The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-06 00:00:00

The news from Florida is favourable. A letter in the
Savannah Georgian states that the object of the treaty
made by General Macomb is about to be accomplished.
The Seminole Indians in large numbers have. repaired
to Fort Mellon and Fort King, and expressed their
willingness and determination to retire within the limits
designated in the treaty. " Every means will be tried,"
says the writer, "to secure them in the peaceable pos-
session of the territory : and if nothing now unfore-
seen occurs, the everlasting Florida war will certainly
terminate."

Another instance of Lynching is stated to have taken
place at St. Louis. This shameful disregard of law
and order was manifested in the case of an indi-
vidual who was taken by several persons, and carried
before justice M`Kinney, on a charge of horse-stealing.
He clearly established his innocence, and was dis-
charged ; but on the day after his discharge, a number
of persons, supposed to be the prosecutors, went to his
house, took him out, tied him, and lacerated him with
whips most horribly. Three of the persons engaged
in this nefarious transaction, were, subsequently, ap-
prehended, and gave bail to answer for the offence.
A dreadful fire occurred at Eastport, on the 6th
ultimo, which destroyed nearly one half the property
in the town. The Boston Transcript, after describing
the origin and progress of the fires, says—" Nothing
remains of what was yesterday the centre, and, in fact,
nearly the circumference of the business part of the
town, but a heap of ruins, above which rise the
blackened chimnies of the burnt buildings, and over
which the smoke rests like a pall, as if to hide the
hideous mass beneath. An estimate has been made of

the property destroyed, which is'put at 240,000 dols.,
of which 80,000 dollars are supposed to be insured."
Respecting the state of the crops, we have the fol-
lowing intelligence in the Virginia Farmer's Register :
" The condition of the wheat crop in Virginia is not
only very different in different sections of the state,
but in the same and small districts, and even on the
neighbouring farms. Hence the impossibility of guess-
ing at the general result, from particular reports. The
products of numerous crops in the tide water region
will be reduced, by the ravages of the Hessian fly, and
still more of the chinch-bug, to less than the fourth of
a fair crop; yet other farms in the same counties will,
make an average product. The relative product of the
great divisions of the state (in general, though with
many exceptions,) is still believed to be as stated in
our last number; that is, increasing from very short
in the tide water and adjacent higher counties, to better
in the middle region, still better in the Piedmont range
of counties, and to very fine crops in the great valley
or region west of the Blue Ridge. The corn crops are
good, and afford a fine prospect, except from the great
danger of the chinch-bugs passing from the wheat to
the corn fields. We wish that some of our readers
would furnish for publication such facts as they have
learned by observation, of the history and habits of
this destructive insect. Such a subject at the north
would have engaged the peni of scores of observing
and suffering farmers ; here, of not one. Oats are

very good, owing to. the unusual amount of moist and
cool weather in the latter part of spring. The crop of
tobacco is remarkably good."
A correspondent of the Albany Evening Journal,
writing on the subject of, the crops, says—" I have
travelled a good deal through the country, and never
before saw the crops look so well. Particular articles
have before looked as promising as they do now; but
I never saw such universal promise of abundance.
Corn is backward but thrifty, and warm weather in
July and August would give us a full crop."
Mr. Seward, the Governor of the State of New
York, had, in consequence of representations having
been made to him, that incendiary attempts to set fire
to dwelling-houses, and other buildings, on the borders
of the state, had been renewed, issued a proclamation
offering a reward of two hundred dollars, and all neces-
sary extra expences, to be paid on conviction for the
arrest of each and every person concerned in such

aggressions.
Respecting this Mr. Seward, we find the following
remarks in the National Gazette :—" The noble,
plain, republican sentiments of Governor Seward's
address at Staten Island, on the fourth of July, have
our ardent commendation. We need from men high
in office and influence, the frequent expression, the
inculcation of such opinions. Governor Seward goes
to the foundation of true republicanism,—equality.
Not only the equality which every citizen enjoys as his
political birth-right, but that mental and moral equality,
which may be nearly approximated by universal and
sound education." Our liberal friends will discover
from this complimentary effusion what are the ultimate
results of the march of democracy. Are they prepared
to "go the whole hog " with their trans-atlantic
prototypes ? _ _ _

John Stuart, Esq., brother to Sir Alexander M`Nabb,
and Lieut. Grogan, of the 32nd regiment, fought a
duel near Toronto, on the 2nd ultimo. Three shots
were exchanged by the parties, but neither was hurt.
The cause of -fne duel was the elopement of Mrs. Stuart
with Lieut. Grogan.

The news from Mexico reaches to the 29th of June.
The Morning Courier and Enquirer of July 13th
says, —" By the Casper Hauser, Capt. Kingsbury,
from Vera Cruz, we have received Vera Cruz papers
to the 18th ultimo. Our accounts from that city by
the way of New Orleans are two days later, and
have thus anticipated any news they contain. From a
perusal of their contents, however, we feel more fully
impressed than we were before, with the belief that the
country is fast acquiring a state of tranquillity under
the present government."
Respecting the state of the money market, &c., we
have the following in the Courier and Enquirer :
" By the arrival of the packet-ship Siddons, this morn-
ing from Liverpool, we have been put in possession of
advices from that city to the close of business on the
evening of the 14th ultimo, giving us the transactions
in Cotton, on that and the preceding day, which were
neither as extensive, nor effected at as firm prices, as
during the two weeks previous. The sales on the 13th
were abOut 2,506 bales, and on the 14th would pro-
bably have reached 3,000, and although no variation is
reported in prices, it is evident from the nature of the
advices received, that a decline was anticipated, which
however would be entirely governed in its extent by
the forbearance of holders from pressing their stocks
on the market. From the manufacturing, districts
there was no improvement in the accounts which had
reached Liverpool subsequent to the sailing of the
steam ship, and the English Cotton market must in
fact be considered in a very critical state. The money
market remained without change, nor does any thing
appear to have transpired in the commercial world
worthy of notice.
" The Stock Market to-day has again presented a
very depressed appearance, with a further tendency to
decline in prices. Sales were made of United States
Bank at 1131, Dry Dock Bank 90, Delaware & Hudson
Canal Co. 674, Harlem Railroad Co. 46, and Ston-
ington Railroad Co. at 25.
"The sales of Sterling Exchange for transmission
by the Liverpool packet to- morrow, were chiefly at
10 per cent. premium, at which rate the Bank of the
United States were drawers to-day, being 1 per cent.
over their previous price ;—some sales have been made
for the Havre packet of the 16th at sf. 121, but not to
any great extent; Bills on Holland may be quoted
almost nominally at 41c; on Hamburgh, 364 to 364 c;
and Sic. on Bremen. In the rates of domestic Ex-
change our quotations generally show some advance
for the last week. We now quote Bills on New
Orleans at 21 to 3 per cent. discount; on Mobile
10 to 12, Louisville 21 to 3, Nashville 5 to 6, Natchez
9to 10, Savannah 4 to 41, Charleston i to 24, and
Augusta 4 to 5 per cent. discount."
The new packet-ship Memphis was to sail from
New York on the 16th ultimo. She may be expected
in the course of the day. The British Queen and the
Great Western were to leave New York on the Ist
instant. They will probably reach England in the
course of next weex.

DARING ROBBERY.—On Saturday evening, about eight
o'clock, three men obtained admittance to the house of Mrs.
Johnson, Devonshire-place, Everton. They tied the servant
girl in the kitchen, and proceeded to the chamber where
Mrs. Johnson was in bed. They took a purse containing
£5 and a valuable watch. Three men supposed to have been
the thieves have been apprehended.
We find great pleasure in calling public attention to a
very interesting collection of paintings, advertised for sale,
by Mr. Closs, on Wednesday (to-morrow), and although we
do not arrogate to ourselves a competent knowledge of this
interesting branch of science, have no hesitation in pronoun-
cing them the best we have yet seen. The painting, by Mu-
rillo, of Boys Eating Fruit, is a decided masterpiece, amount-
ing, in our opinion, to perfect illusion..—See adv.