The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-14 00:00:00

le he wed in the port of Havarna, yet as the nab/Mi-
ll. pets ofttc extraordinary privileges, it is probable
On diem may slip out upon commerce, despite the •
11111110,31 the authorities!' ."
'The course to be pursued by the President at the
_Aim of Congress, on the 7th inst., was matter of
74eae, According to the New York Courier and
irpresident is endeavviuthwg to repel "the Oregon
by attempting to throw the responsibility of the
,17-sias war upon Congress. When Mr. Polk came into
he put forth the most lofty and magniloquent preten-
.P.,t„ the whole of Oregon ; the entire Union wall made to
I"—j.. with them; the hearts of the people were zealously
:Ind for war; estimates were made, and special praise
Welaimed (or his administration, on the ground that the
Moon had been boldly and fearlessly met ; but the game
..teeed to prove dangerous ; the people did not respond,
:j the whole subject was, therefore, thrown upon the
;;;te—the Presideut being finally compelled to carry out a
poject of which ho himself was an avowed opponent! The
president finds himself in a similar dilemma with regard to
gage. He took upon himself the responsibility of the
war;' but although everything has been done
oich judicious men conceived possible, Mexico is yet un-
„weed, and the President now seems disposed to cast upon
covets the responsibility which at first he was so ready to

Woe.
The commercial news possesses considerable interest.
the inteliigence taken out by the Britannia had the
effect of raising the price of cotton, but the advance
is the rate of freightage again depressed it. The
sop, however, is not expected to exceed 2,000,0001
Mite some estimate it only at 1,800,000. Bread stuffs
se superabundant, and prices were falling. The
yor York E.rpress gives the following estimate :
The quantity of flour, wheat, corn, and barley, left at tide
soar during the third week in November in the years 18-15
O 1946, i 3 us inflows:—
Floor, bets. Wheat, bush. Corn, bush. Barley, bush.
1816
7515 210,462 190,083 1,336 86,235

tneres.e . . 170 13,166 00,757 14,211
The segregate quantity of tkc same articles left at tide-
for, from the commencement of navigation in 1845 and
bpi, to the 22nd of November inclusive, u as follows:
Flour. brie. Wheat, bu.b. Own, bash. Barle7, bush.
146
1843 2,306,117 1,393,893 32,274 1,071,868

be. .. 650,463 1,407,011 1,511,809 307,964
By reducing the wheat to flour, the quantity left at tide-
ter this year, compared with the corresponding period of
at year, shows an excess equal to 831,860 barrels of flour.
The same paper says :
We have never known a period when the exports of pro-
*, particularly breadstuff's, have been half as great to
ilea Britain and the continent of Europe, as they arc at
ja present time. So great is the demand that there is not
as-third of the number of vessels ready to take what in
mired. Forty large vessels are up for Liverpool and
besides several for Scotland an.' Ireland;
itke continent every vessel is taken up that is offered.
gstsithstanding this large number of vessels it is estimated
kat there are now more than thrse hundred thousand
likeb of wheat, rye, and corn, already purchased and in
fare, besides one hundred and fifty thousand barrels of
kW, all waiting an opportunity to go forward. Freights
ve gone up to a point not before touched for the last ten
. Five shillings sterling is freely paid for flour; 1-2 d.
cotton; 15.1-24 for grain, to Liverpool, and other aril& s
, proportion. To London, Ireland, Scotland, and the Con-
at, still higher rates are obtained. The want r f vessels is
e rause of serious embarrassment at the present time, and
re is a good deal of speculation as to an adequate sup-
v. American shipping was never more actively, and
• 'am so profitably, employed. A large number of coasting
Is have taken cargoes for Europe, leaving a want of ton-
for the ordinary coasting business. It is the calculation
?many that a large number of British ships, now engaged
: the timber trade, wilt resort to this country for freights.
ts the cotton crop is yet to go forward, and as the exports
breadstuffs have but just commenced, a very large acces-
Ca of vessels will be required to meet the exigencies of the
en. Since the arrival of the last steamer, there has
en a decided fall in flour, and a decline in corn,
teat and cotton. This is accounted for by the
sposgbility to find vessels. The receipts from the
color at this particular time (just previous to the closing
the canal), are uncommonly large; and as the foreign
an cannot be filled, many parcels have been forced off at
deduction. The bill mirk,t has been seriously affected by
be large amount of exports. Sterling bills are abundant
0104 f to 1061 which is about three per cent. in favour of
to country. If this state of things should continue, the
Emma- is so decidedly in favour of remitting specie,
be it is presumed a large import of the precious metals
take place. The demand for bills has increased mate-
Ode. This has been caused by the change of the tariff,
dish will take effect on the lot December • still the
wely of bills has been greater than hu been wanted.
The specie clause in the Sub-Treasury will not go into
?ration until the lot of January. It has ever been believed
practical men that this specie feature could not be carried
and it is now supposed that Congress will, early in the
'on, modify the law.
The day on which the steamer sailed was a day
ieneral thanksgiving for the blessings afforded to
Jae nation.
The Admiral, a new packet-ship for Havre, was to
se sailed on the 27th ult. ; and a new packet-ship
London, the Sir Hobert Peel, was to have been
ranched the same day.
Freights are high :--To Liverpool, ss. for flour, Is. 1.1. Sir
;nin : cotton, id. ; beef in tierces, 9s. ; beef and pork, 55.6 d.;
and stores, 4s. 6d. to 54. To London:—flour, Is. to ss. W.;
aryl:pods, 60a. To Havre:—cotton, Ito 1 }cents ; flour,
doll. 25 cents per barl. ; ashes, 10 to 12 dollars.
There are 30 ships in New York loading grain for

.t:Terp3ol.
EXPLOSIuN.—BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.—Beaty's powder
ill, rig lt milts from the city, exploded this morning.
'ire men were blown to atoms. It is stated that no less
two tons of gunpowder were in the building, all of
IA exp:oded almost simultaneously. The ooncussion was
weadous. The whole surrounding country and the city
'Baltimore were violently shaken as if by an earthquake.
anitituture and china and earthenware rattled in every

?he lisew York Courier and Enquirer gives the following
i
Baltimore, Nov. Nov. 24 :—There were five persons in the
irks at the time of the explosion, all of whom were killed.
te bodies of some of them were blown to pieces, and all of
111 were shockingly mangled. As every person who was
the mill at the time of the explosion was killed, it is im-
'snide to know what was the cause of the accident. The
Middy of powder in the mill is said to have been about
i'tons.
LLNe...Ss op MR. ADAMS.—The public will be pained to
La that the venerable John Quincy Adams was yesterday
moon aired with a paralysis of his left side, which for a
nerendered him nearly insensible. Ile had just left the resi-
n(' of his son, the lion. Charles F. Adams, in Mount
erson-street, in a state of health, when the gentleman with
lion he was walking suddenly perceived that he was
eating under some severe affection of his limbs, and was
lied to assist him to prevent his falling. lie was conveyed
ate his son's house, and received immediate medical aid.
In a short time his consciousness returned, and he was
hemently much relieved, and able to converse, and we
"happy to learn was not considered in immediate danger.
G. Adams is, we believe, about eighty years of age, not-
idatanding which he has hitherto been able, from the vigour
his constitution, to endure unremitted labour, like a man
i the prime of life. His family. ware on their way to Wash-
gen, and have probably arrived there now.—Boston D.
16'., Friday, Nov. 20.
CAPTURE OF TOBASCO.
Commodore Cunner, Commander of the United States
(toe Squadron, :has transmitted to the Secretary of the
my the tollowing detailed account of the proceedings of the
lPedition under the command of Commodore Perry, along
eastern coast of Mexico.
I ft the anchorage at Et. John Lizardo on the evening of the IGth
nebelee, with the -learner klissiasippi, having on board a detach.
Lk
et lee officers, seamen. and manrim, under command of Capt.
ilk Parent, and in tow, the steamer Vixen, and schooners Bonita,
I iaX.:Lonata, respectively commanded by Commander Ganda.
tea-Cornmuulont Benham, Sterrett, and Hazard, and
limner Forward, and steamer 31`1Ane, commanded by Captains
turd, Howard, of the revenue marine. The next morning, at
Mit. I ca idured, off the bar of Alvarado, the American bark Cocoa,
td at treasonable communication with the enemy; and the same
'Pe Tmen chased and bearded the American schooner Portia. The
•wei despatched to this place cia a prize, and the Portia was peerlalletneeed, herpopershavingbeenendoned. Frornthedayofour
ws .11siirtulo (the title) unto the 22.41, we had a nueenedon of
Hai weather, which gave me much trouble in keeping my little
Mod together. During the interval, however, we captured and
It a the Mexican schooner Telegraph. On the 23d, all the
Ewith the exception of the Reefer (previously separated in a
. rebid the bar of the river Tobasco; and havine determined
the commercial town of Frontera, at the month of the
, and the city of Tabasco, situated 74 miles higher op, I placed
cm tend the Vixen, leaving the Mississippi in command of
Adams, at anchor outside, and taking in tow the Bonita
Poniard, with the barges containing the detachment under corn-
°leapt. Forrest, I erase d the bar, Moneta following under sal&
ruen with this heavy drag steadily ascended the stream against
-lone linen, and eerrising near to Premiers, I discovered two
:
• of which II had received previous information) Bring %MN
OA in the hope of escape, but we were too elms. Wan
...I* Ca4tine off her tow, tier Vixen proceeded ahead, folloWid by
wet winda sad barges, and at once the town, the stamina all
,„,_44 " in Poet, were in our possesaien, exting only the Illeinev
SM which venal, attempting to escape ups e river, was
antemiwanekint Benham, in the Bmiand M-
i. et reaching Tabasco before they would have time
P_.direne,..., the detachment under Captain Ferree' liffibr=
"°u° the largest of the captured get . the PS.
'' tad ne, with the Nowa, the gesweret and the
les •
a taws and the Vixen, with sr iss
"aft at balf.past nine the next morales Limit di big
it ennunanei of the place. After stesedeme ea ay 1ri..........•••-....
, various incident, arising from the midi: al I'm ''''''"
"16" course of the stream, we arrived alma. gaga sow
u tight of Fort Aceackurp, intending ding to nomplial • figA
1,1 it the river. On our approach, the men kir
4110 w gun for emir* ned,and we peeled " =r...ak rel.
Imes to cause the guns to be spiked. Matfett., ---- -
'eat :(tthi' l'''ate, arrangements em beam ands Wit Cdcb.
, . ,_ll lib detachment a mile below Sit feu. mod=
2_15 .:t.071. At noon, all the vesseila SIBIMMSII.IIIIII
_i pi , he city at half-musket ninelia2l..g.ffli 1 Pff=olll
4.7, it to surrender ; the 111111%
he 4"n* the meaning ,awls ore 111116 or
~. Tat To dry summons sent by a OW OM GINPOR Fur"
to cumulate was returned, with an hiviteles t° me to
eater I pinned d
ullnlee... JD brava;lo lhan"*Peceing'in as
alial dtilitilliMlXtleMel7ll4Blll"Wer.relleWW-
th7rUiltlingSthe tridtil tuent"tyeeasinalgilaalthicalaged • .1111.11.111 X 4 treir
had
I
Itel
, the KUM, of the Vixen alone to 10 lead. await the
.1 le nnler to all the „,,,,, im imn resets to avoid to IM tie V= .... r
,„_, c ry ,o the hours di
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:fin' mar me from the Vixen tie 1N0M0.... ''''SMlg;
ag it down. I ordered the min" MB mg Olt
Inee,,,e .., •
as= MIL' Se to learn whether ft Wheal ing asult u/