The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-01

The Iecompt0n constitution brought by Mr.. Clark
TO Washington will be submitted to Congress by
the President to-day accompanied by a special mes
sage. caucus of democrats opposed to the Le-
compton constitution was held on Saturday evening.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs. we are in.
formed will disapprove of the conduct of Commodore
Paulding in arresting General Walker in the territory
Of Nicaragua and assert that he went beyond his in
structions. The tariff Investigating Committee are
progressing slowly with their labors and for the last
four DAYS have had Mr.. Stone before them. few
facts begin to leak out and develope ments are
made every day. The report that the Hon. John
Appleton had been appointed tosucceed Mr.. Forsyth
~ Minister to Mexico is contradcted.
BY the steamship Isabel at Charleston, we have
news from Havana TO the 2jth of January. The Sc.
cond division Of the Spanish feet went TO sea on the
Goth utimo, II consisted Of three war vessels The
weather very favorable for naval practice in the
Gulf the ostensible reason of the movement. The
slave traders were making preparations for an ex-
tended traffic. murderer was garroted just as the
Isabel steamed out of port The health of the city
and harbor was good Trade was heavy and sugar
unchanged in price, with So 900 boxes including
10000 new, on hand. Freights bad slightly i'm
proved. Exchange was dull, ratingat q 81 on
New York.
The Mercurio, Of Valparaiso, of 18th December
states that the mail steamer Valparaiso, the pre-
vious voyage delayed her departure from Panama
eight hours in order 10 bring the mail from the
United States the arrival Of which at Aspinwah had
been announced, but without success as the Ameri-
can agents ON the Isthmus would not deliver it. She
therefore departed without it, although she took pas
sCngers and papers that left New York the 5th of
November. II complains that this fact, which re-
veals careessness on the part Of the American
mail agents, deprived the merchants of the South
Pacific of their American correspondence for fifteen
DAYS al time when the financial pressure made its
early delivery of great Importance
Advices from Montevideo to the 18th Of Novem.
her, state that remarkable events had taken place
there The President dissolved Congress by force,
and banished without trial twenty persons belong
ing TO the opposition. The House of Representa-
tives was invaded by force Of two hundred men
and two pieces of artillery, and the members were
ordered to close their session. The Of these
disturbances Wa the treaty Of commerce and limits
with Brazil which government desired should be APP
proved. The Rosas party promoted the intrigue
by supporting government. After this, and just
when a revolution was expected, General Don Ma
ruel orbe. of lamentabe celebrity as chief of the
famous siege Of Montevideo, and worthy lieutenant
of Rosas, the Buenos Ayresn tyrant, died. Govern
ment, being deprived of that support, has engaged
in conferences with the liberal party
Our dates from Buenos Ayrcs are TO the Goth Nov
Nothing remarkable had taken place there. The
Indians had been beaten in several encounters and
the southern frontiers were well guarded. Govern
ment viii strive to carry the with the ssysges
until they shall be driven from the frontiers Con-
gre.s terminated their sessions the Isl Of Deem
l,,r flor inn he nj fora oil
the foreign debt.
The Argentine Confederation continued in peace.
Senior Pannhss was at Rosario ~ Envoy Extraordi-
nary from Brazil to the government of the Confede
ration treaty with Brazil respecting river and
piotage regulations. was being discussed. 1t seems
that Brazil wants TO engage the River Plate pro-
vinces TO take part in It's war with Paraguay. In
Rosario the commerce Of direct importation was in.
creasing
Our CORE spondcnt in Valparaiso. writing on the
10th Of December. sends some additional particulars
relative TO the progress Of events in Chile and on
the South Pacific coast. Execution was levied by
the government officers on the French ship Pho0uc
notwithstanding a very decided demonstration made
sgaint their authority by the commander Of the war
chip Lavcisier. The loss Of the mail steamer Vadi-
via was not regretted ~ the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, 70 which she belonged. IL classcd in the
old fcsy order, and IL was hoped that an American
line would soon connect Valparaiso with Panama.
A very hostile feeling prevailed towards American
shipmastcrs, owing il Is ,id 10 the conduct %
San Francisco traders. Madame Anna Bishop was
Ia Valparaiso and about 10 leave for Buen1- Ayres
by way Of the mountains.
The annexed table SHOWS the temperature Of
the atmosphere in this city during the past week.
the range Of the barometer the variation Of wind
currents, and the state Of the weather, at three
periods during each day. viz. 81: at 0 A. NJ and and
o'clock p NJ. -