AMERICA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 752, 21 January 1860, Page 3

AMERICA.

The arrival of It.M.S.S. Arabia at Liverpool, on the 17th of October, brought news from New York to the <lth, Boston the sth, and Halifax the 7th of the month.

Determined that there should be no peculation on contracts, Ihe President had presided at the opening of the bids for the supply of the army in Utah and New Mexico. '

As will be seen by the following, another filibustering expedition under Walker had set sail for Nicaragua:— ■ ; ■ . ■

" Washington^ Oct. 4—A month ago information was received in this city of filibustering movements against Nicaragua. Although the statement was not fully credited, it was deemed of sufficient importance to justify the issue of instructions to the proper federal officials to exercise more than ordinary vigilance. The president himself superintended these precautionary mqyements. The recent advertisement in the New Orleans papers of a steamship to start from Mobile for Chiriqui on the Ist of October added to the accumulating suspicious circumstances attending the alleged contemplated invasion of Nicaragua; but upon inquiry of- the collector at Mobile nothing had been heard to confirm the truth of the' report, so far as that port is concerned. Within the present week reliable information has been received here, and was stated in the general newspaper despatch yesterday, that a large number of strangers were in New Orleans, including many prominent persons, saiil to have been heretofore connected with filibustering enterprises, and this, together with other circumstances, created suspicion in the mind of Collector Hatch that they meditated an unlawful expedition. Late last night 100 or 150 of them left the city, the presumption being that they had gone to the Belize to await a vessel. A clearance had been asked for the steamer. Philadelphia for Chiriqui, which Collector Hatch refused for the reasons above stated. The agent of the steamer was persistent, and again applied for a clearance, but met with no better success than at first. Of these facts our Government is informed, and. probably they are the only ones from authentic sources in its possession. It is believed that this subject was to-day a matter of Cabinet consultation. Orders have been despatched by telegraph to the commanding officer at Baton Rouge for concentrating and holding the federal military in reserve, to be used, if necessary, as & posse comitatus for the enforceoment of the law. It is believed there, and the facts which have transpired seem to warrant the conclusion, —that the filibusters have so arranged their plans as to avail themselves of the advantages afforded by the reopening of the Nicaragua transit route for the accomplishment of their designs. The Adminstration is determined: ;by all means in its power, including the employment of the land and_. nayal ; forces, to compel re■spect to the neutrality/law's,T'The instructions to iMinister Dimitry; are particularly with reference to the re-opening of the transit, and,: as both governments have assented to the Lamar-Zeladon treaty, it is supposed Nicaragua will offer no obstacle to the passage of the mails. The presence of the Postmaster-General in New York in connection with the last named subject, is expressive of the interest the Government has in the fulfilment of the Johnson contract."

A later telegram says: — " General Walker and his men got off last night, and sailed from Berwick Bay this morning in their own steamer without a clearance. The attempted, clearance of the Philadelphia for Aspinwall was made to blind the authorities, —Harry Maury commands Walker's steamer."

The All England Club commenced their cricket match with twenty-two of .the United States/at Hoboken on the 3rd. The eleven won the toss for innings, but sent in the twenty=two first. They gave to the eleven in two hours, having scored but 38. At 5 o'clock the stumps were drawn, 82 runs having been made by the All England Eleven, and two wickets only having gone down—viz., Hayward, 32; Carpenter, .26; Wisden, 3: Parr, 5; byes, wides, and no balls, 16. On the 4th, the game recommenced, Parr and Hey ward; of-the English eleven, being at the wickets, to the bowling of Messrs. Gibbs arid Hollis, of the St. George's and JSfew York.Clubs. The score was 156. The United States then began their second innings,, scoring 35. Play was stopped at 5 o'clock, when the twenty-two of .the United States were 83 behind their opponents, with only seven wickets to go down. : The American players were delighted and astonished with the skill of the English players. A correspondent of the 'New York Times' writing frdrn'Olympia, Washington,, on the 21st August, respecting the San Juan dispute, says':—■ " General Harney is severely condemned by the most intelligent and educated of our countrymen, on the spot for this action, on the ground that, no matter how clear and indisputable may be our title to the island, as long as it is a subject of controversy or correspondence between the two Governments, or their commissioners, it is disputed territory, and neither party has a right to sole and exclusive occupancy or jurisdiction over it. Our companies here are-weak in men and weaker in officers, there being but one officer to each company. Waggon expeditions, boundary survey, and arrests have oonsumed their force. Had a collision taken place before August 10th, the enemy could have 'wiped us out.' We are indebted to the forbearance and magnanimity of the English naval officer for the continued peace between the two countries. General Harney, who is here called ' Goliah,' for two reasons —first, that he is a very large man ; and, second, that he is all matter and no mind-bought, I think, to be court martialed and dismissed the service for his conduct in.this case. In Europe he could not have retained his commission a minute after the flagrant and outrageous act was known to the Government. The man is not half so fit to be *a general as to be an ostler of a livery stable. It is said the General's real object is! political popularity, with the insane idea of using the same at the Charleston Convention a la Taylor and Pierce." ~