The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-14

THE CHIRIQUl GoLD aDIGorNGs. .''--Ixe Ssp-
ply still HAtrsdass.--Adyices from the Chiriqui
"gold bearing graves,r are to the f2th ult.-
Large quantities Of images continued to be t.
ken from The graves. The Panama Star learns
some particulars from Mr. Hawes, recently
arrived digger We quote:
He calculates, after careful Investigation
tnat ne has reen at least s250,eO0 worth OF
pie in David, but he thinks there must be q
great deal more. He did not see that they are
very shy about exhibiting them to strangers
II IS strange that among all the variety of
ngufes which have been found, there is not
one which represents either horse cow pig
dog, cat, or any other domestic animal
Inc country appears in many places to be
covered with graves for miles, and it is thourht
that there will be plenty of occupation for
thousands Of people when the dry season
ber
At present it wocld be unwise for foreigners
70 60 there, as they would in all probability
get iever from exposure to the rains and they
tonid s make little progress in prospecting, ow-
s,s ,ns 70 'ns swollen state of the streams. We
Would, therefore, recommend persons ia the
onited States, who contemplate te seeking for
.une IN Chiriqui, to remain at home until De-
haxe sesar OF early in January, when they will
| nave , seserai months of dry weather before
tnem, and when the entire country can be
Iaversed without any difficulty.
We learn that the Prefect extended eyerv
and has n 70 the foreigners visiting David,
anu mas allowed them the free use of his lands
| to dig on. - A' A"nos
The province Of Chiriqui is one of the most
nsd.'ny nean ana beautiful districts Of New Ora
nhoa, and the hefemperasuxni1eo 10 ceol that han
kets are req quired at nights, and now that we
| nave received satisfactory confirmation of the
| reports already published, it will be by no
as the rains cease - 'oou
PROVISIONS are reported as being both chean
and abundant, without any prospect of n rise
as Inc country abounds in rice, corn. cattle
DC. N''''e'
we nave seen quantity of the earthenware
curiosities brought from Chirioui by MIR
| hawes. They consist of water jars, cooking.
| potts. images of men and women %c All IF
| beautiful workmanship, and MANY of them
| painted with strange devices Among the rest
is large stone for grinding maize; it is carved
III the shape OF tiger and is a rare specimen.
THE SAN JUAN ISLAND SEIzuRE-Lat.,
from the "Seat Of War."-The Victoria papers
of the sth nit. have the latest intelligence from
the ''seat of war; but nothing indicative of a
"battle.'' A scow had arrived at San Juan
from Oregon, with lumber, TO be used in erect
ing brracks for the United States troops The
United States vessels JEFF Davis and Active
had left the island, and so had the British
steamer Otter. The British vessels had landed
no troops at San Juan. A correspondent.
writing to the Victoria Gazette, describes the
s'seat of war; as follows:
Upon landing, we visited the little group of
tents belonging to the 9th U. S. Infantry com =
pany ID, Capt. George A. Pickett, where were
three brass field pieces. to the wheel of the
centre and larger of which was dashed staff
bearing aloft the u. s. flag. Capt. Picket was
on board the Shubrick at the time. We were
| received by Lieutenant Jas. w. Forsyth, Post
Adjutant. Several of the officrrs of IL NJ S
N of fha a n
The "army" under Capt. Pickett consists of
| sixty-six men, rank and file, who including
the Commissary department, occupy u tents
| which, while we were there, were being re-
moved from the harbor frontage to q spot
| across the southern peninsula about a mile
| distant The site is an excellent one COM
manding avery extended view and with water
| convenient. No permanent fortifications will
| be erected as yet.
The island being deemed 8 portion of What
| com county, Washington Territory, H. r.
| Crosbie has been appointed Resident Magis-
trate, for the adj udlcation OF such matters as
usually come before that officer under u. S.
| Territorial regulations. Paul K. Hubbs, jr.,
| The revenue officer, has resided, / am told,
three years upon the Island, and has his resi-
| dence near the Hudson's Bay Company's
| buildings, and beneath :he American flag.
He has not been invested with, nor exercised
| any, judicial prerogatives; but as a resident
United States officer, has referred such mat
| ters to the proper authorities on the main
! land. There is quite a large number OF Ame-
| rican settlers upon the Island which con tains
| sixty five square miles, and, as q whole, has
| no superior for the general purposes of agri-
| culture, for commerce, or for commanding
military position on the whole northern coast
| as at present surveyed
| HORRIBLE CRUELTY.--The sentence Of
death passed on Capt. John A. Holmes. at
| Portland, Maine, for numbering seaman on
| his vessel, was published yesterday. His de-
| fence was insanity, but it did not avail him.
| 1t appeared, from the evidence, that Chad
wick had twice z ven offence to the prisoner
first that he, with others of the crew, did
not sing one night, when hauling at lee
| brace; second, that he did not use the word
| s'sir," in answering ques ton. In this case,
| the prisoner struck Chadwick over the head
! with a belaying-pin repeatedly, and finally
| knocked him down with it. lie was next
| stripped, and tied up to the main rigging'by
| the prisoners ORDERS and fiogged with a knot
| ted stran- yarn, by one man after another, for
| % minutes. When the men did not strike
! hard enough, or struck unskilfully, the pris-
| oner would take the rope himself, and strike
| the deceased for the purpose of showing the
| men how to do it. The deceased repeatedly
cried for mercy, and asked to be allowed to
| die in peace. These outcries the prisoner
| sileneed by striking the deceased with be-
| laying pin. While still alive, he was taken
! down and helped into the forecastle, but in
| ten minutes afterwards was brought back and
| tied up a second time, and the fioggng was
| resumed. the prisoner telling the men to
strike harder. Again. for the purpose Of stop
| ping the cutcries of the deceased, not TO kill
| him, the prisoner commenced striking him
| again with the belaying-pin, till a blow on
| the neck killed him, and when his corpse
| slowed round dead, the prisoner ceased to
| strike.
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.-At Saint Gall, In