Glasgow Courier. — 1857-04-09 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE  ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.  The royal mail steamship America arrived at Liverpool on Monday evening, with New-York dates to the 24th, and Boston, 25th March, and 45 passengers.  The Africa arrived at New-York on the 24th ult. Despatches from Washington announce the basis of a new treaty with Mexico. It embraces the acquisition of Sonora and Sinaloa, with the command of the Gulf of California on the one side, in consideration of a sum of money as an equivalent on the other. Mr. Buchanan, it is said, has made known his views on the subject, and the matter will be considered by the Cabinet in s few days. The Cabinet was occupied on Monday, 23d ult., with tho New-York appointments. Nothing, however. transpired to indicate who the lucky ones will be. A new treaty, in place of the Dallas-Clarendon affair, has been perfected by the Cabinet. It is believed that it will be entirely acceptable to England. In the State Senate on Wednesday, a report in favour of the bill providing for the consolidation of the cities of New-York and Brooklyn was presented. The democratic members for New-York wished to present the subject to a citizens' convention, but the report of the majority of the committee was accepted by a vote of 60 to 39.  Commander Swartwout, of the United States steamer Massachusetts, has made an interesting re Dort of the engagement fought on the 21st of March last between the crew of that vessel and a band of North Russian Indians, near Port Gamble, Washington territory. Thai Indians were encamped in large force, but uncle, cover of the guns of the steamer, Lieutenant Simmes and Forest, with a party of 20 sailors and marines, made a very gallant charge upon them, driving them from their encampment into the woods. The Indians fought with desperate courage and determination. During the whole day afire was kept up from the Massachusetts upon the Indians whenever they were seen in the woods. The United States force had one man killed and ono wounded, and the Indians lost twenty-seven killed and twenty-one wounded—among the latter one of their chiefs. The Indians sued for peace, and promised to go to Victoria, and never visit Puget Sound again.  The United States steamer Fashion arrived at Key West on the 6th inst. from Fort Dallas. She reported that two or more companies of troops had arrived at the Miami from Charlotte Harbour in a starving condition. They had got out of provisions, and were obliged to kill their horses and mules for sustenance. No Indians had been seen.  A letter fro sa Key West, dated March 15, says —We have a report of an Indian engagement near the Big Cyprus swamp, but can give no particulars, as nothing reliable has been received. The report says our troops suffered considerable loss.  The Bank of Newcastle at Pittsburg stopped payment on Saturday. There were just four dollars in specie in the bank to redeem notes amounting to 100,000 dole. The cashier has absconded, it is said, with 50,000 dots.  Nearly the whole of the business portion of Plymouth, lowa, was destroyed by fire on Monday, 23d ult. Loss estimated at 100,000 dole. The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending 20th instant amounted to 1,950,000 dols., against 769.587 dots. last year—increase, 1,187,414 dols. The ship Centurion, Captain Caulking, arrived at New-York on Wednesday with the mutineers of the brig General Pierce, who are charged with murdering the captain and part of the crew of that vessel. They were taken in charge by the United States Marshals. According to the deposition of the mate the captain struck one of the men, whereui.on four of the crew attacked him, and the affray resulted in Lice killing of the captain, Lawson, and Charles L. Groves, the cook. The General Pierce was bound from New-York for Monrovia. A new crew was obtained at St. Thomas, and site proceeded on her voyage. The four prisoners have been sent for trial at the next term of the Circuit Court, which will be held on the first Monday in April. The New-York City Inspector reports 459 deaths during the week ending April 21—an increase of 3 as compared with the return of the week previous. The nativity table gives 348 natives of the United States, 72 of Ireland, 24 of Germany, 8 of England, 8 of West Indies, and 1 each of Belgium, France, Prussia, Russia, and British America. The ease of the alleged French railway frauds was still going on before Commissioner Betts. The proceedings are very duil, and of little interest except to the parties concerned.  1,1 E X