The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

TUE UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO.

ace
liiTh offurich sailing-packet, Captain Thompson, ar-
ived Havre on Sunday, the 9th inst., with news from
v York up to the 21st tilt—the day on which she
left that port.
The first in order of importance of the intelligence by
this arrival is the conditions of peace submitted to the
Me '
croyxteans by M. Atocha on the part of the American
ernnaent, but which, as will be seen by our Mexican
ec'rrespondence, were summarily rejected.
These conditions, which first appeared in the journal
Guadalaxara, as a letter from M. Atocha to Gom, a
'"t!itte
.13tario del and to Rejon, were afterwards copied into the p Gobierno, a Mexican official journal, and re-
fnriodinuwe:el by the journals of New York. The y are as
"A commission shall be named to state the conditions.
That commission shall be composed of Messrs. Benton and
thfe,"anan, of a member of American Congress (belonging to
ion," 'PPsition), and of two Mexican commissioners. The
le-91issiT shall assemble in a place to be pointed out by the
/lcan Government.
The United States demand the 26th.degree of latitude,
from _
the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific, as line of division.
ra
rito" 80The United States will pay 15,000,000 dolls. for the ter-
LY occupied, enga gingr
t irt to
aee any formal demand fohe expensesthemselves of thesolemnl way r. These
Znenses are estimated at 13,000,000 dolls., and the United
for the
et" Les consequently consider that they pay 28,000,000 dolls.
territory in question.
th"'The 'United States guarantee that they will never give
._r consent for any territory of Alexia°, or Mexican state,
be annexed to the American Union ; and they will equally.
Aart e4arantee the sovereignty of Mexico, more particularly ~hot,
of
the country that is situated to the south of Use 26t.,
egree of Jaarallel.
"The Lnited States will place 10,000 men, infantry and
eavalrY, on the frontier line, to prevent contraband and in-
citations frona the Indians.
uat
The United States engage themselves to set aside all
erences relative to their former demands, for ceded ter-
rit7, foreign debt,, &c.
alliance, offensive and defensive, shall be signed
abet?
reweeti the United States and Mexico, for the purpose
Amur Willing all European intervention in the affairs of
.311. Atocha is authorised by the United States Govern-
-4 to agree to conditions of a treaty of peace."
; The France Americaine, a French journal published
to New York, under the date of the 21st ult., says, in
reference to these conditions—
, Such are, according to the journal of Guadalaxara, the
Frets laid down by M. Atocha, in a letter written to Gomez
Iltrias and to Rejon. Two months ago the Mexican press
accompanied
have refused such an insertion, or at least would have
„ it by the most furious declamations; now the
' del Gobie:no reproduces it without commentary.
Through these changes we see assuredly pacific symptoms.
by m
the bases laid down in the communication made M.
4tocha are adopted by the Mexican Government, the line
of division formed by the 26th degree of parallel will cut
the Rio Grande almost at its mouth, leaving Point Isabella,
tZuO-Alto Resalca de la Palma to the north, and Matamoras
- the south. Monterey, the pass of the Rinconada, and Sal-
thefield of battle of Buena Vista, would also be c orn-
'4l4ol within the Mexican limits, but the United States would
of wire re the superior part of Tamaulipas, and of Nuevo Leon,
hahuila, ot' Durango, and of Sinaloa, with the whole of
p,-PP'lle California the Sonora and Lower California as far as
e-arf,St• Domingo. Letters from Mexico, received by seve-
,,, 0 our American confr6-es, announce an early consent
31the renewal of negotiations; they affirm also that the
alaPcteriotis army of General Scott could not have reached
lt in its march on the capital before the propositions of
arran
gealent Were made by Santa Anna. If this be the
" y case, peace is already concluded. The greatest difficulty, as
We
1/4"said before exists, not in the solution of territorial
tQuestions or indemnities between two countries, but in the
rejudicial question of national amour propre which, hitherto,
destroyed all attempts of pacification.
stalaele This powerful ob-
;,sonce removed, all parties have too much interest in a
aber of hostilities not to make mutual sacrifices to bring
honourable transaction. At present Mexico has a
rear legal administration which may be treated with; but,
14411%, things change so rapidly in this country of revo-
, that we tear tranquillity cannot last long ; already
frnen the overthrow of Santa Anna is spoken of. A letter
ealt2 Quartermaster Montgomery, written from Monterey to
„."-"trgo, reports that General Arista, irritated at the des-
aco Put
tue upon him by Santa Anna, and, above all, hurt at li
object erent treatment of which General Ampudia is the
has raised 7,000 men, and will march from Zacatecas
of Santa
city of Mexico, determined to overthrow the power
hea,zrot4 Ann, and to reinstal Herrea. Santa Anna,
marched to
Zt
eeeri4rista. We know not what credit this important news but for the interest of the country wish it to be in-
iL.;;‘,.oL Santa Anna wishes to finish ; the present situation
at tanurable. A change would be dangerous. It is true
k.terrera, Arista's candidate, has formally announced
~,,073.f favour of a cessation of hostilities, but a conflict
~ud bring new complications, the least dangerous result of
, "th w samee useless and regretable 'delays."
journal of the 21st ult. states, that the
to,rouniseville,arrived at .New Orleans on the 12th ult.,
ght recent news from Vera Cruz. The result of
of%exPedition to Alvarado was not known on the 2d
hatrPril• There were rumours that General Quitman
co_ met with opposition in his route, but they were not
isiii7ntde red to have any foundation in truth. Colonel
of A, of the 2d Dragoons, left Vera Cruz on the 2d
of
tu take possession of Antigus, a town about
northward. General Scott was to commence
awltite4l,,in a low days for Puente Nacional—he
4Pan alt 1113' sufficient means of transport; he had seized
hunt 1, the roads right and left of the city, to insure to
fforces. G
1441 W r,ee passage for provisions for his e-
.„,°rtu is actively engaged in repressing disor-
afreu taking measures of police necessary under the
the in which the American troops are placed.
ve. 'ue lst of April General Scott issued an order
lguing much against the excesses committed by some
ers
1101di
, and calling on officers and soldiers to aid him
v_,"etectin those wbo so
ampsdisrace the American arms.
•Joldiers areg confined to unless they have a written
Permission from their officers.
News from General Taylor arrived at New Orleans
Oa the 11th of April by the steamer Telegraph. He
had not then, according to news from Brazos Santiago,
*ngaged with Urrea or Canales. Immediately after the
battle of Buena Vista Urrea fled across the mountains
With 500 or GOO men, and had not since been heard of.
eatiales was beard of 20 miles south of Cerraloo, and
Was pursued by Captain Grey and a party of rangers.
~.Coramunications are completely established between
f__tonterey and Camargo by General Taylor, who after
wilds returned to Saltillo. It is supposed that Scott
and Taylor have established a junction on a point be-
%Wean Saltillo and Mexico.
The Cambria had arrived in Boston the day before the
Zurich left, and the intelligence she brought was at once
transraitted to New York. It will be remembered that
"1,,41 decline in the corn markets
Carriedout
news
of
athen believed
hey, and
the approach of what was to be
"spring weather. This seems to have created some gen-
IMion in New York.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the New York Courier and Inquirer.)
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 20.
The demand for the Treasury notes continues steady, at
t4iall, tending upward; and the market being judiciously fed
aalders the price maintains itself. The sales to-day were
.t and left off stiff at that rate.
ytow-boats brought no flour to-day, and prices range
. here,
,8 dolls. being readily paid.
ll'artign exchange is firm, with rather an upward tendency.
tbrelea./fa/0 Commercial Advertiser, of the 17th instant,
est sZtae following table of the produce on hand at the
to the awaiting the opening of navigation to find its way
Precpa °wird :
Ptsod:ee at the West—Below will 'be found the amount of
Oa, In store at several of the hipping points at the West
he at day of April, 1847, ass far as heard from :

Wheat. Flour. Corn. Beef and Pork.
bushels. barrels. bushels. barrels.
ein. e • .... .. 138,500 1,000 2,650*
stiell,iglul city ... 344,000 2,700 23,000 2,400
i"°"Ph ••• 80,000 85,000 8,000 —.l •, .1 waukte .... 220,000 9,030
-Little Fort . 61 000
..... ,
Ceihei`eanod........... 7.41,618 7,809 12,851 16,000

Toledo .. ... 100,000 21,000 32,000 7,800 Detroit N,OOO 15,000 100,000 .
......

. .
Stind k
if US v 25,000 170,000
150,000 16,000
..aonroe -
196,000 94,000 --T ....
* Including lard.
IleSides the above there were at St. Joseph, 8,000 barrels
meal and 1,500 barrels high wines; at Racine, 1,350
IQ:. and 300 barrels high wines; and at Milwaukie, 3,000_
}_There is now in store along the line of the two railroads
4-ormioating at Sandusky, 350,000 to 400,000 bushels wheat
lbd 24,000 to 25,000 barrels of flour, exclusive of the flour
k Venice and Castalia mills, which is off the road.
_ _

la the vaaey of St. Joseph, to come forward by July next,
„
``l`e quantity of wheat is estimated at 30,000 bushels, together
with some 90,000 barrels flour, besides pork, lard, tallow,
The freights on the lakes will probably be high, as vessels
. not numerous. From Milwaukie to Buffalo the probable
,„,
Ceee is stated at 15c. per bushel of wheat.
, 'be harbour at Buffalo on the 17th was still in some de-
obstructed by ice; steamers and propellers succeeded
et tragsbg, but sailing craft found difficulty. The receipt
our Since steamers had been able to navigate the lakes
season Was 9,667 barrels. most of which was predisposed
k-or eastern shipment. The price of transportation to Newk,
tk his not yet settled. Contractors asked 1 doll., but in
ati,,
ccases( 80 cents. had been agreed to. India corn is quoted
Dr nts.
1;.6 411bany Evening Journal of yesterday expresses an ap-
*,„ th it owing to the continued cold weather the canal
ttlititiluil4T:ir:rydelyt be opened before the Ist May. The banks of the
porous from the effects of the frost, and a heavy
I..k)rt:esded to settle them.
thitek 4--We have no change to notice in the aspect of the
1)1144 ; sales continue small and prices well supported.
foQOWB
g the last three days 2,900 bales have been taken, as

Upland & Florida. Mobilo &.N..?ileaus.
kr . 2,200 bales. 700 bales. 041" •• .... . none
104 to 101
kidli.lll to ..... ordinary 104 to 1211
11 to 114
IZldil•rig to good middling 10i to 114
124 to 13
Folly 'log fair to fair
Tfair to good
ete....
.....
..... . fair _
none
none
held :ler"--Ille market is nearly bare of flour. GetnenBesdsoelels.is;
Geo,.`:B dolls • other western at 7 dolls. 87%c. fiat.getown..:
-e, 7 dolls. 50c. to 7 dolls. 621/2c.;
220%0
barrels
IslewhA°P Jersey sold at 7 dolls. 621/2e• ; - d . 250
blirr -rieeee 7 dolls. 871/2c. Corn meal is in deman
trit_ele sold at d0115.,75c. ; subsequently 1,000 barrels' were
1)„"t1 at 4 dolls. 871/2c.,
'Ark • at which price there are plenty of
905e.°400 bushels Northern corn deliverable in May, sold at
101,1 B,°oo, bushels Southern) ellow corn brought 100 c. to
pr ,s; .11.1 e article is scarce and wanted.
13 001'51.2.98 are firm. 80 barrels new prime pork sold at
St 14.2' ; mess is held at 16 dolls. 50c. ; old mess is held
We 3,4 dolls.; prime 123/4 dolls 100 barrels lard (Leland's
oiero), sold at 10c. •,_ 150 ditto Western, 93/4c.; 400 kess,
to v.; equal to cash.. Smoked hams, 91/2c. to 11c., according
'ickile:lll. Beef, mess and prime, remains without change.
,),,,,
Ilion -
-Ems are in good demand. •
4,24-741 arrels Whisky brought 28c. to 281/2' c., which is an
12 halee.f •10 halt pipes A. Seignette brandy 1 doll. 90c. ;t Ot PlPes Otard, Dupuy, and Co., 2 dolls. 20c. to 2 dolls.
~„; 10 htids. St. Croix rum, 90c. to 95c. on the usual credit.
The transactions in coffee for the last three days comprise
400 niie Rio, at 7,fac. to 73/4c., the latter price for prime lots ;
For LJAVII, 9e. to 11c.; 600 Sumatra, 7c., four months;
v uags SL Domingo, 63/4c. to 6kc. cash.