The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

INDIA

The Overland Mail arrived on Tuesday. It brings se-
veral items of important intelligence. The insurrection in
Cashmere is said to be nearly at an end. Sheik Emaurn-
ood-Deen has again temporised and made a show of yield-
ing. and has even withdrawn his troops from the siege of
a small fort called Hubree Purvut. But the winter is about
to set in, and then the greater number of the passes from
Jamoo into the vale of Cashmere will be closed, and the
Sheik, unless dispossessed previously, may laugh for a
time at the armies sent to attai.k him. In the meantime
there are considerable forces in movement towards Cash-
mere. The movement shows that the Governor-General
ano the Commander-in-Chief look upon the proceedings
at Cashmere as of great moment. There was an impor-
tant discussion going forward at Madras, where the Go-
vernment had removed the whole of the Judges of the
Suddur and Foujdaree Adawlut, the upper courts of the
Hon. Company. The cause of this removal was the de-
cisions of those courts in favour of the natives, and against
certain acts of the missionaries at Tinnevally. The whole
matter has been referred to the Court of Directors. In
Bombay another subject of interest has been created, in
consequence of the trial being ordered of a civilian of high
standing for supporting a widow against some acts of op-
pression by a native functionary, who has since been dis-
placed. The mere words of the judge in expressing his
convictions are the groands of this trial, which has not yet
been brought forward. Sir H. Roper left Bombay on the
2nd of November, and Sir D. Pollock was to be sworn
Chief Justice on the 3rd. Great curiosity existed to know
who would be named Governor of that presidency, and
also who would be next Commander-in-Chief. The mon-
soon burst at Madras with extraordinary violence. The
fall of rain within 24 hours up to noon of the 21st was 17i
inches.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA

By the royal mail steam-ship Britannia, which left
Boston on the 16th ult , and Halifax on the 18th, we
have advices from New York to the 15th nit. inclusive.
She reached this port on Tuesday morning about 7 o'clock,
having made her passage from Halifax in twelve days.
The Great Western steam-ship had not arrived at New
York on the 15th, but was anxiously looked for. _ _

The packet-ship Liverpool from this port arrived at
New York on the 14th ult. - _

The rates for sterling exchange had for several days
been steadily declining, notwithstanding a fair demand.
Quotations ruled about A per cent below those current at
the departure of the previous steamer. Domestic ex-
changes continued dull, and the quotations were merely

nominal.
During the two or three weeks prior to the Britannia's
sailing, upwards of seventy square rigged vessels cleared
from New York, destined for Europe, loaded with flour
and grain, (and one carrying out threz hundred barrels of
onions,) scarcely one of which had left the bay on the
15th ult. owing to the bad weather.
Accounts from Monterey of the 16th October, state that
fever and ague were spreading rapidly through the United
States army. About 2000 mules had been hired at
Monterey for the use of the army, and 1500 had arrived
from Camargo. An American mail from Camargo for
the army, was taken by the Mexicans and forwarded to
Santa Anna. A later mail from the same place had also
been captured by the same force. An end had been
put to the neutrality of Yucatan. and in consequence of
an order from the secretary of the Treasury the United
States Marshal at New Orleans bad seized a Yucata-
nese schooner, called the Ventura, which had arrived
from Campeachy. She had 7000 dollars in specie,
but these had been landed prior to the seizure. An-
other letter, received from Monterey, states that there
never was seen a more starved and famished set of men
than the American soldiers, and hunger, it was said, was
making greater slaughter than all the efforts of the enemy,
The Mexicans were not at all disheartened at the result of
the battle of Monterey, but resolved to fight to the last.

On the 25th September General Kearney left Santa Fe
for California, taking with him about 400 men mounted
on mules. The route of this small command was consi-
dered by many of the oldest and most experienced moun-
taineers as one of great hardship and suffering. Every-
thing was tranquil at Santa Fe on the 27th September,
though a very current rumour existed that the Armijo
family would endeavour to excite the population to
open resistance as soon as General Kearney and the
regular troops of the United States had left that part of
the country. Gen. Kearney, by printed proclamation,
had organised a government and appointed cfficers to
execute the laws of New Mexico. Col. Doniphan's re-
giment had obtained permission of Gen. Kearney to
march to Chihuahua, and effect there a junction with
Gen. Wool. Provisio. s were very scarce, the army being
obliged to subsist from July to the last of September
without sugar or coffee, and on half rations of flour.

An extra of the New Orleans Picayune, of the 7th ult.
contains It from the squadron, dated off Anton Lizar-

On the 13th all was bustle and preparation for an at-
tack o❑ Alvarado. For a month previous the sailors had
been drilling for the attack, and were eager fur the fray.
The Mexicans had a battery of te❑ guns at the mouth of
the river.—On the 14th sailing orders were counter-
manded, the wind blowing too fresh for operations. On
the 15th they sailed, but anchored again the same day,
within ten miles of the mouth of the river. There was a