SUN BURY AMERICAN AND SHAM0K1N JOURNAL.
California HKcm
.1.
ARRIVAL OF THE
CRESCENT CITY.
THREE wei:k later.
One Million of Gold Dust en Route to the
United States.
Melancholy Disinter at Trinidad Bay.
Tho steamship Crescent City, Ludlow'
from Chagres, via. Kingston, (.lam.) arrived
at New York on Saturday afternoon. .
The steamer Philadelphia, Pearson, nrriv.
d nt Chagres on tho 13th, and would fail
again on the 16th.
The Crescent City brings 5200,000 in gold
dust, in the hands of tho passengers.
Mr. J. R. Ruggles, from New York, a pas
senger on board, died after tho vessel was
two days out fiom Acnpulco. 1 1 is diseaso
whs chronic iiitlaminalion.
It was reported to bo very healthy at Pa
namn ; and the steamers now due. ami those
there, will take all persons waiting for pas
sage. The number of Americans transacting
business at Panama had greatly ineieased.
The business of transporting passengers up
ihe Chagres river is fast going into the hand
of the Americans. At Chagres it appears to
be healthy.
Col. Jack Hays has been elected, and swnm
in, as Sheriff of San Francisco county.
Sacramento City was nirain overflowed,
worse than it was before, much damage be
ine done to property.
The Quarantine law passed by the Legis
latnro for the regulation of San Francisco, is
pronounced "infamous." If enforced, it will
crush the commercial prosperity of that city-
Mr. Cornwall, of Buffalo, X. Y., a passen
ger on the Tennessee, it is said, has realized
botwen two and three hundred thousand dol
lars during his residence- in California.
Lumber and provisions are very low; and
frame houses brought on sailing vessels,
would hardly sell for cost of ficight.
"Plumas City" is the name of a new; place
recently commenced on the Sacramento.
Large I'lre In Sacrtimriito.
Eight Houses Destroyed Loss of Property
Estimated at f 65,000
From t!m Pacini. lento Time.
On Thursday se'night, a fire commencej
ill the front part of the store of Messrs. Hoope
& L'Amoreu.v, and spread rapidly to the
north and to the south. The houses consum
ed fronted on the levee, between J. and K
streets. Eight houses were destroyed, and
Ihe loss is estimated at SG5,000.
From the Sun Francisco Journal of Com. April an.
Unfortunate Expedition to Trinidad Hay.
The brig Arabia, Capt. Hlunl, left hero on
the 10th of last month, on a trip of explnia
tiou to T riitiil.nl Bav. 'Ihe Aiabian after
pnrsuing her search along the coast, nrrivei
if ,, .
here last evemug, and from Capt. Conner, we
have obtained tho following account of the
melancholy termination of their expedition:
On Wednesday, March 27lh, 1S50, 1 left
the, brig Arabian, ('apt. Blunt, in a whalo
boat, accompanied by Lieuts. Bache and
Browning, U.S. Navy, John H. Peoples, Esq.
SIossis. Johnson, Cheshire, Baker, Robertson,
and two seaman belonging to the brig, for
tho purpose of examining tho shore, being
led to suppose by seeing a schooner near the
land that there was a river or bay in the
neighborhood, which afterwardsproved lo be
a mistake. Lieut. Bache. was in command
of Ihe boat, and after pulling some distance
along the shore, we determined to land at a
point where we supposed thu surf w.ts not so
bad as it unfortunately ptoved to be. We
rode the first breaker out nobly, but the te
cond cairied us forward wilh lightning speed
for about five seconds, and thu next moment
our boat broached to, and upset, Icaviii" ten
of us iu number, struggling in the suif. about
four hnndred yards from shore. When I first
rose to the snrfaco I came up under the buat,
which was bottom up, and I immediately
crept on top, w here my companions were al
ready congregating, but no sooner had we got
hold, than a lingo breaker swept us all olf to
tho distance of leu yards from her. Here
ono of the sailors sunk beneath tho surface,
to rise no more. We immediately swain
back and took our former position, but by
the next wave wero again hurled into the
feaming surf. Eight times we gained tho
boat, but were as often hurled into the bub
bling waters, until finally exhausted, and
giving up all hope, we mutually surrendered
xurselves to the waves. I cannot describe
the feelings I experienced for the e.t few
seconds. When giving up hope, and rolling
helpless at the mercy of the waters, my feet
touched the earth; and, believing Iwasdeep
beneath the surface, I instinctively raised
myself erect, as if in the last strugglo for
breath, and to my unspeakable joy, raised
my head and shoulders above the waves.
My surviving companions reached tho shoal
at the same time, but unfortunately, it proved
to be a bar, distant yet nearly two hundred
yards from thu main shore.
John H. Penplgg was washed ashore al
most drowned, ar.d rpiite insensible two of
the party held his head above the water, but
eventually had to let him go, iu order to save
themselves. There was still an hundred feet
between them and tho shore, and there was
a heavy sea running over them. Lieut.
Browning acted with the utmost coolness,
and struck out fur Ihe shore, but unfortunately
never reached it.
Poor Bache was unable to hold on to the
boat, and asked me if ho might hold on to
my sfionlder. I told him yes ! as long as I
could keep my head above water. Imme
diately after we were swept into deep water
Iby a wave, and Baclie dragged mo under
with him when we rose to tho suif.ice 1
remarked, Bu-he, we will diowu together
And upon the instant Ihe dying soldier, true
lo the purest principles of honor, relinquished
hi hold, utid sank beneath the wave, never
1 to rue again.
'k fortunately, about llii lime, the boat
truck upon a rock a little uut of water, on
which two of tho men got, and .ecured tho
painter, to that the uif could nut carry her
ll. .1 mecuedod iu reaching the ruck, after
,'. '"!'' I'wr ui the paity were
iipou il. .Otic vi the tuiloii vs jstjlj ou thu
bar holding Peoples' head above water. e
managed to haul the boat up nd right her.
Getting into it, we were soon carried ashore
by the surf, benumbed with cold, and half
filled with salt water. Wo were, however,
unable to assist the sailor, who still held poor
Peoples. Ho was obliged to let him go to
save his own life. Ilo swam for tho shore,
but would not have reached it, had it not
been for the assistance of some Indians, who
jumped into the water and helped him. Of
the ten who left tho brig, five had found n
watery grave. The unfortunate individuals
were Lieutenants Raehe and Browning, John
II. Peoples. V. V. Cheshire, and one sea
man. As soon as possible, we left the spot of dis"
aster for the schooner, which proved to be
the Paragon. We were kindly received by
those on board, and spent tho night very
comfortably.
SU.NBURY.
s.vrrnn.vv, jie t, i.w.
II. B. TIIASSER, I'.ililor nnd Proprietor.
To Am'KKTTOit. Tht mentation of tbc fnnhury
Amrricnn ninonir the (liflV-roit town on the Suqiiclinnna,
it art rxn-i.'Vrl if tiivinllH hy nny paper published in North'
etn lVnny!yrtni!i.
Till: 1. 1ST OF I.F.TTI'.Itf in pnlilished in this paper,
in ruvor.hmre with the law requiring them to be published
in the pnper having .he larjzirt circulation.
ehitoii'.s taci.e.
Unships oticps.
Tkaciikr's Maga.ixf.. The June No. of this
nsrful periodical is on otirtiililc. We recommend
it as n fuinik- mnrrnzinp. It in nnblislipd bv Gr-tz
I Buck, 3d snoot, Philadelphia. SI ,00 per an-! He nrxl protested that the affidavits alluded
nlMn, j to were unsatisfactory and informal, and
A Mammoth pictorial option of Brother Jona-1 now he snes that v'e "l!u!e tl)L affidavit,
than is published. The engraving of ''the raising I thus exhibiting, in the short space of a few
of the first liberty pule in New York" is very line. I Weeks, a degree of moral obliquity or trtupi
Tlw illustrations ofllic life of Xoadiah Nobbs is dity, wholly unpardonable, except in a
.lwi.le.lly rich and amusing, and hits some on , 0 luaacu. under which idea We hone.
individuals.
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Now Vork arc the Publishers; 2 cts. the price
per copy.
CIF" An apprentice to the Printing busi- j
ness wanted at this office
food hov of :
o
about 14' or 15 years would find a good
situation.
MLNICAL.
On Monday evening our citizens had the
nleasure of listening to the neculiar and '
' !
PXqe.jsh music ol Mr. James II. Sharp, J
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vwuse t-Ai.aumma.y r.e. ..u..i.-u a
lew weeus since. voting man ot limited
advantages, he has neve cultivated his niu-
j s'cal talents. The few simple air he breathes,
are sufficient to show that he poss. ss a sin
gular organization of the larynx arid lungs.
The music resembles the tones of a power
ful musical box, accompanied by the diapa
son of an organ. These two sounds are
perfectly distinct and are produced with no
ouiereouu.aua1uii....iai.ouo,u.e,uns.j
-, e iv . , l. . .. r . 1 1 ! n i : .. . I f
Mr. Dvr.it, the blind vocalist, gave a
charming concert on Wednesday evening.
His voice is clear, rich and musical, and
his execution chaste and faultless. A more
delicate appreciation ot harmony and a
deeper feeling of its power seem to have
been given by nature to those whom she
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iiua sum u.ii iiut.i iui- eiij.-M iiii'iii ui lie.
beauties. There is an expression in their
music which goes at once to tne heart.
B7r" Summer peeped in upon us this
week, and surprised us in overcoat and
woollens. Spring has been as fierce and
heartless this year as full blown coquette in
her first season.
ITT" Enoch Lkwjs Lowt: 1ms been nomi
nated by the Democratic Convention of
-Maryland, as their candidate fur Governor.
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VtTl.l.I.mspORT i OXVLNTIOX.
ti l i -i nn., ,.
This bodv organized on the 2Pth 11 1..
..evnv c inenur n -i . -
I11..UW -m.-ivji.i , i resiueni , joilx
GAi.uri.UTH, AitNoui Pi.t.Mi:rt, and others,
Yice Presidents, and Col. Wm. Jack and
others. Secretaries. The balloting for a
canniuaie lor tatiai commissioner
Com-
menced in the afternoon. Kd. JJ. llublev,
Nimrotl Strickland, Frank Vanzant, Seth
Clover, Win. T. Morrison, Peter Martin
and others were nominated to the Conven
tion. After balloting until Thursday eve
ning at 8 o'clock, the -!lst ballot stood f9
for Hubley, 32 for Strickland, for Vanzant,
37, they being the principal candidates.
Sixty-five is necessary to a choice.
A REVIEW OP Till: RKf.IVlENT
Of Volunteers commanded by Col. Fry-mire,
look place on Thursday. The day was beau
tiful and great crowds of persons thronged
our streets. The line was formed on Market
Square, he right resting upon River street.
The Companies present were the Northum
berland County Troup, Capt. Bryson; liing.
poltl Guards (artillery,) Capt. Kutzner; Slia
mokin Guards, Capt. Farrow; i.'ijt Greys,
Capt. Hotrman ; Shamokiu Greys, Capt. Oil
ger; Scott Infantry, Lieul. commanding and
Northumberland Infantry, Capl. Zuber.
The regiment was reviewed by Maj. Gen
eral Ease, of ihe Rlh Division, and Brig. Gen
eial Watson. The display made by the
Iroops was very imposing. Tho Ringgold
Guards, by tho precision of iheir movements
and soldierly bearing, evinced a high state of
discipline, creditable, as well lo iheir com
mander, aa to themEelves. The Northumber
land Infantry niad a very handsome appear
ance in the uniform ot l lis United Slates In.
fanlry. The Tru-.ip is th .oldest corps of
cavahy iu J'cnnsylvanJa.
( OM PROMISE HILL.
Henry Clay lias made another powerful
eflurt in favor of the report of the commit,
lee ol thirteen, Mr. Downs of Mississippi,
lias come out in Its favor, lie was a mem
ber ol the committee, and on the day of its
report to the Senate, spoke in opposition to
it. This change in his course may be con
sidered as indicative of the policy to be
pursued by the southern members. Ap
pearances ate certainly lavorable to the
passage ol the bill. The people are anxious
ly, we can not say patiently, awaiting some
action on the part of Congress. They
should do something. Suspense is chilling
in its consequences to all kinds of business.
After this everlasting subject is disposed of,
we may look for some alteration in the ta
riff. We hope the whigs, lor their own
j sakes will come up to their mark. If the
result is beneficial we don't care what par
ty accomplishes it.
THE GAZETTE.
We feel that we owe our readers an
apology for having already devoted too
much space to the editor of the Gazette,
whose code of ethics sits so loosely upon
him that he can readily make an assertion
one week and contradict it in the next. In
his respect the editor has a decided advan
tage over our humble-se!f. His assertion
that we had "taken an oath to a scaled pa
per" he knows to be false, as his own
columns will prove. We have taken no
oath to a sealed paper or any other, what
ever, on the subject in controversy ;. but
produced the affidavits of two of our hands
in our office, whose characters for veracity,
the Gazette well might envy. These affi
davits were placed in the Tost Office for his
special attention and inspection, if lie de
sired it. He fust denied there was any
affidavit, which he declared to be necessary.
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in charity, he may take shelter. Had we
coveted, not the three dollars, but the six or
eight dollars per annum, we might have de-
inanded and received it since IS If), as the
l,''iior ot tne uazelte and some ol his trientjs
... . ...
Well know. This Was on condition that'"11"1 il ,uc" vaiuu aim riimi jmpouauci; is
he (lid not boast of a superior circulation in ' t f-,L-at Mahonoy and Sliamo-
consequence thereof. We shall now, how-
I ever, hereafter publish the list of letters as I
a raattl.r of under the Act of Con- i
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gress, w iiuoui usKiug anv lavors, or inaciii'
" linii1r ;,Miir,ti(L PVc c
o""fles iimler any obligations, except !
sueh Qs JW a11j :(Mict. nav ri,qirt, jj,,, ,
as the Clafcette still professes to have some
faith in the principles of honor we submit '
to our cotemporaries ol the Press lor their:
decision, the following
Question of Honor: i
A shott time since an editor of a Deino-I
cratic paper, published in Sunhury, addres-j
sed a letterto a number of persons in Phila
delphia, who advertised in the Sunburv
Am,rican, of which Ihe following is an
extract and a correct copy :
'Sr micky, Ap.il , IS.'jO
Mk.
I see by the Ameiiean printed iu
this place ou I adveilis-ment. My object
in wining is lo obtain tins a.lvei usernenl
We will publish it at a less price than M.
"c V '""''V1 1 x"-'; l'
per and tnerelore it will be necessai v to have
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city adveitising. Our subscription list is'
mmh larger than the American's, as it is the j
oldest ptiper in iheCounly. li has
been established 40 veals. It is the oidii tie- I
moeruiu paper in the County, and is sustained
bv the w holi
party.
We shall make no comments, whatever,
u l ins. iii . i 5 ir r,.f! i ill a I onenll. . i . i le
n ' ' 11 1 lately attracted public attention, possessing!
ii,: .,;.,.,i- ..:...i
me peisu.,aUliresse,.,.n a JOKe, ollered
or2 f)0 lor an advertisement of four squares j lion. Since the Public Salo, lots have alrea
for cue year, which was accepted. As the ! dy advanced in price.
fJazette is, according to its editor, the onlii The immerse crowd of visiters from Potts
Danocr.dk paper published in the county
and in fact the only one published in Sun-
i bnrv nut mii.lished bv ns. be mi rlit nr.il.n
1 ' n I""" I
blv inform the public who had tile destin-
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I g'ueu riuiiui 01 uiiug uie auilior Ol tills
beautiful production.
. lTT" The s.u r. ok Town Lots at TnnvoB
ton look place on Tuesday lasl. An im-
; mense crowd of persons wero present and
i th,. bid.
ings were fast and (minus. Up.
war.ls ol live nunilre.i lots were sold at van
oi.s prices ranging from S20 to jfltiO.
We noticed that a number of opening of
coal veins are being made along the soulh
bianch of Zeiles run, and everything iudi-
rates enterprise and eneigy on the pail of the
piopiietors The lail road is under contiaet
I and will be pushed on to completion imme-
I .le.lelv
TIIE MILTONIA.
We cannot condescend to hold a contro
versy with the Miltonian. Its columns
have been so long opened to, and the sport
of boys and unprincipled scribblers, that it
can harm no one, except those who have
it in charge. We expected, we confers,
better things on the return ol the senior
1 T A PI 1 1 IT (I
editor. The vapid effusions of the bov du
ring the winter, were certainly curiosities,
in their way and where they failed to ex
cite disgust by their stupidity, they were
sure to cause a smile by their absurdities.
If nature was niggardly in supplying him
with brains, she at least was generous and
bountiful in filling the vacuum with conceit
and inordinate vanity.
A Gbeat Pkize. Tho Ait Union of Cin
cinnati has purchased Powers' Greek Slave
from Mr. Rubb of New Orleans, and now
otfer it as one of ihe piizes to be drawn by
their subscriber:) of the present season.
GREAT MEETING AT TREVORTON.
Breaking of the First Ground to the
TREVORTON A!VI MAHOSfOY RAILROAD.
On Tuesday the 28th tilt., an immense con
course assembled at Trevorton to participate
in the ceremony of breaking tho fust ground
on the Trevorton, Mahonoy and Susquehanna
Rail Road. At 10 o'clock, A. M. tho meet
ing was organized by tho appointment of
HirCJlI BELLAS, Esq., President.
En. Y. BamiiT, Esq., J. B. Packer, Esq.,
W.M. Drwen, W.M. Fkuki.y, limn Patter
son, Andrew Rcssem., Br.Nj. Pott, Wm.
McCartv, Mnj. W.M. Cot.T, CtimsT. Herber,
B. II. Howell and Capt. Samuel Hunter,
Vico Presidents. And
James Dealty, If. Yurdly, Daniel Urauticam
and Henry Donnel, Secretaries.
MOUNTED MAKSHALLS.
Win. II Marshall,
Dr. C S. Woiscr,
Jacob Raker,
Conrad Kershner,
D. Mont. Boyd,
G. W. Reifsnvdur.
MARSLALLS ON FOOT.
Isaac 1). Raker,
B. F. Taylor,
Ed. Sillituan,
Wilson Zerbe,
1). C. Cleaver.
E. A. Paitridge.
The line of procession was formed by the
Maishalls upon Shamokiu street, whence,
preceeded by a band of music, it marched
up Shamokiu street to 1st street; and down
1st to the line of railway.
Alexander Jordan, Esq., after making a
brief, but appropriate and beautiful address, j
threw oil his coat and seizing the pick axe
g.ubbed out a voting sapling and broke up
the first ground. He then placed in the hole
a bottle of pure Susquehanna water, a lump
of coal from the Mahonoy mines, and a spe
cimen of iron ore fiom the neighboring moun
tain, amid enthusiastic applause.
The President then came lorward and ad
dressed the audience in Inn usual felicitous
manner.
Mr. II .of Philadelphia, mounted the stand. '
He said that no duly had been assigned him j just before the Ohio left, the steamer Pi
ifi the proceeding, but he hoped, it would not ; zar0 cnlm. j jln us prisoners taken from
Lie considered immodest lit mm, ns n bache-
lor, lo publish the banns of the marriage.
'I publish the banns between Zeibes' Gap
and the Susquehanna river; if any ono know
any just cause or impediment why the two
should not be joined together by a railroad,
on the first (; November next, let him declare
i! now, or ever hereafter hold his peace."
J. B. Packer, Esq. came forward and read
letters from President Taylor, Vice President
Fillmore, Hon. Mr. Clay, Hun. Mr. Meredith,
Gov. Johnston, Hon. J. M. Porter, and Hon.
j .las. Pollock, in some of which a deep inter-
; est is expressed in inn important enterprise,
. t t i- I I
kin cotil regions.
The procession again formed and returned
to the place of starling, wheie was prepared
au ample cold collation ; alter which a Pub
lie. Sale of lots in
TREVORTON took place.
A great mill. her of lots were sold in this
promising
town. The location is a most
beautiful and healthy one just at the Gap fused, ami told if he did not like it he might
that leads into one of the richest coal fields ' go to sea as soon as he pleased,
iu the Slate, and in a narrow valley about . The Spanish Government would not bo re
half a mile wide, remaikablti lor the quiet ' sponsible for the safMy of his ship. None of
and modest beauty ol its scenery, and oceu- . the pas.-engeis except those having passports
pving a gentle and graceful slope or gradual ' were permitted to go on shore.
side-hill on each side of the Little Mahonoy
creek or East blanch of Zeibes run. A situ- ' (he passengers while in port, not even b
ation so attractive and so likely to captivate I tweeu the officers, until a permit wasob'.aiu
the ce of Ihe visitor is seldom to bo found, i ej from the Captain General.
It is laid out with wide streets, and ample!
provision made lor tlireu laige public squares
and for chinches and school houses. No The steamer Columbus arrived at Panama
pains or expenses have been spared to make on ihe 7th, fiom New York,
it a most convenient, healthy and pleasant1 The Ohio biings 410,000 in gold diift, and
town. , 5210,000 in specie.
The binding on the lots was spirited and : T1"; ollio was detained more than 15 hours
lasted till late in the clay. It is believed, ; after she was ready for sea, wailing for a per
il... ...... l.iiM.-l.n.l 1...11. 1 i ....j .;tl 1... i... I mit to transfer tier n:i4snnrreri.
this season, and as soon as the Rail Road is
finished, il will rapidly advance to its destin.
ed position, aside of its bighlv favored and
I. ;,.,, i, ,,.,.;i'i " i , ,i, .
prosperous sislets, Pottsville mid other min
ing town.
It is admitted by all, that no town has
,..,,,. niVBn,aBe than this beautiful loca
ville and Schuylkill county, and from all the
neighboring counties on tha Susquehanna,
ev nces the exten-iie interest, that is felt in
the important enterprise, which opens up to
the public, this long neglected, vet unsur-
passed Coal Field possessing inexh iustab!e
supplies of tho i ichest coal now known of
peculiar fitness for making iron and for the
production of steam.
The Tievorton Rail Road will be prosecu
ted will vigor, and w ill be completed by next
i December.
Till: CANADIAN ASSEMBLY.
Tokonto, C. W., May 25, 150.
The debate in the Assembly, on the
amendment to the address, declaring it ex
pedient to mako the Legislative Council elec
tive, developed a strong tendency to organic
change, ami brought in a general discussion
on the annexation question. The right fully
to discuss the question was insisted on by
Ex-Sol icitor-General Bagely, and by several
others. Tho ministry wero strongly con
demned for making the dismissal. Colonel
Prince defied the Colonial Secretary and the
Provincial Attorney-General to prosecuto him
or any other individual for advocating inde
pendence. The spirit of tho debate was hos
tile to tin.' English authorities and lo Eng-
Ianj blll ,m, m,sl,i,ablenes8 of the English
institutions to Canada, was tho reason avow
ed for demanding constitutional changes.
The motion for an elective Legislative Coun
cil was negatived by a large majority. The
vote stood as follows: 13 for and SO against
Ihe change.
Fuom Sr. Johns, N. B. Tho Lieutenant
Governor of New Biuuswick, iu council, hag
decided not 'to comply with the petitjon for a
commission to proceed to Washington, in or
der lo urge on our government complete re
ciprocity. Two gentlemen, Messrs Wihuot
ami Chandler, were lo leave St. John for
Washington, to urge, in their private capacity)
this matter.
IMPORTANT FROM CUBA.
I.ANIHXJ Ol' GENERAL LOPEZ.
CAHDICXAS T.Ki: HV TIIR INVADKHS.
Prisoner Taken nt (Mm he anil Rrntcnccd to be
Shot t
New York, May 24th, 3i, P. M.
By the arrival here, this afternoon, of the
steamship Ohio, from Havana, we learn that
Gen. Lopez landed at Cardenas, on Ihe lth
instant, with 500 men. After a short fight
ho captured tho town, nnd tho garrison of 60
men surrendered, after losing three men.
There was great excitement in Havana,
and the city was placed under martial law.
Several thousand militia & enrolled troops
had been despatched to protect Matanzas.
It was reported that invading troops were
collected on Normail's Island. Several ves
sels were slatted for that place. Tho stea
mer Pizarro returned with 105 prisoners,
mostly French and Germans.
General Lopez lauded from the steamer
which left New Orleans on the 7lh. Several
other vessels, containing in all 1200 or 1500
men, had left previous to the Creole, but
whero they are to laud it is not known.
Tho city of Havana was under martial
law, and several thousand militia had been
enrolled, and arms were presented to them.
The resident foreigners wero all called on to
enrol.
There were 1500 troops in Matanzas. as
30(1 were despatched from Havana at 10 u'-
clock. A. M., on the 20th, to reinforce them
and march against Lopez.
It was rumored that the force under Lope,
had increased to 2000, and that he was al
ready half way to Matanzas.
On the 16th news was received at Havana
that a large force was collected on Neman's
Island, near Capo Catoche, Yucatan. The
n.,,,,,,.,1 r.f M ,.;.,... ..t ..... ...1. 1
i about 3000 men, started immediately for that
p(,jMt
. .u. Iwn,
It was said they were mostly Germans
and Irish. The report was that they were to
be shot that day, at twelve o'clock, or at
least, every tenth man shot, and the rest con
fined in the dungeons of Moro Castle.
The force on the Creole, with w hich Gen.
Lopez effected a landing, is only a small part
of the expedition.
It is known that some ten or twelve vessels
have left New Orleans for dillerent pads of
tho Gulf, probably to land simultaneously at
dillerent points.
It was reported that Lopez had broken up
j ine ruinuuus iu vaii:enas in several places,
The merchants and bankers iu Havana
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were removing their money, plate, &c, into
i tin.' foit for safety,
I The steamers Ohio, Falcon
and Georgia,
were compelled lo anchor at the entrance ol"
the harbor.
Capt Scheiu'k
Aiiieri. a i Consul,
protested, through the
lo the Captain-General.
Uud demanded a safe anchorage, but was re
No communication was allowed between
The Ohio does not bring any
later
news
: Irom l.aliloruia.
.
; 1 r, tlm New crk m. ot tl,r gl.h mIi.)
: l'ROM VITAS-st R I'ltlsi: or TIIE
i TWRT SAN ,,,LAR,,,i-
; For the following rich and aninsiugacconnl
of tho surptise of a Spanish fort in Cuba we
are indebted to Mr. O. Foster,
tviwniwr in
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, l no urig ussia, arrive.! a lew uays since
from Nuevitas.
1 Mr foster info-m ibnt nn tt.o nirrbf nf
the 2d May tho fortress of San Hilariou was
the scene of a most laughable commotion, in
i consequence of the supposed landing of the
long-looked for expeditionary forces.
Nuevitas, like New Yoik, lies at tho head
of a tine bay, the entrance to which is
through a very narrow creek, twenty miles
; below the city. On one side or this ereek,
i al ,ho most "arrow point, is situated the low
fortress of Suit Ililariou. The ground around
is very low and marshy. About two o'clock
on the morning of the 2d the garrison were
suddenly summoned to arms by an alarm
fiom the sentinels that au enemy was ap
proaching. The most indescribable confusion ensued,
but before long the men huddled on lo the
ramparts to await the attack, the cannons be
ing already loaded. The bugles of the ene
my could now bo heard, and tho clicks of
their musket locks and an occasional dis
charge, as they arranged their (lints previous
to the light. The dim outline of a huge ship
was now discovered. Now- the order was
given for good aim to be taken, and the bat
leries to bo opened upon the vessel ; but be.
fore ihe soldiers had time lo fire, the enemy
were discovered approaching in large open
boats, lh first of which was already within
a yard of the shore, not fifty feet from ihe
cannons' mouths.
The surprise was complete. Panic strick
en, the soldiers uttered one shriek, "LosYan
kees viencn," and then look to their heels
officers and all.
It is the custom for vessels entering Nue
vitas, when they arrive kilo ''below," lo an
chor near the Fori of San Ililariou and pro
ceed up lo town next dcy.
During the night of the 13th il came on to
blow very hard, and one of the pilots dis
covering a largo launch diiftiug on lo the
stones opposite to the Fort, ran down to the
bank and endeavored lo call the attention of
the sentinels by hallooing, in order to save
the boat from going to pieces. Not succeed
ing, he went back to Ihe pilot-house and
brought down an old musket and a tin horn,
alternately (iiing the one and blowing the
other. This caused the terriblo nlarm noti
ced. It hnppn'hed that a vessel had happened
to come in and dtopped anchor, which, with
the drifting launch, with nobody in it, mag
nified in Ihe eyes of thfl soldiers to a body of
"Los Yankees," caused them to cut stick.
MORE IMPORTANT NEWS PROM ( I U A.
ARRIVAL OF THE ISABEL.
THE ATTACK ON CARDENAS,
Trouble among the Ivaders.
Thr Mfprts of the Ohio's Nrtri nt TVnslilngtnii.
M LET I NO OF THE C.'AIII.NET fcc, .e.
Savannah, May 25 Morning.
The steamship Isabel touched ofl this port
this morning, from Havana and Key West.
She left Havana on tho 22d inst. two days
after the Ohio.
According to the advices brought by the
Isabel, the invading forces are thrown into
confusion, and, ptobably, are already used
up.
The steamer Creole, w hich carried that
part of the invading force that landed at Car
denas, succeeded in escaping from that port,
and has arrived at Key West, with General
Lopez, the commander-in-chief of the inva
ders, mi board. (Jen. L., and one of his aids,
Major Saehez Essnaga, arrived in this citv
this morning, and have taken lodging at the
City Hotel.
j The following information is obtained fiom
, him :
The expedition left Ihe Nlay del Contnv,
1 on the nnjih east comer of tho Yucatan coast
i on the Kith, and lauded at Caidenas on the
, 19th inst. They lost some time to send an
jexpiess to Colozo, about ten miles distant.
: The expedition entered Ihe town, and attack
ed the jail, supposing it to be the barracks!
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at this moment, crossing the piazza. They
weie haned, and answered by firing upon the
troops. After this, some soldiers went to the
Government House, which was attacked.
The House was well defended, but was final
ly burned. The few troops surieiulered them
selves.
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I le nun ill i irr pt :ia r nnnioi i irt. ......
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ble possession of the invaders. The troops.
however, and having lost time in getting the
wounded and fuel on board the steamer Cie
ole, which was to return for reinforcements,
became disheatlencd, and insisted on going
to Key West.
They were closely pursued by Ihe Span
ish war steamer Pizarro, but escaped.
CiiAiii.nsioN, May 25 P. M.
The steamer Isabel has arrived fiom lla-
j vana. Tin? invaders succeeded in laudii
Cardenas, and look Ihe place. The palace
was burned, and tiie Governor is a prisoner.
The steamer afterwards escaped to Key West
am! (!en. f.npc; ts mar in Savannah.
Washington. May 25. l.S.Mi.
The Cuba news by telegraph was lead ;ii
the Piesident's reception last night, and
created a sensation. The President had
been giving his views against the b.nindarv
claimed by Texas but immediately charged
the topic to Cuba, and appeared to be taken
: by surprise wilh the news.
I There was a cabinet meeting to-dav.
j It is expected that a piocl.nnali. n viill
1 shortly appear. We understand that Mr
j Henry Bulwer has had a conference with Mr.
. Secret:. I'V f'hivlnn in ,. l,!,.. it iu -,....,.1 tl...i
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there is a secret treaty between Spain and
England, which will require the latter to in
terlete, even it the island is liberated. It is
appiehended that this will lead lo a blockade
of the whole coast by England, and that
soon.- chance collision with ihe American
Hag wiq end in a war.
It is supposed that this business w ill hurry
on Ihe compromise of the North, while the
South will go for delay.
Arreft of Central Lopez by Order of 1' resident
Taylor is Discharge.
1 AVAS.SAH, tja..
luv gG 4i o'clock P. M.
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i-.wnenitui as prouueeu nero iasi
j night, by the arrest of Gen. Lopez
The
' Marshall of the Oisl.iet made tbn nrrnst i.n. 1
, der the auihority of a telegraphic despatch
i from the President of the United States. Both
Lopez and his aid were arrested and
taken before Judge Nicholasof the U. S. Dis
trict Court.
There being no evidence against the par
tics, they were discharged, at a quarter be
fore 12 o'clock. The crowd iu the Com l
room was immense, and the decision ol the
Ceurt was received with much enthusiasm.
Gen. Lopez was escorted to his lodgings by
the crowd, lie made a speech, iu w hich he
expiessed his determination to carry out his j l,l,m claim, then summon by summonrra, Chin,
present project at all hazards. lj' Moorl'; JoI,"J W Moor, lsa.c Moore and
,, . , I rraiicis Moure, iate ul fcaid Countv no that thev
Ho is a man ot pleasing appearance, and , ,e and appear before the Judges of our Court of
very intelligent. Ho made quite a favorable Common Pleas for thccoimty of Northumberland,
impression upon our citizens. He left, ae- i e ",!" ot Common Plea to I held ol Sun
. , . . , , , ... , . i hurv, on ihe first Momlav of August next, lo
companied by us Aid, at 7 o c ock this .... v.-... . r . . r .
1 1 ' """ answer in d. Moore ofuplca wherefore, where-
Illuming, lor -uouue.
Fkom Phincb Eiiwakos. N. B. Arrivals
Trnin P. it. ,.. V.Ki-:.r.r Isb.n.l rn.n.i. )Vi.t .K
, i, i
I.ieut. Governor iad been compelled to close
ihe session of the Legislature of lhat little
colony. A quarrel occuried between the
members and the Lieutenant Governor, tho
latter having refused to proceed with the lo
cal business of the colony, such as roads,
biidges and wharves, crown prosecutions,
tho maintenance of jails and prisons, inland
mails, relief of poor persons, &c , though
they took good caie to attach certain appro
priations lo the revenue bill, which they
passed, for the payment of the contingent ex
penses of the Legislature, together with 50
to tho Speaker, mid X'25 lo each member of
the Assembly. It is suggested lhat should
the members of the House continue this con
duct, the constitution of the Island will be
suspended, and the government of the Colony
attached to Nova Scotia before long.
Commerce of the Westeks Rivers In
a document recently ordered by the U. S.
Senate lo be printed it is stated that the nett
value of the commerce of the Ohio and Mis
sissippi rivers and their tributaries, for the
year 184!), is estimated al $256,233,820, and
the value of vessels employed therein is esti
mated al $1R.(.61,I0.
INTERESTINci I ROM IIAVTf.
Intelligence from Ilnyti to the 10th inst..
has been received at New York. Our com
mercial agents had been at last recognized
and the American flag hoisted. The Govern
ment was again preparing for that never to1
bo begun expedition against the Dominicians.
The American sloops of war Albany and
Germantown, and the sleamer Vixen, which
arrived on the last day of April tho latter
having on board B. E. Green, Esq., Special
Agent of nur Government have since left
for their several destinations.
Cofi'eo was scarce at 172 cq. Logwood,
35. Provisions in fair demand.
With these accounts from this now highly
interesting porlion of the globe, we have re
ceived, says the Herald, a contradiction of
tin? reports which arrived here some time
back, iu relation lo Mr Wilson, United Stater
Commercial Agent at Cape HaytierV. h war
reported that this gentleman had been mtir
deied at the Cape, and then again Ihaf he'
had been imprisoned. Nothing of all thiV,
we nre happy to say, has occurred. We
learn, however, that a criminal prosecution;
was. in fact, commenced against him by the"
black Attorney General of the black Empe
ror, for his having, ns Commercial Agent of
the United States, ordered Captain Eldiidge,
of the brig Panama, lo remove the seals from
his hatches to slow away a load of coffee.
Hence the origin of the reports, inasmuch at,
no doubt, it was tvi'.h some reason believed
that lo be tried by this barbarous nuthoritv
was all ihe same ns lo be already condemned
and executed. At the present moment, how
ever, we believu our agent is safe at Port au
Prince. We hope our Government will not
be remiss in protecting our interests in those
parts.
Vote on tmk Ratification or the Ni
CAKAl.t a Tiieatv w ith En.:i.ani The fuU
lowing is ihe vole iu the U S. Senate upon
th.; ralilicatiou of the Nicaragua Tieaty with
England :
Ayr a Messrs Badger, Bell, Baldwin, Ber
lieu. Butler, Ca, Chase. Clarke, Clay Coop
er, Corwiu, Davit, of Mass., Diwon. Dayton,
Dodge of Wise, Dodge, of Iown. Downs,
Kelch, V n.i!e. Greene. H.ile. Houston, Hunter,
Junes. Kiie. Mangum. Mason, Miller, Mor
ten. Nun is, Pcaree. Prall. Sebastian. Seward,
i ... . . t. ...
Miielil'. Mnlin. .)lll(
So
' f,',.,wo(. Wales, W
ales, Webster -12.
Mexis Atchison, Bright, Borland,
Clemens, Davis, of .Mi-s., Dickenson, Tur
nev. Walker. Wnil.-ouib, Yiden 10
Ahsrtit Mo-i's Benton. Bradbury. Done-
1 l.lllillii.
Phelps, Ruk, Up-
TKKYKHTOX.
AliOKKI'S, Minrrs and others wh.i wish tiv
purchase lets in Trcv.irleii at private sale
( will li i I an arnl oa the prrmiscs or at tlir town
t ot' Mmmokiri.
) l.ali.ir ..a the Bail lewd will tip taken in pay
I input of loin and hall' the wa-.jrs of Die laborer ail
: a need nt .v....
! D. V.OVn.O.V BUY BOYD. .;;rnt.
.tun- M. 1S50. if.
v oT.ci:
Iirrchv L-'nrn that I will -isit fhe
tel'.
'wing places at ilic tiiac below uimtioii
oil, te.lc!icr the ncps-arv papers toj.pT..ns who
emcliased lots nn the 2m!i of May at fire public
a'c at Trcvovliiu.
June l.itli at Mr.Johvistr.il. 5ft. Clair Irorfr 11
until 4 ..'clock.
nth at I'cii'ia Halt. IVtlin ill.-, from 8 until
li .i'.v.ck I'. M.
H!', :.t V,r. llim-hc's Hotel. Miiiersvillo
tietn ,s unlil 12 A. M.
i'. Mr. Hippie's Treniiinl from 2 fill ft
V. V.. a:nl at Donaldson alter ft
.)'.-1. ..-k.
' !i;h at Gcoru'i'tou n, at .v'tt'i Inn from 3
til 0 P. M.
" 2ftih ut Smith's TaM-rn t'ro.n S till 12 A. M.
nmlitt Splin inrow from 3 Jill fi P M.
1 " 21st at New licrlin. from 3 till 12 A M. mt
' at Northumberland from It till fi Y M.
" 2!ld at Sunburv from S till 15 A M at J. C,
Pr.kiliV
at llaiuiUc, at the Monlonr House, from
:l tillf.1' M.
21t'i at S A Ilra.b ; llotil. BloomsburR,
f...m 9 lill'l2 A. M.
1). M. BOYD, Awiit.
Jimp t. I S5.1.
; ' notice.
"V OTICE is hereby givrn lhat I have ptirrhaspil
. al t'oustablr's Sale, us thepropcrtv of J.vspph
'in ...... .,t. .. .1 .....tt.
I ui v ousiat'ic s .aic, u ine propcriv 01 jo.sppn
(lf n .,,:,,.,, lownsUii.. tlv- fcHor,;.,,
: property, viz:
1 .Mar.
I Celt,
7 heads of Cattle.
The undivided half of 13 srr of Oat.
' of 10 acres ol Corn.
All of which I have left ill thr possession of Ilic
said Joseph I is vis, durine; my pleasure, of which
thr public will take notice.
WM. H. WAPLBs,
Nmlluunbcrlaml, Jump 1, 1 -r0. tit
srwa4 i'Ait n nov.
Koitlnuuberland County, ss.
The Commonwealth Df I'ci.iikv Ivsniu to (he
f-'hcnfl'of NortiimiilK-rland Counly, lirertini;:
If illiam (i. More make you secure of urr-
tlc Kalj .air . . ,,r,s. . ,, 10 . to?ct lor. nd
undivided all that certain Tract of Laud, situate
in Rush township, .NorlhuuiU'rlam county, dp
scribed us lollous to wit : ltcu'inuiiiL' at a pines
comer of the line of John (icarliart, thence by
ihe ,, th .V, dcg. east 3S nerche luanllak.
thence soulh Ml .leg. past C2 in-nlies li a Post.
tin lice bv land uf Jacob Gcarhurt, saiith 49 .leg.
fart 2.-1.1 lurches la a post in the edge of the Tnrn
pike Head; south 21) deg. east 9 perches lo a Post;
south eO deu'. west U3 perches lo a small Chestnut
Oak, south 55 tlc.i. west 9J jH-rrhei Ut a white
Oak, ami south oij Uca.. twelve perches to post
in a liac of land of Herman licarhart, and by the
same, smith 51 lies., west 20J pen-lies to pine,
soulh 42 dcir, west 10 perches to a rhtwnut Oak,
soulh 3 dc. cast oti perches lo a white Oak, and
soulh H deir.'west 5ii erche to a Birch, thence
by land of Elizabeth Dcpue and Jacob Gearhart,
south 70 di g. west 84 perches to a post and thenc
by land of John (iulick, north 8 ilt-. vast 809
H-rchps to the bejiiiiniiis, containing 87 seres an J
IS perches inure or less, wilh the appurtenances,
Ihey the said Defendants J. ny that Partition there
of be iiia.lp between them, according to the Laws
uud customs of this Commonwealth, and the sta
tutes in such caso made and provided, and th
same Iu lie done will nut permit, unjustly, and
contrary to the laws and custom and to the sta
tutes atercsaid, as is said, &c, and have you then
tliers the summoners and this writ: .
W itnes the Hon. Joseph U. Anthony, Esq,
President of our said Court at Nunbury, Uie 9llt
day of April, A. U. 1S50.
JOHN KAUN8WORTH, Proth'y.
"All of which lh parties atuisid are hereby re
quired lo take iiutice."
JAMES COVERT, Shr'A".
Khcriir's office, NiiuLurv, )
June I, lt-50. ' j