The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-12
New York, Saturday, February IL, 1859.


The News.
The European mail, to go out by the steamship
Kangaroo, closes at halfpast ten O'Clock this fore
noon.
The steamship Moses Taylor arrived at this port
last evening from Aspinwa with 81 $50 900 in trea
sure and the Pacific mails, containing news from all
parts of the west coast of America, Nicaragua,
New Granada and the Sandwich Islands.
We,learn from Nicaragua that the ass-Yrisarri
treaty had been signed and delivered in charge of
q special messenger for conveyance to Washington
It is supposed that Sir William Gore Ouseley had
also negotiated treaty with the Nicarguan govern
ment.
The intelligence from California has been par
tally anticipated by advices received via the Tehu
antepec route. The mining news from all parts of
the State is very favorable. During the fortnight
preceding the goth ult, twentythree ships arrived
at San Francisco, Cutting the markets with mer-
chandse of every description, and causing depres
sion in business. The Supreme Court had decided
the law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese to
be unconstitutional and void.
The news from Washington and Oregon Terrific
ries and the British possessions is unimportant.
New Granada was tolerably quiet. There had,
however, been some disturbances in the State
of Magdllcna. Governor Obadia had brought Sc
vera prisoners from the Pearl Islands for their
participation in the late revolt there. Congress
was to meet in Bogota the 1st inst.
The news from the South Pacific is dated at Valpa-
raise on the lst and at Callao on the 18th of Janu
airy. In Chile most of the provinces under
the rule of martial law and the entire republic was
very much excited. Many prominent politicians,
odvaroa IN tho eyistin0 poyernInent had heap
exied. All the newspapers hostile to the execu
tive were silenced. There was prospect of ge
neral revolution in Peru. The American wooden
houses had not yet been landed. President Gas
tilla was in a very critical position, and it was
thought he would soon have to either shoot down
his opponents in the mob or be overthrown. The
war in Ecuador was continued. Two trihing
skirmishes had taken place between the troups
of General Rosas and the Peruvans in which the
later seem to have lost ground.
The news from the Sandwich Islands is two DAYS
later than that received by the overland mall DR..
u. c. B. Rookie, uncle and foster-father of the
Queen, had died of apoplexy. The French had
taken possession of guano island, called Clipper
ton Island, 600 miles westward from Acapulco, and
proclaimed the fact in Honolulu. Eighteen men.
belonging to the New Bedford whaler Maria The
resa, were imprisoned for mutiny in refusing to
work without extra pay when the vessel was being
hove out for repair. The native Hawaiian popula-
ton was dying out very rapidly The average take
of each whaler for the season just ended would be
six hundred and twenty barrels of oil and eight
thousand pounds Of bone. Trade was very dull at
Honolulu.
From the west coast of Mexico we learn that the
captain of the British frigate Alarm had seized the
Mexican war schooner Iturbide, in the port of
Mazatlan, for interference with foreign merchant
vessels. The United States frigate Saranac was at
Acapulco, and about TO sail for Guaymas The st.
Marys had sailed from Acapulco for Panama
We have news from Caracas, Venezuela, to the
9TH ult. The republic was quiet. General Paez
he passed he was well received. The Convention
was engaged in discussing the law of elections.
We have accounts from Hayti of the complete
overthrow of the Emperor Faustin and the pro-
clamation of General Gefirard as President of the
republic Faustn formally abdicated his imperial
dignities the 18th ult., at Port au Prince, en-
barked on board British steamer, and in due time
arrived at Kingston, Jamaica. An interesting his
tory OF the revolutionary movement in Hayt toge-
ther with sketches Of both Soulouque and GeGrard.
are given in another column.
We have news from Kingston, Jamaica. to the
26th Of January. The steamship Washington. from
this port for San Francisco, arrived there on the
25th ult. for supply Of coal. The Japaica
Legislature had passed bill guarantying six
per cent interest on capital invested in the
Marine Railway about TO be laid down in
Kingston habor, and also a bill granting
$4,000 a year to any steam navigation com
York and Jamaica. The weather was very dry
The crops were backward and trade very dull at
Kingston. Health Of the island good. The town
of Kingston was going rapidly to decay, and many
buildings tottering TO fall
The steamship Circassian, from Galway via st
Johns, N F., arrived at this port yesterday evening
after most severe and very unpleasant passage
consequent on a continuance of heavy weather
She left st. Johns on the I'd inst, and landed two
hundred and forty-fve passengers. In the run from
Galway to st. Johns the Circassian was 80 dis.
dressed by storms that all her spare spars had to be
used for fuel.
Recorder Barnard disposed of q number OF cases
yesterday in the Court of General Sessions. James
Williams and VIM. Killing were convicted of grand
larceny. Williams was sent to the penitentary for
Two years and six months, and his confederate two
years TO the same Institution. Matthew Ferrigan,
who was Jointly indicted with them pleaded guilty
10 petit larceny, and was sent TO the House of
Refuge. John Mcdonald was tried for stabbing