The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-14 00:00:00

SYRIA.

DAMASCUS, MAr 10.
The National Gazette states that Mehemet Pacha
has not been able to penetrate into the Agilum moun-
tains to proceed with his recruiting, in consequence
of the resistance of the inhabitants. He had obtained
reinforceme ts, consisting of two battalions of in-
fantry, 200 cavalry, and several cannons, but all this
force proved insufficient. On the 18th ult. ho sent
messengers to Horan, to treat and to endeavour to
calm the population. The people, however, continue
to resist, and threaten to set fire to their crops rather
than give up any part of them to the town of Da-
DISSCUS.

Letters and journals from Syria of a day later
speak of the state of the country u continuing to be
exceedingly serious. Almost all the tribes were
in open insurrection against the authority of the
'Sultan.

THE UNITED STATES
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
At ten o'clock on Saturday night, the British and
North American royal mail steam ship, Africa, Cap-
tain Harrison, arrived at Liverpool from New York
direct, which port she left at noon on the 2nd init.,
thus making the passage in a few hours over ten
days. She brings 100 passengers, and 408,374 dolt.
is specie on freight, with the mails from the United
States and British America.
The royal mail steam ship Asia, from hence, ar-
rived out at New York at half-past six on the morn-
ing of the Africa's departure. The Arctic arrived
out on the 30th ult.
The intelligence by this arrival is again without
iamb importance to European readers. The people
wee occupied in the various states with as busy
preparations for the presidential election es we in
I England are just now engaged in for the forthcom-
ing parliamentary contest.
In tho Senate, a number of petitions had been
presented in opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law,
but they were quietly and almost contemptuously set
aside.
At Baltimore, Young America was reported to be
having it all her own way. The members of both
houses of Congress were at that place in considerable
foroe, in attendance on the Democratic National
Convention. Among the strangers was Lord Wham-
cliffe. The city had never before exhibited so thronged
an appearance.
Kossuth had returned to New York, but the en-
thusiasm formerly felt in his favour had given way
in presence of Meagher, who was raised to the rank
of " illustrious" by the press. The friends and
countrymen of the latter were holding
meetings be the purpose of preparing a g=illet
esiCALsosseedunctioli with the common council.
quantities of ire have gone down the
Ilbsissippi this spring, which have proved very
Illegal in cutting off and breaking to pieces the snags
' in the river, and levelling the sandbars in the river-
bed.
The St. John's, New Brunswick, papers give de-
, tails of the disasters that ha.e arisen from a fire
which has been raging in the woods in the vicinity
of Bathurst and Frederiektoo for some days pre-
viously. In the former town three or four dwellings
with their outhouses were consumed, and at the
latter a farm-house with barns and all the live and
Aped stock were destroyed. The cathedral was at
one time threatened with destruction, as burning';
cinders from the forest were felling thickly in the
streets around it, but a heavy shower happily checked
the tire in that quarter.
The New York herald and the Tribune give the
following Alexican intelligence, but do not meatiest
the source whence it is derived:
We have dates from Mexico to the 19th ult. The news
generally is unimportant, except a report that the Chamber
of Deputies had passed a bill granting the right of way
mow the Tehuantepec to Colonel A. O. Sloe, of New
Orleans, by a vote of 60 to 20. By the arrival tit Mr.
Lewis Morris, United States' (*maul, from Campeachy,
which port he left on the 2.lth ot April, we are informed
that Ottnend de la Veto, now iii command of the Yueat in
army, has been appointed minister of war. The general
sea daily expected to arrive at Camp achy to take his de•

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insure fur the capital. A courier arrived at Campeachy
on the 6th of April, bringing the news that a detachment
of the army had penetrated the Indian country to the banks
of the Rio Ronda, which riser divide.' the English posses-
slo' of Belize and Honduras from Yucatan, where they fell
in with and captured, alter a alert li4ht, an English
schooner laden with arias and munition 01 war intended for
the Indians. Vire or as Indian leaders were captured and
immediately shot, and the ve.sel burnt. By a late decree
of the Menic in OnefIllla•Itt the port of I...guna ha% been
opened, and is sow a port of entry. YeNsel. may protead
to Laguna dirt et, without touching, as heretofore, at Cain-
peachy to pa) tonnage duty.
The ship Ttniteuste put into New Orleans fur te-
pairs, came into cullisiuti with the barque Fairmount,
bound to Philadelphia, on the 21st May, run over
and sank her in a kw minutes, only the fist mate
and one seaman being bayed. Thu captain, a lady
passenger, and eight of the crew were drowned.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JUNE 2.
Foreign exchange is in fair drntsnd, We quote Louden
110 to 1101 ; Paris, 4.161 to 0.15 ; Amsterdam, 401 to 41 ;
!Limburg, 361 to 361; firemen, :9 to 791; Frankfurt,
40t to 401.
Under the steady accumulation of capital in all the com-
mercial cities, money here still continues very abundant,
and in the absence of a correaponding increase in desirable
securities to absorb it. the balancer are now unpreeedenttdly
large. At the seine time our city hanks were to ver more
successful in the prompt collection of their discounted
paper, which shows an uneawi pl el state 01 prospatrity
among all classes engaged in hitsin. es pursuits. The die'
count houses continue to he the roe intents of large &posies
at 4 per cent. interest, and are deify in cm-not:tit 1011 with the
banks in the purchase of paper. In Walls there is no,
change.
CoTToN.—liulders generally am very firm and show no
desire to accept lower prices, not% ithstand ng a feeling
which prevails that the Avis, now due, may show some
trifling yield in Liverpool durirg the reminder of the
I week, ending May 21. The quotations of last week are
renewed, but they_ must be considered so nominal. The
total sales since May 24 to last evening have been 14,000
bales, of which about one-half has been for i sport to Liver-
pool, the remainder on speculation and for home consump-
tion. The export during same sires has been as follows :
Liverpool, 8,480 bales; Havre, 838; Rotterdam, 179;
Antwerp. t 444 ; Bremen, 263 • Stockholm, 71 ; St. Peters-
burgh, 867. Tote], 11,472 hales. The Southern markets
maintain their firmness, and the ride/thee noticed in May last
circular Middling qualities in Mobile, on Saturday,
May 29, being quoted at 91e. and in New Orleans on same
ante, 94 to 10e. for Good Middling. Freights were lower,
and shipments for Liverpool had been made at id.
BRIANSTUIPTA.—Western and state flour opened very
firm, with a fair home and eastern inquiry, and a moderate
shipping demand. but elmi d doll and less buoyant. The
export demand has fallen off this week, end is now mostly
confined to Canadian, which is without change to note. Thr
stock of bonded is limited. Southern is steady. The ar-
rivals continue :fight, and the demand moderate. Rye flour
and corn meal are steady and quiet. There is very little
wheat offering; the demand is moderate for the cast and
for the local trade. Shippers ore not in market at present
prices; the firmness in Ireigldit and the absence of de•
arable lots restrict transactions materially.
PROVINIONN.—Pork is dull. ?den may he quoted at
18 doll., and prime, 16.24 dots. Beef in without alteration.
Mew, 10 dole. to 13.75 dots.; prime, 6 dots to 7.40 dols
Beef hams, 16 dols. Cut meats are dull. 400 tierces of
lard bold ut 91 to 10 cents ; kegs are Beane, and command
11 to 111 cents. Sales of clear pork have been made at
19.371 dols.
Woof..—The recent advice, from Europe, based chiefly
on accounte from Australia, have had a tendency to make
holders less anxious to realise; lint the slightest advance in
prices has not taken place. It is aster ained that there is nt
~reaeut in the country sufficient to supply manufacturers of
the country fur at least sixteen months, without futther im-
portations from abroad.
FUNIONTN.—To Liverpool flour is offered more freely at
1 grain, 3ld. to 4d. ; cotton. 1 to 8-16 heavy goods,
12s. ad. to 14s. To London GO tierces 303 bbl,. beef were
taken at 3s. 6d. 30 pipes wine, Its. Gel. Flour may be
quoted at Is. 9d. to 2s. Naval stores 214. Measurement
goads, Ils. 6d. to 30s. Heavy goods, 13, to 20s. To
Ilavre—Cotton' Ashes, 5 dolt. to 6 Saha Rice, 8 dols.
Quereitron bark, 8 dol.. Whalebone, Ic. Measurement
goods, 8 dole. To Glasgow—Wheat, 4d. Flour, Is. ad.