The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-
ship Company's screw steamer City of Washington,
Captain Jeffreys, which left New York on the 30th
ult., and which called at Queenstown on Wednesday
last, arrived at Liverpool at 2 o'clock, bringing 240 pas-
sengers, and $622740 in specie.
The New York journals are almost entirely filled
with descriptions and incidents of the voyage of the
Great Eastern. The New York Herald publishes
nearly 20 columns of particulars, heading the article
with the following phrases in imposing type :—" The
Tenth Wonder;" " Arrival of the Mammoth Steamship
Great Eastern ;" "The Crowning Triumph of Ocean
Steam Navigation ;" "Narratives of the voyage across
the Atlantic ;" " The performance of the ship and her
machinery ;" "Her reception at New York ;" "Splendid
escort of ateamers, yachts, and other craft." "Intense
excitement throughout the metropolia ;" "General
turnout of the populace to welcome the big ship
" Thunders of artillery from the forts and shipping;"
" Scenes in the bay, on the battery, and along the
wharfs;" "History and dimensions of the vessel;"
"Trial trips of the Great Eastern;" "Description of
the ship, officers, and guests," &a
On the 29th thousands of persons thronged the dock
at the foot of Hammond-stmt. where the Great Eastern
is moored, but only • privileged few were admitted on
hoard; nor will visitors be permitted to examine the
interior of the vessel until she is thoroughly put in
order to receive company. The work of reno.ation
would occupy several days. and tickets would be issued
as Noon as the necessary arrangements were cum-

plated.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
lirmelei says :-- "Th. San Joan question is no nearer •
solution than when the Degociations first commenced.
The British Government thought that by a little
fineloing and artful diplomacy they would be able to
get the United States to back down, but Great Britain
has already found out her inistake, and also that Presi-
dent Buchanan underatands the subject fully as well as
she does."
The rejection of the Spanish treaty embarrasses the
Administration considerably, and will tend to compli-
cate the long pending questions in dispute and others of
recent date which have sprung up since the treaty was
made. The Administration will hardly attempt any
further negociation with Spain. It was with great re-
luctance that she made the treaty, and but for the per-
sistent and indefatigible efforts of Mr. Preston it never
would have been negnciated.
Dr. Hayes, the champion of the lamented Kane in the
expedition which shed • lustre on the American name
in connection with Arctic explorations, met a large
number of friends in the New York Chamber of Com-
merce on the 29th, who aaseinbled to take farewell of
him prior to his departure for the Arctic regions.
The Japanese were to embark on board of the United
States' frigate Niagara on the 30th ult., on their return
to Japan.
liavannah advices are to the 23rd of June. They are
unimportant. The Angel-Perez affair had been settled.
Mr. Perez, it seems, admitted that he was not a citizen
of the United States, and consequently the Spanish
claim upon him was just.