Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-20
Later from California.
New ORLEANS, February IA, 1857

NEW ORLEANS, February IL, 1857.
The U. S. steamship Black WarrioE has arrived at
this port from Havana. She brings dates from Cali
fornia to the 20th ult
Messrs. Broderick and Gwinn have been elected
u s. Senatorsthe first for the long, and the latter
for the sholt term. Both gentlemen will arrive in
the George Law.
Business at the mines was favorable. Trade was
dull.
The Black Warrior brings no definite intelligence
from Nicaragua.
Later from California.
New YORK, Feb 13.-The steamer George Law,
from Aspinwall, with dates to the Sd, arrived here
this evening She brings $1.l00,000 in specie from
California Her dates from San Francisco are to the
10Th.
The principal consgnees her specie list are -
Messrs Drexel & Co. $250O0O; VIM Hoge $780,
600; Metropolitan Bank $500, 0OO Wells. Fargo &
Co. $4,000; Thomas Watson $4,000.
The George Law connected with the steamer Gold.
en- Gate, which brought down upwards of 81 5000
Senator's Broderlck and Gwin are among the pas
sengers.
The u s. ftigate independence was still at Panama.
The st. Mary's had sailed for San Juan The Cyane
was at Aspinwall.
The advices from Panama are to the Cd.
The steamer Sierra Nevada arrived there On the
21st and departed in few days subsequently for
San Francisco.
The captain of the Sierra Nevada reports that he
saw Walker at Rivas on the 18th of January, and
inc aleS nau not TAKEN virgin Day dis IePoteu, nor
made any attempt upon San Juan del Sur Walker
had an effective force Of twelve hundred men and
was strongly fortified Rvas. He had not heard
of the capture of his steamers up to the 18th.
The advices from Valparaiso are to Jan. Isl, Calao
Jan. 1th. and from Australia to Nov. 10.
Business at Valparaiso dull. The steamer
John Adams sill there. Captain Boutwell, comes
passenger in the George Law.
The revolution in Peru was progressing The in
surgeat fleet entered the harbor of Callao 3lst and
had slight skirmish with the forts and govern
ment steamer, in which several foreign vessels in
Guiding the American bark Jarenta, were I'M ured
The English steamer Tribune and French frigate
interfered for the protection of foreigners French
sympathisers with the insurgents had been arrested
having in their possession important papers Inter
copied letters from Vianco TO his wife said to i'm
plicate the British and American ministers in the
revolution.
The revolutonists had taken possession OF the
Chineas Islands.
The English mail steamer Bolna, from Panan a.
was boarded on the 10th OF January, off Callao, by
the revolutionary steamer Tamlca, and an attempt
was made to take the mails
Another unsuccessful attempt at revolution had
been made in Bolivia.
Advices from Australia had been received. Moth
ing important. The harvest prospects were good -
Flour was dull at g22 per ton.
There is nothing from Aspinwall
The Governor of California. in his message, re.
commends the passage of act to Iegalize The State
debt and bill had been introduced in the LegisIa-
ture for that purpose.
Several shocks of earthquake had been felt
throughout California. Buildings were shattered in
Los Angeles and al Sante B arbara.
force was being raised at San Francisco for
hliblster expedition 10 Sonora
special despatch to the Baltimore Sun gives the
following additional items by the George Law:
The Alta California charges that Gwynn's election
was the result OF an arrangement with Broderick
and his friends.
he pleased.
Ex-Governor Burnett has been appointed Judge of
the Supreme Court
The Apache Indians have been committing great
depredations at Sonora.
The copper mines at Fort Youma are developing
richly.
An earthquake took place on the 9th ult which
extended through the State. 1t lasted several min
utes; walls and chimneys were Frustrated, and one
woman killed. People rushed from their houses
greatly alarmed. Many of the streams were turned
from their usual channels
The Supreme Court has declared invalid the act
imposing tax of fifty dollars upon persons not in
tending 10 become citizens.
1t is rumored that a fiibuSterin! party against
Sonora about leaving San Francisco
l he California Price Current advises the suspen-
sion of shipments from the Atlantic States, the mar
kets being already oversocked. Receipts of mer-
chandlse are exceedingly heavy.
The cold weather in the mountains had prevented
mining operations