The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

of the A

..nerican continent

The Presidential campaign continues to be the chief
topic of discussion among all classes of the people.
Some of the New York papers reiterate that the fish-
eries dispute had actually.been settled. The Daily Times
feels most indignant that the Government of the United
States should have acquiesced in a treaty on the subject.
A terrific steam-boat explosion had taken place on the
Hudson; whereby several parties were killed, and others
severely injured. The explosion was heard for miles up
and down the river. A coroner's inquest was held on the
bodies of the killed, but the jury returned a verdict of ac-

cideatal death.
From Albany we have an aceoun

t of another attempted
'4^4 in the

outrage by a party of anti-renters, ,a resultea
death of one of the gang, and the wounding of one or two
others. It appears that they went, disguised as Indians,
to the house of a Mr. Shaw, whom they tarred and fea-
thered a few weeks ago, in addition to burning hit out-
buildings, and, upon his refusing to come out, they
threatened to set fire to his house. As a means of self-
defence, Mr. Shaw discharged the contents of a revolver
among the party, which had the effect of killing one of
them named Whitbeck, and making his companions fly

We are sorry to learn that the cholera still hangs on
at both Rochester, N.Y., and (
the latter
few days

lace several new cases occurred witnin the last

From Havana our dates are to the 3rd inst. The ex-
citement regarding the revolutionary papers, &e., con-
tinued, and more arrests of suspected parties had been
made. American passengers were prohibited from landing.
Recent accounts from Texas and Mexico inform us that
the inhabitants of the country in the neighbourhood of
San Patricio were seeking refuge in the town from the
Indians, who had already committed a series of outrages.
The people of Matamoras were still greatly excited in con-
sequence of the usurpations of the governorship of Tamau-
lipas by Cardenas, and it was anticipated that there would
be a revolution at Rio Grande city at least.

By the arrival of the Northern Light in the unprece-
dented short time of 23 days, from San Francisco, at
New York, we are in possession of a fortnight's later
news from all parts of California.
The topics which have excited most attention during
the past two weeks are, the funeral obsequies in honour
of Henry Clay and the late duels.

The Obseq-uies of Mr. Clay, in San Francisco, took
place on the 10th of August. The procession was the
longest which was ever had in that city, occupying an
hour in passing any given point.

Statistics show that 51,000 people have arrived at San
Francisco since the first of January last. It is fair to
estimate the arrivals by sea during the remainder of 1852,
at 35,000, making 86,000 increase of population from that
source for the current year. From present indications,
the overland immigration cannot be less than 40,000,
which will swell the number of people who will visit
California during the season to 126,000. Allowing for
the number who will leave the State, it will be within
bounds to estimate the increase of population the present
year, at about_loo,ooo.
_

,
A great deal of excitement has been created among the
children of the Flowery Kingdom now sojourning in San
Francisco, by a manifesto from the great " Atti," who
claims to hold the power supreme over all the Chinese in
this land of gold. The document which has caused this
great commotion is of the nature of a reward for one Le-
Achan. well known as an interpreter, and sort of general
agent for his brethren in their transactions with the out-
side barbarians, or white folks. Atti accuses Aphan of all
sorts of devices to defraud his nation. That he encourages
the payment of licenses, poll taxes, and other impositions
to such a degree that not a rial escapes his rapacity. All
the three great Hongs (provinces) are called upon to know
that -R3OO will be given for the suppression of Le-Achan.

Among other high-handed measures of Atti, he has
sent a commiteee to the residence of a number of females
from the flowery land, to inform them that, uuleas they
forsake their evil ways, and cling only to their own
people, they shall forfeit their lives. He warns them of
the dreadful tortures in store for the disobedient, who are
taken to the great house, " C-yap-in-coon," where they
will be stripped and bastinadoed on the bare back, and
compelled to suffer other miseries. The poor creatures
are allowed two days to decide what to do, and dreadful
consternation is created among them.

The edict of the royal " Aiti" is written on crimson
paper, and a true translation will be given into the Re-
corder's Court, and the matter fully investigated before
his honour. Meanwhile, further developments in this
extraordinary drama will be fully watched and made
known.

The New Granadian barque Sarmiento, from Panama,
had arrived at San Francisco, after a protracted passage
of 140 days. During the passage scenes of the most re-
volting kind occurred on board. On the 21st May a
fearful tragedy was enacted. A young man, an Ameri-
can, quarrelled with a German about a tin cup, and, after
a little altercation, the American shot the German
through the heart. The murderer was immediately
seized, and 114 of the passengers voted that he should be
hung. Only 32 voting against it being carried into effect,
he was informed that he had only an hour to live, and at
the end of that time he was hauled up to the yardarm,
where life soon became eatiuct. On the 25th May water
was sold on board at SI per bottle, and a few days after-
wards the vessel put into San Bias, whence she sailed in
a few days, and again fell short of provisions and water
and from the 19th of June to the 13th August, the date
of her arrival, they were totally without bread. The ac-
counts as to the loss of life on board vary considerably,
one report stating that she had had 10, and another 103,
deaths on board. According to the Panama Echo, she
sailed from that port with 240 souls on board, and out of
that number it is certain that 103 were missing on her
arrival at San Francisco.
Accounts had been received at New Orleans of a terrible
earthquake which occurred at Santago de Cuba, on the
20th ult. A large number of buildings were demolished,
and the streets were totally blocked up by the ruins, nearly
every house in the city having been damaged.
Late accounts from Martinique state that the French
troops were being greatly thinned by the yellow fever.

LIST OF PASSENGERS.—Governor Elliott, lady, Master
Elliott, Miss Elliott, and two servants ; Miss Harris, Mr.
Morgan and lady, Mrs. Drummond, Mrs. Luschon, Mr.
H. Smith and lady, Mr. F. S. Tischel and lady, Hon. G.
Moffat, lady, and servant; Miss Patterson, Mr. Muir, D.
M. Goldschmidt, Messrs. E. F. Willison, A. Godeffroy,
J. Kittili, A. Cartwright, R. Rossenfeld, Stralheim,
Harris, O'Connor, Adams, Balfour, Maynard, D. R.
Stewart, I. H. Elliott, Youngs, Coggill, Noakes, and
King ; P. Devlin, Messrs. St. Arc/mull, J. Rosen-
thal, Beckett, Sharpstein, Steratt, J. Wells, J. Gardner ;
Mr. J. Welsh, lady, Miss Welsh, Master Welsh, and
servant ; Madame Marquet, and Messrs. H. L. Newbold,
C. A. Wells, Day, De Chagournes, Altree, Laurie, G.
H. Carbutt, Wright, Legate, Crofts, Behren, Cochran,
Lonsdale, Callarhan, Sullivan, Morris, Poti, Hannay,
Powle, Bevillc, F. Collins, and Carruthers.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

NEW YORK, SEPT. 8

The demand for money continues quite active, yet the
demand is still very abundant. Our banks were never
more liberally disposed towards dealers, whilst the facili-
ties for getting discounts out of hank are constantly in-
creasing. The rates for money generally range much the
same as they did last week.
Foreign Exchange is in moderate demand. Continental
bills have been steady, whilst sterling bills have been
rather heavy, at 110 to 1104.
Government and State Securities are in demand for
investment, at top quotations.
COTTON.—There has been little or no desire shown by
buyers to operate for the past three days, so that we have
a very dull market. The sales amount to 1000 bales, and
prices area to 4 cent lower than when the Atlantic sailed.
We quote :

Atlantic
Ports.
nominal

Florida.
nominal

Other
Gulf Ports
nominal.