The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-02 00:00:00

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AMERICAN NEWS.

FIFTEEN DAYS LATER.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.

The Reyal Mail steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewett,
arrived here from Boston and Halifax, after a passage of
141 days, with news to the 18th ult. She had 28 pas-
sengers.
The Acadia arrived at Halifax on the 15th, after a
passage of 11 days.
The news by this arrival is not important, and may be
briefly summed up as follows :
The taking of the Government loan of $5,000,000, for
the prosecution of the war with Mexico, and the elections
which have taken place in several of the States, are the
leading events of importance which have occurred since
the departure of the steamer of the Ist. The intelligence
of the capture of Monterey has already been announced,
and no further movement has since been made by the army.
It is understood that additional dispatches from General
Taylor, to those published, have been received at Wash-
ington, but they have not yet been published. A list,
however, of the killed and wounded during the three
days' engagement, which resulted in the surrender of
the town, has found its way to the public, from which it
appears that the aggregate American loss on that occa-
sion was 493, of whom 124 were killed. An immense
amount of ammunition, arms, &c., was surrendered by
the Mexican General.

The most recent intelligence from General Taylor ren-
ders it nearly certain that he will not immediately ad-
vance any farther, though it is probably the intention of
the Government that he should take possession of Saltillo
and perhaps of San Luis Potosi. If he can hold either or
both of these points, he will doubtless do so ; but the
general belief now is, that his march towards the city of
Mexico will end there.
Our advices from Vera Cruz are to the 7th of October.
The news of the surrender of Monterey had reached
Mexico, where it created a good deal of excitement. No-
thing like discouragement, however, was manifested by
either the people or the Government. On all sides there
was still an apparent enthusiasm in defence of the
country, and a demand for renewed exertions to prose-
cute the war. It is not easy to see, however, in what
way this determination is to be carried into effect, for all
the exertions of the Government to raise money had
proved ineffectual, and Santa Anna had left the capital
for the frontier, at the head of only 2,000 cavalry and
1,000 infantry, with a military chest of 27,000 dollars.
The people seem in truth insensible to any reverses,
which do not reach their immediate homes ; and the
loss of Monterey is regarded with an indifference which
betrays the stolid and unintelligent character of the im-
pulses and feelings by which they are governed. It is
supposed that the Mexicans wili make a stand at Saltillo,
and, if driven thence, fortify San Luis Potosi against the
American force. _ _ _

It is supposed that, while the attention of the Mexi-
cans is thus fixed upon their north-eastern frontier, an
attempt will be made upon them from another quarter.
An attack has been ordered upon Tampico, which is
400 miles south of Matamoras and 200 east of San Luis
Potosi. If this place be taken and San Luis also, sup-
plies may easily be introduced into Mexico proper,
should the army march thither. Another attack, it is
said, was to have been made on Alvarado on the 11th, by
the squadron. The Tennessee and Kentucky cavalry
have been ordered to proceed to Matamoras, and thence
to Tampico ; whence they are to march to Vera Cruz,
to aid in a contemplated attack upon that city. This is
the programme of future operations in that quarter, ac-
cording to the most reliable accounts. An impression
however, has been gaining ground of late, that nothing
further will be done towards an active prosecution of
the war until the meeting of Congress in December :
and that the whole matter will then be submitted to that
body.
On the Western frontier meantime, Gen. Kearney
is marching from Santa Fe to California, while
Gen. Wool, with five thousand men, is proceed-
ing west to Chihuahua, which is five hundred miles
north of Monterey. Their combined forces will
easily hold all the commanding positions north of the
Gulf of California. Col. Mason, of the Ist Regiment of
Dragoons, has been sent to Monterey, on the Pacific
coast, to supersede Col. Stevenson in the command of
the California regiment of volunteers, which recently
sailed from this city.
Elections have been held, within the last fortnight, in
the States of New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Michigan, lowa, and Delaware. In New New York the
Whigs have achieved a signal triumph, having elected
23 Whigs out of the 34 to which the State is entitled.
No further election for members of Congress is to take
place until March, and the complexion of the next Con-
gress, which commences its session on the 4th of March
next, is now to some extent understood. The Senate
will contain 21 Whigs and 35 Loco Focos, two members
being doubtful. In the House, 74 Whigs and 50 Loco
Focos have already been chosen ; last year the same
States were represented by 49 Whigs and 76 Loco Focos.
If the remaining members be of the same politics as their
predecessors, the Loco Foco majority will be 20; though
at as supposed there will be additional changes.