AMERICA. [From the Melbourne Argus.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 793, 9 March 1853, Page 3

AMERICA. [From the Melbourne Argus.]

News lo the 20th October bid been received in England. The election of Franklin Pierce, the democratic candidate for the Presidency, was looked upon v beyond doubt. One4ialf the buiiness portion of the 'town of Ogdensburgb mi destroyed by fire. A terrific storm also swept over Florida, doing vast damage to the shipping and the cotton crops. The yellow fever was raging at Charleston, the deaths averaging 44 per week. There seemed indications of a serious dispute between the Government and the authorities of Havannah. The affairs of Mexico were in a state of otter confusion : "revolt and reprisals were of almost daily occurrence. Both Houses of Assembly bad been convoked to meet on the 20 tb Nov., to adopt such measures as might teud to restore public tranquillity, disturbed by revolutionary men. Accounts from Buenos Ayres to October 2, state that a fresh revolution had broken out there on the Bth of September, which had completely overthrown the power of General Urquiza in tht province. The revolution was effected by •

nocturnal coup d'etat, ami tie Chamber of Representative! acknowledged it, and elected General Pinto governor of the province. There was no bloodshed.