The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-24
The News,


Elsewhere is given an interesting letter from San
Francisco in relation TO the San Juan Island diff
Guilty, which is understood to have originated in
consequence Of the British Commissioner not having
plenary powers to determine the boundary line at
once Whilst the subject was being arranged by
the Commissioners the British authorities at Van
couver undertook to decide the question them
selves, and endeavored to seize an American citizen
for an alleged violation of British law at San Juan
and take him to Victoria for trial. With view of
protecting the inhabitants of San Juan from further
aggression General Harvey then took military pos
session of the island, upon which he has thrown
several hundred troops and is strongly fortiiying
No immediate fear of collision, however, is enter
tanned as the commander of the British naval force
in those waters does not appear disposed to involve
his government in difficulty to crafty the bellige
rent propensities of the Governor of Victoria.
From the statement of Mr.. Collins, consular
agent at AMOR river in Asiatic Russia it appears
that American commerce at the Amoor is steadily
increasing. Five American built steamers are now
plying its waters, which navigabe for steam
boats twenty-five hundred miles. The commercial
products of that region at present consist princi-
pally of furs and minerals, but it is thought that
when navigation sh~u developed the internal
resources of the country, trade will be proper.
tionably increased. From Moscow to the head of
the Amoor are upwards CT five hundred cities,
towns and villages.
We have news from the Sandwich Islands dated
at Honolulu on the 18th of August Every passen-
ger arriving there from foreign port is taxed two
dollars for the benefit of native marine hospital.
European coins were difficult of circulation, but
(ps1d IN nod
Pratt, United States Consul at Honolulu, had gone
to San Francisco for the benefit Of his health. The
flow of lava from the volcano had only slightly d.
minished There was no news from the northern
whaling feet. Some interesting reports from the
Pacific guano islands had been received at Honolu.
lu. A number of vessels were loading at the difie
rent islands with guano for the United States and
fresh discoveries Of this fertilizer Of frequent
occurrence Independence island had been laid
claim to by a company calling themselves the
United States Guano Company. The island is
about seven miles long and five wide.
Our advices from Tahiti are dated to the 2lst of
July. The French Go vernon of the Marquesas had
gone to New Caledonia in order to distribute pub.
lie lands to military men. The French authorities
had departed from Nuuhiva, leaving the Catholic
missionaries nearly alone there. A desolating war
was carried on on the island Of Fatuhiva, between
the Ewaewans and the Oomoans. The civil distur-
Dances had subsidized in Raatea, in the Society
Islands The divorce law Of Tahiti had been
amended SO as to allow the man to marry imme.
diateythe female at the expiration Of ten months.
The customs regulations at Tahiti had been altered
30 as to allow duty eEoods to be landed without
being entered at the Custom House provided their
value had been entered on the manifest. The dis
tllation of rum and sugar on plantations was per-
mitted under certain restrictions The domestic
animals taken to the Marquesas within the past two
years were doing we'll
Late advces from Pixies Peak state that the pro-
position for organizing State government had
been defeated. The mines were yielding abundant
~ considerable quantity of dust had reached
Leavenworth. A vigilance committee had been
organized for the better protection Of property.
Accounts from Monterey to the 18th state that
General Zuazua was in that city, and that Guiana
juato was held by General velez Miramon was
organizing strong force for Northern Mexico.
The recent heavy rains have caused high freshets
in the Lehigh, Delaware, and SchuylkIll rivers &C.
companied with corresponding damage Maucb
Chunk, on the Lehigh, has been nearly submerged
and forty feet of the embankment of the Delaware
canal carried away. The damage to the railroads
has been repaired, and trains run regularly. Navl.
cation the canals has been suspended on account
of the overflow.
Captain williamson, who was in command of the
steamship Fulton when she was wrecked near Pen.
sacoa, it is reported will be ordered home, and an
inquiry instituted to the loss Of that vessel The
Fulton had been ordered to Cuba.
In the General Sessions yesterday James Nc
Alpine, alias Mack, alias Bruce, and alias Lieuten.
ant Marmaduke Reeves, was tsied for sw;ndlinr
Miss Clara woodbine, a goyerness, out of a rold
ring. The statement Of the complainant Ia verv
interesting, as will be seen by our report. Judge
Russell win charge the jury this morning.
In the case of the colored man, Mowers, against
the Vigilance Committee, the testimony was closed.
Counsel summed up, and the charge Of the Jury was
deferred until Monday next
The Arabia passed the Asia bound in to Liver.
pool at 945 p. n. of the 10th inst.
Mr.. Brigham, the United States Commissioner.
yesterday decided to commit John Cowan to take
ks trial for uapslaughter sawnittea ~ beard ths