The Sun. — 1851-01-20 (London, England)

AMERICAN NEWS.  LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, JAN. 19. By the United States mail steamer :Baltic, Ciprain Comstock, which arrived in the river shortly before ten o'clock this morning, we have advices from New Yolk to the Bth inst. The Baltic was detained off the Bar for about fonr hours.  The steam-ship Niagara arrived at Boston the sth inst. The City of Glasgow screw steamer arrived at Philadelphia on the 2d inst. The Crescent City had arrived at New York with dates from California to the Ist of December, Chagrea to the 27th, and Kingston (Jamaica) to the 31st ult. She had on freight 1,500,000 dolls, in gold dust, and a large amount in the hands of passengers. A specie train was attacked seven miles out of Panama by a party of 16 men, well armed, who succeeded in taking 100,000 dolls., which was, however, nearly all recovered. The steam-ship Oregon arrived at Panama on the lath of November with 2,000,000 dolls. in gold-dust on freight, and 1,000,000 dolls. in the hands of passengers. The dry season was setting in at Chagres, and the place becoming more healthy. From the mines we learn that many persons had purchased %sinter supplies with the intention of passing that season at the dry diggings i❑ the mountains. The disappearance of cholera at Sacramento city had caused a revival of business. The rainy season commenced on the 19th of November. Many new veins of ore had been discovered. Agriculture was in a flourishing condition. A new branch of commercial activity had been commenned at San Francisco—that of fitting out whaling ships. A regular line of sailing packets had been established between San Francisco and Panama, touching at Realejo. The miners in the frontier region of El Dorado and Colveras counties laboured under much apprehension of hostile Indians, some murders having taken place. The arrivals had been heavy, and immense quantities of goods thrown on the mart. Exchange on England, at sight, 5. dolls. The Courier and Inquirer announces that official intelligence has been received at Washington, stating that the British Government had directed its agents to suspend the collection of duties at San Juan or Graytown, in Nicaragua. Advices to the 31st ult. from Kingston, Jamaica, have come to hand. The Great Western arrived on the 28th on the north side of the island. The cholera continued to rage with violence at Montego Bay and Falmouth, but in Kingston, Port Royal, and Spanish Town it had disappeared. The royal mail steam-ship Merlin had arrived at New York with advices from St. Thomas's to the 29th, and Bermuda to the 26th ult., but they contain no intelligence. The steam-ship Philadelphia arrived at New Orleans on the Ist instant, with 240 men who had been employed to work on the Panama Railroad. The report of the declaration of war between St. Salvador and Honduras is confirmed. Mr. Chatfield had intimated that the British Government would interfere.  Advices from Mexico city to the 16th ult. mention a report that Arista was rapidly forming a Cabinet. A meeting of the French creditors of Mexico had been held, at which the Minister of the Treasury was present. He expressed a partiality for the French creditors, as they had not oppressed the Republic by means of usurious loans and fraudulent contracts.  The intelligence from Yucatan is serious. A battle is reported to have taken place with the Indians, in which the whites were defeated with a loss of 300 men.