The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-14
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We avail ourselves of the following summary Of
the news by way of the Isthmus in the New York
Herald:
Politics the principal subject before the pub
lie Of California, but the rancor which charac.eri-
zed the opening of the canvass had abated and the
discussions we're carried on with some degree o.
decency. The Italians and red republican French
residents of San Francisco allowed themselves t.
become terribly excited on the reception of the
news of the cessation of the in italy, and loud
and deep maedictions were showered upon the
head of Napoleon. The reds grossly insulted the
French consul as he entering the church to
witness Te Deum in commemoration of the birth
day of the French Emperor, and riot would prob
ably have occurred but for the timely interference
OF the police. The Mohave Indian war had again
broken out, and party of troops, under Major
Armistead, had had severe fight with the sava.
ges, which resulted in the killing of between fifty
and sixty of them, while three soldiers were
wounded.
The news from Victoria is to the 18th ult.. four
days later. Affairs at the disputed island of San
Juan remained as before reported-the United
States troops at their post shore and the British
ships of war anchored in the harbor. Both Gov
Douglass and Gen. Harvey were concentrating all
the forces at thoir disposal at the island and it was
rep2rted that the British had determined not to
permit any more of our troops to land there. Both
commanders had despatched messengers to their re-
spectlve governments with accounts of the occur
rences that had transpired.
The news from the South Pacific is dated at Val
paraso the lst and Calao and Lima the lst of Au-
gust. BY the arrival of the United States frigate
Saranac at Aspinwall, from Guayaquil, we are in
formed of the strict blockade of the last named
port by the Peruvian frigate Calao, as ordered by
President Castillo. War was finally declared
against Ecuador by Peru, Castillo having stated
his reasons Tor such step to the Legislature in
lengthy message.
A fire broke out in Guavaqui on the 18th of Au
gust, which destroyed block of buildings causing
loss of 500 600.
Almost all the inhabitants of the city had gone
into the interior to avoid the dangers of the war
with Peru.
Valparaiso continued to enjoy tolerable tran
quIllity. The iron suspension bridge over the
Maipo has been completed and opened for public
tra1lc The Comercio states that business cOntnu.
ed In regular course, but lacked activity The
grain market-especiallv wheat and hour-was al
most stagnant. The silver mines exhibited favor
able symptoms of production. Those of copper
were likely to be soon influenced by the deprecia-
ton OF this metal in the European markets. The
health ot the country, on the whole, was good
Our Valparaiso correspondent gives a very inter
eshng account of exciting trial of speed and
power made on one of the Chilean railroads. be-
tween locomotives Of American and English build,
In which our manufacture proved superior. The
works on the Santiago and Valparaiso Railroad
were carried on with spirit, and it was hoped the
line would be completed in four years. The Span
lsh Minister in Peru endeavoring to make peace
between that republic and Ecuador Revolutionary
but they were suppressed. General EchenGue was
said to be in Arequipa. Some German emigrants
had formed a settlement the Straits of Magellan
A pirate, under an American flag, was operating on
distressed vessels in the Straits.
Montevdeo had declared herself neutral in anv
war between Buenos Ayres and the Argentine
Conft deration. President Lopez, of Paraguay, had
refused, as reported at Panama, any aid to Urquiza
against BuenOs Avres.
Our advices from New Granada are dated at Pa
mama from Aspinwall on the I'd of Srptember.-
There was no news from BOgota. Carthagena was
still held BY the revolutionists. and the movement
was progressing in the State The insurgents un-
der Calvo had been attacked by the government
troops at Corosal, Mampos but the latter were
defeated The Panama Legislature had met in ses-
sion. very violent gust of wind had swept over
Aspinwall, doing some damage. The reports from
the Chiniqui Cemeteries gold diggings were report
ed as very favorable The latest position of the
United States squadron is given. The Saranac had
run to Guayaquil and returned to Aspnwall, bring
ing news of the war between Peru and Ecuador
We have files from Bermuda to the 9th inst. The
weather was very warm, the thermometer standing
at S4% on the 9Th inst. The Twenty-sxth regi-
ment Of foot had been ordered to return to England
Immediately and the immense troop ship Himalavs
to come out for its CONVEYANCE