The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.
The screw steamship City of Washington, Capt.
Wylie, has arrived, with advices from New York to

the Ist instant. The United Sates mail steamer
Atlantic started two hours before her, but was
pas ed the second day out.
The Tempest and the Glasgow were spoken off
Sandy Hook.
The Bal!ic was passed on the 3d, and the Niagara
on the 10th.

Advices from Tampico to the 31st of December
state that General Garcia, formerly Governor and
Commander-in-Chief of Tamaulipas, in revenge for
being deprive d of the command of Tampico by the
revolution of the 30th of October, had seized the
goods belonging to various mercantile houses in
transit to the interior, although they had been re-
gularly despatched by the Custom-house of Tam-
pico, he had caused them to be sold in Victoria for
one quarter of their value, underhandedly buying
them in himself. A large part of these goods be-
longed to American houses. At the last dates be
had bis men on the roads leading from Tampico,
who seized upon all goods that left for the interior.
Another despatch says that a battle had occurred
between Garcia's troops and the Government forces,
the latter claiming the victory. it occurred at
Old Town, which was completely pillaged by th•
invaders. Garcia was advancing on Tampico, when
another battle was expected. The American Con-
sul had requested the United Slates authorities at
New Orleans to send a revenue cutter for the pro-
tection of the American residents, and to prevent
the pillage of the town.
Respecting Central America the New York
Gerald says, "Nicaragua, under President Rivas,
at Leon has suddenly come to a friendly under-
standing with Costa Rica, the latter having,
no doubt, receded somewhat also under the Filli- •
buster pressure of Walker, an•.i a new boundary line
between them has been adopted. This new line
is the San Juan River, the entire south bank of
which, with Punta Arenas and the Transit Com-
pany's station, are added to Costa Rica. Under
the joint rights conferred by this arrangement a •
new grant of the transit route becomes necessary,
under the joint action of the two Governments. To •
cap these advices from Costa Rica comes the letter
of our Washington correspondent, stating that tw•
commissioners have arrived here, with full power
to sell the grant of the Nicaraguan route."
From Mexico we learn that Don Michael Lerdo
had resumed the Ministry of Finance.
Monday on call abundant ; upon adequate colla-
terals in State loans the operations were large, but
the week closed with a decline generally. The
rates of exchange were pretty active, and prices
fully sustained. Bills on London, 1.081 to 1081 ;
France, sf. 23i0. to 5f.23ic. On the receipt ofthe ad-
vices per Arago cotton declined cent. to a cent.,
but after the receipt of the Arabia's advices the
market recovered its tone, and closed stronger.
The flour market was heavy at lower prices. Pro-
visions had improved. No change in grain. Pig
iron had advanced. The demand for tobacco was
better. Freights were lower.
The City of Washington will, if possible, sail -
again on Saturday for New York direct, taking the
cargo which was intended for the steamer Kiirigaroo,
which steamer could not sail on the 11th, owing to
her being still frozen up in the Delaware, at PILAW
delphia.