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to occupy the public mind with the most painful
interest. The details are Notwithstanding, and am
really unable to read them all. It is not only dis
tressing, but humiliating to every right-thinking
person, that thus far il not ascerained that single
female or child has been saved All control and disci
pine seem to have been lost and whilst the male pas
sengers appear to have behaved noby and cooy, the
crew and some Of the officers acted cowardy and inhu-
man part by sezng the boats and leayng the helpless
females and children to their wretched fate The
nents are contradictory but Capt LUCE has been hap
PLY and, as it were, almost mracuously saved he will
be able to give full details and explanations, which are
awaited with the grestest anxiety
This dreadful calamity has most extended ramifca-
ons and it is surprising into how many family
circles 1t has carried sorrow and distress My memory
fails to give any previous calamity of the kind which is
in any degree parallel.
The marine disasters Of the present year have been
paraleied In the annals Of and 1t has been
truly most unfortunate for the underwriters
well as for the destruction of e Our fine steamers
have been peculiarly unfortunate there having been not
essthan six of them lost during the year. viz the San
Francisco, City Of Glasgow City of Philadelphia, Frank
linz Arctic; and there have been known many
imp sailing vessels that have been lost without trace
bang left Of them.
The export Of specie continues in very heavy sums and
Nothing but very large curtament of foreign imports
can correct the evil This think will take place; for
thre is doubt that heavy losses attending the
sale Of European fabrics. The last month (September
shows falling eff Of ST. 100000 in the revenue which,
at the average rate Of duties must represent at least six
millions Of merchandise and if the imports will continue
to fall off at this ratio for few months the foreign drain
Of specie will soon 1t viii, in fact require at
least that curtament Of foreign mportatons for
months to to attain the desired end With the total
cessation Of demand in Europe for breadstus it is
impossible we can find the means to pay for such i'm
importaons those Of the past year. for all the
gold in California would be inadequate make up the de-
fceny between such mporaons and the whole value of
exports
What do you all think in Washington Of the recent
elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana? Was
there a perfect rout !? An entire opposi-
tion delegation to Congress from Ohio and Indiana and
eighteen cut Of the twenty five members from Pennsyva
n and all three of them SO recently strong Democratic
States which gave their entire vote for Mr.. Pierce
President The delegation from those three States in
the present Congressis Administration nine
teen Wings; in the Congress it will be eight Admin
israon and forty nine Opposition being Wing gain Of
thirty members, and making difference of sixty in the
majority With the additional Administration losses in
Missouri and Maine their whole majority of about seven
members thus far elected, and the end
is aot yet" there hundred and fifty members
still to be elected In this State the result will probably
not be less disastrous the Administration than it has
been in the recent elections in other States at least
threefourths of the delegation Congress- and pro-
baby more, it is thought, will be anAdmnistraton
The late elections have perfectly parayzed the Admins
traton party in this State and will of course have SINH
lar effect elsewhere
The Nebraska bill has doubt very much contributed
to these results but that Is the only
the principal 1t is general disappointment not
to shy disgust the whole and policy of the Ad
ministraton and its most bitter and influential oppo-
nents those who were originally its warmest sup
porters Such appointments Mr.. SoULE Mr.. BEL
MONT Mr. SAUNDERS and other similar inudicious selec
tons, have sunk deep into the minds the community
and have greatly increased the dissatisfaction and dis
content
You, o. course, have seen Mr. SoULE's letter on the
subject the charge made against him to his being
connected with the revolutionary movements in Spain.
1t sufficiently Notifying to Americans that there
were dy grounds slight otherwise for making such
charge against person holding such high position
under Government and it is great additional mort
fcatio1 to such letter. do not wonder that the
European journals say that its publication has produced
general feeling of contempt. As paper of this city
says t /" out-gaSconadeS GaScon. You Will have seen
that since he left Madrid it is said the Government have
obtained full information of his completely with the
lutoIary movements l sincerely hope this will not
prove be the fact but it would be folly continue him
at Madrid with the load Of distrust and feeing that
exists against him. 1t is very evident he had the
least influence there and is perfect impossbity for
him, under existing circumstances, to accomplish any
thing by negotiation otherwise. Conceding to Mr..
Soule all the talents and diplomatic tact that his warmest
friends claim for him, his antecedents regards
political relations with Spain and Cuba rendered his
lection for the Court Of Madrid highly njudicious.
Since commencing this letter the narrative of Captain
LUCE has been received. 1t is thrilling detail, and
leaves but little hope for the safety Of any others who
went down with the ship.
The Baltic is now due from Liverpool, and will proba-
bly, bring some decisive news regards the expedition
of the Allies, but their is by certain
We may be prepared to hear of dreadful sacrifice
of life.
How circumstances alter cases! The dreadful catas
trophe Of the Arctic by which two three hundred lives
have been sacrificed has caused simultaneous wall Of
distress and throughout the country, whilst ad
vices that ten, possibly twenty, thousand have
been slaughtered in and around Sebastopol will be re-
ceived with comparative indifference. K
NORTH CAROLINA STATE STocKs.--Tomorrow is the |
day for the purchase Of in bonds running thirty
years. issued by the State Of North Carolina for the
structon of the North Carolina Railroad. The cold
North State is proverbal for her prObity and good