Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-03-04


letters from correspondents accompany
ing the Paraguay expedition, On the
I lst Commissioner Bowlin and Commodore
Shubrick, with four vessels of the United
States feet, proceeded up the Parana to
have an interview with President Lopez,
of Paraguay. Before leaving Montcvi-
dec Mr.. Bowiin and Com. Shubrick APP
piled to the Government of Uruguay for
some place of deposit for coal and for
permission to land some of the troops
Both requests were denied The Com
missioner expected to remain but few
hours at Buenos Ayrcs.
The Paragraphs, assisted by several
English officers, had placed their river in
so thorough state of defence that it was
believed impossible for the Americans
even to effect an entrance from the Para
ma. The President, however, was said
to be ready to concede any reasonable
demand Of our Commissioners
Whilst at Montcvidco Senior Pcreia
President of the Banda Orienrai, ten
dercd his services as mediator to the
Commissioner, and expressed himself
authorized so to do by President Lopez.
The Navy Department has received
dispatches from Commissioner Bowlin
and Com. Shubrick They announce
that everything was going on we'll, and
that the large guns had been mounted on
the steamer Fulton. The Commissioner
gives his spcculations at considerable
length, and the general feeling was ia
vorable to success. Commissioner Bow
lin mentions in his dispatches that the
Brazilian Government rendered their
mediation, but that he informed them be
had no authority to accept it.
TIE AMERICAN GuANo COMPANY Of
New York have received, in all, about
1000 tons Of guano from their islands
(Bakcr and Jarvis) in the Pacific Ocean
which is selling in the markets from $50
to $40 per ton. The company will
dispatch, in Il few days, under char
ter, one of Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn &
Co.'S ships, the Mary Bradford, with a
large amount Of new machinery for load
ing the guauo, and the security Of tic
vessels off the islands, in the shape Of
iron buoys, lifc-boats, &c. The trustees,
Mcssrs. Marshall, Judge Whiting and
their colleagues, are making extensive
preparations for prosecuting their enter
prise, under the act of Congress which
guarantees the title, by discovery, and
the protection of the islands.
GEORGETOWN ELECTION. The George.
town municipal election took place or
Monday last, and was conducted in an
orderly manner, without fighting or ex-
traordinary disturbance 1t resulted in
the reelection of the present incumbent
; Of MayoraIty, r. r. CRAWFORD, Esq
, by plurality Of nineteen votes. The
vote for Crawford was 551 for Addison
532; for Magruder so. For Councilmen
, the following we're elected: Stake 565,
L. Pickrcll SCI, Dunlop $50, King $50,
Bangs SOB, Hyde 5G4, Tenney 564, D.
L. Shoemaker SIC, OGutt 5Ss, Lazenby
$40, Marbury 81 The first three are
all who are understood to be in political
sympathy with the Mayor. Some irreg.
ularity is reported in the Second Ward
which may cause the election there to BE-
contested
FnEDgRIcE MuNIcfPAL ELECTION. The
municipal election in Frederick on Mon.
day last, resulted in the election of WM
G.. Cole, Esq the Democratic nominee
for Mayor, by 81 majority. They also
elected four Democratic aldermen to ono
Know-nothing, and FIVE Democratic coun-
cilmen to two Know-nothing The vote
was very large.
DEATH OF AN AMERICAN IL PARIS. -
Robert Walsh, Esq, formerly consul
general for the United States in Paris,
: died in that city on the It'll ult., at the
ripe age Of seventy-six years, having re.
/, tanned his intellectual powers undimin-
ished to the last. The deceased was a
native of Philadelphia, but had resided
in Paris for the last twenty two years.
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