The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-20

0or. LAY MORNING
,Ns- a Meanwhile portion OF the army of Lyons
s<sWed orders bold itself in resdiness and tela
cS1hi despatch from Paris all that auirsd 70 send
We're transports are in readiness receive H. The
peditonary column comprised OF the following troops
General Count Luz do Peissac.
Generals Of Brigade-D0ua, Lenoble
Fifth battalion Chasseurs fed, and the Sxh Eighth,
ThHtieth and Fostieth regiments OF the line
SECOND DIVISION.
Generals Of Brigade-eollneau, BsttaIe.
Nineteenth battalion Chasseurs Pied, and the Forty
third, Forty fourth, sxtyfourh and Eighty eighth rcg
ments OF the line.
General Estcrhezy.
Generals Of Brigade-O'Farrell, Slurin.
Fifteenth baal Cnasseurs a Pied, and the Second,
Fifty third Fifty fifth and Seventy sixth regiments Of the
line.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Eighth battalion Cbasseurs Pied and the Twenty third
Forty-nrst and Fifty sixth regiments of tho lins.
FmstdvsoD Of Cavalry composed Of sxtscn squldrons
-Four batteries OF Horse Artillery
The French Expedition to Nlcarngua.
Translated from the Southampton correspondence Of La
Presse, JAM ls, for the Nav York HEaAlD.1
NJ Felix Belly has just departed by the steamer parana
at the head Of company OF thirty three persons for Nj
CrBRua. The object Oh this mission take possession
Of tho concession OF the canal in the OF the Commit
toe Of Protectors and to establish Immediately way OF
tras over the Isthmus for the purpose OF connecting
by Nicaragua the lines of steamers being organized
for the service OF the two oceans.
BY the last steamer, OF I'd Of this month, the Com
mee Of Projectors two officers OF rank OF the British
army In order 10 arrange for rendezvous bet the
two Presidents Of Nicaragua and Costa Kca and H. Felix
Rvas the place fixed on for Officially taking possession
Of aud for the opening OF the works. likewise for laying
the first stone Of the Nicaragua canal
NJ Felix Belly leaves in the capacity Of Director General
Of the aars Of the company in America. The Committee OF
Protectors wished NJ Belly to be accompanied in this mis-
sion with cortge elite witt Secretary General NJ
Levasseur formerly Minister PenpoJentaiy Of France
Mexico; Prince Camille de P0lignac, Director Of the
Works; H. Lhertier, Private Secretary; n Levasseur,
Jr head Of the Photographic Department. and NJ Cartier,
Medical Adviser.
The engineering service s composed Of -four engineers,
five land surveyors, two engineering pupils and fifteen
workmen sappers miners, carpenters, backsmths, me
chanists anddressers The geological and mining depart
ment was, the proposition of NJ. Ee de Beaumont,
trusted TO Durocher engineer in chief Of the mnesand
professor Of the Faculty Of Rennes, celebrated
his remarkable works tAe exploration OF the metallic
rous beds in the north of Europe.
NJ. Tricote civil engineer for the government, IL
gneer Chief Thesc gentlemen are accompanied by NM
Ponsard and Armeux, as assistant engineers; by NM.
Bresse, Cardin Maku, Doublet and Manlroy, prnci
pal geometricsns -Four Of the working engineers
compancd by their wives attaches to the central
vice OF the company The mission takes ont an abundant
supply Of tools Of every description ior the different
trades attached TO the expedition The mathematical in
strumens, carefully packed in ten cases, from the
workshops OF MN Secretan Iorebour and the working
TOOLS together with the baggage, form six hundred pack
ages.
The whole of the company meeting this morning in
southampton, and the weather bong magnificent, walked
down together TO the port. lhome de Ganiond and NJ
Vlee de Terze accom- panied them 10 the steamer. NJ
Vlete de Terze Treasurer to the Committee Of Project
ors remted to H. leVasseur q number OF new gold
pieces with tho representation OF Napoleon III and that
Of Queen Vicora bearing the date OF 155S-he year OF
the concession OF the canal Of Nicaragua.
This cortge OF men not less valiant tnan modest en-
baked In silent thoughfulness, impressed with the gran
deur of their mission.
Before the departure, NM Belly and Thome de Gan,ond
had farewell conference There the two gentlemen gave
each other the parting embracehe animated by that
ardent spirit OF enterprise fitted for requirements Of
the New World the other endowed with that cain and re-
fecng mind more particularly adapted TO tho affairs Of
old Europewho had prepared the execution Of this great
enterprise Their abors concerted with both energy and
unity have had for first result the great interest of Eu
rope in the affairs OF Central America, and the opening
up Of future OF unlimited industrial prosperity
finest countries OF the ear th.
After the departure OF the Parana NJ Thome de Gamond
accompanied by Dr. Vete de Terze left foe London to
aid d the fusion OF the different interests associated
with the execution OF the canal OF Nicaragua.
GSouthompson correspondence OF la Presse, Feb 2a1
second company is TO leave the I'd March, by tho
steamer Plata.
have Just learned that Thome de Ganond has signed
in London the OF the Committee of Projectors
the grantees Of the canal of Ncaraguaby virtue of the
Rvas treaty, treaty OF transit with Sir Rodney Cros
key, rich ship owner, who has offices in London and
Southampton.
Accoraing to the terms of this treaty. the Transit
company WILL till the canal is made, endeavor TO form
connection between the lines of steamers that will
Immediately ply the two oceans under the name Of the
There will be two lnes put on the Atlantic-one
from Balifax to Grcytown touching at New York; the
other from southampton, which will unite directly Europe
Two other lines will be put on the Pacic-one from
Salinas Bay TO- the English possessions OF Vancouver,
touching at San Francisco the o!her from Salinas Bay 10
Australia by the Marquesas Islands.
These four lines are adopted, and will employ twelve
steamers.
NTH line is proposed from sanes Bay to shanghae by
the Sandwich Islands, the principal object Of which tho
transportation Of Chinese emgrants TO the Antilles by
Nicaragua.
temporary railway will secure promptitude and the
facility Of the transports It viii be constructed in
manner to ad nit Of the passage OF trains Of two hundred
tons.
Thus, in a very short time, the free communication be-
tween the two will be opened only for travel
lers, but also for merchandise.
TFrom In Presse, Feb. 28l
second company composed Of engineers for the cara
left Paris this morning, for the purpose Of cmbarkng
board tho Plata at southampton on the I'd of March
third company, much larger than the two others, Will
leave, Il is stated ON the 18th.
The warmest cooperatan has been given to this enter
decided superiority Of neghbors for enterprises
beyond the sea, and from tho decisive and highly
ment in the affair Of the canal Of NcaraSua When
the Rivas convention was made known, the Queen
Of England Immediately despatched Sir William Ouseley
70 protect the work so favorably commenced by our
counrymen. From the firm and dign1ed language of Sir
William Ouscey II was easily seen how England meant
to under her powerful protection the neutrality Of the
inter oceanic canal This also explains how the Committee
OF Proiectors-though en- tirely French, and who had
formed the company in Parishave permitted this enter
prise to pass into the hands OF the English, who are
drawing TO them and who about 10 establish the
company in London under the empire Of British legsa.
ton.
Nevertheless, France will not the less accord to the
enterprise all the sympathy bestowed on NJ Felix Belly
as one Of tho greatest and most honest men Of the cpoc
and will regard with lively interest the accomplishment
Of the grand designs that this remarkable has con-
ceved for the regeneration Of Central America
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Frsshet In the Hudson River.
The late heavy rains have caused the rivers and lakes in
tho interior of the State TO overflow and some places
to serious damage Yesterday morning the Hudson
river overowed its banks Albany, and caused
siderable damage. At Coxsackie and near Rhnebeck,
and other places in the vicinity, the track o the Hudson