The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-17
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. c. FEBRUARY i, 1859

lAfohTANT FROM MEXICO-ANOTHER fRESl-
DENr-A FoRcED LoAN.-Ne,c Orleans, FEB.
l2.-Ihe steamship Tennessee arrived to-day,
and brings intelligence that Zuloaga had abdi-
Gated the Presidency in favor of Miramon. The
latter had been installed President. He had
rearrested the political prisoners liberated by
Gen. Robles, and dismissed all the officers en-
gagged IN deposng Zuloaga. He had also sup
pressed the paper which Robes had made his
organ, and ordered forced loan of S | 100000
to be raised forthwith
1t is further reported that Miramon was about
to march on Vera Cruz with 5000 men, and
that Luloaga would be President nd interim
Degallado was, at the latest accounts, threat
ening the capital. The capture of Mazatlan by
the Liberals is confirmed.
The French and English naval commanders
had succeeded in enforcing the demands of
their respective Governments at Vera Crnz
and high duties would be restored forthwith
Two-thirds of the revenue is secured to Eng
land and France. The American Consul pro.
tested against the negotiation. Juarez will be
greatly embarrassed thereby
FaoM SOUTH AMERICA.--Our advices from
the South American States are Of confused
and unsatisfactory character. There is nothing
like settled government in the States on the
Pacific coast, and riot and revolution are con-
w
Chill, which recently was supposed to have en-
tered upon career of prosperity is again in
disturbed state, and the provinces are under
martial law. The press is entirely under the
| control OF the existing Government, and, as a
| consequence, We are left in entire ignorance of
the true state of affairs there Arrests imprison-
ments, Punishment, and fines, are the order of
the day. 1t is believed that if the revolutionary
| party in Chill should find a competent leader,
| they will succeed but what the reyolutionists
| are aiming at, we cannot make out, from the
| information before us.
1t appears that the Opposition members in
| the CHILEAN Congress, and some revolutionary
characters, held meeting for the interchange
of views, when the Government, becoming
| alarmed, broke up the meeting by military force,
and arrested the more prominent members.
Martial law was proclaimed, and the liberty of
| speech and OF the press, guaranteed by the Con-
stitutlon, has been set at nought by the Govern
ment.
From Peru, we learn that there is no improve
ment in the state of affairs there. The oppo-
sition to the landing of the houses imported from
the United States continues, and a revolution
was deemed imminent. The Government had
named day for the landing of the obnoxious
goods, but the opposition was SO formidable,
that the order was not carried out.
By way of Panama, We have repetition of
the report that Paraguay is making prepare
tons to resist the United States. 1t is further
reported that Buenos Ayres has entered into a
secret treaty with the United States, among the
principal clauses of which is the following
Buenos Ayres is to serve the United States as
deposit in case of war with Paraguay she
will allow the troops of the United States a free
transit, both by land and water; and she will
lend her ally every aid in her power to conquer
| Paraguay.
A Brazilian feet was about being dispatched
from Rio Janeiro to the waters of Parana to
observe the movements of the United States
feet.
Advices from Honolulu of December 25th
have been received at San Francisco. The
whaling season was closed. The whole mum
Der of whalers arrived at Honolulu was 2l8, the
oil taken 10000 barrels, and the amount OF
bone upwards of a million and half pounds
The season was regarded as Improbable. There
was terrific storm at Honolulu, Dec. 10th,
flooding the streets, and in some instances sub,
merging houses, destroying from ten to twenty
thousand dollars worth of property.
The Bank of England have just agreed to
lend sum equal to $l5,000,000 to the Me-
tropolitan Board of Works, at % per cent, to
be expended during the next three or four
years in completing the main drainage Of Lon
don and the publication of the Thames. The
loan is guaranteed by the Government, and
the principal and interest are to be met
BY an annual rate equal to Il per cent. upon
the value of all real estate in London.
The London Times devotes an editorial to
Mr. Nugept, the late American Commissioner
in British Columbia, and to the manifesto he
issued before quitting his post for Washington.
The Times commences by asking, When will
the emissares of the United States learn that
notoriety is not fame, and that misunderstanding
upon large scale is not title to public graft
tude ?" 1t then proceeds to criticise Mr..
Nugent's acts with much severity.