The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-26
FURTHER BY THE BALTIC.
from Mexico, California and Central Americ,


From Mexico. California and Central America,
The mail last evening brought some odai.
tional items of California news by the steame,
Baltic, which arrived at New York on Tuesday
The United States frigate Roanoke. sloop-
war ST. Louis, and storeship Relief were at As.
Elnwall, and the sloops .of.War Lapcaster nd
CyaEe were at Panama.
The battle fought near Colima, Mexico. De.
cember 2lst, between the Liberals and Conser.
vatives, lasted five hours. Miramon,s forces
numbered 3 600, while the Liberals under Gen,
erals Rojas and OgaZin, numbered 1000. The
Liberals mad between six and seven hundred
Killed and wounded and the Conservatives los
three hundred men. Miramon,s troons can
tured live field pieces and two thousand or is.
oners. On the 2ith he took possession of Co,
Iiina and sent detachment to Manzauillo and
selzed two vessels, the General Veza and In
Puerto, and armed them Their destipation
was supposed to be MaZatIan
CALIFORNIA.
Wore trouble was anticipated with the Pitt
river Valiey lndlans. Some fifteen hundred
OF Them had collected at a bend on that stream
The California Senate had adopIed resoIn
tions requesting members of Congress from
mat State to urge the formation of the new
Territory of Carson.
The weather continued extremely cold in
Carson Valley, and there is much suffering
among the Indians. Unless il modera.es il
Will cause great mortality among them. Car
casses OF dead cattle are scattered all along the
Iruckie and Humboldt rivers.
L. ii. Goats, recently in from the sink of
carson, reports very little snow in that vici
NY: Ihe Indians were living on cattle That
ma nau oeeh drowned in attempting to crosf~th
river on the ice. The cattle general n ar1a oing
We'll The settlers at Big Bend are running
their horses to the sink
"A correspondent of the Santa Rosa Demo.
era, Mendocino county, writing from Long
valley, says that the Eel River Rangers mn
la rEpo hnx Lou,, RI,
ing valuaole az effective service in queling
tne Indians. While going from this place to
Jarboes headquarters they had pitched bat
i We win some ninety Indian, killing thirty of
,neiii ana Wohhdlng as many more. Captain
.arboe's company also had a severe action on
the Ioth ult, killing thirty Indians and taking
tWenty-sIx prisoners.
ABOUT thirty thousand people are believed
10 nave crossed the plains % California during
the year. which. together with the natural in
crease, is estimated to have made a total gain
OF population within the year exceeding fifty
thousand souls.
The amount of cold expor.ed in 1870 v,,S
S4. ,462. against S47, ,54S, ,l25 in 1858.
Ahe INNING reviews show the mines during
Inc past year to have been about ordinarily
SUCCESSFUL 1,t In the production of gold.
iAe lIouucis o1 the State in which there
mas peen the greatest increase are wheat
wool ana 1rutf, the quantity of each having
nearly or more than doubled within the wear
mere mas also been great increase in the
uah NY OF umber and ship timber exported
from CAliIornia and the Puget Sound region.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
"A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at
Guatemala Dec. Sth
Gen. Gardiola has been re.eleeted prasiaon
Of Honduras.
Mr.. Dlmitry, United States Minister had
presented his credentials to the Nicaraguan
government
=, "A forced loan of Slo,ooo had been decreed by
Nicaragua. to pay for The munitions of w,r
A decree of December 18th declares that M
bellys canal project is at an end he not hay-
ing pad up the 100000 francs due before the
End of September. Thus the coast is clear for
the Vanderbilt project.
san SALVADOR and various other places have
suffered from recent earthquake MANY
houses have been des troyed and one place was
nearly des troyed by fire which occurred at the
same time.
Accounts from Ecuador state that the Pa
ruvIans were still encamped at Massasinuue
thu tneir squadron was at anchor in Guaya.
iuiI river. trade was quite free but civil
war was expected on the departure of the Pc
ruvians.
The French claim of S. 900 against Peru has
oeen paid.
Ihe Gurney Divorce Case in England
"A Philadelphia correspondent of a New
I ork paper makes the following statement:
"A paragraph among the foreign news by a
makes brief mention of the eIope-
hent OF the Wife of John Henry Guruey with
Ier iootman. Mr.. Gurney is the son of Jos.
'onh Gurhey, the distinguished Quaker
preacher and philanthrupist well known by
lis extensive travels in this country, some
'ears ago, for the purpose of visiting the
meetings OF the society to which he belonged.
ne iatier was brother OF the we'll known
'ahker, Samuel Gurney; his ster was the cell
orated Elizabeth Fry, and his widow is a ma
I've OF Pennsylvania. The family name and
D haraeter are thus familiar to thousands in
his country, who will be interested in hearing
ONE particulars of the domes tic desolation SO
asflly dispatched in the foreign summary
letters received here by the last steamer have
een shown TO me- which furnish me full par.
ieuiars OF the case. The fugitive wife was
he only child of Richard Gnruey AI p !,
ousIn OF Joseph John, and was married to
ne AusDaho she mas abandoned when she was
MY niteen years old. She is now twenty
ight, and has two children. Her father, at
rs DEATH left fortune of 50 O(U UOO-one -fia If
0 her children, and the income Of the other
aiI 10 ner during her life-the principal at |
er death to go to her children. In addition |
thls abundance, her husband is also very
wealthy, Member of Parliament and main.
ANS splendid city establishment ard seye-
al country seats. As a man, Il citizen. a hus. |
ana. and father, perhaps all England does |
ol cohta'h II better or brighter character. He |
larfled Tor love, and Was passionateIy attach |
q TO his wife, lavishipg on her every atten |
ION ana Indulgence which an oyerflo win o for
une ana affection could suggest as likely to
ontribute to her happiness, without for a |
ionaent suspecting that her loyalty to him
ad Deen aIehated, until he heard the blasting
a 1telligence from her own lips.
young man whose name is TAYLOR had |
cen hishl y recommended to Mr. Gnrney as a
room or 1ootinan, to take charge of Mrs Cur
ey horseS, as she was excessively fond of |
ques TRAN exercise and was accordingly en-
ioyed IN 'hat capacity. Taylor was an edu-
lted man, OF fine appearance and pleasing
.s anu amiee or TOUR years younger than
onceiVed passion for her servant. of which
er nus band did not entertain the remntasr |
iea until she openly avOWed it to him de- |
larlng that, although the latter had been as
-. as nus oahd, and only too ooindulgent
et sne mad ceased 10 love him that her hearr
as with Taylor, and that she had determined |
aDdhooh the usband for him. The tender.
u iemohstrance and intercession availed
',hlng 10 lessen her jnfatuation. Friends
lu relatives who We're called in to plead with
er made no stronger impression and leaving
y children without shedding a tear, this in. |
tuated being abandoned as admirable home
woman ever inhabited, and left England
r the Continent, in company with her sedu |
+. The letters referred to speak of this sad |
ent us having produced an extraordinary
nsatlon in England, where the Gurney fami-
mas long been universally known and loved | {
THIS country, also, where their virtues are |
hlghly appreciated by very extensive cir. |
2, these particulars will be read with eouaI |
and grief. |
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-There are on the
cket of the Supreme Court upwards of three
inbred cases. about forty of which are on an
peal from the California Courts, relative to
nd claims involving millions of dollars.
Among the combinations by the Senate on
iesday WAS that of Alexander Dimitrv as
mister to Costa Rica.
The Navy Department has been informed :
1t the new steamer Mohican made eleven !
d half miles per hour during her trial trip
her way TO Africa.
The frigates Constellation, San Jacinto. and
'reship Supply, were at St. Paul, Leando.