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[From (he N. ¥. Jour, of Com., June 17. J
Arrival of the Cambria.
SIXTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Decline in Breadstuff's—Advance in
Cotton—Money Market Relieved—
Deat h of Dr. Chalmers and Daniel
O’Connell.
The steamer Cambria,‘Capf. Judkins, was
telegraphed at Boston \ pas: 6 o’clock this
morning, and arrived at tl** wharf f t ) 9
o’clock. The substance of her nous we have
received by telegraph, as follows;
Among the passengers in die Cambria are ,
Mi*. Polk, U. S'ates Charge at Naples, and
the Right Rev. Dr. Power, Bioin p of To
ronto.
In compliment to the United States, the j
names of tlie four steamers in ide over bv the i
government to the Havre and New York
steam Navigation Company.h ire been chans’- j
ed to #t Philadelpl»ia,”“.Vl issouri,”‘*New York,” i
and “ The Union.” due first of these was !
advertised to sail for New York on the 31 si
May, but the shipping report, made up on the
Ist June, does not sta'e that si.e had sailed.
Another paragraph stated that the French
steamer (Jhnstophe Colombo, for New Voik,
was to leave Cherbourg instead of Havre
some time during the week, but not on the
31st ult. as was previously announced. It
is said that nearly 2GU passengers hud taken
passage in her.
R. G. Beasley. Esq., for many years Arne- !
rican Consul at Havre, died on the Ust of
June. All the American ships at that port |
had their flags at half-mast during the day.
The Cambria brings about £30,000 ster- i
ling in specie.
The differences between the Queen of i
Spain and her consort had risen to such a
height, that the propriety of adopting imme- I
■diate measures to secure a divorce bad been i
-discussed in the Cabinet. Queen Christina j
had gone to Rome to use her influence at |
the Vatican to prevent Queen Isabella from
obtaining a divorce, and thus to secure the
succession of the Duchess of Montpensier
and her consort to the Spanish throne.
The Mexican privateer which captured the
American bark Carmelita, is supposed to he
nothing' but a Spanish pirate.
The civil war in Portugal was still in pro- I
gress at the latest accounts, the 19 li nit.,
ihoughyaclual hostilities had been for a sea
eon suspended..
The house of Roberts, Freeman &, Co., of
Manchester, has failed, to the amount it is
said, of £50,000 or £ 60,000. There are
four or live houses in Marn hester who have i
claims for £ 4000 or £5900 each, and the
amount owing by the concern in Yorkshire :
is said to be very large.
Liverpool, June 4th, 1847.
Corn Market . —Notwithstanding the strong
expectations entertained previously to the ‘
departure of the last steamer, that the
Corn Market would maintain its upward ten
dencyi the unusual fineness of the weather,
promising a favorable home harvest, had the
effect of materially depressing pricess, and of
course contracting the extent of average
transactions.
The advices, however, brought by the Cal- I
edonia of light stocks in the American p 'ns,
have created considerable activity, which |
aided by the decided relaxation that has taken |
place in the pressure of the money market, ;
has largely tended to establish a disposition
to speculate. The reports,though tinaulhen- ;
ticated, of a probable failure of the potato
crop both in Ireland and Jersey, have also j
had their influence. The markets have, in
point of fact, fallen 20s. per quarter from the
highest point; bus though flour had declined
to 40s. per bbl. it is now worth 425. to 4-Js.
and may be fairly quoted at 43s for best
Western. Sour averages 375. to 38s. per
bbl. American wheat 10s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.
per 70 lbs. Indian Corn is tolerably steady
at 525. per quarter for inferior, to 575. lor
prune or yellow; and in some instances,
owing to (he increased demand from Ireland, j
white has commanded 2s per qualrer above j
the currency of yellow. (Jurnmeal ranges
between 28s. and 315., with a tendency to
the higher quotation.
The total export of breadstuffs from the
United Slates to Great Britain and Ireland j
from Ist Sept. 1846, to 14lh May, 1847, ap- j
pears to be
Flour, 1,656,802 barrels.
Corn Meal, 434,432 do
Wheat, 1.512.274 bushels.
Corn, 10,832,600 do
Rye, * 20.599 do
Oats, 271.65 G do
Bariev, 345 912 do.
CoUsh.~~ The tone of this market since
the departure of the last steamer, has mate
rially improved. The appearance of short
receipts and of a backward season fur the
growing crop, has caused a decided advance.
The improvement is likewise in a great
measure attributable to the greater ease in
the money market; so that on the whole, the
condition and prospects of the cotton trade
present a very encouraging aspect, ihe
sales for the week ending the 28th ult.
amounted to 39.000 bales. Upland descrip
tions rated at 6|d. to 7d; Orleans 5| to BAd.;
Alabamaand Mobile sijd. to 7|-d- f and Sea Is
land to per lb,; East India is quot
ed to per lb. higher since the last
steamer. The market retains an unques
tionably firm character, and inquiries trom
the trade are more limn ordinarily general.
In the Manchester market there is an
obvious desire to purchase, but the ascending
disposition of our market has checked trans
actions, and led to the relinquishment of
heavy contracts which would otherwise be
accepted. The orders now executing for the
U. States, are heavier than have been know
for many years.
Metals. —The Caledonia brought consi
derable orders for manufactured iron, and
as the storks in the United States are gene
rally presumed to be light,there is every like
lihood that the shipments to that quarter w ill
continue good. The prices here are tolera-
b>y well supported, with the exception only ;
ot Welsh iron, which is somewhat easier of
purchase. British bar is quoted at £9 7s. to
£9 10s.; rods £lO ss. to £lO 10-; sheets
average £il 15s. Cargo in Wales, bars
£8 10s. to £8 155.; Welsh rig £o to £5
55., Scotch pig in Glasgow £3 13s 6d. to
£3 17s. N > material alteration has taken
place in tin, lead or copper; but U. S. lead in \
bond is quoted at £ls 10s. to 16 to 10.
Provisions. —The supply is moderately j
; fair, but the demand languid. Beef is not i
i plentiful, nor is it in much demand. Butter
! Kfl J cheese maintain a fair price, and Ihe
| consumption has been unsually great within
I tlie* ia>t three months. Hams are general y
dull, with a tendency to the accumulation ol |
I inferior stocks. Altogether there is no dis-
I p i-i ion to deal largely in provisions.
H rnp !'he arrivals have ben so small as
scarcely to affect the market; 50 bales of j
good American tow (etched £2l 10 shillings.
Rosin and Parpentine. — Males remarka
: bly inactive. Rosin has fallen to 3 shii-
I laigs per rwt., and Turpen'ino has declined
i to 7 shilling 6 pence and 8 shillings per cvvl. j
Financial.—The finanri il prospects of the :
| country are on the whole exceedingly aui- j
' mating. Tne disposition which the Bank of j
! England lately evinced to discount more i
Ireely has become more largely developed, ■
and a greater degree of confidence lias been
imparled to all branches ot trade. The Week
ly returns published on Friday, the 28;h ult.
show the amount of notes in actual circula
tion on the week ending the 22d ult., includ
ing 7 days and other bills, to have been £lO,-
I 578,283. The amount of gold and silver coin
i and bullion, in the hands ot llie Btnk, was
j £9.943,630, showing an increase of £786,-
{ too in the week, and a monthly increase of
£734.713. A small portion ol the Russian
I loan has arrived, and the hinds have ntuler
| gone little or no variation, owing in a 'great
j measure to I tie improved complexion of the
i corn market, \esterdav, however, the money
! market was rather flat in London, and consols
closed lower than the opening price. The
i exchange was 106.A to 109.
Total Loss of the ship Miry Ellen, f r N.
York. —Bv the overland mail from India, we
have advices from Singapore to the S’!) ot
April hv which we gather, that the ship Mafy
Ellen. Capt. Dearborn, has been totally lost,
and three of her crew. She sailed from
Whampoa on the 3rd February for New York,
j with a full cargo, chiefly tea-s. She struck
j at 8 F. .M. on the night of the 9th of thesume
month, on a ledge o! reefs on the East side ol
■ the inland of Subi. Soon alter striking, as j
the ship went over the starboard side, the j
j masts were cut away. She righted, but soon /
broke in two in the middle, a heavy sea and |
i surf washingevery thing out of her. In the j
! evening it still blowing very hard, and thick j
I with rain, (’apt. Dearborn and twenty of the 1
i p ,rty made out to reach the shore with the j
i help of pieces of plank, which they effected |
I after swimming and wading through the surf j
for upwards of six hours, bet not without i
losing three of the party, Whose strength gave j
out, and rhev were washed off and drowned !
The remainder of the crew arrived at Sin- !
gapore on the 15th <4 March.
[The Mary Ellen was sir. ye?’** 'T* about
600 tons burthen, and is qwr. -.3, ,ts also the
cargo, by Messrs. W. A. Appleton & Co,, in
Boston. She is insured this city and Boston,
for over $150,000: tlie larger proportion in
Bcston. Onlv SIO,OOO is believed to be in
g tred in Wall street. Tie following is a list
of her cargo; Teas —973 chests Congo and
Souchong, 1481 half chests do., ]J7 boxes
j do., 800 half chests Pecco, 4384 do. Young
Hyson, 38 diesis Hyson, 2791 chests Hyson
1 Skin, 183 half chests do., 678 chests Tvvan
kav, 161 half chests Gunpowder, 567 do.
Imperial. Matting—7o roils —Eds J of C.
i The following packets have arrived since
the departure of the Hibernia: Columbia,
F tuber, on the 25'h; Suidons, Cobb, 29fh; ;
Sarah Sands. 'Thompson, on the 3l=t. The !
Caledonia arrived on the 29th.
General Intelligence — O’Connell died j
at Genoa May 15. IB* lias directed his I
heart to be deposited at Rome, and his body
tube buried in Ireland, Lord Besborougii is '
succeeded as Lord Lieut, ot Ireland by Lord ;
Clarendon. Dr. Chalmers, the eminent'The- j
ologian, died suddenly on Monday. The
first meeting of the Irish Council, a confed
eration of all c a-ses for national purposes,
i was held on Monday. Il professes to com
! bine Irishmen of every grade and section of
. opinion, to watch over tae rights and inte- i
rests of the common county,—to mirror its •
wants and wishes-, and to create, foster and i
develope a sound Irish opinion, irrespective |
of party.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAT 21.
A lively demand for export sprung upon S.itur- ;
day, and gave promise of further business on the I
same account, winch lias been realised. On that ;
day the sales amounted to 9,0d0 bales, about one I
t bird being lor exportion. On Monday the de- ■
mam] was kept up with considerable spirit, the i
sales being 7000 exporters again taking 2500 j
bales—the business would no doubt hae been |
much larger had the holders met the demand more :
freely. All qualities of American were very ;
saleable at an advance of jd per ll». on the quo- i
tations of Friday last. The unfavorable at counts i
received from Manchester on Tuesday have
somewhat checked the demand, and a slight re- ;
duclion in prices has been made; but we close the i
week with the com con and middling qualities of
American fully Jd higher, and the better sorts f I. I
all other kinds steady, but without any change; |
1850 American have been taken on speculaiion,
and 8470 A mericun, 500 Surals, and 550 Per
namsfor export. T he sales for the week amount
to 29.1‘j0 bales. — George Holt and Co.
ANOTHER REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING .MAY
21.
There hos been a good demand throughout the
week, especially for export and the decline notic
ed on Fruity last has been fully recovered. Specu
lator have taken 1850 American and Exporters
6470 American, 550 Pernambuco and 500 -Surat.
’1 he sales lor the wetk arc 29,490 bales.— United
Brokers.
ruport for the week ending may 28.
Since our last circular we have had each day
a st« adv a ivanceing market and we now close the
week with an advance ot |d to $d per lb. on all j
classes ot American Uo! ton. 1 trough this week
mav be considered as partly a holida> in the man
ufacturing districts, \ cl the trade have been down
in grea< numbers, and have made their pur bases
w.lh much confidence. Speculators andExpor
tors, example, have also each day
been doing a large business, but the facilities for
their operations still verv confined. Other
descriptions of Cotton, as well as American, have
partaken slightly in this advance; Jurats arc id
Uio e:; Brazils and Egyj tains remaining very
firTn at last week’s rales. We have received no
further accounts from America/the steamer due
to morrow is looked for with much interest.—
10,3(JU American and 70d0 Surat have been taken
on’speculation, and 3379 American, 80 Surat,
and 920 Pernams for export. Sides ot the week,
39,090 bales.— George Holt <f- Co.
ANOTHER REI ORT.
The good demand noticed last week, particu
larly tfuiii Exporters, has continued throughout
the present, and much less has been offered, the
pressure to sell has ceased, and prices have gra
dually advanced fully |d. per lb. for American,
atrsreyfc- -
and pi. per lb. for Brazil and Surat; Egyptian
has also been in more request. Speculators have
taken 8.300 Americans and 7000 Surat, and ex
porters 5,570 American,93o Pernambuco, and 80
Surat, The sales of the week amount to 39,000
bales.— United Brokers.
RKPoIIT PilOM May 29 TO JUNK 3.
The market since Friday last has Ueerrmore
active and buoyant than fora week or two pre
j vious, but at the same time the transactions
i have been onF to a limited extent. On tne 29th
ultimo about 4000 bales changed hands, of
; which 5000 American were on Speculation and
5000 fur export. On the 3lst sales were
8009 bale , i eluding 2000 on Speculation and
1000 tor Export; prices advanced £d above those
currant on 2' th. The sales of the Ist instant
were 5000 bides, including 5000 American for |
I Export, and a similar quantity on speculation. |
On the 2nd. from GOOl) to 7000 bales changed I
hands at steady prices, but the market closed :
heavilv. On the 3rd, the market was quiet and i
rattier dull.the trade being in small quantities far !
present wants. 3500 bales changed hands at the
quotations of Friday last, which is id lower titan
had been realized in the earlier part of the week.
[Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce .] j
LIVERPOOL June 3. i'he continuance of I
i remarkably favorable weather for the growing
crops of grain, gives promise now of a harvest at
least as earlv as the average ot seasons, instead
of a very late one, as there was reason a month ;
i ago to apprehend; and the prospects for the crops j
1 on the Continent appear to be equally encourag- j
i ing. 'l'tiis lias naturally produced great activity j
in trade, and rather more confidence, since the I
departure of the last steamer, but the improve
ment in the money market lias not boon so de
cided as to cause any material reduction in the
r ite ot interest, nor to change the opinion ex
pressed in eur last, that no substantial amend- :
menl is to he expected until a good harvest is j
much more certainly assured. There is indeed
some diminution id confidence the last day or two, 1
and a Ess favorable feeling,—and there are some ;
reports of disease having again s'iowh itself in :
tlje growing potatoes in some quarters, which I
cause uneasiness.
Owin r j) irtlv to the greater case in the money 1
market, as above noticed, and partly to the later
American accounts of shoit teieipts of cott u,
and the backward season for the growing crop,
our cotton market farther advanced \ to |d. per
ll». hut the di'inaml lia\ ing become languid again,
i 1 per lb. ol this has been 10.-. t; and wo now quote
fair t. pland and Mobile Gotland fair Orleans
per lb. The sales for the week ended 28th ult.,
amounted'to 39 000 bales, of which 1 1.000 were
taken on speculation and 1500 lor export. Ihe
American descriptions consisted of G7GO Upland
at 5J a 7; 18.000 Orleans at 5f to8A; 0390 Ala- I
baimt and Mobile at 5£ a 7p, and 100 Sea Island ■
at 12$ a 20Jd per lb. The business for five days
to this evening is estimated at 27.000 bales, ot
which speculators have t ikcn 4000 and exporters
3000 bales, but the speculative demand appears
i now to be quite suspended.
The corn markets have declined very r.rtter;-
; ally—the fall on wheat having been about 20s
I per quarter from the highest point, hut the mar
! kets are now more firm and tending upwards
j again. Flour had declined to4os hhl. but is now
I worth 42 to 445, the latter being the value of the
■; best Western; sour flour 37s to 36s per bbl.—
American wheat 10s 91 to 12s G I per 70 lbs. In
| dian corn is now steady at from 52s per quarter
I for inferior to 57s for prime, either while or yel
: low Indian corn meal in fair demand at 28s per
I bbl for widle.
Kxtrnct of a private letter dated
LIVERPOOL, June 4 —We have had three
j weeks ol uninterrupted fine weather, which still
continues, and the prospects nfthe growing crops
are most encouraging, save and except the pota
to crop, which it is reported during the last three
days, has evinced sym| tomSoftho blight. The
report comes from all parts of the kingdom, and
ia, I fear, true; at ail events, the grain market
fallen, is advancing. Western Ca
nal wßf42s on Monday, 3!st ult., is now 4 Is Gd.
HAVRE, May 31.— Cotton.- Past week a
cons; Icrable amelioration in too general aspect
of business, which b..s assumed a mote animated
appearance. The market i ai bei n distinguished
bv a decree of activity, and dealers evinc
ed a di s < e to operate, the buying lias not been
altogether devoid of speculative spirit; prices ad
vanced fully f b to G on all descriptions of Am;
i sales 4GOH bales N. O. 83f at lOOf, 2223 Mobile
j 84a98; 3133 Upland 8 L 95; 1125 iS’U. to arrive,
j ( d2,50.i9G. I.npoTiK 451 1 bales. Upland 65 to
| Jo4c, in bond; N Oris 85 to 120 c. duty [raid 71 to
j 100 in hai d. Sea Island 50 to GO.
I From the New Oilcans Picayune, lG(k inst .]
Arrival ol CM. Doniphan’s Regiment.
The ship Republic, Capt. Blevins, arrived
i l ist evening from Brazos Santiago, whence
■ she sailed mi the I0:h inst.
'Eiie Republic brought over Col. Doniphan
and seven companies of his regiment, Ist
Missouri volunteers, namely, companies A,
R, C, D, F, G and H. being 65G men in all,
under the command of Col. A. VV. Doniphan,
■ Lieut. Col. Jackson,and Capts. Waldo, Wal
i ton, Moss, Reid,Parsons, Hughes and Rogers.
Company E of this regiment, from Frank
1 |in county, Mo., under Capt. Stevenson, the
1 Chihuahua Rangers under Capt. Hudson,
I and C pt. Weigiittnan’s artillery company,
about 250 men in all, left the Brazos in a
I schooner p i»r to the departure of the Repub
lic, and may constantly be expected. It will |
be recollected that Major Gilpin, Captain '
VVeighlman, and Lieut. Gordon, of this regi- |
I men,"arrived here on tlie Tolegrapli on Sun- I
; day last.
'Fliis regiment will be paid off and muster- ;
j ed out ot service immediately. We learn j
j that the men are generally in fine health.
The following men of Col, Doniphan’s !
command tiave died since his departure from
{ Chihuahua, viz; 2d L'eiif. Stephen Jackson, |
i company G. (brother to I. eut. Col. Congreve j
I J .ckson) d ed of lyphiod fever on Sunday, |
I 9 b May and was buried with appropriate i
military honors is the Catholic cemetery of j
i Massim. On the JOifi a Mr, King, of com- ;
pany B, anil a Mr, Ferguson, of company D. j
died ol sickness, heat and suffocation from
dost.and were buried at San Sebastianxm ibe 1
Rio Nasas. During the march on Hie 11rh a |
Mr. Mount, A company it was missing—lie ;
has never since been heard from and was
doubtless murdered by Mexicans lurking in
Hie chaparral. On the same day A. Mc-
Clure, company E, died and was buried at
San Lorenzo. On the 14th, at Parras, Mr.
Lickeiiiighier, in the employ ol the artillery,
was severely beaten by the Mexicans and
afterwards died at Monterey. On the 23d,5. |
i Smith, company D, died and was interred |
( near Saltillo. On the 25th B. Smart, com- |
pany 11, died and was buried at the base of ■
the mountain, four miles above Monterey.
On the 31st Mr. Harp, of company D, died
and was buried alCom irgo. On the Ist June
James Swain, company G. was shot by Mexi- i
cans lurking in the chaparral, the lives of sev- j
eral of these skulking wretches atoned tor |
the aurocions act. During our passage across !
the Gulf Christopher Smith, company G. j
died and was committed to a watery grave
on the 11th June;and Jacob Ridge, company i
B, died on the 15:h inal.,just before our ar
rival at New Orleans and will be hurried this I
day. _ _ I
We annex a brief account of the action of
Ei Poso, fought by the advance of this regi
ment with the Indians on the 15rh ult. It
has been furnished us by an officer of the
regiment amJ.may be relied upon.
New Orleans, June 15, 1847.
Gentlemen — In consequence of seeing very ,
erroneous accounts of a skirmish which took
place between a war party of the L'pan In
dians and a portion of the troops under the
command of Col. Doniphan published in some
of the ephemeral papers primed at the posts
held by our Army of Occupation, I hasten to
give you some facts concerning it to prevent
the evil tendency some oi those false reports
might have upon the public mind.
'Phis engagement has been over looked,
owing to its minor importance and the com
parative small number engaged, yet it affords
to the public a better example of the indom
itable spirit and gallant heroism of the Mis
souri troops than either Brazilo or ISucra-
I memo.
| While Col. Doniphan’s column was on its
march from Chihuahua to Saltillo a small ad
vance party under Capt. Reid of about 30 rank
and file arrived at El Poso (twenty-five j
miles above Parras) very early on the morn
ing of ihe 13'h May. About 9, A. M.,a
party of Ind ans were seen emerging from a
gap of the mountains, distant about five miles,
j and making direct for the rancho. Our troops ,
went out at full gallop nearly half a mile to !
meet them. When within thirty or forty I
steps of each oilier, the Indians discharged a
| few arrows, when the Americans fired their
1 entire volley at them. Immediately the In
\ dians raised the veil and rushed in on them, 1
j discharging their arrows with astonishing |
rapidity. Our men were forced to retreat i
about one hundred yards to load, when they,
in their turn charged the enemy and forced ;
them to retreat. Thus alternately did they
; charge, keeping up the contest for two hours •
; vv til much spirit, our troops gaining inch by j
; mch of ihe ground by dint ol hard fighting, ;
| while the Indians held it with much tenacity, j
i and yielding it only with their lives. The
; Indians numbering between fifty and sixty, j
| and iheir superior horsemanship gave them i
I much advantage, notwithstanding which j
| they were forced to fail back before the noble j
| daring of Capt. Reid and his little band.
Capt. Reid, who was ably assisted by !
j Lieu’s Gordon, Spmule and Winston, was i
the only,, American Wounded. lie bad
satisfaction of driving Hie Indians entirely i
j off the ground, carrying With them all Hour j
! wounded and some dead, yes leaving sis- ;
j teen on the field. iNine Mexican prisoners .
• were taken from them and restored to liber- I
j ty, and about 1000 head of liorsds and mules, !
| which, as far as practicable, were returned i
to Mexicans, from whom Hiey had been taken, i
Capt. Reid had Hie gratification ot receiv
ing an official document from tire citizens of j
Parras, through the prefect of the city, ex- I
pressive of their admiration and gratitude for j
Ins noble conduct, and sympathy fur his ,
wounds. Yours, &c.
L. A. M.
r l\j show to what consideration this gal
lant regiment isentilled at the hands of our
c/liZens and their countrymen generally, we
annex the following record of their move
ments, with which we have been kindiy
favored. *
Dales of the Achievements of the Isi Regiment
.Missouri Mpnu/ed Volunteers.
Musi’d in service at H. L aven
vvorih June 6, 'B4G.
Commenced its march for Mexico June 22,
| Entered Banta Ee Aug. !3, **
i Treaty vvilh Nava joe Indians,
completed at Ujo llo»er NoV. 22, “
Rattle of Hrazito Dec. 25, **
Entered El Part* Deb. 27. “
Battle of Sacramento Feb. 28, 1847.
Entered Chihuahua March I, **
Battle of El Poso May 13, ‘‘
Reported to Gen. Wool at Buena
Vista May 22, **
Reported toG'en. Taylor at Mon
lery, May 27, “
Gen. Jlinou.
We give a long and interesting letter
| from Gen. Minon, in the defence of his
conriuct at the bal’le of Buena Vista, or
Angosima, as the Mexicans prefer focall
it, thinking, no doubt, that the meaning o ■’
: the word (the narrow pass) would some
what relieve the disgrace of their defeat,
| Gen. Minon, life all Mexicans, wri'es
belter i'*au he fights; he certainly n akes
I out a strong case against Santa Anna.—
j We do not wonder that the mob turned
| out to stone Santa Anna on his entrance
into the capital, after the general circnla
; tion and perusal of ibis demagogical and
excoriating letter of’Minon. Minon gives
; Ids reasons for his failure on l! e 22d and
23d of February, hut we have heard oth
er and much stronger reasons, which the !
Mexicans about Salt.l !o assign for his
conduct on this occasion. No less an in- 1
i fiuence than love, that great master pas
sion, whose irresistible power has sway
j ed the minds and the hearts of the great- j
est warriors, from Achilles and Alexan- ;
: derdown to Sergeant Pipeclay and Cor- {
j poral Drill. The gallant Mexican fell
' in with a lovely damsel at a factory near
Saltillo, who so fascinated him, that, like j
! Anthony in the arms of Cleopatra, he
| forgot all his military duties, and gave
himself entirely up to the soft dalliance
! of love. In this situation he was caught
i by old Zack, who acted the part of Vul
; can, in the affecting incident in the stoiy |
■ of the loves of Mars and Venus, and
very effectually surrounding the Mexican,
| exposed him to the gaze of the sneering j
i world, and then released him to the pun- j
ishment which his own commander sought |
!ta rt.fiioi or, hi™. We give the story as
j told by the Mexicans about Saltillo, with- i
| out assuming any responsibility there
for.
Some time ago, early in the history of :
this war, we published a sketch of Gen. j
Minon, written by an intelligent Spaniard, i
from which no doubt our readers, as well !
asourselves, were led to believe that the
! said General was a very redoubtable
i warrior, who only wanted a favorable oc- j
1 casion to devour General Taylor and his 1
whole army. Cut, alas! the vigor of the
war did not come up to the spirit of the '
manifesto. Gen. Minon was not the first
i Mexican who has deceived us into the be- j
i lief that fie would llght—“who keeps the I
| word of promise to lhe*ear, hut breaks it I
:to the hope.” He had a glorious oopor- j
| tunity at Saliillo, and suffered himself to I
he enticed into inactivity by a Mexican
Delilah; and when he was brought into
action, could not stand for a moment the
fire of Capt. Shover’s batteries, any more
than he could stand the artillery which
Cupid launched at him Dom the bright
eyes that twinkled, like the stars in the
blue firmament, out of the rebosa of the
fair factory girl.
But Gen. Minon expects to build up his
reputation upon the ruins of Santa An
na’s. This looks very like “kick him,
Bill, lie has no friends.” Well, in Mexi
co this is all considered fair play. Santa
Anna has practised it often to his defeat- j
ed enemies, and justice requires that “the j
poisoned chalice should he commended to
his lips.”— N. O. Delta. 1 Qth inst.
AlitiliSTATtiKtL '" ~ I
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1847.
j An iv it of the Cambria.
This steamer whose arrival was anx ou.-dy
1 looked for, has arrived at Boston, bringing
i advices to the 4 h inst.
j The commercial advices, especial by those
| relative to the grain and cotton markets, are of |
; rl»e first importance. We therefore, to give
the public as clear a view as possi; le of the
I changes in the prices of breadstuff* and col- ;
ton, make nut as full and as accurate a state
j merit as the telegraphic report will permit, ot i
| the prices on the 18th ult., and those on the j
| 3d inst. * j
I Table of the prices of Bread* tuffs at Liverpool.
May I?), 1c47. J’jnc 3, I S4T.
Pe:Hibernia. Per Cambria.
I Flour, American 47 0 h 49 0 4*4 0 a 43 0 j
Wheat do. r< H 13 9 a 14 0 10 0 a 12 6
| Wheat do, white 14 2al 1 H a j
; Indian corn 69 0 a <6 0 5~ U a 54 0
| Indian meal 30 0 a .'!! I) 28 0 a 31 0 i
; Colton,Upland.* 5 to 04 5| to 7
.New Orleans 5, to Ti 5J to B’.
Alabama f>i to Oj 5i to <;
The (Cotton market has improved—money
w is easier, and taken on the whole, trade ap-
I peared to be in a very healthy state. From
present appearances, we believe Cotton has
reached its lowest point in the Liverpool
j market.
From Mexico,
, Dates from the city of Mexico as late as the
29th ult. lias be. n rect i, ed at New Orleans, via
Tampico,
| The Capitol and the whole nation appear to
; be in a condition of anarchy, without law and
i without any authoritative government.
The Picayune of the 15lh inst., contains a !
| long proclamation or manifesto of Santa Anna, j
dated, Mexico, May 22, which contains the usu
-1 at quantum of false asseverations and deceitful
i professions —tells his dear countrymen that he is
! ready tor the thousandth time to die for them, &c. j
| &c. There is one paragraph in tfiis manifesto |
which is worthy of attention, to all classes and
descriptions ot men throughout the civilized
world, as follows:
“The clergy cannot conscientiously submit to
the denomination ot' a peo, !e who admit as a
dogma of their government, the toleration of all
, religions. Are they aheady determined to suf
fer that in front of the very temple in which the
j 11 dy G host is ?dore«l, Pi oicslant churclu s should
|be erected? 'l'he sacrifice ot'parts of its weaitii
| would prevent their losing the remainder, togeth
er vv it ll the privileges sanctioned by our laws and
; which the United States do nut respect.”
Santa Anna finishes with these words, which,
I as we just now observed, he has repeated a thou
| sand times;
! “Mexicans, my countrymen, examine my ac
i lions anil t. t them respond for tny intentions. If
. the bupleme Arbiter of society bus proved us in
•the crucible of aiisfortinnc, he already com
mences to show ids compassion by allowing us
i to form a constitution which will he a table ot
l Rui viition in our troubles. 1 have sworn to it.—
■ 1 have signed it ami J will defend it. v\ it ti res
j peel to fie independe. ce and integrity of the
; nation, 1 have hut one wish, and that is Die in
i most of my heart, 1 *o rombat and die for them. ,:
No commander ever talaed so much as Santa
Anna about dvind lof his country, and none
ever ran away from battle as often as he.
OMst Lieut. Join Plnuizy, Jr. of the
Richmond Blues, arnveefin this city on Mon
day morning from New Orleans, and met a
warm welcome from his numerous friends,
j Like most of the volunteers who have come
home, he has returned in the enjoyment of ex
cellent health.
Cabinet Council*
The Baltimore Sun ot tiie 19th instant says—
We learn from Washington that a Cabinet
! Council was held yesterday morning, said to be
i on important intelligence received from Mexico
—thought to be of a peaceable character.
Vis;l of Iho t*resident to >w York.
It is staler! on good authority, that the
President of the United States, accompanied
by his lady, will leave Washington City on
i Tuesday (this day) on a visit to Baltimore,
j Philadelphia, New York and Boston. He is
i expected to arrive in New York mi Saturday.
: Mrs. Polk vvdi accompany him as far hr Bal
timore, from whence she will proceed to
Tennessee.
i
The Crops,
i The New York Sun of 17lh inst.. say* —
j “Our opinion, despite the unfavorable para
graphs going the rounds, is as we have ro
j peatedly expressed, that the country will
: produce an abundant general harvest tins
i season. We see accounts of winter wheal
I hilled in sections of the West, but the wri
j ters of these never refer to the fact that
| spring wheal has been sown in nearly all
j the vvrinter killed wheat fields. It is only
changing the lime of I lie harvest, not the
i quantity. The corn crop, in all probability,
! will reacii 600,000,090 bushels, a filth more
than last year. There has not been a sea
son of late, free from this apprehension of
i scarcity,soably set afl >al byspeculators. They
would make a famine in the corn bins of
Egyps, Ihougn full as in Joseph's day, if we
j were disposed to swallow all their croakings.
i In Maryland, late rains have improved both
wheat and corn fields, and every kind of grain
1 has put on a new face. In Alabama the
! planters are harvesting wheat, and the crops
; were never finer. Many of the fields have
i lodged from their burden of grain, so that
the sickle is required to cut them. More
than a hundred per cent more bread stuff
has been forwarded from the producing re
gions to the sea board this year than usual—
; the leading depots of those regions contain
at present fifty per cent, more than usual,
and the country promises to keep the supplv
crood. VV e have crossed sections of Long
Island, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and
from the general complexion of the farm
fields, anticipate a full harvest in these por
tions. Corn, Rye, and Grass are especially
heavy. In a very short lime, we predict a
fall in the present rate of breadstuff*, induced
| by the plentiful new harvest.”
Naval.
| The U. S. Pchr. Flirt, Lieut. Com’g. J. S.
I Palmer, arrived at Fen-acola on the 11 h
i inst. from Norfolk, via Havana, and sailed
i the next day for the Gulf, taking the mails
| for the squadron.
'i’he U. S. Marines, stationed at tlie Dir
racks at Pensacola, have been ordered to
Mexico forthwith.
Hon. Dixon It. Lewis.
The friends ot Fiee Trade in New York,
1 have (riven this gentleman an invitation to
partake of a Dinner on his return *o that city
from West Point. It is awe l deserved com
pliment.
Death ot JudjjeNicholls,
: 'Phe Donaldsonville papers come to us in
I mourning for Judge Thomas C. NicholD, who
I died at that place on the ITh inst., at the
age of fifty-seven. Judge Nicholln was a
Marylander by birth, and has resided in Loui
siana for many years, having been fora long
time Judge of (he 4 h District Court, and
lately one of the Judges of the Court of Ap
peals in criminal cases. Judge N. was a
i veteran of the late war, having been engag
ed in the operations below New Orleans iu
! in 1514 and 1815. He was a just and hoi -
i orable man—a faithful and capable judge—a
| patriotic and high-minded citizen.
Col. Doniphan,
; The N. O. Delta of the I9il» inst says—
: There is a strong desire prevailing among
i our citizens, to give this distinguished hero
! of ILe extraordinary march and brilliant vic
tory in Chihuahua, a splendid reception,
! Never were public honors more highly des
-1 erved. Second only to the glory fit Hie old
| chief of Buena Vista, is that of this gallant
j volunteer officer, who lias led our sold era. in
! glory and honor, through so many penis, and
j surmounted such appalling difficulties. Let
I us all unite in honoring the hardy heroes of
! this brilliant enterprise.
Since Ist Sept, last, nine months, there
have been exported from the U. !S. to Great
Britain and Ireland, 13,387.000 bushels of
Indian Corn, of which over 5 millions of hush
| els went from New York; and over 3 millions
from New Orleans.
The Portland Advertiser states that the
Rail Road from that city to Montreal is in
process of construct on at both ends of the
| line. For sixteen miles of the Road the iron
j is already shipped.
Cost of n Trip to the Falls of Niagara,
Tlie Puiladclphia Times sums up the trave
ling expense from that city to the Falls of Ni
| agara, is follows;
Tin fare is from hero to New A ork, 81; New
York to Alhany,sa\ 8150; Albany to Unca, 8"»
i 50; to S. racuse, £2; to Rochester, $4, Bull do,
£2; Hu Halo to the Falls, $1 25, Thus the cost
i i all of transit there is 818 25! To this you
may add 8- per day for board ami lodging, from
Ihedav vuu (cave in me until you return to it,
; and yoti have the whole expense of the trip, if no
• xtravagance he indulged in. Less than 850 per
individual will not do; and any sum over Dial
may be ex pended, according to your taste, or th«
condition of your bank account.
i i I I. . . ■ ■■ ,i*i, mmmn. i
DEATHS.
D F.n, at his residence in Athens, Gen., on
Wednesday, June !0, 1817, Mr. JAMES tA-
I M A Iv, aged 52 years.
A native of South Carolina, of humble birth,
J without the aids of wealth or patronage, h> his
1 own exertions he w».flted his way through the
i College of that State, and graduated with dis
j Unction under the Presidency of Dr. Maxcv. Ih
i ISi7 he removed to Georgia, and was appointed
; Professor of Mathematics in Franklin College,
i in whcli branch ot science he excelled, in I*2o,
he removed to Miiledgi ville, and became co-edi
-1 tor and proprietor of the Georgia Journal, which
lie conducted with signal ability and great suc
cess, t< r about thirteen \ ears, and laid the foun
| dation of a competency vvhicii became ample tin
-1 der iiis skilful management. About the time of
! his rernovalto Miiltdgeville,he married the daugh
ter of Die Rev. Dr. Finley, late President ot Die
i University, who with three children survive to
mourn the loss of a husband and father. In 1828,
: he was elected*a Trustee of the University of
i Georgia, which office he filled until his death
with dis inguished ability, always devising the
most liberal policy, and enlarged plans, for the
welfare of the College, and the advancement of
the cause of Science, to which he was ardent y
| devoted. On mere t an one occasion he was
i employed by the General Government,and State
nulhoiitieo, in ascertaining and fixing the. houn
darn s between this State and North Carolina,
Florida and Alabama, lie was among the early
I advocates and promoters of the cause of Internal
1 Improvement in Georgia by Railroads, and h»
zeal and efficiency while connected w th the
I Georgia Railroad and Banking Company n* well
j remembered.
I he laiu r years of his life were much devoted
| to Agricultural investigation and improvement,
as shown in ihe ability with which he conducted
toe So itfiern~Cultivator while its editor, and the
manner in w [itch the few acres about iiis.n s dnue
were adorned with fiuits and flowers gave aoun*
i dant evidence of industry and skill in Horlicul
j ture, by the introduction and cultivation of (he
i best kinds and greatest variety. In the various
1 and responsible stations and duties in life to which
! he was called, he acted with an ability and hon
| esty but rarely equalled, and yet on hisdeath bed,
I he remarked to tue writer of this obituary, that
{ however pleasant it was in such an hour to look
: hack upon a well-spent life, yet lie had a better
hope and trust for future happiness than could
be based upon a blameless life.
Mrs. SA RAH, daughter of John and Elizabeth
Martin, and wife iff James M. Collier, departed
this life in Cass countv, on Saturday, iVlav 29th,
1847.
She was horn September 10th, 1827. in Athens,
Ga., from which place her parents shortly after
removed to the county of DeKalh, where she
married and lived until within a short period of
her death. Bhe was married on the 30th of De
cember 1842. She was what stie professed to be,
a Christian. In the different relations of life, all
that could be said was in her favor. As a Chris
tian she was truly pious and constant and punc
tual in her attendance at the house of God. Bhe
: was faithful in the discharge ofduty, and diligent
| in the use ot the means of grace. Bhc was a lady
j offew words, but these few conveyed much mean
; ing, and were always seasoned with piety. Her
whole deportment through life, was such as be
cometh one professing Godliness; and while she
gave diligence and attendance to house-hold af
fairs, she neglected not the house of the Lord. —