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FROM FRAZER RIVER.
, The news from Frazer River and other places in
that vicinity is of Importance whatever so far
rs gold discoveries are concerned Miners are still
waiting for the water to fall. The river is falling
slowly, and in the course of the next four weeks it
Is probable that the submerged bars in the vicinity
OF Forts Hope and y ale, can be worked.
Hreat efforts are being made to get to the upper
waters OF Frazer river, and for this purpose the
steamer umatia, Capt. Ainsworth is now runninn
rom Victoria up ilarrison's river a branch of
Frazer which Joins the latter ahnut tbirty ,n;los
above Fort Langley. She had made one trip nm as
lar as the mouth of the Liovet river, and landed
passengers, who intended going up as ia as possible
IN canoes, and then striking the country to
the head waters of Frazer river. From the high
est navgablc point, the Hudson Bay Company are
ABOUT cutting trail to the upper Frazer.
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
From central America we have news dated in
Guatemala on the 2sth and San Salvador the 3lst
OF july, with reports from Nicaragua of the lst
and Costa Rica the Sd of August. Hon Mr. Clarke
United States Minister in Guatemala maintained
friendly footing with the President. Colonel Knortb
of the Guatimalan army had been sentenced to
five years Imprisonment for having ordered the
shooting of Girls Lilly, at time a noted pugiist
OF New \ ork, but who, at the time of his murder
was in command of trading vessel on the Central
American coast: Nicaragua was still in dread
of another Walker invasion. The letter of our
correspondent contains full details of the news
from this republic. Trade was very dull in Costa
Rica. The seat Of the San Salvadoran govern
ment was transferred from Cojutepeque to the
old city of San Salvador, which, it will be remem-
bered, was destroyed by earthquake a few years
since.
FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
Our advices from the South Pacific are dated at
Valparaiso ON the 10th, Callao the 27th and Paita
the Both July, with Guayaquil news of the lst of
August. The political agitation had subsidized
greatly IN Chill. and the general aspect of affairs
was much brighter. Abundant crops were expect
ed. Congress had under consideration the PROPOSE
ton to establish force of towing steamers in the
Straits of Magcllen The army was under its legal
standard OF strength. fearful election struggle
Tor the oihce OF President looked for in Peru
1t was thought that it would end in revolution
Castillo had still the best chance, but the country
was much agitated by factions and secret societies
working for all the candidates. A history of some
OF the leading commercial transactions of Mr. Lo-
mer, lately convictedof ilibustersm was sent from
CaIlao to a Panama paper. The United States fri
gate Merrlmac was at Callao Harvey Brown, a
citizen of the United States, had been Kidnapped at
Ecaudor and compelled to serve on board the war
steamer Olmcdo.
FROM NEW GRANADA.
Our files from New Granada are dated at Pana-
ma and Aspinwall on the 10Th of August. Mr. Wm
Nelson, Commercial Agent for the Panama Rail
road Company, had sailed for Costa Rica for the
purpose Of concluding the railroad contract with
that government. land slide on the Panama
Railroad had been repaired, and the trains were
running as usual. There is political news of i'm
portance.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Our dates from the Sandwich Islands are to the
loth July. David l.. Gregg, late United States
Commissioner, had been appointed by the King
Minister OF Finance. The Legislature had adjourn
ed until December. The 4th Of July was celebrated
(on the 5th) with great spirit at HonoIuIu Tho
first cargo Office had arrived at Honolulu from Bos-
ton on board the clippership Mountain Wave
From several Of the Islands the people had sent in
petitions to the legislature, asking for law to
punish coniugal inidelity.
paulOl.
of this salt are used it is stated, in the laboratory
of the United States Mint in san Francisco.
During the years 1856 and 1851, 800 aliens have
become naturali2cd subjects of His Majesty who
were natives of the following countries: United
States of America, II: Great Britain and Ireland
-; China, -; Western Islands, IA: Germany, lO
Manila, $; POLYNESIA. 9; West Indies 4; East In
dies, ,: France, ,: Chill, Norway and Portugal, 2
each, G Austria and New Zealand, l each =; total
220.
From the year 1874, when the regular system of
naturalization adopted, .G63 foreigners have
taken the oath of allegiance to this Government,
and q foreigners have received letters of deniZa-
ton. How many of these are now remaining alive
in the country, have not the means of knowing
until another census shall have been taken.
After much delay, caused in part by the unfavor-
able official report Of Commodore Mervin and Capt
Davis. and in part by the distance the islands are
located from New York. the Jarvis Island guano
trade begins to assume a tangible form. The Ameri-
can clipper ship White Swallow Capt. lngerso,
chartered in San Francisco on account of the Amer
lean C'uano Company, by 5. G. Wilder, arrived at
| Honolulu on the I'd July, and sailed again the
9th to load at Jarvis Island. She can carry 200
/ tons, and as the pioneer ship Of the guanO trade,
! will be watched with interest. She sails from that
Island direct to New York, she will probably be
able to get her cargo in by the end of August NAV
he looked for at that port about the st of Decrm-
Der. We have no doubt, basng our confidence on
the emphatic assurance of old guano traders and
on the sales already effected, that the guano shipped
! ny the W hltc Swallow will command in New York
quick sale at a rcmuncratng price. We learn
that one or two more clippers will be chartered at
san Francisco to load at Jarvis Island during the
Fall
Immediately on the arrival Of the White Swallow
the packet Josephine was got ready for sea- and
sailed on 3d July for Jarvis Island with Charles
II; } udd and twenty-five laborcrs to occupy the
Island and take charge Of the property of the Com
pany The Josephine will visit New Nantucket,
which lies about thousand miles we st of Jarvis
Island. under the direction of Captain Lewis, now
at the latter Island, who will make survey and
chart OF New Nantucket. She may be expected at
Honolulu with cargo Of guano by the lst of Sep
tember.
THE REGATTA AT SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
SrEGNGrIELD, August 2T.-Thc regatta here to-
day is badly interrupted by the storm. but aside
from the weather. everything has passed off pleasant
ly. There is quite Il large attendance of people
from ont of town, and there are twentv-our entries
OF boats, for the first at eleven O'clock
OF four cared boats; four for the second at
twelve o'clock of six cared boats; six for the whenv
race, at halt-past two o'clock, and seven for the
sweepstakes at halfpast three o'clock. In the
first race the boat Frank G.. Wood. of Newburg n.
Y, won the prize of one hundred dollars, and the
boat DAN BRYANT of New York the prize of fifty
dollars, making the three miles in twenty-five min
utes and twenty-three seconds, and twenty-three
minutes thirty seconds respectively. In the second
race the Fort Hill Boy, of Boston, the prize Of
one hundred dollars and the Bonita, of New Lon
don the prize of fifty dollars, in twenty-one min
utes, and twenty-one minutes and fortyfve seconds
respectively. The race this afternoon promise to
be highly exciting, and the weather bids fair to ta
In the afternoon the weather having proved more
favorable, there was much larger attendance of
spectators than in the morning, and for more than
mile the bank OF the river was literally lined with
people.
The wherry race came off at O'Clock, and five
boats were entered follows The Eastern and
Chittabob. of Boston; the Rappahannock and Thos.
W. Seymour, of New York, and b. b. Odell, of
Newburg. The course was two miles, and the Sev-
mour, pulled by Andrew Fay, the $50 prize in
l6 min. los, beating the Rappahannock, rowed by
Burns, by five seconds, and the Chitabob by seven
seconds.
The next and last race was for $50. 1t was in
tended as a general 'go in'' but the presence Of
such boats the Experiment and Hornet from New
Ork, damaged the ardOr of the less distinguished
crews and the left to them and the six
cared Winona, ofthis city. pulled by Boston crew.
Tho winning boats in the former races were ruled
out of this race. The boats started at a quarter
beIare four o'clock, and the Experiment made the
three miles in 2l minutes 80 seconds, which was not
good as the Fort Hill boys time by half min
ute. The Winona broke two tholc pins on the home
stretch, and fell behind the Experiment by minute
20 seconds. The Hornet was badly distanced.
THE GUANO ISLAND OF NEVASSA.
ACTION OF THE HAYrIAN GOVERNMENT.
Correspondence N ]. En-. Post
Poar AU Prince. August 4, 1857.
In answer to your friendly inquiries, ami able to
inform YOU that the Island of Nevassa has ever since
we obtained our independence from France been
considered as belonging to layti, but as there was
no known Object of value thereon it has generally
been neglected point. However, during the latter
part Of last year some Americans, discovering that
there guanO on the island, without asking per
mission went to work in collecting the article and
shipping it away. Our government, learning this
fact, sent an armed force and a commission there,