The Washington union., 1857-04-30
BY TELEGR APH
4lrrioal Or ae Taaoi,.

dTrindf ef me Iftiaots
NEw YoRk April 29-lThe steamship Illinois has ar
rived from Aspinwal with 600 passengers nearly
81 500 900 in specie and the California mails of April g.
The following the principal consignees Drexcl s
Co, 5000 Wells, Fargo, Co.. $3.50, 600 Duncan
sherman, & Co., Sli0, 900.
The John L. Stephens brought down nearly 81 OO0
Left at Aspnwal evening of 20th inst United States
sloopofwar Cyanc and British frgate Tartar the latter
having board the remainder Of Iockridges men-200
in number who to be sent to the States in sailing
vessels
The British shpof the line onion had left San Juan for
the purpose of blockading Carthagena.
Commissioner Morse took passage the Granada for
Havana thence to proceed to New Orleans.
Lockridge's men, their arrival at Grcytown,
protected by British gunboats from the Costa Rcans
who had followed them down the river. Lockridgc
manned at Greytown.
The goth of April fixed by the Costa Mcans for
finishing the attack on Walker.
The Costa can papers give different version of the
battle of the 5th March at Rivas Walker they say at
the head of three hundred routed at the point
of the bayonet with great loss of men, arms and
| milton.
In the battle of the 10th March near San Jorge 100 I
busters killed. stated bs deserters from Walkers
camp, while the allies lost twenty-five killed and sixty
wounded.
At the last accounts, in the papers Gen. Mora
held position the north and south side of Mvas, with
in four hundred yards Of the plaza and to open
| fire.
The latest from Rvas to the 2sth March
that fighting continued Ryas four days without much
4 impression either side.
correspondence had taken place between the Costa
Rcan General Xatuch and Capt Davis of the soop-of-
ST. Mays in which the latter refused to interfere
| between the bellgerents.
The Costa Rican papers of the 9Th of April contain let
ters of Gen. Mora to the Minister OF War he says that
Walker is hemmed in in the plaza at Rvas the allies he
ing ntrcnched within 400 yards and that he subssng
| on mule and dog flesh
The from California is mcagre. The act of the
last legislature for the protection of actual settlers has
been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court
i The mining business generally prosperous
fire Sacramento had destroyed $50 900 worth OF
i property of the California Stage Company
Thomas Wright, jr.. lawyer of Philadelphia, commit
ted suicide at San Francisco on the 9Th instant
Ex-senator Foote advises the American party to dis
band.
Serious dissensons have arisen among the Momons OF
San Bcrnardino and Salt Lake
i KINGSTON, JAMAICA April 23.--An English man-of-
war had carried into ST. Anns an American schooner,
from Africa for Cuba with 3Ts slaves. One hundred
and thrty-scvcn died the passage and the remainder
in starving condition 1t rumored that another
slayer off the coast and British steamer had
| ed in pursuit
i The Scam Frga,e Niegara.
New YoRK April 29-Ihe steam frigate Niagara was
spoken saturday, 200 miles from Sandy Hook, under
sail and steam.
Markets
4 NEW YoRK April 29-Cotton is higher and buoy
ant sales Of 5000 bales Orleans mdiling, l4s cents
uplands middling, l4s cents. Flour is firm sales OF
5000 bbs State Sc Sc Is southern, sc 80 81 40.
Wheat is steady sales of 900 bushels Kentucky white
at 81 10 81 So Corn is buoyant- sales of 22, ,0aO
bushels mixed, I6 cents white, 79 cents Pork
has advanced; mess, S22 so sales of $500 barrels.
Beef is steady Chicago repeckcd, SIG 25 Lard is firm
at IA cents Whiskey is higher Ohio so cents Coffee
dull Rio, leI IL cents Sugar is hmcuba, y,
loa cents Spirits turpcntinc is heavy at 40 cents
i Resin is higher; common, 81 IS ST. 30. Rice i
steady at ~ a 81 cents. Freights are heavy.