, 1857-10-16


sick since they left AspinwalI anS Seen
being attacked since the steamar V.letS "IS
from Havana, where she put in aftss aslIed I
unfortunate grounding upon ColoraSeot nef
The trials incident to q prolongsS .eei
sage, and the dangers they bavs NJ. PuS'
through it is presumed have had tbsipr ipiSsea ;aS
ence in producing this sickness amona .uuu- u
crowded passengers. Some of thssS usr
are of a doubtful nature; others n,..sxs .ases
some resemblance to yellow fever F,sssu' o.s
man and woman from among The nS''S ~uS
have died. Under these circumstoHo.SOc.ii Oci
was deemed prudent to detain the .s vS''.I y
and also the passengers, until fortba, 'ssel, s.,
should develop their true condition =. ''Ile
infectious diseases. 10 F"
The Illinois, after having been sev00,-
two hours on the Colorados, was baplsS y
by the Spanish war steamship Blosco !. i.
Garay and the Empire City Sbs i l. W
lieVed not to have sustained any mats,i.l
damage, and proceeds to New Yort =.
noon this day. Among her passenger, a.
the captain and crew Of the tbreemo,,.SS ~
schooner George Sheffield of StoninriOS"O
wrecked on the Lerrano Keys soma Iit,II
time since. The Illinois arrived AT Nv NJ"
York about midnight September ID
The Washington correspondent Of III.
New York Times says: "''
The Navy Department this morning "a
ceived dispatches from Capt. Thatebs,
who visited tho Costa.Rican capitaI sNd
had an interview with Gen. Mora, tbe Ista
commander Of the Costa Ricau forces i
Nicaragua, relative to the forcible detsn.
tion Of certain American citizens on n.
Lake Of Nicaragua and San Juan steam.
ers, by the Costa Rican authorities Cen
Mora denied any such detention, and ssid
that the engineers and hands employed or
occupied on said steamers, by him or HE
subordinates, were paid by Costa Rico
and none were forced to remain in auy ca.
pacity. The contracts were made of their
own free will, and not more than a dozen
American citizens in Nicaragua chose 10
remain there.
The Government has received dispatches
from Wm. Carey Jones, but they contain
nothing definite in regard to the mission to
Costa Rica.
EXPLORATION OF THE Rio CoLORADO-
The Washington correspondent Of the y.
Y. Times, under date Of April 4, says
The main portion of the party which
goes out under command Of Lieut.. Ives,
for the exploration of the Rio Colorado,
will start in the Star Of the West to-mor.
row, en- route for California 1t is the in.
tention Of Lieut.. Ives TO proceed mmedi.
ately to the Gulf of California, from San
Francisco, in a sailing vessel, taking with
him the materials Of small steamer. On
reaching the mouth Of the Colorado. bis
steamer will be put together, when the par.
ty will forthwith commence the ascent Of
the river.
The expedition Of Lieut.. Ives, It Is a.
lowed, will eventually prove to have been
one of tue most important enterprises Of
the kind Of any now in progress; whether
considered simply with reference to its an
ticipated scientific results, or more gener
ally to the future destiny Of the vast region
which it is contemplated thus to throw
open to the march Of civilization.
The RUMoRED SEIZURE OF THE ISLAND OF
FoRMosA.-The Washington Correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press gives proiessedy
authoritative explanation of the runner re-
ceived a. few days since from China cores
pondent, that Captain Simms, ofthe United
States Marine Corps, had been sent to takG
formal possession of the island Of Formosa.
1t seems from this statement, be has gone
thither to inquire into the circumstances oil
the alledged ill-treatment, by the authOr-
ties of that island, Of the officers and crew
of two American vessels that were sOne
time since wrecked in that vicinity; and
that he was to remain at Formosa until
the matter could be arranged, for the Pur-
pose Of rendering Legitimate . prior
American foothold, in case our Govern
ment should look to future reprisals and
occupancy" 1t seems from this, that t1s
statement of our correspondent was sub
Stantially correct, and that eur Govern
ment is at least looking forward to the
seizure of that island as a possible conun,
gency. We shall probably hear more o.
this matter by the next mail from Cnlna'
N. Y. Times.
Mrs. CUNNINeHAM AeAlN.-On me ioIs
inst, Mrs.-That shall we call her Iof, ]
DR.. Marvine married her, she IS no loogsl
Mrs. CunniDg CHAM, though the SurLeg1~
has decFeed that she is not Mrs. BarOen. ,.
under the name of Mrs. Emma Augusss y.
Burdeu, sold out oil ber real esIaTg VI, u NJ II
town of Bergen, to her lawyer Mm, .1n n.
Stafford, Esq. She purchased tniS P.OR
erty, which comprises some twenty ioS, ,I.,, ~
August, 1855, for four thousand IOntI,, ~.
She has now sold it, as will be seen y IA 'GI
deed, for two thousand i've nunI.; N,.; n
Whether this. indicates that real esl.iS s..Iins
the township of Bergen is on tAe ssSs.' SS"oD'
or whether the low price is naneu .Os I1T.
ceal the secret of the amount o. ~ Ts~,s
yer's fee, we eau only guess.-N' =
RENARKApLE RuN OF BAD LvGE.-.hpo ,lr0
New York Times says: A doan' Cow, n,
merchant received a remittance Hon "a
Of his correspondents, in the sns, ..O.uy
= r. a nt..o I 10 aud V'ruSI lUAp-Ay