Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1845-10-23

EiRH Days Later from Europe.
III. s,eam chip Great Britain. Captain
Hosksn. arrived Il Holmes Hols 81 one
o'clock % Monday. with The loss Of hsrl
foremast.
The Great Britain left liverpool on The |
9Th ult. With los Passeneess, among
whom, is Leopold de Meyer. me eeieora3
lad pianist. She has witnessed very heal
w gales Of Wild for The last ten days, aud
| hss run shot Of fuel.
The Cotton market hss6een dull througnT
Iont The week, with the slightest PercePtif
Eble decline in prices.
| The ron trade continued brisk. owing
Ito the requirements Of the new undertake
Iing. and railway bars were consequently
much sought after. -
/ The weather had continued uniasorat
Bile 10 The grain crops. The produce mar
Ekets continued active.
Iprail~ay shares speculation continued
Jas rife as eper-Aiihought the account Gay
Twas near ii hand again il had little effect
tin checking bargains. "a rumor that Gor
vernment was about to interfere, to checx
The mania, was current 10 the markell
Ibul upon what foundation ii rested could
mot be asceTtained.
The conlinen,al news i without much
4 interest. The King oflSaxony bad opens
led the Diet 10 speech which effects bis
anxiety respecting the1recent occurrence
connec:ed with The religious movement
The Prussian Government vie VS. the Al
ibe Ronse with the same suspicion as be-
fore; and be was prevented from sleeping
lin Mannheim when be passed through u.
The Queen and Queen Mother had asriy.l
J ed at Madrid. and althoughlhe capital was
quiet, fears Of al out break existed
! Swi,zerlandiis like smothered Volcano
: an explosion may be looked for.
! Tie Missing Packet SIP England --.
A bottle had been picked Zip at sea, four
miles south east Of Douglas Head, by =
} fishing smack, containing 4 pieces Of pa
per, Of which the following is copy -
!. t"Packe, Ship England, from Liverpool,
December i lib. 1874; long: 90 I, lats 45
10. Reverse-Lost quarter boats, 0 feet
I Of in the hold, np vessel 10 sight. I
7 The accounts 5elieyedto be truein Eng
: Snd.
r PROSPECT or THE CROPS.
<Inrslstiou 10 the crops the Liverpool Europe
|, an Timessays-zss9 HILL
i Atfhe sailing Of the fast packet, we
:. fsta,ed lhatsthe wel~weather, after an in
:. Itervsl Of nearly thHee weeks, had return
: ed; and that The outstanding crops. which
:, i: was believed were small in quantity,
+" would suffer seriously by the change. n
The accounts from the northern parts 81
!, the kingdom speak despondingly Of the
h Injurious effects Of the change; anditnoW
!. appears that tie progress made in cutting
!. an housing the produce Of The fields, dur.
: ing the continuance Of The warmth. and
I Sunshine. was not SO great as had been
: anticipated. Theprice Of grain is rising
rapidly, as glance al our market return,
will show. Even 4 iiss - .tiaIe weather has
again returned, but the season il too fsl
E advanced 10 permit the sun tohave much
q power. and no doubt can exist. that the
!. husbandman who did not lake time By
! the iorelock." when theopportunity offer-
ed. will suffer severely by his Incidence
With the rise of the nfarekeis, fears re-
lspecling the coming winter begin 10 pre-.
t vail. rs !.
alHaf Fl Het ae
i, that calamity has occasioned, large quan
1 titles Of rice and bond grain have bee b
i taken out Of bond, fors iranshipment 10
France, Holland, aud Belgium. Nolwilh.
. Standing the fact Of the Anarkets rising
. the averages are descending. owing 10 The
! large quantities Of inferior Grain, the pro.
! duce Of the present harvest. which have
. been thrown upon the markets.
/ Teras.-The steamer Cincinnati. al
New Orleans left Aransas on fhe 2s,h
/ Eult and Galveston on the 4thinst.
II aThe Cincinnati carried two companies
/ Of the Sd Artillery to Corpus Christi. ]
II There were no Unite States vessels of
war at Arkansas when the Cincinnati sail.
| led.
Fl On the Goth nit the barque Pbenix, Of
Richmond. arrived at Aransas in "a days
from Fortress Monroe, Va. with two com
panies I'd and p oiths 4lh Regiment Of
/ Artillery.
IL The barque Pacific arrived on The ooh
ult at Arkansas from New York. with fly j
! ing artillery and horses on board. Thir.E
teen horses were lost onIthe passage from
being placed in the hold. as is alleged. Il
II There appears 10 be DO indication Of
any hostile movement Oh the Rio Grande.
II Mer'co.-The Spanish brig Joaquin,
II at New Oiieans. sailed from Vera Cruz
90 'oe 2olh ult. STE brings no news Of
II On The. 18th Gen. Herrera was formal
ii " proclaimed President OF The Republic
i and on The morninsfof The 18th be took
| the oaths Of Office. 10 The presence 'of both
i Houses Of Congress. assembled ia The
Chamber Of Deputies.
! The Mexican pagers continue 10 sneak
Of var for the recovery Of Texas as a
matter OF Course, bu, there is no more
talk Of declaration Of war.
! Correspondence " the Baltimore american.
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