The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-19 00:00:00

AMERICA,

By the arrival atLiverpool yesterday of the Col-
lins mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, commander, we
are put in possession.of later advices from the United
States and British possessions in North America.
The Pacific brought 62 passengers and 272,223
doll. in speoie.
The Pacific sailed from New York at noon on the
7th instant, and same evening, off Sandy Hook,
passed the Andrew Foster and Great Western
ships, from 'hence, 'bound in.
A dispatch announces that the new, steam-ship
San Francisco, New .York. for San Fraiicisco, was
fallen in with at sea, or the '26th ult., by the Maria
Freeman, for Liverpool, The San Francisco
was in lat. 8.20, long. 69 (about' the latitude of
Cape May), and was completely disabled. Her
decks were swept, rigging demolished, and the sea
ran so high that no aid could be afforded her. She
sailed from this port on the 21st ult. •
A letter from Washington, dated the sth, says—
" News has just arrived of the wreck of the new
steamer San Francisco, which recently left New York
for California with the 3d Regiment of United States
Artillery on board. She was seen in lat. 38.20, with
her decks swept, boats lost, and wholly disabled.
" Senator Gwin at once applied to the Secretary of
the Navy for aid ; but there is not a Government vessel
in any port fit for immediate service. The Secretary of
War on being applied to by the Senator from California,
ordered a merchant steamer to be chartered at once to
go in 'search of thelwreck. The Secretary of the Treasury
will, order several revenue cutters on the same errand.
"The steamer had from 700 to 800 men on board,
with three months' provisions for the crew, and twelve
months' provisions for the troops."
The United States mail steam-ship Empire City,
Captain Windle, left New Orleans at eight o'clock
a.m., on the 26th ultimo, and arrived off the Moro
Castle on the evening of the 28th, but was unable
to enter the harbour of Havannah until next morn-
Having landed her mails, and passengers and
taken a supply of coal, she sailed for New York at
eight a.m., of the 30th ultimo. She has a heavy
cargo and 46 passengers for New York.
On the night of the 3d instant, while steerin'
for the light of Barnegat, she ran ashore about five
miles south of the lighthouse. Every possible effort
was made to back her off into deep water again,
but without avail, the wind and surf causing her
to swing broadside on the beach.

Her passengers and their baggage were safely
landed early next morning by means of the surf
boat belonging to the Government station close by.
Should the weather continue favourable there
were still hopes of getting her off.
The steam-tug Titan, Comiskey, arrived at New
York on the Gth from the steam-ship Empire City,
ashore at Barnegat. The vessel lies head on the
beach, about four miles south of Barnegat, in a
good position, with about twelve feet water in her
hold, and so leaky that the tide ebbs and flows in
her. She has not bilged. Her cargo is composed
of molasses and tobacco. The latter is under
water and will be spoilt. The molasses is between
decks, and °supposed to be uninjured. The Titan
returned with a couple of steam-pumps, and it is
fully expected she will be got off immediately
should the weather hold good.
The accounts of marine disasters which have
lately come from the shores of the eastern states
and the British provinces, have caused a great deal
of feeling and anguish amongst those whose inte-
rests and friends are at the mercy of the winds and
waves. The account of the loss of the schooner
Moselle, with all her crew, is thus described by a
person who saw her stranded from the shore :
"At about daylight he discovered a schooner (the
Moselle, of Wellfleet, Captain Raynter, from Boston for
Virginia), between Btenton's Reef and the Small Reef,
waterlogged and at the mercy of the sea, which was
making a clear breach over her. The crew, four in
number, were in the rigging. He immediately sent a
man to town for aid, and then proceeded to the beach
and made signs to the unfortunate men that they were
seen. At that time the schooner had struck the rocks
and turned over on her beam ends ; the crew had de-
scended from the rigging and were endeavouring, by
bracing against the quarter-deck, to retain their posi-
tion. This they were enabled to do until three heavy
seas rolled in and dashed her against the rocks heavily,
and in a moment she was broken into fragments. The
men were thrown into the water, and there caught at
the fragments, and all but one succeeded in getting
back to the remains of the quarterdeck. The one
still in the water had a piece of plank, and he pushed
for the share, where Mr. Bateman stood as far out as
prudent; encouraging him by words. Several times
the swimmer was near to the shore, and once caught
hold of the. pole extended to him ; but he was
washed back again, until finally seized by cramp pro-
bably he threw up his hands and went down within
30 feet of the shore. Two others were near toge-
ther on the spars, when one losing his hold, caught by
the other, who tried to disengage himself, but before he
could do so they both went down. The fourth had a
fearful struggle with death. He was on the spars, and
was repeatedly washed off, but managed to get on again,
bruised, crushed, as the fragments *ere washed against
him, and Mr. Bateman could hear him groan as he re-
ceived blow after blow, but no aid could be extended to
him, and finally his strength failed, and he shared the
fate of his companions. The shore is strewn with the
remains of the wreck."

The Central American question was before the
Senate, and letters from Lord Clarendon and Mr.
Harding, Q. C., were read, and the consideration
of the subject was postponed to the 9th inst.
Our dates from Havannah are to the 30th ult.
inclusive.

The sugar crop was coming in splendidly. The
tobacco and coffee crops were abundant, but the
former was said to be in the hands of speculators,
who were reporting scarcity to enhance prices.
The advent of Madame Sontag, and several other
celebrated opera singers from the United States,
was looked forward to with considerable anxiety by
the Habaueros.

Captain Bartlett, of the brig Reveille, from St.
Domingo, Dec. 9, furnishes a statement of the
position of affairs upon the island up to that date,
which fully confirms the news relative to the arrival
of a French war vessel upon the coast, the French-
Ra,ytien indemnity demand of the Government at
Paris, and the probable return of Paez to the Pre-
sidency, as the nominee of Louis Napoleon. It
was thought that Paez was on board the. French
war ship. Placards hostile to the existing Govern-
ment were circulated. Annexation to the 'United
States was freely spoken of, and the presence of an
American armed vessel much desired by the people.
It was thought that Santa Anna could not sustain
himself without foreign support, and it is not im-
probable that Paez may now be in power.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, JAN. 18.
The demand for money is still so urgent that
stocks do not advance beyond the quotations of
.last week.

In all branches of trade there was a pervading
dullness. Stocks, breadstuffs, and cotton were
suffering under this influence, and had been un-
able to sustain previous prices. Freights, however,
were firm and higher. Exchange on London was
quoted at 109 f to 1091.