The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-04 00:00:00

losses.

The purchase of flour for Europe still continues. The last
advices from England show an advance of a shilling a barrel.
Besides this export demand, there is another of no small im-
portance—and that is for Algiers. Within a few days past,
one or more French houses have made large purchases of
flour for this important post in Africa, held by the French.

The news from Philadelphia and from Europe continues to
be very favourable for the United States Bank—and the stock
has consequently gone up.
At Mobile on the 31st ult. the price of cotton was the same
as the week before, though the market was left firm. Sales
of the week 4000 bales.

At New Orleans up to the 28th ult. cotton had further ad-
vanced a cent. Sales about 5,000 bales per day. The mar-
ket closed very firm.
A snow storm set in last evening, which has prevented the
packets from sailing to-day. The harbour is quite full of
floating ice. Vessels, however, get to and from sea without
much difficulty or hazard.
consequence of the detention of the packet to-day,
there has been some sales of Exchange on England at 107 i
to 108.

STOCKS.—Monday.—There is no material alteration in the
Stocks to-day. United States Bank sold at 86 on time ;
North American Trust advanced + ; Stonington ; and
American Exchange Bank 4 ; Harlem Rail Road is down ;
Mohawk, do 4 ; and Delaware and Hudson I. Corporation
Bonds do not obtain a ready sale at present.

The North-Eastern Boundary question appears
to be the source of a constant succession of troubles.
The New York Daily Express contains a correspond-
ence between Governor Fairfield and Sir John Har-
vey, in which the former complains that the British
authorities in New Brunswick had violated the agree-
ment entered into last winter, respecting the occupancy
and jurisdiction of the disputed territory. The Canada
papers deny that any violation of the agreement had
taken place. _

There is no news of any importance from Canada
Both provinces appear to have been perfectly tranquil.
The following extracts we find in the Daily Ex,
presi

MEXICO--IMPORTANT RUMOUR.
New Orleans, Dec. 25.—There is a rumour in the city that
the Texans and Federalists, under Colonel Ross,
have taken
Metamoras. The Mexican strength is said to have been 3000
men—that of the invaders a thousand less,—consisting of
5000 Texans and about 1500 Mexicans of the Federal party.
The loss of the garrison of Metamoras is represented as con-
siderable. Though this is just such news as we were to ex-
pect, we have a doubt of its truth; for it is founded upon
the arrival at Mobile of the schr Chippole, on Saturday last,
from Vera Cruz ; while the Chronicle of that day, the even-
ing paper, does not contain a line of rumour, report, or as-
sertion, upon matters relating to Mexico.

FALL OF METAMORAS, CONFIRMED !
(From the N. 0. Bee, Dec. 31.)

By the arrival of the brig Samuel, Houston, from Mata-
gorda, which port she left the 27th inst. certain intelligence
of the capture of the town of Matamoras, by the Federalists
and volunteers from Texas, had been received. The siege
commenced on the 12th inst. and lasted three days, during
which there is said to have been great slaughter on both
sides-60 to 90 of the Texians, alone, being killed.
After the place had surrendered, the officers of the Cen-
tralist party were permitted to depart for the interior withou
molestation—private property, in,all cases, being respected'
when the government troops and the inhabitants of the town
proclaimed in favour of the Federalists, greeting the raising
in the city of their flag with long, loud and defening cheers.