The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-16 00:00:00

pilot busts lAfayette drin Luuwa =wilein the harbour. The
bip If ben Feeble, of Boston, went ashore ou the north-west
hank, an lis now high and dry, and can't be got off. There
am four or five vessels is the vicinity, bottom up. About 20
yowls are shore on the reef; among them is the barque
Ili., from New Orleans for New York. Their caigocs are
justly lust. The current ran six miles an hour through Key
yet As far as ascertained, fifty persons had lost their
live& Stone could coneithstand the gale, so violent were
to elements. The was awful in the extreme.
Paocucuisos OF THE MEXICAN JUNTA.—Extract of a
bitter dated Mexico, Sept. 23 :
ono proparitice of the President of the Caned States for nein-
wing peace will be the first oneollent iliennillood by the Mexican
boy aWe have no doubt the soriginignatla of tket Overton by the
loots will revolt in a onewitninta ofttlONnolodien be be appointed by
the two powers. Supple( wave desrall b i• be attempted to be
wool upon Mesico by the goverment of the United states, Mexico
ginsat, upon certain conditions. to a ebony of the boundary of
aistiu treads—+o that the boundary et the United stites may M-
angle, thenceforward, the hitherto Mellen territory of Texas."---Pine
Yak the Lori r and loosther, Oct. 31.
His Excellency the General-in-Chief of the liberating
popublican army, m exercise of the supreme executive power,
big been pleased to address to me the following decree
;dawn° de Sales, general of brigade, and commander-
iJess
n.ebitl of the liberating army, to the inhabitants of the
republic, makes known, that until the general congress de-
tonable, otherwise, the public revenues shall be divided into
general and special in the following manner :
1. To the general revenues of the federation are assigned the im-
port sod esiort duties which are now or may hereafter be established
a POPPIP and frontiers. —2. The consumpt duty imposed by the
isno of the 2nd April, 1331.-3. The proceeds of the sales of public
which the law may allot to the Onion.-4 The duty of 4 per
not on coined money flied by the let art. of the decree of the 11 th
1!13.--S. The proddce of the tobeeco revenues, and of the
of lotteries, of the rust-wort, and of stamped paper and
gh.P.7LV--6. All the rents which, in accordance with the laws are
warted in the federal district, and in territories which ern
Jac yet created into States.-7. All property known as national, and
sot acto,dpri by cay particular law to the service of the States.—
yrreaties to the State..—S. To the States belong all the
meows, taxes, and contributions, now collected by virtue of lams to
thateffect,which are not enumcnited in the preceding.-9. There belongs
sho to the ,tats the contribution direct imposed by the decree of the
gth id Aug amt, 1015, on the spindles of the woollen and cotton menu-
genie., and the funds belonging to the Posta, de fomenfo.-10.
The duties collected at the custont-houses In the interior, until such
time as Parse may be abollihed. —ll. The States shall In this manner
twelve the rents and revenues h reby assigned to them, with oblige-
as their part to pay the following BUMS to the confederation every
moth :—Jalisico, 12,0,0 Ms.; Puebla, 12,000 dls.; Mexico, 120.00 Ma.;
8,000 die.; Osjaca, 4,500 Guanajuato. 5,500 dla. •
rapite:A% 5,50612,; Yucatan, ;;,500 dls.; sin Luis Potosi, 4,5000 era (-m 4,100 ; Sonora, 2,000 cUs. ; Queretaro, 2,000 dls.;
Durango, 3,30 u a,
el;
e.(O ; Sinaloa, 2,000 dls. ; Tabasco, 2,510 Wu; Chiapas,
fie d1.—1:2.. The states of New Leon, Coahuila, the two California, Tr-
lwalipeo, and Chihuahua, are tocontributenothing during the war, but
when they are tree from the invaders they are to pity their respec-
tive quota.', and the same with Tease, when the nation shall mover
that provinee.—Palace of the Government in klexice, the 17th Sept.,
Da. Jose Mariano de Silas.—To Don Valentin Gomez Farms,
Minister of Finance.
By another decree of General Solos, addressed to Senor
Gomez Formes, dated the 11th of September, it is enacted by
article I, that merchant vessels which shall break the block-
ade,aud enter into any of the ports of the republic habili-
tated to the effect, shall be free of all tonnage duties, and
shall pay only three-fourths of the customs duties on im-
portation to which liable by the tariffs; remaining other-
wise subjected to all the laws and regulations in farce. The
duties to be paid in effective money at the customary

periods.
NEns FROM CALIFORNIA.—Through the kindness of
Commodore Stoat, who arrived last evening, in company
with Li, ut. Pease, cf the revenue service, we learn that
Callion:de is ours completely. The stars and stripes are fly-
ing at every tlag-staff, and the people (we mean these of
Spimish extraction) are represented as being satisfied. The
American population is nugmenting in large numbers. The
taking of Monterey on the Pacific was done by Commodore
Bloat, upon his own responsibility, to use his words, from a
rumour only, which had reached him, that our country was
at war with Mexico. Ilia last advices from the Navy De-
partment were dated in July, 1845. Commodore Stockton
arrived at Monterey a short time before he left, in the Con-
grew, and hoisted h a flag on board that ship, instead of the
Savannah, which having run out her time, and the service
of her crew having expired, was to be sent home. Commo-
dore Sloat has nut been relieved, but is on his way to
Washington (leaving Commodore Stockton in command of
the squadron), fur the purpose of explaining his acts, and
representing the state of that country.—New York Evening
Post, Oct 31.
IdoveneNra OP GENERAL KEARNEY.--(FP0711 the St.
Louis Republican, Oct. 13.)—General Kearney, with about
1,000 men, left Santa Fe on the 3rd Sept. for the Rio Abajo,
or the settlements below on the Rio Grande. It was under-
stood that he would descend to Socorro, where he was to
erect a fortification. On his route he intended to visit Albu-
querque. s venty-five miles below Santa Fe, the residence of
sx-Gover,Air Armijo. The position of the ex-Governor was
not known. By some it was thought that he had gone south ;
ethers believed he was still in the vicinity. Gen. Kearney
expected to be absent on this expedition from fifteen to
twenty days. AbJut threa hundr ed men, with all the horses
and cattle, not on duty, had been ordered to the Calestello
creek, fifteen or twenty miles from Santa Fe. General
Kearney was erecting a fort on an eminence to the north-
east of Santa Fe, by throwing up a strong embankment, and
coverin the exterior with sun-dried bricks. A good road
had been constructed up the eminence to the fort. Its posi-
tion is such as to command the town and surrounding coun-
try. The work was progressing
.rapidly. The General was
rapidly winning the good opinion of the Mexicans by his
mild and conciliatory course. All dread of the army was
fast leasing the minds of the people, and many of them
seemed pi' ased with the change of government, especially as
General Kearney had promised them protection from the
Indians. Upon the arrival of Col. Price's regiment and the
battalion of Mormons, General Kearney would set out
for California. It was understood that the expedition
would be divided into three parties, and would pursue dif-
ferent routs, until they armed near the Pacific coast. One
party was to take the northern route by Abictue to the Green
River, a branch of the Colorado. Another division would go
by way of S,corro, and descend the Rio Gila. The third
would depart front the Paseo Del Norte, and thence across
towards the mouth of the Rio Gila. This, however, was not
certainly i.nown, as the General's plans had not fully tran-
spired. Monterey is to be the termination of the expedition,
a distance by the nearest route of about 1200 miles. A very
large ports,ri of the country over which either expedition
must travel is represented as barren, and destitute of game,
and of sui,sistence inr horses.
[For the Money Market and Commercial Intelligence by
this arrival, ace page 4.]

SOUTH AMERICA.
VENEZCEI.A.—By letters and papers to the 9th
instant, Ivo have information of the occurrence of popular
disturbance., growing out of the dissatisfaction of a political
prty in Venezuela at the rcult of the late election for
President of that republic. This party (called " Guzma-
nistos," from the name of their leader, Guzman) claims
the electiou of their favourite; at the same time that it is
decided ;hat there is no choice by the people, and, conse-
quently. the election is to e made by the next
Congress.
Gent ral J Antoni Peet, b
the former , had been
appointed General-in-Chief of the Army of the Republic,
and had i•sueel a very patriotic address to his countrymen,
calling upon them to auppre•s sedition and maintain the
honouraii4 tranquillity of the republic. It appears by an offi-
cial note that Col. Guerrero, commanding a party of govern-
ment tro. pit, had ene.untered in the plains, at a place called
Lagunade Piedra, on the 28th of Sept.' a party of the faction,
namberinc upward- of •500 men, and had dispersed them,
letting 100 dead on the field of battle, and a greater number
wounded or drowned in the Tisnados. Col. Guerrero took
no prisoners. The government of Caraccas had ordered the
apprehen•ion of Gunnan, as the cause and prime mover
then tumults but he could not be found until after mum
search. The 'Puerto Cabello Mario of the 9th inst, says,
that he ha,: beenhere apprehenere ded at the house of a female friend
in Caraceas. Twfi ve candidates for the Prcsinency,
General Bartolome Salom, General Jose Tadeo Monegas,
Manuel Felipe over, Colonel Jose Felix Blanco, and Auto-
hi° Leocadio Gunman. The latter is popular with the lower
classes, but there is no doubt that before this the factions are
pat down, and government and order firmly established.—
Balt. American, Oct. 29.

COLONIAL.
CAN AD.l.—Politics continuo dull, but they show
symptoms of noosing. Mr. Hineks, the late inspector-
general, and the great gun of the Radical editors, has been
into tipper Canada to address his constituents, in hope, no
doubt, of a speedy opp atunity to regain his seat. The
question of free trade will be a subject of discussion when-
ever a general election takes place. Upon one of the most
practical parts of this question—we may add one of the
simplest—viz., whether the 3s. on the importation of bread-
stuffs intended for re-exportation, should or should not be
repealed ; the ex-ministerialists and their supporters
voted for the continuance of the duty, and almost
sueceeled in throwing out their opponents.At pre-
sent the whole of the press of this party is out
in favour of the movement. This is something like a
sign of the times. The ministry who, some time ago, dis-
sented Colonel Gugy from the adjutant generalship of the
Lower Province. have since offered him the post of police
magistrate at Quebec. As the salary, however, is to be re-
duced from that of the adjutant-generalcy, 5001., to only
3001. a year, as the colonel is oat celebrated for a foolish
humility, and as, besides, he is understood to be quite inde-
pendent of such an office, it seems difficult to understand
why they should have subjected themselves unnecessarily to
the certain humiliation of a scornful refusal. This is the
more mysterious, as the colonel has not shown himself at all
airy of his attacks upon them. In connexion with this
subject, we may mention that the appointment of Col. Young
to the se!jutant.generalellip has been officially approved at
lance, much to the annoyance of some people here.
The 2nd battalion of the 71st regiment has come down
here from Kingston. It is said to have been ordered
down on account of the desertions constantly going forward.
Seventy men are understood:to have deserted in a very short
time, moot of whom joined a recruiting party on the American
shore. There seems to be very little doubt that these fellows
went across in compliance with seductions held out to them
by the authorities of the United States. Some of them liked
their now service so little that they returned, and the rest
were prevented from doing so by volunteers, who mounted
guard over them until they could be sent to Mexico. The
sericulture' shows have recently taken place in most parts of
the country. These are exhibitions for prizes given by 60.
(let", g. .t up by the people, but encouraged by government
grants. There has been a sad accident off Sorel ; the boiler
of the steamboat Lord Sydenham exploded as the boat was
leaving that place. Several persons were badly scalded
and five, including. a fireman and stoker, have since died,
Very great mischief has been done by the recent gales.
of weed. Our shipping lists are too long for insertion,
but will show a dreadful account of looses in the Gulf and
river. We base already had several sharp frosts. Consi-
deraLle activity is still mauifested in exploring the mineral
region of Lake Superior. The result of an way of four