The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-26 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA •

By the arrival at Port,mouth of the pact ship
Mediator, Captain Champlin, we have received New
York and Cznada papers, the latter of the 29th ult., and
the former of the 6th inst.—being six days later than
the arrivals by the British Queen. We have looked
over them in vain for political news of European interest.
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, Mr. Pouiett
Thomson, celebrated the Queen's birthday at Montreal
by a splendid ball and supper, to the great delight of
guests so numerous that new reception rooms had to be
built for them. The French were mingled with the
English, and among all the greatest good humour pre-
vailed, All were delighted with the urbanity of the
Governor, who allowed no guest to leave the rooms
without receiving sonic testimony of his appreciation of
the pleasure afforded by their presence.
On the 27th ult. the 73d ievAtrtcnt had arrived at
Montreal from Upper Canada. The 15th regiment
hid at the same tine embarked for England. The
weather was very warm for the season. 0;1 the 28th
of May the thermometer stood as follows in the shade :--
S o'clock, A. M., 74. ; noon, 81. ; 3 o'clock, r. at., 85.
Excellent crops were expected.
HIGHLY INTERESTING.—THE FRESHET AT
THE SOUTH.
(From the Augusta (Geo.) Chronicle, May 30.
GREAT. FRESTIET. —On Wednesday night, when our first
notice of the freshet was penned, cur city was in the most
painful state of excitement. Already had a considerable
portion of the city been inundated, and the river continued
to rise at a fearful rate.
To attempt any description of a calamity so awfully
sublime, would be worse than vain ; it required to be
seen to comprehend its vast destructive capacity.
About twelve o'clock on Wednesday night the city
was completely submerged, and the river continuing to
rise. Many families were still in their houses, en-
tirely surrounded by a current to them impassable without
aid, and the water making rapid inroads upon them. From
this fearful and alarming situation they were relieve:l by
boats and horsemen, not, however, in some instances, until
they were standing to their necks in water. In this work
of philanthropy many of our citizens were engaged all
night ; and in many instances it was perilous, as the street;
in many places would swim the tallest horses. When the
day dawned, our city appeared as if standing in the
midst of a vast sea of water, which extended as far as the
eye could reach, from the highest eminence.
The destruction of property, both public and private, has
been immense. The upper bridge has been entirely carried
away, and about 300 or 400 feet of the lower one. Our
citizens watched throughout the day on Wednesday, with
almost p iinful anxiety the lower bridge, and the air sv As
rent with shouts as they saw it withstand shock after shock,
from mountains of rafts, mill and gin.houses, bridges,
dwellings, and every class of tree from the small sapling
to the sturdy oak of the forest, which had been washed up,
and was borne away by the resistless force of the torrent.
During Wednesday night the bridge gave way.
Much cotton has floated out from the warehouses and
was carried off, and hundreds of bales are for ever lost both
in this city and Hamburgh. The precise quantity we
know not, but suppose that at least one thousand bales Wl°
been lost in the two places.
One of the most thrilling incidents which occurreD
that of a little girl, about 11 years of age, who was taken
up in the middle of the river about twenty-five miles above
the city, by Captain Joseph Staunton, of a I), terburgn
boat. The story of the adventure of this little girl we have
obtained from herself. She is the daughter of a poor wi-
dow, who lived on the river, near Ferguson's Ferry. She
says the first intimation they hal of their danger, they:were
surrounded by the river, when her mother, a daughterol faider
than Eliza, two brothers younger than herself, and a th"
ful dog, fled to the top of their little cottage, soon after
which the house was taken off by the current.
One after another they met a watery grave, Eliza and
the dog only clinging to the wreck, when she came ie
sight of th eboat of Captain S., and succeeded in making
her cries heard. Captain S. immediately rowed
hands, who were all asleep, and after pursuing her taboo
three miles, overtook and rescued her and the dog from
their perilous situation. Captain S. says she was bed,tl
few shingles, which were supported by a feather
being all that was left of the house on which she started.
on which frail bark :she hi d descended the river twelve
miles when she was licked up.
(From the Savannah Georgian, May 30.)
All the mill-dams of which we have heard have
been
carried away.
All the bridges on the carriage-roads have been sn'Te
away, preventing the passage of the mail. Several of t.e.
culverts on the railroad within fifty-six miles of the
cal
have been swept away, and it will be some days before the
damage on the railroad is repaired so as to allow .0f t
transmission of passengers and goods.
( From the Charleston Patriot, May 30.)
COLUMBIA, MAY 28.—During the night it rained toga
alarming extent. This morning the high bat ks were
overflowed. Cotton, which was stowed on high grout 0,
was floating down the canal. The destruction must be
immense.
Half. past three o'slock.—The water is about stationarys.'
:
TIIE LAST MURDERS IN FLORIDA.—By a letter, date
Garey'a Ferry, May 25th, we have the following ,ac-
count of the melancholy scene that occurred on the r';
colata-road on the 23d. One waggon was coming out
of St. Augustine and another going in ; both wagger':
were attacked at about the same time, although about
two miles apart, by parties of Indians, numbering ab",i
fifteen each. They killed two men in one waggon, an'
three in the other. The Indians plundered the wagg°l°
of every thing; the one going in contained the wardrobe
and articles belonging to Forbes's theatrical company'
One of the actors, a Mr. Lyne, and a musician, riere
of the number killed. One of the actors jumped out of the
' waggon and took to his heels • two of the Indians followed
in pursuit, fired at and missed him ; they then threw away_
their rifles and ran with their tomahawks, and when
they came up near him he di ew a Pistol he had, and tl
would retreat. He thus kept them at bay for three miles,
which enabled him to reach Fort Searle in safety—the In
dians close on him. There were only six men there;
About thirty Indians came up, dressed in the acto,estne
dresses, and danced all round the place, challenging ..
soldiers to fight, but they were too weak to sally on‘
The Indians remained on the ground nearly four hours'
they they packed two mules and one horse wish their piton
and put off. An express went to town, the citizens turn_
out in hot pursuit, but did not reach the pl ice until an
hour after the Indians left. They followed the trail t"
Six-mile Creek, a little bolow Picolata, where they 111°w,,
the Indians had ;crossed. Fort Crane, near Ntwn 112`--
vine, was taken by the Indians, and all but one la?
killed. The ladies of the theatrical corps went in the

day previous.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.—We mentioned in °Lir
last the passage of the Tax Bill in the House of RaPnrFil
sentatives, on Modnay, by a vote of 47 to 41. The DI
taxes all real and personal estate now subject to count,'
value
rates and levies, one mill on every dollar of the
thereof—all bonds and mortgages and moneys at interests
public loans and stocks, except those issued by the State'
the stocks of all institutions or companies incorporated l
other States, held or owned by individuals in Pennsylvanisi:
one half mill on every dollar of the value thereof, for
one per cent. per annum dividend or profit accruing theren":
Upon household furniture one-half per cent. on the execs'
over three hundred dollars in valuation. Emoluments
of office one per cent. on the value thereof. Watchtc!
kept for use, worth more than 20 dollars, from fifty
uaCe•-•
up to one dollar fifty cents., in proportion to their qlnitP

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, JusE

RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 4.
62 Shares United States' Bank
125 do. North American Trust Co. 3'3
75 do. Delaware and llur!Eon Canal 7l
79
10 do. Farmer's Trust Co
116
8 do. Bank of America 4B
25 do. Dry Dock Bank
20 do. American Exchange Bank
25 do. Long Island Fire insurance Co.
35
15 do. Hudson Fire Insurance C 0......... •••
25 do. Boston and Providence Railroad
25 do. New Jersey Railroad .....................
/6
I
10 do. Stonington Railrc ad ...................
150 do. Harlaem Railroad
10 do. Canton Co. Baltimor.: ........ .... .. . ..... 211
There was a large business transacted at the Board
SBA
day in North American Trust Company's Stock, and n°
great deal in anything else. That Stock closed at an c
'ance of If ; American Exchange Bank of 1; Dclawsro
and Hudson and Harlem Railroad of 1-; United Statc
Bank of i ; and Boston and Providence and Stonington
Railroads of per cent.
We quote bills on Philadelphia at 95 a 951, and 011
Baltimor• at 95 a 95i.

PHILADELPIIIA MONEY MARKET, .Ic,lB
The busints: done by our merchants this spring "-t,
been much more than they 'had expected : they have xi%
wished to do as heavy business as usual, but have followed
a safe policy in curtailing their ered'ts to Western 'lite
Southern merchants. W., do not look for much inertial(
in business until next spring, by' which time the steel,.
the country merchants will be hi:a‘ily reduced, whilst oui:
will be increased by importations and domestic manurapic„
tures ; trade in all its departments will then e°
ari
mence its resuscitation, and the country move on in
even course.

RATE OF SALES OF STOCKS, JUNE 2.
E First Board. Dolg'
DO
50 Shares Wilmington R. R., 100 47 0
9 do. Northern Bank, Kv
AO
10 do. Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank..: 54 Ivo
1 do. United States Bank, cash 761 '
50
50 do. Girard Wink, dayst...r9(L
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GOLD WATCHES, £B. Bs. each.-1: IglllY ;i
finished Horizontal Gold Watches, jewelled in four holes.
enamel dial, hand to mark the seconds, &c. Eight Guiroai
each. These elegant little Watches will be found ex• L4l,
time-keepers, and a printed warranty is given with fixed tel
on which they will always r. c,ive zny attention required.
T. COX SAVORY,
Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill (s°/e'l
Doors from Graceeburch-street), London.
N.B.—Second-hand Watchts purchased in exchanse.

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On the 20th inst., at Dusseldorf, the lady of C. CI Bartonarto
Esq., of a daughter.

162 A I? lED J°
On the 13th of May, a
' t 13erbiee, by special license, f
Julius Dare, Esq., surgeon, to Louisa Antoinetta, daughter °
Thomas De St. Felix, &q., of Demerara.
At St. Giles's, Camberwell, of g
ell, John Miles, Esq
~
Essex, to Rosalie Jemima, eldest daughter of John I3rookg,
Esq., of Grove-lane-hill, Camberwell.
ado( '

D /RD.
On the 18th inst., at Kilkenny, William l3ertie Crsyen§
eldest son of Major Ord, Royal Engineers, aged 16.
On the 21st inst., August us John Fare, Esq., the only child
of the late Lieutenant-Colonel John Thomas Fane,lll,L...ei

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