The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shan-
non, arrived this morning with advices from New
York to the 15th of September, and 669,422 doll. in
specie on freight.
On the 15th, off Sandy Hook, the Africa passed
the screw steamship Vigo, bound in ; on the 16th
she spoke the Persia, also bound in ; and on the
19th she exchanged signals with the ships Alex-
ander Edmond, bound westward, and the Eliza
Ann, bound eastward.
The steamship Propeller left Boston on the 14th
for Galway.
The Vanderbilt and Bremen had arrived at New
York ; the latter vessel had damaged her ma-
chinery.
Since the arrival of the military at the Quaran-
tine station on Staten Island everything had be-
come quiet. The soldiers and citizens were on ex-
cellent terms. In the Lower Quarantine there were
20 vessels from infected ports.
Her Majesty's ship Tartar was at Kingston on
the Ist inst. Both the Governor and Bishop of
Jamaica were unwell. A violent storm which oc-
curred on the 28th ult. did great damage in the
parish of St. Ann.
The deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans on
the 13th were 98. The epidemic was extending
at Charleston, Savannah, &c.
A deputation from the Convention of Venezuela
had arrived in New York to invite General Paez
to return to his own country. It is stated that the
General would/comply with the request.
It is stated in the Washington correspondence of
the New York Herald that the United States' Go-
vernment pyrposed thanking the Russian Govern-
ment for the courtesy exhibited by its Minister in
China to, Mr. Reid.
The Star of the West had arrived at New York
With 'the California mails of the 20th ult., and
nearly 1,700,000 doll. on freight.
Her Majesty's ship Alert was at Panama on the

3d inst.
From San Francisco we learn that a fire at Sonora
on the Bth ult. consumed 40,000 dols. worth of pro-
perty. The Presbyterian church was destroyed.
Large numbers of adventurers were returning
from Fraser River. There had been a great destruc-
tion of property by fire at Georgetown, El Dorado
county. There was an increased inquiry for money
at San Francisco. The receipts of gold dust from
the interior continued as customary. The markets
were abundantly supplied with merchandise.
From Victoria, Fraser River, our advices are to
the 14th ult. Accounts from Fort Yale are to the
11th ult. Up to one week of the latest dates from the
mining region the river remained too high for ope-
ration on the bars. This had caused great despon-
dency among the people on the banks of the streams,
who were waiting for the waters to subside. About
the sth August the river began to fall, and on the
11th, our latest date, many miners had been work-
ing on the bars for several days. The yield of gold
was very rich. The lowest accounts put it down
at 7 dols. and 8 dols. to the man per day ; the
highest at 50 dols. 'and 75 dols. Provisions were
plentiful in the mines, and comparatively cheap.
In Victoria there was felt a stagnation in business.
Real estate was unsaleable. The market had been
overstocked with goods from San Francisco, and com-
mercial transactions dull. No rich " dry diggings"
had yet been discovered to any extent. The miners
were pushing up towards the head of the streams,
and now that the waters are subsiding they will
experience less difficulty on the way.
Letters from Grey-town, to August 30, state that
the river San Juan had overflowed its banks and
had caused great damage. Some few natives were
drowned. The Nicaraguan soldiers who were at
Fort Castilla have abdicated the fort through fear
Of being drowned within it.
A letter from Greytown says,—" The commander
of the Saranac, before leaving San Juan del Sur,
drove the Nicaraguan troops from that place, as
well as at Virgin Bay, and appears to have orders
to open the route, or clear it preparatory to open-
ing it. President Martinez has been hardly pressed
by Lamar for the sum of 6,000,000 dols. as indem-
nity to American citizens."
It is stated in letters from Puerto Cabello to the
30th ult., that ex-President Monagas and others of
his Administration were still detained, but would
depart for England in a few days. The English
naval officer on the station had had to resort to
severe threats to carry out his instructions.
The Bogota correspondent of the New York
Herald announces the arrival there of the French
envoy, with strict instructions to remit to France
for punishment any Frenchman who may speak
against him or his Government. The Granadian
Government had, however, refused to listen to an
such proposal.

Advices had been received from the city of
Mexico to the 2nd inst. In obedience to instruc-
tions, Mr. Forsyth, the United States' Minister,
had suspended diplomatic relations with the Mexi-
can Government. Tampico had surrendered to the
Liberal forces, who were assisted by 400 frontiers-
men and the revolutionary party in the .city.
Vidaurri, at the head of 10,000 men, and abund-
antly supplied with the sinews of war, was on his
march to the capital. Several engagements be-
tween the opposing forces had taken place, in one
of which Miramon was defeated. The English
steamer from Vera Cruz reached Havannah on the
Bth inst., bringing a very large number of political
exiles from that unhappy country.
From Havannah we have advices to the 10th.
Molasses 5 to 6 rials. Freights dull. Sterling

exchange, 15 per cent. Exchange via New York,
311 per cent. There has been great mortality at
Havannah among the coolies received by the Dutch
ship Cornelia, Zoon Hoft, 151 days from Swatow.
She lost 210 on the voyage, and delivered 378
alive. They were dying at the rate of 12 to 16
per day. _

At New York the tendency of the Foreign Ex-
change Market was upwards. Bankers' bills on
London were firm at 110, with no Active demand.
The Stock Market had suddenly made a down-
ward movement.

DEATH OF THE LATE ENGLISH CONSUL AT JASSY.
—On the 29th of. August Mr. S. Gardner, for more than
20 years her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Jassy, in Mol-
davia, and youngest son of the late Mr. Henry Gardner, of
Liverpool, died. During his long residence in Moldavia
Mr, Gardner had endeared himself to all does,