The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-29 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, Sunday Night.—The Africa has ar-
rived with advices from New York to the 17th
inst., and $360,000 in specie.
The Washington had taken into New York the
crew and passengers of the emigrant-ship Win-
chester, which foundered at sea on the 3d inst. ;
four lives were lost.
The Imlay flour-mills at Hartford had been
burnt down.
In Richmond, Virginia, 19 men had been killed
by a coalpit explosion.
The New York _Herald expresses great indigna-
tion respecting the recent occurrences at the Falk-
land Islands, when the Governor heavily fined an
American whaling captain on a charge of hog-
stealing.
We have intelligence from Mexico to the effect
that Alvarez has succeeded by a stratagetical move-
ment in placing himself between Santa Anna and
the capital, thus cutting off all supplies.
The army of Santa Anna was reduced to a de-
plorable state from want and the climate of the
mountains, to which his men were unaccustomed.
It is also stated that the State of Queretaro was
in a state of revolution, and that the disaffection
was spreading rapidly.
We have advices from Venezuela to the 25th
ult. The act emancipating the slaves came into
operation on the day specified and created much
attention. The slaves, after the promulgation of
the law, went about their usual avocation, as if not
at all gratified by the interference.
Much indignation existed at Caraccas among the
merchants respecting the act prohibiting all claims
by foreigners for indemnity for losses by revolu-
tions.
Coffee was quoted at 11c. to 11ic. for ordinary
quality ; bides 14c. per pound.
No decision had been come to on the Nebraska
Bill.

The mail steamer Dee arrived at Havannah on
the 9th.
From Havannah we learn that the Governor-
General had officially denied the existence of a
treaty between Spain and England regarding the
emancipation of slaves.
According to the New York Evening Post, Mr.
Webb, the shipbuilder, has resolved, under the
advice of high authority, to continue the con-
struction of the Russian man-of-war now on the
stocks.

Money-market still depressed, capital being
freely loaned at 7 per cent. on call, and 9 to 10 per
cent. on short first-class paper. Erie Railroad had
declined. • Kentucky Six per Cents. were in demand
at 105 to 106 ; Marylands, 104 i to 1061 ; Virginia,
1051 to look ' • Missouri, 104 f to 1061.
Cotton had slightly advanced, and a demand ex-
isted for better qualities only, which were scarce.
Inferior flour had declined, but the finer qualities
had improved 12c. to 18c.
Wheat was unchanged.
Pork had declined 12c. to 25c., while beef was
in active request, at an advance of 37c. to 50c.
Freights to London.—Bacon, 30c. ; rosin and
turpentine, 3s. ; and heavy goods, 245.
The iron trade was dull, and without change in
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price.
Tobacco in moderate demand. Prices without
alteration.
Exchange on London, 9 to 9i per cent. ; Paris,
5 12i to 5 10 ; Antwerp, 5 111 ; Amsterdam, 42i
to 424 ; Hamburg, 37 to 371 ; Bremen, 80 to 804 ;
and Frankfort, 411 to 411,
The Constantine, North American, and Sham-
rock, from Liverpool ; Rotunda, rom Havre ;
South Carolina, from Antwerp ; and Emigrant,
from Bremen, had arrived at New York.

THE OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA.—Extract of a
letter from Admiral Dundas, dated off Odessa :—" I
own I feel annoyed at the remarks of a portion of the
press at my lying all the winter at Therapia. If I had
not done so, and had cruised for two months (in peace
time), and had exposed my ships by such a foolish plan,
what a state they would have been, instead, of, as they
now are in the finest condition imaginable ! We arrived
at Varna without a want, and found an aide-de-camp
from Omar Pasha, expressing a wish that early in April
I would come near him ; and there I was all ready, and
in conjunction with the French fleet (18 sail of the line)
and a dozen steamers. We are on the best possible
terms with the French, and the utmost cordiality exists
between us. Would you believe that the report of the
Russian fleet having left Sebastopol, and landed troops
on the Danube, was all a falsehood and destitute of
truth ? I had steam-frigates cruising all rohund
hasthe
Black Sea watching their movements ; not one sip
ever left that port since we entered it. A few days ago
we gave Odessa a little of cur shot and shell. It was
well done by the steamers, five English and four French,
with six rocket-boats. I spared the town, and in a few
hours we could have knocked both it and the mole
where the neutral ships were into one mass of fire. The
fort, Imperial mole, and Russian shipping were all de-
stroyed. I did, in conjuction with my French col-
league, what we considered our duty after the flag of
truce bad been fired on. Our guns carry beautifully."