The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-30

the Granada arrived yesterday afternoon, and have
placed US in possession of late and interesting news
from Central and South America, California British
America and the Sandwich Islands. Our dates are
as follows:-
Aoauita, Salvador. Feb 27. Leon Nicaragua Mar @
Acapulco. Mar IL. Mazatlsn, Mexico Feb IA
AFRICA. Feb 81 Nassau, n. P...... Mar. 10
AspnwaI.. Mar. 49, Pata.. ........... Mar. q
BoSo.a ,,......FeS as Panama. Mar. 10
Fraser River Feb. 2 Realejo, Nicaragua. Mar. g.
Guayamas, Mexico Mar l. San Bias, Mexico Mar. O.
Guayaqul.. Mar. g. San Jose, Guatem'la Feb. g.
Havana. ..... Feb. o. San Juan, Near qua Mar. a.
La Union, Salvador Mar. l. Valparaiso. ......Feb 15
The Granada brings $40 passengers, transferred
from the disabled steamship Illinois at Havana,
and 81 032 3l4 in treasure which left San Francisco
on the 9Th Of March in the steamship Sonora. By
her arrival we learn that General William Walker,
ex-President of Nicaragua, under the assumed
name of William Wilson, arrived at Aspinwall on
the 18th inst, and on the 10th proceeded to Cali
forna. 1t is said that he goes to prepare an eXpe
diton to invade Sonora. Details of the intelligence
from California will be found in our news columns
this morning.
The letters of our correspondents in Nicaragua
will give readers idea of the condition of af
fairs in that country The success of the Ouseley.
Zeledon treaty is placed beyond doubt, though it
appears there has been no settlement of British
claims. The Cass-Yrsarri treaty was considered
defunct. General Lamar, it was said, had deter
mined to settle permanently in Nicaragua. A false
rumor was prevalent in Castillo that Gen. Walker
had landed in San Juan, and party of some thirty
persons in the garrison formed plan to capture the
fort and deliver it to Walker. The conspiracy was
however, discovered and the ringleader, a Leonese
named Almaridiaga was executed in the most brutal
manner. Padre Will, Walkers ex-Minister to the
United States, had been expelled the country by
Martinez.
Advices from Honolulu to the 18th of February
contain, among other interesting items from the
Sandwich Islands, an account Of the discovery of
valuable guano island by Lieut. R. NJ. Brooke, of the
United States schooner Fenimore Cooper.
We have news from the South Pacific dated at
Valparaiso the 18th, Santiago de Chile q and
Guayaquil the Goth of February. Chile was still
convulsed by the revolution, which had extended
to nearly every province. The government was
almost poweress against the efforts of the people,
rs it had no war vessels to blockade the ports.
Trade was at stand still in Valparaiso. An
American vessel of war was much needed at yalpa-
raise. The war between Guayaquil and Ecuador
still continued.
An interesting letter from our correspondent on
gives an account of the state of feeling existing
there, well as of the scenery and life on shore.
We have some painful details Of the wreck of the
British gunboat Jasseur, lost--as already report
ed-on the night Of the 18th instant on the Rioon-
dar reef, south of Jamaica. Ten persons were
drowned, and two boats, with about thirty men,
were still missing at latest advices. Some Cuban
fishermen picked up five officers and about twenty
men and took them into the village of Santa Cruz
from which, it is said, the commander of the
Spanish war steamer Juan dc Austria. refused to
convey them, but went off to Trinidad de Cuba and,
although ordered by the Captain General to do so,
it was not known if he had yet relieved them.
Our advices from the West Indies are dated at
Kingston, Jamaica, on the 18th of March The news
from the mines is very good Owing to the deterio-
ration Of the planting interests by the want of labor
most of the local press denounced the policy of
the Anti-slavery Society in severe terms. There
were a number Of English war ships in Port Royal
and some French vessels were expected from Vera
Cruz.
There was q rumor in Washington yesterday,
said TO be well authenticated, that Mramon had
entered into negotiations with foreign governments
to cede away the control of the Isthnus of
Tehuantepec in Mexico It is said that the admins
tration have the whole matter before them.
In the State Senate yesterday the consideration
Of the Metropolitan Police bills was postponed I'M
til Tuesday next The concurrent resolution of Mr..
Prosser amending the constitution so as to borrow
three and half millions Of dollars to complete the
enlargement of the canals and the payment of the
floating debt, was debated at some length and the
bill Of Mr. Diven TO borrow two and half millions
was finally adopted, as a substitute, by vote
of eleven to nine. In the Assembly large mum
Der OF bills Of no general importance were passed
In joint session, Mr.. Robert s. Hale and Mr. George
b. Cheever were elected Regents of the Uni.
versity.
meeting of prominent democrats convened at
the Westchester House last evening, upon the invi-
tation Of Mr.. James Conner, for the purpose of
taking some steps to remedy existing abuses of
official position by representatives of the demo-
cratic party. 1t was decided to call public meet
ing at Tammany Hall at an early day, under the
auspices Of the most respectable men of the party
Hon. John Cochrane presided, and C. c. Chlds and
X u. Horton acted as secretaries. Messrs. Peter
Crawford, Joseph Cornell, G. c. Childs Henry
Smith and Daniel W. Clark were appointed COM
mittee to make arrangements for the meeting and
Messrs. Thomas N. Carr, Frederick r. Lee. Andrew
III. Mickle, James Conner and Hiram Walbridoe a
committee to prepare suitable address and reso.
lutions Each gentleman present was constituted
committee to procure the names of respectable
democrats in favor of a publication Of the party.
In our news columns to-day may be found
chapter OF attempts at murder, attempts at
suicide, Coroners Investigations, etc. First on
the list Is an attempt at murder, in which
"m H. Moore, On English sailor, in ct OF