American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-07

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that if the Mexicans should display one-half
the constancy which has been usual under sim
liar circumstances amongst their Spanish and
South American brethren, the war is not only
] far from termination but that it will require
\ great sacrifices from, and in1ct great losses
upon, the invaders, before they can dictate
terms of peace to the Mexican people.
From Wilmer s. Smiths Times
The rupture between Mexico and the United
States has, of necessity, attracted much atten-
ton, and has interfered, more or less, with bu-
siness. The fear ofshipping in American bot
toms has, like the baseless fabric of vision
disappeared, but Lloyd's still cling ridiculousy
to their high premiums. The feeling is not
confined to England The Paris paper, La
Presse, asserts, as fact, that many American
orders have been countermanded in France, in
consequence Of the rupture between the two
republics.
The war itself has exercised the pens and
the tongues of all the professional politicians
in the old world. In the early stage of the
struggle on the banks of the Rio Grande, when
the American forces sustained one or two tri-
fling guerilla reverses, good deal of sympathy
was shown tor the Mexicans, and If Jonathan
had suffered more, the sorrow, we grieve TO
add, would have been intense. But when the
! britannia arrived with an account of the bat
| Ties ot"Palto Alto" and the tPalm Rayine,n
IN which the MeXicans, on what they claim
their own soil, with force two or three times
greater than their antagonists, were ."wollop-
ped y by the Americans, all sympathy dsap-
peared, and contempt was the feeling universal
ly felt and unequivocally expressed. A bravo
people can afford no sympathy with poltroons.
The bird that cannot fight on its own dunghll
is only fit to grace the spit.
By the way, the brief but lucid dispatches
OF Gen. Taylor have attracted much admira-
ton. His pen, like his sword, deals only in
the practical. Merit is generally allied with
modesty; and as he iudiciousy refralned from
playing the braggart on paper, the same self
confidence, it is clear, sustains him in the field
PARIS, June l5 The Journal des Debats
has lately published a remarkable article on the
state Of affairs between Mexico and the United
States. Your contemporary asserts that Mr..
Polk has only gone against Mexico TO compen-
safe his defeat in Oregon, and to regain the
popularity which that defeat had brought upon
him. 1t thinks that Mexico is totally unable
to resist the United States, and that the exist
ing hostllities will result in its ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1t thinks, too, that the States will endeavor to
seize the CALIFORNIA;, to make up for what they
will be obliged to lose in Oregon; and it saws
than that barren territory. 1t views all this
with regret; but, beyond few sneers at MIR.
Polk, for whom it appears 10 entertain pro-
found contempt, it says nothing offensive to the
United States.
The Ep0que points out the necessity of France
and England interfering in the matter, in order
to bring about reconciliation, and to protect
Mexico. 1t alleges that France has interests
sufliCt emily vast in Mexico to warrant such in
reference
From Wilmer & Smith'sTimes
COMMERCIAL. The weather during the last
fortnight has been intensely, oppressively hot
too hot to move or almost to think The Their
mometer, at times, has reached a tropical alti-
tude The excessive warmth has been without
a parallel in England during the last sixteen or
twenty years. That affecting visitation of
Heaven, rarely witnessed in this country death
by coup de SOleiL, has been frequent in different
parts of the land
But the growing crops, notwithstanding the
excessive heat look beautiful. There has
been little rain, but the dews at night and morn
have been frequent and refreshing, and with the
glorious sunshine above, are bringing forward
the produce Of the fields magnifcently. The
harvest promises to be abundant, and what is
hardly of less consequence, early-the earliest,
lhuoeeu, Ior years past
PASSENGERS-ln the steamship Britannia for
oston-keV Mr. Houghton lady and children, Ma
lor Campbell, lady, Children and servants, Mrs
Eaco, Miss Grford, Mrs Tucker and children, Mrs
Mott, Miss MJtt, Prof t d Mosey and lady, Mr. AID
ans and lady, Mrs Burgess Mr. Gray and lady, N Y;
+ f Davis, H Messihert Mr. Lange, Miller Burgess,
Miller. Hail, G lowering and lady, MIR Cappis, |
Brown, G Sumner Bradlen, d Poe, Sam'l Tar
tan B9rrew, Bainbridge, Mr. Ward, Cow
icy, SAINT Bates, Jr., Mr. GigaOux, Young, G w
Thomas, Mr. Heavenberg, J @ A Liichfed, e G |
Williams, Mr.. Tburgay, r Penny, Mr. Terrell, Mr. Fl |
Lew w. Mr. l. Chandler, DR. GLENN, Mr. Gait
want, General Cooke, Mr. MalfOrd and lady, MI NJ |
Poor. Mr. Sieber, Mr. T. Lambert.
THE MARKETS.
EUROPEAN CORN TRADE LONDON. Since
the sailing of the last Boston steamer, the Grain
trade here has been without much animation; few
transactions have taken place, as both holders aud
purchasers have acted with caution pending the de-
clslon OF the House of Lords the Corn Bill
The supplies of free Wheat have been only to a mo-
defate ext ent. better demand has lately sprung
up Accordingly, on Monday last, the 18Th instant,
prices advanced from 2s to 3s and in some instances,
4s per quarter. Flour meets ready sale, but the
value is unimProved; on the 18th no advance could
be obtained. Bonded wheat was he Id for low rates,
hut the demand is almost exclusively confined to low
descriptions for expectation.
LIVERPOOL Since our last publication there has
been good supply of free Wheat brought to mar
ket; and, during the early part of the month price
aecned "a per 70 Id OH Wheat, and Is per barrel
Flour. Indian Corn i lower, having receded from
Is to Is per quarter at our last market With the ex
cepion of the latter, there an improved demand
Tor almost all the articles of the trade on the 10Th
INST Influenced by the rise in Londsn on the pre-
Vlous day, fresh qualities of free Wheat assumed
rather more frmness than of late, with moderate
nut not lively demand, and realised an advance of
"a to sd per 10 10. upon the rates of that day weeks
inferior descr iptons remaining wholly unimprove ed
IN Va'ue. Irish and duiy-pad Canadian Flour, being
IN good request, Commanded an advance of Is per
sack and Is per brl. Holders of bonded Wheat, re-
curing ntgheT DrCeS. sales transnTod. 0f
Fiour however, several further parcels have chang
ed hands New Orleans Virginia, and Philadelphia
at 2ls to 2ls 6d,and Western 23s OBS Cd per br
COTTON MARKET. June 18th to 18TH There has
Deen moderate and steady demand for cotton since
the 18th inst. The accounts per the Britannia, show
ING increase nortc