The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-23
rORETGN NEWS.

The ne ws by the Canada, ths last arrival was very limited. The commercial news exhibit no aa- proyemeBL
 The produce market remained fairly supplied, bat the demand for more articles wss inactive.
 The cotton trade was langnid at fair prices.
 Money vas abundant al Fl per cent.
 The political news presents no Bcw feature.
 In bresdstuds great 6rmness is exhibited and higher prices are obtained for cured provisions. moAeFats Amount Of business and steady pFIces prs vail The advicss from the manafssturing districts are unsatisfactory
 Hxnqsrv. Coinorn the last fortress In the hands of the Hangarians. still holds out and defes the belearuers for entire year.
 Coa,ogn Is held provisioael and with So 0ln mea 10 a state of complete discipline. The officers held meeting and resolved by large majority, NOT TO sCRkENpsR
 According to Vienna paper So. 900 men are to besiegs COmOTa. The bombaFdIneat was 10 com msnce the 18th, when the ARstraus occupied part of the island of Schutt without any but part of tle HuDgzrianSar strongly entsenehed before the fortress and it was exPecaed would give the Austrians battle.
 The inhaeBee of Rassia and Austria has been exerted to compel the Porte to surrender the Hun. earian chiefs who have taken refuge in Turkey; but letters from COnslantiaope state that this has been positively refused.
 The L0udOa Sun says. "The HanrariaH officers have been put to desih-sOme by hanging at Arad and Temsyar. Nicholas Russian ainbassadors, al the court of Turkey, dsms nde6 the extraaitioa of the Hunxarian officers, kossuth, Demsbinski. De. rsyeL Mesmersssss and their companions. The Russian General had arrived at constantia aope his mission being to bully the Sultan into compliance with their demands. The Austrian Consul stood true, refusing concessions The Turkish Govern- ment resolved not to surrender the refugees to either the Russian or The Austrian government. On this decision being communicated to the Sultan, he declared in the most impressive style that the refug shouid of ha vsv l.. tl.. sequences be what they might. '.We trust" says a leading London paper. "that Lord Palmerston will do his duty well as the Sultan, and that Russia and Austria will be given to understand that war with Turkey for such cause means war with England. We are rejoiced to fni that Kossuih and his compatriots furnished with passports from the English ambassador, and trust that every asss- anee will be rendered by England to support the independence of the Saltan against the attacks of Russian and its vassal Austria"
 Conhagration of steamboats at \. Orleans.
 In the New Orleans csscen, of ,he I lih inst, we find the following aeeoun; ofa fire at the leyee, by which five steafnboats were destroyed:
 At haf-past II o'clock last night the steamboat Falcon wasdIscovefed to be on fire about mi,lships A strong north wind was blowing at the time. and the flames were almost immediately communicated 10 the Illinois tying alongside below, and the Aaroa Hart and North America, above. The fire ragged with extreme fury, and despite the efforts of the hremen, the oiniceTs and crew, the Marshal Ney iying next below The Illinois, also shared the same fate. The Robert Morris raised steam enough To push cd; she caught from the intense hea, of the burning boats, but the fire was soon extinFaixhed with very slight damage. The Luna, Amerlcan and oshef boats above were saved by the space between them and the fire, although in great danger al the time from the sparks, which flew thick and fas; upon their decks. Nothing was saved from the boa,s burned Win the exception of a small quantity of baggage the rSpid progress of the flames prevented more than hasty eSit of the passengers and crews and perhaps the rescuing of the boa's' books On the Maishal Ney they had time to fully effect this bat not 10 move any of the valuable cargo. Some freight and several piles of tarpagiins were burned upon the ievee.
 The Falcon, Capt. Richards, was new boat; we gave description of her, copied from one of the Louisville papers, few weeks since She arrived rom Paducah yesterday morning, frefshted with bacon, whisky, etc. and had unIoated bu, a small portion oi her freight, part of which was also con- posed cf l7s bales of cotton.
 The Illinois, Capt. BelizaooveT, arrived yesterday from St. Louis Her freight consisted of Isog bbts Of -four, 400 sacks of oats I5a0 kegs std So bbds tobacco, besides bacon, potatoes etc She had dis cnarged bat small portion of heTcargo.s ca board ot this boat there were several farmers from the west, with their produce, which all lost leaving them on the levee, without money op clothes
 The aaron Hart, Capt Koun,Z, V as up for Gin. einn4ll, to start to-day al , ?. N. She had large freight on boar for that port and Lonsville The Marshal Ney, Capt. Barnard, was receiving freight for St. Deais. large amount of merchan se 10. the west was destroyed with her
 We could not learn, owing to he Iaieness of the hour. further particulars. We understani that the North America was also heavily freish'rd but in the confusion that prevailed it was Impossible 10 giean mach information. The loss of pfva;e pro- perty, baggage, money, etc. is said to b. very ifge as the passengers generally saved nothing. We do not know the amount of insurance effected upon any one ol the boats, but should suppose they were partially insured.