The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-30


vcu,iona,y movement, but as il il now publicly asserted
tbat b. Is ain inclined TO believe it
The great event Of the last fortnight has beeu the arrival
ana departure o. Sir William Gore ouselcy and suite he
arrived AspnMlh on the 9th inst from Sau Juan del
Norte IN the English mail steamship Dee, and from
thence q this place the 7h in special tram cars;
aud On the following day he sailed for Nicaragua her
Britannia Majesty 5 ship owar Vixen.
Sr T. Seone, Peruvian Minister 10 New Granada aud
Brazil, accompanied by his Secretary OF legation passed
/ through Panama on The 9th ns route for Bogota
IT., Tschudi, author OF valuable work Peru arrived
here y the English steamer from Valparaiso tho .n
inst ana PROCEEDED to Europe on the 9th HIS obect be-
ny 10 prepare is sad, another work from material cot
/ publcs. pr. I. from gueuos Ayres TO Cabc, in
Bonga on the Pacific sidehayng crossed the Coleras
ana Travelled distance Of some three four hundred
mles
4 Madam Annie Gazan, charming vocalist, prma donna
tom Vie theatre Of lerlin also came passenger IN the
English steamer from Callao She gave concerts here
prior 70 her departure for California whittier sue
! the 18Th iust. IN the Steamship Golden Age.
Hcrrai who arrived here IRON Europe short time since
Guatemala, died the 9th inst OF fever
Assistant Surgeon IoLa Mccormick or The British ship
Of Ale r. cied II fever that ship On
The 81 INST lis remnants Inferred at the Island Of
lsbofa Tho Alert ICON alter put TO sea-whch fact
mentioned Ia my last ictcrhtt returned the 9th
with the surgeon from the Vixen, who had Joined her
tempo, eriy, and sailed the das for Mexican ports
Some Of the passengers By the steamer Washington
Gall Geluansl arrived here In destitute circumstances
soou, ten days since, sna out OF Humanity were allowed
10 work their way 10 san Francisco board the Golden
Age Bot iuie Sympathy was felt for them, as i was
Known that they refused TO avail themselves Of the
/ oIpottuni! offered 10 return TO New YORK on the
! Washington
Tie weather has beer unusually warm here during the
past fortnight. The thermometer at time STOOD
high rs al deg IN the sun and IS deg in the shade
Til, Goldcu AGE sailed from here the night Of the
18th for san Francisco with the passengers anu mali aud
600 United states troops under communal Of Col Beale.
The steamer Columbus did not sail f.om here to ports in
Contra America on the 10Th ust her usual day OF sa
ing belg found necessary bench her consequence
Of her ieahA. somewhat. she Will be ready to
! her u1is IN a feS days.
The r,sldeuts Of Panama were thrown into a state OF
d fs q
a terrific flash Of lightning which the building 81
tuaie AZ the northeast cxrcm. Of tue city walls,
looking tlC bay aud known 70 Hers the Convent
san Francisco causing considerable damage 20 the house
and iorron a the furniture Of the present occupant
F,!icn Middleton, iq United States Special Inspector OF
CuStuu.s. Mr Tbadeas Waternao, ol New Orleans,
N the house at the time, and within five or SIX feet Of
where the electric flash struck, nut escaped unhGrt.
Tue thlito states irea.c sAftaac II the only vessel Of
war poit al present The flag ship Merrimacs
san Juan Gel SUR and the loop ie,atur at Reaco when
| last heard from
ITO British slip Vixen is expected to return here soon
The officers and crew sent out 10 join the soop ST
MaTys still here, awaiting the FL Of that vessel
the former have taken up Their quart the hotels in
the city, and the latter arc on board the Saranac.
The ST Mar.s not expected here until some tune in
Fcbtuaryshe having been ordered by the Navy Depart.
ment TO Guaynas, Of which ac advised some two
steamers ago aud as relat os with Mexico arc some
what complicated, much require the presence
OF ship al war on her Pacific coast, the 81. Aarys viii
probably remain where she Is until relieved which osnt
10 the scarcely Of war vessels n the Pacific, not likely
| e. be
Tie fact is the number OF vessels attached to our
Pacific squadron entirely limited, and to be
hoped that Of tie soops cout sc OF
construction will be ordered 10 this coast after
completion AS practicable.
The mails for the OF South America, which
arrived by the Illinois met with detention here having
been despatched on the 10Th Instant, per steamship Val
! paraiso
the readers of the IIErAn well to my.
scl say a reference a card that appeared in
your edition of Both ult, the signature Of
Henry Randall in which my statement, the effect that
the steamship Hermann sailed from this port the 18th
Of November direct tor san Francisco, by order of Capt
Cayendy, her late commander without touching san
Juan del sur, characterized as " graitousy and viii
fully false Now, while have no disposition to handy
ephes with Mr.. Randall, shoald be wanting in SELF
spe't TO allow his language towards myself TO pass
unIotic.d.
console myself by the reelection that the short time
that elapsed between thu publication q Mr. Ran!ais
card ana the arrival OF tbe steamship Washington
at New York, fully indicates TIE truth q my state
ment VIII now bgicay state Zoe the Information OF the
readers Of the iisRAID how came in possession Of the
facts o. tho Hermann direct triF To san Francisco.
II 50 happened TINT was in the Once OF the untcd
States Consul In company with several others. the 10th
Of November when tue hermann cleared ana the records
OF that office III sACw that she cleared have stated
Capt CayeIdy there at the time, and exhibited
power Of attorney nom ,n.s same henry Randall who
appeared gIon the shps register fully
loNttng hun tIayends) 10 make such disposition OF the
shr as ho might deem proper; aud pursuance o. the
power with which he invested D. Instructed J. ".
Patterson, presence, Who had Just aualaed before
tc Consul master 70 take the ship d'rect 20 san Fran
CISCO without touching san Juan del sur. The Consul
meantime suggested u Capt cayendy the proprciy u
detauipg thc Hermann until tile ilt 18th, when the
New hoik steamer was expected IN az she might possibly
bring advccs to whether the Washington had sailed for
Grey or Intended doing so. Captain G. declined 10
keep tng snip waiting, Tor reasons already assigned
could necessary. gct certificates OF thess facts and
\ the correctness Ct my statement.
With regard 20 Mr. R2ndal's insinuaton touching the
"oicc aud purpose" OF my statement the locality from
whence einanat@d, Sc., have Gully this 10 say, tlat
the readers oi the HtRD all times rely upon the
of The statements o H. Panama ioudcnt
and that the only collect and purpose have " VIEW IS
furnish them with the latest and most reliable intol
/ Ccncc ir,fn THIS coast-
| The California papers received here per steamship
| Goaen Gate 10 day. coalain the memorandum OF the
ltaVrW hgl Inc M no
Ivr aef leaving here until she arrived at san Francisco
/ 9Th at.
The Golden cate reports that the passengers which len
New the Quaker City the 25th uii. did not
reach Ncnosa time TO connect with the oregon, winch
sailed from there the itb INST. for Acapulco. Tho
p1aii.. however got ia The failure make
the connection occasioncd by the prevalence OF a
ncrther the mouth Of the Coa,zccoacc- river, which
10 prevent the Quaker City from crossing
1 thu Tar.