The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-18

EXPEDITION AGAINST sATIvEs.-We copy the following
from the New York Commercial of last Monday evening.
issue;
1.-The brig Judge Blaney arrived last evening from Sier
ra Leone, which place she left June brings papers aud
advices TO that date According statement in the New
Era published al Sierra Leone the British acting Cover
nor had undertaken expedition against native ceand
his followers on the Mallaghea river to enforce the pay
ment Of certain ndemnes due to English merchants fo
depredaons committed upon them BY that chief in th
latter part OF last which expedition had proved
eessful
The that the troops had partially de
sroyed the town Of Maaghea and the 23d May were
proceeding 70 complete the work when they surprised
y thousands OF The natives oyerpowered and driven from
the shore with loss OF 70 of the LIST and I'd West
India regiment tout of $50 rank and file the ex
pediiion,) in killed, missing and wounded with eleven
Others also wounded who succeeded in getting off the
ship Besides these Lieutenant Wyle and Acting Paymas-
ter Andrews Of the Teazer, killed Commander
Nicholas wasseferely wounded in both legs; Lieutenant
Vincent I'd West India regiment severely wounded an
officer Of the Sierra Leone militia wounded an assist
ant oommissars general taken prisoner naval officer
aud two seamen missing, and three seamen wounded
making total loss in killed wounded and missing Of "a
ora party OF forty men who entered the town first but
nv. escaped.
lis prime minister went down to the wharf when the
feazef and The expedition arrived, and Immediately
seized as prisoner Of war After the defeat he liberia
I'd on coalition OF bis eecng the release of the English
prisoners Eight OF these subsequently, delivered up
but the majority Of those taken cruelty murdered
There also report that British subjects had been
seized by the natives the Rio Nunez and the sloop-of
Ferret had been despatched in that direction The
factories at Bntey bad not been disturbed though much
refractory chief had
Ordered the river the point where Joins the Nor
carah branch TO be cd up with stones prevent
any vessel OF moderate draught from passing This
secures dalaghea, but il will prove incacuabe injury
TO the merchants who formerly loaded large high
up as that town"
GERMAN ssrrLEarsr.-A company Of Germans about
four since purchased tract Of 10000 the
southeastern slope Of Inc Blue Ridge in South Carolina
and established the town of Wahala. They now number
over thousand inhabitants and constitute fine and
thriving town.
LARGE DIAsosp.--A diamond found by negress
In Brazil and called the "Staa of the South has reached
England, and 10 producing sensation 1t weighs 254I
caraia and will probably lose half its weight in cutting
The koh-noor, now 1t is finally cut weighs l22 carats
NEw wHKAr.--As evidence that wheat win not COM
mand the famine prices il did last winter the yncennes
Indana Gazette says that mles and farmers are closing
contracts for new wheat at 81 per bushel deliverable
ten 10 fifteen days The Gazette says that the first lots of
wheat that have been bought will command 81 25 the
extra quarter the result of competition among the mil
ers as to who should griad .he first lot of wheat
expec, oor about per barrel in the month
or August and before the LIST Of January ii WILL doubtless
sell for 81 so or S.
Six BURNED 10 pRArH.--The following tele-
graphic despatch furnishes additional particulars in
regard to the late terrible calamity near Buffalo, New
York,
"A most horrible calamity occurred in the town Of
Brant in this county, yesterday morning between the
hours o one and two o'clock. James Thompson farmer
In good circumstances awakened by alarm of fire
and discovered his house be in flames having been fired
by an incendiary in three places Mr. Thompson who
al aged gentleman rushed up stairs Immediately dis
covering what the matter, to alarm his daughters
when becoming osepowered by the smoke he unable
10 reinrn and hiuse his ihree daughtersJulia Mary
and Mrs. Elizabeth Carrwth the two little children Of
the latter persisted in the flames The ages Of the unfor
tunae ladies ranged from l8 TO "a years The Of the
inmates OF the house escaped With much difficulty. There
is the slightest daubt whatever Of the fire being the
work OF incenaary The most intense excitement pre-
walls IN regard 70 the affair."
DeAra OF aLExAspEa CAMrBELL-The Cleveland Leader
the death of the celebrated Alexander Camp
et OF Bethany Virginia He the founder of the sect
of Christians known the "Dscipes" now very hume
and powerful tine president Of theological coli
ege at Bethany the editor Of denominatona magazine
and a OF much learning and coquence He visited
England sos few years since, and mobbed at Edin
bprgh Scotland for sentiments he publicly advanced
there In defence of the system Of African slavery prnc
sed in this country lie died in New Orleans the 9th
ult of disease of the heart
SUMNER TaAvEI.-The Albany Register says the travel
westward upon the Central railroad ia now immense
The denizens Of the cities vending their way into the
country.
MORTALITY ATLANTIC clTIEsThe number of
deaths in New fork last week 497 in Philadelphia
223 in Boston, 80 and in Baltimore, l5S.
DEATH OF On. BonAssAs--The Richmond papers
the death Of Dr. r. L. Bohannan professor of OBJ
stetrics in the Medical College of Virginia Dr. b. had
reached advanced age.
PorArors COMING Dows--lt is stated that one of the
principal hoelkeepers in New York has just had offer
from responsible parties to be furnished with potatoes for
one year dollar and fifty cents per barrel Potatoes
selling in that city at the rate Of 81 so per
bushel.
CowHIpSe-There seems to be n cowhidng epidemic
raging in New Orleans this time The Crescent Of the
10th instant records the of two individuals
who were cowhded by females the previous day.
THE WHEAT oBor.-The Cincinnati Price Current fur
nishes the following table giving the crop Of wheat for
1850 furnished by the report and Its es-
mate of the crop for the present year:
1850. 1855.
Bushels. Bushels.
Ohio 4,4s7, 900 l6,0O0, 900
Pennsylvania l5,367,O00 $4,000, 900
Virginia U,2l2000 Ia, 000, 900
New York l3,I2l 900 ZOO, 600
Alabama 2gl 900 500, 900
Illinois 9sl40O0 $4,000, 900
Indiana G,2l4,000 10000, 900
Iowa I,530,000 $500, 900
Kentucky 2ll2000 5000, 900
MARYLAND 4,A94,0o0 1900, 900
Michigan 49250to 5000 900