The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP NIAGARA.

The British and North American royal mail steam-ship
Niagara, Captain Ryrie, arrived here yesterday morning
at half-past two o'clock, with intelligence from New York
to the 13th instant, and Halifax to the 16th. She has
brought 133 passengers. Including the detention at Hali-
fax, the Niagara has made the passage in less than eleven
days and a half.
The steam-ship Europa reached Boston on the 6th in-
stant, in eleven days from Liverpool. The West Indian
steamer, Avon, arrived at New York on the 10th, and
sailed again the day but one after. Ths Trent had sailed
for Southampton with 1,000,000 dollars.
The demand for sterling exchange had been to a fair
extent for remittance by the steamer, and the rates were
fairly maintained. The arrival of gold from California by
the Lexington, referred to elsewhere, had a very favour.
able effect on the New York stock market. The arrivals
of emigrants at New York averaged about one thousand
per day, most of them immediately taking up their line of
travel to the West, and bringing thousands of acres under
cultivation. Money was easy and abundant. Exchange
on England 109.
The domestic news is not of great importance. Ex-
President Polk is dangerously ill of diarrlima. The cholera
was still fatally prevalent in many towns, but at New
York its spread seems to have been stayed. A valuable
vein of anthracite coal, seven and a half feet in thickness,
is said to have been -discovered in Massachusetts. The
weather was fine though cool.
A severe storm occurred near the village of Metropolis,
Illinois, on the Ohio river, on the Bth instant. A num-
ber of houses were unroofed, and nearly twenty persons
were blown off the steamer Memphis and drowned, the
vessel herself sustaining great injury. Next day theboiler of
the steam-boat Embassy burst below Green River, by
which eighteen persons were killed and many others
severely scalded. The boat was much shattered.
A gentleman from New-Orleans, arrived at Washington,
gives a most melancholy account of the crevasse and its
prostrating effects upon the business, the property, and
the people of the city. Great apprehensions are enter-
tained of the June rise-from the Missouri and other great
rivers from the Rocky Mountains. No calamity to-any
city in the United States, in all their history, is to be
compared to the calamity of this Sauve crevasse at New
Orleans. Up to the latest date, June Bth, the great cre-
vasse was unchecked, and all resistance had been aban-
doned. The crevasse from which New Orleans is now
suffering is fourteen miles above the city by the course of
the river, and the 'break through the levee, we under-
stand, is to the extent of 300 feet, through which the
water is rushing with great force on an average depth of
not less than ten feet. All the country in the neighbour-
hood of it, and all the adjoining plantations, were soon
submerged, and the swamp in the rear was-likewise filled
with water gradually making its way down towards-the
city and the swamp in its rear, and as this latter filled,
the water steadily backed up into the rear streets of the
city, and has gradually kept swelling higher and higher
towards the more thickly built portions; until -it has
-reached in some-places within six or seven-squares of the
river, it being borne in mind that the streets are highest
near the river, and that the drainage of the-city, contrary
to that of northern towns. is from and not towards the
•river. Our readers will at once see from this statement
that all idea of less of life from the flood,(which appears
'to have been so strongly impressed upon-their imagina-
tion) is perfectly ridiculous, as the greatest rise of the
-water in the rear of the city never exceeded seven inches
in any twenty-four hours, and it is believed it has now
attained its maximum height, and escapes by Lake Pon-
chartrain as rapidly as it is supplied through the crevasse.
Indeed, during the last twenty-four hours, there
was a slight fall. The business portion of the city has
not been at all invaded by the water, and no expectation
that it will be. ;It is almost exclusively dwelling-houses
that have been flooded. _ _ .

-By advices from St. Domingo, to the Ist instant, we
-learn that for the previous two months that city was in a
state of great excitement, on account of the alleged cow-
ardly conduct of the President, who was on the point of
sacrificing his country to the Haytiens. 'He and his
generals had deserted his army, and abandoned several
strong posts, and the enemy were making direct for the
city, when the former president (Santa Anna) arrested
their progress with a few hundred men, and drove them
back to their own territory. Santa Anna, after the fight,
desired to return home, but was refused admission into
the city, when the whole country arose in his behalf, and
laid -siege to the city. On the 19tb May, the tyrant,
within, commenced arresting men and women, andthreat-
ened,the lives of all who were opposed to him. A great
number took refuge in the several consuls' houses. He
had made an attempt to arrest Mr. Elliot, the American
consul. which he would have succeeded in, together with
the eighty persons who had taken refuge under his tam,
had not the British consul and the captain of au English
man-of-war interfered. On the 22nd, at -4 p. m., they
commenced firing from all the forts, on the troops of
Santa Anna, which continued until 2 p. m. of the 23rd,
when a white flag came from Santa Anna, with a demand
:that they should surrender, as he had 8000 men and 20
Tieces of cannon, with which, if they refused, he would
take the city. Provisions were scarce in the city, and it
was blockaded by sea andiand. Santa Anna has proved
,that Jimines intended to put the island in the possession
of the Haytiens. It is believed that Jimines will stand
the Liege. Santa Anna haviag refused all mediation, the
consuls will embark on board the men of war in the har-
bour. All the women and children, together with the
congress, are to go outside. Santa Anna has 8000 men,
and Jimines has 400 and the fortifications.
We have advices from Havana to the Bth instant. In
the markets there has been considerable activity, with
large.sales for Germany. White sugars were quoted 10
to 11, yellow 6to 7, brown WI to bt, and Muscovados
to 6. The whole stock of Muscovado molasses had been
purchased for England at .4 rials. In clayed molasses there
had been considerable business done for the same destina-
tion at 2.1 rials, and also the last at 2 rials. Freights were
dull. Exchange 10 per cent, on London. The city con-
tinues healthy.
In Canada all was quiet. Our correspondent says,
"The feeling of the provinces is strongly setting in favour
of annexation, and it now appears inevitable. The only
thing worthy of remark since my last letter is the con-
tinued organization of British Constitutional Leagues."
We have later accounts from the River Plate, aid Bos-
ton. At Monte Video, on the 23d April, It was expected
that an armistice would he immediately entered into be-
tween that place and the besieging army for six months.sterling exchange was quoted at 42d, to 421 d. At 1311PLIPS

Ayres, on the 27th, the California fever raged to a con-
siderable degree. Freights continued dull.
Venezuela dates are to the 27th ult. Monaghas had
alienated the people by his acts, consequently the party of
Paez was gaining strength.
The Mexican accounts are as usual filled with details of
disturbances. Cholera was committing great ravages. In
Texas it raged with great violence. In Yucatan the whites
had gained considerable advantage over the Indians.

CALIFORNIA.
The ship Lexington, the first arrival at New York
direct from the gold diggings, arrived at that port on the
9th instant. She started from San Francisco on the 27th
November, and from Valparaiso on the Ist of March.
She brought, on freight, from California, twelve hundred
and eighteen pounds of grain gold, having landed at Val-
paraiso four hundred and fifty-eight pounds—making a
total of 1676 pounds, troy weight, which is supposed to be
the largest amount of gold shipped to the United States
at any one time, previous to the sailing of this vessel.
The accounts from the gold diggings are of the most
satisfactory and cheering character—in fact, exaggeration
is out of the question. Everything which is and has been
said respecting them is the truth. In any part of a tract
of country to the extent of five or six hundred miles, the
precious metal is found, and is carried about by the for-
tunate diggers in bags, and this is the case with all, from
the highest lady down to the humblest washerwoman.
When they make any purchases in the stores, they give
in exchange this uncoined gold, which is weighed in pro-
portions according to the value of the articles purchased.
In San Francisco, every article of food and clothing is
enormously dear. Bologna sausages, for instance, are
two dollars and twelve cents a pound ; but at the diggings
the profits are considerably upwards.of two hundred per
cent. There has been considerable suffering in conse-
quence of a want of shelter and other indispensible con-
veniences of life ; but this has been obviated to some ex-
tent by the arrival of frame noutes and tents. At the
diggings the only shelter at first, was in trees, which
were totally inadequate to afford protection against the
distressing effects of the climate. It is said that there are
but three months out of the twelve in which the diggers
can prosecute their labours.
The next American mail will be anticipated with much
interest, as the steamer Crescent City, from Chagres, was
expected at New York on the 15th instant, with late ad-
vices from San Francisco, and large quantities of the
golden treasures.

LIST OF PASSENGERS.
From New York.—Miss Brodie a'nd Mrs. Allan, Mr. J. J.
Pringle, lady, and servant, Mrs. Tiplady and servant, Miss
Harrison, Mr. John Bones, lady, and niece, Mr. Sterling and
lady. Mr. Dordelly. lady, and boy, Mr. Wi'lmant and lady, Mr.
Joseph Bogerean, Mr. R. W. Hamilton, Mr. Mills, the Rev. T.
D. Ozanne, Mr. Louis P. Barre, Mr. C. M. Leapp, Mr. Greaves,
Mr. Sutcliffe, Mr. C. C. Bryant, Mr. Arena and three sons, M.
Jose Leon Garey, Mr. Y. Fellaicke, Mr. C. A. Laird, Mr.
Hutchenson, Mrs. Distin, Mr. Ready, Mr. Charles Morey and
lady, Mr. Halva Halverson, Mr, Nettmon, Mr. Vyse, maid, and
man servant, Mr. C. T. Mann, Mr. Edward Banister, Mr. John
Higgins, Mr. Charles Harrison, Mr. Starr, Mr. Honold, Mr.
Storm, Mess. Louis Trapman and Son, Mr. G. H. Parke, lady,
and Son, Mr. G. Ai Hopley, Mr: Chas. F. Adae, Mr. George S.
Cameron, Mr. David Cannon, Mr. Francisco Arteche, Mr.
James Lyons, Mr. A. Berto, Mr. Mills, Mr. Enzebic3Corbazar.
Mr. C. Ayllon, Mr. G. N. Sanders, Mr. H. G. Victor, Mr. T,
B. Lucas, Mr. Belloe, Dr. Thonias Gainfort, Mr. W. Marjoram
and sister, Mr. Edmonds, Mr. W. J. Miller, Mr. O'Bevine, Mr.
Torry, Mr. James Merreilley, Mr. John M`Grugan, Mr. O'Neill
Bailey, Mr. Glover, Mr. H. A. Laine, Mr. Rea, Mr. Rea, jun.,
Mr. Wm. Woodward, Mr. Joseph Margins. Mr. Francis Cuevas,
Mr. Arthur Youcea, Mr. Henry Youcea, Mr. Joseph S,reeglee,
Mr. Le Baas, Mr. Hyde and lady, Mr. Max F. Nonwaller, Mr.
N. Benanche, Mr. Berdien, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Godfrey, Mr.
Pedro Lama, Mr. Tuam Yeabalceta, Mr. A. Follam, Mr. H. G.
Davioree, Mr. S. F. Corner, Mr. C. Bavton, Mr. Patrick O'Con-
nor, Mr P. Davis, Mr. H. Bayon, Mr. Liebman, Mr. James
Gorton, Captain W. Flaying, and Mr. Henry. From Halifax:
—Mr. H. Harvey, lady, four children, and two servants, Mr.
Davidson, Mr. Walker, Mr. Galiopp, Mr. Ogilvie, &c.