The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-05 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS,

L IV;11. l' COL, WEDNESDAY.
By the Toy al mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain
West, which arrived in the Mersey at eleven o'clock
this morning, after a fine run of tsn days and sixteen
hours, we have advices from N.-w York.to the 24th
ult. She brings 43,000/. and 6,000 Mexican dollars
on freight.
Political affairs had exhibited no very important
features since the departure of the Csinbria, the
chief event being the Senate's sanction of the
Fugitive Slave Bill, the object of which is to provide
for the settlement of questions regarding escaped
slaves. Previously amendments were added to the
measure, rendering the United States' marshals
responsible for the safe-keeping of such slaves as
might come under their charge. Curiously enough,
a very peculiar erne bearing upon the provisions of
the Bill, had arisen at Harrisburg, three negroes
having been arrested at that city on the 22d, and
examined on an ostensible charge of horsestealing
in Virginia. According to general belief, however,
the charge was merely a ruse to obtain possession of
slaves who had escaped, and great popular excite-
ment had been caused thereby. At Richmond, on
the 19th, thirty-two slaves employed on a plank-
road suddenly disappered, and up to the last accounts
had secured their flight. Numerous similar cases
constantly occur in the American journals. Letters
from Richmond of the 22. i ult. give the following
details relative to a remarkable slave insurrection,
reported in our accounts by the Cambria:—
"An insurrection, in which 400 slaves were to be en-
gaged, was disc.vered at Lowndcs County, Alabama,
lait week. The rendezvous of the negroes was fired
upon by the whites, killing one slave and wounding
twenty others. The slaves then fled. It is said that the
slaves were incited to the insurrection by an abolitionist,
for whose apprehension a reward of 6.000 dolls. has been
offered. Large Farties are in pursuit of him. He is
supposed to have fled towards Charleston. A general
ma-nacre is supposed to have been intended."
It was expected that the House of Representatives
would shortly enter upon the discussion of and pass
the measures sent down from the Senate on the

Californian and other questions of a similar kind.
Out of Congress much interest, and perhaps some
anxiety, had been caused by reports of an unpleasant
nature from Texas relative to the policy of that state
towards New Mexico. Telegraphic dispatches dated

Galveston, Aug. 18, say :
" The Legislature met on the 12tb. The Governor's
message was received. It proceeds to speak of the un-
warrantable assumption of power of the Federal execu-
tive, by direct interference with the municipal affairs of
the Soverign State. It pronounces disunion useless; no
reliance must be placed on the delusive hope of justice
to Texas, but we must assert and maintain our rights al
all hazards and to the last extremity. The only course
left is the immediate adoption of necessary measures for
the occupation of Santa Fe, with ample force to repel
the arrogant and rebellious spirit existing. Should such
measures produce a cot:filet with the present authoritit s,
unlawfully established, and sinks the confederacy to
its centre, Texas will stand exonent, d before the world.
Authority is asked to raise supplies for two mounted
regiments for the occupancy of Santa Fe, also fur a mi-
litary force sufficient to enable the civil authorities to
execute the laws—it says, however willing Texas may
b 3 to dispose of a portion of her North-Western terri-
tory, no respectable party could accept of the proposi-
tions embraced in the Compromise Bill, but if a propo-
sition bad been offered to purchase that part north of
34 deg. latitude, with proper guarantees and observance
of the rules of annexation, it would have been satisfac-
tory. The news of the engrossment on Pearce's Senate
Bill, with the President's message respecting Governer
Bell's letter, was received at Galveston on the 17th, and
produced great diasa istletion. The papers say the
message will arouse feelings of indignation throughout
the State not easily allayed."
It should be mentioned, however, that at the date
ef the Governor's message the Senate had not pasted
the 10,000,000 Dollars Indemnity Bill to recom-
pense Texas for the country surrendered to New

Mexico.
Accounts received by telegraph from New Mexico
report very curious and discreditable proceedings on
the part of the new authorities of that embryo state.
A member of the Senate attended to assume his seat,
presented his credentials, and was admitted. Oa
learning that he would vote against them, however,
he majority, acting alike illegally and tyrannically,
voted to unseat him. On that step being adopted, a
large number of senators, disgusted, withdrew,leav-
ing in the chamber not sufficient to form a quorum.
Nevertheless the majority proceeded to transact busi-
ness. The point in dispute was the preference of a
state to a territorial government.
Rumours were current i❑ Washington to the effect
that a misunderstanding existed in the Cabinet. Our
accounts contain no definite intelligence on the point.
A new democratic organ was about to be established
in Washington.
A rumour which prevailed to the effect that in-
formation had been received at Washington of ex-
tensive frauds by the Government officers in Califor-
nia is contradicted by the New York Courier and

Inquirer.
Professor Webster had lately confessed, it is as-
serted, a premeditated arrangement for the murder of
Dr. Parkmen. On the 30th ult., Friday last, the
guilty man was to be executed.
Advices from Canada, dated "Toronto, August
22," state that great excitement had been created by
the secret sale by Government of public roads that
cost 900,000 dollars, for 300,000 dollars. Public op-
position was so strongly expressed that the Govern-
ment had determined to repudiate the bargain.
Our Mexican advices extend to the 27th of July.
The cholera was disappearing from Vera Cruz, but
at Puebla it was Increasing fearfully. The Mexican
papers were almost unanimously opposed to the
Tehuantepec treaty, on the ground that it gave the
United States too strong a power over the southern
frontier.
The arrival of the Ohio at New York from Ha-
vannah puts us in possession of late advices from
Havannah. The officers connected with the Lopez
expedition were still in confinement ; but it was con-
fidently expected that they would shortly be released.
The o}lio had on freight 100,0!)0 Mexican dollars,
and 13,000 dollars in gold dust.
From Hayti we have intelligence of the settlement
of the dispute between that Republic and Dominica.
Our adv!ces contain the following particulars of the
transaction :
" The treaty with the Republic of Dominica has been
ratified with the British Government. A note, by Lord
Palmerston, ace♦ pts the mediation proposed for the ter-
mination of the war with the inhabitants of Hayti. ID
view of this, the British Consul charged with the nego-
iation has given a banquet, to which all the authorities
had been invited, together with the Archbishop. After
this a ball was given at the palace of the Governor. The
representatives of France, England, and the United
States having been engaged in these arrangements, all
prospects of disturb.inces are at an end, particularly as
there has bees a formal protestation on their part against
any invasion of the Dominican territory by the Haytians."
We have Venezuelan advices to the 31 ult. It
was the general opinion at Puerto Cabello that
General Guzman would be the successful candidate
for the Presidency. The election was proceeding
tranquilly.
The PhiladOia and Crescent City had arrived at
New York with two weeks later advices from Cali-
fornia, and above one million dollars in gold dust,
including a block of ore bearing quartz weighing 193
pounds, filled with gold. The news from the various
mining districts is of so varied and complicated a
character that it is almost impossible to arrive at
correct conclusions. One reason for this is the
fact that upon the Sacramento and its tributaries
the operations had not fairly commenced, and, as
most of the operators there were erecting dams and
digging races, they were compelled to await the
fall of water in the streams before they could suc-
cessfully work their locations. Nearly one-half'
of the whole mining population, during the months
of May and June, were engaged in surveying,
while awaiting the subsiding of the waters, and
the consequence had been that many new and
important discoveries had been made upon the
head-waters of Feather River, and between that
and the head of Sacramento River. This was the
supposed locality of the Gold Lake. Explorations
had been made on both sides of the coast range at the
sources of Trinity River, and, although some rich
and valuable agricultural country had been discovered,
yet the prospects for mining in that country were
poor. The whole region of Humboldt Bay, so far
as it had been explored, seemed well adapted to agri-
cultural purposes, and the timber is described as the
finest in the world. The accounts from the southern
mines do not appear very flattering, although opera-
tions had been carried on steadily during the whole
winter and spring. The yield appeared to be regular,
although not so great as in the northern mines. The
Gold Lake diggings, lying at the head of Nelson's-
creek, are at such an altitude above the level
of the plains, that the atmosphere is pure and
invigorating. Gold had been found in great
abundance over a large tract of quartz region.
The richest deposits were believed to be at
a distance of ten feet below the surfece.
The gold was coarse aid beautiful. At this
place men could make from 100 dolls. to 500
dolls. a day with ease, according to trustworthy
accounts. At one spot in the northern mines
four men from the State of Maine were making an
excavation in the bank when the earth caved in and
crushed them instantly. Around Nevada City, a
new town in this region, gold had lately been found
scattered promiscuously over the hills, mixed with
the very topsoil, where the earth was light and dusty,
like ashes.
There had been some fighting with the Indians
at Trinity City, the Indians being the assailants.
The Indian town was thereupon captured and
burnt, and. three Indians were taken, tried by jury,
and shot.
Sacramento city was steadily progressing and im-
proving, not only in business, but in size. The
city had doubled in population since last March.