The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-24 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

(From the New York papers of the 30th ult.)
FaoM MEXICO.—The Paragon, from Vera Cruz, with
dates to the 28th and 29th from the capital, state the suc-
cess of the party of Santa Anna during the late elections.
All remained quiet.

The pecuniary embarrassments of the Administration
begin again to be felt in the army, and among the civil
officers. The gratuitous loan of 500,000 dollars, which the
aristocracy and the clergy presented to the President on
his taking charge of the Government, disappeared almost
instantaneously. _

The contraband trade carried on through the northern
ports of the republic is both scandalous and exceedingly in-
int-ions to the national revenue ; a set of infamous foreigners,
abusing the hospitality and generosity of the nation, are
u.:ing every exertion to defraud the Government of its
principal resources. In order to avoid evils of such magni-
tulle, the supreme Government has determined to station a
bu ig of war between Tampico and Galveston to protect the
revenue, which brig shall be relieved every two months by
a similar one.

'The liZone, arrived on Saturday, brought 100,000 dol-
lars in gold, being a portion of the first instalment on the
claims of our citizens against the Neapolitan Government..
The Utica and Formosa, daily expected, will bring the like
amount.

(From the Baltimore American.)
Fame BUENOS A YRES.-By the brig Joh A. Robb, ar-
rived at this port yesterday, in the short run of 38 days
from the River Plate to the Chesapeake, we have received
Buenos Ayres papers to the 4tit ult. inclusive.
A violent gale from the S.E. was experienced at Buenos
Ayres on the 26th and '27th September, during which a
number of vessels were driven ashore from the inner roads.
Among the merchant vessels were the brig David Maffit,
of Baltimore, just arrived ; American ship Caroline, British
brigs Wave and Scott ; and Neapolitan brig Vesuvio. The
American and Neapolitan went ashore off the Arroyo Mal-
donado. It is added that the whole five " had been unrig-
ged, and are totally lost." Besides the above, a large num-
ber of small craft and boats were driven ashore. There is
no loss of lives mentioned, except in the small craft—the
crews of the larger vessels being all saved.
The Marine-office had taken every precaution to prevent
the wrecked vessels from being plundered.
Flour, 65 dollars per bbl. ; Spanish dollars 7 5-i6 each ;
Exchanges on United States, 7i dollars per United States
dollar ; hides, ox, 34 to 35 per pesada ; horse hides, 14
each ; Nutria skins, 40 to 45 per doz. ; wool, common, 9
to 12 per ar. ; hair, long, 34 to 35 ; do. mixed, 18 to 2.5.
Don Manuel V. de Maze had- taken the oaths of office
of Governor of Buenos Ayres.
Advices from Chili to tin. 15th of August confirm the
news of the cessation o civil war in Peru, in consequence
of the universal fltlection of Gamarra's partisans.
GALE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.--We learn from
OP:ptain Clark, of the brig Splendid, from Vera Cruz, that
on his passage to the port on the 16th ult., when six leagues
north of Vera Cruz, in sight of land, he encountered the
most severe gale he has ever known in an experience of
thirty years, and before it ended the Splendid was drivers
hear Campeachy Banks, a distance of more than 250 miles.
An English schooner in company, from Gibraltar, had her
decks swept of everything, and had to throw over a part of
her cargo, consisting of quicksilver. At the commenat-
ment of the gale there were two schooners in company,
bound to Vera Cruz, which had not arrived on the 25th.
The United States ship Falmouth was in the gale, but
suffered no damage of consequence. The schooner Eliza.
Beth, Edwin Clark master, from Mobile, for Tampico, was
capsized, and all on board perished, except John Fore-
man, seamen, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who was
picked up, after being fourteen hours on a plank, by an
English schooner, which arrived at Vera Cruz on the 19th.
In lat. 25, long. 90, Captain Clark spoke the brig packet
Swallow, from Vera Cruz for Falmouth, under jury-masts,
having been capsized on the 16th, and had to cut away her
masts, and heave her guns overboard, to right her. She
intended to put into Havannah. Captain Clark suppliedi
her with water.

HORRID MURDER.--.The following account of a most
dreadful transaction has been couuriunicated to us in a
letter, dated—

" Cedar Shoal, C.D. (South Carolina), Nov. IGk
" The circumstances attending the death of Captain
Rodman, together with another neighbour, Mr. 'William
Walker, are, perhaps, the most outrageous act-A of human
butchery ever perpetrated in any country. IT hey arc briefly
-.5 follows :—On Wednesday evening, t}:,e loth inst., John
G. Ferguson, a young man of this vicinity, went to the
store of Captain Rodman to trade him a small bag of cotton,
which he did, and in the set+,l
of change due to Ferguson, which
there was a small balance
which it was not convenient for
Captain Rodm-
gi to make at that time. Ferguson became
enraFed., and swore that if he did not pay him then, ho
sue him. At this time, Mr. Wsker, (who with
another man, were the only persons present) observed to
Ferguson, not to make himself uneasy about the change,
that Rodman would pay him shortly. Ferguson immedi-
ately laid hold of Walker, threw him down, and was beating
him severely, when Captain Rodman got over the counter
and separated them. Ferguson then drew his knife, when
Captain Rodman retreated back over the counter ; in doing
which he received a stab in the side from Ferguson, and
one in the arm, which proved fatal in forty-eight hours.
Ferguson then turned upon Walker, who had got tip and
was sitting on the counter, and plunged his knife in, Walker's
left temple, up to the handle, as appeared aftrwards when
the knife was found. Walker survived but twenty-four
hours. Ferguson made his escape, and has as yet eluded
his pursuers. Thus have this community been de-
-1 prived of two respectable citizens by the band of a
worthless assassin."

So mild has the weather been, and so congenial to
the soil in this neighbourhood (Burford), that it was but yes-
terday we saw a farmer cross-ploughing his (allows for turnips
next season, and dragging the land, and burning the weeds, as
is generally usual in the months of April or May. The oat
land is also ploughed in many places, and every operatics' of
husbandry equally forward. Providence, therefore, seems in
all respects to favour the agriculturist, though human actions
are too much against him. We would it were otherwise.
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