The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-22

NEW YOKE
bad advanced slightly, with s5 900 boxes on hand
Freights were lower, but in fair demand Rxchsngs
on New York was a. from three to four per cen,
premium. Some nav difficulties mad arisen DO
tween The port officials and the master of the brig
A. a. chapman, OF New Orleans. party Of Bri
ush omcers. bound for jamaica had landed in Ha
vsna' and enjoyed very friendly reception. The
America ship Swallow, which arrived from
Whampoa and St. Helena in las days as before re-
ported, had delivered $50 living coolies; lost dur.
i'g the voyage SO by ship diseases, and missed five
who. II is presumed, walked overheard. This ID
the second cargo brought by the Swallow to Cuba.
The Vanderbilt mail steamship North Star reached
this port from Aspinwa yesterday forenoon. She
left Aspnwa on the l1th inst, and brings Late and
interesting news from New Gransds. Central
America, the States of the South Pacific and the
West Indies. &a
An account of the disaster which occurred to tho
North star ON her outward trip is given in our
| columns.
| Our advices from New Granada are dated at
Cartbagena on the 7th and Panama on the llth of
November The United States ship Levsnt. now
flagship Of the Pacific Squadron. was at Panama
nom Valparaiso. It was said that two or three
American war vessels would soon leave
Panama for San Juan del Norte. A number OF
American sailors had been discharged AZ Panama,
and went on shore, somewhat to the alarm Of the
native authorities. The policy fdischargog the men
In such foreign port questioned. The English
msi steamer from Carthagena at Panama, brought
news OF the capture Of Mompos by the revolutions
lists under Nieto. Official reports Of the battle,
which was fought on the 3lst of October, reached
Carthagena on the Sd instant, but the details had
not been received when the steamer left Private
letters state the slaughter was dreadful the fight
raging for thirty.one hours. Calvo and his men
were in church; most Of them are reported Kill
ed. This is the native report by letter. We have
nothing from Bogota, the mail failing to reach Ca,
thagepa. Owing to the quantity Of Bolivian silver
coin which has been introduced into Panama, the
merchants have come to partial understanding
not to receive the half dollars for more than thirty
Gems in future.
From Central America the dates are-Nicaragua
the 18th, Guatemala the 22d, San Salvador the 22d
and San Jose, Costa RIGA, the 79th of October
Mr.. Clarke, the United States Minister to Guate-
mala, is said to be very low in health. A Mexican
bishop and number Of exled friars had arrived In
Guatemala The British Minister had left for San
Salvador. The cochineal crop of Guatemala was
damaged with heavy rains. San Salvador had set.
tied her territorial disputes with Honduras. Gene
raj Barrios was candidate for the Presidency of
San Salvador. The indigo crop promised to be
very small, Nicaragu vas still quiet. In Costa
RIGA the Constituent Assembly was in session,
and DR.. Castro appointed its President. DR.. Mon
tealegre had been nominated Provisional President
of the republic. One or two attempts at revolu-
ton had failed. The coffee crop was not very
promising.
The news from the South Pacific is dated at Val
paraiso Oct. l6 and Callao Oct o. Chile was
again quiet, and most of the parties arrested after
the assassination of General Leal had been set at
| liberty. Copiapo experienced one hundred and
sixteen shocks of earthquake in twenty-four hours
| during the late convulsion. From Guayaeu
Ecuador, We learn that the rival chiefs are still
quarreling amongst themselves, and Castillo wait
ing patiently to step in duriog the party divisions
| and gain his own ends Bolivia was threatened
with war by Peru. Castillo was at Paita, with his
army encamped at La Fluaca, on the Rio Chira.
Some time ago he wrote to General San Roman,
commander of the southern army, not to increase
the number of his troops, as he would soon return
from his expedition against Ecuador and would
then join San Roman with his whole force, in order
| to make demonstration against Bolivia Trade
was generally very dull in all the ports. Chilean
war vessel towed the United States ship Levant out
to sea from yalparaiso-a high and very rare ma
topal compliment.
There were nine British and fourteen American
vessels loading at the Chincha Islands on the 25th
ult. The guano and freight rates given in our
correspondence from Peru.
We have received files of the official Gazette Of
San Domingo up to the 22d October. General San
tana had recovered his health and resumed the du-
ties Of the Presidency, which had been discharged
pro tenn by the Vice President Gen. Alfau. The
| paper contains some government proclamatons,
| but no news of interest.
The late excitement at Charlestown he'd some
what subsidized yesterday, the presence of the mill.
| tary having inspired confidence in the public mind.
| Rumors of organized bands in Ohio and sewhere
for the rescue Of the prisoners were however, rife
Governor Wise is reported to have received assu-
of the existence of these organizations from
Governor Chase, of Ohio, and also from the United
States Marshal in that State, as well as from re-
| sponsible persons in the North and West Our
| despatch from Charlestown gives the latest news
| from that quarter, from which and our correspon.
dence, &C., given elsewhere, can be formed some
estimate of the state of public feeling in Virginia
on the all-absorbing events which have occurred
| within her borders
The rumor that the troops ordered to the Rio
| Grande were for the invasion Of the Northern
States of Mexico is contradicted. Only such COM
panies were ordered to the frontiers the govern
ment deemed necessary for the protection Of Anne.
rican interests in that quarter.
The overland mail fDom California, with advices
to the 3lst October reached Jefferson City yester
| day. The news is unimportant. Business at San
| Francisco was about the same as previously re-
ported. The business portion of volcanovilIe was
burned on the 29th, involving a loss of over $780,
600. General Scott reached Portland on the 2lst.
General Harvey left Portland soon after the arrival