The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-14 00:00:00

" Mu
antime. the military preparations on both rides are
still continued. On our part, tke army under General
Taylor is gradually accumulating provisions and moans of
transportation, pushing its outposts up the Rio del Norte,
and getting everything ready for vigorous invasion. At
the latest dates Mier was occupied by our troops
on the 31st July, without opposition. It is a strong
place, containing about 6000 inhabitants. Gen. Woorth
is to push forward from Camargo on the road towards
Monterey; but it is said that the Mall force cannot
march upon this place until the middle of September,
or thereabouts. The reception it will meet seems to
be involved in tome doubt. General Taylor himself ap-
prehends little resistance, and the most credible ac-
counts represent the Mexicans as unprepared and in-
disposed to make a stand. He has a (nice, however,
sufficient, it is believed, to cut his way through any army
the Me:jeans can bring against him. His movements are
greatly retarded by a want of the means of transportation.
Paredes it imams had not, at the latest accounts, left the
city of Mexico. He had been diligently engaged in raising
an army for the frontier, and is said to be at the head of
a force of some 15,000 men, most of them raw recruits, but
well equipped, and a well drilled as the short time
would allow. Paredes was to leave the capital on the 31st
of July fur Monterey, where General Mena had established
his head-quarters. The last brigade composing the division
to be under his command, left on the 28th. The Mexican
Congress had passed a law giving him the unlimited power
to appoint officers and provide the necessary materials for
the war. Others were also passed giving to the government
entire control over the revenues of the country, for the pur-
-1 pose of carrying on the war.
" The Culifseals regiment still remains in New York. ,
Praparatieei, however as awirly speasptste for its departure,
and it will probably leave wfthin a few days. A large num-
ber of desertions have taken place, but they have mainly been
of minors, and no difficulty will be had in supplying their
places with better soldiers. A strong opposition has been meal-
rested in various quarters to the commander, but it proceeds
from interested and entirely unworthy sources and excites
little attention, and impair not at all the efficiency of the
force under his command. The government has engaged
three ships of 800 tons for transports. The regiment will be
armed with 830 percussion lock muskets, 800 ditto flint locks,
and 800 rifles ; in addition to which, cannon and equipments
for one company of artillery and arrangements for a corps of
dragoons will be sea out.
' Our naval operations in the Gulph have not been
of much importance. On the 7th of August an attack
was made upon Alvarado by one or two of our vessels
under Com. Conner, but the bar could rot be crossed,
and the attack was abandoned. Great complaints are
made that the blockade of Vera Cruz is cot rigidly main-
tained. Two new steamers the Spitfire and the
Vixen, have been purchased and fitted out by
our Government. They sailed for the Gulph on Saturday
under command of Com. Perry, who is to be second in com-
mand in the Gulph, under Coin. Connor, who will return at
the expiration of his cruise and give place to Perry. The
latter is immediately to take missend of the Mississippi.
" News from Gen. Kearney, on his way to Sante Fe, has
been received down to July 19, when he was at Bent's Fort
with his command. He anucipa'es no resistance on reaching
Santa Fe. _ . _

"fienersl Taylor arrived at Camargo on the Bth inst. On
the 9th he reviewed the troops in the town, consisting of
3,000 regulars under the immediate command of General
Worth. The volunteers had just begun pouring into
Camargo by land and river.
" Captain Duncan's artillery and aportion of M'Culloch's
rangers were to leave Camargo on the 10th, in the direction
of the mountains. It was regarded by the letter-writers
rather as an expedition for reconnoisance, than as the advance
of an army.
" Capt. M'Culloch left Camargo on the 4th inst. for China
60 or 70 miles higher up on the San Juan than Camargo.
He entered the place at daylight on the 6th, the Mexicans
under Col. Seguin having abandoned it during the night, al-
though their force was superior to M'CuUoch'a. M'Culloch
remained 24 hours in Seguin's quarters, when he returned to
• Camargo.
" The city of (herrn, yet higher up on the Rio Grande,
has declared in favour of the United States government."

There is no news of any moment from the United
States by this packet. All was quiet, and every body
engaged in preparing large shipments of flour and
Indian Corn to England.
Prices of corn and flour had in no material degree
risen ; it is evident America can supply ail our de-
mands, every ship entered out for England is tilling
with provisions, which will now soon be flowing in
upon us.

The adjommusestef Cloogresa gives the esmatry rest for
a season, and no stirring inctdenta in the war quarter have
disturbed the stagnant condition of the public mind. The
passage of the new Tariff Bill has excited some political feel-
ing, and preparations have been vigorously commenced to
introduce this element into the approaching elections. Of
these the elections in Pennsylvania and New York, which
occur, tho one in the last of October and the other at the
beginning of November, attract the meet attention. In both
these States, especially in Pennsylvania, the result will
mainly turn upon the Tariff question, and will be of im-
portance chiefly with a view to the Presidential canvass of
1848. The present law may probably be regarded as per
manent, at least in its leading features, during the continu-
ance of the present administration?'
Up to the latest accounts business was everywhere dull,
but merchants engaged preparing extensive shipments of
corn and flour to England. The crops of all descriptions are
ascertained to be most abundant, and in the agricultural
districts of America prices arc so low, owing to the great
crops, that abundance seems rather to be looked upon as the
reverse of a blestaing.

The following are the latest prices at New York,
of corn, flour, and cotton:

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.
Flora.—The market is quiet to-day, but there is no
alteration in price. Michigan and Oswego at 4 dols., and
Gnaere, 4,06 dols. But little business in Southern. Rye
Hour has advanced.

GRAlN.—Wheat is in demand for export and fix. milling.
Sales of 5,000 bushels white at 90ete., and 5,000 do. Western
Bic. to Corn is selling at 53c. for mixed. Oats 28c.
to 30c. _ .

NEw ORLEANS, Aug. 22.
FLoua.—The market has continued to improve, and some
5,000 bbls. have changed hand at 3 dol.. 60c to 3 dole. 614 c.
for good Ohio and Illinois brands, 3 dole. 621 c. to 3 dolt. 4c.
per bbl. for good to Choice St. Louis, and 2 dole. 75c. to 3 dole.
for sour, with a sale of 153 bbls. yesterday at the highest
Ilftare.
G RAM.—The corn market has been pretty well attended
during the past week, and former prices are well maintained,
The week's sales comprise about 17,000 buahels sack corn, at
32c. to 38c. per bushel fer mixed to pure white and yellow,
with some trifling lots at 40c. per bushel.

The New York Courier and Enquirer says—" In money
matters no very marked changes have taken place, but
greater inactivity has prevailed, and the tendency has
been downward. The leading securities have yielded, the
demand not being sufficient to take off the quantity.
offering. The most serious fall has been in the United
States Loans, the sixes having been sold at 102, with en
accumulated interest of 1 per cent. to the purchaser. The
fancy stocks have also declined, and the speculation in
them is mainly confined to the brokers, and is not spirited.
Great uncertainty prevails as to the steps to be taken by the
government to raise money. It is understood that an lame
of 500,000 dollars Treasury notes, being merely a nominal
interest, will be made, but for the balance of the 10,000,000
dollars authorised, all is uncertainty. No Treasury notes
have yet made their appearance. Money is more abundant
than at the date of our last, but it is still in good request, and
only. leading paper can be readily discounted. The banks
are in a sound condition, having more than an average of
specie, [with constant fresh arrivals from the south and
south-west. Exchanges have advanced materially, and the
transactions have been to a good extent. The supply is
moderate. Heavy sales of dry goods have been made by
auction, giving the importers a supply of cash. The fall
trade is not yet fairly opened, but it is thought that a fair
amount of business will be done.
The rate of excharge for bills on Louden was 1081 to 109
and rising ; on Paris, 6f. 30c. to sf. 311. Freights are
firm.
No goods have yet been bonded under the warehousing
law, as no form of bonding has yet been received from the
Treasury department. Large quantities, however, have
been sent into the public stores.
In Cotton, since our publication of the 15th, more busi-
ness has been done, the sales amounting to 28,000 bales.
We then quoted " middling" at 71 to 81 cents. for Orleans
and Mobile, and 71 to 81 for Uplands ; but we must now
quote 81 to 9i for the former, and 81 to 81 for the latter.
Under the general opinion that the growing crop would pro-
bably turn out deficient in quantity, prices advanced almost
'imperceptibly until the 27th ; on ,that day, three mails ar-
riving from New Orleans and Mobile with accounts of wet
weather in those districts and of the ravages of the army
worm, more particularly in Louisiana and Mississippi, a very
animated inquiry sprang up, and 5,000 or 8,000 bales were
sold on the 28th, at an advance of 1 to 1 per cent. upon pre-
vious prices ; on the next day (Saturday) the demand con-
tinued, but operations were cheeked by the withdrawal of
cotton from the market, and by the demand of a further ad-
vance; the sales were, nevertheless, 1,500 bales, or more
than I to 1 per cent. advance on the prices of the day before.