The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.
The royal mail steam-packet Hibernia, Captain 'Ryrie,
which left Boston on the 16th, and Halifax on the 18th
instant, reached the Mersey on Thursday morning, at
half-past five o'clock. The non-arrival of the Great
Britain, which, it was supposed, had been out twenty-
three days, bad created great anxiety, and it was feared
that, like the ill-fated President, she had gone never to
be heard of again. The news is of much importance.

THE WAR.-SIEGE AND CAPTURE

JONTEREY

•
The Great Western brought intelligence that General
Taylor had arrived off Monterey, and news was hourly ex-
pected that he had struck a decisive blow. By the arri-
val of the Hibernil, we learn that Monterey had been
captured, atter battles of three days' duration. General
Taylor, and the force under his command, after a tedious
march, came in sight of Monterey, on the 18th Septem-
ber. The men were much wearied, and began to give
out, their food having been spoiled by severe rains. The
advance were immediately saluted with a heavy cannon-

ade, the sound of which acted like a charm on the jaded
men. All became life and motion, and severe fighting
followed. On the 20th, a successful attack was made by
Gen. Worth on the Mexican sorts, routing the artillery
and capturing their ordnance. On the 22nd the well-for-
tified palace of the Bishop of Monterey was attacked, and
after a severe struggle was captured. On the 23rd, the
whole Mexican force, about double the American, was dri-
ven into the plaza, where, unable to run away, the Mexican

soldiery occupied the houses which surrounded the
square, keeping up an incessant fire from the windows.
The conflict was tremendous, lasting from early morning
till late at night. The 24th brought a cessation of hosti-
lities, by the capitulation of General Ampudia. The
terms of capitulation were in effect as follows :—That the
-Mexican officers should be allowed to march out with
their side arms; that the cavalry and infantry be allowed
to march out with their arms and accoutrements; that
the artillery should be allowed to march out with one
battery of six pieces and twenty-one rounds of ammu-
nition ; that all other munitions of war and supplies should
be turned over to a board of American officers appointed
to receive them ; that the Mexican army should be
allowed seven days to evacuate the city, and that the
American troops should not oc-upy it until evacuated ;
that the cathedral, fort, or citadel, should be evacuated
at ten a.m. next day, the 2.5 th ; the Mexicans then march-
ing out, the American garrison marching in; that the
Mexicans should be allowed to salute their flag when
hauled down; that there should be an armistice of eight
weeks, during which time neither army should pass a
line running from the Ranconada through Linares and
San Ferando.
It is said the American less is 300 killed and 200
wounded, and that the Mexicans lost about 500. The
New York Herald says—" It was one of the most une-
qual contests in the annals of war; there were twelve
thousand Mexicans in houses and under cover, against
six thousand Americans, fighting in the open streets."
There is nothing new from California or New Mexico.

MExico.—The- latest advices from Vera Cruz are to
the 15th September. General Santa Anna's popularity
was said to be diminishing, partly in consequence of his
non-appearance at the city of Mexico. Great efforts
were making, however, by his friends in the cabinet, to
push on the war, and thirty thousand men have been
called for, to be drafted from the Central States. Muni-
tions of war are admitted free of duty, and the Roman
Catholic Church of Mexico 'is called on to pour out its
immense treasures in punishing the perfidious Americans.
It is believed by some, says the American Sun, that Santa
Anna desires to have the banditti of his native country
killed off in this war, and thus rid Mexico of the turbu-
lent and licentious rabble of which her army has been

composed.
UNITED STATES.—After a session of one hundred and
thirty-one days, the State Convention have passed, by a
majority of 104 to 6, a new Constitution for the state of
Isiew York, but of which we can give no account this
week.

COMMERCIAL.—NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15.—There has
been a fair demand for foreign exchange for this packet,
notwithstanding which quotations for sterling have slightly
declined. We now quote prime bills on London at Bto
Si per cent. premium ; on Paris at sf. 311 to sf. 30.
Owing to the continued mild open weather, considered
favourable to the picking of the new crop of cotton, com-
bined with the unexpected delay of the Great Britain,
prices have been less firm since the sailing of the Great
Western, with a falling off in some descriptions of Upland
of fully id. per lb. The sales, also, within the past week,
have been very limited. Flour has slightly receded in
price since the last steamer, closing at a fraction under 5
dollars 50 cents per barrel for good Western Canal. Other
bread stuffs have not varied much from the prices current
at the date of our last. The quantity of wheat and flour
received this year through the New York canals is equal
to 717,116 barrels of flour over the quantity received in
4845. FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool—Flour, 3s. 3d. to 3s.
6d. ; grain, 101 d. to 11d. ; cotton, nominal. London—
Flour, 3s. 9d. to 4s. ; grain, 1111. to 12d. ; tobacco, 455.;
turpentine, 4s. to 4s. 6d. Havre—Flour, 80c. ; grain,
20c.; cotton, Vic, to sc. per lb.
GRAlN.—Wheat is in fair request for shipment ; but
owing to the dullness of flower, lower prices are offered
by millers. The transactions include 1,000 bushels in-
inferior Southern for milling, at 80 cents ; and for ex-
port, 6,030 while Genessee, dols. 1,20 ; and 8,000 mixed
western, dols. 1,03 to dols 1,36, cash. Northern rye is in
demand, but the market is heavy, and prices somewhat
lower ; the sales reach 45,000 bushels, chiefly for export,
at 79 to 81 per cents. A lot of 2,000 bushels prime four-
rowed barley sold yesterday for malting, at 63i cents.
Northern oats have declined to 35 to 37 cents ; shipments
to the extent of 50,000 bushels (purchased in the interior)
we understand, are about being made to England. 12,000
bushels canal were purchased on Monday for export to
London, on private terms. Corn, on Saturday last, was
very heavy, and the market entirely unsettled, with sales
of 15,000 bushes, port for export, at 651 to 72 cents. for
mixed western and yellow northern and 75 cents for
southern white ; since then there has been more steadi-
ness, and the supply, too, is less abundant ; the transac-
tions Monday and yesterday consist of 28,500 bushels, at
68 to 70 cents for mixed and yellow western and northern
and 72 to 73 for Jersey yellow, all weight. At Philadel-
phia, 12,000 bushels yellow have been purchased at 70
cents ; and at Boston, 22,000 bushels, white, 80, weight,
both for export from those port. Black-eyed peas of the
new crop, have been received, and are held at 2,50.
PROVISIONS.—On Saturday last purchases of Ohio
mess-pork were made, supposed for export to England,
variously estimated from 3,000 brls. to 5,000 brls. at dols.
10,50; a small lot was subsequently sold at the same price.
but the market closed heavily at dols. 10,374; indeed 500
brls. were offered at 61 cents less without finding a buyer.
In prime, there has been nothing of importance done; we
quote it 9,25 to 9,374. Beef is steady, with a fair demand
for home consumption, for home use only, at our quota-
tions. Butter arrives rather more freely, and sales are
less readily made at previous rates. Cheese is in quick
request for export, selling mostly on arrival at 7 to 71
cents for good in boxes.