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Mexicans, French, English, Irish, out-number as yutithe
Americans; but the latter will soon have their share.
Provisions, woollen clothing, liquors, kitchen and
miring utensils, sell at enormous profits in the mines;
other articles scarcely sell at ell. Woman's gear is alto-
gether a drug. The amount of gold hitherto found is
bard to determine. It is said that about 4,000,000 dolls.
have been exported. I shall be able in a few weeks,
from facts I am collecting, to make some approxi-
mation to it. In the meantime, all this is disastrous
for us. No servants are to be had. 250 dolls. a
month has been refused in my presence by a cook.
All my servants have left, and yesterday I en-
gaged one at 100 clans. a month, becalise he is too
to go to the mines; but I shall certainly lose
him if he gets his health. The quartermaster pays
5,000 dollars a year tor the house I live in, and it would
make a poor toll-house for a country bridge. Tbe'cli-
mate is cold all the year round and foggy in the
summer. The hills are bare, and the country is all
hills—(forgive the bull). The beef is execrable, and
vegetab es—none ; and nobody has time to catch fish if
there are any—viola la carte ! Any one who will come
here to dig gold, or bring goods with him to sell to the
. diggers, wilt make monk-y. N ocher business will suc-
ceed. Whoever comes must bring a house with him ;
there are but few here, and lumber is 600 dollars per
thousand.

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The brig Ida, from California, via Chagres, had
arrived at Phladelphia from Kingston, Jamaica,
with 300,000 dollars in gold dust, and lumps, some of
the latter weighing over 71b.
The latest telegraphic account from New Orleans
is to the 26th of June, at which date the great cre-
vasse at Sauve's plantation had been closed, and the
water in the inundated district was rapidly receding.
The health of the city was reported to be good.
By an arrival at New Orleans we have dates from
the city of Mexico to the 4th of June.
The discovery of gold in California was awakening
much of the cupidity of the Mexican character. Re-
grets are expressed in the journals that the territory
should have been ceded to the United States. The
inhabitants of San Luis Potosi were in a state of
great alarm, in consequence of the near approach of
the Indian insurgents to Sierra Gorda, and the un-
protected state of the intervening country. General
Guzman had been accused of withdrawing forces
from active operation, with a view to open hostile
demonstrations against the general Government. The
Apaches and Comanches continue their barbarous
inroads on the frontier States, robbing and murdering
the inhabitants, &c. Sonora and Durango were the
most exposed. The cholera had nearly disappeared from
Monterey . War in the Sierra Gorda, notwithstanding
tne submission of Quiroz, the chief of the insurgents,
was stillgoing on, with but little hopes of a speedy
termination. Through the bad management of the
Government officials, and the disorganization of the
army, the soldiers were continually deserting. The
state of Vera Cruz had voted medals for distribution
among those who had distinguished themselves in the
defence of Vera Cruz when bombarded by General
Scott. The Spanish Consul had received one. An
extra session of Congress was to commence on the
Ist of July at Mexico, rendered necessary by im-
portant events which would admit of no delay. .E 1
Arco Iris, of the 31st ult., says, that the late Mi-
nister, Pints y Cuevas, dispatched an order to London
by the mail steamer, to the firm of J. Schneider and
Co., fiscal agents of the Government, to prosecute the
investigation into the affair with the house of Lizardt
and Cu., relative to the emission of bonds in the Lon-
don market, with a view to protect the interests of
Mexico. The same paper urges on his successor to
follow up the project initiated by Senor Pina y
Cuevas. A bill has been introduced into Congress for
sinking 8,000,000 dollars to come out of the indemnity
to be paid by the United States, to be applied for the
gradual rt duction and payment of the internal debt of
the lid.public.
We have dates from Porto Cabello to the Bth of
June. The excitement against Monagas and his
party was unceasing, in consequence of the pressure
occasioned by the arbitrary laws passed. It was the
opinion of Ns ell•informed persons that Pees would be
in power in 60 days. A revolution was expected
daily. Monagas was at Valency, about 40 miles from
Porto Cabello.

From St. John's (N. 8.), we learn that the fires in
the woods still prevailed to au alarming extent in
different parts of the province, and many farm-houses,
barns, fields of grain, and much other valuable pro-
perty have been completely destroyed.

COMSIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JIINE 27.
The Crops—Our season is propitious fur the harvest--
after a cool, damp spring, warm but bright weather,
bringing rapidly to maturity the wheat and other winter
grain, and favouring very much the Indian corn plant.
Our surplus of cereal grain bids fair to be very large.
Monty Market—Our money market is abundantly
supplied, and the prices of stocks are high. The demand
for European bills is not large by this packet, sellers
rather re,:erving themselves for the packet of the second
week in July, when a considerable amount of dividends
to be remitted may possibly cause a better demand at
higher rates. Bills on London rule from 8 to 9/.
United States Sixes of '67 bring 117; ditto Treasury
Notes. A loan of about 1,750,000 dolls. was negotiated
by the state of New York last week, on a 6 per cent.
sty ck of 16 years' interest, payable quarterly, which
brought on an average more then 111 per cent. prem.
More than eight millions were bid, and a larger amount
than the a hole sum proposed to be borrowed was bid for
on foreign account. As it is ROUISChiId3 took about
400.000 dollars.

Illinois Dividend—Notice has been given that a divi-
dend of " 5 dulls, on each 1,000 doffs." will be paid upon
the stock of the state of Iliinois "at the agency in this
city, on and after the 2d of July next.
Petimylecnia Interest—The Philadelphia bulletin
says, that the State Treasurer has made an arrangement
with four of the Philadelphia banks, whereby the state
interest, duo in August next, will be paid in par funds.
Iu order to carry this very desirable arrangement into
effect, it is understood that the collectors of tolls and
taxes throughout the commonwealth are directed to re.
ceive no notes in ps3ment except the relief issues and
the notes of such banks as will redeem the same in par
funds in Philadelphia.

Breadstuff:—There has been quite a moderate bull-
ness transacted in flour during the last fortnight, anti
prices remain without any material change. The Eng-
lish orders are mostly limited at 25c. to 50c. per barrel
under our present quotations, and the principal transac-
tions on that account are for uninspected and fine at 4
dolls. to 4 dolls. 25e. per barrel. Indian corn is in good
request for export, and the clearances are large.
Present appearances indicate that the coming crop of
wheat and corn will be an abundant one, but it is too
early yet to judge with any certainty. The exports
from this port to Great Britain and Ireland, for the
fortnight ending on the 19th inst., consisted of 30,820
barrels of fl.ur, 16,205 bushels of wheat, and 413,768
bushels of Indian corn. Freights of corn are a trifle
better, the last engagements having been at 6id. to 6/d.,
and on flour Is. 6d. per barrel to Liverpool.
Freights—To London, we notice engagements of 2,000
barrels North County turpentine at 25.; 1.000 barrels
oil cake, 2s. 6d.; and 100 tons provisions, &c., 30s. To
Liverpool, 150.000 bushels corn and wheat, in bulk, at
6id. to 6id.; 5,000 to 6,000 barrels flour (none yester-
day), ls. 6d.; cotton, 1 doll. per bale and id. per lb.;
and bacon, lard, &c., 225. 6d. To Ireland, we heard of
two vessels for Curk and a market at 8(1., and the barque
Governor.
.llvienrcyk Hinckley,
dull; focorttßonel,fatastflowat,
Havre, still.7ndd. fur
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of a cent.; and ashes, 6 dolls. to 8 dolls.
Cotton—Our notice of
ethdeumn; market for
was succeededfortransmi ssion by
the by
Europa left it gusto
an increased businees and more firmness until the arrival
of the America's favourable advices, when, with an ac-
tive demand, partly on speculation, prices advanced
fully i. to jo. per lb., and our quotations now stand
that much higher than on the 15th inst. Since our last
there has continued a good demand, and the improve-
ment noticed above has been well maintained. The
receipts at all the shipping ports are 2,635,789 bales
against 2,193,109 to same dates last year—an increase
this season of 442,680 bales. The total foreign export
this year is 472,932 bales more tlian last—say, 345,340
bales increase to Great Britain, 62,081 increase to France,
49,277 increase to north of Europe, and 16,234 increase
to other foreign ports. The shipments from southern
to northern ports are 160,767 bales more this season
than last, and there is a &crease in stock of 105,913
bales.