The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

By the royal mail steam-ship Cambria, Capt. Harrison,
which arrived in the Mersey on Saturday, at midnight, we
have advices from New York to the 29th ult. and Halifax
to the Ist instant. The Cambria brought £lO,OOO in
specie on freight. The Acadia steam-ship arrived at Ha-
lifax on the 20th ult. The steam-ships Washington and
Missouri had reached New York. The former vessel
made the passage from Halifax to New York in three days
and sixteen hours, the latter in three days and two hours,
and the steam-ship Cambria in two days and eight hours.
The Missouri was to leave New York on the sth instant
for Havre, and the Washington for Southampton on
the 20th.

Our Mexican advices are interesting, as holding out
some prospects of peace. General Scott and Mr. Trist
had both been recalled ; but, notwithstanding this, and
much to the astonishment and indignation of the Presi-
dent and the war party in the States, they had concluded
an unauthorised peace with the Mexican Government.
The terms of the treaty had not reached Washington.
There was a rumour current that Herrera had been elected
President of Mexico. A Mexican paper states that Santa
Anna had embarked at Acapulco for San Blas. General
Scott had issued an order assessing upon the States of
Mexico, occupied by the United States troops, an annual
tax, amounting to about 3,000,000 dollars.

A train on its way to Snta 'Fe was attacked and plun-
dered by a body of guerillas. An English house lost pro-
perty to the amount of 54,000 dollars.
The steamer Jaleabusha, heavily laden with cotton, and
bound for New Orleans, took fire, and was, with forty
passengers, totally destroyed.

A large fire took place at Havana on the 13th ult., by
which several warehouses were consumed.
A meeting was appointed to be held at Mexico for the
purpose of carrying out a proposition for a railroad be-
tween that city and Vera Cruz.

Two more banks had suspended, the State Bank at Sau-
gerties, and the Bank of Cayuga Lake. These are free
banks, and the bills of both are secured wholly by stock
of the State of New York, so that there cannot be much
loss upon them. The present circulation of the former is
probably about 50,000 dollars. The Bank of Cayuga
Lake is located at Ithica, Tornpkin's County. lts secu-
rities consist, or did recently consist, of 55,314 dollars in
New York State Fives, and the circulation was the same;
that is, it had issued the same amount of circulating
notes.

To judge from present appearances, General Taylor
seems to have the best chance for the post of President.
A bill had been reported in the House of Reireienta-
fives, authorising a loan for 18,000,000 dollars.

LIST OF PASSENGERS,
From New York.—Mr. Thomas Winnans and lady,
Miss Julia Winnans, Mr. R. Bainbridge and lady, Mr.
G. A. Nicolls and lady, Hon. L. Carrison, Mr. J. Young
and friend, Mr. J. T. Hopewood, Mr. R. W. Harris, Mr.
H. B. Cromwell, Mr. H. G. 1, ictor, Mr. Wm. Iselin, Mr.
Francis Tomes, Mr. H. C. 111otz, Mr. Thomas Kerr, Mr.
Geo. Cuthbert, Mr. S. Salis, Mr. A. Busterfield, Mr.
Joseph Behrend, Mr. N. J. Noad, Mr. Buchan, Mr.
Plicque, Mr. W. M'Kenzie, Mr. John Harting, Mr. J.
Leuesque, Mr. Charles C. Ray, Mr. J. L. Beaudry, Mr.
C. Colthurst, Mr. D. C. Esnargales, Mr. Stefens, Mr.
Joseph Thompson, Mr. John Cooper, Mrs. Barratt, Mr.
Graves, Mr. John Frazer, Mr. A. H. Armour, Mr. A.
Easton, Mr. W. L. Perrin, Mr. F. Cleu, Mr. Joseph
M`Kay, Captain James Lisbe.
From Halifax.—The Hon. James Robertson, Miss E.
Magee, Mr. Alfred Smithers, Mr. James Doherty, Mr-
John Hegan, Mr. Thomas Knight, Mr. James Purves.
Mr. James Kirk, Mr. John Wishart, Mr. John Doull,
Mr. John Gillis, Mr. Peter Anderson, Mr. G. M'Kenzie,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Haward, Mr. C. Tetu.
The commercial news from New York by this arrival is
perhaps the most important feature of the intelligence.
Exchange on London was 1094 to 110+.
The Cotton Market, though receiving a favourable im-
pulse on the first receipt of the Cambia's advices, had
lost all it had previously gained. The receipts of cotton
at all the shipping ports are 765,863 bales, against
858,346 to same dates last year—a decrease this season of
92,483 bales. The total foreign export this year is 56,624
bales more than last—say, 17,701 decrease to Great Bri-
tain, 33,533 increase to France, 20,096 increase to North
of Europe, end 20,676 increase to other foreign ports.
The shipments from southern to northern ports are 22,848
bales less this season than last; and there is a decrease in
stock of 61,943 bales. The sales for the fortnight are
14,050 hales. As to the extent of the crop of cotton
2,250,000 bales now appear the most. prevalent figures.
The grain and flour markets for the fortnight had been
steady and very uniform, prices being the same as on the
departure of the previous steamer, though temporarily a
little higher. Of course the shipments are becoming
narrowed as the period was arrhing when it wOuld not
be safe for ships to arrive here Lefore Ist March.
Export from Ist to 28th January.
1848. 1847.
Wheat Flour brls. 75.272 .. 129,825
Wheat bush. 82,745 . . 160,434
Corn
Rye .. none. .. 39,896
Barley .none. .. 53,409
Oats ..
Since the departure of the previous steamer, prices of
old Ohio pork had fallen off 25c. to 50c., but there had
been a reaction, and prices had again reached their pre-
vious level.

Export from Ist to 28th January.
1848. 1847,
Beef
Pork 4,104 .. 6,147
Lard kegs 10,927 .. 18,195
Freights.—To Liverpool, excepting for vessels to sail
immediately, there is not much offering; the engagements
of flour and meal have been inconsiderable at Is. 6d. to
ls. 9d. per barrel; corn in bulk at 7d.; and 6}d. to be
bagged at the ships' expense; and 6d. in bags. Cotton
3-16 d. for square bales (little offering). Heavy good 20s.
to 255. per ton, &c. The British ship Admiral (9,500
barrels) was chartered to load for Liverpool for the round
sum of £725.