The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

The following are extracts from the New York
Week 4 Herald, brought by the Niagara, which arrived
at Liverpool yesterday morning 1—
CHAnLr.sToN, JUNE 11.—The Isabel arrived at this
pert from Havannah this morning, having left there on
the 7rh inst. The Falcon had arrived at Havannab,
and the Isthmus being in port, it was proposed to trans-
fer some of the passengers of the former to the Isthmus.
This was remonstrated against, and some of the passen-
gers havng arms, they determined to use them in re-
sistance, if necessezy. Tne matter was finally adjusted
by the interference of the American Consul.
In the markets there has been considerable activity,
with large sales for Germany. White Sugars were
quoted at 10 to 11 ; yellow, 6 to 7; brown, 51 to 51-. , and
Nuscovades, 41 to 6. The whole stock of Muscovado mo-
lasses had been purchased for England at four rials. In
cloyed molasses there had also been considerable busi-
ness done for the stme destination, at 21 rials, and from
the coast at 2 rials. Rice, 9 to 91. Freights were dull.
Exchange, 10 per cent on London, and on New York par
to 1 per cent premium.
TERRIBLE STORM.—Lf ITISVILLE, JUNE 12, 6 P.M.--
A severe storm occurred near the village of Metropolis,
Illinois, en the Ohio river, on Friday last. Both chim-

net's or the steamboat Peytona were blown overboard,
and two or three coal boats in tow of the Belle of
Nashville, and as ninny in tow of the Superb, were
sunk. The steamer Memphis encountered a severe
gale near Medina, and the pilot's house and the roof of
the cabin were blown off. The chimneys were also blown
down. Three pilots with the carpenter were thrown
overboard and drowned, together with some thirteen
others. The captain was blown from the hurricane deck
to the forecastle, and seriously hurt. The books and
papers, and almost everyning else. were lost; also the
greater portion of the cabin furniture. Those who re-
mained in the cabin escaped uninjured. The boat was
badly shattered, and one man almost torn to atoms.

D-READFUL ►STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF
LIFE.—LOUISVILLE, JUNE 12.—The steamboat Embassy
collapsed both flues of her starboard boiler, below Green
River, on Saturday morning last, and a number of the
crew and dick passengers were killed and blown over-
board by the violence of the concussion; twenty•eight
others were severely scalded, some of them, it is feared,
BO seriously that they will not recover.
The killed and wounded were chiefly deck passengers,
th,ugh some of the cabin passengers were also injured.
The number of killed has not yet been ascertained.
The cook was blown, overboard and drowned, and the
second engineer badly scalded.
The b)at was much shattered, and shortly after the
lamentable disaster was towed to Evansville, Indiana.
The scene oo board was of the most heartrending
description. The Embassy was from Pittsburgh, bound
to St. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, JUNE 12.—8 y the explosion on board
the Em ,assy, thirteen deaths occurred, and five arc still
missing. The first engineer has since died, and near
thirty persons were injured and scalded.

BOSTON. JUNE G. Palfrey, free soil, has been
defeated for Congress. There is no choice by the people.
CINCINNATI, JUNE l2.—The Nashville papers of Sa-
turti.; say that ex-President Pulk was still lying dan-
gerously ili. He is suffering from an attack of the diar-
rhet, and not of the cholera, Es previously reported.
BALTIMORE, JUNE 12.—The steam-frigate Mississippi
left her anchorage on Thursday, and mae the run to
Cape Henry, a distance of forty miles, in the space of
three hours and a half. •

The steamer Waterwitch, bound for the Gulf of
Mexico, returned and anchored in Hampton Roads on
Saturday night, having five cases of cholera on board.
The patients were sent to the naval hospital.
The steamer Wave has been sunk near Guyandotte,
Virginia, having on board 400 bbls. of salt. No lives
were lost. It is thought that she will be raised.
BALTIMORE, JUNE 12.—We have New Orleans papers
to the sth ult. A sale of Government steamers took
place the day before, at which the following were dis-
poser of:—The Alabama, for 23,000 dolls.; the New
Orleans, for 31,000 dolls.; and the propeller Thompson,
for 23.000 dolls. The original cost of the two former
was 130,000 dolls.

ST. Louis, Julie 11.—The number of deaths by cho-
lera since t-iaturday reaches 70; from other diseases, 13.
The vieather was quite sultry, and the Mississippi river
very high.

SECOND DISPATCH—ST. LOUIS, JUNE 11, -P.M.—The
cholera continues to rage in our city. We have had
seventy deaths by that disease daring the last two days.
The weather is very hot.
THIRD DISPATCH—ST. LOUIS, JUNE 12, A.3L—Six-
teen cerneteiies report 98 burials on Saturday, Sunday,
and Alonday, 61 of which were deaths by cholera.
CINCINNATI, JUNE 12.—There have been eight deaths
from cholera sir.ce yesterday. The weather is cloudy.
The produce markets are unchanged.
8ALT1.3101,-E, JUNE 12. The Board of Health at
Richmond report sfx new cases of cholera, and two deaths,
fur the torty-ei:?;ht hours ending Monday evening.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 12.—Two cases of cholera, and
one death, have been reported in our city to-day.
ALBANY, JUNE 12.—The Board of Health report one
new and fatal case of cholera. Two of the cases pre-
vioris!y reported have since proved fatal.
Pam: FIGHT AT ST. LOUIS, &C.—ST. LOUIS, JUNE
11.—Two river. boatmen fought a prize fight on Sunday,
during which one of the combatants lost an eye. Several
hundred persons were present, and witnessed the brutal
scene. Bill Curds, a noted character, was stabbed
mortally.