The national Republican., 1861-02-18
From California.

From California.
Fort Kearny Feb l4.--The pony express,
with San Francisco dates to the 30th of Jaua.
ry, passed here at 7 o'clock this evening. The
following summary of news for the associated
press is furnished BY this arrival:
San Francisco, Jan. 80, $40 p M-Since
the last express, the extensive dry goods es.
tablishment of N. Austin l. Co. has been At
tached for debts of about sc, 1000, which will
probably wind it up.
The work on the New Almadsn quicksilver
mines has been resumed.
The attempted caucus of the Douglas Demo.
Gratis on the United States Senatorial question
has failed. The tendency of parties still favors
coalition between the Republican and North.
ern Douglasites on the one side, and between
the chivalry wing of the Douglasites and the
Breckenridge Democrats ON the other, thus
reducing the Legislature to two parties Of about
equal strength. With the latter coalition, Gen.
Denver stands the best chance, while the Re.
publicans and Northern Douglasites are giving
divided support to Messrs. Randolph, Curry,
and McDougall, with poor prospects Of fharmon-'
izing on either.
Several bills have been introduced in the
Legislature, granting to individuals the right
to construct horse railways through the streets
of San Francisco.
The barque Daniel Webster brings advices
from Kanagawa, Japan, to December 20. Her
cargo consists of tea, coffee, arrow.root, wax,
honey, lacquered and porcelain ware.
The ship Coquimbo, from Hong Kong, Octo-
ber "a, for San Francisco, had put into Kama.
gawa in leaky condition.
Business at Kanagawa was at q stand still.
Teas and silks were the only articles purchased
for export at reasonable prices.
1t was thought that the Russians who had
been waiting many months would get treaty,
though not such q ono as was desired.
Later from Europe.
NeW York, Feb. l6.-The City of Baltimore
arrived up late last night, having left Liverpool
on the 3lst ut.
Cotton had declined I'd. on the week, but
closing with better inquiry.
Flour and wheat were steady and quiet.
Corn was firm at Cd. advance.
Provisions dull and quiet. Sugar quiet
Coffee dull. Rosin firm, and slightly higher at
As. I'd. (9 As. Sd. Spirits turpentine dull at
3ls.
The money market was generally unchanged.
Consols 9ls (9 9l4.
Mr.. Stewards speech had been published at
full length in the English journals, and its mer-
its freely discussed. The Times applsuds his
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belion, and says they are the principles which
The American crisis is the leading topic of all
the journals and among the business commu.
nifty
| The latest from Gaeta says a flag Of truce
was sent to the feet from the fortress, and
shortly afterwards the firing was suspended on
both sides. Francis had sent circulars to his
ministers abroad, that he was resolved to meet
to the end all the perils of his position.
In the English Royal Geographical Society,
papers were read relative to the surveys and
route of the projected North Atlantic telegraph.
The important case Of Patterson Us. Bonaparte
was argued in the French tribunal on the 25th.
A decision was expected during the month OF
February.
1t was asserted that Prince Metternich had
notified Thouvenal that Austria will consider
an attack by Garibsldi as casus JelH against
Piedmont.
The negotiations between the banks of France
and st. Petersburgh for an exchange Of gold
for silver, was broken oil. 1t was reported that
at the last moment the Emperor Of Russia re.
fused his sanction.
1t was reported, also, that Russia had ordered
three corps d'armee to be ready for service by
the lst Of March
Letters from China state that Minister Ward
was to leave Hong Kong the 10Th, in the Nj
agara.
The United States ships Hartford, John Ad
ans, and Saginaw, were at Hong Kong, Dec
18th.
One Day Later from Europe.
Nep York, Feb 1.-THE steamship Africa
from Liverpool 3lst, via Queenstown lst O
February, arrived here to-day.
1t was reported that the Italian troops had