The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-01
FURTHER BY THE MOSES TAYIOR.
CALIFORNIA

| mines. The mines valued at $4,000 600 and
the profits for eight years, also claimed amount to
SS,OO0,OOO more. The following is the substance of
| the bill filed:
1t Itrepresents there is in Santa Clara county
tract OF two square leagues of land having min
eral and quicksilver ore, and the quicksilver mine
| called New Almaden thereon, the property of the
United States. That defendants are mining there
on and committing waste by digging ore and smelt-
ing quicksilver, to the value of more than one mil
! lion dollars year; and in the aggregate have con-
| verted to their own use property of the United
States to the value of eight millions of dollars and
threaten to continue the waste to the irreparable
| injury Of the United States; that the defendants
justify their trespass agents Andreas Castillero
and those claiming under him, by virtue of pre-
tended title from the Mexican Government: that
the act of Congress required every person claiming
under Mexican title to present it before the
Board of Commissioners to settle private land
claims in California; that petition was presented
in the name of CastillerO, which is now pending
in the United States District Court; that the
title claimed under announcement before an
Alcalde of San Jose in lS45, ratification by the
Junta de Mneria in Mexico and a grant of two
square leagues of land bv the government of Mex
ico that this title is invalid in law and all the title
papers are forged, antedated and fraudulent against
the United States; that in respect to the Almaden
Company, its title is fraudulent and forged; tnat
the founder of the company was Alexander FORBES,
of Tepic that in 1S45 Castillero having discovered
that quicksilver was on this tract of land, he
and Jose Castro, Padre Real, and the two Robes,
formed an agreement to work the mine; that Alex
ander Forbes of Topic, hearing of the discovery OF
quicksilver, sent Mcnamara, an Irish Catholic
priest, to California to make inquiries about 1T that
California being conquered by the United States,
Mcnamara and Padre Real conspired to put the
property beyond the reach of the United States, oy
contracting with an English company to work the
mine; that in November 1856, Mcnamara made
pretended contract with Alexander FORBES lor
sixteen years, for working the mine; that on
the 18th of December Forbes further conspired with
Castillero in Mexico, and obtained pretended ratl-
cation of that contract; that Forbes came to Caor-
mia in 1S47 to explore and search for quicksilver and
verify the reports that have been made TO MN, ana
finding rich vein in November OF that year, me- IN
January, lS4S, made pretended announcement oe-
fore Acade, and obtained concession OF tour
pertenencias the 2lst OF January lS4o, ana sur
veved the two leagues of land in February, le4o'
from which time the possession OF the present CLAIM
dates and that all the title papers now set up
are false forged and ante-dated in execution OF the
fraudulent conspiracy between Mcnamara and "a
Dire Real to cheat the United States out of the land
and mine. and this is proved by the correspondence
of Mcnamara, Alexander Forbes and James Alex
der Forbes, which is made part OF the bill
The preceding allegations made on lntorma-
tOn and belief; but it is well to state that the
claimants of the Almaden mine now in possession,
aver the testimony already given against them 9 Is
false, and the grant under which they hold was
made in good faith and for a valuable considera-
tion.
Colonel Della Tore, the District Attorney, in
presenting the bill stated that it was filed under
special instructions received from the Government
at Washington. The United States has retained
Messrs. Edmund Randolph and Edwin M. Stanton
|
CENTRAL AMERICA.
PANAMA.
[From The Panama Star, 16h
ELECTION OF GOvERNOR.-Sr. Jose de ODadla
was yesterday elected Governor for the State of
! Panama by majority of All votes.
\ gang of some forty thieves had been organized
| in Costa Rica, and committed several robberies;
they finally attacked the residence of the President,
but were caught and hogged by the COmmander-in-
| Chief until they confessed their guilt. Two pa
! IbUID n La which found
fault with the way in which the thieves were pun
| ished, have both been suppressed by the Govern
mcnt. One of the gang relation of the Presi-
| dent, and the majority of them are people of re-
spectacle families and well off. Part of the gang
| has been banshed to Gulfo Dulce, and others to
Chilli
Gen. Lamar, United States Minister, had reached
! Costa Rica.
| Nicaragua is quiet. United States ships of
Savannah and Saratoga were in San Juan del Norte;
the United States sloop Plymouth sailed thence on
! the lst for Aspinwal
| We learn from Honduras that the railroad pro-
ect is looked upon there as entirely abandoned, and
! the people are very much disgusted about it.
move is now being made to raise SlOO 900 to build
cartroad across the country. There is some talk
! of Salvador invading the country
From Guatemala we learn that the cholera ia dis
appearing. The United States Minister had return
ed from Honduras to that State. We find no other
news of consequence in the files before u.s.
SOUTH AMERICA.
VENEzTEIa
From tbe Pan1ma Stor Sent 1sl
We have news from Venezuela Of an ireportant
character nv the West India Mail steamship Dec Of
The Monagas question has finally led to the block
adinr of the norris of Lapuavra and Puerto CaheIIo
| bv the British and French forces
| From tbe Djor;o de A,;sos ,vn leorn +ba+ +bora
was an attamnt MT n revolntion on tho 9Th nlt Thot
| paper saws:
! fTbis revolutionary movement tool nIooo on +bo
| 18th August and the plan was to send r. Iaonayra
| one Gen. LuZon a very candid man and one ,ybo
! puts full confidence in anythino he is told of Tbnv
armed him. and told him that On certain noir+ ~
would be met bv some hundreds of men. and that
at their head and with the assistance of tho hIoc-
aiding vessels or something of the kind. he would
be able to occupy Laguavra, to establish Provis-
ional Government" &c
Nearly / 900 men coIiectad in tho roirbborbood
of Lapuayra; but they wnrn entiraIv disornon;S
When Gen Luzon fonnd bmseif Iyitbouf SoTJ;nrs ~
command, he turned back and il was tben that he
was apprehended by the troons undar commend Of
Col Tirado His declarations led To the arrest of
several influential persons of the Liberal narty
On the 23d of August, Gen. Saublette, accompap-
from Caracas for Iapuavra On tba sona d r ti toI
egraphic dispatches were RECEIVED ot tbo io+ta,
place uvinp homes of sneedv and sot;fonto
tInmant F' '0'-
Tho pacific S+oor, Noio+;o 6,.o, 49,,
shin Vaparoiso CommaGder WeIIs raSsoh5 sSedl am
ancborace in this bav on the norn;n of tGa ett
80 ' ~ WV i iAS Vi 'ne OIL
Amonr tho poSsorrors oro D woud 1r....,
States Nav and Fraderick Rean Eso Iot o5o tS
IJnited Staias Jegation Of Cbii and '"'o VI 'ne
! Onr dates arc from Valnoraiso Aur * onJ T;
ma, Aug, q. ~ ' LII
chill.
| Tbroprb CbiI; nooco and ordor ,rorou o5 A.
! country is PROGRESSING favorabv
Towing steamers are likely soon to be established
for the purpose of towing ships through the Straits
of Magellan and line Of mail steamers to run be-
tween Valparaiso, Montevideo, and Buenos Ayres,
is also talked Of
The Government has ordered the establishment
of weekly line of steame RS between Valdivia and
Ancu1, touching at the intermediate ports.
The reports of the crops in Conception and other
agricultural districts, are highly favorable.
The news from the mines is very satisfactory
During the month of July no less than ll6 petit
tions for working silver and copper mines have
been granted.
have been exported from Ca dera, paying duties to
the amount OF q 'SiS.'I12. Inc expectation of cop
per per ores from Huasco amounted to 256,5OO lbs In
'rTIe Wt ores ore oI yleiu Vi % per cent.
ne o2.eIhncht Pi las a'eIy ADOPTED some favor
S aH,e resolutions respecting tne COLONIES. and has
pnaeeo oa steamer 10 SetP up communication be-
Sbo salad etb Of AnnrSt o 10y LILY az we 0Tats.-
the Governor of tbn 7oionI uai ~ lP taxing
tb olIoction Of nontU nrsJ SeseIai "orkmeh, ana
;ntrodnced there anu OoiieS'io anilnaiS 10 oe