The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-25 00:00:00

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849.

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, MorinAY•
By the Royal Mail Ste:An-ship Canada, Captain
fierrison, we have intelligence from New York to
the 12th, and Halifax to the 15th inst.
Tha Royal mail steamer Europa, Captain Lott,
arrived at Boston on the 7th inst.

The steamer Herrmann, for New York, 21 dills
from Southampton, put into Halifax on the 1`?i1)
inst. for a supply of coals, and again sailed on the
following day.

The Wes't India mail-steamer Great Western,
Captain Wolfe, arrived at New York on the 10th
instant from Bermuda.
From Washington we learn, under date the 10th
inst., that the unusually long-continued struggle,
between contending parties for the election of their rival
candidates to the Speakership of the ITouse of Repro'
sentatives had, contrary to expectation, arrive°
at no decision ; and, consequently, we again have to
report that no message had been delivered by the
President. We are likewise without any authorita'
tive summary or indication of its contents, although
various journals pretend to indicate with confidence
its developments on various points of policy.
According to one report, in reference to the grey
,t
centre of contention, General Taylor will put fort'
certain recommendations of a character so moderate
as to unite the support of the majority of the repro'
sentatives. An angry spirit prevails, however,
throughout the Union, and in one, if not more of the
state messages, may be found calls addressed to COO.
gross to decide at once, and at any risk, the question
of the Central Power's authority in reference t°
slavery.
Our advices state that daily from the date of oil
previous letters to that of the accounts now received
ballotiegs had been held ; 32 had been taken, Messrs,
Winthrop (Whig) and Cobb (Democratic) being the
leading candidates. Subsequently the favour of. the
latter candidate diminished, and Mr. Polter was Pet
forth in his place. That position he maintained butf
for two ballots, and then gave place to Mr. 8r0wn0,..6
Indiana. Pending the decision of the House
Senate remained inactive, adjourning from day to deP
Several days might still elapse before the organlio
tion of the House. There were no signs of
arrangement, both parties remaining uncompromising''
The affairs of Nicaragua were again causing much
excitement, in consequence of the island of Tigre'
lately ceded to the United States Government, haeo
ing, according to the newspaper accounts, been take.
possession of by Mr. Chatfield; in the name of the
tisit Government. From the correspondence atr,tPf
New York Express we extract the following detail °f
the affair :
" Since the negotiations of the treaty by Mr. Ssaier:
the British Government, through its agent, Mr. (-)114.t
field, has been committing outrages which cannot fail t 1
receive the immediate attention of the Government
Washington. This Mr. Chatfield, as the agent of },"O
British Government, arrived at the Gulf of Fonseca °f
the 16th of October, and immediately took possession °1
the island of Tigre, 'in the name of the British Quee,,l;
This was done under cover of an armed force,
cannon and all the pomp and circumstance of /I,
'f he flee of Honduras was, by his order, torn 4:1°%1
ind that of England run up and saluted. This is 13-0
all. A superintendent was by him appointed, and ane r
order of government established. Commodore Pa 3 f,13,te0
had previously arrived off Realejo, in command 0' 'o
British steamer Gorgon, but did not enter. I le'''ry
that Mr. Squier, our Minister, who has been aberd
prompt in the discharge of his duties, at once dispatc,' of
a messenger to Chatfield, telling him that the isfarta
Tigre had been ceded to the United States, and tht.
°
under the circumstances, he had no doubt that be (C,":,,13
&hi) would immediately order its evacuation. Chatu:og
replied, it is said, on the following day, acknowledgiko
the rec:,ipt of our Minister's letter, and declaring airi,
Honduras had no right to cede any portion of her ter,.
tory, because, first, she had not even the right to a ,Pto
tional existence. And, secondly, he is understoon
04
have said that she had no right to dispose of the
of Tigre, because he (Chatfield) had intimated blimp
tention of placing a lien upon the island 1 What of
Squier's rejoinder was to this impertinence I de tat
keow. Chatfield, I learn, has written a second le"
to our Minister, declining to evacuate the ishialet
but premising to submit the question tc'e vet Majesty's Government. This was on the Ist ni
cod
camber instant. Since then, Mr. Squier, it is rens,
all around, no doubt correctly, has demanded that the
island should be evacuated within six days. Bo ea
outrageous conduct of this British agent did nowise
here. All the islands of the Gulf belonging to Hon ,0
and San Salvador have also been seized; also the P° es
of Truxillo and Moro. These high-handed EneilJ,resa
have been taken to prevent the spread of Ainer'tbe
opinions and the emigration of American people tc),,oe
Pacific. The people of Honduras feel that theyeßrecl
been wronged, notwithstanding which they have °Pe 0,
to submit all the claims of the British to commissioaco,
arid have pledged themselves to abide by the re°t of
But this reasonable request has met with no Or e
notice. The catalogue of abuses does not end bet
San Salvador also received a summons, requiring her',o
24 hours' notice, to yield to certain insolent denS,hai
made by the British agent, to which the reply was !th;
they were unjust, and could not be complied Olio
whereupon the ports of Acajuhla and La Union, tali
all the coast of San Salvador on the Bay, were tarns
possession of in the name of the Queen. I srll-g
this amid great excitement, and the arw:te
of the States, which have pretty nearly agreed ter-ro•
plan of union. Manning, who betrayed his Goleo
went in England, has been set king to make hie, 'di'
Government negotiate a disreputable treaty. T"°l3o
rector here told him that the first article of 0;01
treaty must be the evacuation of the Mosquito c;ptf
and the port of San Juan by the British. The te-aa
made ,by Manning in England will not be ratifienei yt
eept upon compulsion. Guardiole, a brave felloW,lee
Choluea, with 1,000 men, and has sent word that
ready to march to the relief of Tigre Island at any
ment. Another 1,000 men, e
under Barrieras amci 10'
birias, are also ready to go to the relief of San tO
nor. The whole country is deeply excited and ready'
take up arms against the Briii-h Government. , ,
" LEON DE NICARAGUA, Nos'
"I have only time to say, that the Commissioner.ol
Nicaragua, San Salvador, and Honduras have .1,0,
signed the articles of confederation between those st,as'°fft
which are to be brought under a general gover%oo
wi;11 all possible dispatch. The greatest enthtls",e se
prevails in consequence. Guatemala and Costa ItiCa %rr
be formally invited to come in; but their actual Gaciats
'rents are under British influence, and may deer or
But the people are for it, and these States, soonetede
later, will unite with the three of the centre. Icer
vivus!' is to be the motto of the new Republic of
tral America."
101
By the arrival of the steamer Crescent City s-t
to
York on the 7th instant, we have accounts one 1,1)°,1-te
later from California. Her dates are—San .0.08
cisco, Nov. 1; Panama, 25th; and Chagres, 001
brought from the latter port 16a passengers, 04
nearly 1,900,000 dolls. in gold dust on freight,
about 350,000 dolls. worth in passengers' hands. hod
The Constitution for the state of California 03
been agreed upon in convention. Os the 26thogb
27th upwards of 1,300 persons pissed Or°, pa
Chagres ; every hut or habitation wai tenants the
Americans, and hundreds were foreeC to evailloecl,
filthy passages during the nights abovt.mentia
the
Four steamers were anchored at one ime off the
harbour, namely, the Crescent City, theFalcoli;
Alabama, and the British mail steamer Avon! 51500
barque just arrived. On the Pacific side, it thet-
ell
time, were the California and the New Grenada'
with passengers. the
The reports from California are encouraging i to
gold was still plentiful, and those who were ah'ead
stand the fatigues of digging it got fairly rsvartpe
for their exertions. The health of the peopl, nt„lt
mines of California was generally good ; but s;g,
attacks of dysentery prevented many from cllgteo
The average amount of gold dug out by the gibe
is computed to be about ten dollars per daY„•
number of arrivals from Europe and the utte
States was progressing with much spirit. There visti
at least 100 British vessels in the harboUr of of
Francisco on the Ist of November. The, tol,.
San Francisco numbered in population At: tp to
30,000, and the number of persons at the Winbar
confidently set down at 80000 persons. gee
as
at
jesty's frigate the Amphitrite, Captain Eden, '—
Mazatlan. Cll.
The steamer Unicorn, formerly one of r-11'oel
nard's Liverpool packets, which had been lalLirce,aerf
by Mr. Aspinwall to run with his Pacific la'tal 0`
steamers, arrived at San Francisco on the 9'o 0
October. The British mail steamer Ecuador
Panama from the coast. leg
The news from Panama is down to the eve' 00
the 25th. Some four hundred persons weedier
waiting the sailing of the California, and t'sveo the
vessels advertised for San Francisco. Virll,ol,
passengers by the Crescent City, Alabama, ana be itr
shall have reached Panama, the number will
creased to about 1,400. ,ov
The Ohio had arrived at New York with 2uei 2)
dollars. The Falcon arrived at Havannah on thole'
inst. from Chagres with half a million dollars i°
dust. fan
We have dates from Jamaica to the Ist 1.135,
of t'befal°
Act to reduce the public expenses has been lard
the Council Chamber, and excited a good deal icise
•
cussion. A shock of an earthquake was feleat
ton on the 24th ult. dell°ee
a
Our advices from Hayti complain of the ,„ forcA
of business. The Monopoly Law was still l'etec:f
The Emperor was about making a tour to the lee ,th
part of St. Domingo, accompanied by a coed 140
soldiery. Since then the war had been renew of ,er
the Republic of St. Domingo. On the 18th fronted
vember, the Emperor was to march to the oefte'e
wills his entire army. The Haytian fleet heocelloo
with probably the same destination. Theato vap
tax for foreign merchants had been raised 19,1
dolls. to 1,800 dolls. Spanish, and for clerks gems
made 1 000 dolls. Nearly 80 houses were a"
by fire at Port-au-Pm ince on,the 16th ult.

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