, 1858-12-31
ARRIVAL OF THE panama.


rived at Olympia on Sunday morning last
four days from San Francisco, with date:
from Washington City and New York to
the 2Gth, aud New Orleans to the 29tl
November. We are indebted to Wells
Fargo & Co.'S Express for files Of San
Francisco papers TO the 2lst inst. From
our files of papers we clip the following
summary of news:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-It is said the
Presidents message and the reports Of the
Heads Of Departments, with the exception
of that of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
, are nearly completed The Postmaster
General has issued an order for weekly
mail from New Orleans, TO connect with the
regular coaches of the San Diego and San
Francisco line to FL Paso, where it will be
transferred TO the St. Louis Overland Mail
to San Francisco
MExICo- Intelligence had been received
in New York and Washington, that tue
city of Mexico had been attacked by the
Liberals, and four hundred OF the Zuloaga's
soldiers killed; also that the whole country
was in possession of the Liberals with the
exception of the Capitol,
The State Department had received a
despatch from Mr. Forsyth, our Minister
to Mexico, stating he had arrived at Mo-
bile.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22--Mr Forsyth is
expected to arrive here in the course Of the
week, where his presence has been request
ed by the President with view TO q con-
ference on matters of public interest touch
ing Mexican affairs.
The contract for the construction Of the
machinery for the side-wheel steamers now
building at San Francisco has been award
ed to Peter Donahue, Of that city.
The States learns from q friend, almost
direct from the court of Madrid, that
France has taken up Cuban independence,
and, with England, is proposing to erect
Cuba and Porto Rico into semi-inde-
pendent monarchy, on paying "rcnta'
from that Island The renta" is to rep
resent the interest on national debt, to
be assumed 10y the new monarchy in CON
sideraton Of her independence, the debt
and "renta" TO be assured France and
England as a bond for the Recommendation
Of Cuba to the United States.
MoALE, Nov. l9.-Gen. Walkers ar
rangements are so far perfected that it is
announced the first cargo of emgrants for
Nicaragua will leave this port on Saturday.
A large number of persons, who have join
ed the expedition, are collected here in
readiness for embarkation
ST. LOUIS, Nov. l9.-Col Lander, Su-
pcrintendSnt of the South Pass Wagon
Road, arrived at st. Joseph on the l4th
inst, and reports that the road was com
pIeted to City Rocks, Nebraska, in eight
months, at cost of $4,000 The Gov
ernment appropriated $lT5,00O for the
purpose, and the time allowed was eighteen
msnths Col Lander and his party winter
at st. Joseph, and will start out again in
the spring. The Cheyeunes had burnt the
grass along the Platte, causing much suf-
lcring among cattle.
A bill has been introduced into the Leg
stature of Georgia, to prevent the use of
any Latin phrase in any of the legislative
good idea. If the laws are printed in plain
Euglish it will not require classical edu-
cation to enable those who read them to
understand them.
CAPTURE OF MORE SLAvERs adVices
at Washington to the l4th of October, it
has been ascrrtained that the commander
Of the United States sloop of war Dale,
was informed by the commander of the
British steamer Conflict, that the latter
had captured three slavers on the African
coast, and that the entire British squadron
had captured nine during the last six
months.
After making cruise up the coast, the
officers of the Dale expected that vessel to
return to the United States.
The Postmaster General will recommend
in his report an entire change in our postal
system, and will urge upon Congress the
establishment of a number Of new aud i'm
Portant lines to connect with various parts
of South America.
KANSAS - The Legislature of Kansas
has been requested to fix permanent seat
of Government before any Congressional
appropriation for the erection of pnhlic
buildings could be available The seat of
Government was fixed in 1855, at Lecomp-
ton, and the money expended for that pur-
pose. In April last, the Legislature pass
ed law over the Governors veto, chang
| ing the location to Minnesota. At the
request of Governor Denver, decision has
been given by Attorney General Black,
namely, that this law is void, and that the
seat must be at Lecompton, at least during
existing Territorial Government, for the
reason stated. The money having been
thus conditionally appropriated and ex-
pended, the change would be violative of
act of Congress, and fraud on the United
States.
Texas. - Private advices from Texas
state that fillibusrering expedition against
Mexico is being organized there. Men of