The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-21
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
The steamer Quaker City, Captain Shufeldt,
LETT New York on Saturday for New Orleans,
from whence she will hereafter run regularly,
making semi-monthly trips to Minatitlsn, with
the California mail. Thus we have evidence
that the important enterprise of opening a new
highway between the two oceans is approaching
completion.
There are now employed on the road between
Suchil and Ventosa, about four hundred men !:
and thirty frstclass coaches are already on the
ground, or en- route, to be employed in carrying
passengers to the opposite ocean. There are
also three steamers which will be available for
navigating the Coatzscoalcos river, between
Minatitlan and Suchil--a distance of seventy
miles. Still, before all the contemplated i'm.
provements shall have been made, large ex.
penditure will be necessary. This will be espe.
cially true so far as relates to the proposed
railroad, ITO miles in length, designed to gu.
persede the carriage road, the estimated cost of
this structure being $5,O00,00O.
1t Is anticipated that passengers will 90 from
New York to New Orleans in four days; from
the latter point to Suchil, the head of navipa
ton, in an equal length of time while two
days will be required for the carriage road. On
reaching the Pacific terminus, the steamer Or.
egon will be in readiness to 20 up the coast, oc
cupying ten days in the passage to San Fran
cisco. The time occupied between New Or
leans and San Francisco, it is said, will not ex-
coed fifteen or sixteen days, at furthest.
This route is opened by the Louisiana Tehu.
antepec Company, of which Emile.S ere, of New
Orleans, is President; Mr.. Slidell, Chief Eupi.
neer. Every additional facility which is afford.
ed for rapid communication between remote
parts of the country contributes to the prosper.
ity of the whole, and is fit subjec. for congrat.
ulation.
1t is said that Mr.. Reed, commissioner 70
China, asks to be allowed to return home. He
has made arrangements with the Chinese i'm.
perial commissioners for indemnifcation of
American citizens for losses caused by the diff.
hculty at Canton, and portion of the duties
collected at Canton, Shanghai, and Foo Chow,
were to be appropriated for the purpose, time
being allowed till the restoration of business at
those ports, which might be in November next.
Mr.. Reed was about proceeding to Shanghai,
and contemplated visiting the northern ports of
China. The squadron were all going to Japan,
where the Powhatan would have her engines
and rudder overhauled, and return to China in
October. DIR. Bradley brings an autograph let.
ter from the Emperor of China, written on silk,
two by seven feet, and elegantly executed. Mr..
Reed leaves China for Bombay about the LIST
of December, and themes to England, where he
expects to meet his family.
The Indian War in Oregon.
Lot Cannell bad arrived at San Francisco.
from Portland, and furnished the Alta Califor.
mia with the following news:
"He left the DaIles on the oath ultimo. and
just before he started, Government express.
man arrived at Fort Simcoe, with news that
Major R ,binson's party, on the way to Fraser
river, had been attacked on the Wenatshe river
| by large party of Indians. The fight had
lasted four days, Robinson losing one man and
ten pack ami mails, and the fighting was still 90.
| ing on, when an expressman was sent to Fort
| Simcoe with the news, and Immediately after
his arrival there, the Government express was
| sent thence to the Dalles. At the time the ex-
pressman left Robinson, the Indians were on
the opposite side of the river, but Robinson
| was preparing to cross over and attack them.
"Six hundred soldiers had been ordered and
we're soon to march from the Dalles for Fort
| Simcoe thence to procead towards Okanagau,
| to open the road used by the miners on their
| way to Fraser river.
cit was rumored at the same time-the ru-
NOR having come in previously-that the party
of Gen. Palmer had all been massacred on the
east of the Columbia, near the Okanagan.
Gen. Palmer had nineteen wagons in his train
and several hundred pack animals. The ru.
mored massacre was credited at the Dslles and
the Portland Standard says it is probably true. y
| The Portland Standard has the following
particulars of the death of Lieut.. Allen, U. s.
| army:
"There is division among the tribes west
| of the Columbia river, relative to fighting the
| tronpo Snnne daairo IN Eoht opd othora w;a n
to make peace. Ouhi and Qaalchien decided
to remain hostile, white Cothante and Choshose
| kan, with their families, we're for peace. The
latter separated from the hostiles, and, taking
with them their families, we're proceeding TO-
wards Simcoe. They met Major Garnett's
ommand, and the chiefs entered his camp with
flag of truce; they represented themselves
and their people as friendly. But an Indian
who was with Garnett's command reported tina,
among these Indians were four who were in the
| fight against Robertson, and that the chiefs
had lied when they said that all in their camp
4 were friendly. This induced Major Garnett to
retain the chiefs as prisoners, and to order
Lieut.. Allen with a detachment 10 surround the
Indian camp while the Indians were asleep.
Accordingly, about O clock on the morning.
Of the 10Th, he, with one or two Of his men,
went into the Indian camp, while the remain.
| der were stationed in readiness to FIRE at the
frat signal of distress. Lieut.. Allen attempted
to rouse them from their sleep, when one oil
them jumped up and started to run away, and
| Allen fred at him. At the discharge of his
| gun, the whole camp was aroused, and Aliens
men outside fired indiscriminately into the
camp, one shot taking effect in the body of AL
len, from which he after wards died. The In.
dams are reported to have not fred at all
| They were all taken prisoners, and the four
who we're in the fight with Robinson were shot
and the remainder set at liberty.
"Maior Garnett, with his command, has had
another brush with the Indians on the Okana-
gan. Six of them were killed. The Indians
in that part of the country have become alarm
and it is believed that most of them have re-
treated to the British possessions or the Black
Feet country"
Among the recent arrivals in New York, from
Europe, was q man who played q conspicuous
part in the Hungarian revolution = George
d'Arnsberg, Adjutant of G. neral Dembinski
Condemned, BY an Austrian court martial, to
be hanged, his penalty was commuted to six
teen years imprisonment in irons, in the for.
tress of Kufstein. On the LIST of August last
the Emperor having RENTED the balance oil
his sentence, d'Arnsberg went to Hanover
whence sailed for this country.
The Glasgow Daily Mail understands that
the committee which so successfully superin.
tended Kossuths lectures last year, is about to
invite the distinguished Hungarian TO deliver
q second course, should he 6nd it convenient
to visit Glasgow. Some time in November is
| the period upon which the committee have FIX
ed, as the mos. suitable season.