The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-04
Tn. L.t..t ror.ixn News.

Tho Latest Foreign News.
Telegraphic dispatches Announce the arrival at
NewYork on the I'd inst Of the Cunard steamer
Africa, with dates from Liverpool to the 2lst of
last month. She brings news Of an advance in
cotton of one-eighth to one quarter pence. Sales
Of the week preceding the departure of the Africa
were $1,000 bales The market closed dull. The
official quotations were: For Midd'ing Orleans 81
to SID, Fair 81 to 6sd. The stock Of cotton on
hand when the Africa left was 7l9 900 bales, of
which 53l, 900 were American. Last year, at
same time, the stock of American was $4,000
bales. Flour was also in good demand, and prices
better. Ohio was quoted at 23s. to 23s. Sd. Corn
had also been active at 33s. to 34s. 3d. Tobacco
had been very slow Of SALE and prices were droop-
ing. Business at Manchester was active. Yarns
had advanced to St. Bacon was 6rmer. Lard
had declined. Sugars were firm.
At Newly the Afrca's news made the market
firm, but produced no decided advance. Before
the Africa's news came, it had been dropping.
Political news by the Africa shows an extension
of the Chiness Instruction, which, it thought,
would produce an overthrow Of the reignng dy.
nasty; that debates in the French Assembly on
the revision of the Constitution had been conducted
with great violence.
Gen. Cavagnac having gene so far as to declare
| that he was prepared to draw the sword to proong
Louis Napoleons power, and melee, with vio-
lent speech from Leon Faucher, Minister of the
Interior, having followed. A Spanish squadron
had been sent to Lisbon. Executions for political
offences were going on in Italy, and trouble,
among the convcts at Van Dieman's Land were
assuming series aspect.
L,,s ko 81
arrived before the Africa, have been received
They are unimportant In England three hundred
thousand pounds had been voted to carry the
Kafir war. The appropriation gave rise to long
debate. The Europa's mails will be through
to-day, and intelligence Of interest, which wou'
seem to be very scarce in that steamships budget
will be g ven in our next
| Thus far, no further foreign intelligence tina
above given has been received here, unless privat
dispatches about the cotton market in Liverpool
may contain some. This is quite likely.
D'ath of Major Luke Lee-we learn from gen
| tleman who was a pas enger IN The Ben West, yes
| tertiay, fon the M ssourl river, thar Major Lux
| Lee was accidentally killed by being THROWN fruT
his horse, a few days SINCE The accidrn o. cure
three or four miles from Westport H. was fiun
IN sitting posion in the corner Of the fence, de
Major Lee was an agent for the Pot,aw atom,
kickapoo, and other tr b.s of Indians, at the Fo
Leaveaworth Agency [St Lous Repub, 1911
The Major LIE spoken Of above, is not the Hol
Luke Lea, who at the last election vas the VIII
cantida's sfor Governor Of Mi-sissippi, and mol
recently Commissioner of Indian Affairs al Vast
ngtOn, as stated by One of The city pap.rs a day
two since. louisville Conrier. 26th ult.
The Pen of Webster and the Sword of Scott.
For the las thirty years these two instrum- n
| O-e I'D oil nd fla hill iapr
upon the Am rican Lame. They have large
contributed TO extend Institutions to n oliJa
ur Government, and TO make The Republic b,
loved at home and respected abroad. The Ell,
nee Of the one and tie va'or of the other a.
chrooicled Oh the proOd-st pages OF hi tory an
their memory will endure as long as free hea
lives to lhrob at the nam. of Liberty. From th
terrible conflict of Lundy's Lane to The triumphar
conquest Of the city Of the Aztecs, the name
Winfield Scott has been baptized in fire on field
of glory"
From the thunder which shook old Bunker Hi
at the laying of tine corner stone Of the Monument
down to the last reverbera,ions at Albany, tn
voice of Daniel Webster has shaken the Senates
the world, in defence Of Liberty projected b
Law" From present indications the whig parl
will soon be called upon to decide which of tn
Two heroes shall be tie standard bearer of the com
ing Presidential campaign; and the America
people must prepare ihemselve 10 answer the Qnes
lion whether the pen of Webster is mishtier iha
the sword Of Scott. IN. Y. Mirror, Is h.
More american Goods for the London Erhi5,
tton.-The Boston Courier contains a card fror
Mr.. Riddle, the American Commissioner to tn
} London exhibition, who has just returned to, an
will remain in Boston till Friday next He say
that contributions will be received up to as late
} date as the 10th Of August next. As premium
J are awarded articles of excellence as well a
cheapness of manufacture, without reference
: competition, such additions may hereafter arrv
will receive attention from the hands of the juror
Enoch Train, Esq, Of Boston, and the proprietor
of Collins line OF steamers, of NewYork have, i
the most generous and patriotic manner, o
fered to take all goods marked "London Exhibition
Hyde Park" and land them at Liverpool free
charge, in either of their vessels. which will ensuI
their seasonable arrival Baltimore Sun.
Delicate Observation-Disclosures, formerly sui
editor of the New York Tribune, is now a men
, Der of the Canadian Legislative Assembly. L.
his sudden change from the free atmosphere of It
press 10 the more constrained limits Of pariamen
airy life should prove more injurious to him, as
} the case of very dirty man, who, when final
washed clean, died of the revusion, his colleagu,
are breaking him to his new position by grad
' | tiOns.
= On the 10th instant, Mr. Gugy, in the course
his speech, called Mr.. Mackenzie a traitor, a liza
a scoundrel a coward without sentiment or fee
e ing, who had fed his country; robber, and
v murderer; and concluded his speech by sayir
. that he was half car, half monkey, half ,ige
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