The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-01
Intelligence from the North by o-night's
mail.
Correspondence of the Union-l

Correspondence of the Unon
BALTIMORE, Dec. !, 5 p. m.
The wrsek Of the .flantic-The Telegraph not 10 blame
for The blundr.-Dspattrs Of Gen. Scott Captain
Waiker.-Fulds for The poluniesrs.-Snop al The
nOrh-Th nsio tdriG.-Th Baltimore, .Ntto York
and Philadelphia markets.
You have, of course, full list of the killed and
saved by the wreck Of the Atlantic, from yesterday
afternoons Journal of Commerce. 1t is now said
that forty three bodies have been found.
You were in error yesterday in charging the
bunder of substituting the names Of the liv.
ing for the dead to the telegraph The despatch
was received here perbatim it was delivered
to the operators in Philadelp hia, and the er-
ror occurred in the despatch not having been
written in Philadelphia sufficiently distinct to avoid
misunderstanding Of its meaning. The telegraph
operators now perfectly masters Of their in
strumens that an error is next to impossible though
they often charged, as in the present case, with
the bunders Of the writers and receivers of de-
spatches.
The mail from the north has just arrived. Sc
ect from the Philadelphia papers the following items
Of interest.
General Scott, accompanied by his aid camps
Lieutenant Scott and Lieutenant Williams, and by
Major Smith, of the corps Of engineers, sailed from
New York, on Monday morning, in the packet.
ship Union, for New Orleans, en- route to the seat
of war.
Capt Walker passed through Philadelphia yes
terday on his way to Patterson, New Jersey While
staining on the boat he was recognised, and as the
boat left the wharf, the national flag was run up,
and he was greete | by three hearty cheers. ,
The meeting in Philadelphia to raise fund to
assist the volunteers was largely attended, consd-
cradle amount contributed on the spot, and a large
committee appointed to wait on the citizens. w..
The Troy New York; Wing Of Saturday states
that the snow at that place is about eight inches deep
the level, and considerably driftcd in some
places. +..
Several Philadelphia merchants who expected
vessels to arrive at that port yesterday with car
goes upon which the new tariff, which went into
operation to-day would operate to enhance the du-
ties, despatched steamer to the Capes, in hopes Of
being able to bring them up during the day. What
success they met with was not ascertained, but
oral vessels with large cargoes reported to have
arrived at New York in time to save their bacon. ,
The MARKETs.--At Baltimore, to-day, the -four
market is without change. There were sales, last
evening and this morning. of nearly 1900 bills How
ard ST. -four at IA ST., which holders generally con.
tend for. There have been sales of about 900 bbs
City Mills also at IA s7I whilst some holders still
persist in refusing to sell for less than S. Sales of
GOO bbls. Susquehanna we're made at 50 S7I, and
sales of corn meal at 80 rs. The supply of Mary
land wheat is moderate. | note sales Of prime red
at 80 SO, and ordinary to good at so TO SO.
Whiskey is dull with small sales at 22g a 23b.
At Philadelphia this morning, the telegraph an
nounces the -four market as irmer, though sales OF
fresh ground were made at "a rs, some holders
asking "a ST. Corn meal is held at 80 Sc a 80 62I.
There IVES little better feeling in grain. Sales Of
prime red wheat we're made at 102 cents; old yellow
corn is selling at 6! CENTS and oats at 80 cents.
Sales of whiskey at 10 % cents.
At New York, this morning, flour continued very
scarce, and there was an upward tendency for cot
ton. There Is limited demand for grain Of all
kinds and the transactions were small. The ad.
vices from Albany are that the canals are closed
for the season, unless unexpected thaw should
take place.