Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-02-20
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE LAW

New YORK, Feb. ID.
The steamer George Law, from Aspin-
wall on the Sd inst, arrived at o'clock
this evening. She brings 81, 1000 spe-
Gle.
The principal consignees are Drexel &
Co., S250,000; William Hoge, 100000;
Metropolitan Bank, 100000; Wells, Far
go, & Co., 1915, 900; Thomas Watson, $780,
900.
She connected with the Golden Gate,
which brought down upwards of million
and a half
Messrs. Broderick and Gwynn were among
the passengers.
The frigate Independence is at Panama.
The Captain of the Sierra Nevada re-
ports that he saw Walker. at Rivas on 18th
of January, and that the allies had not ia
ken Virgin Bay asreported, nor made any
attempt upon San Juan del Sur. Walker
had an effective force of | 200 men, strong
ly fortified at Rivase
Walker had not heard of the capture of
his steamers up to the 18th.
Valparaiso dates are to the LIST of Janu-
airy, Callao to the 18th, and Australia to
the 10th of Nov.
Business at Valparaiso was dull The
job Adams was still there.
Capt Couterell arrived at Panama, and
came in the George Law.
The revolution in Peru is progressing.
The insurgent feet entered the Harbor at
Callao on the 31st of Dec. They had a
slight skirmish with the forts and govern
ment steamer, in which several foreign yes
sells, including the American bark Arenta
was injured. The English steamer Tri-
bune and French frigate interfered for the
protection Of foreigners.
The French sympathisers withthe insur-
gents were arrested, having in their pos
session important papers and an intercept
ted letter from Vivanco to his wife, said to
implicate the British and American Minis
ter in the revolution. The revolutionists
had taken possession of Chineus Island
The English steamer Bolivia, from Pan
anna, was boarded on the 10th of January,
off Callao, by the revolutionary steamer
Jumbo, and an attempt made to take pos
session of the mails.
Another unsuccessful attempt at revolu-
ton had been made in Bolivia.
Advices from Australia are unimpor-
tant. The harvest prospects were good
and -four was dull at 922 59 ton.
There is nothingof Importance from As
pinwall.
The Governor S message recommends the
passage Of an act to legalize the State debt
and bill has been introduced into the
Iao Lot fop that rupnnoa
Several shock of an earthquake had been
felt throughout the State, and several bull
dings had been shattered in Los Angeles
and Santa Barbara.
A Gandara party attacked the govern
ment troops at Sonora on the 23d Novem-
Der, and were repulsed with a loss of eigh-
teen men.
A force was being raised at San Fran
cisco for fllibustering expedition to So
nora
The mining news is favorable. Bust
ness dull The receipts of merchandise
were very large. Coal had declined to
S12@$12 so for the best anthracite One
thousand boxes of adamantne candles sold
OF 23@26c Money tight No sales of
State bonds. The State Treasurer had de-
posted money with the Pacific Express
Company for the payment of the State in
terest due in July, but the Attorney Gen
eral had obtained an injunction restraining
payment.
Advices from Panama are 10 the Sd, The
steamer Sierra Nevada arrived there on
the 2lst ult,, and departed in few days for
San Francisco.