Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-04-04

The writer says, "Gov. Armijo has Just shown
me a letter from the lorer country, stating 'ha'
the river Gin wns to bo the boundary line be'
tween the United States and Mexico, from "e NJ
to the Pacific Ocean. This viii taKe ,.. a,l !" t,o"
Mexico, abou, one halfof the States Oh onnuahua'
and oil of California; and all ior the SUN " n'o
millions of dollars" Such was Inc 'eno' ., 'u.
vices at Santa Fe, although our news mon'h VI
two later, does not confirm the intelligence
Trade, a, the date Of the letter. was very aol,.
Goods were received by the last comPs"'es vh'cn
would not pay the freight and dul,es-'so ,Oao'
wero sold for less. 1t was believed that lhe Gos'
eminent had finally settled the duty at sl'ooo per
wagon. and no contraband goods were to be ad,
mitIed. Goods Of the latter decriPIion, received
bv tbe last company, were confiscated, notwith'
Standing the assurace, when the traders lett santa
Fe. that anything would be passed.
The writer then gives what he says isa correc'
statement of the trade for the year ls43, from
Missouri 10 Santa Fe. This does not include the
invoices of two companies who were known 10 DO
a, Ben,s Fort, on the Arkansas, where they were
Detained by the snow, and which place they you'd
no, leave until the spring. There, leit lndePen'
depce and arrived at Santa Fe 10 lS45, IA wag.
ons, 81 carriages, lots oxen, 7l6 mules 81
horses, and 2O3 men employed as drivers &c
The cest of goods thus transported in the States,
according to the invoices; was S3i2,5SU. Cost
of outfit, wagons, teams, &c., Ss7,790. Dutles'
SlO5,757. Cost of freight from Independence to
Santa Fe, at the usunl rate, 10 cents per pound.
S67 $50. But the great drawback upon this trade
ia the constant change in the revenue laws, ana
the prohibition to retail goods, unless the person
be citizen or married in the country. They
had at the time the letter was written, a new
tariff which almost amounted to the prohibition
Of the importation Of goods needed in the place.
Mr.. CoLBURN had nearly sold out hs goods, and
was TO leave for St. Louis the last Of February
E. LElrENsDoRFER, BRo. g. Co. had the principal
wholesale house in New Mexico.
The Eu,as and Apache Indians were still ct
war with the Mexicans. On recent occasion,
the latter tribe attacked and killed several Mexi.
cans, nnd made prisoners of others, within mile
OF Chihuahua-running oil, at the same tlme'
300 mules.
Mr.. JAMES FERGUSON, of No., died at Santa Fe
on the 20,h Of December. He went out with the
last company.-Missouri Republican.
The Threatened Famine in Ireiand.-ln the
British House of Cmmons on the 29Ih OF January
Mr.. J. O'Conne stated that Ireland was within
three or four weeks of tho famine, and that fam.
inc in that country was always attended by that
dreadful scourge. the typhus fever. The London
Times of Feb. 5lh also says:
There appears to be no longer doubt that an
almost universal famine is about to visit Ireland
Such is the dire reality which has loomed upor
us through the mist Of Irish rumor and Engsi
incredibly these four or five MONTHS and which
is now too distinct and TOO palpapIe to be any long
or denied. But The worst feature Of the case i
full visitation of nature is Il Aggravated ~ saEGe IA
perfect character of our social institutions. II
Impossible to hit on remedy which shall not ru
into abuse, pass into vicious precedent, and per
haps to great extent nulify itself, and Perpesu
ate the misery it affects to cure.
The commissioners TO investigate the condition
of Ireland, say it appears from undoubted au'hori
ty, that of 80 counties in Ireland, not one ha
escaped failure of the pontoe croP-of 1870 poo
law unions, not one is exempt-of 3,O5S elec 10
ra divisions. above 400 are certainly reported
as having suffered.