American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
I6 DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF TWO sTEAMfFs
THE GREAT WESTERN AND ACADIA

from Liverpool on the slst ult., and reached
New York on Monday night, was run very
close by the Acadia, which sailed on the 4ih
inst, and arrived at Boston yesterday morning
making the trip nearly four days quicker than
the Great Western.
The political news by these arrivals possesses
no grea: importance, though the difficulties OF
the British Ministry, in relation to the reduc.
ton ofdaty OH grain, and the famine and riots
in Ireland, will, as matter Of course, attract
some attention.
At the time of the sailing of the Acadia, on
the 4th inst. Flour in bond was selling a:
$685., and free Flour at 34a34s Cd. Corn, duty
paid, Sos. for $50 lbs. There had been no
change in the price of Cotton since the Great
Western sailed.
AT Liverpool, Oct. 81, the quotations were
Flour, American barrels sweet, SOS to S6s; do
sour, 30s to Sis Cd; Canada, sweet, 35s to 36s;
sour, 29s to Is.
The import duty on wheat was Is per guar
Ter, the lowest rate Of duty under the present
Corn Law.
The steamer Great Britain was still ashore.
Extraordinary naval preparations were going
on in the dock yards Of England.
1t will be seen that two important decisions
in council have been produced wholly by the
arrival of the Hon. George Bancroft, and the
representations he made to the English Cabi-
net relative to the supply of food in America.
1t appears that England admits her dependence
on these United States for bread.
The political aspect of Europe is somewhat
threatening; the snteRte cordiaIe seems to be
broken up for the present. In this disruption the
! United States are introduced by the political
/ writers Of Europe as a sort of balance power
against England. Indeed, it appears, that eve
~ political conyulsoh in Europe is now pro-
duced by republlcanism, and America is spo.
ken of as oneaof the leading nations of the
world.
The news of the capture OF Monterey had
reached England. Its effect was like that of a
bomb shell thrown into the midst of Ampudia's
troops in the Grand Plaza.
The question Of subsistence continues to at
tract serious attention in France, and has ac-
CURED increased interest in consequence Of the
deVastations produced by the recent floods.
Tho condition Of Ireland continued as de-
plorable as her woist enemies could wish
There had been more bread riots.
The cholera had passed the line of the Rus
sian quarantine on the borders of the Caspian
Sea, and was raging throughout all the Tartar
villages of the districts of SaIgau and of Lau-
koran. A considerable number of Cossacks,
forming the Gordon on the Persian frontier
have likewise been attacked.
Affairs in Portugal are looking most serious.
1t is said that the Queen has sent to Spain for
assistance: and there is rumor that she has
been deposed.
| The very menacing aspect Of affairs in Portu-
gal has engaged large portion of the atten-
lion of the press and the public OF Iaris. In
every quarter the intelligence from Portugal
was deemed alarming.
The price of wheat was increasing every
where throughout France. The augmentation
varied from soc. IT, per necolitre and IN some
! places to 81. In the districts from which Paris
draws its supplies, all the petty farmers had
thrashed their wheat and thrown it on the
market. The sowing being over, it was hoped
that the grain would decrease; hut tie contrary
had taken place, and at the Paris market on
Wednesday wheat increased by If per hectoli-
ire and half.
From the Liverpool Mail, Oct. 81
! OPINIONS IN ENGLAND OF THE CAPTURE
OF MONTERREY.
The town of Monterey, in Nueyo Leon, a
place OF Indifferent Importance, has, after three
days severe fighting, been purchased evidently
for the purpose of hospital by Gen. Taylor,
the commander of the American forces. 1t is
admitted on all hands that the Mexican troops,
under Gen. Ampudia, fought with unfllnching
courage. AS proof Of this they were allowed
to march out OF the town and its citadel with
all the honors of war.
The surrender was by capitalization. 1t APP
pears that the shot and s 4ells OF the Anne rcans
performed the greatest havoc upon the nno-
cent and unarmed inhabitants. Ampudia was
DESTROYS of preventing this unnecessary shed.
ding OF blood; and he proposed, on the second
day OF the bombardmcnt, that these poor cit-
zens should be allowed to leave the town.
| This Taylor refused.
The Americans had gained possession Of
some outworks and forts, which commanded
the lower part of the town where the popula-
ton was most dense, but they had made no I'M
preston upon the citadel. They had not even
reached the Grand Plaza, In short, il the
Mexican General had disregarded the loss Of
life among the inhabltants,ilt is very questlona-
BILE if General Taylor would have succeed -
Terms OF captulaton were again proposed, and
agreed 10, but they are much more favorable TO
the MexcaDs than those orig inally dictated by
General Taylor.
The capture of Monterey has, we fear, been
dearly purchased. The American loss, in kill
ed and wounded, is stated to be about five or
six hundred men. The loss of officers-the
names and details being given-is extremely
severe. The number of killed OH the part OF
the Mexicans, is said TO equal that of the Ame-
rcans; but this is not probable from their pro-
tected position, and from no decisive assault
having been made upon the principal defences.
Be this as it may, the seige of Monterey, and
the brave conduct ofthe Mexican troops, under
the exemplary leadership Of Gen. Ampudia,
place the nature Of the national confl CT in
! very different point of view from what the
Americans had instructed US to anticipate. Ill
the President, Santa Anna, remain true to his
country, and the rest of the Mexican army he