Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-02-21
GaIifornia Wsps.
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE Law
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

Further accounts from General Woiker-
His Position and Forces--Progress Of III,
: 'Repoiution in Peru--Outrdges upon n,
Foreign Residents at Cdlao--Another FIJI
ibusfer Expedition for Sonora.
New YoRK Feb. 13--The steamship
George Law, from Aspinwall, Feb. 70, ar
rived ut 6 o'clock this evening, bringing
dates from San Francisco TO the 10th Of AN
nary.
The George Law brings Sl,lO0,OO0 In
treasure, principally consigned as follows
Drexel d Co., S25O,000; VIM. Haye, $780,
900; Metropolitan Bank, 100000; Wells
Fargo d. Co., SlT0,OUO; Thomas Watson,
SlU000. .....
The George Law connected with the Col.
den Gate, winch brought down upwards of o
million aud half in treasure
Messrs. Broderick and Gwinn, United
States Senators from California are among
the passengers by the George Law.
The U. s. frigate Independence was still
at Panama; the st. Mary's had sailed ior
San juan the Cyane was ut Aspinwall
The advices from Panama are TO the Sd in
staut. The steamer Sierra Navada arrived
there on the twenty-first ult., and departed
in several days subsequently, for San Fran
CISCO.
The State Treasurer had deposited money
with the Pacific Express Company Tor the
payment of the State interast due in july
next, but the attorney General had obtained
an Injunction restraining the payment.
The Guadara party had attacked the gov
erpmeut troops ut Sonora, November twenty
third, but were repulsed with loss OF Is
men.
A force is being raised at San Francisco
for filibuster expedition to Sonora.
The message of Governor johnson to the
California Legislature recommends the pas
sage Of an act to lrgalze the State debt A
bill has been introduced for that purpose.
Several shocks of earthquake had occurred
throughout the State. Buildings were shat
tered in Los Angeles and also at Santa Bar
bara.
The mining news was favorable, but busi
ness was very dull. The receipts Of merchan.
disc have been very large. Coal has de-
clined to Sl2 II so for best anthracite. A
sale Of 10000 boxes adamantine candles had
been made at % o 26.
FROM NICARAGUA.
The captain Of the Sierra Nevada reports
that he saw Walker at Rvas on the 18th o
January and that the allies had not taken
virgin bay, as reporteu, uur uaue huy ~
tempt upon San Juan del Sur.
Gen. Walker had an effective force Of 1900
uen, and was strongly fortified at Rivas.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Advices from Valparaiso are TO tho ls,
January, Calao llth, and Australia to Nov
10th.
The revolution in Peru progresses The
insurgent feet entered the harbor of Callac
on the 3lst December and had slight
skirmish with the forts and Government
steamers, in which several foreign vessels
including the American bark Janeuta, were
injured. The English steamer Tribune, ant
O French frgate, interlered for the protection
of the foreigners.
The French sympathize with the insurgent'
Parties have been arrested having in thei
possession important papers. The ntercep
ted letters from Vivanco to his wife, are sale
to implcate the British aud American Minis
ters in the revolution.
The revolntionis,s have taken possession
Of the Chiucha Islands.