The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

AMERICA.

By the Europa we have advices from New York
to the 31st ult. She
.has bzought $700,000 on
freight.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald states that the President has prepared a
bellicose message respecting the differences with
Cuba.

The excitement at Boston regarding the arrest
of an alleged fugitive slave had not subsided. It
was supposed that the man would escape, owing to
a flaw in the indictment. Similar excitement was
felt at Syracuse.
Santa Anna made a triumphant entry into the
city of Mexico on the 16th ult.
After raising the siege of Acapulco, he was re-
ported to have fought a battle with Alvarez, and
defeated him.

Neutias, Venezuela, had been totally destroyed
by fire, and many lives lost.
Except for breadstuffs, a feeling of inactivity
pervaded the general markets at New York. The
money-market continued easy, but the unfavourable
exhibit of the city banks had inspired capitalists
with caution.

We quote loans on call at 7 per cent. ; short
first-class paper, 9 to 10 per cent. (with some very
choice signatures at 8.)
Foreign exchange rules steadily at 9/ to 9/ per
cent. premium on London.
The redemption of the public debt of the United
States is gradually going on at . the rates adopted
by the Treasury ; the terms proposed are highly
satisfactory to the holders, who realise a premium
of 23 per cent. on stock that was originally issued
at par.
In Baltimore there have been four failures—viz.,
Messrs. C. S. Morris and Son, dealers in silk goods ;
Metcalf, Spicer, and Co., bankers ; Hollins and
League, grocers ; and Messrs. Langston and Co.,
dry dealers.
The failure of Messrs. Metcalf, Spicer, and Co.
was owing to their carrying too much Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad stock at the high rates prevail-
ing a month or two since. The stock-market was
active. Illinois Bonds were quoted at 771 to 78,
and Privileged Bonds at 84, New York Centre 87,
Louis 6 per Cents. are worth 83 to 84, K. Y. 82
to 821, Allegany and Co. Penn 84 to 85, Michigan
Central Convertible Bonds bearing 8 per cent. are
quoted at 104 to 106 for those due in 1860, and
100 to 102 for those of 1856, non-convertibles ;
100 to 101 ; the Michigan Southern Bonds at 7 per
cent. are quoted at 96 to 100; Chicago and Mis-
sibsippi Railroad, 90 to 92i ; Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton, and Dayton, 90 to 95 ; Cleveland and Pitts-
burgh, 86 to 96 ; Northern Indiana, 90 to 96.
The cotton market had undergone no perceptible
change.
Dry goods continued dull. Iron was also dull.
In freights the nArket generally remained dull.
There is a good supply of vessels, but shipowners
for the most part are not inclined to yield in rates,
which are steady.
A considerable -advance in breadstuffs had oc-
curred. _ _

The David Cannon, from Liverpool, at New
York ; the Mary Black and Phoenix, from Liver-
pool, at Castiues ; the North American, from
Liverpool, at Boston ; the Colonist, Mary, Caroline,
William Vail, Oregon, and Panama, from Liver-
pool, at Jacmel ; the Chieftain, and William, from
Loudon, at Quebec.
The Senate had voted a gold medal to the
officers of the British steam-frigate Virago, and
100 dols, to each of her crew, for rescuing Lieut.
Strain and his party.