The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

AMERICA-UNITED STATES.

The tVeu. York Monday Courier of the 3d. instant contains an
account of a battle fought in Mexico on the 14th of July, ut
Ethla, between the government troops of that republic, consist-
ing of nine hundred men and three pieces of artillery, under
the command of General Canalize, and the Federal troops
(Revolutionsts,) amounting to six hundred men, commanded
by General Alavado. The action is represented to have lasted
half an hour, when the Revolutionists were completely routed,
and their commander taken prisoner, with three of the principal
officers, who were shot the next morning in the public square.
The loss of the government troops was comparatively small.
The interior of Mexico was said to be in a very agitated state,
and the central government was kept in a continual state of
alarm by the dread of the revolutionary movements.
The Washington Globe of the 31st ult., states that by recent
intelligence received from Bogota, New Granada, it appeared
that immediate arrangements were about being made for cutting
a canal across the isthmus of Panama; the project had long
been talked of, but was now likely to be practically realized.
Several English inhabitants of Bogota had come forward with
pecuniary assistance for its completion, and many natives of
character and capital, besides Americans, were eager to possess
the credit of setting the work going. The Isthmus is about 20
miles across, and presents no obstacles that may not be over-
come easily and expeditiously. The government of New Gra-
nada seemed much disposed to encourage this undertaking, being
anxious that this narrow neck of land, which separates two
great oceand and interposes a barrier to commercial euterprize,
should be thrown open to science and industry.
The New York papers were engageittein discussing the neces-
sity of having a police for that city, (*drilled on the plan of the
London police. 'rho existing force is denounced as being very
inefficient for the safety or the protection of this city. One of
the papers says:—"A police organised on a regimental s)stern2
with different grades, promotion to accompany activity and good
conduct, the members of which should be totally independentof
the changes of party, on duty through the whole twenty-four
hours, and funds provided for the prosecution of offenders would
give to the inhabitants of this great city that safety and security
which they have a right to expect, and which is essentially ne-
cessary to its prosperity."
The intelligence from Texas represents that district of coun-
try as returning to a state of comparative order and quiet. An
election for President was about to take place, for which there
were three candidates. A newspaper, called the Columbia Tele-
graph, had been established, which contained a good, deal of
useful matter relative to the internal affairs of the country.
General Austin is the most popular candidate for the office of
President. The following extract of a letter from Galveston
Island embraces the most prominent points arising out of the
present peculiar position. A report that Santa Anna had es-
caped, and that the President.ad interim was about to be
irn-
peac turns out to be unfounded
:
"Both Santa Anna and Almon le are still at Columbia.
There is nothing yet decided as to their fate. My impression is
that both will be spared, though their chance is much more
doubtful than it was two months ago There has been some stir
and confusion of late between the army and cabinet. All is set-
tled down, however, quietly and tranquilly. A report has just
reached us that, so far from the Mexican troops at Metunioras
invading Texas, they have disbanded, and scattered off in vari-
ous directions. We are preparing to give them a warm recep-
tion if they come, a'nd such a defeat as Mexico never met with
before. lam inclined to think we shall not have much more
fighting to the northward of the Rio Grande."
Business at New York was tolerably brisk; but money con-
tinues scarce, and in demand. The rates of exchange had va-
ried but little during the preceding six weeks. The transac-
tions for the packet of the Ist instant were chiefly at 71 per
cent., on England. Bills on Harnburgh and Bremen were
scarce.