Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
HALIFAx, Jan. 25th---s

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we'd about half an hour since, having experienced
a succession of severe gales She brings ls
passengers for Boston.
Cotton inactive, with turn in favor OF buy
ers. Sales of the week 47,8OO.
No new feature in the London money market
American stocks firm. Consols closed at 81 IL
a 81 IA.
New YORK, Jan. 26-7 p. m.
The news of the destruction by fire of the
West India Royal mail steamer, Amazon, abrief
announcement of which was received by the
steamer Arctic, is fully confirmed
The Amazon, under the command of Captain
Simons, sailed from Southampton with mails
and passengers on the I'd inst. When two days
out, about $50 miles south of West Sicily ISL
ands she was discovered TO be on fire, the flames
burst out at an early hour on the morning of
the 4th, in twenty minutes after, so rapidly did
the flames spread that the ship was completely
Quilted. She subsequently burned to the wa
ter's edge and Immediately sunk.
By this horrible disaster al of the cabin and
80 of the emigrant passengers, with several Of
fcers and crew, are known to have persisted.
Capt Simons and his four chief officers, the
surgeon, and Elliott Washburton, the celebrated
author of the "Crescent and the Cross" were
among the sufferers.
Many of the passengers, from the appalling
rapidity with which the flames spread, were eth
er burned or suffocated in their berths.
AS soon as every effort to subdue the flames
had failed, the boats were attempted to be launch
ed, but owing to the CONSERVATION which pre-
vailed on all sides, desperate rush was made
for them, and before they could be got well in
to the water, they were swamped alongside the
steamer, and every soul in them lost.
Other boats were successfully launched, and
thus nine passengers and 81 seamen succeeded
in escaping from the burning wreck.
They were shortly picked up. One party by
an English, and the other by Dutch vessel, and
safely landed at Plymouth and Brest. The Am
azon was magnificent boat, and richly freight
ed. The loss is immense. The origin of the
fire is mystery.
The day previous to the departure of the
Steamer America, intelligence had reached Lv-
erpool of the total loss of the N. Y. ship Column
bia, Capt. Curran, on the 18th inst. Two cabin
and three steerage passengers, with eight Of the
crew persisted Capt. Curran, his officers, and a
number of the passengers and crew succeeded in
reaching the shore.
The flour market is firm at the same rates as
at the sailing of the Arctic. There is an impro-
we'd demand for Indian corn. For wheat there
has been a steady and rather active demand at
full rates. Provisions dull No change in beef,
bacon, pork, shoulders, and cheese. Transact
ions have been on the most limited scale. Hold
ers of lard demand an advance of Cd. per 100
pounds, and in many cases acceded to by pur-
chasers
FRANcE-The President gave banquet at
the Tuileries on the 9Th, to 400 delegates from
the Departments.
The stock of the Paris and Lyons Railroad
was much sought after since the disposition of
it to apublic company by the Minister of the In
terror.
The republican notices had been erased from
the public edifces! and the ancient historical
ones restored
Latest advices note rumor which circulated
in Paris on the 9th of January, of marked cold
ness between the President and the English
Minister, in relation to Belgium, and Galigna-
mis- Messenger had announced that Lord Nor
manly would leave the following day for Eng
land, not to return. This had caused the ut
most regret among all parties, and contributed
to decline of one per cent in the funds.
It was announced that farther delay Of ten
days would take place before PRONUNCIATION of
the new constitution. The delay was variously
accounted for. One opinion was that the Pres
ident contended for liberating, and another for
the restricting of the Legislative guarantees of q
congress. Considerable progress has been made
in the congress of the senate
The President had determined to resist fami-
ly influence and political intrigue, by filling up
the blanks that remain, with names commanding
public confidence and respect Meantime pro-
found anxiety continues to be felt in regard to
this matter, as well as to the new counterfeter,
and the funds have greatly fuctuated in conse-
quence, but closed firmly on the 18th.
Another report was out that the absence OF
the English Minister from France would be on
ly temporary, and would not be extended be-
yond few days. Several government prisoners
have been liberated at st. Pelage, and it is said
that 800 Of the prisoners recently arrested on
political grounds, were removed on Saturday A.
NJ from the forts of Bicetre and Suery to be con-
veyed to Havana, and thence to be transported
to Cayenne.
ITALY.-The Neapolitan State Trials have
reached the It'll day. The public was kept out
Of ear-shot of the prisoners, and no notices were
allowed to be taken. Recent events in France
would hasten, it was thought, the fate of the &C
cused, who it was reported would be sent to the
galleys for life.
Observation-Disclosures from Cape Good
Hope announces that severe skirmish had ta-
ken place on the 9th of November between a
large body of rebel Hottentots and Cafferes and
detachment of British troops, in which the lat