, 1860-09-21
An AMERICAN FLEEI IN The GUILE.
More InCendiariSm In TeXaS-Three White
Men and a Negro Hanged by the PeOplel
General NJews.

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The mail steamer COrtes arrived at this
place on Monday morning at 61 o'clock, Q
days from San Francisco.
We arc indebted to Purser Wyman,
Wells, Fargo & Co., and j. w. Sullivan
for files of San Francisco papers to the Sth
inst, and from New York the lIth of Au-
gust.
The Pony Express arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 5th inst, bringing news from
the eastern States to the oath August.
The following general summary of news
We copy from the San Francisco Bulletin
of the 1th
ST. Louis, August "a, 1860.
A UNITED STATES FLEET MASTERING IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO.
A Washington dispatch says that the
Government is determined to concentrate
strong naval force at some point on the
Gulf of Mexico. The frigate Snsquehanna
sails to-day. The Polrhatan will leave
Philadelphia soon; and special orders have
been sent to the frigate Sabine at Aspin-
wall, and the ST. Louis at Pensacola, to
meet at a rendezvous.
The destination of the SRsgueIann7 had
been fixed for the Mediterranean, but has
been suddenly changed for the Gulf Of
Mexico. Walker and fllibuSterism are
supposed to be the moving causes Of all
this mastering in the Gulf.
MOVEMENTS OF THE FTILIBUsTER WALKER.
A letter from, Honduras to the New
York Herald gives some interesting news
relative to the movements of Gen. Walker,
whose men appear to be arriving at Rua-
tan, or its vicinity, in vessels engaged in
the fruit trade. Walker is reported to
have gone to Swan Island. Part of the
cargo of the schooner Clifton, supposed to
be connected with the expedition, had been
seized by the British at Belize, to whom
tho vessel was afterwards surrendered by
the captain. Walker was reported to be
preparing for descent on Costa Rica or
Nicaragua The yellow fever was fatally
prevalent at Belize on the 26th July, and
decimating the whole population. Hondu-
ras had not taken formal possession of the
Island of Ruatan at last advices, but the
British authorities had expressed the inten-
ton of abandoning it on the Both July.
The inhabitants Of the island we're greatly
dissatisfied at the proposed change, and it
was believed would declare their independ-
ence.
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican State Convention met
at Syracuse on the 23d of August. and
nominated +. D. Morgan and Robert
Campbell, the present incumbents, for Gov
ernor and Leutenat Governor
j. II. Barnes was nominated for Canal
Commissioner, and james r. Bates for
State Prison Inspector VIM, Cullen Bry-
ant and James o. Putnam were appointed
Electors at large.
MORE INcEHDIARIsM IN TExAs-THREE WHITE
MEN AND A NEGRO HANGED BY THE PEOPLE.
Every mail from Texas brings accounts
of fresh disturbances there, the effect Of
the tampering of abolitionists with the
slaves. We give some extracts from the
papers Of that State The Fairfield Pioneer
extra, of the 7th Of August, has the follow
ing
Mr.. league, q printer in our Office,
has Just arrived from Tennessee Colony,
Anderson county, and brings the news that
he witnessed the hanging Of two white men
in that place on Sunday, the 5th of Aug,
who were proven to be guilty Of melting
insurrection among the slaves of that neigh
borhood. Their names were Antney
Wyrick, and his cousin, Afford cable
They were engaged near the Colony at
their trades of wagon making and black
smithing, where they have been living for
three or four years. Wyrick had been pre-
viously taken up for harboring and selling
liquor TO negroes. Negroes were found in
the possession Of firearms and strychnine,
furnished by these men, They were sever
ally taken up aud whipped, and made to
divulge much in relation to the insurrec-
tionary movements Other white men are
implicated and their cases will be investi.
gated and attended to as soon as practical
Die. ~
A negro near Science bill, Henderson
county, about Is miles from the Colony,
was also hung on the same day, and much
excitement was prevailing in the neighbor-
hood.
The following is from the Fort Worth
Chief of the LIST Of August:
"We learn that preacher by the name
of Buley was hung at VeaPs Station last
week, for being an active abolitionst. 4
majority Of 800 men condemned him. This
is decidedly an unhealthy climate for all
such, aud we would advise all Of that kind
to remove instanter."