The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-10 00:00:00

FRIDAY

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF 1111 E FRANKLIN.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 9.—The United
States' mail steam-a Lip Franklin, Captain J. A.
Wotton, arrived off Cowes this morning, and after
landing the English mails and passengers proceeded
on her voyage to llavre. The Franklin has 115
passengers, 13 only of
whom were for England, and
on freight specie value 451,500 dolls., of
which
101,500/. is for London, the remainder being for
France. The freight list also comprises 600 boxes of
Indiapbber shoes and sundry merchandise.
This steamer has experienced moderate easterly
winds during the whole passage. Oni the Bthnst.
she passed the barque Peningham, bound east.
The steamship Asia arrived out at New York on
the 25th ult.
The advices by the Franklin, which extend to the
28th ult. inclusive, contain three days' later intelli-
gence than that received by the last Liverpool packet.
The news is quite unimportant, and nothing further
had transpired officially with reference' to the fisheries
dispute or the Lobos Itlands difficulty. The Journal
of Commerce on the latter question yubiishea the
subjoined remarks :

" The 20 or 25 vessels which have left this country to
load guano at the outer Lobos Islands can hardly be ex-
pected to come back empty. They will get guano some-
how, we imagine; it may be by force, or it may be by
purchase. It the former, it will be at the cost of blood,
and may lead to serious differences between the two Go-
vernments; and in either case it will beget a competition
for the sale of the manure between the owners of these
cargoes when they arrive here and the agents or the Pe-
ruvian Government, which will be disadvantageous to
the latter, however advantageous to consumers. To
disentangle the subject of these difficulties, would it not
be well for the Peruvian Government to purchase the
charters of said ships, if it can be done on reasonable
terms, as wo rather suppose it can, and then load them
with guano on its own account, and consign them to its
agents in this country? At the same time it should re-
duce the price of the article to a reasonable figure, which
would be as advantageous to its own revenue as to the
consumers. The costliness of the article will prevent
an extensive use of it in the United States, unless
abated; whereas, if it were offered at prices for which
it can be afforded, and yet leave a handsome revenue for
the Peruvian Treasury, the consumption here would be
quadrupled in a year, and quadrupled again in two or
three years more. The effect would be to give to that
Government a much larger revenue in the aggregate
than it receives at present, while
at the same time the
cupidity both of individuals and nations would be less
tempted to insist upon doubtful rights for the sake of
obtaining the article gratuitously.
" If Peru can quash the American claim, or secure an
abandonment of it, by some concessions of this sort, so
far as Lobos Afuera are concerned (no other islands are
in dispute), she will find it much more economical on the
whole than to maintain the force which will be necessary
to prevent guano from being carried off by private ad-
venturers under a state of things like the present, and
also more economical than to get into a quarrel with the
American Government.
"We look upon this Lobos question as one of the
many about which a good deal can be said on both sides.
That much can be said in favour of the American claim 1
Mr. Webster has shown in his letter of the 21st instant
to the Peruvian Minister. That much also can be said
omcoivsineepruroraibseu.y
in favour of the Peruvian claim is shown by the docu-
ments recently published in England, and partly trans-
ferred to our columns, in connexion with a communi-
cation from Mr. Riley, who, we believe is agent of the
the case is really a doubtful one, if there are evidences
Peruvian Government for the sale
of title more or less satisfactory of guano. Now, if
on both sides, it is
clearly one of thoso cases which ought to be settled
vessels already departed for Lobos
and compromise,
e nts ,w e conceive,
aretthehe
furnished at said islands to American
properindicated
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remtaetruest basesduo mutual
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arrangement be entered into
ton, the price being much below
by which hereafter the
article
between
, saathtnhasdel
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wmtbhoeue
that now charged at the inner Lobos Island. Whether
the vessels of other nations shall be furnished at the
same rate is an affair between those nations and the
cliGhf
uolrvenet
per
Peruvian Government, and therefore we need not med-
dle with it.
6, Under such an arrangement Peru and her agents
would still retain a monopoly of the guano trade, but
under certain restrictions as it respects the deposits at the
outer Lobos. She could still collect a revenue from the
article, even greater than at present, on account of the
greater quantity sent to market; and, if it suited her in-
terests best, she might close the inner Lobos to com-
merce until the deposits on the outer Lobos were ex-
hausted, if they ever should be.
" We throw out these remarks for the benefit of those
whom it may concern. The leading idea which we
wish to convey is the duty of an amicable adjustment
of the question on principles of equity, having refe-
rence to the degree of title or colour
of title, which
each nation may be able to present. We take it
the United States Government does not wish to
engage actively in this business, but only that
those wonderful deposits so long reserved for
the refreshment of worn-out or poor lands may
be placed within the reach of our farmers and shippers
on reasonable terms. The title of Peru to Lobos Afuera
must be very perfect indeed to justify her in locking up
for ages and generations those elements of vegetation
which are required for the sustenance of man and beast
in various parts of the earth, and which, while locked
up, can be of no possible use to Peru or any other
nation. We think the American title is at least suffi-
ciently good to neutralise any right which Peru may
imagine herself to possess, thus to lock up in perpetuity
or for an indefinite period, treasures deposited by sea-
birds on barren rooks in the wide ocean—which trea-
sures are now, and will continue to be required for the
sustenance of man. But, if she is disposed to recede
from her miserly attitude in reference to these deposits,
we trust she will be met by our Government in a liberal
spirit. If she will open them to commerce on reason-
able terms, let her have the sovereignty over them, and
the revenue derived from them."
Accounts from Boston of the 2Gth ult. mention
that the steamer Sir John Harvey had arrived there,
had
sailed intelligence that Admiral Seymour
sailed for Prince Edward's Island. He was much
praised in the colonies for his vigorous course on the
fisheries question. The United States' steam-frigate
Mississippi sailed on the 19th ult. for the fishing-
grounds.s The crops throughout
7 the province are as
great as ever before obtained. The mackerel fishery
to the north of Prince Edward's Island was good, and
the Nova Scotians were doing well.
The Clarksville (Texas)
Northern Standard reports
that Captain Stevens, together with other officersa and
56 men, had been killed by the Culnanchees bout
had 40 miles from Fort Belknap, An express
been
sent into Texas for reinforcements.
Buenos Ayres dates (two days' later than the last
mail viii Southampton) had been received. Businesser
was very dull, and produce scarce. Hides
nwe
ei.
higher, and still rising. Freig in hts low, a large
ber of French and English
vessels being port.
h
The general reports of proceedings in •
the
United
States' Congress at Washington are uninteresting.
Polkeresting.
The difficulty which occurred between senators
and Cullum had been amicably adjusted through the
interference of mutual friends.
In regard to the affairs of Cuba, a telegraphic
.
dispatch from New Orleans contains the
following .
" The United States mail steamship Empire City,
Captain Leeds, with advices from Havannah to the 18th
rt to-day.
bast., four days later, arrived at this e-
of revo-
" The excitement relative to the publicationmore ar-
lutionary documents still continues, and
intanYlt was also
rests have been made by the Governraen•
reported that several of the supposed offenders had been
shot, but the rumour is not credited.
" The Gaceta de la Habana, in a recent number, gave
currency to an article of a very threatening tone, in
which it was asserted that the new
LT°yernor-General,
Canedo, was partially acquainted with the persons en-
gaged in printing the revolutionary doo
but that s, even
he
1 from the appearance of the first
number,
fact. The
waited for more certain information
of t
convicted of
Governor had announced that all persons
being the authors of these publications should be put to
'
death.
" The P letter from a highly-
icayune has seen a private
states that
which
creditable and responsible source,
engaged in the
many of the Spaniards themselves weres
of munitions of
conspiracy, and that further seizure
war, &c., had been made.
"'she were still prevailing,
yellow fever and cholera
The city itself was
but not to so alarming an extents
assassinations, and murders
quite healthy. Robberies,
_ee, the authors of
continued of almost daily swore:.
which generally contrived to escatle)d a favourable ap-
" The growing crops presented
but rather dull. The
pearance. Sugars were firm, le..
d Freights dull, and
supply of coffee was quite limited.
vessels abundant."
The latest news from Mexico is conveyed in the New Orleans,
annexed telegraphic statement from
dated Aug. 23 :
oner Jaitarom Vera
" By the arrival of the schooner
sic() to th en 3d, fund Vera
Cruz we have advices from Me
Cruz to the 17th inst. uentsee remains in statu quo.
" The revolution in Ma" red the city of Gua-
The insurgents had, however' dalajara, to defend which troops had been ordered out by
the President. "
The Raboleda movement was daily going forward,
and the Government was
endeavouring to effect a recon-
ciliation, It is reported that General Arauza has hpro-
nounced in favour of Arista as Dictator.
" The Indians continued their excesses on the frontier
States.
"The Le islature of Vera Cruz has proposed to the
Government to make a treaty with the United States for
the extradition of fugitive relative to the Tehuantepec
new
" There is nothing n
route.
"The port of Maxatleo has been closed by order of
si disorders and revolutions are
the Government. Internal country."
rife throughout the
Newentire
York money-market has
The tone of the
_d the supply was easy. Ex..somewhat improved, 01`' a -I
110-s to IT, With some trans-
actionschange on London ruled
naper at 110 i. The stock-
market for first-class -aerial change, although a
exhibited no al
slight decline in price had taken place. The deal-
ings iu loans and bonds
were limited. The demand
for dry goods was
extensive. Auctions were
dull and few, as goods
very
sold too quickly by private
ry .
fish goods were in extreme
bargains. French and 13ri
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