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sternation, and the most alarming ru-
mors were current.
At the latest date, however, no attack !
had been made and it was believed that
the difficulties with the Kefrs were in
train for arrangement. Yet treacherv
was suspected and the alarm had not
entirely subsidized
IRELAND.
SCARCrrY-The price of potatoes in
Dublin has now risen to 3d. stone for
good ones, and 6 3-4d. for very indiffe-
rent ones.
This is an advance of at least hun
dred per cent on the prices Of last year.
EMIGRATIoN.-The tide of emigra.
ton to America, from Ireland, has set
in this year earlier than usual. The
qnays Of Cork are crowded to inconve-
nience with passengers and their lug
gage. Already one vessel has sailed
with her full compliment Of passengers
and twen,y-threc others, with nearly
four thousand emigrants, are preparing
at that port for sea. In addition to these,
vessels are taking in emigrants on the
Shannon, Bantry, Skibbereen, Kinsalc,
Youghal, Dungarvon, Waterford, and
all the large ports round the coast.
Some excitement was occasioned
yesterday by rumor, said to have been
brought by the steamer Galveston, that
battle had been fought on the Rio
Grande. between the army Of occupation,
and the forces under General Ampudia.
1t turned out, however, on inquiry, to
be only rumor, set afloat in anticipa-
ton OF coming events The present may
bc regarded as the crisis of our difficult
ties with our petulant and pugnacious
neighbors If Mexico will fight at all,
she will fight now, when the army of
the United States is occupying the east
ern bank of the Del Norte, and the
American flag is flying within gunsllot
of Matamoras. The game of biustcr
and bravado can now be no longer en-
ploycd. Uncle Sam has very delibcr-
atcly walen up the bullying Mexican,
looked him ficrccly in the face and given
HIM tc understand that he may either
fight or shake hands, just as he pleases.
Which Of the alternatives will be chosen,
remains 10 be seen, but we incline to
the opinion that since matters have come
to the pinch, the option of Mexico will
be pacific. A few days, however, will
put an end to all doubts. lfa collision
has not already taken place between the
troops under General Taylor, and the
garrison of Metamoros, the question may
DC considered as settled, for some time to
come, that there will be no war with
Mexico. Throughout the whole pro-
gress of the controversy relative to the
annexation of Texas, even when the
Mexican manifcstoes were the most
menacing and belIicosc, we have ever
anticipated and confidently predicted a
peaceful termination of the quarrel, un-
less collision should take place on the
banks ofthe Rio Grande, and hostiIities
thereby commenced. When this dan
ger therefore, shall have passed over, all
apprehensions may be dismissed of any
hostile movement on the part of Mexico,
to resent the acquisition of Texas.
". 0. Bulletin.
FINAL ACTION ON THE OREGON CUES
TIoN lE CoNGREss.-Congress has at
length made final disposition of the
Oregon subject, and in manner which,
next to having refrained from any ac-
ton at all, will receive, we doubt not,
the general appreciation ofthe country.
The two houses yesterday settled their
differences in regard to the form of au-
thorizing notice, by adopting with two
unlmportant changes in the phraseology,
recommended by the conferees) the Pre-
amble and Resolution of the Senate.
These changes consisted simply in sub
stituting the words call proper measures"
for "renewed efforts" and the word
'adjustment" for the word settlement u