The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-30 00:00:00

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• The papers received by this conveyance are eight days
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General Scott, the Commander-in-Chief of the United
States Army, had taken -the field as a candidate for the
Presidency. A letter appears in all the papers containing an
exposition of his principles. Mr. Clay, who had also been
spoken of in connexion with the Presidency, would not, it
was thought, have any chance, now that the gallant general
had avowed himself a candidate for the office of President.
The government of the United States had, it will he re-
collected, brought an action against the Bank of the United
States for the value of a bill drawn by the United States
government upon France, as part of the indemnity for
spoliations. The bill had been purchased by the United
Sta' '

—es Bank, and when presentee arts, no funds had been
provided by the Chamber of Deputies, and, unfortunately,
the bill was at sight, otherwise the government might have
provided means ; but it was protested for non-payment and
returned. The bank then charged the government with the
customary damages, and delayed ,settling with the govern-
ment the amount of those damages, and this suit was com-
menced, and has been continued from term to term. The
defendant's claim for damages was rejected by the court, and
the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 251,213 dollars 54
cents damages, and six cents costs. Some speculation bad
been indulged as regards the effect of the verdict on the
assignments, as the government always takes precedence of
common creditors ; but it is intimated, that an appeal will be
made by the defendants, which will continue the doubts that
now hang over it.
The citizens of New York had been engaged in their an-
nual election for senators and assembly-men. The demo-
cratic ticket had been carried, the whigs having deserted the
polls. The decided tone of the popular voice in sustaining
the course of President Tyler in regard to the bank question
had, although expected, a depressing influence upon specu-
lative property and fancy stocks, and would confirm the
tendency of all business to a cash basis.
The yellow fever was rapidly on the decline at New Or-
leans. There was frost on the 23d ult. ; this, it was hoped,
would abate the ravages of the fever, which had been even
more destructive to human life the present season than it was
in 1837.

The commercial and the monetary news varies little from
that received by the previous arrivals, domestic exchange
was getting worse daily, and there was but a moderate de-
mand for drafts on• the south. The unusual delay in the
period in which the cotton bills on Europe, for the new crop,
(had made their appearance and had- a marked unfavourable
effect on the southern and foreign exchanges. Only small
operations had taken place in foreign exchange on the Bth.
The arrival of the steamers Great Western and Britannia had
been anxiously expected, until which the purchase of foreign
bills were unimportant. Sterling continued at 10 9 to 11
10-1 per cent. premium, and on Paris sf. 20c. to sf. 181 c.
The cotton market was without change. The flour market
was firm, but the sales were small. Genesee was held firmly
at six dollars 61 cents ;_ Brandywine six dollars 25 cents to
six dollars 374 cents ; Georgetown six dollars 6+ cents to 6
dollars incepts ; Ohio and Troy at six dollars; Michigan
might be bought a little less than six dollars. 2000 bushels
Genesee wheat had been sold at 135 cents for shipment to the
British provinces. The market for ashes was dull •, small
sales had been made at six dollars for pots, and five dollars
75 cents for pearls.
The latest accounts from Philadelphia describe a very un-
favourable state of things in that city. A letter dated the
Bth, says,—

" There is quite a panic here among the holders of stocks,
and almost all descriptions fell off from one to five per cent.
There is no apparent scarcity of capital that causes the fall in
prices. So far as I can trace it, it arises wholly from a dis-
trust of the solvency of the several institutions. Girard fell
-1, Mechanics one, Farmers and Mechanics 21, Philadelphia
Bank 1, and Camden and Amboy R.R. five, since last sale.
U. S. bank notes have improved considerably, and were to-
day taken at a discount as low as 30 per cent. Our currency
is now about 51 per cent. below specie."
The Great Western steam-ship, which left Bristol on the
23d ult., arrived at New York on the night of the Sth inst.,
after a passage of 15 days.
The royal mail steamer, the Britannia, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 21st ult., arrived at Boston on the 7th inst.,
after a run of fifteen days.

Accounts from JamaiL to the Bth ult., had been received
at New York. Several shocks of earthquakes had been felt
in various parts of the island. In Spanish Town the scarlet
fever was raging, and it is stated, in one of the papers, that
out of a population of about 7000, there have been not less
than 1500 cases of that fever within three months. Among
the arrivals at Fort Royal, Oct. 1, we notice that of a vessel
from England, with coal for the new royal mail steam-ship
line.

The news from Mexico relates to the civil war carried on
in the capital between Santa Anna and Bustamente. Santa
Anna, having arrived with his troops on the night of the 2d
October, about three o'clock, captured by assault the fort of
San Francisco, one of the strongest holds of Bustamente,
and also the fort of St. Geronimo. Most of the officers and
men captured, immediately enrolled themselves among Santa
Anna's party. On the 3d President Bustamente, with 1500
infantry and 500 cavalry, attacked one of the posts of Gen.
Santa Anna, but being stoutly resisted by 500 men of the
corps of Puebla and Largas, was repulsed with great loss,
and retired, leaving on the ground his killed and wounded.
Gen. Galindo, on the same day, with 700 men, abandoned
the cause of Bustamente and joined Santa Anna. The
Censor says, that, at the last accounts, Gen. Santa Anna had
completed the besieging line around the capital, with the
prospect of its early surrender. A letter, dated Vera Cruz
October 7, says,—
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" The mail from Mexico has just arrived, with inform-
ation that the negociations pending between Santa Anna and
Bustaruente had produced no result. In the meantime, the
Fedral party had taken advantage of the state of things to
proclaim the system of State Government, in the name of
Bustamente ; to which, however, Bustumente had not yet
assented. 'General Victoria has been called in as a mediator,
and has left Xalapa for Mexico, and it was hoped a compro-
mise would through him, be effected so as to pacify all parties."
The dates from Lima are to the 10th of July. General
Santa Cruz had been proclaimed President of Bolivia by the
people and army, and a deputation had been sent to Guayaquil
to invite him to return to his native country and accept the
command. A war between the Equator and Peru appeared
inevitable, in which it was thought probable that Bolivia,
with General Santa Cruz at her head, would take a part, and
Peru would be invaded from the south and north simultane-
ously, when the fall of Gamarra would be certain.
We learn, from New Granada, that Carthagena Was still
besieged and blockaded. The Government squadron had.
however, succeeded in throwing four months' provisions into
the city and fort of Bocha Chica. The English ships of war
had also assisted their merchant ships in landing their cargoes
of provisions there. Rio Hache had declared in favour of
the regular Government.

An attempt was made to assassinate General Carrera, the
virtual head of affairs in Central America. The author of
the attempt was a marimba player, named Chepillo Andrade.
Carrera was slightly wounded ; but this did not prevent him
from drawing his sword and sabreing the assassin on the spot.
Passengers by the packet-ship Patrick Henry, from New
York :—Mr. F. B. Ogden, U. S. Consul, Bristol; Mr. H.
V. Henry, New York ; Mr. Miles, 7th Hussars ; Mr. Fre.
derick Butterfield and Mr. John Bottomley, Yorkshire ; Mr.
R. E. Robbins, Birmingham ; and Mr. T. Baker, Dublin.