The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-21

The United States ship Brooklyn arrived at New
Orleans yesterday. from Vera Cruz, with Minister
McLane and family, and the treaty with the Juarez
government of Mexico, which was ratified on the
14th inst The points of this treaty may be found
under the appropriate head in another column
1t provides fer right of way across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec and from Arizona to the Gulf of Cali
formal the free transit Of merchandise, troops and
military stores by both routes; forced loans; re-
ligious freedom; our rightto protect the transit
routes by force. Mexico is to receive material aid
in the shape of four million dollars in compensation
Nr the release Of duties
By the arrival of the City of Washington yester-
day we received news from Europe some hours
later than that brought by the North American.
Diplomatic preparations for the assembling of the
Congress in Paris were rife. Austria, through
France, objected to Count Cavour as the Envoy
from Sardinia. The exiled Archdukes, with the
popular representative governments of Central
Italy, were to plead their respective causes by
notes and memorials, France and England were
endeavorng still to agree on common platform
of action. Governor Douglass report of General
SCOTS mission to San Juan had been submitted to
a Cabinet Council in London.
cui correspondent az SuidSds, NcucLueld, WIFI
ing on the 9th of November, states that the coun-
try was in a most wretched condition, social and
commercial, owing to the mercenary intrgues of
party spoismen. ExPresident Castro was still in
confinement and closely guarded. The laborers of
the country were being forced into the army,
and the coffee crop was going to ruin from ne glect
The revolutionists had been defeated at good
many points by the regular troops. Congress will
meet on the goth of January. We have files of the
Concrete, of Laguayra, to the 2Sd ult. They
state that the government was doing all it could to
restore complete peace and harmony to the coun-
try. Several families had fed from Carayaca in
consequence of the excuses Of the Vandac re-
bells, who were threatening that town. The gov
eminent had already taken prompt measures to
check the excuses of the outlaws and reinforce
ment Of 100 cavalry had left for the town. A
shock oil earthquake was felt at Laguayra on the
ed ult. at five minutes to seven in the morn;nc
The oscillations were from north to south. The
rebel chief Falcon was still entrencbed a. roonuo
awaiting additions to his force The intelligence
oil the arrival OF General Serrano at Porto Rico
had reached Venezuela by the snan,sh ,ror
steamer Blasco de Garay. Most Of the surviving
revolutionary leaders had taken to fight and were
seeking 10 lake refuge IN otHeF lands. Miguel So
tillo, with body OF rebels numbering 900 caval.
ry and infantry, entered the towns Of Iracoa and
Tabasca on the 2lst ult., where they committed
every kind of robbery and excess. Great excite
ment prevailed in consequence, and troops from
Barcelona and Cumana were on the track of tn
assassins.
We have news from Haytf dated at Port a,
Prince ON the 30th ult. A national bank Of loan
for the promotion Of agriculture only was to be
tablished under the sanction of the Legislature /
was hoped that the country would make much in
dustral progress under its operation, and the col
lection of foreign debts be facilitated. American
provisions sold to profit at Jereme. Anxiety wa
felt there for the safety Of the schooner Nortl
Wind of Boston, out over fifty days
Our files from Liberia Africa, dated the latter par
OF September, report new and most extraordina
~ phase Of the slave trade. The Rebecca Bait
more clipper, commanded by Captain Carter, ar
rived there In July last with forty-two colored i'm
migrants from New Orleans, liberated from IN,
McDonough estate. She was under charter from
the Colonization Society; but having landed Tn
free blacks, she moved off TO the southwest coas
and took 10 full cargo Of slaves, with which
freight she is now bound home. Smallpox RACED !,
New Georgia. President Benson was about I,