The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-02
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Arrival Of the Humboldt-Th Three Days
Later FROM Europe:
New Yoak, March 1.-The steamer Humboldt
arrived this morning, bringing Southampton
dates Of the 10th and Liverpool of the 18th ult.
| The steamer Europa arrived at Liverpool ON the
| 18TH ss s
The Humboldt brings sixty five passengers and
$l0O, 900 in gold. Among the passengers are J. K.
| Croskey, United States Consul at Southampton,
| Francis Puiszcky, the secretary of Kossuth, and
Joseph Magellan, Spanish Secretary of Legation
at Washington.
/ 49, ENGLAND.
The steamer Queen Victoria, belonging to the
| Dublin Steam-Packet Company, on her passage
| from Liverpool to Dublin, during snow storm,
struck on the rocks north of Bailey's lighthouse
| off Howth, and went down in fifteen minutes.
Some of the passen took the boats and others
| endeavored to swim ashore. She had on board
about one hundred souls, out of whom the captain,
second and third mates, and about fifty passengers
| were drowned. y ggI 81
Every thing was quiet in Italy
In both Houses of Parliament on the l4th, inter.
rogatories were addressed to the government in
reference to the incautious speech of Sir Charles
Wood at Halifax, in which the conduct Of Louis
Napoleon was attacked. Sir Charles being absent
the Earl of Aberdeen and Lord John Russell re.
piled; to the effect that Sir Charles had intention
to be personally offensive to the Emperor
Mr. Golden called the attention of the Secretary
of Foreign Affairs to the letter in the London
Times, written by the Earl of Mount Edgecombe
who says he has private information of an un-
doubted character that the naval armaments of
France are eventually to be employed in descent
epon the English coast Lord John Russell re-
piled by doubling the correctness of Earl Edge
combe' 9 information, and declared that the reia-
tions existing between the two governments were
of the most friendly character. The government
had therefore not thought it necessary to remon-
afr to y,ifh fho okofh o~
preparations.
The weather throughout England was remarka-
bly, cold, with heavy SHOWS and severe frosts.
ITALY.
Accounts from Milan represent the recent out,
break as a small affair. The ringleaders had been
hanged, and martial law of the most rigorous
character established The Austrian government
bad placed military Gordon along the frontiers
Of Switzerland.
Marshal Radetzky states in a proclamation to the
soldiers that ffty-four were killed and wounded
at Milan on the night of the 9th No disturbances
had occurred in any other part of Italy.
FRANCE.
Dates from Paris are to February Is. The Lee
gislatve Chambers were opened on the l4th at the
Tuileries by the Emperor in person, who, in his
speech, said that be had decided to reduce the
army to keep up good understa nding with for
eign powers, and to prove to the most incredulous
that when France expresses her intention to re.
main at peace, che must be believed. The army
is to be reduced 10000 men. The speech was re-.
ceived with great enthusiasm, and caused rise
ON the Bourse.
The manufactures throughout Franco were
doing nothing.
Corn market dull.
Liverpool, February l5.--Wright and CRANKY
quote decline of ID. per pound in cotton on Mon
day the 18th, with sales of 5000 bales On Tues
day the market rallied; and sales of 5000 bales
we're made at l-l6d. decline since Friday. Other
circulars quote decline of Sd. in Middling and
low qualities, without change in fair descriptions.
Imports of the three days 5000 bales
Breadstuffs.-Last weeks advar CO in breadstuffs
was barely sustained Corn on he spot was neg.
lected, but floating cargoes comm anded rather
higher rates.
Provisions steady and unchanged.
AT Manchester the market was dull, at prices
favoripg buyers.
London, February l5-Sugar is active at full
rates. Coffee had partially advanced Is
Arrival Of the Georgia-Nearly 1tuo and half Mil
lions in Gold.
New YORK, March 1.-The steamer Georgia
from Aspinwail, has arrived, bringing three hun
dred and seventeen passengers, $2,l25, 600 on
freight, and 800, 600 in the hands of passengers
Her specie is consigned principally as follows:
Bank, $500, 200; Burgoyne & Plume, s 3OO, OLO;
Brown & Bro, $4,000; Duncan & Sherman,
$2OS,0O0 and thirty-seven others, in amounts
from 81 900 to 100000.
the Columbus on the 7th ultmo, three hundred
and forty miles north of Acapulco, bound up. The
owners of the Winfield Scott pronounce the report
of her passengers being taken off by the Columbus
and dying with the fever to be incorrect.
Marine Disaster,
BosToN, March 1.-The ship Versailles, from
London, struck on Cohasset rocks last night, and
was get off with five feet water in her hold. She
had valuable cargo on board.
The Forest Queen, from London for Boston, and
barque Vernon, from Apalachicola for Boston,
went ashore last night on Scituate beach, but both
Will get off without much damage.
r. #fa Markets.
New YoRK, March 1.-Sales to-day of $500
barrels -four at So l2z for State, S. 25 S. A
for Genesee, and IS a. a SIS 62s for southern.
The steamers news has had no effect on the mar
ket Sales of $3.50 bushels red wheat at IL cts.
Provisions unchanged.
Stocks active and firm. Sales of Canton at 1881;
Erie ST.; Harlem 67s; Norwich 5ls; Reading 81;
| Cumberland 55s; Morris Canal 2la; New Creek
Coal p; Nicaragua 343
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