The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-09 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
By the packet-ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey,
which arrived in the Mersey this morning from New
York, after a fine run of twenty days, we have re-
ceived advices from that city of the 16th ultimo.
The Yorkshire also brought a considerable number
of passengers, and during the passage encountered

very severe weather.
These advices, though but one day later than those
received by the last Halifax steamer, communicate a

mass of interesting details concerning the movements

of the United States forces. The result of Santa

Anna's return to the Government of Mexico upon
the relations of the country with the United States

would appear to remain still entirely doubtful. The

tone of the American journals would seem to indicate
however, a less confident belief that pacific effects

were to follow.

The details received from the United States force
in Cahahuila possess considerable interest. The ut-
most activity prevailed at Camargo in the dispatch
of the troops en route to the interior. All the regu-
lars, with the exception of one regiment, had left the
depot ; and General Taylor, according to the latest
dispatches received at Washington, expected to make
a further advance with the volunteers by the Ist of
September at the latest. General Wallis's brigade
had left on the 22d of August, with orders to ad-
vance towards Monterey as far as the village of
China, and to remain there until further advised.
The reports made to General Taylor as re-
gards the state of the roads were very unfavourable.
Colonel Hays, who with his regiment had succes
sively visited the towns of San Fernando and China*
lying in the route, returned on the 26th of August
to Camargo, and reported to the Commander-ill"
Chief that the advancing troops, baggage, &c., would
encounter many difficulties, and the men experience
great fatigue, from the rugged nature of , the
ground over which the route lay. Nothing like a
military road, or one affording easy transit for arrnea
bodies, from Camargo to Monterey, indeed, existed-
From San Fernando to Chino, a distance of 100
miles, Colonel Hays found the road exceedingly ue'
even, and occasionally precipitous, ascending and eta;
scending huge hills, thickly covered with jungle al*
chaparral, and brushwood interlacing, so as to react
the pioneers' labour indispensable. During his march,
he had visited all the ranchos or farms, which studirj
the country in profusion, but the most profme
tranquillity reigned throughout.
The accounts with regard to the Mexican foie'
still remain indefinite and meagre. A report was ill
circulation at Matamoros that a party of Americsll
adventurers had taken possession of Monterey will'
out encountering resistance.
From other quarters on the Mexican frontier titg
accounts published in the newspapers are of no NV
ment. The advices received from St. Louis, ho
ever, express fears that General Kearney's comma.°
would fall short of supplies. The Indians were cill'
rying on a system of depredation against the trade!!
It is stated in some of the letters published in tp:
journals that they had offered their services l'
the Mexican commandant at Santa Fe, to /IS
the army. This statement has not since been CO
firmed.
From the Pacific there is no further intelligent;
The United States ship Columbus was expected
the coast of California.
The internal affairs of the United States are 1;
tirely unimportant. Mr. Bancroft was expected
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leave New York for London by the Great Wester:,
on the Bth of October. Mr. M`Lane had bad-le
audience with the President at Washington. 74
learn from St Louis that two Mormon spies had 1300
shot by the anti-Mormon mob at Nauvoo. This' ty
is feared, is the commencement of a sanguinary Cc'
eict between these factions. NS
The ship Eben Preble, from this port to j
Orleans, had been lost near Key West on the 27th-
hie
August. The ship on that day struck on the D69.l:iy,
headed Shot Keys, causing her to leak verri, ii,..
and in attempting to reach Key West thebliged to
creased, and the officers and crew were c',,, r hold,
abandon her with eight feet of water in Pe, Port'
They were taken off by the brig Harriet, et del,
land, Captain Collogan, from Havannah far Phila.
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phia, and afterwards but narrowly escaped 5
wreck on board the vessel in a storm off Cape tto
teras. The Eben Preble was afterwards taken IP
Xey West by the wreckers. to
From Canada we have accounts to the 14th
They are entirely unimportant.
OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY AND NAvir.
(From the Washington Union.) A.OO
The last mails bring no very late intelligence ,`",,0
the army on the Rio Grande. The last dispatches P:a,
General Taylor state, that the army will be on the 5;0
vance for Monterey by the Ist of September, at to
latest—perhaps several days earlier. The coey,bo
begins to be impatient for action. The heroes 0450
6th and 9th of May displayed such energies on tety
memorable occasions as could not but encourage ~010
most sanguine expectations of a prompt and vige'oo
campaign. " Old Rough and Ready" has beconietoi
sobriquet of the Commanding General. We hope ter,
he will realise the character to the end of the ehelist
tre
The General who leads an army into an enemy's cote)
should be full of resources—" self-balanced, self-cen, ;0,
—susceptible of the highest enthusiasm—capable or be,/
parting it to all his followers—bold as well as settle
confident of himself—exerting every means, and ere_.,P'ed
ing secondary substitutes according to the circumstw"l4
in which he may be placed. Such, we hope, will Pr;01,
to be the course of the brave commander and thei,
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lant officers with whom he is associated. General 'los,
lor, it is now understood, has the means of transPor
tion in his hands—mules as well as waggons. We ioal
soon to hear of his rapid marches, and his victor
progress. lee/4
One rumour has lately prevailed, for which we 40 •
there is no sort of foundation. It came in the shape "ji
letter from Matamoras, about the 18th of August, i'll
was published a few days ago in the Baltimore SO' tosi
states that on the preceding night 400 rancheros Ail
broken into the town and created some confusion; ',l.'
it was the commencement of the guerilla mode of vos
fare, Ecc. The whole story was unfounded. It "ltet
idle quiz perpetrated upon the colonel of a voluejeo,
force, which betrayed him into some ridiculous filenoo
The plan of the campaign has been conceived gos'
decisive spirit, and we ought not to doubt that the egoo
cess of the results will correspond with the vigour et
design. • 00
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Some little disappointment has been felt for the .011t1
of two or three small naval operations in the Gulf. reti
the loss of the Truxton is a source of sincere reg,4oio
but no official account has been received from Certbei
Carpenter to explain the whole transaction. W)lebiel
or why he reposed confidence in the strange pilot/ WAI
he had captured, and then whether he was betraYe74
the treachery of his guide, or whether the guide bit,
was mistaken about the coast ; and what are the pv?
cular circumstances which induced him to surrender 10,
men at Tuxpan, and why he did not strike for someivrei
cient place of escape, if any were practicable, stll4oo
mains to be explained by the captain himself, v!,... d
character has stood so fair and so high in the servle, d
his country. The Mexican coast on the Gulf is le'l 00
,hoals and sandbars, which are calculated to impede Asf
approach of our vessels, and the debarkation of "of
troops. and to call forth all the circumspection of v
naval officers. 0
The events and prospects on the coast of Califor4
are bright and cheering. There is reason to believe °hi).
before this time the whole of that coast has been ecolia A
pied by our squadron. Monterey is certainly taken' 00
Guimas, and it is certain that the Yerba Buena, ?lie
bay of San Francisco, Was summoned by Captain Lat'.4l
gomery, and it is believed to have been taken vvit',
resistance.
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We met at the War Department this evening
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captain in Colonel Stephenson's regiment. He infe'lls
us that the troops were being paid off SOTO MOntb!ho;
advance, as they were actually embarked, and of
they would certainly sail for the Pacific in the course
this week.