Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-03-29
Arrival Or The steamship Canada!
; wErks LATER FROM EURoPE,i

Sri JoHSs, March g, r. NJ.
The steamship Canada, Captain Judkins with
Rnropean news % the 10Th instant arrived Al Hall
lax on Thursday evening last shortly alter O'clock,
having experienscd very heavy weather On the -
fhe Express arrived q, ST. Johns At hall paslswe
O'clock this day
EsalaSD-ln foreign Affairs. Lord Palmersion
mas been supported b. Parliament N Inc course hs
has found himself compelled 10 take especially ii
lie Sicilian disputes. An important dorqipenl h.
lpen laid upon The table of the House Of Commons,
showing the disposition Of the various governments
IL Eur0pe to reciprueaie similar advantages WITH
these We propose 10 eoneede 70 them b the abFasa-
lion Of the Navigation La IS. ssN g,
Austria promises 70 instruct Count CoieFido %
BIsiv.n i not prepared to abolish dcfereniai du-
Ties As DO Belgium vessels could compete upoA Equal
France addtces The well known Ibcraland friend
II disposition, as an eafnest Of her endeasor II d.
l n her powcr 10 reconcile the interests Of French
commerce aud navigation with the prineiplrs q
perfect reciprocity invoked BY the English govern
nent
Greece declares her commerce free except for
eoasin trade and no restrictions there cunleinpla-
trd Hanover avoids an explicit answer. but Ham
burg, Bremen, and Holland, all declare for the free
trade.
ease lothe fiscal authorities.
Prussia promises perfect reciprocity and asks for
reciprocity when she will also concedc equal adj
yaniages in rcscrying The coastng trade.
H SARDINIA Sweden and Norway are generally IA
yorable. and the Cabinet of Washington promises
\ an carly answer 10 the points submitted b MIR.
Cramnton on the 10th OF January last; thai thiSre-
ply will be satisfactory, Mr.. Bancrofi's ASSURANCE
leaves no reason to Doubt
The fright.ul wreck Of an emigrant ship has Ia
ken place on our coast, Of Harwiek The barquc
Flosidian, Of $40 tons bnrthen, +. y. Whitmort,
MASTER from Antwerp for New York chartered bya
German Company To convey emigrants, was wholly
lost the 2Sih ali., and horrible 70 relate, all on
board perished except three individuals, who were
miracaiously rescued from death.
The details OF the late warlikc intelligence from
India arc OF more interest, but we can, Al present,
hut make brief allusion to The subject.
The Bombay Telegraph says anothcr mnnlcrous
conflict with the Sikhs has occurred the left hank
of the river helm, between the army OF the Pun
| ianh, under Lord Cough, and the Sikh force The
| Skhs under Rajah Shweic Singh. struggle in
which the British have dcplore the loss OF ninety
three officers and twenty-five hundred amen killed
/ and swonGded-four guns captured, and four or ave
/ regimenla coiors taken BY the enemy.
The struggle Terminated in victory, bu, was dis
gracrd BY the flight Of the Bengal Cavalry Regi-
menk and the retreat as yet scarcely satisfactorily
explained, Of two British corps 81 Dragoons-a
Struggle which left the contending host 50 weak and
shattered, that it was doubtful which had sustained
the greatest injury from the conflict, and which
yielded 50 few of4he badges Of triampufor the VIC
fiji. d salute III honor OF It's Termination. Though
masters oil the field, our laurels are drcnchcd with
blood, and il is the universal opinion that two or
more such victories would be virtual ruin..
No attempt is msie by the English press TO dr-
guisc the fact that the news IRON India is Of the
most disastrous character
/ -L0rlGough has been promptly superseded in the
| command by Sir Charles Napier, who was 10 hare
proceeded 10 the OF hosli'ies the both ult.
The terrible accounts from the seatuf war in In.
mir fla,lt III diff lsf -
assumed by Russia and the attitude the Car il
evidently preparing 10 assume in the warlike opera
lions il lalys AUSTRIA &c, have caused an uneasy
feeling, and have operated inlarioasly upon the
business of the country. But trade nolwilhstand-
ing, continued steady and prices for most articles
Of produce arc very satisfactory. a.
i The funds, under the influence sof Tho uneasy
feeling alluded TO above. have fuctuaicd consideFa-
bly, and have receded fully per cent within the
last fortnight II is gratifying 10 observe though
that duringihis time il cannot be said that stock,
| have actually risen; yet there has not been the
slightest reduction in cotton. There is fss business
doing Than when the last steamer left, and slight
falling of in prices has followed. This, however
did not till the last weekthe sales continuing
large and prices very firm up to the close Of the
kef on the ID instant. 4
I FRAScE.-The French Government continues ID
gather strength, and there IS evidently growing
disposition on the part OF the nation 10 crush any
| tempt att public disorder. Upon the whole The
prospects Of tranquility are more favorable than
they have been during The past year.
1nE MaRxErs.-Thc Meal market continues &C.
tive. and prices are on the advance. rs st4s
During the week ending March 2, fair American
Cotton not only maintained It's ground, but was =
point higher than when the America sailed The
sales amounted 10 so, 10 bales. Fair Uplands are
now qDoicd al Al, Mobile 81 and Orleans b.
Sales Tor the Week 2220 bales.
The nportations Of - dstuffs from the United
States, dnringih bit, have been unusual
ly large. Pr Giptions have been in
favor Of buy large supply Of wheat
AMI flour, Ia y6rn ana meal, in the market and
large quantities are being warchonscd Purchases
are made merely to supply Immediate wants These
remarks viii apply 10 all the leading corn markets
throughout the Kingdom. &,
Al Liverpool, on the 9ih; while wheat was sold in
small qufntities at 6s lola Is ID. Southern Hour
25s ID Pos. Western Canal 25s 2Js Cd Pha-
delPhia and Baltimore 2istid los ID. BcsLNorth-
ern yellow corn 29s Cd, and mixed 25s a 25S6d per
I quarter. Meal is qaoted at IS lis per barrel.
There i fair trade going forward in Americas
Provisions. The arrivals ol beef are very heavy
already three times as great the time
last year. Fine qualities bring full prices. Other
sorts are 10 be had on very easy terms say SIS SIS
per fierce for ordinary PRIME Mess Pork barely
supports rates. Lard is in fair demand decline
Of Cd per CIVIL. Cbeese-is steady but butter has re-
ceded Is Is Cd per cwt, and in some instances =
has been accepted. Rice parakes of the duness
| applicable TO all kinds Of breadstuifs and finest
4 qualities Of Carolina are quoted at iSs a 20s per
cwt. Naval Stores are quiet and command trwcr
/ prices.
The London money market continues easy
American Stocks fully maintain their price, and il
was expected that when the news OF the rise OF United
States six per cents TO l0i, reached New York that
there would have been corresponding rise there.
Then another rise here would have infalIibiy fOl-
/ loved
%Ihal the Pennsylvania dividends have been paid
one-half in relief notes, has been source Of un-
miiigated disgust % the ho r., who consider that
Pennsylvania coud have paid, il she would, and
they point at the reverse conduct Of Maryland.
which, with more or less resources, does not avail
itself of such petty subternge to plumber foreign
creditors PENNSYLVANIA 76a77; Maryland s5ss5.
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WEEcK OF 4 BALTIMORE VEssEr.-The
vessel ashore at Fire Place, L. l., to which
we referred on Saturday proves to be Che bark
Pioneer, Captain Eldridge, from Baltimore
bound to Boston: and had for her cargo 1000
barrels Of -four, and 1900 bushels 81 corn,
besides quantity Of wool, feathers, iron. butt
ter, &c The cargo was consigned to John
ii Pearson & Co, Boston, and ii is supposed
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