The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-05
NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
ARRIVAL OF THE AcADIA-15 DAYS LATER

ARRIVAL OF THE AcADIA-15 DAYS LATER.
The steam ship Acadia arrived at Boston Wed
nesday, - l-2 days from Liverpool and bring
ing IS passengers. The Great Western had ar
rived out in 10 days, beating the Columbia The
China difficulty is still unsettled. There will proba-
bly, be further hostiities Espartero chosen Regent
of Spain. Gen. Cass, the American Minister, had
delivered eulogum before the American citizens a,
Paris the late General Harrison. The Arabs
were committing murders Algiers. There had
been instruction in Gambia, Bulgaria and Serva
The number Of insurgents in Camilla had amounted
TO 1900. The coast to be blockaded by the
Porte. The subject Of the laws continues to be
agitated in England II is said that Power the Come
dian, had with him on board the President, $50 600
The ship William Brown had been lost at sea- and
only few of the crew saved themselves by throw
ing portion of the passengers overheard after they
had taken refuge in ofthe boats The details are
horrid
The British Queen had not sailed from Liverpool
She was open to public inspection for two days, at
sixpence head to raise fund for the relief of the
families of the fthe President, whose pay had
been stopped.
The Commercial Intelligence by the Acadia doe )
not give any favorable change in business generally
The low qualities of Cotton had still further declined
1 8 10 IL per H.; Flour and Grain very dull
American .Securifies-American stocks continue
neglected in London. On the 18th May, United
States Bank stock is quoted at f3 l5s. which is de-
cline OF los. last previous accounts; Alabama
Sterling bonds 5's, 1859, 7O Indiana Sterling SIS,
1868 IS; Louisiana Sterling SIS, 1882 80; Maryla
Sterling SIS, "a; New York State SIS, IS45 60, 81;
New York City SIS 1851 10 1860, 70; Ohio 6's, 1850
to 1860, 81 -; Pennsylvania SIS 1854 10 1865 10;
Virginia D,llar bonds, SIS, 1857, 49, These quota
lions are almost entirely nominal.
Nothing had been heard of the steamer President
when tn. Acadia left Liveip pool The following
port dated Cove of Cork, May - has been received
al the office of the British and American Steam Navi-
gallon Company.
The Columbia Packet Captain Garrett, from Mon
tevdeo which place she LETT TN the 9th Of January,
for Antwerp has here, and Captain Garrett re-
ports that 10 days since, I'D instant, in lon Is, he
saw at distance large steamer, bound for the
eastward, and which appeared 10 hun to he disabled,
as shc going very SLOWLY, and could hardly keep
way with his vess,l As night came on he lost sight
al her and Two days afterwards experienced a heavy
gale 10 the eastward The apparently disabled sbip
FAR from him that he cannot describe her appear
further than she was large steamer
Captain Garrett had not heard that the President
was missing until told by the gentleman surveyor TO
Lnyd's.
The schooner Cnrsair, which arrived at Halifax
from Fortune Bay, N. F. IT, d ,ys reports that Fix
DAYS before sailing boat b,lnnainl H. Fortune Bay
arrived there from 81. Pierre the skipper OF which re-
ported that from France arrived at that Island
which had picked up the captain and sixteen
Of American steamer, and had reported thar fifty
six other persons, who had been in the steamer,
lost the said vessel had foundered consequence OF
running foul an iceberg the skipper stated that he
had en- the captain OF The steamer at 81. Pierre.
As late as the 18th of May t,dngs uf tn, Pres-
dent had been received Ivy the British and American
Steam Navigation Company at their office in London.
Capt. Hssken, of the Great Western, stated, in a
letter written in the British Channel that his pas
sage hence Sunday, the 18th of April, he encoun.
tered great quantities of ice in the Aanlic that at
time he ly surrounded with il, and that il
with some difficulty he enabled TO extricate
himself from his situation. The quantity of ice in the
Atlantic is said have been this year Unprecedented
ly great