The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

FOREIGN

AND COLVNIAL

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
The royal mail steam ship Caledouis, Captain Lott,
which left Boston on the Ist instant and Halifax on the
3rd, arrived in the Mersey on Sunday afternoon, shortly
after four o'clock. She has brought letters and papers
from New York to the-31st ult. inClusive, being eleven
days later than the advises brought by the Great Western.
The merchants of New York hadit in contemplation to
present Mr. M`Lane, on his arrival, with an appropriate
token of their estimation of his valuable services in
bringing about a settlement of the Oregon question.
The aspect of affairs between the United States and
Mexico was becoming somewhat difficult and complicated,
owing to the return of Santa Anna. It is evident that the
United States Government is sick of the war, and anxiously
seeking the means of arriving at a peaceable settlement of
difficulties on the ivest terms that can be obtained. How
the return of Santa Anna will ilea these views it is not
easy to foresee. Mexico was in a very distracted state, in
consequence of the numerous declarations in his favour.
A revolt had taken place amongst the soldiers in the _gar-
rison of the city of Mexi oomost of whom had declared
against the government. The government troops sent to
•quell an insurrection at Jalisco had been totally defeated
at Guadalaxarc by the promcciamentadat, and their, com-
mander, General Arevollo, killed. Intelligence was every
day expected of the arrival of Santa Anna in his vessel,
the Montezuma, and rumours prevailed that he -had
already landed, an opinion being entertained that the
United States Government had given orders to their com-
modore to allow him to break the blockade. Meanwhile,
General Taylor and ,his army were still advancing, and
the commander had pushed some of his troops beyond
Camargo, where he had temporarily established himself,
and whither numerous•volunteers were hastening. In
the Gulf an attack on .A.leorado had been unsuccessful in
consequence, of the want of vessels of light draft, and two
small steamers had been despatched for the service. As
soon as Alvarado was taken it was intended ito attack
Tampico, end subsequently, unless the Mexicans acceded
to the offers of negotiation made by the States, Sanluan
d'Allca was to be captured.
In this state of affairs,,f;equent meetings of the Cabinet
had been held at WashiKton. At a meeting onnthe 26tb
ult., it was determined to take no new steps in the pro-
secution of the war,,until the result of the revolutianary
movements in Mexico should be ascertained.
Rumours had revived that the Mexican Government
were doing all in their power, through the medium of
their consuls, to encourage privateers to undertake-expe-
ditions against Amen:lan merchant vessels.
By the barque Mason Carney, which sailed on the 3rd
of July, from Monte-Video, news had been received of
similar tendency to that which reached this country last
week LI the Antelope. A portion of the 45th regiment
had embarked a few days -previous to the 3rd on board a
vessel of war, destined, it is said, for the Cape of, Good
Hope. "The 73rd remained at Monte Video. There is no
doubt that the alliance between Paraguay and Corrientes
is dissolved, and that the treaties of 1845 are not longer
in foree.

A somewhat curious• document appears in the ¶uenos
Ayres,journals. It is a public accusation of gross and
dishonourable falsehood, issued by General Mancilla
against Captain Hotham, of the British navy, accompanied
by a challenge to mortal combat, or at least by a delara-

tion of readiness to sustain with the sword what the
General a-ffirms with the pen. The alleged falsehood is
in Captain Hotham's official account of the battle at the
Vuelta de Obligado.
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We extract the following from the New York lourual
of Commerce of AuguEt.246 :
" Rio DE JANEIRO.—We learn from Captain;Williems,
of the barque Brazileiro, from Rio, 16th July, that the
arrival of the barque Amelia, M'Cholland, with news.of
the war with Mexico, created a great sensation. Freights
for American vessels are almost impossible to be obtained.
American credits are in disrepute, and cannot be procured
except at considerable advance."
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Canadian accounts state that the Toronto Board of
Trade had resolved to memorialise her Majesty for the
repeal of the existing discriminating duties, and for the
opening of the St. Lawrence to vessels of all nations.
The at. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway would be pro-
ceeded with. Political of:airs remained still unsettled.
Mr. Pakenhaen was at Quebec. Trade was dull.
Yutican advices to the .sth ultimo, received via" Havana,
state that the recall of Santa Anna had been favourably
received. Congress had passed a law admitting, duty
free, the materials necessary for the manufacture of gun-
powder. Barbachano, the President, had stated that
Yutacan would join Mexico again solely on her own con-
diti.ns being fulfilled.
Exchange on London is quoted at 1081 to 109.