The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

AMERICAN NEWS.

[A summary of the following intelligence, received by
Elt ctric Telegraph, appeared in our paper of 3esterday.]
LIVEN, COL, MONDAY.
By the Royal Mail steamship Cambria, Captain
Shannon, we have advices from New York to the
20th, Boston to the 215,, and Halifax to the 234 ult.
respectively.
The America, hence, arrived at New York on the
18th, and the Caledonia at Halifax on the 23d ult.
The West India Mail steamer Great Western ar-
rived at New York, from Bermuda on the 14th ult.,
with a Ppecie freight of 10;500 dolls. It was reported
that this route would be abandoned at the close of the
year, on account of the limited passenger traffic.
Political affairs remained without change, hut a
variety of rumours prevailed of an alteration in the
Cabinet by the retirement of Mr. Clayton, and the
appointment of Mr. Clay as Secretary of State. It
was also rumoured that Colonel Webb, of the Courier
and Enquirer, had received the appointment of
Minister to Austria. Mr. Clayton, the Secretary of
State, is now said to have got into a dispute with the
Government of Sweden.
Mr. R. W. Walker, a representative to the Ala-
bama Legislature, from Tuskegee, had given notice
that he would early in the session bring forward a
Bill authorising the State to purchase 100 negroes
to be sent to California to work in the gold mines,
the profits of their labour to be devoted to the pay-
ment of the public debt of Alabama.
- The Washington correspcndent of the Baltimore
Sun, referring to the forthcoming session of Congress,
sass— _ _

"I am at liberty to say that on the first day of the
session notice %ill be given in the Senate of a Bill to
establish certain territories, to provide for the adinisiion
of California, the cceation of a new state-in Texas, and
the adjustment of the boundary between Temas and New
Mexico. The Bill will provide for the estxblialimeut
of the territory of Deseret ; also for the territory of
South California ; also for tne territory of California
north of 36 deg. 30 mio. The -Bill will provide that
the territory of North California shall be admitted as a
state into the Union ; and at the same time it will-pro-
viae that a portion of Tex" south of 36 deg. 30 min.,
shell be permitted to form a alto constitution, anti.
tAtt the question of boundary between 'Texas and
New Mexico shall be submitted to a board of commis-
sioners, &c."
Advices from Nicaragua communicate the intelli-
gence of the ratification by both Houses of the Legis-
lature of the contracts with Mr. White, representative
of the Ship Canal Company, and of the treaty of al-
liance, friendship, commerce, navigation, and protec-
tion concluded with Mr. Squier, the Minister from
Washington. The Government had also negotiated
a treaty ceding to the United States the Island of
Tigre, in the Gulf of Fonseca, which was to be im•
mtdiately taken p9ssession of by an American
squadron. • The following is Mr. Squier's official
Circular :
" liz.gatign of the Ualted States, in Central America,
Leon de Nic .ragua, Sept. 28.
"To
•

" Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that the
Island of Tigre, in the Gulf ot Fonseca, has been ceded
to tha United States of North America by the Republic
of flonduras, for the time pt nding constitutional action
upon an existing convention between the two Republica, ,
and that accordingly speedy posausion will be taken of
the same upon behalf of the United States. The exist-
ing port and other regulations of the island will he con-
tinued until °there/is° orderer!. I have also the honour
to ad-I that the United States has acquired interests in
the Western Islands end coast of Honduras which vrgl
not permit her to look with indifftrence upon any mea-
sures which shall afftet the present order of things in
that quarter.
" I am, Sir, with high c _insideration,
" Your obedient servant,
"E. GEORGE SQUIER."
The New York Herald, referring to the cession of
this island, says—
" This bay is the nstural outlet for the proposed ship
canal via the Ssn Juan river and the lakes _Nicaragua
and Leon. Tigre Island is only important as command-
ing the bay. The treaty is a favourable piece of evi-
dence in support of the opinion that General Taylor will
not surrender an iota of the grounel which he has taken
in the Nicaragua controversy with Great Britain. What-
ever may be the disposition of Mr. Clayton to a compro-
mise, it is not probable that General Taylor will assent
to any arrangement which would invalidate the treaty
with Nicaragua, and the rights of the parties in it to the
protection ot the Government. It is probable, however,
that the dispute will be subm'tted to the Senate for its
advice, though we do not apprehend that it will advise
an acknowledgment of the claims of Mr. Chatfield."
We have advices from the city of Mexico to the
20th of October, which state that Volcara had raised
the standard of revolt in favour of Santa Anna in
Concula. The insurrection, however, had been sup-
pressed, and the leaders executed.
From Canada we have no important intelligence.
A telegraphic communication, dated Montreal, Nov.
19, says—
" Serious troubles have taken place in the mining dis-
tricts on Lake Superior, arising out of the difficulties be-
tween the Chippewa Indians and the Government. The
Indians can muster 1,000 warriors. One hundred soldiers,
with artillery, have been ordered from the nearest station
to the scene of hostilities. The military department are
making formidable preparations."
The British American League at Toronto had
passed a resolution denouncing the annexation move-
ment by a large majority. A memorial has been
forwarded to the Home Ministry on the subject of a
reciprocal tariff between the United States and
Canada, signed by several men of influence in Ca-
' nada, among whom are large lauded proprietors and
agriculturists.
A terrible steamboat disaster occurred at New
Orleans on the evening of the 15th ult. The steamer
Louisiana, when about leaving her wharf for 6t.
Louis, burst each of her boilers, and was shivered to
atoms by the explosion. She was crowded with
passengers. Two other steamers, which had just
arrived with a full freight of passengers, were lying
alongside, and were badly injured. It was feared
that at least 260 lives were lost, beside many
wounded. Fifty bodies were recovered the day
after the catastrophe. The captain of the Louisiana
had been arrested and held to bail, and the whole
affair would be made the subject of a rigid inves-
tigation. The following is from the New Yerk
Herald :

NEw ORLEANS, Nov. IG.—A terrible steamboat
explosion occurred in ra last evening. The 'steamer
Louisiana, bound to St. Louis, when about starting
from her wharf, burst both her boilers, shattering her
to atoms, and also badly injal ing the steamers Storm
and Bostona, that were lying alongside. The Louisiana
was crowded with passengers, as were also the other
two, which had just arrived. It is supposed that altos
gether,ll6o lives were lost, besides many wounded.
Already fifty dead bodies have been recovered. The
Levee is strewn with the dead and dying, and hundreds
of our citizens are around the melancholy scone, rendering
all the assistance in their power to those in whom a spark
of life remains. Dead bodies, legs, arms, and heads, are
scattered in every direction, and the sight presented is
most awful. It is at present impossible to ascertain the
names or number of those who are lost. As soon as
they can be collected, I will forward you another dis-
patch.
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 17.—Captain Kennon, of the
steamer Lsuisiaua, has been arrested and held to bail in
the sum of 8,000 dolls. The explosion having been attri-
buted to carelessness, a searching investigation will
shortly take place. Many more dead bodies have been
found. The number of killed, it is believed, will reach
200, besides many dreadfully wounded. The flags of the
shipping are all at half-mast.
BALTIBIORE, Nov. 19.—1 have forwarded a dispatch
to Now Orleans for the names, as far as can be ascer-
tained, of the persons who were lost by the dreadful
calamity on the evening of the 15th, but have not yet
received them. I understand, however, that they wore
mostly emigrants, on their way to settle in the western
country.
ANOTHER .STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION AND LOSS Or
LIPE.—NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 18.—The steamer Belle
blew up last evening between this port and Mobile, by
which the engineer and several hands were killed, and
several others more or less wounded.
The packet-ship Tuscarora, Captain Towley, from
Liverpool to Philadelphia, went aehore on Friday
morning, the 16th ult., about one mile south of
Indian river, and within 40 yards of the beach. She
sailed from this port on the 13th of October, and had
between 400 and 500 passengers, all of whom were
saved by means of ropes passed to the shore. The
latest accounts state that the ship had bilged and had
ten feet water in her hold. After cutting away the
main and inizen masts the crew abandoned the ship,
saving themselves by means of a rope fastened to the
foremast.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Courier and EnqUirer.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Money is Tate abundant, and
the banks are in a sound and wholesome condition. The
bulk of the paper discounted by them dues not average
over 70 days while the amount maturing is constantly
at this season eqnsl to the demands upon them to dis-
count. Tho tendency of foreign exchange is down.
wards, as the annexed quotations indicate, putting a stop
to the exports of specie:—We quote first-class bills on
London, 109 to i; Amsterdam, 40 to 1; Bremen, 78i to
; I'aris Fives, 26i to 5; Hamburgh, 358 to 1.
Cotton—
The sales since oar last, per Hibernia, 14th
inst., amount to 3,40 bides. Teo market, which was
dull prior to the receipt of the America's ad vices, became
subsequently depressed and unsettled, holders evincing
much anxiety to realise even at a loss of two to three
dollars per bale ou their late receipts from Savannah and
Charleston, thus far a decline of only h to a cent, has
been established. We have no later table of receipts
and exports than that advised, but we know that the
receipts continue heavy at the southern pert,,, and that
the determination of the planters is to realise.
Bread stuffs-I'x. %Illogic the demand is steady, with
sales of Genesee, at 115 e. to 120 c. Ohio is held at
105 c. to 112 c.; Canadian in bond, 106 c. to 108 e.;
common and inferior viestern, 60c. to 90c., according
to quality.
Rye is held at 60 to 1 c',:nts; barley is less plentiful,
and brings 60 to 61 cents. Indian corn has declined a
trifle. Flour has remained in a dull state for the com-
mon and inferior kinds. Good Michigan, 5 to 12;
Ohio, 5 25 to 75; fair Genessee, 5 121 to 6 25; Southern