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the fratricide Somerset, the boy King Edward, the profli- 1
gate Elizabeth (who, by-the-way, although dignified by
four graceless epithets, I am content should compare with
the lady who preceded her on the throne), the sensual
James, and the penal Laws ? Which latter are not enacted
against religion, but against treason, not against men, be-
cause they maintain these " blasphemous fables and
dangerous deceits," but because they call their queen the
subject of an Italian monarch, and declare that as a here-
tic it is lawful to burn her. But who are the schismatics ?
The English church from the second century was recog-
nised as a branch of the Catholic church ; how, then does
she cease to be so ? Because she has cast off the yoke of
Rome, which, in violation of the canons of the universal
church, was in part imposed upon her. Because she has
purged herself of those errors and corruptions which,
though condemned by the whole Catholic Church for many
centuries, had by degrees polluted and defaced her. Be-
cause, with reverential fear, she has endeavoured to re-
trace her wandering steps, and come as near as she pos-
sibly could to the Church of the Apostles and of the old
Catholic bishops and fathers ? I pray you answer me this,
and we may perhaps with more certainty arrive at your
definition of schism and Catholicity. But who is the
schismatic ? I, who still adhere to the old church which
has existed in Englanll since the apostolic age, or you, who
profess to adhere to bishops who, in violation of the de-
crees of the universal church, are ordained and appointed
to places subject to other bishops ; and of another decree,
which declares those to be heretics who, though they pre-
tend to profess a sound faith, make congregations contrary
to our canonical bishops ? Who is the schismatic then ?
I, who hold to this old Catholic Church of England and
its canonical bishops, or you, who subject yourself to
Romish usurpers and foreign intruders ?
Your obedient servant,

NIGEL.
[A second letter from our correspondent will appear
next week.]

LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

UNITED STATES.
ARRIVAL OF THE C.VAIBRIA.

The Royal Mail Steam-ship Cambria, Captain Judkins,
arrived here yesterday morning, from Boston and Halifax.
She left the former port on the 2nd, and the latter on the
3rd instant, at night. She has made the passage from
Halifax in less than ten days. She affords another instance
of the extraordinary regularity in the arrival of these mag-
nificent steamers--having arrived by the very tide, which,
it *as calculated, would bring her up. She was detained
at Boston until the 2nd by a dense fog ; she has brought
ninety passengers.
As first in political importance we begin with the intel-
ligence from Mexico. The news from Vera Cruz is to the
15th instant, and announced the return of Paredes to
Mexico, from his exile. He reached Vera Cruz on the
14th in the English mail steamer Teviot, under an assumed
name, and left that port for Mexico just an hour before
information was received of his being on his way to Vera
Cruz. Much is said in the New York papers on this
subject, but it amounts to nothing more than bluster
against the English for aiding his escape, or conjecture as
to his probable objects.
Advices from California state that peace and quietness
reigned through the land, and the prospects of the season
were favorable. General Kearney was exercising supreme
command, and Colonel Fremont, being under arrest,
travelled a short distance in the general's rear.
General Scott was at Puebla on the -7th August, and the
army was to take up the line of march on the next day
for the city of Mexico. General Pierce arrived at Puebla
on the 6th, and lost not a single man on the march, not-
withstanding another severe battle with the guerillas.
Major Games and Midshipman Rogers had escaped from
Mexico, and had arrived safe at General Scott's head-
quarters, bringing intelligence that Santa Anna was
marchinc, with fifteen thousand men to meet General
Scott, whilst the latter has only about two-thirds that
number. The train which left Vera Cruz on the 6th was
attacked about twenty-four miles from Vera Cruz, and it
was reported there that the Mexicans had destroyed a part
of the national bridge, and erected defensive works. A
decisive action was expected at this place. The yellow
fever was spreading at Tampico, but at Vera Cruz it was
on the decrease. Captain Ruff has given the guerillas at
San Juan de Los Llanos, killing 43 and wounding 50.
A telegraphic despatch from New Orleans gives the
following :—" The Matanzoras Flag of the 18th, received
at New Orleans, confirms our statement that General
Taylor would not march on San Luis Potosi. Captain
Taylor, with 27 Texan Rangers, in pursuit of guerillas be-
tween Cerralvo and Monterey, lost five men—three in
fighting on the 6th. Canales was active and doing much
harm to scouting parties and baggage trains. Colonel
Hays was still in Texas. After having been scouting for
the purpose of catching depredators, lie returned to San
Antonio on the 24th of July. The Indians and Mexi-
cans are reported as doing our troops a good deal of harm
in a small way."
The Caledonia, which left this port on the 10th ult.,
arrived at Boston early on the morning of the 2nd inst.
The French mail steam-ship Missouri reached New York
rill Halifax, on the 21st ult., and sailed again for Havre
on the 31st. _ _

The new ship Alamlouk, Captain Christianson, which
left New York on the 9th ult., was totally lost on the 15th,
together with forty-two lives. On that night she was
lying to in a violent hurricane, under the main spencer
and fore topmast stay sail. About ten minutes before
twelve o'clock she was struck with a heavy squall, and
careened so much that the cargo shifted, and she imme-
diately fell upon her beam ends, the weather rail on the
quarter deck being within a few feet of the water. The
main and wizen masts were immediately cut -away, and
the ship righted, but the cargo burst open the hatches and
floated about, creating much confusion, and increasing the
impending danger. Within a very short time the vessel
filled, and she became water-logged, the starboard rail be-
ing under water. In this condition the crew and passen-
gers remained until daylight on the next morning, the
16th, when the dreadful truth became apparent to them,
that out of sixty-four souls only twenty-two remained
alive, the others having been washed overboard. It ap-
pears that the steerage passengers occupied the house on
deck, and were in bed at the time of the disaster. The
heavy sea that struck the ship zwept this house overboard
with all its inmates, and hence the great loss of that class
, of passengers, only one out of the thirty-six having been
saved. The cabin passengers werealso in bed at the time,
,and as the ship lay on her beam ends they were rescued
.through one of the windows on the weather side. The
captain, Christianson, was once washed overboard, but re-
covered himself in the rigging of the mainmast. The
Warelouk was a splendid new vessel, was on her first voy-
aze, and was built at Perrine, Patterson and Stack's ship-
yard, in New York. She was 850 tons burthen, and owned
brWarren Delano, jun., Esq. She lad .a full cargo of
.flour, provisions, &c., which was worth about £50,000.
The vessel and freight money were insured in Wall-street
for about AZ5,000; about £1.1,500 at the Mutual Safety
Mee., and the remainder is divided between the Atlantic
and• Sun Offices, and Philadelphia agency. The ship had
every convenience and improvement, and was as fine a
ship as ever left the port. She cost from 860,000 to
8'70,000. The cargo was also partially insured in
London.

The steam ship Guadalquiver arrived at New York on
the 21.4hAt1t., and a fire broke out on board on the same
day. Captain Hosken was immediately sent for, End a
stream of water was poured on the fire for several hours,
when it was at length extinguished. It was said that the
vessel was wilfully set on fire. The passengers by the
Guadalquivez had presented a very gratifying address to
Captain' Kosher, expressive of their sense of his skilful
management of the ship during a tempestuous voyage..
They bad subscribed a handsome sum for the pnrohase of
a fitting testimonial, for presentation to the worthy cap-
tain.

At Yucatan a plot, having for its object the slaughter
of the inhabit-ants, was fortunately discovered, but not
W.., a number of inhabitants had been massacred in
several villages. All white and mulatto men, with the
women and children, had been murdered at Tepick. Party
difficulties had been set aside, and the Yucatanese were
uniting to resist.the insurgents.
From Canada we learn that the crops appeared very
promising, but besiness was dull, and the emigrant fever
was still raging to a melancholy extent,
A letter, published in the New York Adrertiser, states
that on the 26th alt., the advance Mexican guard inter-
cepted a private correspondence between Santa Anna and
General Scott, in which the latter had written that he had
commenced withdrawing his troops from Perote. This
disclosure produced a general excitement among the
Mexican people; and to calm the populace it became ne-
cessary for Santa Anna to make a public manifesto, de-
claring that his policy was only a ruse by which he hoped
to surround General Scott. A letter in La Patria, dated
at Tampico on the 9th, states that a person arrived there
on the Bth, from the city of Mexico, who says that the
preparations of General Scott do not indicate an advance
on the Ist of August, as reported ' nor was it believed he
.would advance with the force he had. The letter adds,
that the news concerning the interception of Gen. Scott's
correspondence is confirmed. The same letter likewise
remarks that the vomito has appeared in its worst form
among the Americans, and already great mortality pre-
vailed.

At Texas, the prospect as regards cotton and sugar, was
favourable to an abundant yield.
The yellow fever was very fatal at New Orleans. On
the 15th ult. twenty-one interments from this disease had
taken place, and during forty-eight hours ending the same
day, 27 deaths had taken place at the Charity Hospital.

BREAD STUFFS.
Exports from the United States to Great Britain and Ire-
land, to latest dates, since Ist September last :
Wheat f10ur....
Corn meal 836,847 ,
Wheat

Indian corn .
Rye
Oats.

..
88,161 „
436,881 „

292,486 ~
Barley .
Of which there were from New Orleans :
To Great Britain, 6-e. France.
Wheat flour 641,120 barrels. 286,133 barrels.
Corn meal 64,950 „ 686 „
Wheat
Indian Corn 4,195,271 „ 3,392 „
Re
Barley.. 1,985 ~ 1,274 „
And from New York:
To Great Britain 5.e. France.
Wheat flour 1,652,311 barrels. 244,352 barrels.
Corn Meal.. 349,919 , 4,075 „
Wheat. 2,403,337 bushels, 352,880 bushels.
Indian Corn 6,774,869 ~ 5,772 ~
Rye.. 75,592 ~ 104,425 ~
Oats
Barley.. 290,376 „ 32 ..
And of Rye to all Foreign ports, 1,008,389 bushels.