The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-11 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 10.
By the Royal mail steam• ship Asia, Captain Jud-
kins, we have advices from New York direct to the
30th ult. She brings upwards of 128,3001. in specie
ou freight.
From Havannah we have advices to the 22d ult.
From the .Neu, York Tribune we extract the following
important intelligence from that island :
" Our advices furnish us with full and important do.
tails in regard to the recent outbreak at Puerto Principe.
The pronunciamiento was made on the 4th of July,
signed by the leaders of the revolt, Aguero Estrada and
Pins, as provisional representatives, enumerating the
principal grievances which the island has suffered from
Spanish rule. This instrument declares that Cuba is,
and by the laws of nature ought to be, independent of
Spain. The first battle took place after the issuing of the
pronunciamiento. A party of Government troops which
had been sent out to make prisoners of the
Revolutionists fill in with a rebel force under Aguero,
on the 4th of July, at the foot of the Cascorro moun-
tains. On the previous day a skirmish occurred in
which the leader Sanchez was taken prisoner, and a few
arms captured by the Spanish troops. In the
engagement on the 4th the Cubans numbered 200
men, and the Spaniards 300 men, consisting of 100
lancers and 200 infantry. After a contest the
Spanish troops retreated, having lost twenty-one killed,
including the captain, and thirteen wounded. The loss
on the Cuban side was slight. Twelve of the Spanish
soldiers deserted their colours and joined the patriots.
The effect of this battle was to inspire the people with
fresh confidence, and increased the number of insurrec-
tionists to over 1,000. They were divided into five
guerilla parties of 200 men each, which were stationed
in the strongholds about Cascorro and Puerto Principe.
They were drilled in military exercise and received ac-
cessions to their numbers. After the engagement of the
4th the Spanish troops fell back on Principe, some
seventeen leagues from Cascorro. The announcement
of their defeat produced great excitement among the
people of Principe. The general did not send out a
force in pursuit of the Cubans for fear of a popular
rising, and dispatched messengers to Havannah for a
reinforcement of 2,000 men."

In the New York Herald we find a different state-
ment :

" We have conversed with an American merchant of
the first respectability, who left Havannah on the after-
noon of the 22d inst.; he states that the Extra of the
Fanal of Puerto Principe, dated 17th of July, had been
received at Havannah on the 22d, by which it appears
two small parties of insurgents had taken up arms, that
they were promptly defeated, and sued for a pardon,
which was granted by the Government of Puerto Prin-
cipe; that on the 17th of July the most perfect tranquil-
lity prevailed at that place; that no desertion of Spanish
troops had occurred; and that, in a word, all the re-
ports published in the papers of the United States have
been fabricated to deceive the public by the partisans and
abettors of the revolutionists in Cuba and in the United
States; that no excitement or apprehension whatever ex-
isted at Havannah, and that the whole affair did not
amount to more than a riot. This is on the authority of
a gentleman last from that island."

The Havannah correspondent of the Herald gives,
however, a confirmation of the insurrection, describes
the tactics pursued by the rebels, and states that the
rebellion was general ali over the island, and that de-
sertion prevailed to a considerable extent among the
Spanish troops. It is also stated that a body of 300
soldiers, under the command of General Conti, had
been captured by the insurgents. Amongst these
different statements it is difficult to decide upon the
true one.

General Lopez still remained at New Orleans.
The New York papers state that Jenny Lind will
leave New York for England on the 16th inst.
In the money-market demand had become urgent,
with rates at from 1 to 2 per cent. higher. The
stock-market bad declined in consequence of the ex-
port, of bullion. Exchange on London, 1104 to 110;
Paris, 5 10 to 5 123-; Amsterdam, 414'- to ;
liaraburgb, 364 to 36k; Bremen, 784 to 79.
Several failures had occurred at Philadelphia, one
a large commission-house, said to have issued acco rn-
moclation paper to a heavy amount.
In the cotton-market, the demand being active, and
holders keeping back, business became firmer, and for
some descriptions an improvement was realised. The
quotations were, however, a quarter of a cent below
those current on the 19th. The receipts at all the
3hipping ports were 2,306,279 bales, against 2,027,39 T
last year.

12n- e iron-market was steady at previous rates.
Tobacco remained inactive.
Freights to Great Britain continued depressed. To
Liverpool, flour at ls. to Is. Id. ; corn and wheat
4d. in bulk, and cotton 4s. per bale and id. per lb.
To London, flour at ls. 9d.; oil cake, 25.; tobacco,
30s. To Glasgow, lard and oil at 255. ; flour, ls. 9d.
to ls. 10d., and cotton 3-16ths. The general tone of
the flour and grain market had been that of continued
dulness, without change in price. In the Havannah
sugar-market there had been little alteration; white
sugars 3i7c. to 4!iic. No change had occurred in to-
bacco. Exchange on London, 6 to 6i premium.
Freights were dull.

-THE GREAT EXHIBITION'
On Saturday her Majesty and Prince filbert, after a
attend
lengthened absence, visited the CrystaltPhe ai
Parisfetese tdo
by Mr. Dilke, who had returned from
stayr ce i vi
no
inspectingth .
reduced en-
the Northern States of Germany.
Th
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departments chiefly
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and
the
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b'y'e itnnhoget
The receipts at the doors
number of persons who
18,348. This is the first e.clpses
many
entered
of the red
trance fee on Saturdays,
resultand
may be regarded as Wis.
From
the s 0 of season tickets, also reduced
aware of the fact,
thal
factory. Fr--
aalized. In the United States de-
partment 24 large in price, 251. was r packages have just been received.

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res VISIT TO SCOTLAIND.—Her Majesty
THE QUI ttEed to signify to the directors of the Great
has been
Railway her gracious intention of availing herself
progress this year to Scotland.
O thefrailway
ifihrvsaty timeinh er
This will ehiiverinillli line
ee.that royalty has honoured this
great trunk line motecommunication by travelling on it, and
ations on a xtended
prepar and . scale are on foot to secure
carriage s being expressly
the comfort convenience of the illustr:ous travellers. A
royal
sion, by Mr. Williams,iofo prepared for the occa-
rn S
to the company. It is to be eighteen feet long, and will be
elegantly furnished as a saloon. There will be a magnificent
couch at either end, and the whole is to be lined with
flowered Indian silk of the most costly description. The
ground of this gorgeous silk is pure white, and the flowers are
of the most delicately variegated tints, pale blue and pink
predominating. As at present arranged, her Majesty will
leave London on the 28th instant, proceeding by the Great
Northern as far as Nottingley, which is within twenty miles
of York. The York and North Midland will then convey
her Majesty to York, whence she will proceed northward by
the York and Newcastle, the Newcastle and Berwick, and
the Eastern system of lines.
Simms, FUGITIVE
aad Ball,
iMERCANTILEiron
merchants, C LE
Hor-
ton,
chester, have been robbed to a very large o
1 tol if
. T) "o
Port-street, 1-
sentstrserte, CLERK.--Messrs.
~
onell.loa nre--i
followed on Africa steamer on the 2d inst., and was
detective police
their clerks named Schofield, who sailed for America in the
Schofield
apprehend him.
force, in the Baltic, with power taotap
Wednes-
day by Inspector Buckley, of the Manchester
in the office of Messrs.
occupied a very influential
apo
was esteemed the deputy of
Morton, Simms, and Ball,
g his absence Schofield received sums
partner.an That gentleman has been
Mr. Ball, the managing
from honn, and duringo.
b ' him; and it is feared that he
which is unaccounted for 3
which were into b.
amounting to near 50 l from his fellow clerks, the whole of
has drawn other large accounts put .43
hands to collect.