The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-14 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS. , RIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. After a rapid and excellent passer. of twelve days, the Caledonia, Royal Mail steam-ship, under the corn rp„ tt i n dof Capt a i n L o tt s , rea ched the Mersey at four p ork thi s a f ternoon, b r i ng i ng a d v i ces f rom N e w 4 'ark to the Ist, Boston 2d, and Halifax 4th Sept. The advices just landed are eleven days later from York than those received by the steam-ship Great Western, on Friday se'nnight. 2 11 e news by this arrival is not of an important aractee. The war with Mexico seemed to absorb Steger topics among the citizens of the United The la l : - est news from Mexico state that atSanta Anna, Almoote, and Rejon, had returned to gtek• ,c l ee their presence was expected at Vera Cruz out the 14th or 15th ult., in the English trading Ite artier Arab, for the purpose, as Santa Anna re '‘rked, of " making peace between the United States tad Mexico." 86 It would app ear that the popular feeling was very b " °11 8' in favour of the ex-President ; and we should got be surprised to find that Paredes had not only deposed, but imprisoned for the part he has ke en in administering the affairs of Mexico. Our dodo ° tints fro m th a t coun t r y inform us that Commo reConnor had planned an attack on Alvarado, hut f, nn the Bth ult. had prevented his designs. The • x "le Sun of Aug. 31 says that it will doubtless be L eh appears rather doubtful as to the success , e 2 l will attend such an attempt. The command IfLue Mexican army in the north is under General • a e r a ", Our advices inform us, that on the 19th of I.,y n e was to have proceeded to Monterey with the - Ratan,. lyk in . -- . of Arista's forces, to unite with Parades, b e -6 army, according to the last accounts, num ttre"r°M 12,000 to 15,000, leaving about 1,500 only the capital. Reinforcements had arrived at the 7 01 1 at Tampico. More than 200,000 dollars had I, B Pent in the equipment of the troops, every cent. Th e United had been paid out in cash. C I ," United States army in Mexico were reported t i .: in good health, and gradually accumulating 0 4 ,,,_ Th ' si alas and means of transportation, pushing its te;l.4)osts up the Rio del Porte, and getting everything Y for a vigorous invasion. Camargo was in the t; t ke 4 41 Patton of General Taylor, and on the 31st of Y the United States troops had also taken posses -1„,.0f Meir, without any opposition. General Wood t o Z t o March on t owa rds Monterey, the main force 43 9? detai ne d t ill th e m iddl e o f S e pt e mber. The trblettents of General Taylor would appear to be o t IY retarded for want of the means of transports a, The latest intelligence which we have in the ape," t td - e by this arrival from MexicO, states that Pa- Itt o was to l e a v e the capital on the 31st of July, it e , 4ter eY, where General Megia had established his ii7 - quarter s . Th e l a st brigade, composing the vii s li cAl to b e un d er hi s comman d, h a d l e ft on th e 1) 4 ,;:, o f July. As we have already intimated, we 4,:uoubts whether he will reach Monterey in su3h 47acity from the extreme probability, that Santa A: m a would resume the office of President, and tri i sles be called upon to answer for his late actions. t u ,: te tt we believe ;that ere this he is deposed and It prisoner. 4e lt e Calafornia Regiment was about to sail from .v. ,„ "rk• Three vessek3 had been chartered for ki,:" v oyance. Some desertions had taken place, der: 4 `' e rested parties had objected to the comman i he regi men t was t o be armed with 800 per on locks, 800 ditto flint locks, and 800 rifles, in tor oh , to which cannon and equipments for one of e: 1 1 of artillery, and arrangements for a corps goons, were to be sent out. to d: le tters received from General Kearny, on his way tot i Z t a Fe, we find he was at FOrt Bent, with his L a nd, on July 19. He anticipates no opposition tfth ti g Santa Fe. The above forms the chief items N te e State of affairs between Mexico and the United b e i o 3 ' Oth er matters w ill b e f oun d i n th e ex t rac t s th ia *) which treats of the war, &c., in full detail. By ) 4 , arr ival the accoun t s f rom M on t rea l are t o th e 'tat dates. ko Th r i_ e , T . (3 . ronto Board of Trade have drawn up a me t4to the Queen, praying for a repeal of the dif ifitacal d . uties in favour of British importations, the ai 1 restrrinctoiofnsthe navigation laws, and the removal 1 11 4 :ez, on th e f ree nav i ga ti on o f th e St. G reat anxiety was f e lt f or th e appoint -41.7 a new G overnor-General, in the room o f Cathcart, who was understood to return to agla n d . 4 1 11 e proprietors of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Q W ay had resolved to proceed with their under - tt k il :!; advertisements had been published for con bri:." and workmen. The Hon. Mr. Pakenham , lash Minister to the United States, was at Quebec. 14 1 ,7 e was dull at Montreal, and there was a poor e ll % prospect for the coming autumn. 144°341ERCIAL NEWS.—We find the following long .I',,,,tilaute summary of this description in the .New Ititheourier and Enquirer, and we subjoin it at AN tti b usiness condition of the country is of course : 3 , after such violent legislation as has recently ,orcan tt oessed both in England and the United States. any reliable opinion be hazarded for some time " to the immediate probable effects of this , 41 Ao ti. There is no spirit of enterprise for new ad kt In the manufacturing districts preparations Nt!eltleral for curtailing business, and for `getting k. 4 li t i," ti t l°g snug to to face the storm , which is appre ,7ttlic the g agricultural districts abundance is reckoned a blessing, so low are the prices at pre 'rop,"▪ k so little is the prospect of their rising. The 1 , 14 , p ot M * tt 11 kinds will be very large, except perhaps that Ziet i Voes, concerning which we hear from many dis 1741tinfti fro.'n dissimilar quarters, that the disease is i, 1 % ~°.4 4V oe with this indispensable vegetable. But in 1 : - .Otry i t i s by no means so important a product as 6 ,lj: l n e Part s o f L';:.trope, and substitutes of grain and t will b e s o cheap that, except as a change of t il t ,: 'allur e of the potato crop will have no practical 4i !ti - en th e welfare of the people at large. h - r n eY matters it 9 very marked changes have I `4(l ll „'ace but greater inactivity has prevailed, and the " ( tv e-e Y been downward. The leading securities the k e n Yielded, the demand not being sufficient to take off filli,,atity offering. The most serlous fall has been in ,4011. wi tted States Loans, the Sixes having been sold at an accumulated interest of one per cent. to the Lkte l i . . B ,e,r• The fancy stocks have also declined, and the ' 4 4 i,'"° 3 3 in them is mainly confined to the brokers, 11(4 sPirited. 11 ) h re t Uncertainty prevails as to the steps to be taken , a 4 0 Government to raise money. It is understood t 4 0 494 11 issue of 500,000 dolls. 'Treasury Notes, bearing ~ " - Y a nominal interest, be made ; but fo r ill l oalan ce of the 10,000,000 dolls. authorised, u ncertainty. No Treasury Notes have yet made 4 PPearance. Money is more abundant than at the 'V °I our last but it is still in good request, and only -111 g paper can be readily discounted. The banks are til k ; sound condition, having more than their ays 4Vq.specie, with constant fresh arrivals from the south ki c l',,c ) otte-west. Exchanges have advanced materially, tr.'tnsactions have been to good extent. The . h. Oia ism ederate. Heavy sales of dry goods have been auc t 'ion giving the importers a supply of cash. , 4 k• t '' , l trade is not yet fairly opened, but it is thought lap 4 f air amount of business will be done. ° goods have yet been bonded under the warehousing _tio for m o f bonding has yet been received from 4 4hi, r easury department. Large quantities, however, ‘ ,..11, e en sent into the public stores. tl i ; n t ,e,ws by the last steamer had a depressing effect Flour market. Otherwise, it was not materially b C` C otton since our publication of the 15th, more . 1 1 1 t / Ess has b een d one , the sales amounting to 20,000 4 4 6', We then quoted "middling" at 71. a 8;1 cents. w e and Mobile and a 8-1 for Uplands; but ,°„,t141,-4 .'ICIW quite 81- a 94 for the former and aB4 rt iv t C 4 la; tier. Under the general opinion that the ~qty,t , 4 lg cr o p e ‘rould probably turn out deficient in quan- L 4 thr„ r t i e,es adv ar 2ced almost imperceptibly until the 27th; ' 4 ('116"' 1 3. three arriving from New Orleans and ! t4 t1,1 with accoun ts of wet weather in those districts 1,11 of ravages of t;:e army worm, more particularly ; I !ttt ' s iana and Missies:ippi, a very animated inquir) 'lt) A ti ts. up, and 5,000 or . 6',000 bales were sold on the eath;" ao advance of or cent upon previous prices ; the" - .aezt day (Saturday) the demand continued, but tto:tions +l , Were checked by the withdrawal of cotton lkoe, the market, and by the deoand of a further ad- . t he sales were' nevertheless 1,500 bales or more at It is cent advances on the prices of the day before. ,7„4t A , - „ s t .° much the fashion to ridicule worms, rot, &c., f • o 'eel on tender ground; but, after the experience ,sq the Years, especially 1840, we cannot make light • ;,,'Seger to the crop from the army worm; and it is ' , o h bear in mind that the growth is later and the tl 4 - `' earlier than in 1840. At the same time, as a t 4 . 11,14 ``affecting the probable extent of the production, we '40 4 , 1 / , o backwardness of the crop more important than PlEtieett ranee of the worms—as the lone exposes the 'li bt ` ° a ,variety of casualties to which an early crop I / 1 ' th e s 0 ioj,4iously subject, while the other is only one 0 4 c4, - asualG.,93 to which the crop is exposed by its e.." r doess, and may disappear with a change to clear died • ealher, after ruining the prospect of the few hun likell?Laliters first astecked. Still the worm tells more air 'Odividual opinions than the backwardness; for ii Sitl", et snoal frie p nd.s, Roe, Doe, Johnson, Jackson, i 'kp ee Land Jones, wl.o wrote us a week ago that they to make 500 01'600 bake a piece, now write that THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1846. they have no hopo of making more than a fifth of the quantity (and such letters were received on the 27th instant), we are astounded by the intelligence, and na turally think such facts more important than the back wardness of the crop. Apart from worms and backwardness, the crop does not promise badly, looking better on the high and poor than on the low and richer soils. It looks well on the higher grounds of Carolina, Georgia, and the eastern part of Alabama, but not well south and west of these districts. If it was two or three weeks earlier we should count upon 2,300,000 bales, but it is the most backward crop since 1833, except that of 1843, as shown by the receipts of new cotton ; on an average throughout the country, we should say it is two, three, or, perhaps five days more forward than in 1843, but full two weeks later than the average of the other six years. Consider ing the wet weather here last week, we think the odds are against its reaching 2,100,000 bales. Taking in the last dates from the south, the export is now close upon 1,093,000 bales to Great Britain, and 552,000 to other foreign ports, and the stocks are reduced below their amount at this time two years ago. By the next steamer, however, the full accounts of crop, export, home consumption, &c., will be transmitted, so we will not now enlarge upon these topics, though we could say much upon New Orleans having fallen short of 1,050,000 bales after estimates of 1,290,000 reiterated for months, and apparently justified by the actual product per acre in Louisiana and Mississippi. That the cultivation of cotton has ceased to extend as it did seven years ago, and that a greater portion of the increased number of slaves has been devoted to the production of sugar in each of the last five years, are facts which we apprehend will sooner or later be generally conceded—facts in com parison with which, worms and backwardness, floods and droughts and even early frosts, sink into compara tive insignificance. In regard to the lateness of the crop, we will only particularise one fact—that the late receipts of new cotton at New Orleans up to .the 22d inst. are not as large as in the remarkably backward year, 1843. The following are extracts from the papers. — Trophies of I?esaca de la Pulnza.—The union publishes the following extracts from two letters found among the private baggage of Gen. Arista, which was captured at the battle of the 9th May:— Extracts from Tornel's directions for the plan of cam paign, dated city of Mexico, April 4, 1846, and addressed to General Don Mariano Arista:— mitted numerous robberies recently, for one of which he had been arrested by a party of Mexicans, and broken away when the man who brought in overhauled him.— Matamoras Flag. HEAD-QUARTER 3 ARMY OF OCCIIPA7ION. MATAMORAS, Ang. 2, 1846. _ _ Orders, No. 94. No spirituous liquors will be permitted to enter the river or the city of Matamoras, for the purpose of barter or traffic on the account of any person whatever, whether sutlers in the army or private dealers. Any liquors found in violation of this order will be confiscated and sent to the Quarter-master in New Orleans to be sold ; one half of the proceeds for the benefit of the informant, the other half to be applied to the hospital department. The merchants in Matamoras will be permitted to vend the liquors they may actually have on hand, but to receive no new supplies. The Commanding General issues this order under the sanction of the General Government ; and calls upon all officers to give their aid in executing its provisions. The Quartermaster's Department and Colonel Clarke will take the necessary measures to have it communicated to the persons interested, particularly to the dealers in Mata mcras, and the masters of all public transports or other vessels in the river. Any steam-boat captains or other hired persons that are found violating it, will be at once dismissed from the service. By order of Major-General Taylor, (Signed) W. W. BLISS, Assistant Adjutant-General, August 4, 1846. EXTRACT. Orders, No. 4. 1. The following extract of Orders from General Taylor is published for general information and the government of all concerned, via. : " Most of the disorders in town have arisen from the excessive use of liquor, and in addition to the provisions of ' Order, No. 94,' on the subject, the General now di- rects that, after the 15th inst., the sale of spirituous liquors be absolutely prohibited in the town. The dealers are allowed until that time to dispose of their stock, and will not be allowed to continue the traffic after the day mentioned." 2. The chief magistrate of the city of Matamoras and all other municipal officers will, under his direction, en force the above orders upon the Mexican residents and traders of Matamoras, and will issue orders accordingly. The American traders and residents will conform to these orders, and make their arrangements accordingly. By order of Lieut.-Colonel Clarke. JNO. M. BRANNAN, 2d Lieut. Ist Artillery Acting Adjutant. MATAMORAS, AUG. 2.—Two or three Mexicans on the road from this place to Burita, attempted to catch two unarmed volunteers with the lasso, but failed through the nimbleness of the pedestrians. They have brought the use of the lasso to great perfection, and sometimes throw with the precision of a rifle ball; had they been successful in roping the Americans, they would, doubt less, have choked them to death. AuG. s.—General Taylor left this morning about daylight, on the steamer Whiteville, accompanied by about 300 men. The particulars of the fight with the Indians was brought down here last night by the steamer Big Hat chee, but they are contradictory, and need confirmation. A report says the Rangers overtook the Indians, killed twenty, and lost two of their own men, but does not say who remained masters of the field. Colonel Clark has said that the order prohibiting the sale of liquors after the 15th, has nothing to do with wines, cordials, ale, &c. This will enable most of the " MINISTRY OF WAR AND MARINE. SECTION OF OPERATIONS. M " Ist. The supreme Government desires and orders that Matamoras be protected at all hazards, and sus tained by your entire division—since it is very important by its situation, by its resources, by the number of its inhabitants, and by every sort of consideration, military, moral, and political. " 2d. Having in view that the American army, not content with having occupied the department of Texas, has invaded the territories of those of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, it must be treated as an enemy of the na tion, and attacked by every means which war permits, and which will be suggested by your military skill and knowledge of the ground which is now the theatre of operations." Extracts from a letter of President Paredes to General Arista:— " Private Secretariat of the President of the Republic, to his Excellency the General of Division, Don Mariano Arista. " Mexico, April 16, 1846. * * * * " By the same post important orders will be com municated to you concerning military operations. Sup posing you already on the theatre of operations, and with all the forces assembled, it is indispensable that hostilities be commenced, yourself taking the initiative against the enemy. " The notification must necessarily be peremptory, and immediately after all upon him, and don't cease until he is annihilated. This deeply interests the honour of the nation under existing circumstances. Our enemy is overcome with fear, and there is no doubt that they will all become our prisoners. Advance, thee, with the cry of ' Live the republic !' and cover your brow with imperishable laurels." houses to remain open, and give them a chance of smuggling out the black bottle. He also says that any liquors that may be remaining on hand after the day of grace, can be sent back to New Orleans, stored in Matamoras, or sent into the interior by Mexicans, so that no great loss will fall on any body. The people trafficking out here have reason to thank the leniency of Taylor and Clark on this subject. —New Orleans Bee, 15th. MIER. MEXICO, JULY 31, 1846.—Captain Vinton's command entered this place this morning without the least show of opposition, the inhabitants thronging to the plaza as the troops filed into it and stacked their arms _ _ in front of the hou;e of the alcalde. It seemed to me as though there were men enough in the square to have beaten us off with nothing else save the loose rocks lying about; yet not a hand was raised. Mier is by far the most pleasant, cleanly, and well regulated place we have yet seen in this part of Mexico. It is built on a hill overlooking a clear running stream of the same name, three miles from the Rio Grande, and is said to contain 6,000 inhabitants, although I do not know where they stow them all. You may well re member that it was in this place that the Texans under Colonel Fisher were compelled to surrender, after they had killed twice their own number of Mexicans. The houses occupied by the Texans during the hattle were pointed out, and still bear the marks of the desperate conflict. I have stated that the number of the inhabitants is put down at 6,000 ; admitting that it is 4,000, it was still entered and taken possession of by 93 men only, 85 regulars and 8 of M'Culloch's Rangers, acting as a mounted guard. You could not serve any town in the United States in that way, and this is a perfect for tification from its position and the strength of the houses, which are of stone. CAMARGO, AUGUST 2.—A few hours after we left Mier yesterday, the Camanches killed and scalped the alcalde within a few hundred yards of the outskirts of the place. He was returning from his rancho in the neigh bourhood at the time, and was shot from a fence or some other cover. There is no mistake that a large force of Camanches is on this side the Rio Grande, committing depredations and murdering the inhabitants with impunity. Parties of them have appeared at Guerrero, a city some thirty miles above Mier, have stolen a great many horses and mules, and have killed several of the principal citizens, among them one of the town council. The authorities of the place have sent in their submission to the officer in command of the United States troops here, and would doubtless be delighted to see an American force in the plaza. Camargo is now overrun with troops, the white tents of the soldiers covering acres and acres. The Rangers start out to-morrow on a scout in the direction of Monterey, and bodies of regulars with army stores will soon follow. CAMARGO, AUG. 3, 1846.—1 have just seen a letter, dated yesterday, at Reynosa, the writer of which calls for a detachment of mounted men to guard a large drove of pack mules to this place. He has reliable informa tion, so he says, that a gang of brigands has been organised in the neighbourhood of Reynosa to cut up any and every small party they may meet upon the road, and further states that some of the principal men of that place are engaged in this scheme of pillage and murder. Troops still continue to pour in ; several companies have arrived since I wrote yesterday on the steamers Roberts and Big Hatchee. General Worth has moved the camp to high and dry ground on the San Juan, a mile below Camargo, where the soldiers are far more comfortable. How Napoleon used to dispose of his tremendous armies is a mystery to me. Huddled as close or closer than comfort will allow, even eight or ten thousand men here take up a wilderness of space. Capt. Gillespie's Rangers remain in camp here, while M'Culloch's are off this morning, in the direction, it is supposed, of Monterey, scouring the country as far at least as China, and possibly farther. Reports that large parties of armed men have been seen in that direction, among other companies than that of Segum, have reached this place. The Rangers will find them if they are to be found. We have no further accounts of the ravages of the Camanches in the neighbourhood of Mier or Guerrero. P.S. An express has just come in from Mier. The rider contradicts the report that the alcalde had been killed, but says there were a good many Indians lurking about.—New Orleans Picayune, 15th. CAMARGO, MEXICO, JULY 21.—1 t was for a long time a favourite scheme of Arista's to bring about a union between Texas and the states of the lower Rio Grande. The people of Nueva Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas, ground down by the taxes imposed upon them by the Central Government, and not receiving either benefit or protection therefrom, have always been ripe for revolt ; and perhaps the only reason why they have not before this raised the grito of revolution has been because they had not the means within themselves to cope successfully with the Centralist forces, couPled with the fact that they have never had a leader on whom theycoulddepend. Ca pales, when in 1839 he pronounced in favour of the consti tution of 1824, and crossed the Rio Grande with Jor dan's men, might have succeeded in everything he under took had he been honest, or had a brother-in-law of his, Colonel Mulana, been faithful to the cause ; but it is a well-known fact that immediately after Jordan had won a great victory near Saltillo, and the Federalists were everywhere in the ascendant, that the money of the Central Government effected what its arms could not. The brave Jordan was sold, although he succeeded in getting safely out of the country, while the exertions of Fisher, Wells, Ross, and other American officers, in favour of federalism, all went for nothing. A good round sum was the price of the treachery of the Mexican leaders, and Canales, either directly or indirectly, doubt less came in for a full share. I cannot learn that Car vsjal (usually, but erroneously spelt Carrabajal), who wag educated in the United States, and speaks and writes English well, had any hand in the bargain or sale. With all this corruption Arista had nothing to do. He was a Central leader at the time, and it was not until the annexation of Texas to the United States came to be seriously agitated that he began to entertain hopes of overturning the Central Power in the departments this side the Sierra Madre, and by a union with Texas forming a strong middle Republic. Without the co operation of the then Lone Star Republic he could do nothing, and to effect this he opened a correspondence with several influential men at Corpus Christi and other points. Even if he effected his object of bringing about the union, he had the sagacity to foresee and foretel that in a very few years the Anglo-Saxons would have a preponderence in the new Republic that would take from him his influence and authority ; yet this he was willing to overlook, as he said, for the good of his coun trymen. There are no men in the world who have the welfare of the people so much at heart as the Mexican leaders, although they all have a most singular way of showing it. The 'Anal annexation of Texas to the United States completely frustrated Arista's plans, upset his hopes, and in a great measure embittered him against the Americans, from whom he had expected so much as sistance ; yet not so with Carvajal, Canales, and some of the other Mexican revolutionary leaders. These latter still hoped that the appearance of the American army at Corpus Christi might be turned to their advan tage in some, and with these hop es a correspondencewas opened with some of the officers stationed there, and the camp was also visited by one of the master spirits, Carvajal. The full nature of the communica tions he made I am not acquainted with, but that he in some way expected aid in the scheme of separating the I - departments this side the Sierra Madre from the Cen tral Government there is not a question. To patch out the new Republic it is probable that he was desirous of holding all the country this side the Nucces, and was equally desirous that the American force should not ad vance a step farther in the direction of th e Rio Grande. He knew too that the Government of Mexico would op• pose, to the utmost of its abilities, the pi-ogress of the American arms, would throw a large force into Mats mores, and that thus the expectations of the revolu tionists, of a speedy release from central bondage, would be retarded or completely frustrated. Whatever Carvajal might have thought, or whatever he might have advised, General Taylor was ordered to take up ground opposite Matamoras, and marched his army from Corpus Christi with that intention. When Canales and Carvajal saw the immense preparation made to oppose him, and saw that Arista had taken the com mand against the Americans, they, too, joined the army with a large body of rancheros. They could not well do otherwise, with all their talk of a separation from the Central power and theirgreat hatred of Central tyranny, fur the success of the Mexican army was looked upon as certain; and where would they have been with the American prisoners in Matamoras and they standing aloof and taking no hand in the matter? The result of the grand battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the occupation of Matamoras by General Taylor, the flight of Arista with the remnant of his army, and the dispersing the rancheros, are matters well known, and it now remains to be seen what scheme, if any, the re volutionary leaders will next hit upon. Carvajal is very sore upon the subject of the defeat of all his hopes, and blames the American Government for treating his propositions with silent contempt. His family is now in this place, but he himself, although within a few hours' ride, does not feel disposed, either from fear of personal harm or a desire not to commit himself with his countrymen, to come in. Whatever may be his motives or designs, he has the reputation with the Americans as well as the Mexicans of being a brave and intelligent man, and more honest even than many of his neighbours. I might give you the rumours of the whereabouts of Canales, of Seguin, of Antonia Perex ' and of some of the other partisan officers, but it would all amount to mere speculation. Gillespie's company has just come in from Mier. The Captain reports that Canales left that place a short time previous to his arrival. He had but a small force, and went off, as was supposed, in the directior. of Monterey. I do not believe he is far off, Antonio Perez went through Loredo a few days since with a large cavallada of horses and mules.—New Orleans Picayune, 11th. . FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.—We find. the following letter in the National Intelligencer, which paper copies from the Baltimore Argus, to whom it was furnished by an officer of the army, who endorses its contents. It places a very different aspect upon the affairs on the Rio Grande, and advances statements as to the Mexican force which we think are much exaggerated. The last arrival from Mexico direct brought information that Paredes was expected to concentrate 10,000 men at St. Luis Potosi, but even that was exceedingly doubtful, from the very fact that great boast was made of having raised, armed, and equipped two brigades of troops at Mexico, consisting of 1,200 men:— " Camargo (Mexico), July 31, 1846. " Information that I rely upon is, that General Mejia, with the remnant of Arista's army, 4,000 strong, is at Cadereita, a town thirty miles east of Monterey. This town has a garrison of near 1,000 men (regulars), a po pulation of 15,000. General Paredes was at San Luis de Potosi on the 15th instant, on his way to Monterey, with 8,000 regular troops ; he has also called on Nueva Leon for 8,000 active militia ; from this department of Tamaulipas he expects 3,000 more ; making his entire force, when he reaches Monterey on the 15th or 20th proximo, near 25,000 men_ General Taylor is straining every nerve to get there before him, but cannot now possibly do so until the sth or 10th September ; so Pa redes has the advantage of numbers, and of naturally a strong rocky position. Paredes will have forty pieces of cannon—we will have about twenty-four; and you may expect (as our army will not be over 10,000) to hear of the most obstinate fight and bloodiest doings ever done up in America or in the world about the 15th of Sep tember. With us it will be neck or nothing—the former, something to eat and houses to live in, perhaps peace ; the latter, death and a continuation of the war. Such is our prospect." FROM THE HOME SQUADRON. — Letters from Commo dore Conner, of as late date as the 30th July, have been received at the Navy Department. The crews of the different ships of the squadron continue healthy, with the exception of a case or two of scurvy. The Porpoise arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th July. The Peterel reached that port on the 21st, after a passage of 28 days from New York; and the Bonito arrived on the 28th. On the morning of the 25th, before daylight, Midship man Wingate Pilsbury, of Maine, and Michael Flinn, seaman, both of the steamer Mississippi, were drowned by the upsetting of the launch of that vessel. Neither of the bodies has been recovered. A town in the neighbourhood of Jalapa had pro nounced against the Government of Paredes, and in fa vour of Santa Anna and Federalism. One of the chiefs was the Secretary of Legation to Almonte, when Minis. ter to France. The principal chief, Jose Arrillago, is a particular friend of Santa Anna, and said to be a man of energy and ability. At first the movement was con sidered of little importance; but it has since increased in consequence, and from present appearances there is reason to believe it will become general throughout the department of Vera Cruz. Intelligence had also been received ut Vera Cruz as late as the 21st from Mexico, of some importance. The Government troops sent to quell the insurrection in Ja lisco have been totally defeated at Guadalajara by the pronunciados, and their commander (General Arevallo) killed. The departments of Queretaro and Zacetecas have pronounced against the Government, but not, as is supposed, in connexion with Santa Anna. Except with a portion of the army, it is said that this gentleman is not popular in the country. The Fede ralists have no confidante in his present professions; and without their aid, it is believed, he could not sustain himself at the head of the Government for any length of time, even if his friends could succeed in having him recalled. It is difficult to conjecture what effect these events may have on our relations with Mexico. Should they lead to a change of Government—which is not impro bable—the party coming into power will likely offer proposals of peace, as we learn from a source deserving of credit, that such is the desire of many of the most influential men in Mexico. A close blockade of the coast, however, and a vigorous prosecution of the war, seem the most obvious means of bringing them to terms. On the 21st of July Congress passed a law granting commissions to privateers. Alvarado, Zecoluta, Zas pam, and Sote La Marina have been declared ports of entry. These ports will be included among those al ready blockaded. General Bravo declined acting as President of the re public on his arrival at Me x i co . C ongress , h owever, refused his resignation, and he has since accepted the appointment. General Paredes was to have left Mexico on the 27th for the northern frontier. It is generally supposed he will not take that direction. It is said that some regiments, amounting in all to fourteen hundred men, have marched from the city. It is believed that they were intended to reinforce General Arevallo at Guadalajara. A letter from Buenos Ayres announces the de parture of Mr. Graham, United States Consul, and a son of Mr. Brent, the Charg4 d'Affaires for Corrientes and Paraguay. An excursion was recently made into the department of the north, to chastise the predatory Indians. The result was that upwards of 60 fighting Indians, including two Caciques, have been killed, and 5 taken prisoners ; 900 sheep, 209 head of cattle, 160 mares, and 470 horses, as also large deposits of Indian corn, pumpkins, and other provisions, falling, besides, into the hands of the victors. BUENOS_ AYRES, JUNE 20.—According to news from Entrerios, the Correntino Envoy to Paraguay has been successful in his mission, President Lopez having agreed to cancel all the treaties that had been formed between the two provinces, in prejudice to the Confederation. The Paraguay army had withdrawn to its own territory. The sloop Fortuna, of the convoy from Corrientos, got aground and bilged on the 14th inst., between Co lonias and Las Paris. The British barque burnt up the Parana was the Caledonia. She had 17,000 hides on beard. FROM MONTE VlDEO.—Captain Scott, of the barque Mason Barney, from Monte Video, which place he left o n the 3d of July, informs us, that about a week previous to his sailing the British had embarked a part of the 45th regiment that was at that place, for the Cape of Good Hope, leaving behind the 73d regiment. The U. S. ship Plymouth was lying at Monte Video—the boats of which ship were kindly sent to the assistance of Captain Scott, to enable him to get out of the harbour. The U. S. brig Bainbridge sailed on the 23d of June for Buenos Ayres, having on board Mr. Harris, the U. S. Chargé d'Affaires. VERA CRUZ.—The Boston Journal furnishes the fol lowing translation of the declaration made by the garri son of Vera Cruz against the Mexican Government and in favour of Santa Anna : At a meeting of the General-in-Chief and officers of the Bth Regiment quartered in the heroic city of Vera Cruz, to take into consideration the calamitous state to which the Republic has arrived, and to seek the most immediate remedy to place it in a career of pros perity, &c., It was resolved to adopt the plan of the 20th of May, pronounced by the military garrison at Guadalaxara, with the following amendments:- 1. All those who may have been banished for politi cal opinions since the year 1821, are invited to return to the Republic and co-operate in the present movement. 2. By this the circumstances of the war with the United States are to be considered as in nowise changed; but it is for the Congress which will assemble to deter mine relative thereto, and for the Mexicans to obey their resolutions. 3. A general invitation is proffered to all those in this department who may have taken up arms against the existing order of government, to unite in this plan, which has for its object the public weal alone. 4. As his Excellency General Antonio Lopez Santa Anna had the glory to establish the republic, whatever may have been his errors, he was a firm supporter of public liberty and national honour—for this we proclaim him leader of this great enterprise. Signed by the officers generally, FROM RIO DE JANElRO.—Captain Williams, of the barque Brazilerio, at this port from Rio de Janeiro, whence she sailed July 16, reports that the arrival of the barque Amelia Mulholland, with the news of the war with Mexico, created great sensation; freights for Ame rican vessels are almost impossible to be obtained. Com mander Rosseau, of the Columbia, expecting the corvette Plymouth and the brig Bainbridge, from the river, daily, has notified American ship-masters that they will convoy any vessels home that may put themselves under their protection. American credits are in disrepute and cannot be passed, except at considerable advance. The Brazilian Government are sending troops in some numbers to the province of Rio Grande, it is supposed in consequence of anticipated trouble with Buenos Ayres. From the river there is no news of any particular mo ment. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, AUG. 31. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. SALES AT STOCK EXCHANGE. 2,560 Ohio 6's, '6O 3,000 U. S. 6's, '62 1,000 111. Specials 33 5,000 Penna s's s 3 66 150 Shs. D. and H. scp. b 4 d 144 15 Do. State Bk 100 Do. Far Tr b3O 24, 100 Do. Morris C 9 5 Do. Mohawk 5l 25 Do. Erie RR. scrip 300 Do. Long Isl. 100 Do. Harlem R blO 6 1 250 Do. Nor. and W. 200 Do. Rd'g RR. blo 66 4 PUBLIC STOCK EXCHANGE. 50 Shs. Far. Loan b3 24i 25 Do. Morris Canal 64 250 Do. Harlem RR., 50 Shs. Harlem R. b 3 55 3 25 Do. Nor. and Wor • 44t DIVIDENDS.—The Franklin Bank of Cincinnati has declared its fourteenth dividend of 5 per cent., payable to stockholders in this city at the Bank of America on the Ist September. The Bank of Missouri has declared a dividend of 3i per cent. The Plicenix Bank of Hartford, Conn., has declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent., payable on and after the 3d September. " United States ship Cumberland, " Off Vera Cruz, July 30, 1846. " Sir,—Shortly after closing my letter of the 28th nstant, the Cumberland, Potomac, and two of the schooners, sailed from Green Island for the purpose of attacking the enemy's vessels in the river of Al varado. In passing through the channel leading to the roads of Antonio Lizardo, I regret to inform you this ship, owing to a strong current, ran on the ❑orth-west part of a coral reef, called the Chopas, in three fathoms water. This was about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th. After great exer tions, and lightening her more than a foot by pumping off the water, removing the provisions and shot to the other vessels, and depositing most of the spar deck guns on a shoal part of the reef near the vessel (whence they can be easily removed), with the assistance of the Mississippi, she was finally extricated from her perilous position at about eight o'clock, P.M., on the 29th, after grinding in the coral reef for upwards of twenty-seven hours. " With the exception of her false keel, of which small crushed fragments rose to the surface of the water alongside, the ship does not appear to have sustained any material injury, as she makes no more water than usual. It is reasonable to infer, however, that much of the cop per on the bottom has been rubbed off. " It affords me great satisfaction to add that the offi cers and men of the Cumberland performed their inces sant labour with untiring zeal and assiduity ; and my acknowledgments are due to Captain Fitzhugh, his officers and men, for the very efficient aid rendered by the Mississippi, whose services were of the greatest im portance ; and to Lieutenant Le Roy and the men of the Potomac, who shared our labours. I am, very respect fully, your obedient servant, " D. CONNER, " Commanding Home Squadron. " Hon. George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy." •Union. FROM MEXICO.—The New Orleans papers of the 18th, are filled with the Mexican intelligence which reached this city several days since from Mexico. We annex the following paragraphs which contain information of interest and importaace:— The Bills before Congress which we published some weeks since—one conferring on the Government the control over the revenues for the purposes of the war, and the other declaring the existence of war, and that Mexico will repel it—were passed by Congress in nearly the same form in which they were originally reported. Congress had passed another law to which great im- General Paredes not argsieveinngthe law itself, but s and p rocure th e pt the t u an nl c i e m w i t a e was p attached, ower to c a o p n p fe o r i r n i t n go officers the prefer ence t o t t i h e o ce se ss o ar f y Ai n e a x t i e c r o i . als l f v or e t h h a e ve n have a second-hand notice of it, which is not very de finite. Paredes had determined to release all prisoners con fined for political offences. The news received in the city of Mexico from the frontier was such as to drive the Government almost to despair. On the 27th July a courier 9.rrived, announcing the departure of eight thousand American troops from Camargo for Monterey. General Armijo, about the same time, sent word that six thousand Americans had come down upon New Mexico. And to crown the whole, a dispatch was received from the British Minister at Washington, which quenched every hope of receiving aid from England. General Mejia, who bad taken the command of the army which followed Arista to Linares, had established his head-quarters at Monterey. General Paredes was to direct his march thither, for which purpose he was to leave the city of Mexico on the 31st of July, making a detour, however, to look after the city of Gaudalajara. The last brigade composing the division to be under the President's command left the capital on the nth of July. It was 2,000 strong, and had several pieces of artillery. t A PROPT" This brigade, like those which left the capital before t or , ' was perfectly equipped. All these troops, with two .t to three thousand expected from Guadalajara, tun ed .‘ those under Mejia, it was thought would give Paredes a . force at Monterey of from 12,000 to 15,000 . men. lic t H r i, long delay in the capital is attributed to his-9 133 i that his army should be equipped and provided particular. In the city of Mexico there were, at last e 1,200 troops, and there was some intenttoe i o f volunteer force. . :ccounts, butd AECY FOR THE GREAT ST. LEGER, 1846. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) As the time fast approaches when the great sporting event of the year is to be decided, I hasten to commit a e few remarks to paper anent the principle favourites, and every endeavour to point out the probable winner. raising a FROM MONTE VIDEO.—We received yesterday, the barque Mason Barney, Captain Scott, Buenos Ayres papers to July Ist. The papers of June 13 give details of the engagement between the Parana expedition and t. lago is a prominent favourite in Scott's lot, and one of the speedieet horses of the year; he ran well up for the Champagne last year, being his first appearance in by public: he wor: two races in a canter in the Newmarket Sprieig Meetings of this year, beating some fairish nags, an d ran Pyrrhus the First (subsequently the winner of the forts thrown up to oppose the progress of the boats. ,tie Derby) to a neck for the Newmarket Stakes. lago, The convoy is said to have consisted of 95 merchant- rode by Frank Butler, started for the Derby, looking men, with twelve ships of war, mounting in all eighty- and going beautifully ; he showed in front till he reached five guns. The opposing force, besides three pieces of Tattenham-corner, where he resigned the contest and artillery on an island in front of the position, consisted of seventeen pieces of flyi ng ar till ery an d 50Q infantry. came in eighth or ninth. At Ascot he won the Welcome The account pr o c ee d s : Stakes, berating eas il y St. Demetri, that fast mare "The enemy co mmence d a tremendous fire upon our Burlesqu e , an d several others. At Goodwood, carrying positions, with the view of protecting the convoy. We 61bs. extra, he returned it in a spirit e d manner, not losing sig ter, beating a fairish fi e ld. At York he ran scrape. ht ofwon the Raci ng S ta k es in a can _ the merchantmen, w h ose cup i d i ty had led them into the a severe race f or t h e Y orkshire Stakes with "At half-p as t mer idi an, a British barque, of about 250 Poynton, and was b ea t b y a h ea d i n spite of Butler's tons burden (supposed-to be the Holywood or the Cale- finest riding ; he, however, defeated a large field. donia), and th ree sc h ooners, one of them pilot-boat These performa nces are o f t h e vey fi rst class. A cele rigged, unde r C orrent i no co l ours, in their endeavour to braced spo r ti ng wr i ter f or a morn i ng paper is of avoid our fire, go t agroun d on a b ank near an island on opinion th a t s t outness, not spee d , i s lago ' s forte. Now, the opposite coas t. Fi ve o f t h e enemy ' s largest steamers with due submis s i on t o th at gent l eman ' s excellent judg proceeded to their assistance, but finding our fire too ment, I beg to differ entirely from him, because lago ran Pyrrhus to a nec k over t h e di tc h m il e at New hot for the m , they relinquished the undertaking, and market, yet was b ea t l engt h s b y t h e same h orse over the fled at full speed. Subsequently the Lizard was sent on the same err an d, b u t h a d it not b een for the timely aid Derby course. For this and other reason s th a t m i g ht b e adduced, I maint - that speed is lago's best quality ; of two la rge s t eamers w hi c h returned to protect her, she would inevitably h ave b een d es t roye d . and I doubt w h e th er hi s powers of endurance will be "At two r.m. the fi r i ng en ti re l y cease d , the enemy found equ a l t o a true run race from end to end, such as having set fi re t o an d a b an d one d the vessels aground. the Leger ge nera ll y proves. When, in addition to this, The latter were s oon consume d, w i t h the exception I see that Br ocar d o i s i n the same stable—that he has of the pilot boat rigged scho oner , l a d en w i th hides, already defeated l ago i n pu bli c under disadvantageous -cir cumstances, and that h e i s ev id ent l y S cott ' s Leger horse, yerba, and tob acco , w hi c h was rescue d from the flames by four boats di s p a t c h e d b y us f rom the shore. The I firmly believ e th a t l ago , t h ough a veryspeeely and a very g greater part of the m erc h an t men t h rew their deck good horse, will no t w i n t hi s i mportant race, or loads overbo a rd, i n or d er to avo id grounding, and even get a plac e f or it. we could see tercios o f y er b a an d petacoes of to- Joinville is, or ra th er was , a h orse t h at would have run baeco consign e d t o th e water, i ntermingled with the respectably, had h e b een starte d ; b ut hi s b reak down at bodies of the killed. I b e li eve 32 o f t h e latter have been Goodwood has p u t hi m ent i re l y h ors d e com b at. counted. Both the vesse l s o f war an d merchantmen The Free Lan ce ran we ll at two years old, winning were completely riddl e d w ith our s h ot. It will take the Chesterfield St a k es at N ewmarket. Amongst other them some time to repai r b e f ore t h ey can proceed on things this y ear , h e h as d e f eated Joy, the conqueror of their voyage. Our 17 pi eces h ave fi red 1,360 shots, Sting at N ewmar k et, and Joinville (who was a good grape and round, an d our i n f antry 20 ,000. The enemy fourth for the D er b y , an d won the Drawing-room Stakes must have fired at lea s t 2,500 s h ots an d 200 congreve at Goodwood) a t A scot. Th i s last performance raised rockets. The only casua lti es we h ave to lament are him many p o i n t s i n my estimation. He is a fine looking one infantry soldier kill e d, Li eu t enant -C o l onel Thorne animal, and if b es t r idd en b y N at, his chance is far from and four soldiers wo un d e d, th e f ormer s li g h tly i n the despicable. H e h as b een gra d ua ll y r i sing in the betting, left shoulder." and will be a bett er f avour i te yet b e f ore the - I race. know no one who so well deserves to win another St. Leger as his noble and spirited owner, but I fear no such luck awaits him this year. Fancy Boy's merits have been the theme of considerable discussion. I will proceed therefore to examine the grounds upon which such hopes rested in so many quarters pre vious to the Derby, and are now rapidly reviving. Fancy Boy ran respectably at two years old in the early part of the season, but those performances were in some measure neutralised by his easy defeat at Doncas ter by Vanish, who, on the other hand, was beat in a canter by Grimston this year at Newcastle. As the mare is now in John Scott's stable, he ought to have the measure of both the other nags. Fancy Boy made his first appearance this year at Chester for the St. Leger, and, after a severe struggle with Dolo, won by a neck; agood performance, but, in my opinion, by no means sufficient to justify his elevation to the premiership in the Derby betting. I stated at the time my impres sion that Fancy Boy would run well, but could not win; and I firmly believe Grimston was the better of the two even at Epsom. Fancy Boy since then started at Newcastle for the North Derby Stakes, fell twice, in consequence of the state of the ground, and was, of course, beaten 100 yards. His admirers insisted strongly on the manner in which he made up his lost ground after his first fall. He did so, certainly ; for Marson was too good a jockey not to seize the opportunity of easing Dolo, while his opponent was running himself to a standstill in his fruitless attempt to catch him. Fancy Boy is no doubt a good horse, and has certainly been unlucky ; but ho never can, and never will win the " Sellinger." Cranebrook, an excellent two-year-old performer, ran Fancy Boy to a head at Richmond last year. He has been beat several times this year, and may, therefore, have run himself into condition. Though he is reported dangerous, he has but an outside chance ; and I cannot persuade myself that he will even be near winning. Grimston's performances in public are decidedly the best of his year. At two years old he ran badly, but rapidly improved during the winter, as appeared in his race for the Derby, for which he was a good fifth, and would have been more forward had Lye not waited on Fancy Boy till the last moment. Grimston won the Grand Stand Plate next day, beating a large field easily. From Epsom he went to Ascot, where he won the Gold Vase in a canter, beating a good field, including the Chester Cup winner, who was second. At Newcastle, for the Gateshead, he cut down Quadruped, Tom Tulloch, Vanish, and another with ease, and was then sold to Mr. O'Brien for 1,500 sovereigns ; and finally at 7st. 41bs., a high weight for a three year old, he won the Goodwood cup with the most perfect ease. In fact, no horse out this season has achieved such triumphs. But these very achievements give rise to a serious question whether he be not stale from the number of preparations he has been compelled to un dergo for his different engagements. Perhaps so, though he has won all his races with such ridiculous ease that but little has been taken out of him. In fact, so good do I consider him, that if he comes to the post as the representative of Dawson's stable, which even now would not surprise me, I would take small odds that he is one of the first three. Sotades may run, as Dolo apirars to be much amiss, and unlikely to show. This is unfortunate for his noble owner, for Dolo has always run well, and would certainly have cut a good figure. The notion propa gated by a few would-be knowing ones that Silvius is likely to (Blue) Bonnet us must, I suspect, have origi nated in the fertile imagination of some victim who has drawn him in a lottery. Sting was indisputably the best two-year old out last season. He was considerably off when ho ran for the Derby ; though reported to be dwindling away, it is my belief that he is considerably improved since his arrival at Newmarket, and may yet have a stinger left for his enemies. Barring casualties, he is certain to start. Pyrrhus the First, of Derby fame. I cannot help re gretting that he has not had the opportunity afforded him of attempting to break the spell which has hitherto prevented the Epsom winner from carrying off the great northern event. With the prestige of victory accompa nying him, meeting for the chief part vanquished oppo nents, and enjoying advantages in the shape of owner, trainer, and jockey, which have never before fallen to the lot of Derby horse, what save foul play could have prevented his winning? Besides, let it be remembered, the Days are the only men who ever won the St. Leger with south-country horses, viz., with Elis and Mango. Tom Tulloch was much fancied in the spring. He was beat by Sir Tatton for the 2,000 Guineas, but ran well up, proving himself beyond doubt a speedy horse. His backers supported him warmly, notwithstanding, for the Derby in which, though rode by Nat, he made a poor show; since then he has been beaten easily at New castle by Grimstone. The stable possesses two such very superior nags, that I should have considered Tom's starting as very doubtful, had he not been backed within a few days in such a manner as to justify a con trary opinion. Vanish was, probably next to Sting, the best two year-old of the year, on the strength of which she was made a rattling favourite for the Oaks, which she did not win. She subsequently beat Malcolm at New castle, where the compliment was returned her by Grimaton, her then stable-companion. Was this the reason Sir Charles Monck removed his horses from Dawson's? If so, it is a pity he placed them in Scott's hands, at least the mare in question, as I fear her chance for the race will be lost sight of, in that monster stable. The colt by Touchstone, out of sister to Joanna, has recently come into the betting. Ile was formerly trained in Ireland, but is now at Scott's ; he is dark, and un likely to start. Jonathan Wild's best performance was winning the Goodwood Stakes, but the Hero, of the same age, gave him 141bs. and was defeated by a neck only. Jonathan has since run at Warwick, and was a good second to Wolf-dog, for the Queen's Plate, which he probably would have won had he run straight. This was a cre ditable performance, proving him to be a good four-mile horse, a rare thing in these days. He received, how ever, on this occasion likewise, more weight than the difference in age warranted. The Traverser, a short time since, was first favourite on the strength of favourable private; trials, the most uncertain of tests. At two years old, he showed great speed. He ran for the Derby though amiss, because he was heavily backed, and was, of course, nowhere. He won the Wokingham (three-quarters of a mile) in a canter. If the report spread of The Traverser's being the best of Dawson's lot were true, I should consider him much to be feared, but I make it a rule never to believe anything emanating from a stable containing two or more favourites, and must therefore be allowed to entertain a very different opinion of his capabilities. I consider that speed, not bottom, is his forte, and so far from winning, I should be surprised to see him in the front rank at the finish. Erin-go-bragh has been much cried up of late to the prejudice of Sir Tatton. He is dark, it is true, but it would be without a precedent almost for one man to possess two such animals as Sir Tatton of the same year. I look upon the wondrous tales told about him as moonshine, and should be surprised to see him start. Sir Tatton Sykes, the pride of the Yorkshiremen, stands next. A glance at his performances will show the strong grounds there are for public confidence. Sir Tatton started for the first time for the 2,000 guineas, which he won cleverly—Tom Tulloch second. I con sider this a good performance, but by no means a crke rion for the St. Leger, or even for the Derby, as Sir Tatton beat the same horse several lengths for the latter race when he made his next appearance. It will be recollected that he was beat by Pyrrhus by a neck, owing, as it was said, to IV. Scott's temporary want of judgment, or rather ofdiscretion. Now my humble opinion is, not that Sir Tatton's stoutness failed him in the severe struggle which took place, but that he succumbed to Pyrrhus as the stouter of the two. This opinion may appear bold, and certainly rather singular, but the pedi grees of the horses would seem almost to bear out my assertion. Pyrrhus being got by Epirus (the winner of many races at long distances and high weights), out of Fortress, the dam of Old England—perhaps the gamest horse in the world—and, to go farther back, descended from the famous Camerton ; Sir Tatton, on the other hand, is got by Melbourne, more famed for speed than LATEST FROM MEXICO. We published accounts on Saturday night from Com modore Conner, down to the 30th July, from Vera Cruz ; and in last evening's Union we furnished ex tracts from New Orleans papers, with accounts from the city of Mexico to the 29th, and from Vera Cruz to the 31st (received via Havannah). We are now obligingly furnished with translations of Mexican papers subsequently received at the Navy Department, with dates from Vera Cruz to the 6th of August. We un derstand that the following are the most material articles which these papers contain. If these accounts may be relied on, the revolution is advancing with rapid strides to place Santa Anna once more at the head of the re public : :Translated from .11 Indicador of Vera Cruz of August 6th, 1846.) _ CITY OF MEXICO, AUG. 4, 1846. LIBERATING REPUBLICAN ARMY. In the morning of this day almost the whole of the garrison of this capital, who are at this moment under the orders of the undersigned and of General D. Juan Morales, occupying the citadel, declared against the go vernment, and will soon be in possession of the whole city, as the troops who remain under the orders of Ge nerals Bravo and Paredes are insignificant, and are ex tremely disaffected, and almost in union with us ; for it cannot long be concealed from any good Mexican that the holy cause which we defend is the cause of the people and of national independence. In the name of these, then, we invite your Excellency —and rely confidently on your sincere patriotism—im. mediately to second an enterprise so noble, and give thus a day of glory to the country to which you have ren dered so many services. It is, beyond all doubt, certain that the cause which we defend will speedily triumph, not only because the Government (so called) may be said to be already overthrown, but because the whole nation is in commotion, and resolved to vanquish those who wish to sacrifice it. The triumphs obtained by our arms in Guadalaxara, and the pronunciamento of the whole department of Vera Cru z , a t tes t thi s t rut h ; an d for the complete information of your Excellency, it only remains for me to state to you that the valiant Generals Lander() and Perez declared themselves in the city of Vera Cruz on the 31st ultimo, inviting, through a commission, the illustrious General Santa Anna to come and place himself immediately at the head of the army sustaining the national independence and liberties, in conformity with the plan which we have proclaimed, and of which I herewith transmit copies to your Excellency. The enthusiasm among the united people and army cannot be greater ; chiefs, officers, and men •f all classes of society are presenting themselves to us by hundreds. We congratulate ourselves in the name of the nation, which will soon be able to show its gratitude to its worthy servants. God and Liberty. J. MARIANO DE SALAS, VALENTIN GOMES FARIAS. To his Excellency the Commandant-General of the de partment of Vera Cruz. Editorial remarks of the Indicador on the foregoing. According to the documents which we insert with the greatest satisfaction, the pronunciamento took place in the capital of the Republic on the 4th instant, as was agreed upon by those patriots who had on the preceding day received intelligence of the declaration of the gar rison here. On the departure of the express which brought this intelligence, so gratifying, very few troops remained with Generals Bravo and Paredes, and those were already in agreement with their companions, who, under General Salis y Morales, occupied the citadel and part of the city, which they would soon occupy entirely. Vera-Cruzans ! The cry of union and of liberty, sent forth from this city—its cradle—travels with the velocity of lightning. The people and the army united are reconquering the usurped rights of the country ; they have no other object than the public good. " Long live the Republic I—the union I—the tutelar genius who, though out of the country, and in exile, is able to promote its felicity, and smooth the obstacles in its way.— Union. The following is an extract from a letter dated " Vera Cruz, Aug. 1, 1846. " Two commissioners, one in the name of the people and the other in that of the garrison of our place, em bark on board of the packet, and will invite General Santa Anna to come once more among his fellow-citizens, and save them in the supreme hour of danger. Little apprehension is entertained that he will decline the offer. His return to power will, we hope, put an end to the pending difficulties. " Paredes is to leave positively this time to-morrow for the frontiers; but should the news of the movement here find him in Mexico, he will beyond doubt defer his departure for awhile, and spare no efforts to keep in power. His day is over to all intents and purposes. The Ministry, according to letters of the 30th ult., per express, has undergone a thorough and complete change. Immediately after being sworn in as President, ad in terim, General Bravo sent tho members of the then existing cabinet about their business, and formed his council without loss of time. His Ministers will be for peace with the United States. The two principal posts are to be filled by A. Gantry-, in the finance, and Cuevas in the foreign relations. It is anticipated that the blockade will be raised, from the mere fact of the city having pronounced for Santa Anna; but I do not believe it for a moment. " Taylor's vanguard is at Monterey. I hear from good authority, that some 15,000 men will encamp be fore San Luis Potosi, in all this month."—Boston Ad verttzer. BALIZE, N. E. PASS, AUGUST 10, IB46.—The United States revenue cutters Ewing, Van Buren, Legare and Forward, sailed this day for Brazos Santiago. The Ewing has on board Captain John A. Webster, who has been placed in command of the revenue marine forces cruising in the Gulf of Mexico. This fleet, it is pre sumed, will cruise along the coast as far as Vera Cruz, Cur the protection of our seamen.—New Orleans Picayune. MATAMORAS, AUGUST 5, 1846. Colonel Hays's Texas regiment of mounted men cannot leave before to morrow or the day after, but by the latter time the regi ment will move. It does not proceed, as I understood it would, direct from Camargo, but will go towards Tampico into the interior, and join the army in a few weeks at Camargo. It is the settled opinion of all here that Hays will meet a strong force of Mexicans on his route and of course have a fight. General Taylor, it seems, intends giving the Rangers a chance "on their own hook" to get into a " scrape" and then get out of it as best they may. The regiment, I learn, is about 700 strong. Our attention was attracted the other day by seeing a Mexican pass our office with a lasso around his neck and fastened to the horn of an American's saddle. We followed to the guard-house and there learned that the Mexican was the one who had killed a volunteer in the market a short time since. He is said also to have corn_ NEW YORK MARKETS. Cotton—The sales on Saturday were 2,000 bales, at full prices. This morning there is a Food demand. Holders are gradually withdrawing their stock from market, awaiting further accounts from abroad, as also from the south, in reference to the prospects of the crop. Ashes—The sales are animated, and the market with out change. Flour—There is a moderate demand for western, and a little more firmness in the market. Southern is dull. FALLING OF A RAILWAY TUNNEL.—FOUR DvEs LOST.—A most fearful accident, involving the loss of four lives, happened on Saturday evening, by the falling of a portion of the Mary tunnel, now in course of con struction near Ashburton, for the South Devon Rail way. During the day a part of the frame-work on which the arch had been built was removed, and the brick work being supposed to be perfectly sound, the labourers were directed to displace other portions. The poor fel lows were so engaged all the evening, when at about ten o'clock a heavy crack was heard, and more than fifty yards of the arch fell in, burying many of the miners and labourers. With sundry bruises all escaped, with the exception of four poor creatures, named Henry Big wood, William Parnell, John Polhill, and John Setcher. Immediately on their being missed active measures were taken to remove the soil, and in the course of three or four hours sight. they were No r t e wh c i o t ve s r t e a d n . thng Their the bodies p presentedodi a es polingin a shocking juries, the unfortunate men were found to be alive; they survived but a few minutes. At the Coroner's inquest the verdict was " Accidental death." CHURCH EXTENSION.—A new church is in course of erection opposite Vaughan-terrace, Hoxton. It is a spacious and elegant structure, and is expected to be ready for consecration before the close of the present year. The rectory of St. Bride's, Fleet-street, vacant by the promotion of the Rev. Thomas Dale to the vicarage of St. Pancras, has not yet been filled up. The nomina tion rests with the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. A prebendal stall in St. Paul's Cathedral, also vacant by Mr. Dale's promotion, still remains to be filled up. It is in the gift of the Bishop of London. NEW WELSH CH URCH.--A new Welsh c h urc h on c o ng regational princ i ples, was on Sunday opened in Aldersgate•street, contiguous to the General Post-office. The Rev. D. Morgan, of Llanfyllen, conducted the ser vices, and will continue to officiate duri ng t h e present month. No permanent minister will be appointed, as it is intended that the services shall be pceormed for the present by clergymen of the Welsh church by turns. S T 7 4) , ., - / 1, -_---7---- - - it . 146- 0 ;1.:1,7.7 jz ~. _\` bottom. However, to proceed : at Ne kvirithrtli& odds 7to 4 on him, Sir Tatton fell w • • - the Gateshead, whi c h o f course sent RzalialednAta betting, where he p rev i ously enjoyed the premierarip, conjointly with Pyrrhus. That he was not much in jured may be inferred from the fact of 3,000 Guineas having been offered and refused for him then and there ; and if his condition required proof it was afforded at York, where he nearly distanced an animal called the Wrestler. He has since resumed his position as first favourite. Amongst other reports, it is said that Butler will rid© him, but I attach little credence to it, as I believe Scott will, if alive and well, be up himself, and Butler on his formidable antagonist, Brocardo. Scott's riding his own horse will increase the faith put in him by the public in general, and justly so, for he always rides to win ; and those who assert that he threw away the Derby by desperate riding, admit that such a thing rarely, if ever before, occurred, and that it was entirely attributable to fortuitous circumstances. It should be recollected, also, that Scott has twice before rode the second horse for the Derby and afterwards landed the same horse a winner of the St. Leger. May he not do so again? I hardly think so " mais nous verrous." He certainly appears more in his element at Doncaster than Epsom, or perhaps when opposed to Lye or Holmes, in stead of Robinson or Sam Day. All things said and done, I should be extremely sorry to stand heavily against the " Stedmere Baronet." If he is beaten it will not be without a tremendous struggle. Brocardo I always deemed the best of Scott's lot, in which I proved correct, though not equally so in ima gining the Derby hopes of the stable were centred in him. I believe the stable intended to win with Tern Tulloch, if possible, and General Shubrick being one of the old school, it is not improbable that he would not allow his horse to be tried with the other favourites,and that their comparative merits were in a measure un known. Despite the disadvantage of making a first ap pearance (a formidable one to a Derby horse), besides others on which I must not here dilate, Brocardo con trived to run a good third, being scarce a length from the winner. Ido not however agree with a facetious friend of mine who asserts that Holmes had been so long accustomed to play second fiddle to Bill Scott, that from the force of habit he did not attempt to pass him. The advantages Brocardo possesses for this race are multi farious and most important. He is under the care of the best trainer of a St. Leger horse in the world ; the first jockey of the day (Butler or Nat), will be substituted for Holmes, who rode him for the Derby, and the latter self would, I am sure, readily acknowledge the supericezity of the others; his owner is straightforward, wealthy, and determined to win if possible. He is backed by eaa in fluential party, who will leave no stone unturned to secure his success ; and he has shown that he; has all the requisites for a first-rate racehorse, and is much im proved since Epsom, having been bottled up for this occasion. Each and all of these are at once omens and guarantees of success, and, barring a fall, I will not be lieve that anything on earth can prevent Brocardo from passing the winning -post first on the 16th of Sep tember inst. Romance won a stake at Warwick last week very easily. She has been backed for large sums against Tom Tullocb, and I should fancy had about as much chance. Poynton is a capital horse, and was, perhaps, the best. of Dawson's lot before his race at York. The game manner in which he contested that race with a horse like lago would stamp his fame, even had he not p rove d the victor. I c anno t help accrediting the account given of the injuries he then received, as there are strong cor roborating proofs. Should he start, which, to say the least, is very problematical, it will be in such a condi tion, I fear, as to leave him without a chance of contest ing the race to the end. The field will not, I think, number more than fifteen starters ; of these I at once select The Free Lance, ',Sir Tatton Sykes, Grimston, and Brocardo, who will form the front rank at the finish. If the realisation of this assertion could acquire me a soothsayer's reputatio7 i , should feel secure of it, but it is rather too indefinit e for your readers to see in it a prophecy. But who is, to be the winner ? Ay, there's the rub. " When Scott meets Scott, then comes the tug of war." BROCARDO will win the great St. Leger for 1846 ! Sir Tatton Sykes a good second, and Grimston just beating The Free Lance for the third place. THE SHADE OF OLD BUCKLE. London, Sept. 10, 1846. GUILD HALL.-(T HIS DAY.) EMBEZZLEMENT.-A youth named William Tibbutt, in the employment of Mrs. Henderson, a baker in Fore street, was charged before Mr. Alderman Hunter with. embezzling several sums of money, varying from Cs. to 305., received in payment on acconnt from different cws tomers. Some charges were established, but the cs4..se was remanded till Friday next, in order to give the pro secutrix an opportunity of ascertaining to what es - lent the system of embezzlement may have been carrier{ on. MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAy.) James Martin was brought up, charged with stealing wearing apparel, the property of John Brodie, 'labourer. The complainant said he was in bed this morning about twenty minutes to six o'clock, and was awoke by a noise as of some one in the room. He looked, and saw the man at the bar making his way to the door, with a bundle of clothes under his arm and a pair of shoes in his hand. He pursued him down stairs into the back kitchen, and there found him w!tth a pair of his shoes on his feet, and a bundle containing a waistcoat, neckerchief, trousers, and coat, all belonging to the com plainant. He said the man was an entire stranger, and had no business in the house. The defendant, whose excuse was quite beside the point. was committed for trial at the ensuing sessions. Mary Gordon was placed at the bar, charged with. stealing several articles of wearing apparel from the... house, 21, King• street, Soho. Mary Cooper said she had left her rooms for a f 6v, minutes, and on her return found the woman at the b ar with a bundle of clothes in her hand at the bottom , j f th e aairs. The complainant left her nephew in charge of the woman and the bundle while she ran up stars an d examined her drawers, when she found several. articles missing. She gave the woman into eustor:ty. P'coperty. She identified the contents of the bundle as her The nephew and the policeman gave corroborative evidence. The prisoner, who was crying, and Woo said she did not know what she was doing at the time, was committed for trial. DEATH BY FIRE.— On Thursday week a little ex.), eight years old, named Sarah Freeman, was burnt to dea'th at Thorley, her clothes having taken fire as she was ladling some water from the copper. An inquest was held the next day, before T. Sworder, gentleman, corc,ner, at the Coach and Horses, when a verdict of " Accid.ental death" was returned. ALARMING FIRES AND Loss OF LlFE. —yesterday morning (Sunday), shortly before four o'clock, an alarm ing fire, by which an aged female lost her life, broke out in the premises No. 36, Little Bartholomew-elose, West Smithfield, a very narrow and densely por:Julated neigh bourhood. The house in question is occupied by nu merous families, and the deceased, a person named Jane Gould, tenanted the back room first-floor. At the time before stated, some of the inmates were alarmed by per ceiving smoke in dense bodies entering their bedrooms. As soon as possible a search was made to find out cause, but no sooner had the inmates reached the sta : R . case, than they became aware that the premises wer e on fire, and when they opened the door of deceased's room a most fearful sight presented itself, the apartment b e i ng in a general blaze, and in the middle of the fle,o r was the deceased, who was on fire from head to foot. The police, with the aid of the inmates, succeeded in getting the deceased removed, but she was so drearafully burnt, that she died almost instantly afterwards. All the other inmates fortunately succeeded in leaving the premises in safety.—About half-past three o'clock on Saturday morning a fire that did considerable damage broke out in the private dwelling-house of Mr. J. May, No. 19, Manor-street, Old Kent-road. It was caused from, a quantity of linen, pl ace d i n th e ki tc h en to d ry , .is K i ng fire. Fortunately, th e w h o l e o f th e residents 7.n the house effected a safe retreat.—Another fire broke out about - the same time, at 23, Ty-soe-street, Clerkenwell, in the workshop of Mr. Light, a cabinet-maker. 'Engines of the Brigade and West of England Company attended, and, owing to the prompt assistance of the p o li ce and others, the damage done was very trifling.—ArJout thre e hours previously, a very alarming fire broke, out in the works belonging to M r . J. R umsey, a coema-nut fibre manufacturer and bone crusher, situate Dean-street, Shadwell. Engines of the Brigade 'sere set to work, and, with the aid of fifty aux ili ar i es, the firemen got the flames extinguished, but not befe re the upper floor and roof were destroyed, and the machinery and steam engines severely damaged lq tire and water. SUPPLY OF WATER TO WHITEHALL.—On Satur day workmen were employed at Trafalgar -square and Charing. cross, endeavouring to find an ancient well that has supplied the palace of Whitehall, and several of the government offices for nearly two centuries with water, which has lately become impregnated with . gas, and all, traces of the exact position of th e well being lost, they are unable to remedy the defect. Dr. Pusey, whose health during the summer has caused much serious apprehension to his friends, is now, we understand, considerably b e tt er . T he Rev. Doctor is now on a visit to his brother, P. Pusey, Esc,, M.P., or Pusey House, near Faringdon, Berks. The Rev. Genilr.. man is expected shortly in Oxford to resume. his Cathedral duties. MEETING OF COAL WHIPPERS.--On Friclay even ing a numerous meeting of the coal whippers was held at the Mechanics' Temperance Hall, Sliadwell, to take into consideration the present position of their body. Daniel Browne, who was called to the chair, admitted the general benefit cf the Act passed in their favour, but it had not secured to them a fair day's wages for a lair (lay's work. In seeking to improve their condition they must not resort to strikes, but endeavour by mild means to attain their object, through the aid of the Commis sioners, aad the Registrar, Mr. Barlow. The least a gang of eleven men ought to h ave was 9d, per ton ; b ut since the passing of the Act they had not been able to obtain that price. This he attributed to a by-law passed by the Commissioners, which limited their privileges # 0 the Prince Regent's Reach, whereas the Act extended. to Gravesend. A resolution was then agreed to, that th e meeting views with deep regret th e impoverished CY tion of the coal whippers of the port of London, wad, are determined by peaceable means to obtain a fair ij a y , s pay for a fair day's w . ork. . The meeting then adjo'arned. Mr. Wyse had an into; view with Sir George C'irey on Saturday at the Re:tie-office. THUNDER STORM.—WOMAN KILLED Er LIGHT- Nisc.—Qa Monday we had a tremendous, storm of thunder and lightning, with hail and rain, 'm Leeds and the neighbourhood. At Pudsey, Mrs. Dyson, the wife of Mr. Joh n D yson, shopkeeper, whil st attending to a nephew and niece (orphans), both ir, the last stage of consumption, was herself struck dead by the light ning,e and se vera l panes of glass windows Led of the s Mercury. house were broken by th e electric