POSTSCRIPT.
Sasrunnms. The anxiety respecting the fate of the President steam-ship was re- lieved yesterday morniug by her saae arrival at Liverpool. It appears that she left New York oa her appointed day, the ad instant, and shortly afterwards encountered a tremendausly heavy sea and head-w idd, in which she beat about fir seven days : her captain then finding himself short of coal, and at the earnest solleitation of the passengers, returned to New York, where, amidst g reat cc list she arrivtal on the 9th Messrs. Wadsworth and t.,ttitis., the Ne iv York agents. immediately pre- pared her for sea twain ; and she sailed front New York on the 11th, with 91 passengers.
The accounts by the President, which are to the 11 di instant in- clusive, confirm the previously-entertained opinion that General Har- rison wiil be the new President, and that by the largest majority ever known. There is not any other news of political interest to the English reader by this arrival.
Business continued exceedingly dull ; but as the elections were about closing, it was expected soon to become brisker. The cotton- market was heavy, met prices had ., dIVAllward tendency. The rate of ex ehange on England stood at 8.1; to 9 In.r. cent. prem., with bitt a limiest business for the packet. The demand for specie for exportation continued great. The .NeW York packet. ship Oxford sailed on the :hi, mid the Patrick Henry out the 10th. The latter, commanded by Captain Delano, heallea he atemnsr President till off Cape Clear ; where the steamer spoke the Patrick Henry.
The Britanuia, Halifax steam-packet, arrived out at Boston in thirteen days and a halt'.
The news from Canada is unimportant.
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