
O'Clock, p NJ in the bar of the United States IIo.
tel and spread with great rapidity to the adjoining
houses. The buildings burned were the Criterson
store Adelphi Theatre, MoOdy's store Adams q
Co s Express office, United States Hotel, Oak Ss
loon, and a number OF small shops. No less than
ten burned bodies were found in the ruins, though
from what cause such fearful loss of life was oc-
casioned, the accounts do not state The only
names mentioned of persons burned are a Mr..
Nichols and miner named Bob Sharcroft. The
loss is put down at $4,000.
The Earthquake in Japan.
n. II. Doty, of California, who at Simoda
when the news of the great earthquake at Jeddo
was officially proclaimed, gives the following ac-
count of the calamity:
"On the 1lth November at hours As minutes,
P. NJ, shock was experienced which aroused the
inhabitants, who rushed into the streets. About
three minutes subsequently another shock occur.
red, which oscillated the earth northeast and
southwest the crash falling buildings was heard
throughout the city; fires broke out in thirty diff
ferent places, covering an extent of sevenri, four
teen miles square. Another shock, which threw
every body off their feet succeeded when the earth
opened in the northeast part of the city, and closed
over many thousand houses and inhabitants.
The exact number of inhabitants temples and
dwellings had not been ascertained by the govern
menf, but there had already been shown by the
district records of the city that 80 800 people five
hundred Buddhist and Sintoo temples, one hundred
and one thousand dwellings and stores were de
stroyed, and it was thought when all the districts
made their returns these numbers would be great
ly increased"
He also states that at Simods, which is sixty
miles from Jeddo, buildings were slightly damaged
and the people could not keep on their feet.