New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-20
Later from California.
Br THE Posv EXPRESS.

ST.. JOSEPH, No., Aug. I6.-The Pony Express
arrived last night with California dates to tie 4th
instant, Honolulu 70 July 10th, and Hong Kong to
June i4th.
SAN FRANCISCO, aug. ARRIVED: 1st, ship
Moonlight, Hong Kong ID, brig Fernandra New
York; Sd, steamer Uncle sam, Panama. Sailed;
Kong, bark Victoria, sydney; Sd, ship Polynesia.
, Bakers Island. Spoken: June 9Th. off the West
! erh Islands, ship Derby, from View York for
San Francisco: June 18TH let IS. 10, long. $780,
cisco.
CoaMERcfsL:-There is steady business doing
without speculative feeling or excitement The
jobbers buy small lots Of goods with spirit, but
concede any advance with reluctance and check
purchases as soon as holders get their IDEAS IN,
Transactions continue without any marked interest
and do not afford special sales for report We NAV
quote good brands Adamantine candles at l9I Ia
2O5c. Coffee is unchanged with an active market
for fine qualities. Provisions are as last noted
Meats are inactive and unchanged. Butter and lard
are in good request with an improving tendency;
choice Isthmus butter SOC; Horn Is to 26e. J. II.
& Co. lard in small quantity, lBc. Rice is armer,
and moving readily in trade way. Raw sugars
| are very dull and doInestics without inquiry
crushed moved slow at I1Ac. American spirits are
shade improved; sales 800 oetaves OF brandy at
E429c. ex Pampero and Comet: small lots OF pure
spirits and whisky, 3T4e. Foreign is heavy, and
few sales Teas and wines continue very dull and
greatly depressed The Mixing aud Renown, for
New York have both cleared their principal art
ices of cargo, being 36l cases bacon, 30 casks
hams, 962 bbls. pork, 500 sacks wheat, 1850
bales wool, 1900 hides and 400 tubs rapeseed
oil. The bark Strene sails soon for New Zealand
with 10 ,006 bushels of wheat.
There il no news of consequence for this Ey-
press. The Pony Express, with St. Louis dates of
July 20 arrived at San Francisco August l. A re-
port came that the Express was to be discontinued,
which causes universal expressions of regret.
Senators Gwinn and Latham have arrived home !;
the former by steamer, the latter by Overland
mail. The newspapers are loud in denuncation Of
Senator Gwinn in particular, who seems to be held
solely responsible for the defeat of Hales Over
r. land Mail bill.
The political contest in the State does not open
with more than ordinary spirit. Both wings of the
Democracy are quite confident of carrying the
State and several bets offered that Douglas would
receive the most votes, have been taken, even by
Breckenridge men,
The three Democratic papers of Portland, Ore
gon, are out for Douglas.
The steamer John i. Stephens, on her last down
ward trip, took $4,000 of Washoe silver ore for
New York.
The ship Moonlight brings 1926 Chinese passen-
gers, and reports two more ships on the way from
Hong Kong. The arrivals of Cinnamon during
three months exceed 1000, and more than half of
that number have departed for British Columbia.
The excitement against the employment of Chinese
in san Francisco seems to have died out.
Parties returned from the Coco mines report
having discovered many new leads of silver and
gold-bearing quartz. They bring large number
new mining region is very rich and extensive. Col.
Fremont and party Of friends have gone there on
account Of the favorable reports received.
A reDort reached Carson Valley on the I'd that a
company of 28 men had Just had fight with In
dians near Black Rock, in which two Americans
We're killed and the balance forced to retreat. The
different companies in that region prospecting for
mines, numbering one hundred men in all, were
concentrating to give the Indians another fight.
Large numbers Of Indians were reported to be
congregated along the emigrant routes, and it was
feared would be troublesome.
An election was to be held in all the settlements
of the Carson Valley mines the lst instant to
elect members of Territorial Legislature Sheriffs,
Treasurers Surveyors and local Magistrates and
all officers necessary to establish form of Gov
eminent, until Congress acts
The bark Francis Palmer has arrived with Sand
witch Island dates to July 10th. The news is of
| little interest.
The Commissioners appointed by the United
States Government to examine the affairs Of the
United States Hospital at Honolulu, in reference
to disbursement by Consuls Of the funds appropri
ated by Congress for the relief of sick and desti
tute seamen, were investigating industriously
Strange developments were anticipated.
The Hudson Bay Company's establishment a
Honolulu was about to remove to the Nancouve
Island.
The Hawaiian Legislature is still in session. TIL
principal engrossing questions were hostility to tn
estimated expenditures proposed by the Ministe
of Finance, and opposition to the proposed ieens
of the liquor traffic.
The market was completely eVerstocked wit
almost all kinds OF goods. -. .n@..,0- Ing
SHIP Honolulu, July l9.-Arrived Jun
Gath, bark Grecian, 1874 days from England. 2stb
steamer Kilonca, from New London, designed II
navigate between the different islands of the Haw
allan Kingdom.
The ship Moonlight brings dates from Hong
Kong to June 18th.
There was not much news of importance regard
| ing the preparations of the allies for war in North
ern China. Attempts have been mace to hurry tn
British forces northward, but serious casualtie
had occurred, arising principally from bad weather
causing delay.
Two large transport vessels had been wrecked
and another laid up for repairs. Still anothc
caught fire and was scuttled.
The Hong Kong Press, OF June 14th, remarke
that it was doubtful whether the French took par
in any of the early operations. Their forces wou
not be ready until August.
new steamer built at Wampoa, had been pur
chased by Admiral Hope for sl2o, 600 for the ex
pedition. The Admiral claimed to be quite strong
enough to attack the Ta-ku forts with the British
forces under him.
The wrecked steamers were the British trans
port Assistance, on the Island OF Hong Kong, an
The French transport Rene, in the harbor of Annoy
The leaky French transport, Soane, was repairin
at Annoy. The vessel which caught fire and wa
scuttled near Macao was the French transpor
Refine DIES Clippers
The knowledge of the allied powers eschewin
all sympathy and connection with the Nankin i,
surgents will probably tend to induce the Peki
Cabinet to listen to wise eounsels, and to met
conciatory diplomatic advances in proper sprl
The difficulty consists in satisfaction for the TAX
attack, which, whilst it reflects disgrace on til
allied arms, has elevated the ardor of the war part
at Ibhlu 10 all bAleuL may ioIul
block to future relations, and render all conces
sions nugatory. The serpentine Peiho is know
to be fortified to such an extent as to make an a
tack upon its force extremely dangerous, if nc
altogether out of the question.
His Imperial army had for some time inyeste
the city Of Nankin, the stronghold of the rebel
on three sides. The river face was open, and Q
the communication with the opposition bank
could not be cut off, the investiture was tedior
operation. So much vgor however, appeared I
have been instilled into the Imperial ranks that
was generally supposed result highly favorab
to their cause must ensue. This feeling was gem
raj, and hence it was that confidence was restore
3 to the commerce of Shanghai in a remarkably SUI
den manner. The Goyernor-General of the tw
Oh Kiang provinces made the city Of Chang-Chow HI
temporary headquarters in order to be near til
nd scene Of action. 1t turned out however that bot
nd the resources and prowess of the rebels had bee
nd under estimated, for they left their entrenchment
es. at Nankin and utterly routed the Imperial force
ys the remains of which shut itself mp in Chang
in with the Governor General, which city the rebe
lst were, at last adyices holly besiegng.
TO Should Chang-GhoW hold out until reinforc
lily ments should arrive the Imperial cause might
in measure restored Otherwise, Loo-Chot
which for commerce and manufactures, is the fl
to est city in China must fall. So imminent was Il
Ike danger that the authorities had destroyed all
valuable and extensive suburbs, in order to remo'