The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-04 00:00:00

'UNITED STATES.

Yesterday's Express contained $ lengthy summary
dt►e sews brought by the Anti rice:

&Aar additions) details will be found in the letter
dour New York =respondent

Nam Yoga, AUGUST 21.
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fear of an exportation .1 mots, sod ends he .mate Ow Wigwag of
the market, by acting upon the rpm if ennienutelW se peemmest
mar flaannal operators. No semi% Itewewe. was Algid the
Ids t elsonsor, sad It isms immeends doubtful whirr tie cr
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rates of exchange he mortar ed 16r say length et Wes.
To lame ammo et dream geld it at the tutees-Im. within the
hat Wes 52,5(111 Mb dellars) *ow. zoom smartly In the imports-
hone, sad the sell he spade on this amount, has tome disturbing r-
atters cm the ram* merket.
Cana.—We irked la or bat, per Cambria. 14th inst., that the
demand woo ram end rime tending upwards. Oa Wednerday,
15th, 1,800 is 1, bales were sold at full rates to ic. cleaner. On
Thursday Use reedit of the Ittbernii's advice. checked the demand,
and toe raft. hemlines averaged 3eo hale. per day.
Mailers, although willing sellers, have shown no anxiety to realise,
and the quantity caning being moderate, the sales effected have been
et previous goslings% tin. :
Florida and N. 0. Texas
Uplands. and Mobile.
Inferior
(Minter, to gcod ordinary. .St to 901
Middling to good middling... 901 to 10
Middliog fair to fair
Tully fair to furl fair 1 to II
Among the sato to-day (which amounted to about 8,000 bales) We
ard of the following-57 middling Mobile, 16c. ; 36 good
;81 middling fair fisanash, 104 e.; 118 good middling Charles-
ton, 10 8.160.; 121 raddler Thuds. Sic.

NEW YORK, AVOUIT 23.
In my last I communicated to you what appeared
to be the termination of the abduction of the Cabin,
Roy, from New Orleans. He was reported to have
admitted that he went to the Havana h of his own
free will and motion, and that our coastal refused any
further interference. Since then, however, it has
been pretty well ascertained that this confession was
made under duress, and oar consul his again
taken up estt subject. At the interview
la which Rey made this admission, a file
al Spanish soldiers was present • and soon
after the American consul withdrew, 114 was carried
ci to prison. Th. re he contrived to write two letters
informing the consul of the facts, and imploring tie
protection of the United States government. Oar
functionary again applied to the authorities for per-
mission to visit Rey. the account states it was re-
fused, another soya it was granted, but with the un-
derstanding that the governor-general should be pre-
sent. While these negotiations were going on, abun-
dant testimony arrived from New Orleans to prove
the abduction. So you perceive the storm has not
blown over, as at one time we had reason to believe.
To heigf.ten the interest of the affair, the American
sloop-of-war Germantown suddenly and accidentally
made her appearance in the harbour of Havana, and
this alarmed the Spanish officials not a little. They
sent oa board to inquire the cause of her appearance
there at d ascertain the object of her visit—rather a
singular elmse of procedure; and bring informed that
there was nothing extraordinary in it, they were
highly dclghted.

The Germantown only remained twelve-hours and
nailed for the United States. By the Falcon our
consul sent home a bitch of despatches, which, before
this have been considered at Washington, and just as
surely as there ie any just cause for action on our
part, so surely will our American squadron be sent to
Cuba to demand satisfaction. " A 'rely pretty quarrel
is it stands," it may increase in interest. Let me
add that a paragraph Las just appeared in the
.Republie, the official organ dale government, which
is decidedly belligerent, and threaLns Spain hard.

?Aromas. as, or Como; To lOrs ntsT.:—

We hear nothing more of the secret expedition to
subjugate Cuba, against which the president issued his
proclamation. We certainly have a great advantage
over Spain at this moment. The expedition is doubt-
Isss,one of Creole origin, and is sustained by money
from Cubs. Tne Americans enter into it only ass spe-
culation. The president shows his determination to
maintain not only our neutrality, bat to give every
discouragement to the enterprise. At this juncture
the Ciptain General with the detestable spirit
of Spanish rule steals away a man
from New Orleans, who has committed merely
political offences. With what force, and with
what eff-et must our appeal now be made for
satisfaction at this violation of our territory. We
shall not only be right in our demand, but we shall
have the opportunity, if it comes, of vindicating our
claims to better treatment than our citizens usually
receive from these captains-general. Should a few
shots be tired, should the Moro be taken, as taken it
will be, if we assail it, perhaps the cause of humanity
would be benefited. The Cubans themselves would
rejoice if a rupture took place. They all visit the
United States, and are familiar with our habits and
customs. They enjoy themselves on these visits, they
are under no surveillance, they express their opinions
freely, they mingle in our s witty at the watering-
places and fashionable haunts, and Had themselves in
a comparative paradise. There is no denying the
faet, that they return home with new desires and
would gladly see Cuba independent. Nor is this all.
They send their moos to the United States to be edu-
cated, and then) are hundreds of them now at the
seminaries around this New York.

Total moils . .... .... ....-- -. .- ... . 3,100,068
lAA or
. . ......... ...-.--...... ... —...-......„... 1,1111.000
TIN Man -......-.---- ...„..-...... 1,197,0u0
To Groat Ilelatio ........ 1,332,000
loa!e7hge ......---- 1,2.00!

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Teat \ ••••••••••••••••• •••••• •• ••••• •••••• • • ....ea..* . MAO
.. ..... . WAN
„ —. 4191.110100
Year= r... .....-. .... ...._ . ......- ..... -.-.-.. I.MGM

Moab.
... .—... ....". . 151,000
Tl4.lolrrirolll

Btoek, 11,117 hake.
Famonts.—To Liverpool, 7k. per hale; to Havre, dull at a hat
Cent.

GROWING Cane.—The [MOO, to which we alluded in our last, have
taken up In Alabama and lii-alstappla and great complaints now reach
us of the scarcity of boils. to this respect, thi a season differs from
that of 1047—the rains of that year ceased ;thou: the came period, but
the plant being full of bid* and more matured, with a late and open
fill, produced a peal crap. It Is yet too early to form my correct es-
timate of the profehk yield of the present newton, eau much depending
on the weather dorm the neat three month.
The destruction, however, of so large a portion of the crop by frost
in April, and the unfavourable weather which has since prevailed in
the valley of the flivissippl, Texas, Alabama, anti portions of the
Atlantic states, are causes salllcient for the assertion that a " full
yield tamed be astieiparst," and by many well-informed parties the
opinion la now entertained that an average mop, or 2,260,000 bales,
cannot he made.

The local nem from Cuba is not important, farther
than that the railroad between Havana and Carden
Lae been opened to the public. The yellow fever pre-
vailed there during the last month to some extent,
but the greatest apprehmaron was felt about the
cholera. A law has been passed, for bidding the cir-
culation of the gold cans of Equador, issued sines
184-1.

We have late information from Nicaragua, which
just now is particularly interesting. It appears that
some native partisan leader, named Sotooso, on the
Bth of July last attacked 0 e t 'yen of Nicaragua, de-
stroyed its dwellings, and killed a large number of
the inhabitants. The amount of property sacrificed
was over two millions of dollars. A government
general, Mona, had raised a body of 730 soldier.,
and marched to MCA( the invaders. Wbat concerns
your country in this matter is, the general impression
of the Nicaraguans, that English agents have insti-
gated the hostile movement. A proclamation had
been issued, calling on all inhabitants between 15
mad 30 years of aze to take up arms against Somoso
and " the usurpation of the English government in the
name of the Mosquito king." I quote the very words.
We also learn that the English authorities on the San
Juan had declined paying any more subsidies to the
Mosquito king, and that the British consul, Mr.
Christy, left his post, in a British brig of war, on the
25th of Jane last. Ido tilt believe the American
company, which bas obtained the grant of a right of
way from Nicaragua, will do much with their pro-1
Jed. It is too costly.

fU-e 01 our letting houses writes or follows- respecting the pro.
specie of the trade :
The opeoina of the trade of the autumn has been much retarded by
the prevailmg epidemic. Anil* the last two wen., however, a
better belief has been evinced in the various branches of the dry
Roods hostiles.. The spirits at the commbsios and importing mer-
chants are quite buoyant, and le most descriptions we can mkt), quote
a fair busines.. We cannot, however, see a sufficient promise for the
miedle and elming sake 4 the season to duplicate orders, or even
cause any regret IA: a short eupply of former ones.
Dont stic cotton have advanced, parUcularly cloths for printing.
Woollens have not as yet experienced any decided improvement, and
unless a new bedew le their favour is made t within a short
period, there will be great dillimaity in wstetnmg the raw matenai,
which ha. bruit, emu to a stand sill es a moderate advance on
pekes which were met by the wool growers. Continental woollen.
have a decoded flfertletlol over all other descriptions, earalfestly
growing out of our inability to produce gouda of as emeptabk fabric
and flni-h out of the material grown on soil tending to a less manage.
able and rank character. the warehouses ere well stowed with all
docriptions of 'merchandise, waiting fie the WWII demand. which le
confidently expect el by the holders generally.
Then ban been no deportent ewes of dew moods at sulks as pet.
This wonting the Bollard 'tale Company nike their entire Meek at
waif goof, sciapribeg about 2h' cases. They will be sold by Nome a.
Ilanterty, Draper, and Jones, without reserve.
There are senral forgoes often dubbed to take piste within the
next two wen., end we leek he a busy month of **plainer. Our
eimmtry friends are meltbif their way to our city, with a full coal-
deem In the abatement of the ilOillfll, whisk km or rapidly decreased
as to make It an bum a barrier Sothis wad sad regular wants of
our merchant, Amen neighbriewbg cities or well as distant purchasers.
We believe it le generally conseded that the tit, in in all respect, se
desirable a point be health sad safety trim the effect, of this diseam
as any in the country. Our bridnen men generally have absolutely
escaped its ravages thou he he an extent beyond • Just expecte-
tbs. There has been next to nothing heard of it in their circle, which
is a fact era lees true than reinerkeble.

iAT;l7ll;;Tizarresteeili. We notice sales of 2.000 barrels mei
turpentine at 2 dots. 7 ; PpUlti at turpentine in lots at ; 1,500
barrels common resin at I. to 1 dol. Tar is ineetive.

Mavaut.--Yoreiga Mad as hes saki at 4 dola. 35c. per 10011 a.
hatch tag Iron I la fair at WO dots. 500. to 21 dot.. Sales of
Iral..liat bunt have bean at $0 &b..; tlwedea, 00 dole. to dl tlaia.
Sawa Um, 161 to 17.
Ilattr.—llantlla to Arm at Ilia, ad Russian at $OO dole, with
Mr demand. _ _ _

ThiL-Selected whose oil is to demand, and large lake have been
made at He. to 45e. Common all for shipping is rather dull, at 40e.
Sperm Is Pe Wee, and Crude is held Arm at I dol. 15e. Lord oil mile
heel, at 63te. to 63e.
1710•1111.011,-Pork is in moderate request. 800 barrels meat sold
Melee at It dots. 7.5 e., and 700 ditto prime at 0 dole. Lard,
60.00 7e.
WIIIIIKET IS hell at 26e. to 36te., with light supply and small rake.
Now York Awe. 21.
Wynn revert ow under date of the 7th inst., per atemweer Boma,
awl 11* the lair market eery Arm end with en upward tendeney.
*nee then the Improvement he. been 36 ann. per barrel on maul
kinds, *Meg Ws Arm than net week, the deemed bring chiefly for
hems VDT and mann machete-the dock and supplies being both
Nothings., se regard' the owing crop of wheat has transpired.
The Infenoriteof the seep in Ohio la still feared, bat from other parts
the hornet We kilt to field Wee If sot abundantly.
The Enrolees to Oreet Britain and Ireland from this port for
the forte,ght maks( es the 14th inst. were 41,870 tibia. lour, 0,360
bushels sheet, 162,313 bushels Indian core.
11111l011T- to Liverpool for the last two weeks have been dull, and
priers arc now quite nominal. The rant are Is. per Dbl. on Som, and
3d. to 311. per bushel on eons.
Fwea.-The export demand he this article having nearly subsided
the operations since the 7th inn. have been chiefly (or the city trade
and eastern markets. As meted atone, the market closes with an ad-
verts ea previous rates mostly wpm the better articles of Ohio and
Omen The prima tuna are 4 dole. to 4 dole. 62ie. for sour ;
4 den. AAA to 4 dein lin. kr uniensened owl Ise ; 5 dole. 374 e. to
dein 44e. be commaWestin sod State; 3 del. 44e. to .5 dids. 3614
tor roil& grab awl goad Wesel's; end 3 dela. 824 e. to 3 dna 7.5 e.
tor pure Often& lye Geer is selling at 3 don. ilia. to 3 doiL 8741.
Chas Mum is aeoae, and Wisp 3 dots 44e. to 3 don. Ina
Gesno.-Onaseme Viols head et 123 e. to 1300. gee 30Ibe.
wltkoetselm Osed Olds, Ilee. to Ilk. The new southern, 103 e. to
reordiag to gritty sod condition. Aye briefs 63e. to 64e.
Oen have &edited to Ms. to 40e. per bushel.
brow, Coax hes teem ht light supply. without materiel change Is
prim (the export demand Meng cea-edl, coned yellow bringing He.
to 64e.; wined western, tfa to 63e. ; white, 6e. to 635. pee 5010 e.

_
Sine* my last letter, the steamer Falcon has
arrived from Chagres via New Odeon; with a very
large amount of gold from Calitornie. Her mails,
which were heavy, came on by the way of New
Orleans. The news from the gold regions is rather
decided. The waters in the rivers were subsiding
rapidly, and the miners wire making calculations of a
great yield. New places were being constantly ex-
twith success. A gentleman who came with
Falcon gives me hie opinion that fifty millions of
dollars will be realised this season from the mines.
Noels be the only one who entertains this opinion.
It is believed that all the rivers ;and their tributaries
are rich in gold, and that this will scon be apparent.
Merchandise of certain descriptions is very low, and
great lassie will be experienced by American ship-
pers generally. On the other hand, articles of neces-
sity keep up, and afford a large profit.
Several cargoes of China goods had arrived direct
from Canton, and will find their way in part to this
city by the isthmus. The house of Livingston, Wells,
and Co., have requested their ceereepandeal hones at
San Francisco to send by return steamer a quantity
of fine teas. Thus American enterprise takes the lead
in the new and direct trade about t 3 commence with
China.

SYMPATHY WITH HUNGARY.

The emigration to California continues to be brisk;
many persons are preparing to go out as soon as the
rainy season on the isthmus is over. One fact is
worthy of notice, and commendable notice. A great
natty persona who left this city deeply and appa-
ready hopelessly in debt, have remitted home money
to discharge their obligatioes. Debts which were
considered worthless have been paid off to a consider-
able amount. I have always entertained the opinion
that in nine cases out of ten in this country every man
pays his debts as long as he has or can acquire the
steams of doing so.
Cholera is evidently on the decline in this city, and
we hope that its departure is near at hand. It has
greatly affected our internal basins as ; and has had a
serious effect on the commercial prosperity of the
tat,. Nevertheless, great expectations are enter-
tained with reLtard to the fall trade, and our importa-
tion at this moment are enormous. The bustle at
the Custom-house is unusually great.
Kr. Barringer, our new minister to Spain in place
of Mr. Saundsee, who amass to have been a diPlO-
- nonentity, sails to-day in the America. He is
prepared to talk strorglw about the New Orleans
abdurtion case if the affair is not *lewd to our
satisfaction. On reflection, I should not be surprised
tf 4:Jeneral Taylor's cabinet attempted to flatter the
bride of the American people by making a noise about
this case of kidnapping. We have an idea that wo
are been to humble some nations; and having none
in hand at present, Spain presents a suitable oppor-
tinny for a blockade, a small invasion of Cuba, and
a number of proclamations.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, .1849.

Childers were more hardly worked than black list see an
Ward other ships. The eight hours' drill at knape•ek was
eentinuou, except at dinner. I recollict • boy called
Sanger on board the Childers, and know he was scrubbed on
the heed. I believe only by the ordm of the Commander
or Lieutenant Trended. The scrubbing must have been or-
dered by the commending ogler. The boy never could be
kept dean. Ido sot remember seeing that boy naked be-
fore the gully firs after he bad beam scrubbed, but I do re-
collect suing a boy naked before the gaily Ire, bat I can-
not tell if It was Sanger. The amistent-earmson was not
attending the boy when I saw W. I reediest a midship-
man's steward of the name of Matthews. I remember he
was punished at the gangway mos. He was drowned. He
committed suicide I suppose. I was not in the ship, but
was alongside. I can't say how long this was after
he received corporal punishment. He had not been very
frequently on the black list.
The prisoner said there had base a question asked the
answer to which had net bees taken down. It was with
reference to Hammett. The question was—" Do you reed--
leU how lug Ed. Hammett was on bread and water ?" and
the an•wer was that "It could not be more than seven
da,"—that was for three crimes The witness confirmed
this, and the primer said he had no more questions to put.
The witness was then re•examined by the prosecutor.
Witnees—l remember on one weed= the bey Cleverton
having his head out open, and its being dressed by the as-
aistant-surgeon. The cause of the est Ido not recollect.
By the Court—Haveu any reason to suppose that the
bos's head was cut open the unienander ?
Witnees—The boy would not tall me how it was done ; I
asked him. He never would tell me anything. I don't
know his reason. He might have Ism afraid. I have
asked him several times. I thought it my duty, when I
raw him crying; but he would never tell ma what was the
matter. I have asked him at different times.
Samuel Bailey, private R. M., late of her Majesty. ship
Childers. I remember the boy Cleverton. I remember kis
being punished with stripes of the cane across his hands. I
remember his having to keep the first watch with his ham-
mock on hie shoulder on the quarter deck. I have heard
the boy cry coming out of the eimmander's cabin, nod say-
ing the captain had been beads, Ida : I heard him say that
the captain had struck Ida on the head with a shot,
which caused his had to blood. I do not remember if the
boy's head was dressed on the masion by the assistant sur
gem. I remember the boy ea one occasion having
• black eye. lie said the captain had struck him.
My grog was stopped I. December for 32 days, as
appears by the delauites's book, on account of my
mesernate, Michael Day, being drunk. I did not
commit any offence that I am aware of. I knew that my grog
was stopped for 32 days, for a crime which I did not myself
commit. When Doyle got drunk, Ido not know that themes'
secreted their grog. 1 drunk my own. The pros of nine or
ten men of our mess was stopped for 32 days for the offence
of Doyle. The punishment was by the commander's orders
The men who said that Matthews's body had shots slung
around its waist were John Maoartney and Wm. Oliver.
boatswain's mate. They did not find the body ; it was
found by the Chinese, while fishing ; they took it up in
their net, they cadet to the ship, and those men went in the
jolly boat to fetch it. I don't know that any person was
aware at the time of' what had become of Matthews, before
his body was found, but several of the ship's mimpany had
strong suspicions that he bad gone overboard. I have
served as a supernumerary in the Cove of Cork
twelve months and twenty-three days, during which
time I was on board six different ships. I consider
the punishments on board the Childers more severe than on
board the others in many cases. I knew a boy of the name
of Sanger on board the Childers. I remember an act of
severity towards that boy. I am aware he was often
punished by carrying his hammock, and being kept on
broad and water on the quarter-deck, and likewise his being
*crabbed for being dirty. Ido cot remember at any time
seeiiir that boy lying naked before the galley fire, and the
assistant-surgeon attending him. When the boy Sanger
was on bread and water I do not remember if he was obliged
to carry his hammock. I was in the ship on the 2nd of
May, 1849. The non-eommissioned officer then in charge of
the Marines was Colour-Sergeant James Rues. I remember
James Reid being confined in solitary confinement about
May, and fed on bread and water. He was sent on shore
for his punishment. He was confined for being drunk and
for mutinous conduct towards Lieutenant Tremlett.
By Cont. Pitman—Do you remember, when the hands were
turned up on one occasion, Reid w found in Lieut. Ore-
ham's cabin drunk?—Witness—Yes; the conduct of Reid
was mutinous after he left the cabin. Before he was sent on
shore he drew his bayonet, but was stopped from making
any use of it.

James Row, sergeant of Blvd Marines, Ist, of her Ma-
jesty's ship Chihien, was next examined by the prosecutor.
lie said: I kept the Defaulter? Book of the Childers from
the 151 of Nov., 1818, to the 29th of July, 1849. The tc.
counts of the punishment inserted by me are correct. They
were severally executed by the order of Com. Pitman.
. _

By the Court—l joined her Majesty's ship Childers at
Roug-Kong. During the time I was on board the Childers
I am not aware of an. act of cruelty committed by the com-
mander. Ido not ccinsidt r that Com. Pitman performed his
duty in a harsher manner than is generally done in the ser-
vice. I considered the marines on board the Childers were
generally an orderly set of men during my command of
them. I had the same opinion of the ship's company gene-
rally. There were no men flogged while I was un beard the
Childers. I remember there was one marine flogged, his
name wee James Reid. He was flogged about the 26th of
July, 1642. The reason there were so few corporal punish-
ments was, I suppose, the good behaviour of the
men ; the crime which James Reid had coos milted wee
using threatening and abusive language to Lieut. Tremlett
on the quarter-deck. I did not consider the punishment
fur the offence, from n.y knowledge of the service.
it, id did not draw his bayonet when on the quarter-dick,
!or he was without arms. I was in the ship when Corporal
It :Hey was reduced. I do not know that at that time he was
found skulking while the hands were on deck exerci.ing. I
entered the crime of Corporal Bailey. I cannot say that the
crime stated there was tally proved against him when he
was reduced. Commander Pitman desired me to make the
entry in the defaulters' book. /Seery punishment noted in
this book during my time was ordered by Commander Pit-
man. When Corporal Bailey was reduced I did not see nue
warrant. From the crimes stated against him by the eoni-
sander, I should think them deserving the punishment; but
I thought Com. Pitman was a little too harsh. When be was
reduced the crime wss not proved more than what Cora. Pit-
man said against him that I am aware of. It was only
proved by tne evidence of Commander Pitman. The man
was not punished for skulkinit below the lower deck. but he
was punished for skulking on the upper deck, and fur in-
solent conduct to Commander Pitman on the quaver-deck.
The court are to understand this was Bailey's offence.

The court adjourned at fire o'clock to Monday morning at
nine.