The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-05


The adyices from Mexico. San Juan dc Nicara-
qua, and Valparaiso. are no later than those pre-
yiously received; but the information embraced in
them is of Importance TO those interested in those
countries.
The news from Ecuador fully confirms the state
ments published in the HERALD Of Saturday last.
II appears that We right in supposng that Gen.
Flores was at the head OF the expedition which
lately left Calloa for Guayaquil. According to the
fresh advces, the expedition is rather formidable
affair. and may succeed in its designs Ecuador
We should think that the repeated unsuccessful eff
forts of Flores TO overthrow Roca and Urbinia would
have induced him not to make another weak at
tempt.
Our correspondence from Havana is full and in
cresting. There had been serious hail storm in
Cuba, which had injured the tobacco crops. The
sugar grinding had also been affected by rains The
greatest preparations making for a series of
magnificent fctes in Havana. full record of the
shipping movements, TO the latest dates, at all the
Cuban ports, will be found under the proper head.
The intelligence from Gonavcs states that Sou
louque was to have been crowned Emperor of Hayti,
with great pomp, on the LIST instant. Our previous
accounts mentioned that the 18th was the day fixed
for that important and imposing event The pages
of history may yet remark the singular coincidence
OF the Inauguration as Emperors on the same day,
or about the same of the Presidents of two repub-
lies in the persons of Soulouque, of ayti, and Louis
Napoleon, of France.
The letter of Mr.. Wyllie, the Hawaiian Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, is important just now. Our in
auence in the Pacific must be maintained. The
English, in beginning second Burmese war, are
extending their area in Asia. The United State,
must not, therefore, permit so important halfway
station between the two continents the Sand
wieh Islands to fall into European hands.
The whig Senator's held caucus in Washington
last Saturday, and appointed a committee to consult
with similar body from the whig members of the
House, as to the time and place of holding the
National Convention Of the party. The time viii
probably be either the middle Of June the first O.
July. As to the place, majority Of the caucus
were understood to be in favor of Annapolis, Nd
for the reason, no doubt, that the term $ Phiadel
pha Slaughter-house" has of late become exceed
ingly unpopular, and is decidedly vulgar, at the
best. Well, there is great deal in starting with a
good name; and if the wings select "a sound man
whose principles are kncwn-they may accomplish
their object of tenanting the White House during
We have an account Of stiu another horrbl,
steamboat explosion on the western waters. Jus
the Glencoye, from New Orleans, reached tn,
dock at st. Louis, all her boilers exploded, and thu
vessel took FIRE and was consumed in few minutes
There about one hundred and fifty passenger
board at the time, large number of whom wer
instantly killed by the steam, else persisted in the
flames. Many persons on the adjoining boats, wer
also killed wounded
very destructive fire occurred at Elizabeth City
d c., last Friday. Several Of the principal build
iugs in the place were destroyed.
The Collins steamer Baltic, with four days late
advice fro Europe, is now in her twelfth day. Sh,
will doubtless arrive in time for to give her
IN to morrow's paper.