The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-28 00:00:00

LONDON, 1110ADAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1858.

AMERICA.

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LIVERPOOL, JUNE 27.
• The British and North American Royal Mail
steamship America, W. F. 111,11ar commander, has
arrived from Boston, via Halifax, with dates to the
161 h • New York, the 15111 ; and by telegraph, via
Hal fax, to the 17th inst. ; 131 passengers, but no
spec.e.
From the 19th inst. the Atnerica experienced
several days of steady and strong breezes, with
alternations of cloudy, tine, gloomy, and hazy
wea her.

The Royal Mail steamship Europa, hence, had
arrivtd ar New York.

In the New Y ork money-market on the 14th the
tendency was in favour of the lender, the banks,
as is usual at this season of the year, having exhi-
bited a disposition to anticipate the reduct ion of
deposits by checking their loans. Some of them
would not receive paper below 6 per cent., while
those who had taken selec ions at 4 to 5 per cent.
insisted on the latter rate as the lowest limit. But
no violent change was anticipated. Foreign ex-
change was lower and selling slowly at 108 to 108,
60 dais on London, for commercial • 109 to 1091
for hankers ; ditto, at sight, 1091 to 1091 ; Paris,
60 days, sf. 154 c. to sf. 12c. ; ditto, at short
sight, sf. 10c. to sf. 82c. ; Antwerp, 51. 164 c. to
st. 131 c. ; Hamburg, 361 to 364.
The Bank returns for the week, as compared with
the preceding return, showed a further decrease of
402a445 dogs. in loans, and 181,105 dots. in circu-
lation, while the specie had increased 576,921 dole.,
and the deposits 776,308.
The cotton market continued inactive, and quo-
tations were nominal. Middling Orleans, 12c. :
middling Uplands, 114. For State flour a very
active export demand had been experienced, and an
advance of sc. established, the movement having
been caused by apprehensions respecting the dam-
age done by the recent storms and floods. Western
continued in full demand at full prices. Southern
was in fair request, and a shade firmer. Canada
quiet. Corn meal firm, and in good demand.
Good samples of red wheat is scarce, and wanted ;
but few lots were offered, and buyers were conse-
quently indifferent. An advance, however, of lc.
per bushel was quoted. Corn, though in good
supply, was in active request at full prices, and
closed a shade firmer. Pork steady, and the de-
mand for consumption improving. Cut meats
lower. Beef firm, and demand goo. Prime mess
in request. Bacon quiet. Butter and cheese un-
changed. Lard lower and closed heavily, Sugar
steady ; molasses dull. Ashes steady, at 6 dole.
for both pots and pearls. Spirit of turpentine firm
and demand fair. Common rosin quiet ; sales of
fine rosin, good and extra, No. 1, 3 doll. 50c. to 4
doll. Tar quiet. Freights less buoyant :-To Lon-
don, flour, 2s. ; rice, 225. 6)1. ; oil cake, 17s. 6d. ;
heavy pipe staves, 50s. To Liverpool, flour, is. 6d.
to ls. 9d. ; cotton, 7-32 d. to a farthing ; Sea Island,
3-80. ; grain in bags, 52d. to 6d. ; cheese, 255.
To Glasgow, flour, 2s.
The arrival at New York, after a passage of four
days from Bermuda, of her Majesty's steam yacht
Syren, having on board Lieut. Richardson, of the
Indus, the flag-ship of the British West India
squadron, with, as we understood, despatches of a
satisfactory character in reference to the " British
outrage," had convinced even the most obtuse citi-
zens that on that point no easus Belli would be
allowed to exist. The Lieutenant had arrived at,
Washington with the despatches, which announced
that orders had been given which would prevent
interference with American ships, and that the
Styx had been recalled to Halifax.
Tile steamship Philadelphia arrived from Haven-
nab on the morning of the 14th with advices dated
on the 9th inst. The British war ship Devastation
had called at Havanna!) with despatches from Ad-
miral Stewart on the subject of the naval outrages.
The exact purport of the papers did not transpire,
hut it was thought that orders for the cessation of
the action of the gunboat officers had been sent to
the Gulf of Mexico. The United States' steamers
Water Witch and Fulton were at Havannah. Com-
mander Rodgers, of the Water Witch, had bad an
interview with Gen. Concha, who assured him that
he approved the attitude assumed by Mr. Bucha-
nan wivarne patina- ".a reported
that Commodore Rodgers, after consultations wan
Lieut. Pym, of the gunboat Jasper, the Bre ish
Consul-General, and Commander Wake, of the
Devastation, thought that many of the American
captains were to blame in not showing their colours
quietly, and that the affair was not so bad after
all. Lieut. Almy of the Fulton, had landed with
a batch of books containing, it was thought, the
laws of the " right of search." Twenty cargoes of
slaves had been landed' in Havanealr since Marcia
last, and in no instance had the English war
vessels intercepted them. It was again asserted
that the squadron acts under orders issued to the
ships on the African coast in 1849. The Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg, cousin to Queen Victoria,
had arrived in Havannah on his way to New York.
Colonel Kinney had left for New Orleaus. Sugars
were firm. Freights were dull. Sterling exctiange
on N,w York and Boston was at from Y to 1 per
cent. premium.
The United States' sloop of war Constellation
sailed from New York on the 14th for the Gulf of
Mexico.
In the Senate, on the 12th, Mr. Hammond (adm.)
of South of Carolina, presented the report of the
Conference Committee on the Ocean Mail Steamers
questien, announcing that the committee had come
to an aereement. Tire chief feature iu the report
of special interest was that which annuls permission
to Mr. Collins to make Southampton the terminus
of his line. The house concurred in the report of
the Conference Committee. It contained a clause,
that it should not be lawful for the Posimasier-
General to make any steamship or other new con-
tract t ) carry mails on the sea for a longer period
than two years, nor should any other than inland
and sea postage be paid on the mails so transmitted.
'The Postmaster-General was also authorised to
cause the mails to be transmitted to any foreign
ports by steamships, giving to vessels, if American',
the inland and sea postage, and if foreign sea post-
age only, preference being given to the firmer.
On the 15th, in extra session, a long discussion
had been stopped by .hts Senate having gone into
executive session, and after wards adjourned.
The President had nominated Joseph A. Wright,
of Indiana, as Minis er to Prussia, and Charles' R.
Buckalow, of Pennsylvania, as Minister to Eucador.
Tire appointment ~1 ;the luilo et rug ne, Le I ct 11311 $
had been officially announced :-Robt. D. Melvill,
of New York, at Sydney, New South Wales ; John
P. O'Sullivan, of California, at Singapore.
The Senate had confirmed the following appoint-
Iments :-Dr. Bradford, of. New York, consul at
Rome ; Gabriel Fleurot, consul at Bordeaux ; Go-
vernor Wright, of Indiana, Minister at Berlin ; J.
P. Stockton, of New Jersey, son of the Com ~odore,
Minister at Rene ; T. R. Chandler, of Pennsy-
lvania, Minister at Naples ; E. Y. Fair, of Ala
bama, Minister at Belgium ; B. C. Yancy, of
Georgia, Ministry at the Argentine Republic ;
Cotten Smith, Minister at Bolivia.
The Treasury Department had decided upon the
bids for the five million 1 ftn. $2,805,000 were
taken at 4i per cent., of which the Bank of Com-
merce obtained $1,500,000. The balance, to the
extent of $9,000,000, was taken at 41.
It is reported from Washington that a strong
military force will be draughted from the troops
,ntended for Utah to Arizena.

A terrible catastrophe had happened on the Mis-
sissipi river on the morning of the 13th i•lst., of
which the following are all the particulars that had
been received at New York by telegraph :
" ME 3,1P15, TENNE&SE, JUNE 14.

"The steamboat P,unysivania, of Pittsburg, exploded
her boil-trs on Sunday morning, at 6 o'clock, at Ship
Island, some 75 miles below this city, and was burnt to

the water's edge. There were 350 Passengers- on board,
awl it is believed that 100 of them were killed or are
missing. The Diana, Imperial, and Kate Frisbee took
all they could find in the water or on shore. The Penn-
sylvania, at the time of the explosion, was on her way
from New Orleans to Sr. Louis. She was owned by
Captain Kleinfetter, George Black and Co., and the
two engineers.
" The followiug are known to have been lost --Father
Delcross ; Mrs. Wilts and daughter, Foster Hurst ; N.
and J. Bautsoha ; and Denis Corcoran, of New Orleans.
"The following are known to have been saved :
Mrs. Fournier, of the French Opera ; Sister Caroline
and Sister Mary Ellen, of the New Orleans Convent ;
and C. M'Carthy, of New Orleans ; the captain, second
and third clerks, and chief engineer.
"The following were saved, but suffer from injuries :
—H. Fi-her, John Bloomfield, J. H. Campbell, Frank
Joass, Joh. Many, A. Bai zy, Francis Platt, of New
Orleans ; and Xavier Ranch and La Vela, of the French
Opera troupe.
" The following were lost as far as is known—tl'at is,
they have not been heard from : Joseph Pilau, of
Texas; Mrs. Witte and daughter; Mrs. Fult St.
Louis ; E. Gleason, New York ; H. B. Nicholas, Te=as ;
Mr. Jackey, ; Mr. Linter, John Sinkhorn,
James Bowles, James Burns, and William Woodford,
all of Louisville ; E. Ganerow, an Eoglish gentleman
from Cuba, who has a sister living near Burlington,
Illinois.
"The passengers injured are as follows —Henry:
Quote, ut st. Louis, third elexY, bolded; Wua.

New Jsrai ; Matt. Kelly, St. Louis • Samuel
Marks, Pennsylvania ; Charles St,ne, Nn hville ;
Daoiel K,iffe, Keokuk, lowa ; Samuel W 0049, secind
clerk, sight y scalded ; Andrew Lindsay, Cincinnati ;
Wm. Woods and Ge:rge Bolaytr. Pittsburg •. Isaac
We4er, St Irk county, Onio ; 11,)bert Bro•lerton,
Columbus, Ohio ; Ja;. MiCormi:rk, and Captain A.
Backus, both of New York ; Chas. Ashbi-nok, St.
Louis • Captain J. W. Fairfield, Boston ; 11. Shultz
and M. Cominafeere, both of St. Luis.

"Of the officers of the Pennsylvania, Captain Mem-
fetter eacapd with. Jut injury ; S. A. Woods, second
clack, was sli4htly injured ; Henry Clements, of St.
Louis, third clerk, was severely scalded ; Jas. Dezeys,
chief engineer, escaped without injury ; Francis Doraz,
second engineer, is dead ; Abner Martin, first wet?, is
dangerously injured ; the second mate, name unknown,
is badly scalled ; Win. Jackson, of Lexington, bar-
keeper, is slightly enabled 01 the pilots -- Brown is
missing, and Henry Eiler saved. Both belonged to
St. Louis.

"The tv.iniared and saved are as follows :—lsaac A.
Tice, Baltimore ; Mrs. Brotherton and son, Ohio ;
A. Snead, Virginia ; J. P. Wooten, Kentucky ; L.
Bartlett, wife and child, New York ; A. Marksar.d lady,
W. G: Mepham, lady and child, ail of St. Louis ; R. R.
Young, Louisville, Kentucky; Mr. Thomp4on, the rail-
'cad man, of New York; John IL Creig:hton, Spring.
field, Ohio."

The 72d birthday of Gen. Scitt was celebrated
at New York on the 14th with military honours.
Tee steamship Star of the West had arrived at
Now York from Aspinwall, with advices from Sati
Francisco to the 20timit„ and $1,446,175 in specie.
The port of Mani'anilliwas found to be blockaded
by Mexican ships of war. There was no news of in-
terest. Gold ust had arrived more freely, and
money was abundant. The demand for most kinds
of staple goods had been toleraely fair.
Advises from St. Louis of the 15th inst. reported
that Col. T. L. Kane, zrorn Camp Scott, on the
16th, passed- Burueville that evening. He reported
that Governor Cumming had returned to Salt
Lake, atter making an iueffecival attempt to stop
the Mormon Hegira to the south. Salt Lake City
and the nor.hern settli merits were nearly deserted,
a few persons only remaining to guard the build-
ings. 400,t,00 persons were said to be in motion,
their teams extending for miles down the valley.
The advance tramil were 300 miles distant. They
would only say they were going South, but their
supposed destination was Cedar City, or some part
of Sonora. There were no mules at Camp Scott.
Col. Hoffinano's ti ai us had been met•2o miles from
the Platte Bridge. C.d. Johnson was awaiting the
arrival of the Peace Commissioners. The Indians
were annoying the Mormons, who say they won't
fight. Brigham Young bad delivered to Gen. Cum-
ming the great seal, rec..rds, &c., which it was sup.
posed had been destroyed.
By the arrival of the steamship Isabel at Charles-
ton advices had been received from Havanuah to
the 10th inst. Yellow fever prevailed among the
shipping. Sugars were firm for the higher grades.
Stock at Havannah and Matanzas, 300,000 boxes;
Muscavadoes dull. Freights dull. Sterling ex-
change, 111 to 12i per cent. prem.
The steamship Tennessee had arrived at New
Orleans from Vera Cruz on the 7th inst., with im-
portant news from Mexico. The Government of
Zuloaga had imposed a loan on the foreig.iers at
the capital. A fight had occurred between th*
rival forces at Puebla NaciOnal, where Echeagaray
was besieged, and Pirate was obliged to retire.
General Miramon, of the Zuloaga faction had been
twice defeated President Juaraez was at Vela
Cruz. The Pope had sent a letter to President
Zuloaga, thanking him for restoring the property
of the clergy. Indian ravages continue in Du-
rango. Tampico a-d Mazitlan were the only sea-
ports not in the hands of Juarez. Zuloaga was
suppressing the newspapers.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 11.
Receipts for tho week, 7,000 bales (net); same week
last year, 2,000. Sales to day, 5,500 ; and for the
week, 25,000, Middling nominally 114 c. to 114 c. ptr
lb. Exp ,rts for the week to Liverpool, 20,000 bales ;
Havre, 3.000 ; stock on hand, 188,000 bales ; freights
to Liverpool ad. _

JUNE 12.
Sales to-day, 3,000 bales. Prices unchanged. Fleights
;o Liverpool, 7•16 d;
CITARLESTOW T-- -,12.
oak. ~,ouv ones, at :he vs.
treases of Bia,to
MOBILE, JUNE 11.
_ _ _

Receipts for the week, 2,000 bales; same week last
year, 1,000. Sales to-day, 1,000, and for the week,
11,000 Middling, 114 c. to llic. Stock on hand,
56,000 bales. Freights to Liverpool, 5.16 d., with a
hardening tendency, ad. being asked.

PHILADELPFIIA, JUNE 15.

Flour firm ; sales at $4 25.!. to $4 621 c. W boat active;
white at $1 sc. to slloc. Corn dull; Pennsylvania, 70c,
to 71c.

(LATEST BY TELEGR &ra VIA HALIFAX.)
NEW YORK, Jura 17, EVENING.
The sales of cotton in this market for the past two
days have been 7,000 bales, and the closing quotation is
Hie,. to 12c. for uplands midoliog. Flour is quiet, at
previous rates. Wheat is dull, and has a declining ten-
dency ; prices are slightly lower. Indian corn is buoy-
ant, and prices are rather higher. The stock-market its
inactive, and the leading securities have generally under-
gone a slight decline.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 16, EVENING.
Our cotton-market was active today, sales reaching
12,000 halos, at an advance of ic. per lb. The market
closed quite firm. Middling Is quoted at life. to 11ic.
HALIFAX, JUNE 17.
The steamship Vanderbilt, from Southampton to New
York, was intercepted to-day off Cape Race, Newfound-
land, and her news was forthwith telegraphed to New
York, thus securing European advices only eight days
old.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Goliath, 80, line-of-battle screw steamer, has pro-
co3ed from Chatham to Sheerness for the purpose of
beicg attached to the steam reserve.
The Vulcan steam troopship, Commander John Sec-
combo, has been taken into the steam basin at Ports-
mouth to repair the defect to her main abaft.
The Caner, 91, Captain Frederick, is getting on very
promisingly with her crow. We are informed that Ehe
had 480 of all classes on board on Friday last.
This is a great improvement on the fir-t week.
The Brunswick, 80, screw, Captain Erasmus Comma .
ney, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Ply-
mouth, to join the Channel fleet.
The Cutava, 32, Captain T. M. Mason, will go into
Portsmouth harbour to-morrow, and into No. 2 dock
immediately to repair her defects.
The Admiralty yacbt (Moine, Master Commander
Bower, will leave the basin at Portsmouth to-morrow.
The Board are expected in a week or two to require her
services on their annual official tour of inspection to the
coast ports. _ •
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Her Majesty's 51 gun screw steam frigate Forte, re-
cently built in Deptford dockyard, is ordered to be coin
pleted at Woolwich for second-class reserve. The men
in the employ of Mews. Maudslay, contractors, con-
tractors, are ordered to work overtime to complete the
fixing of ber machinery. ,
The screw steamship Archer, 13, n basin at Wool-
wich, commissioned for the West Coast of .Africa by
Captain Sanderson, is expected to be ready for sea m
ttqi commencement of August. Her crew were on
Saturday granted leave of absence.
The steam sloop Hecate and, the Bloodhound, at
Woolwich, have landed their guns and ,commenced dis-
charging sea stock, and are expected to be paid off
during the. week.
Cel. Brown, commanding the Woolwich division of
Royal Marines, having been granted temporary leave of
absence, the duties of Commandant were on Saturday
stemmed by Lieutenant-Colonel Hamilton Fleming, the
next senior officer in garrison.
The Wye, 'crew steamer, has been taken under the
shear-hulk at Chatham Do kyard, and had her masts put
in. She ie now moored off the dockyard.
Arrangements are in progress at Chatham dockyard

f-r•building the new screw steamer Orpheus, 22, on the
slip from which the Hero, 91, screw steamer, was
launched, that slip being several feet longer than the
first slip, on which it was originally intended to lay down
the Orpheus. The Bulwark, 91, screw line-of-battle
steamer, is to be laid down on the slip on which the
Hood, 91, is now being built.
Her Majesty's screw Coastguard ship Russell, 80,
Capt. Story, accompanied by the gunboat Hind, sailed
on Friday from Falmouth, on a cruise to the different
stations, under Captain Story's command in the Western
district, and which is expected to occupy two or three
weeks. _

Four French war steamers appeared off Portsmouth
yesterday evening fr m the eastward, steering westward.
The Bucephalus, freight chip, arrived at Spithead
yesterday to embark troops fcr
The Hogue, 63, screw fltg ship, Capt. Moore, C. 8.,
has saled from Stornoway for Sutherlandehire.
The Racoon, 21, screw corvette, Capt. J. A. Paynter,
has sailed from Devonport for Spithead.
The Snap, steam gunboat, Lieut. Johnstone, has sailed
from Stornoway for Sutherlandshire.
The Curacoa, 31, screw frigate, Captain T. Mason,
will come into harbour on Tuesday to be docked, for
repairs to her machinery.
The Victor Emmanuel, freight ship, was towed into
Spithead this afternoon from Liverpool. She will also
embark troops fur India, which have not yet arrived at
this port.
In accordance with Admiralty orders, the salary of
the head Polio°lmat-ter a- Woolwich Dockyard is to be
increase,t from 100/. to 2001. per annum, and the salary
of the assistant schoolmaster from 100/. to 1401. per
auburn.

The Royal Engineer establishment at Chatham is
about to be increased by four new companies, which, in
addition to those now in force, will augment the engineer
Corps to 36 companies ; and, as each company is to be
made up to 126 strong, will give a force in this useful
branch of the service of 4;320 aim—United Service
Gazette.