Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-08

As the views we have advanced differ mat, rally
from those put forth by Mr. Ellsworth in his Report Ia
Congress we feel called upon 10 examine the basis
Of his estimate. la 1910 Lord Palu,er.On addressed
circulars To Her MajesIys Cosuls at 81 Peters burg
Rigs. Lebau, Warsaw. Obese, DInizlc. STOCKHOLM.
Konigsburgh. SIeiien. Mcneil, Elsinore, ffanburgh.
Antwerp and Palermo, inquiriDg the price OF wheat,
The cost Of lranSpGrIa ION. and the capacity Of the
district to furnish wheat in the laws should
be repealed. Answers 10 these inquiries are con.
tanned in the report made To the British Parliament
u which we have before alluded BY these IL
appears that the average price Of wheat at that time
in the places before mentioned, was 40s Cd per Or
equal to Sill per bushel THIS is the price of
foreign wheat assumed by Mr. Ellsworth. aud from
this datum he eonends We may with great effort
compete with them.
But Mr. Ellsworth. instead Of examining the origi.
nal report. suffers himselfio be msled by Leavius
Memorial. Now there are three considerations, oil
going 60 show that EllsworIh's estimate Of foreign
prices too high. The report made TO Parliament
contains the weekly prices for seven years, and a
gante al the docnmeRI shows once. that the pri.
ces in 1910. when the consuls mad, their returns.
were quarter or third higher than the average
for seven years. Their letters were dated In August
and the rep"r goes To prove that ie prices. that
se0son of the year. were genera Us higher than they
would average through the year The price given
by them is not merely the price the part but the
price and charges or as Is ex pressed ln The dOcu
ment-Ihe price "Jree on board
Now, when we consider that Mr. Ellsworih's IS.
iimaIe is founded upon the Cast and charges Of la.
ding &c. al a seusOn &c the year which the prices
the highest, and ia a year Distinguish he'd from
ell others for Ugh prices. ana these high prices in
Europe are compared with the low prices in this
country at the present time. we confess that his
reasoning is not satisfactory 10 MS.
The facts aud reasonings here presented seem
aiv rail G.r lin
upon any modification OF the English Corn Laws
NEWS FROM THE PRAIRIES-.we have
been politely furnished by genIlemanof this place
says The Exposition. published at Independence, in
this State with letter from a gentleman at Fort
William, New MeKco) who is well acquainted
n i'm the me vemenis Of The Texans aud Mexicans.
We commend il TO the attention Of our readers;
FORT WILLIAM, Aug 8.
Wn have been Tn qui yve for the last two months
in consequence OF The Texans being the river
below us They captured Il party of MeIicans. and
when the news oftheir capture reached Santa Fe,
there was very great excitement; the foreigners
were much ahused-as they make no distinction be-
tween Americans and Texans. They are all
Texans with them, Lee and Beauben of Tons. mar
rOwly escaped with their lives from the mob: the
house Of the alier pluEdeTed Of most OF It's
tents Some Of the Americans Of less note were ir
ed and Otherwise i'll treated, On the 4Ih Of July.
had intelligence OF the crossing Of the Caravan Of
tho big Arkansas, since then I have had no further
information from them There a Texan here
some ten ar fifteen days ago. his way To the noun
tains; he informed me that there was a general dis
satisfaction in the Texan camp, and that in all pro-
liability they had broken up.
When ArmeUo, the present governor Of Santa Fe.
received intelligence of the capture OF his party
10 he crossing the Arkansas, he rcIreaIed 10 San
Ia Fe with oil speed.
On his arrival at Santa Fe. he had information by
express, that part Of Texans had been captured
by tho U Dragons. md that the TEXANS had mol
al any time. exceeded Two hundred in number
lie then ordered out TWO hundred rUops To protect
the caravan, but his orders were dssobeyed and the
troops refused To march.
From the last information have from Santa Fe.
Ameijo was in great danger. and there were strong
symptoms Of revolution against the government.
Yours. respectfully, &c.