The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, MA.y 4.

By the United States' mail steam-ship Washing-
ton, Capt. Cavendy, which arrived off Cowes this
morning, en route from New York to Bremen, with
the German, French, and English mails, we have
dates from New York to the 19th ult.

The Washington brings 186 passengers, and on
freight about 150,000 dols, in specie, principally
for London, and the usual cargo.

The Collins' mail steam ship Baltic arrived at
New York from Liverpool on the 18th ult.
The steam-ship George Law, from Aspinwall,
with the semi-monthly mails and nearly 1,50C,000
dols. in treasure from California, had arrived at
New York. The Aspinwall Courier of the st:i ult.
states that Col. Schlessinger, at the head ot. 400
troops, was defeated near San Jose by 500 Costa
Ricans, under Gen. Mora. Twenty Americans
were taken prisoners and shot. The Costa Rican
army was about to enter Nicaragua. The state-
ments as to the result of the battle are conflicting.
The Washington correspondent of the New York,
Herald, in alluding to the Costa Rica war, says—
" That despatches from Col. Wheeler to the Govern-
ment mention that Col. Schlessinger'J retreat was not
a defeat of the Costa Ricans, but a stroke of successful
policy, superinduced by the largely-overwhelming force
of the enemy."

The same correspondent says—
" Among the offi.nal documents received from Oregon
is a letter from Joel Palmer, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs, who, confirming the statements of Governor
Curry, says, The present difficulty in Southern Oregon
is wholly attributable to the acts of the whites;' adding,
`I cannot but feel it is our duty to adopt such measures
as will tend to secure the lives of these Indians, and
maintain the guarantee secured by treaty stipulations.
The future will prove that this war has been forced upon
these Indians against their will, and that, too, by a set of
reckless vagabonds, for pecuniary and political objects,
sanctioned by a numerous population who regard the Tre-
asury of the United States as a legitimate object of plunder.
The Indians in that district have been driven to despe-
ration by acts of cruelty against their people. Treaties
have been violated, and rats of barbarity committed by
those claiming to be citizens that would disgrace the
most barbarous nations of the earth. If none but those
.3171)pperpctr_4 such acts were to b
aar we migh' look upon it with ind
happily this is not the case.' "

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Advices from Havaunali are to the 11th ult.
The man who attempted to take the life of the
Archbishop of Cuba was to be garotted. The
cause of the attempt is said to have arisen out of
the denunciations of the archbishop from the pulpit
of certain Spanish hidalgos, who were living in
open concubinage with their own slaves. The ag-
gregate number of Asiatic labourers which hare
arrived at the island since the importation com-
menced is 4,066. In addition 390 of the unfortu-
nate creatures had been lost by disease, accidental
drowning, and suicide before reaching Cuba.
In the New York money market foreign exchange
continued firm. There were but few bills in the
market, but with a continued large business in
cotton at 'ho southern ports the market would
ultimately become well supplied. The quotations
for bankers' bills on London at 60 days' sight was
109.1 ; Paris, 5 181 to 5 161 ; Antwerp, 5 181 to
5 1742 ; Amsterdam, 41 to 411 ; Hamburg, 361 to
361 ; Bremen, 783 to 781 ; Frankfort, 41 to 411.
The stock market during the week was active, but
subject to heavy fluctuations. Government stocks
were held at high rates and very little business
was done. The cotton market continued firm, with
sales of about 2,000 to 2,500 bales, closing at about
11c. to 11!ic. for middling Uplands. Flour, with
fair sales, was firmer, and in some cases sold at 61 c.
to 1242 c. per bare el advance. At the close, how-
ever, the market was less animated. Wheat was
quiet. Small lots of Tennessee red and Southern
white were sold 1 dol. 70c. to 1 dol. 81c. Rye was
at 91c. for Pennsylvania, and 93c. to 95c. asked for
northern. Corn ranged from 63c. to 65c. and 66c.
for all kinds of sound qualities. Pork again ad-
vanced, with sales of mess at 17 dols. 50c. to 17
dols. 681 c., and at the the close 17 dols. 75c. were
demanded. Prime sold at 15 dols. 75c. Sugars
were again active and firm, with sales of about
2,200 hogsheads. Coffee was steady, with mode-
rate transactions. Freights were rather firmer.
Wheat was engaged for Liverpool at 41d. in bags,
and, 1,500 barrels of flour were taken at ls. 3d.,
with compressed cotton at
NEW OrLEANS, APRIL IG.
Cotton firm and very active, the market being stimu-
lated by easier freights. Sales to-day, 17,000 bales.
The quotations for middling are 10c. to 1040. Sugar
is selling for nc., and the market is firm. Molasses is
quoted at 35c. Flour dull, at 6 dole. to C dots. 25c.
Corn firm, at 5810. Moss pork, 15 dole, 75e. Prime
beef, 9 dole. 62 e. Bacon—holders demanding higher
prices. Rio coffee is quoted at 11c. Sterling exchange,
9 per cent. premium.

APRIL 17.
.
Cotton stiffer ; sales to-day 6,500 bales, at 104 e for
rnirldiing. Pork, 16 dots. Beef, JO dots. 50c, Coffee,
111 c,