The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-05 00:00:00

AMERICA.

To the news from America published in The Ee-
-1 press of 3 esterday, we have now to append some
further intelligence. The accounts from the seat of
war communicate nothing decisive ; in fact there had
been no movement of the slightest importance either
by sea or by land since the date of previous advice..
General Taylor was still at Matamoros preparing to
move forward about the middle of August, and troops
were being concentrated at Cainargo. The Mexicans
were said to be employed strengthening their de-
fences at Nlonterez. And it was also reported that
General Mgm had assembled a force of 3,000 men at
Lenares. General WOOD was to move with two re-
giments of Illinois volunteers from Port Larocca for
San Antonio on the sth of Aust ; and by the last
accounts, General KEARNEY had advanced within two
marches of Blut's Fort. We extract the following
from the American Sun :
We regret to learn that Governor Henderson. of Texas,
after a tedious illness, has fallen a victim to the diseases pre-
vailing in the camp at Matamoras. He was much esteemed
as a private citizen and an efficient public officer. The brave
General Lamar will probably succeed him as commander of
the Texian volunteers.
The Honourable Josiah Bailey. for many years, and until
recently, Attorney-General of the State of Maryland, died at
his residence, in Cambridge, Dorchester county, on Friday
last.
The Washington Union announces the death of Samuel
Humphreys, Chief Naval Constructor, in the 68th year of
his age. Mr. Humphreys, we learn, died suddenly of an
attack of apoplexy. He was a native of Southwark, and
superintended the building of some of the finest ships in the
Bevy yard.
The ship St. Mark, Captain Martin, of New York, bound
from Mobile to Liverpool, with 1,760 bales of cotton, has
struck on Florida reef and bil./ed.
UNITED STATES NAVAL REFORM.—The United States
Secretary of the Navy is introducing reforms of the most
salutary character into his branch of the government.
Merit alone is to be hereafter the passport to eminence.
Family influence or political intrigue have too long found
refuge in our Republican Navy, but as it was a mere
imitation of the royal navies of the Old World,
and the government knew of no better or more
efficient system abuses could not be avoided. Mr. Bancroft
has bearded the lion, however, and in striking at old corrup-
tions and abuses with a fearlessness hitherto unequalled, ex-
cept by some heroic Washington or Jackson, he receives the
applause of all intelligent presses in the country. FPurging,
we regret to say, is yet continued, but in a few months we
hope to hear of a humane modification of this part of the
syste.
STATE EcncrioNs.—The August elections for state officers
in North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois, are im-
portant in a national point of view, only so fax they exhibit
an increase of Whig strength in Whig states and of Demo-
cratie strength in Democratic states. Of North Carolina the
Rakigh Register of Friday says, Graham's majority cannot
fall short of 10,000, and the Whig majority in the senate will
be from 2to 4, and inithe house about 16. R. Melvin, Req.,
the democratic senator elect from Bladen, Columbus, and
Brunswick, died on Wednesday last in the midst of the con-
gratulations of hk friends upon his re-election to his former
meat. The returns from Kentucky show that the Whigs
ham gained two State masters (out of the tea elected
this year), and made a net gain of four members of the
House of Representatives, which will give them on
oust ballot of the two legislative branches a majority
of forty-six ! In Illinois, Smith, democrat, has been elected
to Congress over Trumbull, also a democrat, by nearly 1,800
majority. Fieklin, the present member, is probably defeated
by one of the sans party.