The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-01-22
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE LAW.
Two Weeks Later from California-In Interesting
from Central America = Position of General
Important Judicial Decisions in Cali
fornia-Indian Battles in Oregon, &c.

fornia-Indian Battles in Oregon, &c.
Neo York Jan. l3.-The steamship George
Law, from Aspinwall, has arrived, bringing dates
from San Francisco to the 22d ult., and up
wards of 81 100000 in specie, assigned chiefly
as follows: III
Mesars. Drexel & Co., Sl15,OOO; William
Hoge & Co., SlO0,OOO; Metropolitan Bank,
100000; Wells, Fargo, & Co., $4,000 ;
Wines & Co., $4,000.
The George Law connected at the Isthmus
with the steamer Sonora.
The John L. Stephens was passed Deem
Der 25th, bound up.
The steamer Granada sailed from Aspinwall
January 4th for Havana
The Golden Gate left Panama for San Fran
cisco January lst, with the New York passen-
gers and mails of the 2lst Of December.
The ship Independence, from St. Mary's,
was lying at Panama, and the ship Cyane
was at Aspinwall, with all on board well.
The advices from San Juan del Norte are to
December 22d. No tidings from Gen. Walkers
movements had been received there for some
days previously. Mr.. Scott had quarrelled with
him, and stopped running his boats. Walker
had seized for his own use all the steamers on
the lake and river. Letters from Granada, to
Dec. lst, state that the two hundred men were
still hemned in at the Church at Guadalupe, and
were destitute of water, and subsistng on horses.
Nevertheless, they obstinately refused quarter
offered them by Gen. Bello.
Mr.. Morse, the American Commissioner at
Bogota, had proceeded to Carthagena in a
british steamer.
a. B. Corwine has been officially recognised
as United States Consul at Panama.
The yankees who were in possession of
Il L. IL
Immediately by General Belloso. after which
the bulk of the allied army would proceed to
operate with Gen. Canas, against San Juan. Vir-
gin Bay. The loss of the flibusters, since
Nov. oath, is stated at three hundred The loss
of the allies had been small Private letters
state that the Indians at Ometepe had risen
against Walker, and killed fifteen of his men.
Walker, with one hundred and fifty men, had
attempted to retake Granada, but was repulsed.
Gen. Walker was preparing to attack Gen.
Canas, who had six hundred men, we'll supplied
with provisions and munitions of war. a few
skirmishes had taken place between the ad.
vanced guard Walkers men were said to be
badly off, having scarcely anything to eat, and
were dying daily of the dysentery.
The steamer Sierra Nevada left San Francis.
co on the goth, for San Juan, with a large mum.
Der of recruits for General Walker. An at.
tempt was made, a few days previously to her
sailing, to sink her at the dock.
The steamer Orizaba, from San Juan, ar.
rived up on the 18th.
The Supreme Court of California has declared
the entire State debt Unconstitutional, except.
ing three hundred thousand dollars, and recon-
mends the adoption of the debt by the LegisIa.
ture, and that the question Of Reputation be
submitted to the people, No transfer of stock
has been made since the decision, as the people
are opposed to reputation. Meetings had been
called in various parts Of the State, to give ex-
preston to public opinion. At meeting held
at San Francisco, resolutions were passed
pledging the redemption of the State debt by the
people. The amount is over three million
dollars.
The court has also decided that the one million
FIVE hundred thousand dollars in scrip, issued by
the old corporation of San Francisco for street
assessments was illegal. Also has decided a
suit brought by the purchaser of the city scrip
property for the recovery of the money paid to
the city, the sale having been since declared
illegal. The decision is, that although the
sale was illegal, and that therefore the title
reverts to the city, yet the purchase money
must be received from the land commissioners
who made the illegal sale. The amount in
dispute is ore million two hundred thousand
dollars. The court also decided that the city is
not liable for the three hundred seventy.fve
thousand dollars for the lot purchased for coun-
ty buildings. The court sanctions the seizure
Of the Fremont Mariposa grant for taxes, and
the estate will be sold unless the taxes are paid.
The mining news is favorable; but he San
Francisco markets had heen dull. There had
been large arrivals of gold during the fortnight.
nearly the whole of which had been stored for
lack of demand.
The dates from Oregon are to the 18th ult.
The Legislature organized on the lst, by the
election of l.. f. Grover Speaker.
A battle was fought on the 2lst November
at Puget Sound, between the Northern Indians
and the men of the United States steamer Mas.
sachIsetts. Twenty seven Indians were killed
and twenty-one wounded. The remainder sur.
rendered. But one of the steamers men was
killed.
The seminary at Eugene city was burned on
the 10th November. ,'
At San Francisco, Jose Lemsutour had been
arrested, charged with an attempt to defraud
the United States of lands in the city, by means
Of forged papers and perjury.
The dates from Valparaiso are to November
80, and Callao December IL. The markets
at Valparaiso were dull, with large stocks of
merchandise.
The revolution in Peru was progressing
Cen. Yivanco, the leader OF the movement, had
been received with enthusiasm at Areguipa, and
several provinces had declared in his favor.
africa was attacked on November oath by the
insurgents, in the steamers Sea and Apurimac.
Business was completely paralyzed.