Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-30

from Norfolk, and expected to sail in week
for Valparaiso.
The Roanoke arrived at Aspinwall on the
Goth inst. Thomas Arkwright, fireman, died
on beard Of her on the 23d ult., and James
Donovan Lee on the 10th December. ~
James Fitzgerald died on board Of the Sa-
vsnnah, at San Juan del Norte, on the 4th Of
December. 81 II
The, jamestown was still cruising between |
the Colorado river and Chirquie LAGOS. S0n
the LIST instant, the mate of the American ship
Fortitude arrived at San Juan del Norte, in
the long boat, and represented the ship as
| having been run ashore of Cape Gracios de
Dios. As there were both English and Amer
| lean vessels at anchor near, there could have
been no suffering to the officers and crew, OK
difficulty in saving articles from the wreck.
There had arrived at San Juan the British
ship Cesar, of 90 guns and 400 horse steam
power; and the Diadem, of 80 tcn-inch guns
! and 500 horse steam power. rs
There were also received dispatches from
Commander Sinclair, Of the ship Vandalia,
dated at Tahiti, September 10th, giving m ac-
count of his visit to Oene and Pitcairn Islands,
in search Of the crew Of the Wild Wave, o
Boston ship, wrecked at Oene in March last.
He succeeded in finding the crew and passen-
gers Of the Wild Wave, and they were on board
tho Vandalia, all safe. Thirty throe were
taken from Oene and three from Pitcairn
island. The boatswain had died few days
before.
We take the following items Of Naval news
from the New York Times: .....t. ....
The new frigate Brooklyn was brought to the
| Navy Yard on Monday afternoon to receive her
armament and stores.
The repairs to the engine of the Niagara will
| be trifing. No alterations, such have been
predicted, will be made in this fine ship. She
| Will be "overhauledn merely, the necessary re-
pairs made, and her armament will then be put
on board, consisting, as at first intended, Of the
| twelve Immense shell guns pom her upper deck
, The sloop st. Louis, destined for the Gulf
squadron, Is all ready for sea. Her crew will 20
on board to-day. There now !, 100 men
ON board the eceiving ship North Carolina.
The steamers Canada and America, neg otiated
for by Government, for the Paraguay expedi ton,
, have been sold to the Messrs. Hargous Brothers,
for the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company, to he
placed upon the route between New Orleans and
, Miuatitlan. - : :
At the Navy Yard in Charlestown, MISS.
rapid progress is being made in the compile.
, ton of the war-sloop Hartford; she is now
receiving her engine. Men are busy and nc.
, tive about her to finish her in the best and
speediest manner.
The PUBLIC GRoUNDs.-It strikes us al
i. being about time that Congress should take
measures to insure that the future embellish
ment and Improvement of the public ground.
in this city shall be conducted in all their de-
tails upon some well-defned plan, such as was
essayed to be carried out when the late Mr.
Downing was in charge of that branch of the
, Governments affairs here. At present there
is really no single head to direct their future
progress, the result of which fact can hardly
fail to be delays, variance of plans, baulks in
the progress Of the work, &c, which must in
time tell effectively against the possibility Of
| its completion in due season and in a satisfac
!, tory manner. We believe that Congress is al
anxious rs the citizens of the District and the
country at large that the public grounds in
the Federal Metropolis shall be embellished in
manner In just accord with the value of ths
Government property here, and with the dignity
Of the United States. To that end it is quite a!
necessary that the first horticultural and land
=, scape embellishing talent to be found in the
United States should now be employed upsr
the work, as during the life-t time of the late
Mr.. Downing.
4, MEXIco.-The affair between Mr.. Schultz
| an American citizen, and Gov Cara has beer
finally settled by an unconditional surrende,
, o. the goods which had been seized at Taneas
neque, 100 miles up the river. There remain.
only the difficulty with Mr. Bastion to be ad
r justod. lie being another American either
who had been compelled to pay $3.50 forced
loan. Commander Dahlgreen, during his Wis
, last summer on board the PIymou h, LaJ
, positive promises from the Governor that thi
! money should BIO refunded The above intel
ligence is DERIVED from dispatches received Al
the Navy Department.
. TEE WEATHER.-The following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
, Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time of observation is about o'clock:
, DECEMBER 30, 1853.
New York, N. f.........stormy, showing 4
} Philadelphia, Pa. .cloudyt
| Baltimore, Md. CLOUDY, cold
Washington, ID. C........r raining, wind NE
richmond, VA. raining, cold.
| Petersburg, Va. raining, 46o
, Norfolk, Va...............4ee, wind Sc
| Lynchourg, va. cloudy, i07.
Knoxville, Tenn. CLOUDY, So.
, | Bristol, Tenn. CLOUDY, 4yo
| Chattanooga, Tenn. cloudy, 5Uo.
| Wilmington, N. C........foggy, cool
| Columbia, 8. clear cold Poi. Esd.