The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-20

AssIyAL or Tux AMsRlcA AT Bosr,K,

AssIyAL or rHE AMsRcA AT Bosr,S,
Bosros Aeg IS The steamer America from Liverpool
va HALIFAX. arrived here this mofning O'Clock Tho
following sdiiloaa Items OF commercial nleli senes
uansmiteds
The Liverpool commercial circulars materially disagree
Telstiye 20 boa dstufs
Meiienys circular says spectators have Withdrawn
and me markets Inactive. Flour 10 down Is wheat
81 and in Inferior qualities there 10 greater decline.
Corn has an advancing tendency Lard has advanced s
aud taow g.
III J. sonshy, with the ratification Of the ueaty on
claims, came passenger ia the America.
CiNcissAti. Aug i6..A negro mao, named George Nc
Qaeiy alias WASH, brought this city last night,
IRON Piqua, a fugitive slave clansd by Henry Mil,
Ter, Of Kentucky The coored people gathered la large
numbers around the Cali House. whete the fugitive
quafeIed by the United States marshal and number Of
poles, and exhibited much feeling, but dispersed again
upon beiag assured that the prisoner should have trial
to-day This moruing the fugitive brought before
Judge Mclean, of The United States court, where the
was beard, and adj burned until morning The
evidence decidedly in favor OF Mr. Mier's claim. the
dguge having confessed himself to be hts slave. The
COUNSEL however, appear rely the ~
Of the law
[sEcoNp DESPATCH
CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE fugiye-slave came ap
again this morning, when the claimant both by the admis
sion oihc ccored and other Witnesses proved his
light TO the slave. Judge Mclean gave elaborate cpip
the case and ordered the slave 4nto the custody
Mr. Miller, who took him the river this afternoon into
ksetocky large crowd assembled on the shore, chiefly
composed Of coored persons, and much excite
mcnt, thou gh no ate apt ut resislanGs
trnRp DEsrAIcHl
CINCINNATI August IS The decision Of Judge Mclean
makes two columns In the Commercial, After reviewing
the facts and evidences ia the ca,e judge decided the
testimony TO be conclusive in favor Of the claimant In
objection, raised by the counsel for the slave he
holds that the fgitvc-sayo laws of 1893 and OF 1850
constitutional add that State has power pass law
preventing sagitivcs from being deyefed mp those
whom they service That proof wss necessary be-
the Supreme Court that slavery existed in tbs State
rom whence the fugitive ecaped should be taken for
granted that the SupIe.l Judge knew the laws o! all the
States That the States could be compelled give up
ligi,ives by the law OF Congress- if the provisions the
constitution did not do That slavery only exist by
authority Of law. and us II exists in slave States, said
law not beivz infringement of the constitution the free
States bound TO recognise 't in delivering slaves
from these States upon clear proof that they such
FROM PROVINCES MAXINE DISASTER AND Loss or LFa
Bosr ~. Aug IS -Tae ililax papers Of the l6h have
been received On Friday last Commodore Shubrck and
the officers oil the Prnceon entertained by the
and aldo rmen and SAiu grand lament
given board the Princet,n which attended by from
two three hundred inhabitants Of Halifax, including
Major General Gore, Admiral Seymour, the Amercan con
ul and others The Princeton would pu, again
soon the steamer Fulton arrived from Portsmouth,.
Accounts from New oundand the 18Th instant state
that the ship Chahes Clark, ftom Hamburg, for Quebec
with l5 passengers lost after being SO days sea-
Fresh Water Point Tfepassey bay, the 2Sh ult
Five passengers p-rshed but The reached ST. John
Newfoundland.
/ The French yeloc had arrived ST. John
the English cutters said be locking sharply ATE
the Fench fishermen, who able catch but lew s,
On the coast OF L1brador the fisheries have in SOM
places been good. but in others very poor
! The potato has made its appea rance all tn
provinces Of Nova Scotia New Brunswick, and Newfound
Hand f.E
Intelligence is brought ofa Newport vessel iron sdened
bon nd Iebec. having oundered the banks OF New
oundlsni The aud passengers Uhrce of the latte
females and Of whom died) took the boats, and
enduring great prvstions daring nine days from
,oi. picked up BY F,ench vessel aud carried
san Antonio.