The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-27 00:00:00

1111 LIVER:R(OI STANDARD.

FOREIGN 4, 'COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE,

WEST INDIA MAILS.

The Royal mail steam-packet Thames arrived at South-
hampton on Tuesday.
In Jamaica the House cif Assembly had decided in
favour of the Income-tax Bill.

Subscriptions had been entered into and sermons
preached in almost every one of the islands, in aid of the
destitute-in Scotland andlreland, and large sums -vnted
for their relief. 3,800 dollars were subscribed in Trinidad,
100 dollars by the Governor, to be sent home •by the
les; and a larger amount is promised by the next

The Trinzdad Standard says, we have this month
March) been favoured with most propitious weather for

agricultural purposes. The sugar and cocoa planters have
been well employed, and the crops have proved thus far

encouraging

UNITED STATES

By the Rainbow, which arrived on Friday, from New
York, we have received important intelligence from the
seat of war, both in the interior of Mexico and at Vera
Cruz. It appears from General Taylor's despatches, which
were brought to Matamoras under an escort of 250 men
(who had a combat with General Urrea's army, at Cer-

salvo), that the circumstances of the repulse of General
Santa Anna were much the same as those reported by the
last arrival, and that an engagement took place subse-
quent to that at Buena Vista. The repulse of Santa Anna
seems to have been very complete ; and at the last advises

he was retiring in the direction of San Luis Potosi. The
loss of the Americans in the battle, was about 700 killed
and wounded ; that of Santa Anna, about 1,500 to 2,000.
Equally important news has been received from General
Scott's army. It appears from a despatch from Commo-
dore Connor that it landed from Vera Cruz, on the 9th
of March, and that it had completely invested the city on
the land side. Some skirmishing had taken place, in
which the captain and seventeen of the Americans were
killed ; but no serious combat. The Americans had cut
off the pipes and aqueduct, by which the city is supplied
with water ; and it was expected that it would surrender
in a few days. As the fortress of San Juan de Ulloa is
supplied by its own wells and tanks, this does not neces-

sarily imply that it will also surrender. It is supposed
that there are 4,500 troops in the castle. At half-past
three o'clock on the morning of the 13th of March, the
Mexicans opened a fire of round shot and shells on the
American army, from the batteries of the town and castle,
which the Ameri cans had no means of returning, as they
had not been able to land their heavy artillery up' to that
time.

OF GOOD HOPE

Town, and intended to proceed to the frontier, where he
would complete arrangements with the Kaffir tribes, and
would take such measures as might be necessary to ensure
the tranquillity of the colony. The incursions of the
Kaffirs had not wholly ceased, and several unimportant
skirmishes had occurred between their marauding paities
and small detachments of troops and settlers. Advices to
the 23d of January had been received from Port Natal,
where the state of affairs was satisfactory. A misunder-
standing had arisen between the British authorities and a
native chief named Todo, against whom a

small detach-
ment of troops had been sent : but it was expected that
this refractory chief would soon be reduced to submissiott.

FRANCE.—The Paris papers of Thursday bring the
termination of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on
the motion of M. Lemusat for parliamentary reform. M.
Guizot made a speech against it, and it was rejected by a
majority of 49. The Presse has an article on the speech
of the King of Prussia, and considers that the personal
situation of Frederick William is serious, as he can "nei-
ther accept the pretensions of the united Diet without
abandoning the absolute power which he is endeavouring
to maintain ; nor can he dissolve the Diet without wea-
kening his consideration abroad, and the affection of his
people at home."
ROME.—lntelligence from Rome to the 9th inst. states,
that an attempt to murder the Pope had been discovered.
It was first found out by the French Ambassador, and he
revealed the names of the conspirators to the Pope. Their
intention was to assassinate him whilst giving audience to
oue of them who was, by lot, to be appointed to kill him.
A Capuchin presented himself for an audience of the
Pope. His Holiness requested his name ; this he gave
boldly, but before being admitted, the Pope looked over
the list of the conspirators, and found the name of the
Capuchin there. He immediately called for and concealed
six carbineers, who, on the Capuchin's entrance, seized
him, and on searching him found he had a brace of loaded
pistols and a poisoned dagger about his person. The
Capuchin was conveyed to prison.
The official inspection of timber prepared for exporta-
tion at St. Petersburgh has been abolished.
On the Bth the town of Rundtem, in Silesia, comprising
the residences of 180 families, was burnt down. •
The Emperor of Russia has interdicted the circulation
of Polish coin, even in any part of Poland, and has, for-

bidden all the'public officers to receive it.
A telegraphic despatch from Marseilles, in anticipation

,
of March, reached Marseilles on Monday. .The Punjaub
was tranquil. Akhbar Khan, the murderer of Sir W.
Macnaughten, was dead. cinde was quiet, but the
Goomsooi and the Nizam's territory were still in disorder.
ANOTHER STEAMER WRECKED.—Accounts from the
Cape of Good Hope, of Feb. 12, bring news of the loss
of H.M.S. Thunderbolt while entering Algoa Bay. The
Thunderbolt was a steamer of 280-horse power, and 1,055
tons burthen. Happily no lives were lost, and it is hoped
that the stores will be saved.

A dispatch has been received at Lloyd's, from the
Foreign Office, enclosing a copy of a dispatch from her