The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-30

cawsrA Knight. 10 90 Psssr MAYOR .... 20 600
J. ssso.issd.ls / WIN Hg 4 Co... - 900
c. - $500. 20 a30 Lsgord Freres. 49,. e5s5
No hou~e 4 spats IL TO0 Everett 4 Bcown . 2 500
0ssdhae Co... ESQ Mcsqas-a Co... $50
Cnamsesbin ROB- sturg. Go ...... lilo
As. & Co... 20 20
D.. de..... 3.e20 Total. 81 800 90
n hAass q s....................S $500
We arc Indebted to Purser Rodgers Of the Georgia,
80 Mr.. R. V. Meade, messenger Of Adams Il Co.'S
ssR-ess. Tor tho prompt delivery Of our files.
The 6rss half yearly meeting Of the Austr ALASKAN
Pacific Mail Steam Company took place at Panama
upon August 18th when the report brought for ward
Wa unanimously adopted. The prospects Of the
on6ertaking sre described as encouraging.
In accordance with the notice given some days
erovious by the Consul Of France In Panama, high
nAss and other religious ceremonies were performed
in The Cathedral upon August 18th, in honor OF the
Emperor apd Empire Of France.
General Thomas Herrera, Governor of the Pro
vince. had arrived in Parama.
The British bark Fortune arrived at Valparaiso
% the 9Th uit from Sydney, in fortydGe days. max
lng the date about May 40. She brings no news
OF any Importance. Tho state Of the market
hsd undergone little or no alteration. Flour was
selling at f20 per ton in Sidney. The csrgoes Of
Chile -four had Dot arrived at her sailing. The news
from the mines conth ues favorable.
The British mail steamer Quito was wrecked OH
tie 10th of August She struck uAexpe Hedly upon
q rock. twelve miles from Huasco. and rebounding
Om 1t WIS dashed against another 80 az to stave in
her bottom Immediately. The Quito was q ne Y
irsa vessel the property Of the Pacific Steam Navr
CATION Conf any.
The U. 3. bark Fredonia, Asa Wright master from
Boston, bounds Punta Arenas, drove into vaparai.
IcVHn -
anchor and rinety fathoms chain.
The Belgian bark Josephine spoke, in lat. 20 30 S.,
Ton. IT 10, the American ship Louisa, from New
York. bound for San Francisco. Intended putting
into Oailao for water.
lFsom the Panama Star August ISL
The unrivailed steamer Uncle Sam, Captain Mills
made her appearance in our harbOr yesterday in the
unprecedented time Of ffty-seven days since abe
sailed from Ne~ York having outstripped. in poiut
" speed. every vessel that has preceded her. She
ssiied from New York June 20. and anchored In this
pert at o'clock yesterday evening.
We orc under many obligations to Purser ] A.
8nckmaD for the following interesting memoands -
sam left New York on the goth of June at o'clock
P. NJ bound fnr San Francisco. via Rio de Janciro,
Valparaiso and Panama Crossed the equator In
lon ss 10 on the 4th Of July and arrived at Rio on
the 10TH (hayiDg made the passage inside Of twenty
days,) at sbch place we took In coal. and left on
the 18th for Valparaiso, via Straits Of Magellan.
Encountered bad weather In the Straits- 1t showed
o. raned most Of the time which caused us consider
hours day, on account of storm and darkness.
On the 18th Of July vas boarded by the captain
Of brig sa ,el lying at Port Famine, ct which place
she baa put in Tor water. The Isabel Ia owned by
Lady Franklin, and bound to Behring's Straits in
sea1ch q Sir John Franklin; captain and all hands
we'll The Uncle Sam arrived at Valparaiso on the
4th Of August, and took Ia coal for Panama On the
7th ve gave collation. on board to Kate HAYES. Herr
ahout fWO drpdr EFT
Gems OF Valparaiso, which passed of very happily.
Miss Hayes has been giving concerts there With great
success On the evening Of the 9Th she gave her fare
veil o0ocert, on which occasion she was presented
with speud diam nd bracelet, valued at one thou
sand dollars. She was to leave Valparaiso on the
9TH for Santiago, thence to Lima The Uncle Sam
LETT Vslpara 81 on the It'll, at o'clock =. M and
arrived At this place on he l7th, at o'clock P. M
having made the passage from New York in fifty.sx
Jays and twenty three hours, including twelve
days detention at Rio and Valparaiso. She has thus
made the trip in forty four days and twenty three
hours running time and the quickest on record from
port TO port.
From the Reporter Of the s0th ult, we extract the
following particulars Of the loss Of the British Pa
si6c Steam Navigation Company's fine new iron
Much Rxiety prevailed when the T. s. N. Co.'s
steamed quits did nc. make her appearance on the
appointed dsy, (the 18th instantly and every other
lay OF Der delay increased the alarm, and the public
bad sufficient cause to be afraid Of some accident
having happened to her, as within the last eight
Gears these steamers have arrived and sailed with
the greatest regularity. It would he uresome to the
coDectures inside to the possible cause OF her nom
arrival; suffice it to say that for some days trade was
esraiyzed, AID the conversation of the commercial
community vas entirely confined to this subject.
Many who had friends and relations on board wore
naturally In state Of uncertainty and fear, and Val
paradise appeared very dull without the arrival Of the
mail The government intended to despatch the
war steamer Cszador but she could not be got ready
tor railing 20 soon.
II wss then solicited by some to send the steamer
Nueva Granada as far as Callao; but the agent of
the company having orders TO that effect a I'D
being under contract with the government to des-
patch said steamer on the Sd of each month to the
south, 1t was not carried into effect. So things
manned ubtii the goth, when telegra ohic despatch
Game from Santiago. stating that the Onto had got
upon rock near Huasco-passeDgers and part OF
the silver saved. Next morning Mr.. Lambert : small
SCREW steamer FREELY arrived with the m al bags in
wet state and brought particulars Of the wreck,
and we, In consequence deferred the publ cation OF
our paper to the present date, there being other
steamer to take the mail.
The Quito was sailing, on the nis ht OF the 10th
inst, twelve miles from Huasco, when sho struck
unexpectedly on rock. and tho shock drove her
one hundred yards further, striking from one rock 10
another with such force 10 open her bottom iul.
mediaeIy. The letter bags and specie were then
discharged with regularity. or the lirAt all were
saved but OF the bars Of silver shipped at Copiapo
sixteen were missing only twenty four bars Of silver
and one Of gold being saved
The following day the accident was known II
Huasco. and the auth oritics and the English Constl
went to the place, aud the shipwrecbcd were con
oucted 70 the TO vn, IRON whence the Frefy brought
tbem to Coqulnbo. Tho captain OF the Quito Wrotc
TO The agency that only Don Cruz Tobar was drown
ed who Lao brought with him about 200 doUbloons
Latest from south Pacific
CHILL
The Executive and Congress we're zcalousy en-,
p!oyc6 working out plans for the improvement Of
the country ard the developement Of is Resources
Ne particularly notice the project for snDpressina
the 1.-THE system, which weghsh heavily ard uncqually
on the working aericulturist, and substituting an
other texston, lighter In individual amount bUt
more extensive ia range, tending thereby to aug
snent the fiscal revenue, and YET not oncrous :.
the contributor a. the present. The country II
"a IN p,oaf trououiI efafa. tha nriucila