The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-30 00:00:00

IsTITER bTATES.

THE

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIGHT,

HALF-PAST EIGHT.

The New York packet-ship Ashburton, Captain
Howland, entered the river at a late hour to-night,
bringing New York papers of the 10th, and with
them the Mesage of Mr. President Polk, which, as
usual, is a very lengthy document, occupying nearly
nine columns.

The news from the army is to the effect that the
American forces bad taken Monclova and Chihua-
hun, without bloodshed ; the taking of the latter' place,
however, has since been doubted.
An expedition had set out against Victoria.

General Wool was under orders for Saltillo.

It was reported that Santa Anna had collected up-
wards of 30,000, with whom he intended to march
against the American forces.

A letter from Camargo, Mexico, dated November

7, says—

There is a rumour (which Ido not vouch for, but which
is not only possible but probable) that another revolution
has broken out in Mexico. The Santa Anna party de-
clared him Dictator—anti-Santa Anna (headed by Va-
lencia) demurred, turned their arms against the Dic-
tator, and drove him and his party from San Luis
Potosi; and that the Dictator was falling back in the
direction of the city of Mexico. This was a very na-
tural route for him to take, were he driven from his
lines at San Luis, considering the position of affairs in
this section.

" American settlers are already commencing to locate
on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. Several tracts of
land below Camargo have been purchased from Mexican
claimants, and the new owners have commenced im-
proving.
" The steamer Major Brown, which went up the Rio
Grande on an exploring expedition, has arrived at
Loredo, from which Lieutenant Tilden, 2d Infantry, in
charge of expedition, makes report. He reports favour-
ably generally of the depth of water for boats drawing
four or five feet ; but the channel in many places
crooked, in others filled with limestone rocks which
stick right straight up' (easily removed), and frequent
rapids—all of which the Brown passed over, and arrived
safe at Loredo."
The sickness along the whole line of the Rio Grande
this summer and fall has been represented as very
severe. Not less than 1,500 men has it made its
victims. Colonel Gates, who commands at Tampico,
keeps the place under strict martial law.
Reports had reached Monterey that General Am-
pudia had been arrested by the Mexican authorities,
for having made the capitulation at Monterey, and is
in gaol at Hadalagara.
It is now declared that Santa Anna, Almonte, and
the other Mexican officers who were passed through
our squadron gave their parole not to engage in the
war against the United States—which was the cause
and condition of their being passed.
Ac counts from Santa Fe state, that great fears
were entertained that the stock of provisions would
be altogether inadequate to supply the army during
the winter. The American soldiers were in a state
of insubordination, and were daily committing out-
rages upon the Mexicans. The consequence was
that assassinations were becoming very frequent.
General Kearney had left Santa Fe for California,
but it is doubted if he will reach it. The last accounts
stated that he was at Fra Cristo, 205 miles south of
Santa Fe, having abandoned his waggons, and packed
his provisions and baggage on mules.
The Mormons, under Captain Cook, had also left
for California.
The Royal mail steamer Caledonia had arrived at

Boston.
Another steam-boat explosion had taken place; a
number of the crew were killed.
COMMERCIAL MARKETS, DEC. 8.
The Stock-market opened to-day rather heavy, but
improved before the adjournment of the first board;
between the boards a further advance in prices was
realised, but at the second board a slight decline was
experienced, caused partially by the reception of the
President's Message.
Among the exports to Great Britain for the month,
there were 296,713 bushels of wheat, 78,962 barrels of
flour, 330,528 bushels of corn, 6,351 barrels of corn
meal, and 4,148,394 lbs. of cheese. The value of the
single article of cheese exported for the month was more
than 300,000 dolls.
The shipments of produce from this country to Great
Britain comprise a very large portion of our export
trade, and the demand for our breadstuffs and provisions
in Europe will, no doubt,continue sufficiently large to give
us annually a very large trade in them. The demand
for corn, cheese, and provisions of all kinds, will, doubt.
less, steadily increase, while that for flour and wheat
will fluctuate according to the harvests of the various
countries.
The price of flour had declined at all the corn depots
in consequence of the news per Caledonia.
Our advices from Washington of the 7th state that
the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress
opened this day at noon.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House of Representatives the Speaker took
she chair at twelve o'clock, and called the House to