The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-10
spos THE PACIFIC COAST.


FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
- Attack en- Pans"a-. Later from the
Ihe Pacific Coast, &c., &c.
..ner Nerthern Light ftom Asrin.
y ,be 10Th ult srriyed q, New York on
night a serious affair had occurred
san' su,s an the 21th uit. A considerable
of blacks had been gathering at
an.h OF the Rio 9rande near Panama.
lsiler says
Astharities having ascer rtained that they
ihe ted attacking the place on the nigh
eehgt g,th iastaaL N 'asurss Ware according
Of ..rsn 20 lcfestit. No attemp. was, how
psr made BY The asgressors 10 commence
tIe,,,,,s,es ees ond occupying in force the out
snd suburbs Of the town and cutting ofi
INSTRUMENTATION sn with the city proper. At
shsraak 81 the troops which garrisoned the
oan oa sor,r 100 IN number, were ordered TO
,~srca outside tie walls in'o ths suburbs, ana
mN,n' crossinS the open space which separates
utN.,x, uropsr from the suburbs, they We're
tss S ,,,an 6y the negroes, whose numbers at
H. titae are calculated 10 have been between
as. isas and four hundred in q well sheltered po-
I'm The fighting, or rather the firing. las :.
tp. ts1r, SIX O'Clock In the morning n ntil about /
ed NJ, by which time the troops remain
A i'o he possession Of the suburbs, having dis-
s.sr,d lhe negroes, who took 10 the woods
wssrs the government forces could not pursue
sss re said 10 haye rallied at their old head
Sues at Rio q 1iaude, aud an attack is ex-
sss,ss al any moment. This, OF course, keeps
~ yrl ole popula tion inside Ia state OF grea
,,sty and alarm, and business is, for the
- q a stand sgil, all stores being closed
TIE I3ss in killed and wounded is yariously
..ar,a,ee The most reliable accounts put IL
So killed and five wounded, on the side OF
a.. Soysfnmsnt forces. The negroes lost me
sssiys of fifteen killed, aud many more are
al N ffh nnrh -.
p..art.ued as the wounded were not left be-
hind 10 their retreat.
since the events OF the 2e;h the entire popu-
,siion Of The city has been IN the greatest ex-
element, under the apprehension that the
negroes would return aud make another as
,&uIt and the American aud English consul
aIes are Gro wded with affrighied women aud
children. Nearly ali the stores in the city re-
raalned closed on the 27;h aud 2eth, another
attack being momen tarily expected. Forces
we're landed oa the 9th trCm the United
States sloop-oi- ST. Marys aud the British
nip CEo, 10 protect the lives and properly of
ihv foreign residents; the former being sta
tioaed al the railroad depot, and the latter in
iheeityi also guard at The American con-
sulate, furnished by Capt. Porter, of the St.
Marys, ard one at the British cons sulate fur
nished 10y Capt. Miller, OF the Clio.
1t is understood that should the negroes
make another descent on the city, and the au-
thoriues Arc unable TO protect IT, that the Gov
commanders Of the St. Marys and Clio 70 land
their respective forces aad take and hold ioint
occ ccapatlon of the place until the government I
is in position to maintain its authority
against any further assaults from the blacks
Tns force landed from the ST. Marys stiIl cc.
supy the railroad station, and that from the
Clio, with the exception of the guard al the
BRUSH consulate, returned TO that vessel yes
lerday.
THE PACIFE COAST.
In Nicaragua The news OF Walkers landing
u Truxilo created much excitement, and
troops from Guatemala, Salvador aud the
western department of Nicaragua had been
piacsd in readiness to march against him. The
treaty neg 1tiated between Great Britain and
Nicaragua had been ratified, and copy re-
eelyed al S,u Juan. The British Consul had
made q verbal statement that the treaty con-
Iained provision for making San Juan free
port, but eE ureiy under the laws OF NIcara-
gQa
a revolution had broken out in Costa Rica.
EI-Presideut Mora had landed at Punta Are
mas, aud the people were Hooking 10 him with
enthusiasm. Ii was thought pro able he would
be enabled 10 seize on the Capital and reins e
himself.
petition had been presen ted to President
Castiila OF Perm, praying for the annexation Of
Guayaquil 10 that republic The Ministers re-
fused 10 have anything 10 do with il, and the
matter il she we'd for the present. The United
States clair1s were supposed TO be in ii fair way
sf adlus ment. Castiiia's life is still in danger
from band OF secret conspiratOrs.
Ii Ecuador, FRANCOIS force was dwindling
away and Flores almost entirely triumphant.
General Belzue's Invasion of Bolivia was {,
complete failure, and he had fled Presidel.t t
Linares had issued orders 10 have him instant
iy hung II caught.
LATER FROM CALIToRNIA--Japan and China.
The Pony Express, with San Francisco dates
10 the 2ilh alt, arrived at St. Josephs on
Monday. The following is a summary of the
news:
Activity in trade continued, but there had
been no arrivals of Importance. which caused
adecrease in stock. Tonnage was stlil In great
demand
While a British steam -frigaie was being
plAced in the government dry dock at Mares
Island one Of the sections gave way, quickly
followed by others, until the whole dock was
complete wreck. The ship was with diff
Guilty extricated, without much damage. 1t
viii cost Saeo,0o0 to repair the dock.
IRE al Pacheco Contra, in Costa county,
bad destroyed property valued at $4,000.
The Oregon Senate had to adjourn the day
the mail left 1t was reported that a comprC-
Mise was contemplated between the Douglas
and BrecEinridge men, giving each section OF
the party one Senator. The lower House hau
passed resolution inviting the Senate to meet
taem in Joint convention and proceed to the
election of United States Senators.
The DaUgias and Breckinidge parties had
eaen nominated electoral tickets, the former
headed by Uelazon Smith and the latter by
Vim. II. Farmer
The census returns give Washington Terri
ory 9,N9 population.
japanese advices had been received by the
org orol. which returned without a cargo,
a. 'he japanese were un nwiiliag to observe
H'e treaty. Mexican dollars were at 50 per
TsAl Tl discount; American aad other gold also.
Inc French Minister at Jeddo had resigned,
" as ni0 representations had all been unattended
~, 10 aspect 10 the treaty. The japanese had
''Iciuded new treaty with Portugal.
hi,sf adYlces from China state that the
hagiIsa and French forces had assembled and
a. Mas fumored that the Chinese would make
& aNeas resistance. Desperate fgh ting was ex-
po.fo' Russian war steamers had been very
,,a running about with large bodies Of
STORY oP NRw ORLxAHs BoY.-Not quito
A4'eeL years ago, (says the lew York Times
eH0 messenger of the I'd inst.,) Paul Arthur
n.a as porn Ia the city of New Orleans. His
SSa.enu' Were poor. hard working people, and
az. was Their only child. Before he was OH
fHsn fsHasto 70 wear a jacket and trousers, his
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