The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-13 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
By the arrival this morning of the British and
North American royal mail steam-ship Africa, Capt.
Harrison, we are put in possession of files of New
York papers to the let inst. inclusive. The Africa
left New York at noon oa the Ist inst., with the
usual mails from the United States and British North
America (under the care of LieuL Lewis, R.N.,
Admiralty agent), 180 passengers, and 603,10 dol-
lars in specie.
The United States' mail steam-ship Arctic, Captain
Luce, from hence, arrived at New York on the 29th
ult., and the Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, from
hence, on the forenoon of the 31st ult.
Our New York correspondent says:
" A voluminous collection of documents has just
been published by the provincial government of
Nova Scotia, consisting of correspondence and
reports relative to the fishery question, and to the
measures of the British ministry, during the last sea-
son, to prevent the encroachments on the coast fisheries
of American fishing vessels. These documents
detail at great length the movements of the various
war vessels which have been engaged in the protec-
tion of the coast, and show the most indefatigable
activity on the part of their officers and crews. Cap-
tain Colin W. Campbell, of the steamship Devasta-
tion, appears to have been particularly serviceable;
and Captain Daly, of the revenue schooner Halifax,
and Captain Laybold, of the brigantine Halifax,
scarcely less so; but all these gentlemen, in their
reports, concur in representing, while they condemn
the encroachments of the American fishermen on the
rights secured to the colonists by treaty, their great
superiority to their lawful rivals, both in industrial
enterprise and in the build of their boats. The Ame-
rican vessels, it is said, arc of the very beet descrip-
tion, beautifully rigged, fast sailers, well furnished,
and carrying large and effective crews. Of all the
English vessels in the Gulf of SL Lawrence, last

or five that mad compete in any way with the !took two vessels from the Portenoe, mei 8.---o ir, 7
ap.
American. This concession may explain a good deal . peared with them to blockade the port.
of the dissatisfaction that exists among the colonists, The Director of the Confederatiou had issued
though the fact does not justify, but rather aggro- memorial to the foreign consuls, setting
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sates, the trespass of those who invade their righ's. reasons which had compelled him to
As the most profitable fisheries--those of the snack- . stricter measures in dealing wish Buenos gyres, to
erel—begin about the middle of July, it is to be hoped 1 denouncing the illegality of their proceedings:9' aid
that, whatever negotiations are on foot between the ! The local papers speak despondingly of the fat
arc United States and Great Britain will be completed Some hope was entertained that the ministers et
before the season arrives. Brazil and Bolivia would succeed in devising a bs.;-
" The invectives of the Spanish newspapers on for settling the differences which separate-1i -"5
the appointment of Mr. Soule as minister to Spain, Ayres from the general system of the confiderautelort
jest received here, do not produce much sensation, as This was all that General Urquiza required, that the
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it is not generally believed that they represent the internal affairs of the province of Buenos Ayres should'
feelings of the Spanish government. It is admitted be settled by appeal to the people, and that the pro.
that Spain would have a perfect right to refuse to re- since should assume federal relations towards it.
ceivo him, if his speeches on Cuban affairs are consi- neighbours. We read in the Commerei,, d,./ Plata;
offensive; but Spain would gain nothing by —" It is to be feared that the mediation of Brazil
such a course, and only exasperate the feelings of the and Bolivia will fail, and in this case, it is stud,, te,
Americans. Mr. Soule is in some degree identified belligerents will accept that offered by France and
with the filihusteros, but by no overt act, and only England. Baron Ilothain and the Chevalier st
partly in sentiment; while in all his speeches he has George, howevee, make it a condition of their media:
expressed himself with great moderation in respect tion that certain preliminary bases which they Ica
to the Spanish government and character. propese shall be accepted previously by both
"It is a piece of joyful intelligence for many a parties."
home in Ireland, that the 200 poor emigrants, rc-
BRAZILS.
ported to have beta lost by the wreck of the ship RIO DE JANEIRO, MAI: 14.
William and Mary, on the Great Isaacs, near Our temperate season has commenced, arid the
Bahama, were all, with the exception of two, rescued city is considered generally healthy, always except.
by a schooner, after the captain and the crew aban- log the terrible yellow fever, which still makes many
doned the sinking vessel. They have been carried victims daily, and we ham now lost all hope of sect
into Savannah, Georgia, whence we get this news by seeing the city free from it.
telegraph. The conduct of the captain and his Transactions in our coffee market from packet to
crew appears to have been cowardly and cruel, to an whet did not reach an average.
atrocious extent, and they deserve the execration of We estimate the sales from last steamer at
all mankind. The poor creatures thus providentially 135,000 bags, of which 70,000 were for Luropela
saved, have probably lost their all, but they will be markets, and 60,000 for the States. Our shipments
duly cared for, by our benevolent people. from Ist July to end of April were 1,680,000 hags.
"It is now officially announced that the Industrial remained over for shipment from last month's ma.
Exhibition will not be opened till the 15th of July. 35,000 bags; sales from Ist inst. to this day. 85,003
This is a reat disappointment to thousands.
The bags ; giving a total of 1,800,000 bags. Therefore g
assertion that the delay has been occasioned by their the exportation of this crop season will exceed list
regard to a high standard of agricultural beauty is of any previous year.
a mere pretence, utterly unworthy of gentlemen en- For the future, though the coming crop is doubt.
trusted with such a commission. Their own incom- less below an average, we do not app. chend any
peteney and mistakes are the causes to which the falling off in the shipments of the present year.
delay ought to be credited. Besides, as they have The quantity of old coffee remaining in the interior
leas 600,000 bags will pass over to the new placed the Crystal Palace on ono of the most un- is still‘ very large, say 800,000 bags, of which at
sightly spots in the city, no beauty that can be given crop
the structure will redeem the situation." I year, which, taken at its very lowest estimate of
1,200,000 bags, will be thus increased to I.e'
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~500,000,
or about an average. This of course is taking it for
granted that all the coffee is brought to market, and
that planters aro not induced to hold, in the hope of
obtaining higher prices. From some small parcels
of new coffee already arrived we have reason to he.
hove that the crop will be unusually tine iu quality.
During the remainder of last month, and up to the
arrival of the Teviot, little was done in exchange,
which ruled at 27.4 d. to 28d. Heavy transoetions in
coffee on the 9th improved the market, and we note
an advance of fully:4d. About 315,0001. have been
passed for this conveyance on London, at rates vary.
mg from 28d. to 2841 Upon Paris the quotations
have been 340 to 315, at which rates about 580,000 t
were passed.
Money is exceedingly scarce, and discounts are
ruling at 71 to 8 per cent.
The chambers were opened on the 3rd, and on the
6th the Minister of Finance presented the following
estimate for the year : Revenue, 31,000,000
expenditure, 30,471,0841; surplus, 3,328,934. The
minister also presented to the chamfers a plfa
for a new bank of issue—of which the propelled
capital was 30,000,000.
The only vessels of war in port are the Bonetti
and French steamer Flambard.
MONTEVIDEO.
In this state nothing has occurred since the lad
mail to disturb public tranquillity. The ministerial
crisis had passed over, and all classes of the people
were anxious for the continuance of domestic peace.