Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-03

The foreign dispatch is madesup frondF
the statementsof several returned Nicarsr,
guans, who give very conflicting stories.
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Arrival Of lhe lIiLnOis.
New York, Jan. 2S.--The steamship
Illinois, with dates from AspinwalI to the
10Th inst, arrived here at 10 o'clock this~
morning. She brings Sl,ioo. 900 in spe.
Gle. She connected with the John Il.
Stephens, which brought down upwards.
of $f600,00 The Stephens spoke tho
Golden Gate on the 10Th inst. and the So.
nora on the nth, both bound up.
The British mail steamer Thames ar.
rived at Aspinwall from Greytown, and
reports that Walker, with a force OF 500
men, was surrounded by the enemy, who
had offered him terms ofcapitulation, which
he would probably accept
The St. Marys was to leave Panama on
the goth inst, for San Juan del Sur
The George Law was spoken on the
25th. \;
The Panama Star contains the details Of
the seizure Of Walkers steamers, but gives
nothing of importance in addition TO what
is already known.
The Magdalena Company's steamer
Anita foundered off Sayanilla on the Esd
of December. Twelve men. including the
chief engineer and mate, perished.
Revolutionary movements are in pro-
gress, both at Carthagena and Bogota.--
The object is to form Federal Governments
and upset the Cspina Administration.
Two heavy shocks Of earthquake were
felt at Panama on the 18th inst.
The advices from Callao are to the 26th,
and from Valparaiso to the 10th. The,
sloop Of war John Adams arrived at Val
pariso on the 10th of Dec. Commander
Brontirell was dangerously i'll, and had
been ordered home.
A convention between the, United States
and Chill has been signed by the represen-
tatives of both countries. Two ministers
from Costa Rca are expected at Chill, to
organize jointly with Chill, in opposition
to filibustering inyasions.
| The markets at Valparaiso were dull.
being overstocked with staple goods.
TIE revolution in Peru has become gen.
eral, General Vivanco having obtained pos
session Of every part of the coast except
Callao. IIe'has issued a proclamation as
Supreme Chief Of Peru, annulling the de-
cree of president Castelle, which sus-
pended the payment Of the national debt
Professors Francs an9 Moore, Of Iowa,
started on a scientific expedition to tie in
terror.
i Nothing exciting had occurred at San
Francisco. Business was extremely dull.
Ibut prices generally were unaltercd.
| The arrival Of gold dust from the interior
was increasing, but there was still u
scarcity.
Cook, Folger & Co.,. and A. ]. Donner
have failed.
Much rain has recently fallen in all parts
Eof California except the Southern. Tho
latest accounts from Los Angeles represent
the fields as destitute of vegetation, and
the cattle dying Of starvation, the rains not
having extended in that section.
i In the Northern mining regions the
rains have fallen copiously, and large guam.
titles of gold have been washed out. The
miners who have been idle for months, are
now at work, with tie prospect of supply
OF water for weeks to come.
In several of the mining localities in the
north, the cold weather has interfered with
the operations of the mines. At Weaver
vile the snow was three feet deep, and
the roof of the Court House had been
crushed in with the weight More snow
has fallen on the coast range than for seven
years previous.
The Russian storeship Odurna has ar
rived at San Francisco, with the crew Of
the steamer America, which was sold to
Russia during the war.
A dividend of two per cent. has been
declared for the creditors of Adams q Co.
The mines are paying better than for
several years past.
But little is said concerning the repudi-
alton of the State debt. A bill will un-
doubtedly pass the Legislature, authoriz-
ing payment Of the debt, and submitting
the matter to the people for ratification.
The dates from Oregon are to Decem-
ber goth.
The Legislature has passed a bill pro-
vidlng for a vote by the people on the
question of forming State Constitution.
Heavy SHOWS have fallen in Oregon.
The British steamer Thames arrived at
Aspinwall on the 10th from Greytown,
which place she left the day previous
She brought thirty-6ve Of Walkers men
who were transferred to the Granada,
which steamer left Immediately for Grey
town to receive the fllibusters who had
been drought ont by the Texas and James
Adger, and would convey them to New
Orleans. Walker had evacuated Rivas
and was at St, Georges, surrounded by the
allies, who had offered him terms Of snr-
render. AS he was cut of from supplies,
II was hourly expected that his followers
would surrender.
The Aspinwall Courier of the 10th inst,
says that it was reported by the Thames
that the steamer Sierra Nevada had been
captured by the Costa Rcans, and that in
consequence the sloop-of-war St. Marys
would leave Panama for San Juan imme-
diately.
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