Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-27

70 GENERAL Sc0rr arrived in town yesterday
morning. accompanied BY his aid decss,p, and took
lsdsings At the American Hotel. lie spent the day
ut Col Monroes, and will depart in day or two for
Virginia.
o. SAITH the SHOEMAKER at II Bowery, fur.
nishes the finest and best time keeping clocks to be
found on this side Of the tide Of time. few days
ago his establishment in another part OF the city,
was burned down-but being man Of energy and en-
terprise, he sas ready to comply with orders Tor ex
celent clocks as ever Only try him.
FROM HAvAsA,-By the Christoval Colon from Ha-
vana. we have received the /" Noticioso Lucero' to
the 18th instant, inclusive. There is of inn
portance.
LATEST FROM RIO DE JANEiRo.-Advices to the
4th nlt. have been received.
The continued scarcity Of money has prevented
any important Improvement in import market;
while in some few articles there have been lit lie
more activity. For goods adapted to the African
trade there is no demand, in consequence of the i'm
preston made upon our slave dealers by the late
capture of their vessels and apparent determine
ton the part Of the government of Great Britain
toput a stop to the traffic.
Our Coffee market has exhibited much activity,
and the shipments of the month of September by far
exceed any we have ever known before for the same
period From Rio Grande advices more favorable,
but still Tar from satisfactory. In ST Catharines
there mas Dccn little or no cnange I've Di6ckaue OF
Buenos Ayres continues, and all opinions as to its
duration matter 0f pure speculation.
Our supplies Of Coffee during the last month have
been large No stock has at any time Accumulated
and prices have been governed much by the course
Of exchange. Present quotati ions If coffee are,
psrior3 800 $1,000; good firsts $1,000 37jO and or
binary frsts 3l45O $3.50, stock in the market 8
10000 bags.
LATER FROM TExAs-By the way Of New Or
leans we learn that a regiment Of Mexican troops
had set out from MetamOras to attack the town of
Micr, which was understood to be in the hands of
the Texans. Tins movement OF the government
troops will probably hasten an engagement between
them and the federal forces thin Rio del Norte.
His numerical superiority will enable the federal
leader 10 cut off the whee regiment, whose absence
must weaken the defence of Metamoras.
THE TENNESSEE SENATORS TRoUBLE.-The
legislature Of Tennessee, having passed resolutions
against the spirit Of the constitution nstructing the
Senators Of that state in Congress to violate their
sciences by giving votes to which they are known to
be consc ientiously opposed, the Hon. E. H. Foster,
one Of those Senator's the l4th instant resigned.
From private letter received at Nashville from tn
Hon Hugh L. White. it is inferred that he also has
resigned his seat.
Buchanan has been sentenced to be hanged in St.
Louis, the Sd Of January, for murder
The stockholders Of the South Western Rail Road
Bank, in Charleston. were discussing on the 10th
inst. ether they should let the public know what
they were about or not.
FIRE IN Sr. FRAscIsvILLE.-Eight horses,
two mules ana several tnousahu Ousueis gram, W
gether with sable and barns belonging to VIM
C. Fort were destroyed on the 9Th inst.
Only six persons died in Charleston during the
week ending on the 18th instant.
SSAeoEp.-The steamer Trader struck a snag on
the 9th instant, three miles above Coro Island, and
Immediately sunk. Loss heavy
The DuEL.-We learn that the contemplated duel
between Messrs Stanley and Kennedy, Of N. Caro-
lina has been by the friends Of the parties
MISSISSIPPI ELEcrIoN.-Thirty two counties have
been heard from. In these the vote stands for the
0,629; fer the wings, 10 2l3. Which
shows loco majority so far as heard from.
FLoRIDA.-General Taylor was daily expected in
Middle Florida with large force to be added to that
already there.
Cotton had declined lid to &c. per pound in
New Orleans on the 18th inst. The news by the
Great Western caused some activity, but the sales
we're made at the reduction.