The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-21

The asws.
We lay before our readers this morning further
details Of the loss of the Central America. The
thrilling narratives of eyewinesses and sufferers by
the appalling calamity which befel that noble ves-
sci have peculiar interest at the present moment
Hopes ale now entertained that the gallant Herndon
has been picked up by some vessel, as he was seen
al pat after the enguang of the steamer. The num-
Der on board the Central America at the time
of the catastrophe was 592 of which IT'S have been
saved-leavirg 4l9 yet 10 be accounted for. We
give the statements OF Mr.. Bassford Mrs. Mcneil,
Mr.. Frazer, lst officer, Captain Badger Mr. Lee, Mr.
Brown, Mrs. Small, Mr.. Manlue, Abfr. McNeish Mr..
Ayulo, Tester Gitano, Mr.. George, Mr.. and Mrs
O'Conner, Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Thayer, Miss FaIIon
Mr. Cummings, Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Jones, Billy Birch
and wife, Mr.. Chase and Mr.. Casey. We also give a
have been ascertained.
Further details of European news, by the Indian
at Quebec, are given elsewhere. Money was in &C
tive demand in London. Consols closed at 9ol for
money and account The Liverpool cotton market
Is reported buoyant but newspaper quotations were
generally unchanged. Richardson, Spence & Co,
however, quote slight advance current qualities
Of American. Flour was firm at an advance Of one
shilling for the better qualities. Trade was improv
ing in Paris and corn was declining. The sales OF
church property in Mexico and the suppression Of
converts WILL il is said, be recognized by the Pope
Mr.. Wright, our Minister to Berlin, had presented
his credentials to the king at private audience.
Our correspondent, writing on the 18th inst from
Havsus furnishes detailed account Of the circum-
stances attending the barbarous pirate murders on
board the Albion Cooper as related by the witness
Thomas Fay and confessed to by the negro and Bel.
gan asssssins The conduct Of the boy Fay is worthy
of all praise. The slave trade very rife and the
dealers most audacious in their defiance of the Laws
A good many wooden houses had been destroyed by
fire. The yellow fever continued to make sad ra.
wages among the soldiers and sailors. Sugars ruled
very high. Excbsnee was dull.
BY way of Havana we have later news from Porto
Rico. Holders of sugars were very firm in demands
TO which buyers could not YIELD and the market was
consequently inactive.
From Central America We have news dated at
Punta Arenas on the 9th OF August. President
Mora Of Costa Rica had published his death penalty
proclamation against Walker and any ne 6libus-
tiers. grand Spanish American Congress was TO
meet at San jose. The Costa Rican government
bad decreed to the Electric Telegraph Society Of
Paris, the right TO establish line of telegraph run.
ming from north to south through the republic under
certain conditions
From New Granada We have news dated at
Panama on Sd Of September. Commodore Paulding,
Of the United States navy accompanied by a corps
Of scientific men, bad passed from Aspinwall TO
Panama, with the purpose Of testing how far II
would be practicable to make a ship canal there.
The mission excited great interest, and was highly
pleasing In its results. The negotiations In Washing.
ton relative 10 the Isthmus difficulty we're regarded
with much attention. Robberies were very frequent
at Panama
We have news from the South Pacific dated al
Valparaiso on 3lst Of July. and at Caso on l2th OF
August. The sum of 1896, 500 had been shipped for
England. In Chile the Amnesty bill was finally
passed. bot produced good deal Of political agita-
ton. The Cabinet had resigned. A strong party
was organized against the existing government A
lighthouse tax on all vesses entering the ports Of
Chile bad been decreed. From Peru we learn that
Hon. Mr.. Sullivan, British Minister at Lima, was
shot with blunderbuss, In house near the theatre
on the 18th Of August. The assassin was an I'M
known man, who evidently acted through revenge.
A Frenchman and negro bad been arrested as his
aecomplices. Some American sailors had been
arrested from the ships John Million and Morning
Glory, by Peruvian troops. Another revolution had
been attempted in Callao, but was suppressed. The
viyanco revolution continued. President Castilla
sss near Arequipa, with the army. Bolivia and
+, uador were quiet.
We have advices from the Sandwich Islands dated
at Honolulu on 9th OF July. The cane crop will be
abundant The coffee crop bad been attacked by
blight which threatened 10 reduce the yield one
bird. The Fourth OF July was observed az a gene
oil holiday in Honolulu. No other news Of interest
Our correspondent at Biidgetown, Barbados,
writing under date Of September 1, saJs:-"The
weather continues most favorable for the growing
crops, and the sugar cane never looked 30 well at
this season. which leaves doubt OF plenty Of syrup
being obtained before Christmas next Rain has
fallen abundsntly, afording an abundance II water
all through the Island. The island IL healthy, but
business IL dull and but few arrivals within the last
week. The licensed bonded warehouse system IL
undergoing revision, and the contemplated future
charges win not exceed half the present rates. Sugar
molasses and exchanges arc unchanged. The Co
vernors Of the British West India Islands (t Ia m
mored, and is based upon reliable authority have
sieni6ed to the British government their intention
Of supplying 10000 troops for India II required
aud remark In their dispatches that these troops