The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL O.T.' THE SARAH SANDS.

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 22.
By the screw steam-ship Sarah Sands, Captain
Thompson, which arrived at Holyhead yesterday
evening, and entered the Mersey this morning, we
have received advices from New York to the 3d inst.
inclusive. The Sarah Sands left New York on the
morning of the 4th, and brings a considerable num-
ber of passengers.

The commercial advices are again important. The
steam-ship Hibernia's accounts hence to the 20th of
July arrived at New York on the morning of the 2d
instant. The market for bread stuffs immediately
gave way. Flour fell to 5 dolls. 50c. for Genessee,
and 5 dolls. 25c. for brands of Michigan, being a de-
cline of fully half a dollar; and, on the 3d, sales of
Ohio and Michigan were made at 5 dolls. 25c.,
Oswego 5 dolls. 50c., and prime Genessee 5 dolls.
60ic., but no transactions of importance. Cotton,
on the arrival of the European advices, assumed
greater firmness, and considerable sales were made at
full prices. Freights were steady. Exchange had
improved. Prime bills on London sold on the 3d at
61, and the great drawers asked 61, but did not sell,
however. The payment of the interest of the Penn-
sylvania State debt was made three-fourths in in-
current funds and one-fourth in specie and: pecie
•
funds. •

The political accounts are unimpOrtant, and leave
still in doubt the reported appointment of peace com-
'Commissioners by Mexico.. - .
The, health of the city of Vera Cruz had been re-
established. The Governor of Vera Cruz- is said to
have received information that an attack, would be
wade on that place immediately after the departure
of General Pearce. The necessary preparations for
an effectual defence had been made by the Governor.
Letters from authentic sources have been received
at Veil' Cruz from the city of Mexico, which posi-
tively state that Santa Anna is in faiour 'of peace,
and is only waiting until the peace party shall ac-
^trifire • undisputed ascendancy before publicly- de-
claring his sentiments.
It was not known' at Vera Cruz whetlifer Santa
Anna Or the Mexican Congress had selected the
commissioners to confer with Mr. Trist. Indeed it
was not positively known that the Congress had even
assembled at all, but it was understood that the peace
commissioners were assembled o n the 7th of July,
by order of the congressional body. The Sun of
Anahuac avers that the commissioners represent the
views of Santa Anna, and therefore draws the .con-
elusion that the latter is decidedly in favour of the
re-establishment of peace between the two Go-
vernments. The Fico Iris of the 13th asserts that
the commissioners had accepted of their appoint-
ments, and taken their dep rture for the purpose of
discharging the duties entrusted to them; This
course, observes the Iris, is approved by a large
majority of the most influential men in the republic,
and whose exertions, in a great degree, contributed
to this result.

Santa Anna still remained in power, and no change
in his cabinet had occurred. A majority of his
in nisters were said to be in favour of an immediate
adjustment of the difficulties between their own
country and the United States of the north.

General Pillow arrived at Puebla on the Bth July.
Negotiations for peace were under consideration as
late as the 11th, up to which time General Scott had
not moved towards the capital.
The New Orleans Commercial Times states, that a
French gentleman at Tampico, who left the capital
on the 6th of July, declares iat the Mexican Con-
gress was not in session at that time, and that nothing
was known relative to the appointment of commis-
sioners.

The New Orleans Bee represents the accounts from
Mexico as conflicting, but those from the most
authentic sources indicate a disposition to negotiate.
The terms conceded by the United States, however,
must, it says, be very liberal.
The Great Western was at Tampico.
The Spanish steamer Leon, formerly the Mexican
Guadeloupe, had left New York for Cadiz.
The French steam-ship. Philadelphia arrived at
New York on. the 2d instant, from Cherbourg, after
a run of seventeen days. She took out no news of a
late date.
Our Canadian accounts are unimportant.