The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-07

off, Subsequent information showed the fact that
the Wanderer shipped three hundred and hfty
negroes on the coast, and during their stay there
the officers, it alleged, sported the Uniform OF
| the New York Yacht Club. The French slave pens
at the mouth of the Congo are described as fine,
comfortable stationary houses, over which the I'M
peral flag floats in security protected by two NEIL
DIVA. In different cases the British cruisers were
quite active, and had lately burned the American
brig Rufus Soue leaving her first mate and another
American seaman ON shore at Kabenda among the
negroes. The Rufus Soule sailed, it will be recol-
iected, from Matanzas for Fernando Pc. The
mberland was to leave, after returning to st.
Pauls de Loando, on the 23d Of October, for the
Blight of Benin. The Dale, the Marion and the
Bainbridge were then on the coast to windward,
oil hands well.
We have files from Bermuda dated on the 25th
ult. The British ship Indus, bearing the flag Of Sir
Houston Stewart, had sailed for Barbadoes- The
Admiral had gone on an official tour through the
southern portion of his command
Barbados advices of the 9th of December state
that the prospects of the coming crop, though it
would be late one, were most cheering. The
health Of the island continued excellent.
Papers from Demerara, of the goth of December,
say that the number Of Portuguese immigrants in
troduced there between the LIST of July, 1857, and
he 3lst of October, 1858, was 1858, at cost to
the colony of $46,s90, or $50 head.
From Granada, under date of the Goth of Decem-
her, we learn that the American cutteryacht Royal
Charter, of twenty-eight tons burthen, arrived on
the 18TH in fortytwo days from Southampton, Eng
land. She experienced much tempestuous wea-
ther and from the 9th of November to the LIST of
December was lying to, her captain expecting
every moment that she would founder.
The House of Assembly of Jamaica, in bill to
amend the Clergy Act, has inserted clause to pre-
vent clergymen from refusing to baptise illegiti-
mate chadren-which, it is stated, they have fire.
quently done.
On Saturday evening the National Telegraph line
worked in an unbroken circuit from New York to
l-eavenworth, Kansas, and subsequently to Prairie
du Chen, Wisconsin. Messages were sent and
received with the same promptness with which
they could have been sent fifty miles, The distance
by the wires to Leavenworth is nearly 1000 miles.
Dispatches were also dropped at all the principal
cities on the route.
The Gales Of cotton Saturday were confined to about
500 600 ba.es chiefly in transitu The market was un-
settled end dealers awaiting later foreign news. Flour
closed rather frmer for common and medium brands,
while other kinds unchanged and sales moderate
Wheat was more firmly held and sales moderate rates
given in another place. Corn in fair demand, and
sales fair at 79c Soc for white Jersey and South
ern S0c for yellow Jersey, and S0c for Southern
do; Western mixed was held at SIC. Pork was less
buoyant, while sales Of made at s1S 60
of old at $1s, and OF prime at $l3 80 $13 62S. Beef
was steady. Lard active and hrm including sales
on the spot and 70 arrive at full prices. Sugars
nrm, and the sales embraced about 1,l00 200 hhds
with 60 meado, at full prices. Coffee was steady,
with sales Of about 800 bags of Rio part at 1lc
Freight engagements were moderate, and rates without
change Of moment.