The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-23

Nlr1vaT " ~ o1sonne Rs&ans.
4 dana LArxR HAN xu&oPx.
Ths Pacific arrived Il New York on Monday
At 10 o'clock, ., N. She sailsd from Liverpool
On TIE Oh INIT II o'clock. ID minutes. On
the l7th, 81 CAps Pine. broke her cross tail port
enigma On July l2th, At IT.. n, passed steamer
NisgasA
rus MARxsrs
The market ut cotton b In favor of the
buyer, bnt no qu6table decline. Sales of the
TIRES days 10000 bales, 5000 Of which were
tahen on speculation and for export. The sales
on Wb1nesday were 5000 bales
Flour h unchanged, At steady rates. Corn is
In fair demand. Prime yellow at ass; white,
30 a SlA
Provlsions are very dull. Prices are unchanged.
Sugar y in slow request, and prices have
downward tendency Coffee Is in limited de-
mand. Prices supported. Molasses unchanged
Rice b hrm, but inactive. Prices Of tea are well
sustained, with firm demand.
The money market is unchanged Console
are fraction lower On Wednesday they closed
at $751; to 81. American stocks are unchanged
=
Tue Pacific bsing~ll7 passengers.
ENGLAND.
Beyond ths passing through committee of the
bill - Substitute house tax for the~widow tax,
and : little sqasbbe for the vote for 100000
for secret service money, and the introduction of
a bill 70 authorise Parliamentary elections to be
taken By vote by ballot, nothing has been
done 10 Parliament since the sailing Of the Asia.
The royal commissioners, the executive CON-
mittes, and large party Of distinguished for
eignera 1t present in ths country, were invited
by Mr.. Beown. n r.. 70 dine with him on board
the Ameriean steamer Atlantic, on the l2th inst
The Aakx promises TO bemagnfsent.
PeabOdy's entertainment to the American
minister, July 4th. passed off with great ecat
and was honored by the presence of great num-
Der Of the highest rank and fashion.
FRANCE.
The report of M. De Tocquevils relative to
the revision Of the constitution, will be presented
to the assembly to-day, the 9th. 1t is the all en-
grQy-:..z topic. The President has returned to
Paris after having been well received at Beautois,
&c.-The commercial accounts are favorable
The manufacturers have large London orders
Raw six is advancing. The Bourse is dull
Elves are 94f 45c. to 94f. 55c.
The ministers of the King of Denmark have
resi- med in body. Count Mulcke has been
charged to form new cabinet.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Latest dates ara to May 3lst. The news is
unsatisfactory. A procrastinated war is feared.
Several petty skrmishes are reported on the
frontier. The British invariably successful
The mails between King William town ond Ora
ham town, containing government dispatches.
have been twice captured.
The excitement at Capetown at the reported
removal Of the seat Of government to the from
tier was increasing.
Mr. Monate is among the Pacific's passengers.
PRISON INsuRREcTIos-BRAvE CONDUCT OF
Gov. DAz-On Tuesday night quite an emeute
gres river murderers and other criminals, with
the design of overpowing the guard and making
their escape. AS usual, there are numerous
conflicting reports in regard to the matter The
truth of the affair is as follows as near AS we
can ascertain. Encouraged, probably, by the
successful escape of Macloud and Morgan, the
day previous, the Chagres river muderers pre-
pared to effect theirs also, by arming themselves
with stones from the pavement Of the room in
which they were confined, and awaited their time
when the night guard should make their rounds
for the purpose of removing them to their quar-
ters. On the approach of the guard they were
assailed, and one Of them severely injured. The
rest of them Immediately reiterated. and reported
10 the captain the state of things, who could not
"screw up his courage to the sticking point"
and enter the room himself, but Immediately sent
for his cxcellency the governor. On the ARR al
of Governor Daz, he ordered the officer of the
guard to enter the cell with strong file of men
II n,f nd
official declined 80 doing, whereupon the Cover
nor dem nded from him his sword, for the pur
pose of entering himself, but the captain declined
complying with this request also, on the ground
that should he do so, his governors life would
certainly he sacrificed. The governor snatched
a bayonet from one Of the muskets, and fearless
ly entered the dangerous room, followed by a
few soldiers Of the guard, and succeeded In Sc
curing and removing tire prisoners to the place
Of safety for TIE night-Panama Echo.
tbs CHoLERA-The Parkersburg (Va)
Gazette, of the 18th inst, says:
+" This dread scourge has prevailed to some
extent in Ravenswood, Jackson county. Va.
within the last three or four weeks.' We know
not the exact number of victims to the disease
in that vicinity, but it is said to have been re-
markably fatal-all who were attacked having
died at the time our Informant left the place
The German colony, in this county, has also
suffered severely from the same disease. No
less than six deaths have occurred among those
immigrants within few days. Several who
were far gone with the disease, however, have
since entirely recovered"
At the village Of Jacksonville, in Highland
county, Ohio, eleven persons had died of the
epidemic up to Saturday night.
The Beaver (Pa) Argus says that three
deaths from cholera occurred at the upper end
of Sharon near that place, on Friday and Satur-