The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-04
The Weekly Mails for the Pacific.
The News.

No tidngs had been received of the steamship
Arctic with four days later European news at three
O'Clock this morning. A despatch from the High
lands states that she had not been sgnazed at nine
O'Clock Last evening, and the weather was so thick
that she would not probably come up to the city
before daylight, even should she reach the Hook.
The intelligence detailed by our special Washing
ION correspondents is Of very interesting and salts
factory character 1t appears that dispatches have
been received from Commander Hollins Of the sloop-
ofwar Cyane, which put somewhat new face upon
the San Juan affair. He states that so far from his
proceedings being dsapproved by the British Consul
at that place, they were undertaken at his express
recommendation, as well at the solicitation of the
American citizens whose property the authorities had
expressed a determination Of destroying. The
Americans, it seems, in the first place appealed to
the British Consul for protection but, as he could
not interfere in their behalf he advised them to ap
ply to Captain Hollins. The rumor that conflict
had taken place between the Cyane and the British
war steamer Devastation is, Of course, hoax. The
latter vessel at Havana ON the 10th ult looking
ont for savers Another and later version Of the story
is, that contest which lasted several hours had oc
CURED between the Cyane and an English Aoop-of
war, in which the latter was captured.
As to the appointments for foreign missions, it is
understood that they will be all sent to the Senate
before the close of the week. Mr.. Buchanan is still
spoken Of as the prominent man for the Court Of ST.
James, but all the others in state of uncertain
ty According to the vote furnished by our CORES
pendent, seven of the eight Senators who opposed
the confirmation of General Dix, as Sub Treasurer,
were democrats.
Under the head Of Affairs in Albany, the reader
- G~<r to-
proceedings of the Legislature on matters of special
interest to this city as well to the State at lage
The Tarbox bribery case occupied the attention of
the Assembly till halfpast ten o'clock on Saturday
night. The result was the adoption Of resolution
ordering the dismissal Of Mr. Tarbox as an officer Of
the Rouse, and his Imprisonment in the Albany jail
during the remainder Of the session. and for fur
ther tenn not exceeding six months
Chief Justice fancy is reported to be very i'll at
his residence in Baltimore
We have received files of the Diario de Ia Marina,
published II Havana, to the 18th of March, but they
contain news of any interest, save what we give
elsewhere, under the head Of Central American
affairs, and in coInection with General Santa Anna,
who had arrived ia Havana by the English steamer,
and had taken his departure for Vera Cruz. We
looked with some degree of interest for the views
which might be taken by the Cuban press Of the
inaugural message OF Presidents PIERCE but though
thew nike extracts from the New YORK HERALD
OF the 9th OF Ma. -hfour days after the publication
Of the inaugural-they do not refer to this
document. Perhaps i Is true, as stated
. short time ago, that the journals containing it
were excluded from the island.
Advices from Bgsnos Ayres to the 18th ult state
that the revolution was still progressing Several
conflicts had Of late taken place in which Urquiza's
forces gained ground. The French Admiral, having
been authorized, had unsuccessfully endeavored to
eject an armistice with Urquza. The unitarians
were exerting themselves to overthrow the insur
gents-everything was in confusion, and commerce
was at q very low ebb.
The report Of the City Inspector, published in
another column, shows that four hundred and one
persons died during the week which ended last Sat
urday night. This was an increase Of fourteen in
the number Of deaths when compared with the gross
amount returned for the foregoing seven days.
There is no epidemic prevailing and fevers are less
prevalent. Fifty-eight adults died Of the consump
ton, fourteen from congestion of the lungs, eleven
from scarlet fever, and ffty-two from nflammatory
affections. Twenty-four children were carried away
by dropsy Of the head, whilst Group, commissions,
marasmus, and measles operated upon others with
their usual intensity The number offata! casualties
was very large, no less than sixteen grown up per-
Sons having met either sudden or violent deaths.
Thus, five died from apoplexy, one from rupt1red
aneurism of the aorta, four were drowned, three
murdered-one having died from wounds previously
received-and three committed suicide. CLASSIFYING
the total according to SEX find there were eighty
-Four men, one hundred and nine women, one haa.
bred and three boys, and one hundred and five girls
amongst the deceased One hundred and twenty.
Line infants were under one year, and two hundred
and thirty had not reached the age Of ten Two
hundred and seventysix Of the number were Arqeri-
ans six,yseven natives Of Ireland thirty from Ger
fry, and one from China. We would press rpon tie