The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-31 00:00:00

N0.105.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 31, 1846. [3d.

should be raised to prosecute the Mexican war in
place of the volunteers. The estimated appropria-
tions for fortifications next year is 495,600 dollars.
3,434 Indians have been removed west of the Missis-
sippi_ since the last annual report.
TREASURY REPORT.—The Secretary 'of the Trea-
sury has also issued his report, or budget. It is a
very lengthy document. Financial matters are con-
sidered more cheering than expected. We glean the
following abstract from the New York Weekly
Herald:

The revenue from customs for the year ending June 30,
1847, is estimated at 27,836,731 dole., which will be an excess
on that received for the year ending June 30, 1846, of
1,123,064 doh. This estimate is made upon the tariff as it
now stands, having no reference to the proposed duty upon
tea and coffee. Should the estimate of receipts final
customs, public lands, and other sources, for the yeag
ending June 30, 1847, be realised, the aggregate lace's*
or receipts into the treasury from these source* from.
the issue of treasury notes, and added to the surplus cal
hand on the Ist of July lut, the commencement of
present fiscal year, will be 50,462,170,08 debt. The expen
ditures for the same period, in the event of the war
tinning and being prosecuted with vigour, are Intim
at 55,241,212,09 doh., exhibiting a deficiency for the year
4,779,042,01 dots. The estimates of receipts and expendi-
tures for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1848, exhibit a
deficiency of 18,560,828,52 doh. This estimate is also made
upon the present tariff, and it will be seen that the loan or
nineteen millions will be required to meet this deficiency;
whatever surplus may be necessary, meat be raised fres *
d=everignowaied tea and
Be, Lei Ammo W
sr tof the Wipe
Irri die Beceehe Treisein.
duty of 25 per cent. upon tea and coffee would, it is esti-
mated, produce a revenue of two and a half million of dollars
per annum.
According to official returns, the aggregate value of tea
and coffee imported into the United States, for the year end
ing June 30. 1846, was 11,786,231 dole., a duty on which of
25 per cent., would yield a gross revenue of 2,946,557,75
dole. A falling off of about two millions, or about 17
per cant., in the aggregate value of both articles consumed,
in consequence of the duty proposed, is estimated, which
would reduce the revenue to two and a half mil-
lions of dollars from that source. The public debt of
the United States on the Ist of December, 1816,
including loans, treasury notes, ete , was 24,256,494,60
doh. Since the 4th of March, 1845, 1,680,605 doh.
of the principal of the public debt have been? aid. The Se-
cretary says that the revenue from: a 4 tonal nder the tariff
of 1842, for a year or two previous to: hey epeal of. hat act,
had been gradually falling off, on account of then rohibiting
character of the vemfic duties enforced. The value of mer-
chandise imported fbr the year ending June *3O, 1816, was
larger than had been received for several years previous,
and the decrease in the revenuer or that year was aneed
by a fulling off in the importation of those descriptions of
merchandise paying the higher rates of duty, and a larger
importation of free goods, and those paying moderate rates
of duty.
At the date of these accounts the government were
manifesting increased energy iu collecting means for
prosecuting the war. Several merchant ships had
been purchased for the public service, and Commo-
dore Stewart was to proceed in the Ohio, to take
command of the Gulph squadron, with which he was
to attack San Juan de Ulloa. Letters from the
Havannab, received at New Orleans, had excited
considerable fears, as it was announced that the At-
Isntic would be immediately filled with privateers.
1 The new regiments were almost complete. The
Fresisington Union states, that since the battles of
May last, no less than three hundred thousand vo-
lunteers had proffered their services in the war.l
Mr. Calhoun had been re-elected to the United States
Senate, for a term of six years, from the 4th of March
next, by the legislature of South Carolina.
The Virginia Legislature assembled on the 7th inst. 1
The finances of the state, according to the message of
the governor, were in a satisfactory state; the expul-
sion of all free persona of colour is recommended, and
internal improvements, in point of railroads, to develop
the riches of the great south-western valley of Vir-
ginia, are urged. The:Mexican war must not termi-
nate, " except by concessions of territory by the
offending power." The freedom of commerce is
maintained.

The Mormon disturbances had been quieted.
The Secretary of the Treasury had decided, that the
operation of the new tariff commenced on the Ist ins t.
The Bauthelitt mafl arrived at Washington ea the
11th. The steamer Neptune arrived at Tampico, Nov.
22, with four hundred and fifty regular troops, under
command of Col. Gates. The steamer Sea arrived
with more troops on the 23rd, when the town was im-
mediately handed over to the army. Fort Orondaga
was garrisoned under the name of Fort Conner, and
armed with two long 8 pounders. A battery of two
42 pounders carronades has been erected, and some
field-pieces are mounted on the house-tops.
Saltillo has been abandoned, and is understood to be
now in possession of the advance guard of the army
under General Worth.
The population of the city of Mexico is said to
be in a very insubordinate state.
Santa Anna lately made an address to his troops,
apparently to extract from them an invitation to
reinstate himself at the head of the government. He
was disappointed, however, at finding that his oration
was received in profound silence, and immediately
afterwards he started with all his cavalry on a secret
expedition. Some think it was to cut off one of the
divisions of our army, which he will not be likely to
find. The most probable conjecture is, that he is gone
to Mexico to control the action of the new Congress.
The steamer Sea had run on shore near Tampico.
A letter from Pensacola, December 7, to the
Picayune, says that Captain Tatnall, with the steamer
Spitfire, has gone up the river, sixty or seventy miles
from Tampico, and taken possession of two towns, at
one of which he captured ten large cannon, and a
heavy quantity of ammunition which had been re-
ceived from Tampico, when the Mexicans retreated
from that city. The two regiments which evacuated
that place revolted when they got to San Luis Potosi,
and were disbanded. They were opposed to Santa
Anna.
Great dissensions prevailed at San Luis Potosi.
The army, about 16,000 strong, were, according to
American accounts, in a state of starvation. Faction
also reigned.
The Indians have made slight attacks on detach-
ments of the American force, under Gen. Wool. It
is stated that the celebrated Seminole chief, Wildcat,
is now in Texas, at the head of 300 warriors.
The government stores now at San Antonio are
estimated to be sufficient to sustain General Wool's
entire division of 3,000 men.
Commodore Stockton has issued a proclamation
declaring Upper and Lower California, by right of
conquest, a territory of the United States.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
In the money market there bad been no material alteration.
New Yone, Dec. 11.—Baganerrrm—Sineethe reception of half a
month's Liter advice!, per Caledonia, prices, which were before falling,
suffered a further reduction of 181 and 23 cents per barrel. On
Monday there was a pretty fair business done, the sales amounting to
about 25,000 barrels, principally for shipment, at S dolt!. for prime
Michigan, Genesee, and Ohio, afloat, and 3 dots. for Genesee in store,
deliverable at the option of the buyers. On Tuesday, about 6,000 bu-
rets were disposed of, at 5 doh. for Genesee, Michigan, and Ohio, and
towards the end of the day we heard of came sales at lower prices. In
southern there has not been much done, the sales during the week
amounting only to about 5,000 barrels Howard-street for export at
S dots. Gesnitetown and Brandywine are dull at S dole. 25 c. and
some inferior descriptions at 4 dots. 871 c. and S dole. Rye-flnur is
inactive at previous rates. For corn-meal there has been more
inquiry, and we notice sales for 3.000 barrels Jersey at 3 dots. 621 e.,
',ow ao. on private terms, and 1,000 do. Brandywine 3 dole. '75 C.
cash, which is a reduction of 121 c. The market continues to be well
supplied with all kinds. Yestenlay there was not much doing, the
weather preventing all out-door transactions, and the market closed
heavy at the previous rates. The grain market has been pretty brisk,
and prices have not receded since the arrival of the Caledonia. The
demand continues good, and the sales are about 10,000 bushels of
Pennsylvania red at I dol.; 30,000 white Genesee at 1 dol. 14c. aid
1 dol. 15e. •, 3,000 Illinois, at Idol. ; and 10,000 fair to good Ohio, at
1 dol. 4c. to I dol. 10c. cash. There were also gains of 20,000 bushels
Illinois and 15,000 Genesee on terms not made public. The decline in
corn in England has not unfavourably affected the market here, there
baring been but little export demand lately, and the sale!, made since
the arrival of the Caledonia show no reduction in ririees—theyinclude
15,000 bushels new northern at 59c. to 60e. • 4400 old ditt
2,400 inferior southern, 621 e., weight ; and 2,090 western, on terms
we did not learn.
Corron.—The sales to-day are quite 2,500 bales, and have been
effected at very full prices; a portion e the purchases for export,
but the bulk were on speculation, and at rates rather beyond our out-
side quotations.
LIVERPOOL CLASNIFIC•TION,
Uplands. Fiorids.
New Orleans Uplands.
Mob. & Texas.
Inferior ....... none none DODO
Ordinary ...... Bl to 8f none Bto a;
Middling • . 9l
to 9 91 to 9 1 9,t0 51
Good Middling 91 to 9 91 to 9 0' to 10
Middling Fair 9 to 10 to 10 10 to 101
Fair ..... 9to 10 101 to 10 104 to 101
Folly Fair
Good Fair
Fine
Famoirra —To Liverpool, have declined a little, but were te er,n,
with engagements 01 about 20,003 =le. flour, at 48. . per bL ;
20,000 bushels grain. lid. for corn, and 16d. per bushel for wheat;
heavy goods, 50s. per ton ; 2,000 bales cotton, Id. to 7-16 d. per lb. for
equare buten; some now ask ad. for square. To London there Is no
material alteration. To Havre, cotton has been taken at 1 per cent.
per lb. for square bales; flour, 1 dol. 121 per hi; and other goods at
x the goofed Mak

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
Since the foregoing was written, we have received,
by the Caledonia, New York papers to the 16th, in-
clusive. The news from the seat of war is not

important. The capture of Saltillo is confirmed.
General Taylor had returned to Monterey. It was
his intention to proceed, with the whole of his dis-
posable force, to Tampico, by a route leaving San
Luis Potosi to the right. Arrived at Tampico, and
having the necessary forces to carry out his future
operations, an attack would be made on Vera Cruz,
simultaneously by sea and land.
The sudden disappearance of Santa Anna is con-
firmed. It is supposed that he has gone round the
mountains to attack Saltillo, which was in possession
of a small American force under Gen. Worth ; or he
may have gone out to intercept Gen. Taylor's march
from Monterey to Tampico, at which latter point the
American forces are now being concentrated prepara-
tory to a combined land and naval attack upon the
fort at Vera Cruz, and other movements.
Santa Anna's store vessels were pursued up the
Tampico river, sixty or seventy miles, and captured,
with considerable ammunition and artillery.

The Americans in Santa Fe were preparing an ex-
pedition to chastise two hostile ;tribes of Indians in
that vicinity, and the people of Western Texas were
1Z there. frontier regiments, for protection ageing
c=
The reliaeeble intelligence from Mexico extends only
to the 12th of November. A mail is daily expected
rid Havannah. Reports of a contradictory nature
have come to hand, representing great dissensions in
Santa Anna's army, but much dependence cannot be
placed upon them. Congress was to meet on the 7th
or Bth of December, and the first business, it was
thought, would be the appointment of commissioners
o negociate a peace, in accordance with the peace
p •opoution offered, m July or August last, by the
President of the United States. _ _ _

We extract the following from the New York
Herald. It furnishes the new plan of operations to
be undertaken against Mexico:

All the laudable efforts that have been made by our go-
vernment having failed to secure the object we wished, it
now becomes necessary to change the plan of operations,
and commence a system which will force from the enemy •
peace that we shall dictate on our own terms, in the heart of
his capital, if we cannot get it without going there.
The government at Washington view the matter in the
same light, and we now have the pleasure of laying before
our readers the new plan of operations that will be imme-
diately commenced, and which we have obtained from a
source that entiles it to confidence. Although it is
not official, it is as authentic as it can be. Indeed
there is scarcely a doubt of its correctness. The ob-
ject of this change in our tactics, is to capture the Cagle
of San Juan de Ulloa by sea, the city of Vera Cruz by land,
then march towards the city of Mexico, taking all the towns
on the way, and finally attacking and capturing the veritable
capital of the Montezuma, that we have all heard and read
to much about.
The preliminaries necessary to carry these arrangements
into effect have, we learn, all been made by our government.
Instead of General Taylor going to San Luis Potosi, as was
first supposed would be the order of march, that gallant
officer will go no farther in that direction than Saltillo,
which; place he will fortify and hold. General Scott's
first destination is probably Camargo, where he will
complete some arrangements ; thence he will go to Tampico,
where he will take command of the troops already there, and
the seven thousand troops recently ordered into service by
the Secretary of War, and who are directed to rendezvous
at that place, which is to be the base of his operations. After
making all his arrangements, Gen. Scott will then take up
his line of march for Vera Cruz. General Taylor having
invested and garrisoaed Saltillo, will, with the troops not in
garrison under his command, and those probably under
I command of General Wool, direct his steps towards the
Gulf coast, and perhaps form a junction with General Scott.
Of this, however, we are not sure. The two forces
united, General Scott, with his force, will push on
to Vera Cruz, and attack that city, while the squad-
ron in the Gulf, under Commodores Conner and Perry,
or perchance Stewart, will simultaneously attack the Castle of
San Juan d'Ulloa. After taking these places, the combined
armies will take up their line of march to the city of Mexico,
capturing and garrisoning all the towns between the capital
sad Vera Cruz.
It will ke sessessey is all thew -Important movements, to
keep one eye on Santa Anna. That I,eneral, is • shrewd,
cunning officer, and if Saltillo be feebly garrisoned, he will
bring the whole of his army down upon the place, to annihi-
late the troops stationed there.
This, however, is an outline of the new plan of operations
against the enemy. In addition to the regular army, and
with the view of insuring success in his attack upon Vera
Cniz and San Juan d'Ulloa, with as little los as pos-
sible to our forces, General Scott will also have under
his command, a company of one hundred men, officered by
Captain Huger, Lieut. Charles P. Stone, wind Lieut. Magner,
who have been for some time past drilling in the howitzer
and bomb exercise. The ordnance department at Fort Mon-
roe have been engaged for some time in preparing howitzers,
batteries, bombs, rockets, &e., for the use of this force,
which, when finished, will be sent to Tampico., subject to
the order of General Scott.
The squadron in the guiph to co-operate in this enter] -
will consist of the following vessels :
Tar omy OR ROMS SQUADRON.
Guts.

Onna.
liigates.. Cumberland .... ..... 44 Steamers Miniimippi
Itarit •.n
Potomac 44 Spitfire 3
Sloops John Adams ..... ... 20 Vixen ..... ......... 3
St. Mary's 2O Schooners ...Reefer .....«..... 1
Alhan
Blirl grlxZme lO 20 Petrel
Bonita .....
Somers

Total number of guns
These will probably be joined by the line-of-battle ship
Ohio, which will sail from Bostm, with sealed orders, in a
few days. The number of guns in the Gulf will then amount
to 310, which we suppose will be amply sufficient to make
the attack on San Juan de Ulloa successful.
There will probably be no change made in the Pacific
squadron until the arrival there of Com. Shubrick It will
remain under the command of Commodore Stockton or
Biddle, both now in the Pacific, and maintain a rigid block-
ade of all the ports on that side of Mexico, and retain
possession of the territory captured by the skill and energy
of Commodores Sloat and Stockton. We give the names of
the vessels composing this squadron :

—...—.
Guns. Chum.
Rszee ... lndependence 64 stoop
Frigates. Savannah 44 Dale l6
C 011470.41
Sloops ...... ....Portsmouth. .20 Schemes --Shark ..-
I.4.vant 29 Store 6141 pa Erie 8
Warren
Cyane 2O
Total number of guns in the Pacific 300
" " in the Gulf .236

Whole number on the coax : of hfeikal 336
This new plan of operations will be commenced as soon
as possible, or at least as soon as orders to that Abet can
reach the officers who are to oondtict it to a successful result.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, writing on the 12th, says: "At a
meeting of democratic senators, it was agreed to
support Mr. Sevier for chairman of the committee of
foreign relations. General Gass would have been
nominated, but he is understood to have declined the
post. Mr. Lewis will be made chairman of the finance
committee. Mr. Dix is to be chairman of the com-
mittee on commerce in
.place of Mr. Haywo'd, re-
signed. A strong. opposition to Mr. Bancroft's eon-
firmalon as minister to England is anticipated. It
seems to be assumed, almost as a matter of course,
that he would be rejected. It is said likewise that
efforts:am making to defeat the nomination of Mr.
Mason, as secretary of the navy. There is some con-
versation upon the rumoured retirement of Mr. Bu-
chanan from the state department, and his acceptance
of the French mission. I suppose it is only talk.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the :harriers's Sus of Dec. 15.)
The new tariff, under the act of July, 1846, having only gone into
operation on the Ist of the present month, a sufficient time hits not
elapsed to judge of its effect upon the revenue. It is believed by the
administration that he receipts u,der it will equal, if not exceed,
those under tbe act ott 1842, which it supersedes.
The demand for breadstuffs for exportation is still very great, and
not only all the packet ships but every transient yawl that can be
had are engaged In transporting our surplus agricultural products.
The supply, as yet, is fully equal to the demand, but as some of the
avenue+ from the interior to the sea-board are becoming closed for
the winter, should the demand continue, a very considerable advance
in prices may be calculated upon, particularly in Flour. The stock of
Flour at New York market is about 350,000 barrels, against nearly
doable that quantity at the close of river navigation last year, and
searcely any arriving. The home consumption is about 10,000 barrels
a week.
As to the great Maple of Cotton, we cannot add much that is en-
cooraging to the reports carried out by the Acadia and Great Western.
It Is estimated that the whole crop will tall short of the average
about 400,000 bales. A killing' (mat, which occurred on the 19th
November, has put an end to cotton growing for the season
In the uplands of Georgia and South Carolina, and the latest
estimates of the crop of 1816-47 are from 1,800,000 to
2,000,000 bales. It is difficult, in the face of daily arrivals and
exports at different and distant points, to get at the exact figures ; the
following are as accurate as the nature of the case will allow, em-
bracing statements made up at all the cotton depot in the United
States :

Stock on hand. Receipt& Block on hand.
Sept Ist.
Idl e Bale& 94,522 373,453 303,007
76,771 455,970 2.15,5410