The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-13 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES

A telegraphic summary of the following intern-
ewe appeared in the Express of yesterday:
ARRIVAL OF THE HUMBOLDT.

The United itstismiaat«Aii;ci•Tilumboldt
arrived at Cowes yesterday morning from New York,
which she left on the 31st ult. The Humboldt
brought 127 passengers, and specie to the amount ofi
450,000 dollars. We have three days' later advice,
by this arrival than those brought by the Asia.
I The Humboldt, on leaving New York, passed the
screw steam-ship Glasgow, going in.
The New York papers an Wed with the details of
a terrible calamitT which myna w the Seth ult.,
on the Hudson River, and by whisk k hes been as-
oertaioed that upwards of 70 perms lest their lives.
The following are the particulars :

About thus o'clock the steam-boat Hoary Clay took fire,
and in a short time was a shut of flame, and burnt to the
water's edge. She had between 300 and 400 passengers on
board. Of thus upwards of 70, principally tbasalas and
ebildma, yakked In tko lames, or were drowned in their
efforts to Neap the Ire. Most of the baggage was lost.
Sack is • leteir aliment of a disaster that has- thrown the
city Este esufteneMea, and carried sadness and desolation
to hundrais at mites. The Henry Clay, Captain J. F.
Tatham " the mu and swift steamer," as she is called in
the advirtisemarsta• loft Albany at seven o'clock on Wed-
nesday me sing iferrTfore York. Ike was comparatively •
new boat, end oradgesod • very Aso steamer of her dam.
8h• was leramirta el the 7th of August, in 1861. Bh.
was IN tens bettleey two beadred and six foot long,
twenty-seven foal and four inches wide, and eight feet
and • quarter doer. Her hull was built by Mr. Thos. Coll.
Mr, at the foot of Twentieth-street, and her engines by
essrs. Cunningham, Belknap, and Co., in West-street.
Bb. started from Albany in company with the Armenia,
making the usual stoppages for passengers, swelling the
number till it reached to between three and four hundred.
flbo raced with the Armenia, as all the perengets we ban
men inform as, till she had run ahead of that steamer
sums four or Res miles. Hot hull had become very
much heated from the sun as well as from her own fur-
naces till she was as dry as a chip and as inflammable
es gunpowder. Is this oonditioa, sad when near Too-
ker*, while these three or fan, hundred hums beings
were little dresmiag of danger, • black smoke was seen to
issue from the centre of the boat near the pipes. Soon
after one of the attaches of the steamer appeared and re-
quested the ladies to keep cool—that there was no dan-
ger. Immediately it was noticed that the head of the
beat was turned towards the sham, from which • breeze
was blowing. Then the flames began to steal up and
through the vessel. Thee the cry of Bre spread conster-
nation among the passengers on board that United steamer.
Almost Immediately after this she struck on shore below
Yonkers, about • quarter of • mile this side of Fonthill,
Mr. Forrest's residence; and the scene that then ensued
biftes description. The steamer struck head on ; sod u
the lire broke out in the centre, and the breeze blew off
shore, those In the stern of the boat had either to leap into
the water or perish in the flames. One of the passengers,
who had reached the shore, said that as he turned he maw
the &mu envelope • flue lad standing on the verge of the
upper deck, seemingly uncertain whether to perish by Bre
or water. The flumes and thick smoke seemed to wrap
around hint like • winding-sheet, till he disappeared, and
is now no more. Another gentleman informed us that ha
saw a mother take her infant in her teeth by its clothes, to
have the tube come on top when she arm to the surface,
and approach the edge of the boat to leap into the water.
By a sudden jerk of the boat, the child fell from the
grasp of the neither, end also disappeared. There were
several other Mann nding incidents connected with this
sad affair. We shall know all the .ad scenes of this
terrible filmier. Most of those who were saved cense to
the city in the Armenia and by the Hudson Riser rail-
road. The down train stopped to render mistimes, and
, a special train was sent out to bring the survivors to
I town. Several reached the Irving house in • sod plight—
' some wallet't oboes, others without hats, and some with-
out coats, shoes, or stockings, de. Three other survivor.,
Mr. Vsnellek., of Baltimore, and two ladies, arrived at
the Astor Heusi. in • terrible state of mental and bodily
anguish. The steamboat Armenia, which left Albany, as
we have meted, stated, In company with the Beery
Clay, was, at the time the lite occurn a, about four miles
distance astern. When she came up her officers imme-
diately made every effort to rescue those onboard the Ilenry
' Clay.

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The following extracts from the New York jour-
nals of the 31st ult. contain the most recent items of
inbilligenewrespeeing the North American fisheries
misunderstanelnig:
l'n ILADILP II J u tit 27.—Commander Reid, Command-
ant of the Neer Yuri at this place, has received orders to have
the steam frigate Saransc overhauled, provisioned, and
manned with all possible despatch. Since the above orders
from Washington have been received, Mr. Merrick has exa-
mined her boilen and machinery, and pronounced them
' perfect. The Saranac and Albany will form the vanguard
of a fleet that will be sent down to the Gulf of St. Low-
renee or elsewhere, should emergency require it, to let John
Bull know that Columbia now rules the waves.
WAIIIIINUTON, JULY 28.-1 he Mississippi, with Com-
modore Perry, has been ordered brthwith to repair to the
fishing grounds, to protect our citizens, in all their rights,
under the treaty of 181 d. No seizures will, in the present
stage of proceedings, be permitted, unless they take place
within V".e miles of the toast. The British interpretation
of the treaty, as regards the bays, will not be permitted to he
enforced until the-matter has Wei; et inlomatically adjusted.
The Mississippi will probably sail on guilder.
JULY 27.—Tbe latelligerseer, of this morning, reviews
the fishery difficulty, and concludes by expressing the opi-
nion that the time has come to cease remonstrating or pro-
testing, and for this government either to abandon its pre-
, tensions and inform its citizens that the construction for
which the English contend is the true one, end that they
must govern themselves accordingly, or abide the conse-
quences, ur else it must insist upon its own construction,
and maintain our rights, under adequate force, or propose
an arbitration to settle the true construction of the treaty.
Borrow, JULY 27.—8 y the arrival of the steamer, East-
ern City, we have St. John, N 8., papers of yestard.sy.
The New Bruassoicker states that the American Secretary
of State labours under a mistake when he gives the im-
pression by his circular that her Majesty's government is
about to enforce the convention strictly, according to the
opinion of the law officers of Englan... Such the News
believes is not the ease. For some years past there has
been a tacit understanding that American fishing vessels
should only be excluded from those bsys and inlets of the
coast which are less than six miles wide, and within which
American vessels could not of course fish unless within
three miles of the land on either side. To do this the News
thinks will be sufficient, as nearly all the American vessels
are in the habit of fishing near the shore during the best of
the fishing season. All the St. John papers coincide in the
opinion that Brother Jonathan, with an eye to the main
chance, and to use the fishing interest from ruin, will give
the provinces reciprocal free trade as a settlement of the
question. The paper, make no further mention of seizures,
and do not give the particulars of the seizure of the Lubec
j schooner.

JOLT 29.—Capt. Whalen, of the fishing schooner Flying
Cloud, arrived at Gloucester from the Bay of St. Lawrence,
reports about 300 American vessels in the bay, and macke-
rel rather scarce. Captain Laybold, of the brigantine
Halifax, was in the bay, and informed Captain Whalen
that his orders were to seize all umbels found fishing 'within
the line laid down by the British government. This line
cuts off( tar vessels from fishing on all the grounds except
in the neighbourhood of Gaspe and Magdalen Island. The
distance from this line to the shore in some places is fifty
or sixty miles. Another restriction has been placed upon
our vessels, in the shape of an anchorage duty of sis-
ranvcee beener obliged, cid',the all
heretofore,pr° vtion ce.pa y. a likeie dutyfishing
els
Canso,
and now they are obliged to pay this anchorage duty at
the other provinces in addition, which is something never
required before. The schooner General Cushing, from the
Bay of St. Lawrence, arrived at Newburyport yesterday.
She makes the following report: "Left the Gut of Canso
on Saturday, the 24th inst., and spoke on that day schooner
Freeman, of Wellficet, who reported that on the day pre-
vious, they saw a British steam frigate with two American
fishing vessels in tow, taken off Gaspe Hess), bow far from
land not stated. There were fourteen British vessels of
war on tho fishing grounds, and four others fitting out at
St. John." By the steamer Admiral we have St. John
(N. B.) papers of the 28th. The Tosses says: " In this
city, on Saturday last, a court of the vice-admiralty was
held for the hearing of the eases of the American fishing
schooners, Coral, of Machias, and Hyades, of Lubec, seised
by the cutter Nettler for violating the fishery treaty be-
tween England and the United States. No defence was
made by the owners. Judgment on the cases was not given,
and the court adjourned until to-day, when of course
the vessels will be condemned.' In commenting
upon the fishery troubles, the New Brunstoiclar
remarks : " Our western neigtboars may rest
perfectly assured that their vessels are not likely to be
seised unless they are found clearly within limits, and in
places where there can be no possibility of dispute as to
their infringement of the convention." The same paper
further says : " We learn from an official source that the
commanden of her Majesty's vessels employed in this
fishery service, have received special instructions to exer-
cise &careful discretion in the very delicate office of inter-
, faring with vessels belonging to foreign and friendly
re:teens. I.ll:elifaaxnpa'valpe.rsula°to otfie';7:ltternstaner t Sir
Johne sloop
war Buzzard had sailed from Halifax to *join the frigate
Cumberland, Cumberland, off Newfoundland. The dates from New-
' foundland are to the 13th. The statement that the British
government had determined to give effective protection to
the fisheries, had given great satisfaction there. The Bri-
, bah revenue vessel Charles was at Buena Vista, and through
the vigilance of the officers not a single American fishing
vessel had made its appearance on the fishing grounds in
that quarter.
The Halifax papers are silent editorially on the fishing
troubles, hut copy Mr. Welister's circular, and head it
"Threatened Rupture with England."

The correspondent of the Herald writes thus from
Washington under date of July 30:
I lelegraphed you yesterday that Mr. Webster would
shortly leave the cabinet. I did so because of the tact that
it had been intimated to him that he must either return to
Washington at once or resign. To-day I understand he
has determined to take the former course, and will be back
here next week.

Remarking on this communication the same jour-
nal says:
This looks somewhat ominous. Mr. W.'s service* must
either be very much needed in the cabinet just at this time,
or elms his recent course with regard to the fishing buaineu
has crested a melees* towards him on the part of the
president.

The Courier and inquirer states that despatches
were received on Wednesday night from Mr.
Webster, containing assurances that the fishery dif-
ficulties would be promptly and satisfactorily settled.
The British tensions, as generally understood,
are disclaimed,and extend no further than to that
portion of the fishing grounds where the British
jurisdiction is undisputed.