The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The Australian has brought ten days' later news from
the Cape of Good Hope. There is, however, little im.
portant in addition to that brought by the Harbinger.
The South African Advertiser, of Nov. 30 and 27, states :
"The governor is on his way to the sovereignty, with
some 2,000 men of all arms, for the purpose of adminis-
tering justice and right equally to all.' No events of the
slightest moment have occurred in the interval on the
borders or in Kaffraria. During the past week many par-
ties of the enemy have reappeared, and proved successful
in assaults and captures of cattle, A further instalment
of the fine of 1,500 head of cattle, 151 in number, was sent
to King William's Town on the 15th." The Graham's
Town Journal describes two narrow escapes from the
rebels, on the part of Captain de Villiers and 20 men, in
the sight of Wolf Valley, and on the part of Lieutenant
Reeves. Both officers, with mere handfuls of men, were
surrounded by overwhelming forces, but escaped notwith-
standing.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA

By the royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Lang,
which arrived on Sunday afternoon, we have advices from
New York to the 4th and Boston to the sth instant.
The Canada sailed from Boston at 2 50, p.m., on the
sth, and arrived at Halifax at 5 20 a.m. on the ith. After
a detention of about two hours she again proceeded to
sea, and experienced strong W. and N.N.W. winds, with
a very heavy sea. She made Cape Clear at 10 40, a.m.,
on Saturday, and arrived in the Mersey at noon on
Sunday, after a good run of ten days and fifteen hours.
The Canada brought seventy passengers, but no specie.
The screw-steamer Glasgow, which sailed from Glasgow
on the 16th ult., arrived at New York on the 3rd inst.
The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, com-
mander, which sailed from this port on the 15th ult.,
arrived at New York on the Ist instant.
The U.S. steamer Franklin, which sailed from Cowes
on the 14th ult., arrived at New York on the 2d instant,
after having put into Halifax for a supply of coals.
The U.S. steam-ship Washington, which sailed from
Southampton on the 13th ult., put into Boston on the
2d instant, short of coal.
The Canada passed the screw-steamer Andes, hence
for New York, on the 10th instant, in lat. 48 58, lon.
43 18.
The steam-ship Georgia had arrived at New York, with
2,238,553 dots. in specie on freight, and 300,000 dols. in
the hands of passengers.
The caloric-ship Ericsson went down New York harbour
on the 4th instant, on a trial trip. She started off at fine
speed, making twelve knots an hour, with the wind and
tide.

By an arrangement, no further debate on Cuba would
take place in the Senate till after the reception of Mr.
Everett's letter, delining to enter into the proposed tri-
partite treaty with France and England. " The letter in
question," says the Washington correspondent of a New
York paper, "is a long and elaborate document. It
gives, in full, the reasons of the administration for declin-
ing to join France and England in a mutual pledge never
to takb Cuba. It reviews the history and circumstances
of our territorial acquisitions of Louisiana, Florida, Texas,
and California ; declares that it is in the nature of the
American Union to enlarge itself by the extension of its
constitution over new territory ; and breathes the tone of
manifest destiny, while it is mild and courteous in spirit,
and couched in language of great dignity and propriety."•
In congress a memorial had been presented from the
New York and Havre Mail Line of Steamers, asking an
increase of compensation, or a release from their contract.

During the p;tst year the deposits of gold in the United
States Mint amounted to 4M,059,295, and the coinage to
4351,505,638. Cholera was prevalent at Charleston. Se-
vere losses had been caused amongst merchants in Macon,
Montgomery, and Columbia, by the circulation of false
news respecting the state of the Liverpool cotton market.
Severe floods had been experienced in Ohio and Tndiana.
The Kaine extradition case came before the Supreme
Court on the 3d instant. Some arrangements being in
progress between the Secretary of State and the British
Minister, the case was adjourned. Mr. W. Prescott. of
South Carolina, had been appointed Secretary of Legation
at the Court of St. James. Signor Marcoleta, the Nica-
raguan Minister to the United States, had been dismissed
by President Fillirnore, owing to his superabundant offi-
ciousness. The Hon. W. R. King, Vice-president elect,
had resigned his seat in the Senate, and was about to sail
for Havana, on account of ill health. Mr. Amos Lawrence,
brother to Mr. Abbot Lawrence, of Boston, late Minister
to England, expired on the 31st ult. The Houqua, from
Shanghai, Sept. 17, and the Sea Serpent, from Canton,
Oct. 4, had arrived at New York, the former in 107 days,
and the latter in 90 days. The Sea Serpent reported her
own day of sailing, having anticipated the usual mail by
way of England. The Crystal Palace was progressing
rapidly, the stock being at upwards of seventy dollars
premium. Mr. Jacob Westervelt was building a ship of
900 tons, for Mr. Miller, of London. She is to make one
voyage to China, and then be put upon the London and
Australian station. The Resolute will be the first vessel
constructed in the United States to sail under English
colours. The same builders were also constructing a very
large ship for Spofford and Tilston, to be placed on the
Liverpool line.

MEXICO.—We have ad vices, via' New Orleans, to the
14th ult. The French Count R. de Boulbon had capitu-
lated to the Government, and his troops had given up their
arms. Another ministerial crisis had occurred, and Senor
Yaez had resigned the portfolio of foreign affairs, which,
it was supposed, would change the policy of the Govern-
ment on the Tehuantepec question. Advices from the
Rio Grande state that, on the 18th ult, civil war continued
in the state of Tamaulipas. Governor Cardenas, with
nine members of the Legislature, his adherents, had been
made prisoners by the insurgents, and carried to Tampico.
The state of Tamaulipas had declared acquiescence in the
new Provisional Government of Mexico. The war steamer
State, of Mexico, which secretly left Brazos for Vera Cruz,
and a national war schooner, had both joined the insur-
gents, which was considered a death-blow to the maritime
force of the Government in the Gulf of Mexico. The city
of Matamoras still held out. The commandant was forti-
fying and barricading, and every preparation was making
for a determined resistance to the insurgents.

HATTI.—A vessel had arrived at Boston from St. Do-
mingo with late advices. The black vomit was raging
very severely, and the French consul had fallen a victim
to it. The captain of the vessel had heard nothing of the
occupation of the peninsula of Samana by the French, and
did not believe the report.

CANADA.--A fire broke out at Montreal on the 31st
ult., during which a lady, two children, and a servant
perished.

CllBA.—Accounts from Havana are to the 30th ult.
The New York Herald gives an account of the capture
of four slavers by the frigate Vestal. The names of the
prizes are the Venus, a notorious slaver, the Carlota, and
the Cuatros Herrnanos, all topsail schooners. and the
Arrogante Emelio, a fine large brig. The Venus was
fully provided with a slave-deck, shackles, and all the
other requisites for a voyage to the coast of Africa ; but,
upon being captured, the captain declared she was a
coasting vessel, and produced Havana custom-house
clearances to that effect; however, upon strict search, it
was discovered that he had also another set of documents,
from the Spanish authorities, for the coast of Africa.
This, added to the fact of his being allowed to depart
from the port during the night, has given rise to a sus-
picion of connivance on the part of the authorities. The
Arrogante Emilio has a slave-deck, and is in every way
fitted for a voyage to the coast of Africa for slaves ; that
that was her destination was notorious to everybody, and
it was openly spoken of. But no effort on the part of the
Spanish authorities will be left untried to obtain the
liberation of these vessels ; and the Spanish Judge of the
Mixed Commission being one of the greatest slave-dealers
in the island, of course justice cannot (be expected from
him. The result will be that the Spanish and English
judges will be unable to come to a decision, in which
case, it is the custom to toss up for an arbitrator, who
will decide, of course, should he be a Spaniard, against
the right of the British to detain the vessels in question.
The owners of the captured vessels have already been
furnished by the Spanish authorities, since the vessels
were brought into port, with documents purporting to
prove that the said vessels, when captured were bound on
legal voyages. The greatest excitement prevails in con-
sequence of the capture.

LIST OF PASSENGERS.—From Boston—Mr. E. B.
Bigelow, Mrs. Bigelow, Miss Bigelow, and servant, Mr.
Wm. Ligyd and lady, Miss F. Parker, Miss Patten, Mr.
J. Baylis, Mr. E. S. Boyd, Mr. Migone, Mr. Robert
Walker, Mr. Thomas Martin, Mr. Jean Bruneau, jun.,
Mr. Garmean, Mr. Brooke, Mr. Mather, Mr. Melville,
Mr. Oliver, Mr. A. Roy, Mr. Scanlan, Mr. Sacio, Mr.
Pazos, Mr. Geo. Stephen, Mr. Blummond, Mr. Kiddy,
Mr. Armitage, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Chamberlin, Mr. J. G.
Gore, Mr. Andrew M'Farlane, Mr. George Berwick, Mr.
Henry Waters, Mr, Andrew Levesque, Mr. W. L. Per-
rin, the Bishop of Newfoundland, the Bishop of Quebec,
Mr. E. Muhn, Mr. John Harris, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
James Hickey, Mr. B. Mayneg, Mr. Waddell, Mr.
Henry M'Kechnie, Mr. Gutirman, Mr. Sykes, Mr.
Parindol, Mr. Gilchrist, Mr. Ricker, Mr. Sampson hey,
Mr. Salhussen, Mr. Allen Fluck, Dr. Ashheium, Mr.
Fleming. and Mr. W. C. Paul. From Halifax—Mr.
John Robertson, Major Colville, 97th Regt., Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Ridley, Mr. Brinkley, the Bishop of Newfoundland's
servant, Mr. Robt. Rutherford, Mr. It. L. Muir, Mr.
Dongal, Mr. Thomas Hart, Mr. Hill, Mr. Keith, Mr.
Bain, and Mr. Calcaan.