The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK
_MARKETS.7SEpT. 30.

There has been a fair business doing generally, and
the prices of imported goods are such as to give encou-
ragement for new orders. These, to some extent, will
go out by the steamers.
Ashes—The demand fer export is not active. Some
small lots of pots have brought 5,25, and pearls for
consumption.
Quercitron. Bark is in demand for export at 35 dlrs.
The supplies short.
Coffee—There is less doing in this market, but
holders, encouraged by the small stock, remain firm at
quotations, 101 e. to Hie. for Brazil ; 1 le. for La-
gu ayra ; Biz. to 94c. for St. Domingo.
th-ugs— Nothing done.
Hemp—Clean Russia is held firmly at 245 dirs. six
months ; sales of outshot have been made at 225 dlrs. ;
Sisal at 130 dlrs. ; Italian 220 dirs.
Naval Stores—North County Turpentine has been
sold at 2 dlrs. Sales Tar, 1 dlr. 75c.

Oils—The demand for Whale is not large. The
stork is, however, small. The stock of English Lin-
seed is small, and an advance is asked by some holders.
Sales of pure American at 78c. to 80c.
Provisions—There is a fair demand for pork at for-
mer rates. In Beef there is less doing.
Rica—The market is heavy ; sales for export at
3 dirs. 75c.

Salt—ln Liverpool there has been little doing.
Whalebone—Sales for export, 19i cash.
Tobacco—The stock of Kentucky leaf in the market
is about 5,000 hhds, and is in better demand, and an
advance of to cents. has been established.

(From the New York Herald, Oct. 1.)
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6 P.M.

In the Foreign Bill Market, there is more activity
than for the last packet, and prices have somewhat im-
proved. The rate on London is 8 to 81, or 4.80 to
4.82 dollars the pound sterling ; on France, 5.171 to
5. 181 dollars ; on Amsterdam, 40 ; Hamburgh, 361 ;
Bremen, 77i to 78. These rates are an improvement of
I to 13 per cent. since the last steam-packet. The in-
creased demand arises chiefly from the increased con-
fidence of the importers. This will temporarily raise
the rates previous to the bills drawn against the new
crop. The present rates on France make specie the
best remittance now, by ne Orly 1 per cent. The Havre
packet will take out from 200,000 to 250,000 dollars
in specie, and the steamer nearly as much more, making
a shipment of 500,000 dollars. The ship Natches,
from Valparaiso yesterday, brought 70,000 dollars in
specie.

The Stock Market was rather heavy, some descrip-
tions declined, and others improved ; North American
Trust and Bank fell off 4 per cent. ; United States
Rink -.1- per cent.; Stonington Sales of hills on
Baltimore were made at 1 ; 2 discount on PhiWel
phi:', 3tie. 31 discount.
Darin;,* tae past few weeks a marked improvement
has taken place in the prices of most public securities.

JACKSONVILLE, SEPT, B.—On Saturday the 30th,
the Express rider, between Pi!aka and Fort Kin_,
was shot in the wrist, when about eight miles from the
former place. There were five Indians. A scout was
sent in pursuit, but the trod leading towards the Ocia-
webs, became indistinct., and the scout returned.
On Monthly, the 31st, a sick soldier, under an es-
cort of 10 men, was being conveyed from Fort Traver
to Micanopv, who were fired upon by the Indians.
Three of the escort were killed upon the spot ; the
rest, with the invalid, escaped unhurt. The sick man

citirin!,,: the conflict, '7! ;7-
who came up to the back pait o Lin; waggoi,, which
wounded him severely. They burned the waggon and
one mule. The Indiana were in considerable force.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, the 2d, Hillary
Parsons, a young man of about 18, was shot by a party
of Indians, about seven miles from Black Creek, on
the Newnansville-road. Upon the first fire of the
Indians, he was perforated by five balls. He had been
hunting in company with his stepfather, a Mr. Tucker.
and returning, when their dog ran towards a branch,
and commenced a furious barking. Parsons went to
ascertain the cause, when the Indians, numbering about
fifteen, rose from their concealment, and fired upon him,
After shooting him they mangled his body in a horrid
manner. Tucker escaped.
ST. AUGUSTINE, SEPT. 4.—A private of 2d Dra-
goons, who was taken by the Indians some time since,
when the corn fields were destroyed, escaped, and has
returned to the post at Fort Reed. He was
one of the guard left with the horses, his compa-
nion being killed, and himself tied to a tree, after
being a prisoner seven days, to be sh ot. Their. guns missed
fire•several times, when the party was alarmed by the
near approach cf Lieutenant Lawton, 2d Dragoons, on
a scout. The Indians fleeing, lest him bound, and
after some difficulty he succeeded in getting free from
his cords. For fourteen days he had been wandering
about, and his mind is said to be destroyed, as well as
the suffering endured having reduced him to a mere
skeleton.

On Sunday, the 23d ult., a small party of mechanics
left the depot at Pilatka in a small boat. On returning
they met wii,h a heavy head wind, and having no oars
on board, they fell down to post No. 10, an abandoned
garrison, for the purpose of following the river's
course home. The distance being 22 miles, and very cir-
cuitous, they struck an old trail leading for Black Creek.
This they abandoned and were lost. After wandering
about for five days without food, they found their way
back to No. 10, where, in an exhausted stare, they hailed
the steamboat Cincinnati, which boat conveyed them
to Pilatka.—Savaxinah Georgian, Sept. 12.