The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-25
The News,


The steamship Eta, from Liverpool 18th and
Queenstown 10th inst, arrived off Cape Race on
Thursday last. Her advices are four days later
than those previously received, and are highly
important both politically and financially.
The Queen has issued a proclamation, declaring
the strict neutrolty Of Great Britain as regards
the resurrection in the United States. The South
ern Commissioners had had an interview with the
French Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
The cotton market was depressed, and decline
! in prices is reported. Breadstuffs were firm
The Etna brought sl50o000 in specie. Tie
Bank Of Eng land had advanced the rate o! interest
| TO six per cent.
The steamship Champion, from Aspinwall ar
rived at this port yesterday, bringing the Pacific
| mails and passengers, and $354,0OO in treasure
| from San Francisco. The advices from California
have been anticipated by the overland expresses.
The news from South and Central America Ia
almost entirely devoid Of interest, the wretched
business condition Of Chile being the most prorni
nent feature. Several additional failures are re-
ported, principally among landed proprietors. The
Bank Of Valparaiso, however, maintains its credit,
and its shares are even quoted higher. Sr'ysrs's
refusal to ACCEPT the Presidency has induced the
government party to select for their candidate ST..
Perez, who has not incurred any political odum,
and, it is said, possesses many high qualities wor.
thy ofthe eminent post he is called on to fill.
The terrible earthquake at Mebdoza, it is sup.
posed. destroyed eleven thousand people. The
sensation created throughout the republic was
profound in the extreme, and the charitable were
exerting themselves to collect money and other
material aid for the sufferers.
he rayoiufion in New Granada ia Zee sro~
length along Bogots, the capital, was not taken
at the last advices, though we are still informed
that its capture is daily expected. From all ap.
pesrances matters will undoubtedly end in favor
Of Gen. Mosquera. Great excitement confined to
prevail at Panama in consequence of the expected
descent on the Isthmus by revolutionary expe.
dition. England and tie United States are relied
or by the citizens for protection.
Honduras is in very disturbed condition, but
our accounts are too meagre and confused TO be
very ineligible.
Munitions of war, including bowie knives
which, in legal parlance, are supposed to be
comfort for the enemy'-were seized at store
in Fulton street yesterday by the United States
Marshal
The United States District Attorney has been in.
formed by Commodore Stringham, of the Atlantic
Blockade that he has seized and sent home to the
port OF New York several vessels as prizes-one
British ship, laden with tobacco. and another pro-
Tossing to be an English schooner, but whose cap.
tain was a Massachusetts, man.
II Is said that the volunteers who have been
mustered into the service of the United States can
get no money until after the meeting Of Congress,
and an appropriation has been made for that
purpose. If this be So point should be strained
to meet the case There are many Of the voun.
teers who left lucrative situations in their patriotic
desire to serve their country, whose families de-
pend upon their earnings for subsistence, and who
are lily prepared to wait two months for their
money.
"For Washington" Is the cry of the Southern
rebels. At least no says the Richmond Wig.
The day is set, it intimates, on which JEFF Davis
will dine at the White House, and Ben McCulloch
take his siesta in General Sickles glded tent That
day has been frequently set before, and ha, come
and gone, aud yet Washington is the capital of the
Union, and to all appearances viii so remain TO
the end Of time.
Some idea may be formed Of the spirit in which
the government is going into the war business
By a glance at al official advertisement which is
published In the Washington papers, calling for
supplies. Proposals are invited for furnishing
articles for the army, which are to he opened or
the Sd Of June. Among the articles required we