The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-23

non Tho great expease incurred In pstsg tAe route n
Ne best condition, few entertain fears q failure.
Tho OVERHEAD mail stage from 81. Lsus, win dates 70
Feb. II, aEsivsd hero last night
The steamer Golden Age advertised b ssvs this port
for Panama On tho sh inst, with passeasers mails and
m eniUaiioa 70 tAs wsshoe silver mines stiI oeala.
yes Some unsvo1be reports have been received, but
The stream unmpeded. SpeculAaoa in silver claims Is
The snow had mos yet disappeared and oonseq uen uy
mining operations arc mot prosecuted. Meantime the
country IN course OF exploration and ito mineral wealth
We are PANIED says the Herald record tho occurrence
OF . severe accident 70 Commodore Cunningham, COM
manding tho Navy Yard 1t Mare Island We learn that
Is the United States surveying steamer Active, with
delegation Of the Japanese embassy and other dis
tngushed guests was passing the Yard on her way 70
San Francisco the United States war steamer Powhaiaa
offered salute with the sarbOard after gun, her star
board ade being towards the wharf Coa-
modore Cunanghan who had Just before bads good oys
70 his visitors, walking along tho wharf
at the time, aad had arrived nearly in front q
the gun whoa u WAS discharged, % that tho Dire
from ho piece burned the left side Of his acs very badly,
and small portions Of the wsd cut his face in several
places, producing great Gov OF blood. Tho injury VI:
as first thought be fatal but an examination arrested
An fear of result The COmnod0res iods eye
badly burned but the surgeon in attendance ooa-
vnced that the sight uninjured. Had Commodore Gun
nineham been directly in the line OF nre ne would nave
been killed outright To be killed BY blank cartridge
is not precisely the OF death that would be chosen BY
gallant officer whose whole life hes been consecrated TO
INC service " nlb country.
Tho steamer Brother Jonathan, from Puget Sound, ar
rived this morning.
The Victoria Gosaxe OF March %, says:-Her Britannia
Messy steamer Satellite arrived the Of VIC
tora harbor March 81 received board tho COM
pany OF Marines under Captain Bszagate destined foe
the occupation OF Ss1 Juan.
An American force OF thirty mon, being the suite Of
Captains Hunt and Woodruff OF the United army,
have been encAmped the last OF three days across
James bay. Rumor has 1t that the government intend
placing the empty barracks disposal Tho two
officers named LETT Tor San Juan March 81
The bark Glympse OF this port, lost last month"; on
Victoria hArbOr having struck the rocks Clover
Point Exeruons made 70 get her of but IL was
ascertaned her bottom mad consaera
bic injury, and that she making water fast Tho
pasengers-amopg whom there eighty Chinese-and
crew set TO work at the pumps but the vessel
filed partially with water ana went over ON her
beam ends The captain says that he mstook the light
the entrance Victoria harbor for the EqumAt light,
and supposed he had reached Glover Point that he
making the former He also says there was no light
at the Esquimalt entrance.
Admiral Baynes hearing OF the disaster Immediately
ordered the SATELLITE to steam up and proceed to the
wreck which she and arrived at the Point, but
owing to the high wind prevailing II the time, aud the
rougnness OF the Straits assistance could be rendered
her during the day.
The PROBABILITIES that the vessel will prove total
wreck as is hardly possible she hold together
night longer il the gale continues
Tho ely mpee is about year old, and consigned
70 hessrs Samuel Price Co. she insured for only
$4,000,