Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-26
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER BALTIC
Later from California and Mexico-Battle
Between Miramon and tho Liberals
Defeat Of tho Latter

/ New YORK, Jan. 2I-Ihe steamer Daltlc arrl-
we'd here this evening. with Aspinwall dates Ia
the 18th, and San Francisco advices Of the 9th
/ She brings 81, 7G0. 900 in treasure. The steamer
! Champion had no. arrived at Panama when the
( Baltic sailed from Aspinwall
The L. \ irigatc Roanoke, sloop Of war 1t.
Louis and storeship Relief were at Aspinwall, aud
tho sloops Of war Lancaster and Cyane were at
Panama.
Ey Til. arrival we have interesting intelligence
from Mexico. On Dec. 2lst a battle was fought
near Cema between Miranon with force oil
2 900 troops and body of liberals, numbering
: 600 under Gems. l.ojas and Oeagnn. The ac-
ton lasted FIVE hours The liberals had between
tx and seven hundred killed and wounded and
the conservatives lost 800 men. Mirnmons men
captured five field pieces and . 900 prisoners.--
On the 9th he took p sscsson Of coma and sent
a detachment to Manzanillo and seized two YES
.cl., the Gen. VEGA and La Puerto. and armed
them. 1lci- destination was supposed to be Ma
zatian.
TIE California Senate had agreed to meet with
the House in Joint convention on the 9TH Tor the
choice Of n United States Senator, by vote of %
70 IL. which was regarded MS a test Of Mr.. Wei.
lcrs strength. Hon. Philip Moore bad been cho.
sen Speaker Of the House, and that branch Of the
Legislature had agreed to the Senate's resolution
relative to Joint convention.
The Governors message was not to be sent Ia
before Tho 9th.
The overland mail Of the 10Th. with St. Louis
,clcsraplic udyiccs Of the l4th had reached San
Francisco.
More trouble wns anticipated with the Pitt river
valley Indians Some 1900 Of them had collected
at a end on that stream.
The California Senate had adopted resolutions
requesting The members If Congress from that
State 10 urge the formation Of the new Territory
Of Carson
Trad, at San Francisco was stagnant The
money market was easy.
The steamer Northern Light arrived at Asnn-
walls an the evening of tho thirteenth. The
steamer O 1aba with her passengers left ON the
l6h
The steamer Sonora with the Bal,ie's passan-
gers FIR $nn Francisco sailed On the 18th.
Ine |. ) sloop Of war lcvant left Panama the
lj|h for R.acio.
\ severe shock of an earthquake was felt mt
GuatcmDa December Sth.
General Guardiola has been reelected President
ur Honduras.
Mr.. uunjtry. United States Minister, bad pre-
scented his credentials to the Nicaraguan govern
mrnt
\ reed loan of SlO,0 900 had been decreeJ by
Nicaragua to pny for the munitions of war lately
received from England.
decree If December 18th declares that NJ.
BcIly's Canal project is Mt mn end, he not having
paid up the 300 900 francs due before the end OF
September. Thus the coast ~ clear for tho
NandcrhjIt project.
san Salvador aud various other places have sui
i'rci from "a recent earthquake. Many houses
have brru destroyed. aud one place was also near
ly destroyed by fire, which occurred Mt the same
time.
accounts from Ecuador states that the Peru
vans wcre still cncampcd Mt Mapasinqnc. aud
thGlr squadron was al anchor in Guayauuiile ri
Yer. Trade was quite tree. bat civil war VAS ex-
Ic'trd on the departure OF the peruvans.
Valparaiso dates ct December 18th md tallno
D'erm'cr 2G'h, had reached san fruncic9. The
iews il MT important
Tie irraeh claim Of 5000 against Peru has
lonn rn-l.