The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

By the ship John It. Skiddy, arrived at Liver-
pool yesterday, we have dates from New York to
the 15th alt.
The Senate had appointed Mr. Sevier, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, to proceed
to Mexico without delay to negotiate and finally close
the treaty of peace. He was entrusted with full
power, and was to leave Washington on the 15th, ac-
companied by Mr. Walsh, son of the United States
consul at Paris, who had been appointed secretary of
legation.
Advices from Vera Cruz to the 3rd inst., give
accounts of more contests and bloodshed between the
American troops and the guerillas, and, as usual, in-
telligence of the defeat of the latter ; but not without
loin on the side of the Americans. A train that left
Vera Cruz for Orizaba, commanded by Col. Briscoe
hats been attacked by a guerilla force 400 strong. An
express rider was immediately sent to inform Geo.
Twiggs of the fact, and that officer despatched three
companies of cavalry to the aid of Cot Briscoe. This
reinforcement went as far as San Diego, but seeing
nothing of the Americans they returned. A letter re-
ceived by the last arrival states that a desperate
fight took place between Col. Briscoe's com-
mand and the guerillas at Matagorda, which
resulted in the dispersal of the latter. Lieut. Hen-
derson and boar of the Georgia volunteers were
killed in the fight. A strong force of cavalry and
infantry left Vera Cruz on the 21st Feb., to clear the
road of the guerillas. We are apprised of an
armistice having been agreed upon between Gen.
Butler and the Mexican Commissioners, for two
months. This will give time for the receipt of the
ratified treaty and the arrival of the American com-
missioner at the capital of Mexico. No allusion to
General Scott, or the court-martial ,is found among
the news—but, judging from the statement that
General Butler has agreed to an armistice with the
Mexicans, it is to be presumed that General Scott has
been superseded, temporarily, as commander.ia-
chief, agreeably to instructions from Washington.
Permission has been given for the shipment of arms
and ammunition from the ports of the United States
for the protection of the white inhabitants of Yucatan
against the exterminating designs of the Indians.
Commodore Perry has received instructions to attend
to the proper disposition of such arms and ammu-
nition.
In the Senate, on the 14th, Mr. Cass availed him-
self of the first opportunity to propose the taking up
of the ten regiment bill. In this, however, he was
opposed by Mr. Webster, on the ground that other
business pending in executive session, ohould be dis-
posed of before proceeding further with the bill for the
increase of the army. Mr. Cass rejoined, and spoke
earnestly in favour of the passage of the bill, but finally
gave way to a motion to go into executive session.
The House bill, to raise by loan sixteen millions of
dollars, was presented with amendments. The mes-
sage of the l'resident, refusing to give information
respecting the return of Santa Anna to Mexico,
coming up for consideration, Mr. P. Tompkins, of
Mississippi, seized the occasion to denounce certain
measures of the administration. lie was replied to
by Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee.
The Americans were lamenting the loss of two
other of their worthies—Chief Justice Spencer and
the lion. H. G. Wheaton. The former was regarded
as an able jurist, and the latter was an author, and
had been engaged its diplomatic missions from the
United States to Prussia and other European courts.
The Cambria was hourly looked for ; she was in her
eighteenth day, and overdue. Father Mathew was
expected on a visit to the States, and pre paratious
were being made to give the apostle of temperance a
hearty welcome. The partisans engaged in the Presi-
dential election were ready to make the most of the
reverend father's arrival. A New York paper says:
Father Mathew will be received with tremendous ap
Please, excitement, and cordiality, in this country, during the
spring and summer. tie has mode a happy selection of the
time; for if he had postponed his visit till after the Presi
dentist election, he would have had by no means so hearty a
welcome as he will now have. Why ? The whips are very
anxious to get the Irish votes for their candidate at the ap-
proaching election, and the democrats are equally anxious.
Since this pious cat olic temperance letturer will be ove r-
wheltned with messes and attentions from both parties,
though he himself will be entirely ignorant of the reasons
for all this zeal. We have no doubt, therefore, that from
this consideration, the leader", both of the whips and loco-
focos, wia be seen running over each other's heads, and
overwhelming the worthy man with all sorts of attentions op
to next November. After November, he may pass through
the country with comfort; but not before.

COMMERCIAL INrELLIGENCE.
MONEY.

NEW Ysax, MarSCIL 13-20.000 dolt. Treasury notes
rold at the board this morning at per cent. advance. They are now
held at 103. V. 8. (Ps (1887), emu improved 1, and du. 5 far contr.
(1,33 , j. Pennsylvania Ps are 1 higher. Nor. and Wor., IS; and
Harlem, f. On the other hand—Canton declined II ; Reading bonds,
I ; do. domes, I ; Long Island and Illinois fundable bonds, 1.
The state of feeling in Wall-street is fern excited than it was. Go-
vernment securities are hardly as high ; still there is • growing im-
pression that thingsare on the mending order. AU stocks bet.
ter than they did, and contideder is growing stronger hourly.
Were it not for the sixteen million loan that in suspended
over the public, government stale would go up very rapidly.
The bill market in down a little; on London, 109 to 109,, and on
Paris, 5.25. If there rates pr. veil there will be no further export of
specie. The money market is getting easier. still the market is
six ingest, and good paper ill selling at I toll per cent. • month. The
Sub-Treasury is again very tow in specie. They have had a million
drawn from them to the last ten days, all of which has gone intothe
bent,. A law has just gamed both houses of the legislature of kilasis-
rappi in relation to the bonds of that state, sold onaccount of the Plant-
er.' hank It is not, ashes been represented, a law providingfor full pay-
ment of the bonds, but a conditional appropriation to that object, of
the hall million sexes of land which the state received under the un- I
repealed sections of the Distribution Act of 1911-2. The bill provides
that three lands shall he expored for sale at auction an the lit I au..
1019, at the minimum prier of 6 dole. per acre, and that these bonds
and the coupons shall he received in payment. It is the Impressioa
among manysperatoni that the Itothschilde will obip the proceeds of
the treasury notes they will ternive from toe governmen. to London,
in specie. The loan they have taken veil probably be mad by dram on
Mexico, in return for which they .01 receive treasury notes; these
will be sold in this market, and the amount received-sot out in specie,
andbills drawn on it at lu per cent. premium.