, 1859-10-07
ARRIVAL OF THE JULIA.
Burning Of The Ship "NOrthern EagIG'
SrTsn Days Later News from California and the
Atlantic States.

We are indebted 10 Purser LOWELL for files Of Vic
tora papers to the SOh and San Francisco papers to
the 9lth.
We are also under obligations to T. N. Reed, Esq,
for 6les Of San Francisco papers to the 24th.
The Brtsh COIOniSi Of the 2Ith ult. says that the
steamer Caledonia with considerable number OF
passengers, went over TO San Juan Island pleas
ure excursion, on the 2jth. On her arrival in the
harbor, Paul X. Hnbbs, U. S. Inspector OF Customs,
went board and informed the Captain that neither
passengers nor freight would be allowed to land with
out permit from the Custom House at Port Town.
send. The passengers however, went on shore with
Oot leave They informed that it would be over
looked this time, bat if repeated, the laws would be
enforced.
The COioaia styles this "Another outrage" and
says nothing short of the ertire removal of every
Yankee soldier from the Island, and the removal of
Hubbs and Harney from their positions, and ample
apology for driving away fishermen and stopping
oar vessels IRON landing, should be insisted on.'
"a notice Is posted up on the wharf that the rev.
enne laws OF the United states are in force in all the
Islands east OF Canal de HarO; and that property
vessels landing will be seized and confscated il the
law Is not complied with.
"a party, whose name we have not learned, landed
500 gallons Of liquor there. The vessel and il was
seized and cont4cated, and the party fined $500 and
years imprisonment.
"a Court Martial has been in session all the past
week, trying IL. Howard and Mr. Warbass, Suttler Of
Company D., 9th Infantry. 1t has not yet adjourned"
SHIP BuRNT.-The ship Northern Eagle, from San
Francisco, arrived in Esquimault on Wednesday eve
ming. She had board Is tons Of hay Tor this places
after diseharging which she was bound for Puget
Sound 10 load with lumber for Melbourne. About two
o'clock yesterday morning she canght fire. Admiral
Baynes sent several hundred men to her assistance,
but all exertons were uuavAiling 10 stop the fire.
She was run into shallow water and scuttled. Her
masts were cat away. and were chiefly all that was
saved from her, rs She burnt to the waters edge.
The crew arrested on charge Of setting her on
fire, and confined on board the Ganges. They were
subsequently liberated The loss Is variousy estima-
ted at from 100000 to $l50Oo0.-British COIonist
Sept. rs.
RS-The steamer For7cood viii no longer ply be-
tween Victoria and San Francisco. The opposition
from the Pacific Steamship Company rendering it
losing business. It proposed to run her between
San Fnncisco and Mexico.
FRoM FRAsrR-Tbe steamer Otter arrived about 10
O'clock last night, with II passengers from New
Westminster.
The Eliza Anderson ran by the harbor In the dark
and arrived at Esquimalt about IL p. NJ She brought
down Is passengers the Express and from SIS 900 to
900 In gold dust. News from the mines reported
encouraging Coionist, Sept. 2s.
The steamers Otter and Eliza Anderson arcTuuniag
In opposition between Victoria and New Westminster,
carrying passengers to and from for so cents each
and freight at so cents a ton.
The Great Overland Mail bringing St. Louis dates
to the 29th August arrived at San Francisco on the
10th September. We clip the following items from
the papers received:
A train Of Is wagons arrived at Leavenworth, on
the 2jth from Salt Lake City. The date Of their de-
parture, June 10th has been previously reported by
In he a.
teen Of the children whom the Superintendent OF In
dian Ahars caused 10 be rescued from the Indians who
took them into captivity after the terrible Of
emigrants at the Mountain Meadows. The other two
are retained at Salt Lake by the U. s. officials there
70 act as witnesses against some OF the Mormons who
have been arrested and charged with participation in
the crime. The children endured the fatgues of the
journey well and are In good health and spirits. Ten
OF the number are girls and five boys
An arrival at New York furnishes later advces from
Venezuela The Liberals had taken Laguayra with
out opposition on the lst August
The Chicago Drmocrat avows its preference for
Gen. Sam Houston, for President.
Ex.Presdent Pierce and wife are among the pas-
senges Of the steamship America which arrived at
Boston.
The State Department has Leen officially advised
that an order has been received from the Custom
House at Para, Brazil, authorizing the reduction OF
the Government export duties to five per cent diff
lcIGuCt VI IN I0VOr OF the exporter,
The order took effect on the 2sth Of July
The Santa Fe mail arrived at Independence, NO.,
on the 25th. serious difficulty, growing out of a
political dispute, occurred in Santa Fe the day the
mail left, ineNhich man named Houston stabbed a
man named Chasteen, who, it was thought, would die
that day. The klowa Indians stopped the mail party
and compelled them TO divide their provisions with
them The Indians declared their intention to levy
contributions on all that pass that way.
,MoNs. BLoNDIN's LAST GREAT FEAr.-The St.
Louis correspondent of the Alta California, under
date Of Aug. 70, Says:
The Buffalo ErPrrss has just been received IN
which lind the suljoined account OF Blondins last
great feat at Niagara 1t took place on Thursday last
and in the presence OF thousands he carried the cook
store over the rope on his back.
later q stay of fifteen twenty minutes upon the
Canadian shore, he started back with a cook stove
swung upon his hack, the culinary appurtenances
thereto consisting Of saucepan, adle, sundry dishes
and pair OF bellows, securely fastened upon the
stove. Il must not he imagined that the stove be bore
upon his back was a fullsized castiron ''Victor y
neither must il be fancied miniature a1air-a dis
guised spirtamp chafng dish. 1t was a goody-szed
properly fashioned cooking stove, made Of russian
sheet iron, boastng Of smoke pipe about two feet in
height. Arrived at the centre OF the rope Blundn
secured his pole and proceeded with great Ronehadnot
to make preparations for camping Unslingng his
stove he placed upon the rope before him. sat down
and with some plchy, combustible material built his
re, exciting il with the bellows and soon raising
smoke which proved the genuineness Of the prepara
tions for cooking. When proper degree Of heat was
attained he produced his eggs, broke them into hi.
dish and threw the shells into the river. The ONE
lette prepared with all the skill Of chef de cu
SiRs, and when it was complete he lowered it to the
deck of the Maid Of the Mist, where we doubt not
IT was divided into the smallest possible shares and
eagerly treasured by the passengers. Gathering up
bis "hote," Blondin realusted II upon his back and
quickly landed himself and IL upon the American
shore, amid the loud cheers Of the throng."