The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-28 00:00:00

icarned without conein, t•o any decision upen the pro-
Positions of our Gee( rn e
reent.
l All letters from the capital -agree that General
„,c
lt can take the city without 4 ffinilty, and that the
c'relil merchants of the capital are anxious for his
arrival.
„e"Lieutenant Whipple had arrived at the Capital.
zit is treated well and expects soon to be exchanged.
Corn. Perr has withdrawn his forces from Tabasco
,a consequence of the sickness prevailing among them,
rick season passes.
0 The Sun of Anahuac attributes the withdrawal to the
Gemmingverwh force of the enemy, and fear of an attack.
II
;„ Alrnonte was still in confinement at Mejical•
lir'. Alvarez was in the capital about the middle of
.„PY• and had several long interviews with Santa Anna.
'Ar• Trist had been indisposed, but was convalescent.
I teems to be current in New York that Mr.
tunbluad, the British Minister, had been actively
tengaged in endeavouring to settle the dispute be-
ween Mexico and the United States, and that he
had countenanced the offer to snake the thirty-sixth
parallel from the Rio Grande to the Pacific as the
future boundary. This appears to astonish the
Americans, for, though it is far within the limits
Which they had
at; annexed by force of arms," it adds
immense territory to their already wide-spread
limits, and gives them on the Pacific all they can ask.
Vile e late official reports of the Secretary of the
ded States Treasury show an immense expen-
.Lure on account of the war, and a large diminution
tthe receipts from the Custom-house. Making it
iiteftain that Congress must authorise another and
JrZer loan as soon as the session opens. "It is
thin," says one of the New York papers of the
44th
of
101 August, " that we must have very heavy
loan`
authorised on an early day, and we shall be
l',lrtUrlate if one hundred millions of debt is not an-
ounoed as against the United States.
faetTthe report of the crops continue to be most satis-
rY and encouraging. The yield of Indian corn,
larLat' rye, buckwheat, &c., is unprecedented, and
%li; quantities of the crop of last year, in wheat,
and Indian corn, continued to be pressed for-
Wa
to `he
°the
Seaboards. This latter remark leads us
The C
LCIM dan3IIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
markets
a'Unt harvest, and the turn which our grain
trade in this country had taken, led to a declining
Nte In
'lloBt of the leading markets in the United
barrel' Genessee flour which commanded 6 dolls. per
in di in the first week 'of July, has receded to 5i dolls.
Itrain4leP continued relatively higher than other
Th'e au" commanded 72c. to 73c. per bushel of 561bs.
Porthte,-"eY market was easy, but not idle, for theh Imre-
% tn„-ins were heavy, and business active. an„
4476'" had advanced to 6c. to Cie., the last figure
Cnit-at Only obtained for the best known bills.
ere.,,,i°ll was rather more active, the amounts of the
f
the trag crop were not encouraging. A full report o
I,relitcle will be found below.
lateketgh,t.B had given way very much. Flour, even in
hips, is taken at 2s. 6d. per barrel, and grain
Pet bushel.
I`Ze'Yo ST STATE OF TIIE. MARKETS.
AUG. 14. Sales cotton, 1,000 bales, at
.• lees
Fl •
sliest 48 yesterday, 1,000 bbls. straight Michigan
co were sold at 5 dolls. 75c.
r4rt6
is held higher • we hear of no sales.
41;e" e:143; spirits turpentine were sold yesterday at
6;11.7; out that is copnsidered above the market.
28 3,°00 lbs. N. W. whalebone for use at 30c.
Lake".-ass-assis offered for drudge whisky, and more
The teaid sale to- da went off with a great deal of spirit
finds isi.:34nee of lye. to 3c. on young by sons-other
Smt,---cliit held their own.
i'essi chal. Pictou coal at 6 dolls. 50c., chal, cash.
stebtit ashes Bc., lb,
dcis,lt'g bill at 6-1 to 61 prem., and a large business
24.%'.:r the steamer.
14.5 the rate of the packets for flour to Liverpool.
4t11111.--.Cuening. Sales cotton for the day 1,200 bales,
ploaesterday's closing rates.
IFT„18 pretty firm
at 5 dolls. 621 e. to 5 dolls. 87ic.
wee: extern in
good order ; 530 barrels Oswego
41%.4 St S dolls
got. is- southern wheat at 1 dol. 18c. bus, ; Ohio at 1
SCL ° 1 dand Genesee at 1 dol. 30 to
4 oe. 01. 25c. ;
147441 beenparcelssold at
Western mixed. corn, say 20,000 bus,
14, cts ;
oa t 72 to 741 i, one lot a little heated at
polels 2'luooo
hubsus.atd ctsred in all this month at
yellowve at 75 cts, and a cargo of
,SaleYeilnw at 77i cts.
Paler
15-0 le p• bbls whiskey at 2S cts.
400 bb-es cts lbs, and pearls 8 cts.
8 dollcity prime beef were sold at 9 dolls bbl.
„,Stle,a„ehal. is offered for Orrel coal to arrive.
''s lb ;2,000 lbs N. W. whalebone for export at 29
Saba bbl oil for use at 35 cts
1141121 `16°13 Rio Grande hides, 24 lbs, at between 12
teatt eta lb, 6 mos.
kle r,eris steady at the rates of the last public sale.
'eltr3o-Ik:,littot_."B,-AuG. 6, 2 of about 1,000
4(4140 bbis.o,,w were made
.without change in price. Sales
Illinois and Ohio, at 4
50,., embracing cult.
e gchoice St. Louis, at 6 dolls.
incl
at4'ts)°oo butnsgheplsarocf scroor.n, consisting of Western
?heat 4t c 0
c.• arn
odr3d
nnaor; 50c. Sales Sales 3,000 bushels of
15, white,
„ liernp-Sales at 100 dolls. mixe
raonrdk Bdouc .1
I f °art
Vite y "e• to 16 dolls, for mess, and 12 dolls. for
.in barrels,* 9c. Whi,key, 20c. to 20ic.
cdt.rxst:,,lAc. Sterling exchange, 41-ie. to Sc.
c'iord -RE, AUG, 13, 1.31.-Sales of ,000 barrels of
Miii4tr"tflour were male at 6 dolls. Fresh ground
Sales 2,000
:iihels 3 Was held at a higher figure.
tb soZIF wheat, embracing Maryland reds,lo act. 115c.,2,he
Iperaii`uoef white and Pa. red, at 125 c. to 128 c.
sales of
'l)Cibuehe_;'sno are light and stocks reduced;
made at 73c. to
tioc.rk Meal white and
4t was held s dull. Provisions yellow were•ere steady. Mess
to 13 dolls. 75c. to 1%6 dolls., and
,psrimwee
- 3. 30.
te at 2 -• to 13 dulls. Whiskey, in barrel ,
Ce• to 26ie,

975
1,140

339
4,373
8.827

47,657
1,383
9,696
7,810
10,213
2,404

591
20,941

2,397

1.719
2,249
8,083

10,544
1,066
1,393
636

226
13,507
10,072

_
5,351

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