Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-03
two weeks Later from California.

New YoRK, June 28.-The steamer Illinois has
arrived from Aspinwall with the California mails of
the 9Th inst and about two million dollars in specie
She brings nearly 300 passengers.
The bark ]. r. Mera arrived at Panama on the
10Th inst. with 800 of Walker 8 men on board They
were sent to Aspinwal and put on board the U. >
frigate Roanoke.
The Illinois brings an account of great fire at
Port au Prince, where one hundred houses were des-
troyed.
Judge Brubes comes passenger on board the Illinois
The United States sloop-of.war Saratoga arrived
at Aspinwa on the 18th On the 10Th the sloop Of
war Cyane, from San Juan del Norte. with 142 OF
Walkers en- arrived The steamer Wabash sailed
from Aspinwall on the 18th inst. with 142 Of Wal
ker's men. Three hundred more of Walkers men
were on board the Roanoke when the Illinois sailed.
Advices from Aspinwall state that proposition
had been presented to the New Granadian Congress
giving the President power to settle the difficulty be-
tween the United States and New Granada. 1t had
not been ected on at the last accounts.
The news from the South Pacific is unmportant.-
Peru is quiet The insurgent General Vivanco is
still at Arequipa He still held possession OF the
steamers Aparinac and Pey ona but remained inactive
and the government OF Castillo was cohsldercu as
finally re established.
The English and French protectorate over the
Chinca Islands is confirmed.
French steamer had left Calao for the islands
with the French minister to PIT the protecorate In
force 1t is said that the United States minister lad
protested against the proceeding.
The United States ship ST. Mary's sailed from
Panama on the 18th for the newly discovered guano
islands and San Francisco. The John Adams sailed
on the 10th for Genital America.
The latest advices from Costa RIGA are TO the 10th.
Gen. Canas still held Rivas, and the river San Juan
was in possession of the Costa Ricans, to whom the
import duties were paid.
| More reliable intelligence from the Sonora expe.
dtio lists has been received The main facts of the
total humiliation of Col. Crabbe's party are fully
confirmed.
The trial of Edward Meow N, on the charge of
being accessory to the murder of James King, al San
Francisco had been brought to termination, and
he was found gully.
A democratic state convention was to be held at
San Francisco on the 10Th of July. The most prom
inent gubernatorial aspirant, ex-senator John B,
Weller, encounters opposition from the Bloderck
clique, who will every exerton to the
nomination of their candidate.
Great indignation is felt throughout the State
against the Mormons at Salt Lake since the develop
ments made by JUICE Drummond concerning them.
The shipments of gold to the Atlantic ports so far
! from falling of, increased.
The agricultural interests of the State had been
greatly benefited by the late spring rains and fair
crop is anticipated
A rumor prevailed in San Francisco that Colonel
Hamogthy, the meter and refner oil the u S. Branch
Mint, defaultpr to large amour, ricusy es-
timated at from 500, 900 to S5CO0O0. Col. H had
made over all his property to the government against
any deficiency chargeable against him.