The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-12

The Yrissarri treaty with Nicaragua, which
mas been 90 long upon the carpet, has at length
arrived at Washington, ratified by the Nicara
guam authorities, but not without two importan
notifications. By the tresty as modified
though the American Government still ms
sesses the right to protect the neutrality of the
transit, yet it is not to land troops upon the
lsthmus, except at the request of the Nicara
guam Government. The other alteration re-
stes to the right conferred by the tressy on the
American Government to transport troops over
the Isthmus, which by the amended treaty it il
not to exercise, except after notice prsviousl "
given on each occasion to the Nicaraguan Gov.
eminent of such intended transport.
This modified treaty has been brought to
Washington by General Jerez, who has been
commissioned to succeed Yrissarri as Resident
Minister OF the Nicaragasn Government. Gen.
Jerez is said to be an enlightened and inteIli
! gent man. de was actively concerned, indeed
In the hrst invitation extended to Walker to
come to Nicaragua to aid in ovesturning the
administration of Chamorre; but, from the mo-
ment that Walker threw off The character of an
auxiliary, aud undertook to set himself up as
q conqueror and master, Jsrez became one OF
his most determined opponents. s
A letter dated Key West, July %, 1858,
says;
| The Colorado has put into this place, with
her main crank broken. She will 90 north
shortly. The Wabash and Macedonian are
taking Whit of tropical climate, and are
much Disguised. I'LL
| "The Plymouth, Saratoga, and Constella.
| ton, are bound to Greytown. 1t is expected
| that Commodore Mcintosh will hoist his Gag an
board the Saratoga.
The DolPh sailed on the 18th, to relieve
| the jamestown, on the coast of Cuba. The
Jamestown has 20 cases of yellow fever on
| board, and must 60 north, to q cold climate.
"The squadrons are in fine fighting order.
| Never did better vessels congregate but
steam, steam, is.now the great war engine. We
must not allow England and France to outstrip
| rs. All the English and French fleets are com.
posed of steam vessels, but we are not nm tn
| the times.
The general health of the squadron is
good.
| "The Saratoga, Constellation, and Plym-
| outh, will sail for Greytown as soon as thew
have wstered. 1t is possible that the Wabash
| and Macedonian may 60 there also, but more
probable that they will soon go to the Mediter
| ranesn station.
"The fever will certainly pay its respects to
| all of ne. Commodore Mcintosh is improving
| in health"
The Navy Department is in receipt of recent
dispatches from the United States squadron in
| the Chinese waters from which we CLEAN the
| following particulars of intelligence
The Powhatan arrived at Hong Kong on the
| 18th of May, and, on the following day, Com.
nodore Tatnall transferred his flag to her from
| on board the San Jscinto, which had previous.
| ly been the flag ship Of the squadron.
The San Jacinto, Captain 81. q. Bell com.
manding, sailed for New York on the 18th.
No change had taken place in the positions
or relations of the belligerent Powers in the vi.
| entity OF Canton, nor had there occurred any
interference with or molestation of our com
merce in that neighborhood. The authorities
of Hong Kong had received information that
the Emperor had so far agreed to the wishes of
| the peace commissioners as to appoint sn off.
cial OF satisfactory rank to confer with them at
town situated on the River Pei.ho, Just within
| its mouth. This is regarded at Hong Eong az
an important step toward the amicabe arrange.
| ment of the difficulties between the contendino
partes.- Wash. Star.
We learn from Portau Prince that the EN-.
peror Faustin has granted to a merchant OF
Kingston, Jamaica, the right to the guaHo upon
the Island of Nevasss. Nevsssa, it will be re.
membered, is paltry islet to the south of Aux
Cages, which until quite recently was u;ainhab
tied. Some Americans, discovering its value
as guano deposit, resorted thither under the
auspices of Baltimore capitalists and com.
menced loading the guano. Soulouqus, learn.
ing this movement dispatched some war yes.
sells to the island, where were found a dozen
| Americans, and score of mulattoes and
blacks, busly engaged in removing the depos.
its to a couple of vessels. The Hsytien off
GERS were politely received, and, having pro.
tested against the American occupation. and
run up the Imperial flag, sailed away 70 Port.
au-Prince, leaving the whites to prosecuse their
labors. 1t is feared that when the Kingston
Spectator proceeds to take possession, packed
by Haytien force, trouble may ensue, result,
ing, eventually, in diplomatic difficulties with
The Cincinnati Gazette announces that the
| Hon. Thomas Corwin will be heard on the stump
this fall in opposition to Lecomptonism, and ia
support of the Republican ticket He is to ad
dress mass meeting of Amt. Lecompton voters
of the seventh Congressional district at Morrow,
| August 9, and on the following day he will
speak in Chillicothe. Mr. Corwin will also &C.
cept the nomination for Congress in his old
district, should the Convention confer it on him
with tolerable unanimity. The Convention is
70 De nolu on the lotn.
| We learn from the 81. anthony Express that
the practicability of steamboat route from
Breckenridge, by way of the Red river of the
| North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Saskatchewan,
to the base of the Rocky Mountains, is now a
we'll settled fact, and that measures are 'imme
diately to be taken to test that practicablity.
A party of gentlemen occupying prominent 20.
stions in business circles at St. Anthony will
start about the middle of August for the Sci.
kirk Settlement, with the intention of confer.
ring with Gov. Simpson, and procuring through
| him the cooperation of the Hudson Bay Com
| pany in the immediate establishment of o line
| of emigrant steamers upon the route. Two
naturalists connected with the Smithsonian In.
stitutiOn, and one of the artists connected with
Frank Leslts's Magazine, will accompany the
| expedition.
| The hard shines are Just having a peculiar
| development in Minnesota. The 81. Aathony
| Republican comes to Us with eleven closely.
printed colu INNS, advertising lands to be sold
| for taxes OF. the second Tuesday in August
| The quaint y offered is enormous, aid one
would think embraced the half of Heinepin
| county,
The Ga liner Americans of Massachusetts
have kept % some sort of secret oreaniza.
ton, and give indications of an intsntionto run
separate tickets for State officers and members
of Congressthi fall.
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