The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-03 00:00:00

AMERIC NN NEWS ':?4

LIVERPOOL, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING. ,; H
By the arrintl of the New York packet-ship Unitea---14,
States, Captain Britton, at this port late this evening
we are in possession of New York papers ,to the-
day of her Nailing, the 14th of 146ruary, inclusive;
• and from other ports t.o a late date also. The Units unit o.k
States has made a capital passage' of 16 days.
From the New York Express, Feb 14.
Tux "Boz" MANIA.—On Saturday, Mr. Dickens. reached 0,
the city from New Haven, in the New Haven steam-boate s f'•
at the wharf he was met by a detachment from the " Boz Cord
mittee, from whence, in a carriage, he was escorted, Mussel
and lady, to the Carlton-house.
The " Box" fever rages as merrily as ever in this city, and
it is seldom that there has been so much excitement about any
,„i
thing or anbody. There is the greatest curosity to see this
Boz, and he has no rest for his weary limbs.. Committees
haunt him at his tarrying place, and individuals thrust them- 41
selves upon his presence, as if but to touch the hem of his gar-
ment, or to be within the atmosphere of his ,presence, was, 0
Mr. Van Buren once had it, " glory enough." Grave seniors Pv
are on tiptoe to see Boz; the ladies, old and young, mistress
ad
and miss, are " dy.ing," to use their own phraseology, for a
sight—and, what is remarkable, all cliques and classes claiT
him -as their own, the Loafers in particular deeming " Bra
one of themselves ! '1 he interior, too, has got the Mania.
Our country friends are flocking, bag and baggage, everybody
expecting to go to the Boz Ball, but many a body sadly dis•
appointed, as tickets are not to be got for love or Inoneys or •
if money, not without an enormous quantity of it, contideriug
the object got by it.
Mr. Dickens must not, attribute all this flurry and fa-de'
rol to wrong causes. We love excitement in this country.
A spasm is necessary, every now and then, for our ,very ex"
istence. Politics, our usual resource, are at a dead halt, .an
there is no sort of interest attached to the agitation of then' 1,11
just now. We want a Lion—we want a Ball—we want amuse"
.4)
ment, fun, and frolic, and the " Boz " comes along,- just
the right time for us to base the very best of excuses to hay* 'l,,
all of them. . ;
In pursuance of these feelings, there are the greatest effol ,fir`
to turn Boz's presence to the best account, to make the snasi .1
of him, and wherewithal, to do him as much honour as possiblealV't
Box, however, is but an incident in the general movement, ,ft
Buz is but a man of to-day, and passes off the stage to-morrow.
The book publishers thus, are working their presses day and
,to
n'ght to supply the demand for Pickwick, Oliver Twist, Bar'
naby Rudge, &c. The milline s are delighted amazingly that .117,
something has got along to give the greatest animation to their •)0'
trade. The news-boys rejoice that there is a new tune for them
to pitch. An excitem, nt is got up, and an excitement is a
treasure to them, The shopkeepers, too, have their harvest sit
of Boz, and more or less, all trades thrive. Thus, all cry " Bob"
" Boz," " Boz," and " Box " is made the greatest lion that, ever., L.
trod the streets of New York. ~d
The Box Ball to night, no doubt., will be one of the most
magnificent affairs ever got up in New York. There willbo,°
full 2,500 persons present,'if not 3,000.
THE COURSE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.—The Oppositioalori
Members of the Ohio Legislature, that is to say, the late ,
Buren men, have passed ,resolntions in the Senate (ayes /90
,0,
noes 17), and in the House (ayes 33, noes 29), pronounei4l'l,l
Mr. Adams deserving the merited censure of his- countryme9s 13
and the indignant disapprobation of the House. It was at
cal .d
midnight session 1 efore these resolutions were got througl!,
an
after hot and indignant resistance on the part of the Wbie
Per contra, in Rochester, N. Y., the.people, without distme;
tion of party, have had a meeting approving his course ; and
in Brooklyn a similar meeting is talked of.
th
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD COME TO THIS.—The Psymou-
Rock says We leave been favoured by a young lady vith
the reading of a copy of a letter from ' Boz,' in reply to a re',
quest made by some three or four Plymouth ladies, for a 1"'
of Dickens's hair. He declines a compliance with"that re'
quest, because it would afford a precedent which, if .followed'
would shortly result in total baldness. Boz couched his letter
in very pretty terms, and his reply was a proper one."
(From the New Orleans Bee.)
LATE FROM MEXICO.
BARBAROUS TI,EATMENT OF THE TEXIAN CAFTI/16
farJ
AND AMERICAN PRISONERS.—We, yesterday, held an
terview with a gentleman, just from the City of Mexico,
informs us that ninety of the Texian captives had reached tufi:▪ '
place, some days before his departure. They were brought oil
in a most wretched condition, having been marched barefouteut
and almost naked from the place of their capture. Amon,t
the prisoners was the son of General Leslie Coombs.' 14-
charity of the foreigners in the city furnished them some j
emery apparel. So far from receiving humane treatment fr°l; • J
Santa Anna, as reported, they were chained in pairs, and ot",
compelled to work in the streets as common felons. Out
formant assures us that the resident Ministers of foreign o°2'
tries, had interfered, in an informal manner, to arrest this u`s:. '3
graceful and barbarous treatment, without success. Yon
Coombs was extremely ill ; his constitution had :3
too frail to endure the cruelties to which he hatilee.
subjected. The accounts of the treachery resorted to, to car;
ture the expedition are confirmed. Mr. Kendall had'itb -
reached Mexico ; he was expected daily in company
about 200 Texians. Mr. Ellis, our Minister at Mexico,
demanded young Coombs as a citizen of the United States,
that a week had elapsed without his receiving any resPle
from the Government. We have read a number of Feiss
ao
letters that speak of the sufferings of the captives as wastl
A•
palling. There has been no clemency shown to the citisellsi.,
the. United States. The general belief in the city vrits,,,!rei
nothing short of force would ameliorate the condition so
prisoners, and that all would be treated alike. Besides
we have been favoured with the perusal of official document
detailing the circumstances of the capture of the expedoT4ts
and the march of the prisoners to Mexico, which exhibit krfrifW
finement of treachery, a hardihood of perfidy,
cruelty, arrogance, and rapacity on the part aortheinffirscieFs°
scarcely equalled by the barbarity of their forefathers taw aids:
the helpless aborigines whom they have subjected to eves
cies of torture, and slaughtered in very amusement.
for‘mvaenlteam,:tthAaltr.GLeunmerastilenpabreadtweeze,nhVithereartoCauz and the eltY '
Crux 6
Mexico.
Anna is getting up a revolution in the forth
the ruthless tyrant.ts h
The stestner Forth is to be at the Beliza on the
a
when the Oetotara will take
-own her letter-bags and IN--
gers —New Orleans Bulletin.
RIGHT -OF SEARCH.—We learn that the ship Henri! vii;
to partisan
yoefr
rintit
this port from Vera Cruz, while at that port, was visitedilLou
officer from an English vessel of war, who claimed sev,,cthet
the crew of the Henry as being British sailors. We I"
will
learn that the said searching officer was lowered against his
into his boat, and suffered to depart.—lbid.
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LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.—The New Orleans eo!

the 2d inst. contain advices from Vera Cruz--
to the -
the
'
January. It having been reported in Mexico that many of.e,
priests of Spain were making arrangements to come to A1ex,,..„
where an asylum had been offered to them by the Dies
clergy, the Minister of Justice issued a decree forbiddiPg 'i
co.
being considered as belonging to the regular clergy of .;Alentips
•A condecta of 975,242, dol. left the city of Mexico en , ,•
Bth of January for Vera Cruz.
POW
FROM FAYAL.—RELICS Or THE STEAM Sul? - 1.0
DENT.—The schooner Mokina, arrived last night in 21,
from the Cape de Verds, reports that the stern boat of tlUliii
fated steam-ship President, and some of her water coke, (,
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been picled up by a vessel, and carried into St. Nicholv. `;',,
way of accounting for the floating of these articles is, that;
ship when fonndered, carried down her boats (which. Prcibb i
were lashed on deck), and of course the water casks vv, t '
were under decks and that by some great commotion el op
ocean, the wreck had been broken up and they floated tb s
The Mokina also reports the loss of a British brig. I'l ats,
very valuable cargo of merchandise, bound for the River r
_.
on the Hartwell Reef—all hands saved, and half of the cart.*
An Am rican ship (no name given) loaded with irOn.t'ijie
Sweden, sunk about 80 miles to the westward of Fayal• ,heir
was bound for Boston. The captain and crew left her ill
boats, and had arrived at Fa)al.
MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
( From the New York Express.) 14,
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE—Fss•
1,000 Dols. Illinois Bonds Sixes, 1860 .. ces,h
2,000 Ditto Indiana Bonds .. . case 81
1,000 Ditto New York Fives, 1862 cash 661
1,250 Ditto Corporation Sixes, 1843... -•" 9
i. 2.
2,000 Ditto Ex. on Philadelphia . cob ..7
4,000 Ditto Kentucky Sixes .................90
100 Shares Delaware and Hudson 4.06 ejl
25 Ditto Farmers' Loan... "' a 0
50 Ditto Mechanics' Bank ... 6 mos 90
50 Ditto Butchers' and Drovers' Bank ......... s 0 lei
50 Ditto Canton Co.
25 Ditto Mohawk Railroad
75 Ditto Harlem Railraad
80 Ditto New Jersey Railroad ••• ••••
'..c:4'5.h. 4:11599:
25 Ditto Stonington Railroad ................ . ...... 0
20 Ditto Ohio Life and Trust Co ......s 641, ei,
75 Ditto Boston and Providence Railroad •.., 6v 101;
10 Ditto New York Ins. Co. .... . ... .... ....•• 15
12 Ditto New York and Erie Railroad .. . . ..... ..• gi
30 Ditto N. River Ins. Co. . ........... . ... . .
SALES AT THE SECOND BOARD. 1-111
4,000 Dols. Indiana Sterling Bonds -f, .1e
1,000 Ditto Illinois Bondi . . , -i.,•• 40
2,000 Ditto ''
. , sls ' '`O'l
16
50 Shares Long lidatul- Railroad• .5 0
BSI
50 Ditto Delaware and Hudson
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01
Ashes.—The sales of PotsMARKETS. ve ha been at 6 50, but a
held b one house at 7. Pear Is 5 75—Lno for tbe
Cotty
on.—The market is firm and active, particuler'Y
good qualities.
Flour.—The Market is very steady at 6,371. , 0,4;
Grain.—Further sales of Illinois Wheat have been ,g;, 00-
for Milling 4,000 Michigan and Ohio, 1,211 ; Souts'e. ,„.
at 47 cts ; Corn 59a 60c.
Copper.—The recent sale of pig Copper was made et I
No change in any other article.

thanT HE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—The result °
it
_f
fire inwasTautdofirrs.sttirmeeatgionned:fueTsdhaey
hvoeineirflagn, g
el Soffaprrienrn°riew,..:erifitee:
the property of the governors of Bridewell Hospita",ero
although Mr. Davidson was the responsible tenant, ileiliere
portions of the building were underlet to other parties. h
is no doubt that the fire originated in the first floor, %hie Os'
tenanted by Messrs. Hare and Co , machine-rulerg*.ous
tt
workmen had only left the the rooms a. few minutes pr ruts
the discovery of the fire, and the beliet is, that a 'Pt'. lapeA
among; r
have fallen from one of their candles mer** th*ei,lll:
shavings on the floor. Mr. Davidson is not
his loss is enorous. M. Hare are insured 7
Hand-in-Hand Fire-office foressrs 300/. but their loss to. 7,stio
greater. Mr. Hodson, the bookseller, of Fleet-streeccts, sod
had taken a part f the premises only ten days '..tretyPg
had just completed removing a valuable stock of a'tj
plates and printing materials, has lost prop,rtyel4:„,t ort
near& of 2,00 CL, and is uninsured. Messrs. It f'?'a],o re;
Edmonds, bookbinders, of Paternoster-row, who baa
cently fitted up a portion of the building fur the Purr". .00
carrying on the new description of India-rubber bindiog,; 'the/
had much valvable machinery destroyed, but it is belleveca't ofr
are insured. Mr. Priest, the furniture dealer, is a gria ni°:
ferer by the catastrophe. He had been fully insure,;t wed hi,
years up to January last, when he unfortunately auocup
policy to lahme. The adjoini' g house in Water-street, °;,,
by Mr. Ward, builder, has been slightly injtired bb
the whole of his furniture very much damaged bY `cat.e...rtra:e't
Edwarui.toe
removal. The backs of several houses in King
are also Mulch burnt. It is said that in consequence 0
sfor
imperfection in the flue connected with the steam-eng'n__e;, pre'
ral fire offices have refused to insure Mr. Davidson at r.'fireof
mium, and this may account for what would etherwis°
somewhat i:aexcusable neglect.
,iroufle
MASTER OWEN AS RICHARD 111.--Thirtoriiied
Roscius, whose Norval, in the tragedy of Dougiqs, P_es i,greta
him at the age of twelve, at the Newcastle theatre, wdiatocatro'r-:
vourite ; and who, after attracting at the other Pro/Ina,c ibrol4Tot
was engaged by the late Mr. Davidge, in 1838-9, t° sale
ktio
°P
val, Achmet, in Barbarossa, and finally Oliver Twisit
acdp; to
character he repeated for nearly 150 nights, is nc.v.
copors,,
part of Richard the Third, at the TilC.ltre_RoYal, P 910410
crowded audiences. TheAramatic power and skilf.t4lo9-sc;:,
into his part, draws &Atm great aPplausf Disbar.