The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-13 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA.

(From New York Papers received to the 14th ult.)
THE STORM. —A violent gale from the north-east, accom-
panied with heavy rain, commenced blowing on Wednesday
afternoon, gradually increasing in severity until an early how
yesterday morning when it subsided, and the sun broke out
with the wonted brilliancy of the season. The gale has pro-
bably extended along the entire sea board, and we fear has
been seriously felt by the shipping off the coast. In the bay
yesterday morning, fourteen sail of square-rigged vessels were
reported, including the ship Louisa, from Liverpool ashore
inside the Hook, the ship Nero York from Liverpool, with
loss of all her masts, and five other ships and seven brigs
which had dragged their anchors, but had rode- out the gale
in safety. On Governor's Island, a schooner and two sloops
were driven high and dry; on Staten Island, the schooners
Samuel B. Abbey, Sanutcl Franklin, of Duxbury, and a sloop
were also driven ashore; all tho small crafr, however, will be
got off without much injury. The floating light-ship was
also driven from her moorings off the Hook.
In the city the ravages of the storm are also perceptible.
A new three story house in Twenty-second-street was blown
down, many trees were uprooted by the wind, particularly in
the Perk, where fourteen fine trees have been destroyed, and
snteral others much bent and injured. The mails were all
considerably behind their usual time of arrival. The southern
mail, due at a very early hour, only arrived at 'eight o'clock,
and the northern at 10 A.st. The steam-boat Swan, with the
southern mail, lay at South Amboy all night, and left in the
morning at daylight. The steam-boat Rhode Island, front
Stonington, with the eastern mail, only got in in the afternoon
about half-past four o'clock. The Lexington, which was to
have left on Wednesday evening for• Stonington, did not start
until next morning ; on reaching Corlear's Hook, she was
found leaking a little in her boiler, and put in to repair,
which, however, will probably not occupy more than a day to
accomplish. The Massachusetts, for Providence, also lay by
in the East River until yesterday morning.
In our sister city of Brooklyn, two houses which were bui!d-
ing were blown down, and many of the trees in the streets.
INDIAN TROUBLES. --The St. Louis Republican says that it
understands that General Gaines has issued an order directing
the troops now in garrison at Jefferson Barracks to march im
mediately for the council ground, appointed by the Cherokees,
in the Indian barracks, on September 11. The troops are
placed under the command of Major B. Riley. The Ist Re-
giment of Dragoons, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, are also
detailed for the expedition. General Gaines will be present
at the council in person.
The fiee in West Jersey continued to rage without miti
gatiou on Monday. What influence the present most season-
able storm will have upon it remains to be- seen The Wood-
bury Constitution of yesterday says, the destruction in Bur-
lington and Atlantic counties has been immense. A great
quantity of wood, prepared for market and coaling, with the
standing timber, has been consumed, and such is the condition
of the cedar-swamps, by reason of the severe drought, that
they are for the most part as dry and inflammable as turf.
The sAme paper adds :
" The routs of the cedar being imbedded in moss and other
light vegetable matter, it is found impossible to stay ther.l
progress of the flames, and in a little time the trees the
selves fall and add fuel to the devouring element. islt now

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feared that the future grovi th of the cedar swa 411Pir
totally destroyed.
" Nire have just been infermed, that on Sat
last, the fire broke out in the woods near GI o stir;ttitfer-kt.
places; one of which vras in the neighbourhoo
dam,.from a coal pit, and the other in the di ettiOr.:"4,k''"29,/!--..-.9.5t
Union works. The hands from the works aitf-g.--il-O4tie'Ort.".''.",%
citizens, after very great and laborious exertiatiNfiatid-- "
in arresting its course by tiring against it. So rapirdtVW4sl-,\,-- •-
the progress of the fire in the direction of the Union, that 4 •
person hauling coal on the road through the wood, was forced
to abandon his waggon and load to the fire in order to make
his escspe. The prompt turning out cf the people alone saved
the valuable works of Messrs. Roscnbeaum and Witnee, and
the Messrs Stang-era."
A Philadelphia paper gives the following dreadful incident
in this connexi::n :
We learn that on Friday last, a young man who was coming
to market with a load of hay through • the district of New
Jersey, was arrested On the way by the flames communicating
with the hay, which resulted in the destruction of the young
titan, horses, hay, and waggon. It is supposed that the young
man was on the top of the loaded waggon and became en-
tanglvd so that he could not extricate himself—or that in his
attempt to extinguish the flames, fell a victim to their rapid
strides. He was found a distance of 10 or 15 feet front tho
remains of the waggon.—Neteark Milli/ Advertiser.
Major-General the Baron Van Mai-cache), Minister Pleni-
potentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of his Maje,ty the Em.
peror of Austria to the United States, is now in this city.
The absence of the President from the seat of Government,
preventing the delivery of his letters credential, he made his
first visit to the Secretary of State yesterday morning.--
lirashington Globe.

The jrtiers for goods at Lowell are said to be so numerous
that it will take the factories a month, after exhausting the
stock on hand, to answer them.—Bostln Post.

CANADA.
(From the Montreal Herald.)
Yesterday the four individuals charged with the murder of
Chartraud were again brought to the bar, and the Court pro.
ceeeed with their trial. The witnesses on the part of the
Crown brought the charge conclusively home against all the
prisoners; and after their examination was finished, Mr. C.
Moadelet, on the part of the prisoners, addressed the Jury,
contonding that the crime with which they ought to have been
indicted was high treason, and not murder, acd that Govern.
ment dared not to try them for a crime in which the mijority
of their compatriots were implicated. A few witnesses were
then examined, but nothing of consequence was elicited from
them. Mr. Attorney-General Ogden closed the case by an
able speech. Chief Justice Reid charged the Jury, directing
them to bring in a verdict of guilty against all the priioners.
The Jury then retied for about half an hour, and returned
with a verdict of—Not Guilty, when a rebel cheer was at-
tempted to be got up in the Court House.
%Vh, n the verdict was known out of doors, it excited not
surprise, but indignation and feeling of deep-rooted hatred and
revenge on the part of the loyalists, a feeling which mill vet
tell fearfully. Never, except on the receipt of intelligence
of Colonel Gore having been discomfited at St. Denis, do we
remember to have seen so much excitement, or to have heard
such vox sof revenge. Deeply will this verdict rankle in the
breasts of the volunteers, and, should the opportunity ever ar-
rive, it wilt be avenged in blood. If the law is insufficient for
our protection, we must protect ourQelves, and if it is iniuffi-
cient to punish offenders against it, they must not be, on that
account, allowed to escape.

BATTLE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND
IRISEI WORKMEN.

( Abridged from Friday's Doncaster Gazette.)
Between eleven and twelve o'clock on the forencon of Wed-
nesday last. the peaceable inhabitants of Rotherham were sud-
denly alarmed by the report that a serious disturbance had talc ea
place between two parties of men who were working
on the North Midland Railway, and that a large party
were assembled on the Hasbro'" Common, preparing for a
desperate attack upon the town. In the course of a few
minutes, every shop in the High-street was closed, and with
the exception of perhaps one or two in some of the back
streets, not a single shop was left without the shutters
being put up and the door as securely fastened. The town
at this time presented a very singular appearance, all the
shops being closed, and groups of people standing at
every corner of the streets, of course magnifying the rumours
into events of the most dire description. The following, as far
as we can learn, are the facts of the case :—On the line of the
railway in the neighbourhood from Darfield to Swinton, a
number of Irishmen are employed, against whom a jealousy
had arisen on the part of the Englishmen, on account of the
former working for a less rate of wages. On Wednesday
morning, a dispute having arisen between one of each party,
the Englishmen made common cause with their countrymen,
and suddenly commenced an attack in a body at Darfield, by
driving every Irishman away whom they found at work on
the line. This they did from that place to Swinton, at
the same time pulling down and destroying the mud hovels
which the poor fellows ha] erected fer the temporary resi-
dence of themselves and their families. This course was
proceeded in until they came near Rotherham ; when, the
Irish beginning to gather courage as their forces increased,
made their way over a number of fields, and broke down all
the fences, with the materials of which they armed thenvelver,
in the best way they could, several of them being already
possessed of spades and other weapons. They then made a
' show of resistance, and stood their ground, determined not to
be driven as ay any further. Fortunately, at this time, Mr. Ste-
phenson, the contractor, appeared, and led them peaceably into
Rotherham. The Magistrates then pteczeded on horseback
to speak to the other party, whom they found assembled in
groups on different parts of the line, to the number of about
(SOO. They evinced a worse feeling than did the Irishmen, to
whom they openly manifested a very bad spirit. In the mean-
, time the Rotherham troop of Yeomanry Cavalry had assembled
on hersebeelt in front of the Court-house,where they remedied in
re diness until the return of the Magistrates, when they were
dismissed. A detachment of about forty of the Artillery
arrive d from Sheffield, with a field-piece, a little before four
o'clock, but returned. without entering the town. A number
of special constables were sworn in during fte day. The
Irishmen remained at their quarters at the railway station, and
were properly provided fir th•ough the kindness of Mr. Ste-
phenson. Na further disturbance, however, of any moment
took place ; and the town, after a sc..ne of great commotion
during the day, assumed its customary appearance, with the
exception of being distur bed by the drunken brawls of some
straggling parties of the railway men.

FCRTHER PARTICULARS.
THURSDAY. HALF-rAsr TunEE O'CLOCK.—The disturbance
has agaiu broken out more fearfully. The Englishmen appear
determined not to allow the Irish to work. A large number of
the former congregated this afternoon in front of the residence
of Mr. Stephenson, and showed a determination to pull down
the house. Ia consequence of this display of feeling, and for the
purpose of maintaining the public tranquillity, a detachment
of the artillery has arrived from Sheffield ; and with the as-
sistance of the special constables, have succeeded in appre-
hending a number of ringleaders. The Riot Act was then
read by Henry Walker, Esq., of Clifton. The shops are all
closed, and there is a total suspension of business. Whilst
the Sheffield and Rotherham troop of yeomanry were on their
way to join the regiment at Doncaster, on permanent duty,
an express overtook them at Conisbro', and they immediately
returned. The express proceeded to Doncaster with com-
munications to Lord Wharncliffe upon the gubject ; and Cap-
tain Glanville, the Adjutant ofithe regiment, immediately pro-
ceeded to Rotherham to render his assistance. The town is
in a state of the greatest excitement and alarm. The troops
are now parading the streets in all directions, and every exer-
tion has been made to preserve the peace during the night.
Stx o'CLock.—Through the exertions which have been
used by the Authorities, assisted by the military, peace has
been hitherto preserved. The Sheffield troops of Yeomanry
Caval, y have left for Doncaster. The Rotherham troop re-
mains, and is acting in concert with the artillery and the police
force. All is quiet at this moment ; but the excitement and
alarm which prevailed during the day has not wholly subsided.
[The Sheffield troops reached Doncaster at eight o'clock
last Thursday night.]

THE LATE FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.--The
n;r, account of the c:uso of the great explosion which re-
kindled the flames van n they seemed to be on the point of
expiring, is given by a skilful chemist :—The cause of the
explosion which took place on Saturday morning, I con-
ceive to be this—The large quantity of burnt wood, gum,
&c., which must have fallen among the saltpetre in the
shape of charcoal, and the powerful heat to which that
substance was exposed, causing it to give out an immense
column of oxygen gas, which, combining with the in-
flammable matter, produced the delhgration. When it
is considered that nitre, when subjected to the action of
a red beat, becomes decomposed, giving out one-eighth
of its weight of oxygen, it will not be at all surprising that
the effect produced on the occasion above alluded to
sould
have taken place. I cAti only express my astonishment that
the consequences were not much more terrific. The nitre
itself, free from any mixture, would burn, but without causing
any detonation, the basis of the salt being nitric acid and pot-
ash. Subjected to a moderate h2at in an open vessel, it un-
dergoes no particular change of its properties ; bit by com-
bining a small portion of charcoal, and precipitating both sub-
stances into a vessel heated to redness, detonation takes place.
In the composition of gunpowder, into which it so largely en-
ters, this property is fully exemplified. In every 100 parts 0
powder 76 are nitre, 15 charcoal, and only nine sulphur;
clearly showing that the nitre must be one of by far the most
influential substances.—Manchester Gualdian. - _ _

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday night,
a; two men, named Edward Hammond and David Durrant,
in the employ of Mr. Bewley, iron founder, of Chelmsford,
were returning home from Canewdon with a horse and cart,
the vehicle was upset, and Hammond vras killed. Durrant,
the survivor, states that they left the Chequers, C'anewdon,
about eight o'clock on Thursday night, on their way home from
Mr. Marks's, where they had been at work ; deceased, who is
horsekeeper to Mr. Bewley, driving. On turning a corner of the
lane in the parish of South Fambridge, fioin some cause the
cart was turned completely over on the near side, and Durrant
with some difficulty released one of his arms from under it. He
was then unable to find his computon, but having obtained
the assistance of Mr. Wicker a
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the house of Mr. Boultwood, blacksmith, tse6rew.::stcedari ..rgleredetno,
where an inquest was held on Saturday,a bAcre Codd,
Ewi., Coroner, and a verdict of Accidental Death was
urued.—Essexsex Herald.