The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON.
The United States mail steam-ship Washington, Capt.
G. W. Floyd, arrived off Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Satur-
day morning, and, having landed the English and French
mails and passengers, proceeded on her voyage to Bremen.
The Washington left New York on the 31st ult. She
brought 22 passengers, 13 of whom landed at Southampton.
Her freight list comprises specie value 100,000 dols. for
England, 32,562 dols. for Havre, and 5,000 dols. for
Bremen ; also 500 bales of tobacco, and sundry mer-
chandize for Bremen.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP AMERICA.
By the Royal Mail steam-ship America, Captain Shan-
non, which reached the Mersey on Sunday afternoon, we
received New York advices of the 3d instant.
The America sailed from Boston on the 4th, reached
Halifax on the 6th, at 7 a.m., at which place ,he was de-
tained 8 hours by fog, after getting the usual Canadian
mails on board. She arrived off Cape Clear at 3 p.m. on
the 14th, passed Holyhead at 9 35 on the 15th. and ar-
rived in the Mersey at 4 35 p.m., after an hour's deten-
tion at the bar for want of water.

The America brings 43 passengers, a heavy mail in
charge of Lieut. Raymond, R.N., Admiralty agent, and
specie on freight amounting to 4'150,000.
The American steamer Humboldt, from Havre to New
York, vid Southampton, put into Halifax on the Ist, with
damaged rudder and short of coal, after a tempestuous
passage of 16 days. By this arrival there is a variety of
interesting intelligence.

From Washington we learn that official confirmation
had been received of the reported discovery of an extensive
bed of silver ore, and that Captain Jonas P. Levy had
been arrested for holding unlawful correspondence with
the Mexican government, for the purpose of frustrating
and rendering null the Tehuantepec treaty. Reports
state that the senate committee intend to recommend an
additional grant to the Collins fine of steamers. The
health of the Hon. Henry Clay was improving, and it was
expected that he would soon be able to deliver to the
senate of the United States his iueas and opinions on the
subject of intervention. The business done in congress
was of little moment. A petition had been presented
praying for a repeal of that part of the tariff of 1846 im-
posing a duty of 15 per cent. on raw silk, and showing
the injurious effect of the tariff in its discrimination be-
tween manufactured and raw materials.

The House of Representatives had passed a resolution
appropriating 6,000 dollars for relieving and bringing home
the remnant of the Lopez expedition. It had also deter-
mined to ask for information concerning all claims allowed
and paid for during President Polk's administration.
Kossuth was at Cleveland, in Ohio, on the 2nd. He
was about to start for Cincinnatti. Count Pulzky had
published a reply to the charges of Count Batthyany.
An amusing correspondence appears in the papers between
M. Kossuth's secretary and a person named Tochman,
owing to the alleged cool reception of the latter's wife
(formerly Mad'ile Jaqullo) by M. Kossuth and his family.
The Massachusetts abolitionists, in convention at Boston.
had resolved that Kossuth was a traitor to humanity, and
false to his fame, for having slighted their principles.
Bishop O'Connor, of the Roman Catholic Church at
Pittsburg, had addressed a letter to Kossuth, in which he
stigmatises the policy he adopts, and the objects of his
mission to America. The City Council of Louisville had
unanimously rejected a resolution inviting him to that
place, ,nd, from what we can learn, nearly the same feel-
ing of opposition to him is manifested throughout the
southern country.

Mrs. Forrest had made her debut at one of the New
York theatres. It was a complete triumph in every
respect. From the notices and critiques of the New York
papers we learn that great excitement prevailed, and dur-
ing the performance cheers and counter-cheers were given
for the whole of the actors in the late divorce proceedings.
When Mrs. Forrest made her appearance, she was greeted
with the most tremendous and overwhelming applause.
She looked remarkably well, except that she painted a
little too highly with rouge. She was dressed richly, and
with great taste. She did not appear at all embarrassed
nor agitated, and, for a debutante, her coolness, collected-
ness, and nonchalance, especially so soon after the recent
trial, was most marvellous. Lola Montes was at Phila-
delphia, where she had been performing for the benefit of
a charity. She had been presented with a medallion like-
ness of Washington. Mr. G. V. Brooke was playing at
Washington to crowded houses. Catherine Hayes was
starring it in the southern cities, to crowded houses.
By the arrival of the steamers Prometheus and Chero-
kee at New York on the 30th ultimo, we have advices
from San Francisco to the Ist ultimo. The former brought
*863,000 dollars aad the latter 1,090,000 dollars gold dust.
There is not much intelligence by these ships.
Heavy rains had been experienced, in many cases caus-
ing the rivers to overflow and sweep away the dams and
flumes. Several stores had been prostrated, owing to the
banks on which they were built giving way. Much con-
fusion existed relative to the management of the domestic
affairs of the country.
. .

The British steamer Unicorn had been seized at San
Francisco for a breach of the revenue laws. The San
Francisco Herald of the Ist ultimo contains the following
account of a mock trial held on the betrayer of Mr. Smith
O'Brien. Mr. T. B. M'Manus appears to have acted as
chief :

"We had no sooner got over the shin-plaster excite-
ment than we were thrown into another, namely, the ab-
duction of Captain Ems from his vessel, the barque Callao,
on Wednesday night, the 17th of December, by a number
of men representing themselves to be members of the
Vigilance Committee, and headed, it is said, by Mr. Ter-
rence Bellew M'Manus. You are aware that, some time
since, an effort was made by Smith O'Brien's friends to
rescue him from captivity in Van Diemen's Land, which,
it was said at the time, owing to his own impetuous..
ness, was frustrated. Captain Ellis, mentioned above,
then in the colonies, commanded the vessel which was
to bring O'Brien to San Francisco ; but, as is charged
by M'Manus and his friends, betrayed him. For this
reason, and with a desire to punish him for his alleged
base treachery, a party of nine men, with M'Manus
to lead them, in the stilness of the night, went
on board the Callao and took Captain E. them. He
was taken to a place called Mission Creek, about two miles
and a half from the city, where he was tried by a portion
of the party for betraying Smith O'Brien. The self-
constituted court, jury, witnesses, and all, entirely ac-
quitted Captain E. of the charge preferred against him.
As soon as a knowledge of the affair came to the ears of
the Vigilance Committee, they summoned the parties,
and on the 18th held an examination, which resulted in
the discharge of M'Manus and his friends.. On the even-
ing of the examination, Captain Ellis, in company with a
Mr. Russell, was on his way to the Callao, when they
were attacked by a party of Irishmen, and severely in-
jured, Captain E.'s head being cut open by a junk bottle
being thrown at him."

The American and British vessels had met at San Juan
on the 16th December, where the outrage on the steamer
Promotheus had been committed. The captain of H.M.S.
Arrogant assured Commodore Parker that the British
Government entirely disavowed the acts of the Consul and
the captain of the brig Express in the exercise of any
authority whatever in connexion with the Musquito
Government, or interfering in any way with any foreign
commerce with San Juan. The most friendly feelings
existed between the officers of the ships of both countries.
Salutes were exchanged on the 16th, on the commanders
visiting each others ships. Commodore Parker was highly
complimented by Captain Robinson, of the Arrogant,
hoisting the American ensign at his main during the
salute. it was returned by the Albany with the English
ensign at the main, a compliment rarely, if ever, shown
but to crowned heads or presidents

.uater news from the Sandwich Islands states that the
reports of an invading expedition from the western shores
of America had altogether been dissipated.
A telegraphic despatch from Boston, dated the 2d inst..
says, " A letter from Captain Cutler, master of the barque
Dolphin, of Warren, Rhode Island, gives an account of
the bombardment of Joanus, one of the Comoro Isles, on
the coast of Africa, on the 7th of August last, by the
United States sloop-of-war, Commander Pearsall, for the
unjust imprisonment of Captain Moores, of the barque
Maria, of New Bedford."

The Nova Scotia Legislature assembled for the dispatch
of business on the 29th ult. His Excellency Sir John
Harvey, the governor of the province, addressed both
branches in a short speech, in the course of which he
directed attention to the projected railway between Hali-
fax and Quebec, urged the adoption of measures for the
extension of education, and the preservation of the
fisheries connected with British North America.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, FEE. 3.
MONEY is still in ample supply and good demand. First
class paper brings 6to 8 per cent. without difficult-Y, and loam
on call at 5..t0 6 per cent.

Foreign Excliinge is firmer, with rather more business doing
than is usually the case when the steamer leaves from Boston.
Sterling is firm at 110 to 1104 ; Bills on Paris, 60 days, 5.131 to
5.15; Amsterdam, 41k to 41k; Hamburg, 36; to 36i; Bremen,
784 to 78g. In domestic exchange there is not much doing.
The balance in the Sub-treasury is 2,696,067

,
COTTON.— Since our report pit* the Asia, prices have ad-
vanced ic. to 4c., with sales on the 28th of 500 ; 29th, 1,850 ;
30th, 1,500; 31st, 4,200. Yesterday, the arrival of the Hum-
boldt at Halifax was announced at an early hour, and waiting
her advises, and in momentary expectation also of the arrival
of the Niagara, now sixteen days out, sellers have withdrawn
generally, and the business has been confined to small par-
cels, in the aggregate 750 bales, at full prices. From New
Orleans we have the 31st, per telegraph, Liverpool middling,
7c.; freight, id; receipts of the week, 31,000 against 41,000
last year. The market to-day closes quiet, with sales of 500
bales.

BREADSTUFFS.—FIour has been in good demand, but the
advices per Humboldt appear to have given a little impulse to
the market, and should the. telegraph advices be corroborated
by the letters when the mail is received, holders fully antici-
pate an advance. This morning flour Was 6d. higher; 5,000
barrels State sold at 434.62 to 44.68,and 1.100 hsrr.b.

to arrive by the railroad, at $4.50. Wheat, rye, and barley
quiet. Cotton isin better demand, with sales of white Southern
at 70c.

PaovisioNs.—The price of pork is on the advance. 300 brls,
new mess brought .815.37 c. Beef firm, and in moderate de.
mand. Lard steady. Orange county butter is quoted at 22c.
to 25c., and cheese 6ic. to Mc.

Toaicco.—The sales reported yesterday comprised 71 hhds.
Kentucky, at 64c. to Bic. ; 14 cases Florida, at 10c. to 2.5 c.; 10
ditto Pennsylvania, at 11c. and 10 ditto Ohio, at Bc. Demand

tee the receipt of the Humbc

_ews higher
rates are asked. The following are the current rates :—To
Liverpool : Cotton, Is. ; heavy goods, per ton, 15s. ; bacon and
cheese, 155.; grain in bulk, per bushel, 3id. to 3d. To Lon-
don : Tobacco, per hhd., 258.; flour, per bbl., is. 9d. ; turpen-
tine, per 2801b5., Is. 9d.; measurement goods, per ton, 255. to
308. ; heavy goods. oil, &C., 15s. to 258. ; cheese, 30s. ; beef,
per tierce, 3s. 6d. to 4s. To Havre: Cotton, square bales, per
lb., ac. ; ashes, per ton, .86 to 47; rice, 8'8; quercitron bark,
87 ; measurement goods, .13'8 ; whalebone, &c., per lb., c.
NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 31.—Cotton market steady at very full
prices. Middling, Mc.
CHARLESTON, JAN. 31.—A fair inquiry prevails for Cotton
sales to-day, 800 bales at 6i to &lc, Sterling exchange declined
94. Freights fluctuate,