Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-25
FROM MkXICO, CALIFORNIA, &c,


FROM MkXICO, CALIFORNIA, &c.
| BY the steamship Baltic, at New York Aspin-
wall dates to the Eth instant and San Francisco
of the 9Th, have been received The Baltic brings
| 81 .1G0, 0t0 in treasure
| The L. ). frigate Roanoke sloop of war St
Louis, and stOre-ship Relief were at Aspnwau
| and the sioops of war Lancaster and Cyane were
at Panama.
MEXICO.
On Dec. 2lst battle was fought near COlima
| between Miramon, with force of 3, 900 troops
and body Of liberals numbering 1910, under
Gems. RojaS and OgagOn. The liberals had be-
! tween six and seven hundred killed and wounded
| and the conservatives lost 500 men, Miramon' s
troops captured five field pieces and OOO prisoners
| On the 2ith he took possession of Colima and
vessels, the Gen. Vega and La Puerto and armed
them Their destination was supposed to he
| Mazatlan.
| CALIFORNIA.
The steamer Cortes. with the New York mails
of Dec 5, arrived at San Francisco on the evening
| of the 3D.
The California Senate had agreed to meet with
the House in joint convention on the 9Th, for tie
| choics Of United States Senator by vote of 20
! TO u, which was regarded as test of Mr.. Wei
| ler;s strength. Hon Philip Moore had been cho-
sen Speaker OF the House. and that branch of the
Legislature had agreed to the Senate's resolution
! relative to a Joint convention.
The Governors message was not to be sent in
before the 9Th.
| The overland mail of the 18th with St Louis
| Geographic advices Of the Iith had reached San
| Francisco.
| More trouble was anticipated with the Pitt river
| valley Indians. Some fifteen hundred of them
had collected at d bend on that stream.
The California Senate lad adopted resolutions
requesting the members Of Congress from that
State to urge the formation Of the new Territory
| of Carson
Trade at San Francisco was stagnant The
| money market was easy.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
nnft 4 |. D.. l.
| 16:h for Il Zeal 10.
| severe shock of earthquake was felt at
Guatemala December 9Th.
| Gen. GU!rGicl. hos been ret lected President Of
! Honduras
Mr. pimitry. I. :. Minister, had presented his
| credentials to the Nicaragua Government
| \ forced loan of $1,000 had been decreed by
| Nicaragua TO pay for the munitions of war Lately
| received from England.
| decree Of Dec. 18th, declares that NJ Belly s
Canal project is at end. he not having paid "a
the 2nu.O~D francs due before the end of Septeui
Der nus the coast 10 now clear for the Wander
! bilt project.
San Salvador and various other places had suffer
ed from recent earthquake. Many houses have
been destroyed ana one place also nearly de-
| stToyed By fire, which occurred at The same tim.
Accounts from Ecuador state that the Per,Ivians
were still encamped at MaPasinque, and their
squadron was at anchor in GuayaoIiille river
Trade IVES quite free but CT vii war was expected
| on toe departure of the Peruvans.
| Valparaiso dates Of Dec 18th and CaIlao Dec
not important.
The French claim of 81 900 against Peru has
been received.
ADDITIONAL.
The san Francisco papers of the I'd inst. re-
| ceived by the overland mail, contain the follow
| ing:
| The weather continues extremely cold At Carson
| valley. There VIII he great mortality among the
Indians unless 1t moderaeS The carc5iss,S of dead
| GI'tle Were scattered all along the Truckle and
| +. Ii. Carson, who recently returned from the
SINK OF Carson Valley, reports very little snow In
| that vicinity. The indians were living on the
cattle drowned willie attempting to cross the river
| on the ice.
letter from Long Valley says the Eel River
| Rangers Were doing effective service ia auelIng
| The Indians They had pitched battle with
seven'y-eight Indians, and killed thirty and
| wounded thirty. In another fight they had killed
| thirty and took twenty-eight prisoners
The two Russian corvcttes sailed on the 3lst Of
Decem Der for Cronstadt.
| he past has been an eventfnl year i'm the San
| Francisco market. 1t has been glutted through
out. The tonnage arrived from the domestic and
Atlantic ports amounted TO l57 ,O76 against 2l
tons to- 81. In l-5s The TONNAGE from Great Britain
%. 81, against l6.737 in ISIS From Europe 10 OF
a2a,nSt o. 469 In lo5>. From China, % >I4. agaims,
| 20,.!19 in ISIS.
| The exports, other than treasure for the year
suo" an Increase over l-j~ Of SSe.u, Ota Theuurk-
silver exports during the same period have fallen
! oil ~15Oo0. This is accounted for hy the closing
OF the New AlMaden mine during LEGAL proceed
ingS
The gold exported during the year amounted 10
SH.hl0, i62, against about the same amount in Io5>
| Inc mining reviews show that the mines have
| Deem about ordinarily successful. The business
seems to have become settled. and no material
| change in the product is likely for MANY wears
Ihe most encouraging feature is the steadily in.
| cfeaShg area OF the mining region the Pacific
coast such as the supposed valuable mines north
| or Columbia river. in Oregon and Washington
| the new gold and silver mines in Nevada Terri
| tory. with strong indications of an extensive
mining region along the eastern slope of the Sierra
The products of the State in which there has
| petn the greatest increase have been wheat wool
ard fruit, each OF which have been about double
| timber W
The real estate sold in san Francisco within the
year amounted to S6.g3 l2I. against So SO IiG in
- Over two millions Were invested in build
ihg Improvements, large over former
years
1.-THE New York Central and New York
ana Enc Railroads have adyancpl the freiy hit On
live stock. The rate is now $40 50 per car on
cattle and sheep, from Dunkirk, and ISL so on
hogs.
II The musket of some 'sunreturning bravev
OF the bladensburg battle field, was picked up a
lew Gays ago, nearly eaten up by rust. 1t was
doubtless thrown aside by some one intent on
brilliant pedestrianism.
IL Mr.. Samuel J. Vandersloot. a printer well
Known IN baltimore, ana whllom OF the Hanover
Journal was admitted on the I'D inst, to prac-
tce law at Gettysburg. Pa.
IL GaribaldiS American musketS 10, 500 are
emhargoed at Cork. The vessel containing them
will not be allowed to proceed uutl the issue Of
the Peace Congress is known.
HI The Cincinnati papers are rather disturbed
at the idea Of the number of free blacks who will
rush to that CITY from the States that are passing
laws Of expulsion. They will all be paupers.
IL The Springfield Ull.) State Journal comes
out for Abraham Lincoln as the Republican can.
didate fer the next Presidency.