Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04
New York. Jan. %

The steamer Illinois arrived at IL o'clock
She brings California dates TO the 9th inst. and
Aspinwnll 9th; she brings 81, 100000 in specie
connected with the John L. Stephens which
brought down upwards of 81 100000 in trea.
sure .......
The Stephen spoke the Golden Gate on the
9th and the Sonora on the 18th, both bound up
The British mail steamer Thames arrived at
ASpinwall from Greytown reports that Walker
with force of 500 men surrounded by his
enemies and had offered him terms OF capitula-
ton which he would probably accept
The ST. Mars was to leave Panama on the
2Oth for San Juan del Sur. The George Law
was spoken Jan. 20.
The Panama Star contains details Of the seiz-
nre OF Walkers steamers, but gives nothing OF
Importance in addition to what is already known
here.
The Magdaena Companies steamer, Anola,
foundereu off Supanea Dec. %. Twelve men
including the Chief Engineer and Mate per-
ished.
Revolutionary movements are in progress
both at Carrhagena and Boso,a The object is
to form Federal Government and upset the
Aspina administration.
Two distinct shocks of an earthquake was
ielt at Panama, JAN l3.
The sloop.ot-war, John Adams, arrived at
Valparaiso, Dec. 10.
Com. Boutwell, was dangerously i'll, and had
been ordered home.
The Consular Convention between Chill and
the United States had been signed by the rep
resen,a'ives of the two countries.
Two ministers from Costa Rca were expected
in Chill to organize jointly with Chill and Peru,
an opposition to fl iibusterins in Vascon..
The revolution in Peru has become general
Gen. Vlvanco having obtained possession of ev-
fart C,lj h..i TO-
ed proclamation rs supreme chief of Peru,
annulng the decree of President Castillo, which
suspended the payment of interest on the na-
tional debt.
Professors Fracis and Moore n Cowa started
Dec. on their scientific expedition in the in
terror.
No,hing from San Francisco; buainess ex-
tremely dull rates unchanged. Arrivals OF gold
dust from the inferior increasing, but bars are
scarce.
Cook, Folger & Co., and j. Downer had fail
ed. But little was said concerning reputation
of the public debt. a bill authorizing payment
on the public debt would undoubtedly be passed
and ratified by the people. Recent raj .s had
much improved the mining prospects. The res
| ignation Of Judge Hsydenield, of the Supreme
| Court, was looked for. A good deal Of snow had
| fallen in some parts of the State. land suit
| involving about 4pO,O dollars in Los Angeos
had been decided by the Supreme Court in favor
of Sam. Carpenter. the Russian store ship
Divian had arrived at San Francisco with the
crew of steamer Ameaica, sold to Russia during
| the late war. The civil suit concerning the
Simontour grants was pending, being an appeal
from the decis on Of the land. The Legislature
was TO assemble on the day The mail closed. No
certainty who U. S. S-oator would he.
The Legislature OF Oregon had passed a bill for
a voIe OF the people on The question OF u State
Government. ..e
The British mail steamer Thames had arrived
at Aspinwall Jan. 14th, from Greytown, which
place she left the day previous. She brought
twenty-five OF Walkers n.en, who were trans
tered to the steamer Grenada, which left i'm
msdiately for Greytown TO receive the tlilhus
ters and convey them to Norton. Walker hat
evacuated Rivas and was at St. George, sur
rounded by the allies, VITO offered INN terms tt
surrender, and as he was cut off from his sup
plies it was hourly expected that his follower
would surrender. -.-. ...-. .......-
The Aspinwall Courier of the 10Th, says
was reported by the Thames that the steame
Sonora had been captured by the Costa Rican
and that consequently the st. Marys would leav
tor Punta Arenas Immediately.