The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The packet-ship Mar-
mion, Captain Edwards, has arrived here from New
York, with papers from that city to the 19th ult.,
from which we take tho following in reference to the
war in Mexic..

(From the j'eew Orleans Picayune, Dec. 9.)
The United States revalue schooner Forward, I/. B.
Nunes, E:q , commander, arrived yesterday from Tit,
haico, via Alvarado and Tampico. The Forward left
th.- latter R.rt on Fri; ay, the '4Ol instair, and any ho d
at the S.W. pa;;: on the evening .of the, 7th, mAing the
run in 72 hours horn Tampico.
Lieut. W. B. M'Lean, of the Forward, arrived in the
city this morning in a tow-boat, with dispatches from
Coen. Conner to our Government.
The Forward left at Tan:pico four gunboats captured
at Tabasco, the steam schooner Spitfire, the Nonata tend
schooner Mahone, Commander Conner's flag being
hoisted on the latter. For interesting naval intelligence
by this arrival, we refer to the annexed report, for which
we are indeb:ed to Captain Nunes. The country will
hail with pleasure the signs of activity now exhibited by
the squadron :

The Forward left Tabasco river on the 21st November
—all quiet. Left at that place U. S. revenue steamer,
M.Lane, Captaha Howard, fur the purpose of blockading
said port ; officers and crew well.

Lefc Anton Lizard° on the 27th November. On the
25th uit. experienced a violent norther, which has dw:e
considerable damage ; the wind blew violently for 20
hours, and drove from their moorings the following ves-
sels :—Prizes taken at Tabasco—:steamer Tabascano,
schooner Tabasquena and brig Descrada. The schooner
was seen on shore about .15- miles to the westward of
Alvarado; supposed there men who were on board of
her.were saved. The brig and steamer had not been
seen; on board the brig there were six men—no officers.
Brig Somers and schooner Morris, late Laura Virginia,
frigate Cumberland and prize steamer Petrita, rode out
the gale with the Forward, and all are safe; officers and
crews well.

Left at Anton Lizardo barque Morgan Dix, Csptain
Hamilten, nearly discharged; brig Oneco, Captain
Lovett, and brig Chinchilla, Captain Patterson, arrived
two days before the Forward sailed, they also having
rode out the gale in safety. On the night of the
26th of November, about midnight, the United States
brig Somers, then laying at Green Island, four or five
miles distant from Vera Cruz, sent a boat with
Lieutenant Parker, Passed Midshipmen Robert Clay
Rodgers and J. R. Hynson, with five men, and burned
the Mexican brig Creole, moored to the Castle of San
Juan. The following is a list of officers of the U. S.
brig Somers:—
Raphael Semmes, Lieutenant Commanding; M. G. L.
Claiburn, Ist Lieutenant; James L. Parker, 2d-do.;
John H. Wright, Passed Assistant- Surgeon; John F.
Steele, Purser; Henry A. Clemson, Acting Master;
Robert Clay Rodgers, John R. Hynson, Passed Mid-
shipmen; Francis G. Clarke, Midshipmen.
The officers who distinguished themselves on the night
of the 26th November, by burning the Creole, also suc-
ceeded in capturing seven Mexican prisoners. No one
injured except Passed Midshipman Hynson, who was
burned by firing his pistol into some powder to set the
brig on fire—he is doing well.

6n the morning of—the 2d December, Cora. Perry
sailed from Tampico on an expedition not known, with
the following vessels of war :—Steamer Mississippi,
steamer Vixen, sloop John Adams, and schooners Bonita
and Petrel. Com. Conner, with the remainder of his
_force, will, in all probability, remain in Tampico until a
sufficient number Of troops arrive to warrant his leaving.
The healh of the Curaincdore, officers, and crew, good.
Off the bar of Tampico, arrived on the 3d inst., the
ste;m-ship MassaAusetts—discharging. Arrived at
Tampico, schooner Home, from Brazos ; schooner
Velasco, from New Orleans. The U. S. frigate Poto-
mac, Captain Aulick, and steam-frigate Princeton. Cap-
tain Eagle, are also off the bar—all well. Left the
following vessels at Tampico ; U. S. steamer
Spitfir., Captain Tatnal ; schooners Reefer, Lieu-
tenant-Commanding Sterret„- Nonaia, Lieut. Roan ;
Elizabeth, Lieut. Roots ; Unicorn, Li, ut. Winslow ;
Virginia, M. C. Perry, Junr. Commander Connor has
hoisted his pennant on board the schooner Mahone. The
steamers Undine and Mary Summers have arrived with
troops, and expect to leave soon for more. The troops
as well as the marines are in a Perfect state of disci-
pline, and are preparing to hold out against a sur
prise. All seems quiet. The officers of the army are
enjoying good health, as are al.m the troops; and the
cLizens begin to feel themselves secure since their ar-
rival.

VESSELS SPOKEN.—U. S. frigate Raritan, Captain
Gregory, near Vera Cruz, on the 27th November, from
Tampico, to relieve the frigate. Cumberland, which re-
turn., to the United States. December 4tb, boarded
schooner Henry M. Johnson, fourteen 'days from New
Orleans, bound to Tampico ; she was within thirty
miles of said port. On the sth, boarded brig Em-
presario, latitude 24 deg. 20 min. longitude 95 _deg.
50 min. W., three days from New Orleans, for Tampico.
The Forward has been absent four months in the
Gulf. The following is a list of officers :—H. B. Nones,
Captain ; John M`Gowan, Ist Lieut. ; Wm. B. M'Lean,
2d Lieut. ; Wm. F. Rodgers, 3d Lieut. ; Joseph Davis,
Acting Master ; Charles Wilson, Boatswain ; David
Ross, Gunner ; Wm. H. Harley, Carpenter.
NEW YORK MARKETS, DEC. 17.
Owing to the extreme severity of the snow storm,
the worst of the season, all business, both within and
without doors, was nearly suspended. The attendance
on 'Change was thin and transactions limited. Cotton
—We note sales 600 bales without change in prices.
Mour—The market was quiet at about yesterday's
rates ; 500 bls. Oswego was reported sold at 5,434 dolls.;
300 Michigan, in store, at 5311 dolls., and 700 Genesee,
in store, 5371. Wheat—The market was steady, and
we note sales of 2,000 bushels Genesee white at 115 dolls.
No change in red or mixed. Corn—We note sales of
4,300 a 4,400 bushels Southern yellow, old, including
1,200 good sound, the remainder being cut, at 66c. Barley
—We heard of no sale to-day. Rye was steady at 78 a
80c. Whisky, was quoted at 22c. a 23c. Provisions—We
note sales of 300 barrels prime Pork at 8 dollars ; mess
was quoted at $9,75 a $lO. Nothing doing in beef, lard,
or cheese. Whalebone was quiet, at 35c. for N.W., and
38 a 39c. for South Sea. Ashes—Pots were firm at
$5,561, and Pearls dull at $5,75. Beeswax was steady
at 27c. Nothing new in fish. Naval Stores—No
change to note. Freights—No change in yesterday's
report.