, 1857-03-13
FURTHER NEWS ITEMS.
BYLAST NAL AND EXPRESS.


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|" NEw ORLEANS, Jan, l5,--The Texas left
San Juan on the l0th inst Gen. Hen
e nington received rcinforcements at Grana.
' do Dec. Sth; and on the 10Th, after a siege oI
n 10 days, be succeeded in driving the enemy
before him, killing 400 of The enemy, with
the loss Of only 200 of bis own troops. +,
. The odds against him was ten to one
j. All the military stores, artillery and pnblic
! documents at Granada, were removed to
Rivas uninjured, Walker having previously
taken possession of the latter city without
. opposition, the enemy retiring on learning
Of his approach CO 90 .s.r-....I u
! The Costa Ricans, however, had taken
possession Of al the, boats on the San Juan
river, Thus cutting of all of Walkers com
munica;ions. -a .i-.. ,.ra!i ~
i A special dispatch to the New Orleans
Associated PFcss, states chat the Costa
Rtcqns were protected 10y, the English in
this latter affair.
Three hundred recruits had arrived al
Punta Arenas and proceeded up the river
/ dust as the Texas was leaving, a. mes.
sage reached San Juan, stating that Walker
had rccapturcd Fort San Carlos, which had
been taken ny the enemy, and was then
coming r0piAly down the river, scattering
all bciorr him. vgr -, fa.,1aE fgoi b. Hs-.
-ro su'a7 SECOND eIsPiTcn. i-a 90 Dr.
| IEEws0mEANs Jan l6.-Retumcd.Nira.
raguans give contradictory, but generally
rather, dismal accounts Of affairs at Niearat
qua. ...... .........
The capture Of the boats on the San
Juan river was effected by man named
Spencer formerly aamate on board one of
the Company's boats, aided by 800 Costa
Rcags. 30
Besides capturing all the river boats,
together with the Forts Castillo and San
Carlos, they also took bOtlr of Walkers
iagge lake steamersn nleGEipg him only one
schooner and a few buugoeS ... b..
| Several Of Walkers officers came pas
sengerR on the Texas. Some of them say
that Walkers case is hopeless, while others
are more sanguine. ....l...
! a meeting of Walkers friends, who came
on the Texas, will be held here in few
days. i..rl
1t is reported here that Spencer is in the
pay of Vanderbilt, and that the British
assisted him With gunboats.
Three hdndfed OF Walkers men at Puiita
Arenas, under Loekbridge, attempted to
retake the boats lying there, but the Brit
sh Commander gave notice that he would
not allow it. Do.
,g@s'5,.-4 ~ Europe. - -' 1'
The steamship North America arrived
at Portland, Maine, JAMS. She left Liv-
erpool Dec. u, The British mail steamer
Asia, from Liverpool Dec. p, reached this
port on Monday, Jan. -, bringing three
days later news The approaching Con-
ference at PARIS, the affairs of Prussia and
Switzerland, and the difficulty between
Persia and Britain, continue to be the main
features Of interest. The day is not yet
fixed for the assembling Of the Congress !;
but as the prelimiuaricS are nearly all ar
ranged, it will undoubtedly be an early one.
Count Walewski will preside Prussia and
Switzerland continue their wurlike prepa-
rations. About half the, Prussian army,
amounting to 10000 men, is ordered to
be put in Immediate readiness. The Swiss
Federal Council las ordered 20, 900 mento
be armed at once, and council of war is
to meet on the oath inst, under the presi-
dency Of Col. Dufour A note, bearing
the names of all the dgnatares Of the pro-
toco of London, with tue exception Of
Prussia, has been addressed to the Federal
Council of Switzerland, demanding the
liberation of the royaliSt inSurrectionists, in
the hope Of peaceful adjustment. The
Berlin journals, however, declare that all
mediation relative TO the release Of the
: prisoners is impossible, and at present
, there seems little hope Of pacific termina.
) ton Of tie difficulty. 1t is stated that nc,
} gotiatic are broken OF between the Brit
ISL Minister a ConstantinOplo and Ferouk
, Khan, the Persian Envoy, and that the
latter had proceeded to Paris. Britain
demands the evacuation Of Herat, payment
of expenses, dismissal of the Persian Prime
Minister, and the establishment of English
Consulates in various places. Persia is
reported to have asseuted to the return ol
Mr.. Murry, the English Minister, to restore
r Herat and to compensate the Heratians
(; but the other points are in allegiance.
t Capt. Hartotene aud the officers Of the
G Re,olate entertained a dcputation from the
+ Shipowners' Association of Liverpool on
r board the Iiesolt,e, and Oh Tuesday, the
: 23d ult, they received g civic compli
meut in the shape Of a public dinner from
the Mayor and Corporation Of Portsmouth
There was a jovial interchange of eompli'
) mentary speeches. Several other public
& entertainments have been offered them
Hugh Miller, the eminent writer on Geol
ogy, was found dead on the floor OF his
bedroom, at his residence in Edinburg,
+ shot through the heart. For some time
5 past he had been in the habit of having a
loaded revolver in his room-an attempt
having been made lately to break into bis
museum. 1t is believed that the circum'
i stances of his death was accidental, his
general character and position precuding
the idea OF suicide,