Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE
LAW.

NEW YORK, FeD. l3.-Ine steamship
George Law, with Aspinwall dates to the
Sd inst, arrived at o'clock this evening.
She brings 81, 100000 in specie. The
principal consignees are Drexel & Co.,
$3.50, 900; VIM. Hoge, 100000; Metro
politan Bank, 100000, Wells, Fargo &
Co., $4,000; Thomas Watson, $10,.
600.
The George Law connected with the
Golden Gate, which brought down up
wards of u million and half in specie.
Messrs. Broderick and Gwin, the newly
elected Senators from California, are among
the passengers.
The Captain of the Sierra Nevada re-
ports having seen Walker at Rivas on the
18th ult., and that the allies had not taken
Virgin Bay, as reported, nor had they
made any attempt upon San Juan Del
Sur.
Walker had an effective force of twelve
hundred men, and was strongly fortified at
Rivas.
Walker had not heard of the capture of
his steamers up to the 18th.
The George Law brings dates from Val
paraiso to the lst ult, from Callao to the
1 11th, and Australia to the 10th of No
vember.
Business at Valparaiso was dull. The
U. S. ship John Adams was still in that
port. Captain Bruterell arrived at Pana-
ma and came in the George Law.
The revolution in Peru still progresses.
The insurgent fleet entered the harbor of
Callao on the 3lst of December, and had
a slight skirmish with the forts and gov
ernment steamer, in which several foreign
vessels, including the American bark
Aventa, were injured. The English steam
er Tribune and French frigate interfered
for the protection Of foreigners.
The French sympathizers with the in
surgents had been arrested, having in their
possession important papers and intercept
ed letters from Vivauco to his wife, which
are said to implicate the British and Amer
lean Ministers in the revolution.
The revolutionists had taken possession
of the Chincha Islands.
The English mail steamer Bolivia, from
Panama, was boarded ON the 10th of Jan
uary, off Callao, by the revolutionary
steamer Tumbo, and an attempt was made
to take the mails.
Another unsuccessful attempt had been
made to revolutionize Bolivia.
The advices from Australia are unim-
portant.
The harvest prospects were good. Flour
was dull at zee per ton.
There was nothing new at Aspinwall.
The Governors message recommends
the passage of an act to legalize the State
debt, and bill had been introduced for
that purpose.
Several shocks of earthquakes had been
felt throughout the State. Many buildings
were shattered at Santa Barbara.
The Gaudara party had attacked the Gov
ernment troops at Sonora, on the 23d OF
November, but were repulsed with loss
of eighteen men.
A force was being raised at San Francis
co for fillibuster expedition to Sonora.
The mining news were favorable. Bus
mess was dull. The receipts of merchan-
disc were very large. Coal had declined
to $12@12 SO for the best anthracite
10, 900 boxes of adamantine candles had
been sold at 23@26c. Money was tight
There had been no sales of the State bonds
The State Treasurer had deposited money
with the Pacific Express Company for the
payment of the State interest, but tho At,
torney General had obtained an injunction
restraining the payment.
1 Advices from Panama are to the Sd inst
The Sierra Nevada had arrived there OF
the 2lst, and departed few days subse
quenly for San Francisco.