The Nevada journal., 1857-02-06

same time from New Orleans, with 500
recruits for Walker, who were also car
ried to Aspinwall, owing to the Nicara-
qua Isthmus being in possession of the
Costa Ricans.
WRECKS-LOSS OFLIFE.
The ship New York, from Liverpool,
with passengers, and the bark Tasso,
from Rio Janeiro, were both wrecked on
the night of the 2Sth December, on the
Jersey shore, near Barnegat. One life
was lost from the New York, and six
from the Tasso - including two men
from the shore who had gone to the res
cue of the crew.
The steamer Knoxville. belonging to
the Savannah line of steamships, was
burned at her dock ON tho night of the
22d December Loss 100000.
Huntington, the Wal street forger.
has been sentenced to the Sing Si,ag
prison for the term Of four years and
ten months. -
The steamer Columbus, on the Pacific,
will hereafter convey the mails from
Panama to Punta Arenas, La Union,
Acapulco and San Jose de Guatemala,
leaving Panama Immediately on the ar
rival Of tho mails from New York
Gen. Percifer T. Smith has been ap-
pointed to the Brigadiership originally
created for Gen. Shields.
The wife of Judge Daniels, of the U.
S. Supreme Court, was burnt to death
at Washington recently, in consequence
of her clothes taking fire.
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS.
Advices from Europe are to the goth
of December Reliable advces from
England, state that in the event of the
impending blockade of the ports of New
Grenada, by England, Aspinwall and
Panama will be regarded as neutral
ports.
The European news is somewhat Of a
warlike character. The affair between
Prussia and Switzerland is approximat
ing crisis. The latter power has re-
iected both the demands of Prussia and
the advice ofNapoleon in consequence
of which, it is said. Prussia is preparing
hostile demonstration against her,
while the Emperor, through the "lfoni-
teur' tells her that his advice has been
spurned, and he will leave her to her
fate. England has formally declared
war against Persia and the latter has
accepted the challenge. Bristish troops
are already operating in the Persian
Gulf, and have taken several mimport
ant places. Large reinforcements are
about to proceed from England.
Russia, it is said, is preparing to back
Persia, and $4,000 Russian troops are
on the march to the Persian frontiers.
NICARAGUA NEWS.
The transit route is in possession of
the Costa Ricans.
Successive defeats of Walkers forces
at Hipp's Point, Castillo Rapids and
Fort San Carlos.
In the Panama Star and Herald we
find the following deeply interesting ac-
count Of the state affairs in Nicaragua.
At the latest date the Costa Rican
Government in addition to the army it
has sent to cooperate with the Allied
forces against Walker, have resoled
upon organizing an expiditionary force
for the purpose of possessing itself of
the river San Juan, wisely Judging that
efforts made to dislodge Walker, would
be prolonged if not rendered futile as
long, as he possessed facilities for re-
ceiving supplies and re-inforcements by
every Steamer from the United States
On the 10th of Dec. this force set out,
not by tue Serapiqui River as was
publicly reported and believed, but by
the San Carlos, another tributary of the
San Juan, which enters the river about
half way between the Lake and San
Juan lei Norte. This was done for the
purpose of misleading detachment of
Walkers forces, who were posted at
Hipp's Point at the mouth of the Sera-
piqui.
As the route is very little if ever us
ed, the Costa Ricans experienced great
difficulty in advancing, having to cut
their way through the forest along a
track where mules could not be used,
and along which all provisions and mu-
nitions of war had to be borne on mems
shoulders. Six days were spent ON the
march during which the rain fell almost
incessantly-~at last the emharcadure