The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-27 00:00:00

FURTHER INTELLIGENCE-IMPORTANT,

After the foregoing was in type, we received, by the
packet-ship Henry Clay, which arrived here last night,
advices from New York to the 6th instant. _

The intelligence trom Washington is important. In
the House of Representatives, on the 2nd instant, the
celebrated John Quincy Adams expressed the following
opinions and declarations, which we copy, with all the
extra flourishes, from the New York Herald:—

" Ist. That the conventions of joint occupancy of Oregon,
of 1818 and 1827, were not for a joint occupation of the soli
but for a joint right or privilege to both parties to trade an
navigation in the whole of the Oregon territory ; and that no
right to an inch of the soil had been conceded by either party,
through these conventions.

" 2cr. From his view of the paramount obligation to the faith-
ful observance of treaties, all measures, such stockade forts,
mounted riflemen, sappers and-miners, were out of place; but
the first step should be the giviir, the twelve months' notice,
which should have been passed on the first day of the session,
and for which he was willing to vote to-day or to-morrow.

" [Here Mr. Wentworth rose and move a a suspension of the
rules, with a view of introducing such resolution, but was de-
clared out of order.]

" 3d. That after the expiration of the twelve months' notices
we should proceed to occupy the whole of the Oregon territory,
up to 54 40. [Great cheering in the house and in the galleries,
the Speaker joining in with his hammer, ostensibly to bring
the house to order, but, from the rapidity of his rap-rap-raps,
involuntarilyioiningin the applause.]
.

" 4th. He..crid not that war would follow as an inevi-
table consequence of the twelve months' notice. We could, an
Frederick the Great did in Silesia, occupy the whole territory,
and negotiate afterwards. He hoped in God, as it had been
declared there would be but one party in the country in the
event of a war, if such a result were to follow, that such would
be the case; and if so, they should not only maintain the whole
of Oregon, but expel the authorities of Great Britain from the
Canadas. [Renewed applause all round the house, and espe-
cially in sleepy hollow, and in the galleries.]"

On the 3rd several members of the house spoke strongly,
and appeared to vie with each other who could make the
greatest display of unmeaning menaces against Great
Britain.

" Mr. Ingersoll was for peace ; but if war comes, !hen no
peace white an inch of English territory remains on the
continent."

Mr. Baker, of Illinois, was in favour of all of Oregon,
every sand and shell that glittered on her shore. He was
the only Whig representative of 50,000 men in the west.
These men, poor as they are. would fight for Oregon.
Whether duty called them to Quebec or New Orleans or
the lakes, there would this western blood be poured out
in defence of the nation and her rights."

Several other members having spoken, the house ad-
journed, and the 3rd being Saturday, we have no further
debate.

The Herald acknowledzes that Mr. Adams said " a
little too much, and by crossing into Canada disclosed
the secret of his otherwise anomalous attitude upon the
Oregon question." Our contemporary, in another place
says, that, " the largest portion of the Whig party, or at
least a.large portion intend to unite with the war and
western democrats, in support of the strongest measures
relative to the Oregon question, and then adds in ap-
parently the coolest manner possible, " we are not sure.
therefore, but it is the best policy for Congress to adopt
the plan recoa.mended by Mr. Adams—to give notice at
once, and prepare future measures, without any regard to
the measures of Great Britain or any other power. If
such measures should produce a conflict between the two
countries, the onus will be thrown on the shoulders of
Great Britain ; and if the conflict should take place on the
Oregon question, the b,itile will be fought on the banks
of the St. Lawrence, and not on the shores of the Colum-
bia. The United States. at the present moment, occupY
a proud and eminent position among the nations of the
earth, and the best policy to adopt in securing this posi-
tion, is to take the strongest measures consistent with the
faith of treaties and the law of nations."

Mr. Pakenham, it is said, is greatly alarmed lest his
efforts to compromise the difficulties between the Ameri-
can government and ours should not succeed. He has
made overtures to Mr. Buchanan, who was waiting for
instructions from the British government; and as We
know from the speech of Sir Robert Peel on Friday night
that those instructions comprised a renewed offer of com-
promise, we may yet expect a peaceable termination to all
this warlike bluster. The most savage of the. American
journals is obliged to confess that " their administration
is anxious for a compromise, but outwardly in favour of
war."

Great excitement existed as to whether Mr. Allen's
resolution to dissolve the joint occupation between Eng-
land and the States, of the Oregon territory would pass.
It is stated confidently that Mr. Pakenhana has written
to his government to apprise it that the twelve months'
notice will not be given; that is, that Mr. Allen's reso-
lution will be defeated by the Senate.
Considerable anxiety was felt to learn what effect the
President's message had produced on the British public,
and a much more warlike result was anticipated than that
which they will find to be the case.

The weather in the States was very similar to what we
are experiencing here—mild and spring like.
From Canada the intelligence is not important. There
is the greatest activity on the frontier in military pre-
parations, and a number of military engineers are said to
have gone out by the last steamer. It is said that sir
George Clark has been offered the Governor-Generalship
of Canada.

President Polk is said to have despatched Dr. White as
a special messenger to Oregon, and the New Orleans
Picayune states that the Mexican government has sent a
minister to Washington with instructions to settle on a
boundary line between Mexico and Texas, and such an
one as will give satisfaction.
VERY LATE FROM H AYTI.—The schooner Silas Wright,
Captan Conklin. from yesterday from Port au Prince witb
advices to the 13th ult.
We learn from her that the French admiral had deter'.
mined to blocliade Port au Prince and bombard the 0;00
if the Haytiens did not pay 16.000 dollars as an indemnity
to the French Consular agent recently driven thence.
The blacks at Hayti, it is said, are becoming very le'
solent to foreigners.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET, JAN. GTH.—The market
continues inactive. No sales of any consequence were
reported to-day. Holders are rather more inclined to ac'
cept offers, however, and to sell any considerable parcel;
luwer rates must be accepted.

LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Upl. & For. Mobile & N•o'
to 6A- to 61
61 to 7
,4-
71 to 7
to 8
Si to SI
9 to 9
91 to 9
10 to 10,1

Inferior ..
Ordinary .....
Middling .....
Good middling.
Middling fair ..
Fair . .

61 to 6
61 to 61
7 to 7*
7R to 7i
71 to 8
to 81
8.1 to Si
81 to 9

Fully fair
Good fair
Fair .....

The value of the aggregate exports from New York ~fof
the year 1845, was nearly two millions of dollars less tba"
in 1844. Th,s falling off was caused by the reclneedZ
portation of specie io 1845, compared with 1844. ,
value of merchandise exported in 1845 was greater tba"
in 1814.