The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-29

to march against the Saints as soon as
requisition should be made for troops by
the President A number of companies
had already been formed. A splendid
army could no doubt be raised in Califor-
MIA on very short notice. The Moses Tay-
lor has on board over million and half
in treasure.
Adviccs from the South Pacific are in
teresting The news is dated Valparaiso
18th, La Paz, Bolivia, 18th, and Callao
9th Of December. In Peru the revolu-
ton was at stand still each party watch
ing the other, and waiting for favora-
bic opportunity to make a move. The
people in Arequipa were completely de-
moralized The frigate Apurimac was
on the coast, closely watched by the
British ship Rctribution Several COM
mcrcial failures had occurred i'll Tacna-
Mr.. Lomer, a trader to and from China
had been arrested on his return from the
United States, charged with having Or
ganizod a filibuster expedition in aid of
General Echenipue. Captain Doane, Of
the American ship Lammergier, had been
rudely assaulted when in his boat at CAL
lao, by sailors of the Peruvian navy, and
grossly insulted on the war ship Yzcu-
chaca when he sought redress. No
satisfaction had been given by the Chi
liam government in the case of the ship
Sportsman. When preparing to board
the French ship Phoque, resistance to
their officers was organized by the COM
mander of the war ship Lavoser. Con-
gross was still in session. The mail
steamphip Vsldivia had been lost in
fog near Llico. The money crisis was
not severely felt i'll Chile. Bolivia was
quiet, but struggle for 1.-THE Presidency
was at hand and an invasion of the re-
public by General Belzu threatened. A
new ministry had been organized and
reduction of the army ordered.
The official report of Colonel Cooke to
the Assistant Adjutant General of the
Army of Utah, describing his march from
Fort Leavenworth to Black Fork, dis
lance of eleven hundred miles has APP
peared. Most of the loss among til i!orses
was caused by starvation. The report
says:-"The earth has no more lifelcss,
trecless, CRASHES desert it contains
scarcely wolf to glut itself on the hun
dreds of dead and frozen animals which
for thirty miles nearly block the road
with abandoned and shattered property.
They mark, perhaps beyond example in
history, the steps of an advancing army
with the horrors of a disastrous retreat"
The exports from Guayaquil, Ecuador,
for 1857, show great falling off in COM
parison with former returns.
From the Sandwich Islands we have
news dated at Honolulu on the 10th of
December. In the case of sailor who
deserted from the American whaleship
Condor to the British ship Vixen, claim
ing protection as a British subject, the
man was returned, after legal struggle,
on the ground that the flag of his vessel
fixed his allegiance for the time being. A
grand court dinner was given Oh the an
niversary of the recognition of the inde-
pendence of the islands by Great Britain
and France. Six hundred and two for
,igners were taxed at Honolulu. A car
20 valued at $3.50, 900 had been exported
o Norway. Two New Bedford whalers,
he Mary L. Sutton and John Land, had
eft, with cargoes valued (united) at 81
295.556.
We have advices from Acapulco to the
6th of January, by which we learn that
General Soils, military commander of
that city, had refused to accept the plan
Of Tacubaya, and that on the 9Th of Jan
uary the garrison pronounced i'll favor of
the movement made by the States of ia
lisco, Michoacan and ,Colimn.
The War Department has received later
dispatches from the Utah expedition, but
the character of the news has not vet
1t is reported that General
Scott will leave for California on the goth
of next month.