New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-29
Arrival of the Steamship Empire City.
LATER FROM HAVANA THE IsTHMUs, NICARAGUA.
CALIFORNIA, SANDWICH ISLANDS, OREGON
AND CALIFORNIA

fCALlFORNIA, SANDWICH ISLANDS, OREGON
AND CALIFORNIA.
The Empire City, Capt. S. P. Griffin, left New
York at P. NJ. on the 17th and entered the harbor
OF Havana at sunrise on the 24th Remained await
ing the arrival of the steamer Granada from Aspin-
wall, which latter vessel made her appearance at
sunset the same day. -ss.-
She left Aspinwall at 5 and half o'clock on the
10th inst, bringing seven bags of California mails,
$4,000 in treasure for Havana, IS 600 for New
orleans, and one hundred and nnetyone passengers
one hundred and three of these are Walkers men-a
portion of the late force under Colonel Loekridge.
She reported the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer John L. Stephens as having left San Fran
cisco on the 6th and arrived off Panama on the eve
ming of the 18th, bringing five hundred and seventy
three passengers and 81 5000 in specie. The Illinois
was to have left for New York shortly after the de-
parture of the Granada, with four hundred and
eighty passengers and 81 100000 in specie. Three
hundred of Lockridges force had been brought down
to Aspinwal by H. B. NJ ships Csssaeks and Tartar,
leaving Greytown on the evening of the 18th; and
arriving at Aspinwall on the 18th. - - p.
On the afternoon of the 20th, one hundred and
three Of the men sent on beard the Granada
John McGowan, It was uncertain whether the re-
mainder, including the sick and wounded still on
board the Tartar, would be received ,on board the
steamer Illinois, as eight or nine cases of measels
had appeared among, ,them Of.those brought by the
Empire City, twentyone are staff and line officers,
and eighty-two privates.s s.s 49,.
On Sunday afternoon, the 26th, j. N. Walker, ia
brother of the General died board of pr6stfatisn
and was buried at sea the same evening" ALSO at
midnight, A. G.. kimball, private.
The purser is indebted to the courtesy Of Capt W.
West, of the res for the above information relative
to Colonel Lockridge's force.
The Empire City left Havana on the 25th inst at
A. NJ. for New Orleans, bringing in addition to the
above, sixteen passengers from New York and nine
teen from Havana-in all two hundred and thirty
passengers.
Nothing of moment had transpired at Havana since
last adviees Exchange is qHoted: New Orleans, II
to per cent discount; New York, 24 to 81 London,
to u premium. Sugar still on the advance. The
city is reported entirely healthy.
Among the passengers brought from Aspinwall and
received on board the Empire City, is Colonel LIE
Morse in excellent health and spirits, notwithstand-
ing the result of his late mission.
The Empire City left in por steamer Isabel to sail
at IL O'Clock for Key West and Charleston Solent
and Granada arrived the evening previous, and the
Quaker City to sail for New York at noon.
The steamer Philadelphia had arrived and left for
New York on the 23d-all well. ..,- a .s
By the previous arrival we had intelligence of an
outrage perpetrated by the Peruvian revoIutionists
upon British mail steamer, plying between Panama
and points on the Pacific coast of South America.
The Aspnwal Courier gives the following as the re.
suit of this affair -. 80.
On the 9Th, the Bogota of the same mail line as the
steamer upon which the aforesaid outrage had been
committed, brought the intelligence to Panama that
\ II ~ Ms war steamer Pearl had taxed the Toa and
Tumbes, two ofs1he naval armament of the revolu-
punishment p the yiyanco party for their
1sPraey: The promptness Of the proceeding, as in
striking contrast with the diatoriness Of the IT. S.
!, Government insHch matters and The sapmary meth;
cd in which the great effort Of the feYolutionsts
of Peru had been thus crippled, changing the whole
aspect of affairs in that region-all these ciroum
stances combined to render this news very exciting
The Courier thus states the present attitude assumed
by New Granada in regard to the Panama difficulty
On the 10th the steamer Thames arrived here with
U. 5. Commissioner Morse, and full confirmation of
the worst features Of previous advices from that
quarter we learned that this government had delib-
eratey and III the most insoent manner, rejected
tirey the propositions of the United States Govern.
ment respecting settlement OF the difficulties between
them; demanded reparation for dscourtesies on the
part OF the United States officials at Panama. denied
in the strongest terms any responsibility for the out
RACES of April 18th, 1856, at Panama charged said
responsibility entirely and emphaticaly upon the Uni
ted States Government; refused peremptofy to pay
uaulitSeo Vi
ea lor te same o The United States one hundred and
nted Sfaies IN r,an ,h sr' .te .. se
possession of the Ishmus that no settlement of fhe
questions at issue and Of protection for said transit
can De made, out through concert OF action and con
end aoasda1 .n nitat o' anu a
New Granada on a war footina. '' f''"o
The Courier makes the following sensible ohserva.
| ton:
The United States must make this transit secure or
some other nation will She has taken the ground that
american interests are paramount here she owes it
his asseron '' Il ", ee G
sources that Great Britain wishes to rid baralf of
care III thl5 REGION ana Is anxious that the United
states shouo take the Job OIL her hands.
IT is stated that the people of Carthapeua all ex
moot tb.t ond Tho no;ahho,;,,, ort, - ~, .,aa15e,
r. - lu., ano 'ne po''s " oe 'oohaueu
ny BRUSH vessels IN consequence OF the non-comp-
ance of the New Granadian Government with the de-
mands of the English Government respecting the
Mockintosb dabt The metbod If ,rr,,o0r,ont do.
N..s '-so'n ueo' nv nie'nou u a.ahssinen' us
cided upon by Congress IS not in accordance with the
wishes of the British Government as declared at Bo
gotta by their resident minister there.
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