The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-13
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New YoRK, February l2-p. m
Advices from Turkey, up TO the very latest date,
state that General Benz, the Hungarian patriot had
died suddenly.
The steamer Cherokee arrived here last night
from Chagres. She brings fifty passengers and
over one hundred thousand dollars in gold. There
were no American vessels at Chagres when she
left, and the place very healthy number of
Americans were there waiting passage for New
Orleans. Col. Fremont and lady were at Panama,
and were to take passage for home in the steamer
Philadelphia. The Colonel himself somewhat
indisposed, but his lady had recovered her health.
The correspondent of the New York Herald, writ
ing from Central America, says that Squier, in his
treaty with Honduras, has stipulated that the Uni
ted States and its citizens shall always possess
tain important rights in Tigre and the adjacent
islands; and there be doubt that if it be not
policy to purchase, at any rate we have the right
to say it shall not pass from the hands of the pre-
sent owners.
There is but little of interest from Jamaica The
House of Assembly was prorogued on the LIST Feb
ruary, after five months sitting.
Philadelphia and New York Hour is quoted at 81
a 29s. No sales of Baltimore brands.
The Herald of this morning states that tho Brit
ish brig Minerva, from Halifax for New York. has
been totally wrecked on Fire Island, and that Mrs.
Murphey and her three children were drowned.
The bark Velocity, from Savannah for Boston,
with cargo of rice and cotton, went ashore on
Long Island on Sunday morning, and is total loss.
The captain and crew escaped with difficulty
The steamer Tennessee, from New York For San
Francisco, reached Rio on the 3lst, after passage
of twenty four days. She brings important des-
patches from the American consuls at Leon, Nicar-
aqua, and Kingston, Jamaica, TO our Government.
The very latest accounts from Liverpool are to
Saturday noon; to which time from the opening of
the market, 5000 bales cotton were sold at prices
ranging from s. to u pence, as to quality for up
lands and Orleans.
New YoRK, Feb. 1913 D: m.
SUPPOSED Loss OF STEAMER AND Loss OF LIFE
We have the distressing report here to- day, and
which report it is feared is too true of the loss of
the steamer Rhode Island. She has been out four
days. having started hence for California. OF those
on board, twelve said to have escaped, and
thirty found watery grave.
Cotton here to-day declined one fourth of cent.
Sales of two thousand bales of middng Upland
were made at l2t; Orleans, l2s
Flour unchanged Corn active; sixty thousand
bushels were sold for shipment at 81 to 81.
Coffee dropping; sugars steady; molasses quiet.
For Treasures III have been offered.
Prosper Wetnore paid forty thousand dollars
more to-day.
Five thousand dollars have been raised for the
sufferers by the explosion.
New ORLEANS, February 10.
Steamboat Erpiosion-Lipes Iost-Ihe Games Cose-
Failure Of the Maiis-the Markets-W Weather, &c.
The steamer Russia, while outside the Belize
bound for California, burst her boiler on the sth
and four Of the seamen were killed, others wounded.
The decision in the great Gaines will be
rendered in few days. Ii is looked for with much
interest
The failure of the eastern mails has become of
late matter of much annoyance. They unu-
suslly irregular
The weather is pleasant. and our city continues
healthy.
| During two days past the sales of cotton amount
to Z 500 bales, at steady prices. Middng IL cts.
The weeks sales are is 900. The receipts thus far
sc, 900 bales short of this time last year The
stock at present on hand, including that ON ship
board, &c, is &c, 900 bales.
There is nothing new to notice in sugars mo-
lasses, four and other products.
Business generally is brisk
| PHLADELPHIA, Feb. Ia.
| The original manuscript of Washington's Fare
we'll Address was sold at auction to-day. II was
started at five hundred dollars, and sold at twenty
| thousand and three hundred dollars. The Rev. DR..
Boardman purchased it for a gentleman at a dis
| lance.