The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-14 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four o'CTock.
AMERICA AND MEXICO.

Last night the Cambria. Ceptain Judkias, arrived
in the Mersey, after one of her usually rapid passages.
She left Boston on the let, and Halifax on the 3rd. inst.
On her passage she fell in with ice, and was obliged
to run to the south, otherwise she would have been
here sooner. Our latest from New York is to the
30th tilt.
The most important news she brings relates to
bread-stuffs. The New York Herald estimates the
quantity of wheat likely to be available for the
European market at 10,000,000 bushels, and of
Indian corn at 20,000,000 bushels, that is, there was
about as much to come as had already been shipped
"Prices for all descriptions of be a&tuffe are so much
above remunerating points, that every surplus bushel
of grain in the interior will be urged forward, and the
receipts at the seaboard markets this season will,
without doubt, exceed any previous one. Various es-
timates have been formed relative to the probable
amount of the surplus which we can spare for exports-
hoe, most of which are very extravagant. We have
examined the subject very carefully, and from the best
data in our possession, such as the officialreports from
the patent-office and the best estimates of consumption,
we should judge that there will be from last year's crop
a surplus of about twenty millions bushels of wheat
and forty millions bushels of Indian corn for expor-
tation. About one-half of this has already been
exported, and the probability is that full one-half of
the balance will be shipped between this and the
end of September next. The shipments of other
grains have been and will continue to be, very limited
compared with these of wheat and Indian corn.
"The exportation of such a large amount of grain,
and the 14h prices realised for a large per cent. of the
shipments, cannot bat have a very favourable influence
upon the prosperity of the country generally, upon the
producing classes particularly, and through them upon
the financial condition of the Western States. The
absence of an extensive foreign demand for our
agricultural products, has kept prices so much re-
duced, that the producers generally have had pretty
hard times, and the improvement both in prices ant'
demand has been a perfect god-send to them. The
external demand is likely to continue large for some
time ; and if prices keep up in the neighbourhood of
current rates, the agricultural classes will soon be
relieved from the depression which has so long
weighed heavily upon them.
"The season is rather backward, bat the weather is
favourable for our winter crops. Corn has not been
put into the ground yet in this part of the country,
but there is plenty of time, and there is every probe-
hilly of a very large breadth of land being appropri-
ated to that crop, on account of the high prices com-
pared with other grains.
" PTRLIC DEBTS Or THE STATES--IMPROVEMENT
IN THE FIN ANCEE.—The financial condition of our State
treasuries is likely to be materially improved within
the next year. All the works of internal improre-
trent must be highly productive, on account of the
large amount of produce pressing forward from the
interior. They will be, without doubt, filled to their
utmost capacity with breadstuff's coming to market,
and we shall feel the want of facilities for getting pro-
duce to the seaboard before another winter sets in.

"The financial condition of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, and Ohio depends very much upon the revenue
from their public works ; and as the canals of the Mat
two have heretofore produced a very limited income,
compared with the interest on their debts, any increase
in their productiveness is a matter of much importance
to the bond-holders. It is our impression that the
revenue from these works this year, will exhibit an in-
crease on that of former years, greater than has here-
tofore been realized."

Prices were steady, and the canals were just
Opened as the steamer started. A bearer of
despatches for the English and French Govern-
ments, arrived by the Cambria. Re reported that,
according to the opinion of officials at Washington,
the supply of corn in the States exceeded all possible
means of sending it to Europe. Freights had fallen :
Flour to Liverpool was taken at 35., and heavy goods,
to London, at 40s. a ton.
The, exchanges on London were 1064. to 107.
The demand for foreign exchange was not active, and
a decline was probable. Specie operators had
Lectiallv abandoned that business for the present.
The Cainbria took out several protested bills drawn
ce shipments of bread-stuffs.
So anmious were parties to secure a passage to
%lend by the Cambria, that berths rose to a pre-
Icilann, and as much as 75 dollars were offered for a
*lie berth over and above the passage.
no new American steam-abip, of 1,700 tons and

"blew, a: Saw 'yew, Arm 14.—An express has some
asatis lima Gas. Twins to the effect that Santa Anna was
Ulm lise at Oasso Gorlo, with 15,000 men, as Deer a•
Mad Is Weal flow a reconnoissance made by Captain
away sad air Maass of dragoons. Lieut.-Col J. E.
/slams bad bola severely but not mortally wounded, while
essealniss &ma Anna's works, which appeared to be a
saasessioa of beesstwarby tia an eminence in the vicinity of
Cern Gordo. Everything would go to show that Santa
Amiss is dettwasieed to maul a bold stand. • dregs*, who
had boas seat down inspensely.by Oen. Twigs; was yesterday
found shot by tlas
not Mrd. read-aida, Just beyond this : his papers had
seasle
"TM Mezieres MlNlfiiying • bloody and mute same time •
balder_ gaols thaw is wad for them, as it is thought they
have Wed so less than 50 of our men within the last three
days on the road. General Scott stopped Met night nine miles
from this. To-night he will reach General Twirg's positive.
If Santa Anna is me reweeented, he will probably not be at-
tacked before two or thee. days. I write on in gnat haste.
--G. W
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dilibirilerliirtilidrriroosTarWoith Ina op the
hottof march for Jalapa, but, from rather sodden indiapoti-
non, the general did not leave with them.
" About one o'clock an express reachtd the general, with
important information, which stated that the column under
Gen, Twinge had fallen in with a large force of the enemy
at Cerra Gordo, a strong position beyond Puente Nscionei,
end that a skirmish had taken place between Twiggs's
advanced guard and the enemy, in which Capt. Johnson,
Topographical Engineers, was severely wounded, and severtil
others.

" In half *an hour after the reception of this new*, Gen.
Worth had mounted his horse and was off so suddenly,
indeed, that I missed him, notwithstanding I re paired b, his
quarters to gather the particulars as soon as I beard of it.
" There 1. no doubt at all bat that Santa Anna, with from
twelve to flacon thousand men, are between us and Jalapa.
It is concluded on all sides, that if Gen. Twiggs does not
whip him he will at lean keep him in cheek until Gen. Scott,
who left yesterday, reaches him, which will be to-morrow
neht.
" Major General Patterson lefthere with two brigade of
volunteers on Friday, and he has no doubt reached the ad-
vance before this hour. General Twiggs had between 2,500
and 2,700 men under his command, and I entertain little
fear for his safety.
" Gen. Scott, I think. was pretty well satisfied before his
departure that Santa Anna was in the neighbourhood of
Jalapa, and was snaking good time towards that point, before
the express reached him.
" A terrible battle will be fought at Cerro Cordo, or there
will be little or no fighting. An intelligent Mexican told me to-
night, that there would be no fight, and that Santa Anna
had with him four prominent members of the National Con-
gress, with aid of whom he hoped to negociate a pees.
" CHAPPOSAL, VERA Cavz A xcitintson, April 12.—Erli-
ton Della :—A large detachment of the squadron leaves for
Tnean, commanded by the Commodore in person. The
only disease prevailing at Vera Cruz was diarrhea, and
great numbers were tick. The sqe.ulron captured at Alva-
rado sixty pieces of heavy cannon, all serviceable and in fine
11148 T, with the exception of three. The greater portion of
the army are now on the road to Jalapa. The untie has
sot made its appearance."

LATEST FROM THE WAR QUARTER.
AFFAIR, AT URA Cart,
[From the "New Orleans Picayune," April 21.]
" Our adrift,' by the lona are up to the Bth inst. Gen.
Teriggs, with a division of the army, left Vera Cruz on the
morning of that day for Jolene. here was the genie donht
in the army as to whether there would be any more fighting
that has always prevailed among our troops alter a ba.tle
with the enemy. The remaining divisions were to premed
rapidly in the direction of the city of Mexico. Although the
opinion was quite current at Vera Cruz that the Mexicans
would not make a stand between that city and the capital,
yet there were some who regarded &tare collisions as cer-
tain. Amongst those was Colonel Kinney, who had recently
been as far into the interior as Mango de Clara, Santa
Antis hacienda
"It was distinctly noderstood at Vera Crux that the
Puente Nacional had been abandoned, This was the point
at which the first resistance to the march of the American
forces upon the city of Mexico would be made ; but though
the defence of this point was given up, It was not certain
that the program of our army into the interior would not be
disputed at others. Indeed, it was asserted that the forces
destined to defend the National Bridge (Puente National)
had fallen back a few leagues in the direction of Jalapa, to
a stronger position, where preparations were being made for
' a stout defence. An intelligent officer, just from Vera Cruz,
tlitake it quite probable that a battle may have occurred
about the 14th instant.
" Rumours from the city of Mexico represented Santa Anna
as more intently bent upon war than ever. The reports are
not the best authority, in so far as the wishes of Santa Anna
are concerned ; but they indicate the temper of the public
mind, which is as good an index of his purposes as any other.
" Our correspondence Ores all the news astir at Vera Cruz
at the time of the departure of the lona. The next arrival
will probably bring more definite intelligence upon which to
form an opinion es to the probabilities of protracted war or
epeedy palm."
PHILA DELPHIA, APRIL 29th, 1847.—Arrivals at
New Orleans, from Havana and Vera Cruz, bring no
later dates.
Nothing is mentioned of sickness in the army.
The rumors are confirmed of Santa Anna's advance
from the capital towards Jalapa, breathing vengeance,
and refusing pacification.
By the way of Havana, news is received from Cali-
fornia. The only item not anticipated is, that General
Kearny was twice wounded with lancer at the battle
of San Paaquall.