The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9.
By the packet ships New York, Captain Bryce,
and the Waterloo, Captain Allen, we have ad vices
from New York to the 17th ult.

The New York has brought the mail bags left
behind by the Caledonia, and 12,0001. in specie on
freight. The Waterloo has also brought 22,000!.
The steam-ship Washington arrived at New York
on the 15th ult. A document signed by a majority
of her passengers states, that although she had suffi-
cient coals for five or six days' steaming, the captain
thought it prudent to shape his course for Halifax.
The Havre packet-ship Duchess d'Orleans was
ashore on the point of Sandy Hook.
A meeting was appointed to be held at the Mexican
capital to take into consideration the formation of a
railroad between that city and Vera Cruz.
The intelligence from Queretaro is of an exceed-
ingly meagre character.
The new Congress assembled in January, and a
correspondent of El Monitor says, that many of the
new Senators and Deputies are already on the road
to Queretaro. A rumour was current in Mexico that
the Commissioners from the Mexican Government
had left for Queretaro after having an interview with
Mr. Trist. it is supposed they had gone to have a
new conference with the Supreme Government on
the subject of peace.
Some of the Deputies in favour of revolutionary
measures were endeavouring to get up a pronmqa-
-71102i0 in several towns of the State of San Luis, the
object of which would be a convention, the continua-
tion of war, and declaring Santa Anna General-in-
Chief.
The following orders had been published by General
Scott:—

"Head-quarters of the Army, Mexico, D. 15.
(General Ordars, No. 376.)
" This army is about to spread itself over and to
occupy the republic of Mexico, until the latter shall sue
for peace on terms acceptable to the Government of the
United States.

"2. On the occupation of the principal point or points
in any state, the payment to the Federal Government of
this republic of all taxes or dues, of whatever name or
kind, heretofore—say in the year l344—payable to or
collected by that Government, is absolutely prohibited,
as all such taxes or dues will be demanded of the proper
civil authorities for the support of the army of occupa-
tion.

"3. The state and federal district of Mexico being al-
ready so occupied, as well as the states of Vera Cruz,
Puebla and Tamulipas, the usual taxes or dues, hireto-
tofore contributed by the same to the Federal Govern-
ment, will be considered as due and payable to this army
from the beginning of the present month, and will early
be demanded of the civil authorities of the said states
and district under rules and penalties which shall be duly
announced and enforced.

"4. Other states of the republic, as the Californias,
New Mexico, Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Leon, &c., al-
ready occupied by the forces of the United States, tough
not under the immediate orders of the General-in-Chief,
will conform to the prescriptions of this urder, except in
such state or states where a different system has bees
adopted with the sanction of the Government at Wash-
ington.
"5. The internal taxes or dues referred to are-1,
direct taxes; 2, duties on the production of gold and
silver; 3, melting and assaying dues; 4, the tobacco rent;
5, the rent of sampled paper; 6, the rent on the manu-
facture of playing cards; and 7, the rent of post-office 3.
" 6. The rent of national lotteries is abolished—lotte-
ries being hereby prohibited.
" 7. Import and export duties at the ports of the re-
public will remain as fixed by the Government of the
United States, except that the exportation of gold and
silver in bars or ingots (plata y ore en pasta) is pro-
hibited until the further instructions of the Government
on the subject.
"8. All imported articles, goods, or commodities,
which have once paid, or given sufficient security for the
payment of duties to the United States at any port of
entry of the republic, shall not again be burdened with
any tax or duty in any part of this republic occupied by
the force of the United States.

" 9. The levying of duties on the transit of animals,
goods, or commodities, whether of foreign or domestic
growth, from one state of this republic to another, or on
entering or leaving the gate of any city within the re-
public, will, from and after the beginnin,, of the ensuing
year, be prohibited as far as the United States' forces
may have the power to enforce the prohibition. Other
and equitable means, to a moderate extent, must be re-
sorted to by the several state and city authorities for
the necessary support of their respective Governments.
" 10. The tobacco, playing card, and stamped paper,
rents, will be placed for three, six or twelve months,
under contract with the highest bidders respectively for
the several states, the state and federal district of Mexico
being considered as one. Accordingly, offers or bids
for these rents, within each state or any one of them,
are invited. They will be sent as early as possible,
sealed, to the head-quarters of Commanders of Depart-
ments, except for the federal district and state of Mexico.
For the two latter the offers or bids will be addressed to
the General. in Chief.
" 11. Further details for the execution of the fore-
going system of government and revenue will soon be
given in general orders.
" By command of Major-General Scott,
" H. L. SCOTT, A.A.A.G."

A Court of Inquiry had be en ordered for the pur-
pose of investigating the charges against General
Pillow and Colonel Duncan which have been prefer-
red by General Scott. After that investigation has
terminated, the Court is further directed to inquire
into the charges preferred against General Scott by
General Worth. The charges against General
Worth, submitted by the Commanding General, have
been dismissed by the President.
General Scott had not been recalled.

Amongst the documents communicated to the
United States' House of Representatives by the Se-
cretary of the Navy, pursuant to a resolution of the
House, are the following; they relate to the return of
Santa Anna and Paredes to Mexico :
" 90, Eaton-square, Oct. 8, 1847.
" My Lord,—ln consequence of instructions from the
American Government, I called at the Foreign-office a
few days ago to represent to your Lordship the conduct
of Captain May, of the British steamer Teviot, who, un-
mindful of his duty as a neutral, and using improperly
the extraordinary privileges which the American
Government has granted to British mail steamer: ever
since the commencement of the war with Mexico, in the
month of August last brought from the llEtvannali to Vera
Cruz General Paredes, late President of Mexico, the
author of the war of Mexico against the United States,
and their avowed and embittered enemy.
"By the principles of British law, according to the
opinion of Sir William Scott (6 " Robinson's Reports,"
430), Captain May has rendered the Teviot liable to
confiscation; or the President of the United States might
effectually prevent similar aid to the enemy by with-
drawing from these steamers the privilege of entering
the port of Vera Cruz. But I am confident her Majesty's
Government will render such steps unnecessary by
adopting efficient means to prevent for the future such
violations of their neutrality.
" If Captain May, or any of his officers implicated in
this serious charge, are officers in the British service, I
feel bound to ask for their dismissal, or punishment in
such other way as may clearly manifest that the British
Government has disapproved their conduct.—l have the
honour, &c., " GEORGE BANCROFT•
" To Viscount Palmerston, &c."
"Foreign-office, Nov, 16, 1847.
"Sir,—ln answer to your' letter of the Bth instant
[ult.J, complaining of the conduct of Captain May, of
the British mail steamer Teviot, iu having conveyed
General Paredes from the Ilavannah to Vera Cruz, in
the month of August last, I have the honour to state to
you that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
having investigated the circumstances of this affair, her
Majesty's Government have informed the directors of
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, to whom the
steamer Teviot belongs, that the directors are bound to
testify in a marked manlier their disapproval of Captain
May's conduct in having thus abused the indulgence
afforded to the company's vessels by the Government of
the United States; and the directors of the company
have accordingly stated to her Majesty's Government
that they will immediately suspend Captain May from
his command; and that they publicly and distinctly
condemn any act on the part of their officers which may
be regarded as a breach of faith towards the Govern-
ment of the United States, or as an infringement or in-
vasion of the regulations established by the United
States' officers in those parts of Mexico which are occu-
pied by the forces of the United States.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
"PALMERSTON.
" lion. G. Bancroft, So."

(Private and confidential.)
" United States' Navy Department, May 13, 1846.
" Commodore,—lf Santa Anna endeavours to enter
the Mexican ports, you will allow him to pass freely.
" Respectfully yours,
" GEORGE BANCROFT.
" Commodore David Connor, Commanding
Home Squadron."
" Princeton, Sacrificios, Aug. 16, 1846.
" Sir,—The brig-of-war Daring, just about sailing for
New Orleans, with dispatches from the English Minister
in Mexico to Mr. Pakenham at Washington, allows me
an opportunity, and sufficient time to inform you that
General Santa Anna and his friends have just now arrived
at Vera Cruz in the English merchant steamer Arab,
from the llavannah.

" I have allowed him to enter without molestation, or
even speaking the vessel, as I was informed by the senior
English naval officer here, Captain Lambert, she carried
no cargo, and would not be allowed to take any in re-
turn. I could easily have boarded the Arab, but I
deemed it most proper not to do so, allowing it to appear
as if he had entered without my concurrence. It is uow
quite certain the vs hole country, that is, the garrisons of
every town and fertress, have declared in his favour.
But, unless he has learned something useful in adversity,
and become another man, he will only add to the dis-
tractions of the country, and be hurled from power in less
than three months.

"Respectfully, your obedient servant,
" D. CONNOR,
"Commanding Home Squadron.
" Hon. G. Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy.
" P.S. I write in great baste."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEICE.
&LW YORK, JAN. 17.
Ashes—Pots have advanced to 7 dolls.; and Pearls
are steady at 7 dolls. Sales 450 pots, 100 pearls. Stock
2,427 barrels pots, WS pearls Saleratus, 61e.

Cotton-There has been a fair amount of business
done, both for use and export. Prices are well main-
tained, and the lcwer grades are a little higher. Sales
for the week, 5,450 bales.
Molasses-The stock of New Orleans has increased ;
the market at the close dull at 98c. ; the sales are 1,200
barrels at 28c. to 29c ; 200 New Iberia, 30c.; 180 hhds.
Cuba Muscavado, 22e. to 23e.
Provisions-Beef is rather better. Sales were made
at 5 dolls. 75c. to G dolls. for prime, ascl 8 dolls. 50c. for
mess. Pork has further declined ; mess sold at 10
dolls. 50c., at which there are still sellers, and prime
at 6 dolls. 50c. to 75c. New mess is in demand at 12
dolls.; the Government bought 800 barrels at that, de-
liverable speedily. Mess pork deliverable in May and
June was offered at 9 dolls. 50c. and 9 dolls. bid. Western
lard sold at Bc. to 8-1-c. in barrels; 500 bags steam rendered
sold at 8 c., but the arrivals are large, and some decline
expected. City lard, very choice, sold at 1 le. for export.
Pickled hams sold at 7-4-e. to 7i-c.; sides, sic. ; shoulders,
,qc. Butter is rather dearer ; low Ohio commands
12c, to 13c. ; good dairies, 17c. to 20c., and very choice
20c. to 23c. Cheese has sold largely for shipment at 7c.
for prime to 6c. for fair, and sc. for poor.
Rice-1,000 tierces sold at 3 dolls. 25c. to 62je.
Salt-A cargo fine Turks Island sold at 25c. per
bushel, and one from St. Martins at 24c., four months;
Liverpool fine, common marks, may be quoted 1 doll.
50c., but there has been none hero.
Sugars are dull. The sales are 650 hhds. New Or-
leans at 31 to 511-0 200 Cuba, 4,1- to 44; 300 boxes
brown Havannah 41-c. to four months; and an in-
voice of 6,140 bags Manilla, for refining, on terms not
reported.
CORN EXCIIA.NGE.-Receipts of flour per canal for
years, 1846, 2,263.256 barrels; 1847, 2,588,214 barrels;
increase of 1847, 324,958 barrels. Flour has been heavy
and drooping through the week; Brooklyn sold at 5
dolls. 88c. to 6 dolls. 6c.; Troy, Oswego, and Genessee
at 6 dolls, to 6 dolls. 19c.; puro Genessee, 6 dolls. 25c.
to 3; :c.; extra, 6 dolls. 75c. to 7 dolls. 25c.; New Or-
leans flour arrived freely, and sold at 5 dolls. 88c. to
6 dolls. The sales were chiefly for shipment; the market
closed dull. Southern flour sold in a small way at 6
dolls. 25e. to 37/c., and for rather extra 6 dolls. 50c.;
rye flour moves but little, and may be quoted at 4 dolls.
25c. to 37c. for common brands; corn meal became
heavy as the West India demand ceased from the cur-
rency difficulties there. Wheat sold largely for use and
shipment at 140 c. for-very prime Genessee, 135 c. for
prime Ohio, 128 c. to 133 c. for good Western, ordinary
115 e. to 120 c. ; rye was but little moved at 87;12-c. The
supply of corn was light, and the sales moderate, at
72e. to 73c. for old, 74e. to 75c. for round, 67c. to 68c.
for new flat white and yellow ; 2,300 bushels new,
mixed, on Saturday, at 68c., and 2,000 N. C. white at the
same; canal oats, 50c. to 52c.; Jersey, 43c. to 44c.
Money and Exchanges-For the steamer of the 15th
from Boston the great drawers were able to get 11
premium on sterling bills, but there was quite an in-
crease of good merchants' bills which, would have been
undoubted at another time. They sold at 9to 10 pre-
mium, and some were left over. Francis sold at 5.221
to 25 per dollar ; Amsterdam, 404 to ; Hamburg, 35
to 36.

Freights—Very little change. Flour was shipped to
Liverpool at Is. 6d.; grain in bulk at 6d. to Gid.; heavy
goods 225. 6d. per ton ; cotton d. per lb. The new
ship Maid of Orleans has been chartered by the Govern-
ment for a voyage to Vera Cruz, with troops and pro-
visions, for about 6,000 dulls.
Business generally is moving sio.vly, but not disas-
trously.
NEW ORLEANS MARKE JAN. 10.

Cotton is low; middling to good mAClling q-e. to 7c.
In sugars and molasses but little done. Flour quiet
Exchange, sterling bills scarce. Freights, several new
engagements.