The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28

We have a brief despatch from st. Johns N. F..
containing news from Europe to the 18th inst,
brought by the City Of Washington, which was
boarded off Cape Race Wednesday last. The
Zurich Conference was still in progress. Cotton
dull, breadstufs quiet, and provisions inactive
Consols are quoted at 95s. The despatch in
yesterday mornings journals respecting the City
of Washingtons news should have read" Was
boarded off Cape Race yesterday "wednesday
afternoon instead of Thursday, &c. The City of
Washington will probably arrive at this port this
evening The Indian is also due at Farther Point,
with European news to the 18th inst
The European mails to the 18th inst, brought by
the America, reached this city yesterday afternoon
from Boston, enabling US to lay before our readers
additional interesting details Of to that date
We enormously stated on Friday that the Cunard
screw steamship Etna, at Boston, brought no files of
English journals but yesterday morning we received
through the Post Office the regular files of our
European papers from the Liverpool agent of the
press; we have yet to learn, however, why the
purser Of the Etna did not deliver the news bag to
our Boston agent, to whom it was addressed, in
stead of sending it to New York through the Post
Office, thereby unnecessarily delaying the delivery
of our files here some fifteen hours The Etna
made an excellent run from Liverpool, having
beaten the America into Boston about thirty
hours, and yet left Liverpool twelve hours later
than the latter.
By the arrival of the Moses Taylor and Northern
Light, from Aspinwall, we have news from Califor
mia, New Granada and the Central and South Anne.
rican republics.
The advices from San Francisco are to the 9Th
inst. The semimonthly shipment of gold amounted
TO $2,l26,333. Business generally was very dull,
with continued downward tendency in prices Of
merchandise. The political canvass absorbed pub
lie attention. and the vugarity and coarseness
which marked the opening of the campaign had
rather increased than diminished. The letter of
our correspondent, published elsewhere, contains
the details of the news.
The dates from New Granada are to the goth
inst. The excitement caused by the gold discove-
res at Chiriqul continued undated on the Isthmus
and large number of persons were fastening to
the new Ell Dorado. The propeller Guatemala,
intended for the Central American trade, had
arrived at Panama from New York. We learn from
Bogota that Mr.. JONES' our Minister had not yet pre-
sented his credentials, and would not in the present
state of the relations between New Granada and
the United States. There were three United States
vessels Of war at Panama and three at Aspinwal,
and the pzsence of this large naval force had given
rise to the supposton that our government was
about to take some action with reference to the
question in dispute between the two countries. The
anniversary of the Goth of July and of the ndepen
dence of the Granadian Confederation was celebrat.
ed at Bogota in the most hearty and enthusiastic
manner, by balls, parties, cannonading, and all
sorts of sports.
We learn from Nicaragua of the ratification of
the convention negotiated by General Lamar by the
Congress. 1t is said the French treaty will be
feriay modified and that the OuseIey British treaty
will not be accepted.
The government of Guatemala has issued its re-
gulations concerning the new gold and silver cur
rency of the country. Every piece of money shall
bear on the diverse the image of the President
the gold coins bearing the shield of the republic in
the midst of palms. the inscription and value thereof
and the silver coins bearing the shield surrounded
by banners, with the same inscription as the gold
coin-the quarter real excepted-this latter hav
ing on the diverse crowned lion, and on the re-
verse +" 4 real" encircled by palms. penalty is
proclaimed against any person refusing to receive
the new coinage.
There Is nothing Of importance from San Saliva
dor or Honduras. Guatemala had sent an agent to
Honduras to reconcile the differences between that
republic and Salvador.
We have received files of West India papers con.
tanning news from Demarara, Antigua, Barbados.
Granada, Jamaica, Trinidad St. Vincent and Dom.
MICA. Copious extracts are given in another part
of to-day's paper.
The steamship Vanderbilt sailed from this port
yesterday for Southampton and Havre. She took
out 1873 passengers, seven horses for the Emperor
Napoleon, and 1891 $40 in specie. The City of
Baltimore, which sailed yesterday for Liverpool,
took out 2l2 passengers and $5O5,OOO in specie.
The receipt and export of treasure at this port
yesterday stand thus
Eeceived from California per Moses Taylor 1893
Sh.ppeo per Vanderbilt 89l879
Do' per City Of Baltimore ............... sos 900
Dsance remaining In the city ........... $729 454
from 'he South Pacific we learn that Bolivia was
tranquh and prosperous; Peru as usual. in a reyo.
iutonary state, while Ecuador was still blockaded
by the Peruvians. Robes revolutionary attempt
had been completely suppressed. The President
of Chle'has recommended to Congress- q redrc,ior
of the tariff from maximum Of thirty per cent 70
twenty-five, to be assessed on the valuation instead
of measure, as heretofore. Business was rather
dull
BY the arrival If the schooner ]. w. Iindsev
Captain Lewis, from Bonaire, we have received
advices to the 9Th instant. The liberals had taken