The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-07

Further decline IN Flour, Corn and Indian n
Meal-Adrance in Cotton. t
PTTTsBURs, July II. In
The Cunard steamer Britannia arrived at
Boston this evening with fifteen days later in
telligence from Europe, having left Liverpool
on the 4th instant, thus making the run in less
than thirteen days.
The commercial advices by the steamer are
highly important. There had been large sales
Of Western Flour at "a %shillings, but on the
day previous to the sailing of the steamer that
price could not be realized for any considerable
quantity. Richmond and Alexandria was
quoted at 80 shilliDgs: Philadelphia and Bal
timore 80 shillings: New Orleans and Ohio 81
shillings; and Canada 90 and 90 s%hillings.
Indian meal had further declined, and was
quoted at the close at 20 a 81 shillings.
Corn had participated in the deprecated
value of -four, and the closing rates were AS
], Cd. a Ass.
The whole -four trade, owing to the scarcity
Of money, the promise of the abundant har-
, vest, and the immense arrivals is in avery de-
l pressed condition.
g Cotton had advanced 3-8d. per pound from
the sailing of the last steamer.
t From The New Orleans hicGyooe's EGpres''
s LIVERPOOL, July ALL A M.
: Fever is dreadfully prevalent in Liverpool;
t it has made the most destructive havoc among
/ the Catholic clergy, eight having been swept
away in two months.
Corn Market. A signal depression has ia"
1t ken place in the corn market since the depar-
re ture of the last steamer, attributable to many
ID causes, but peculiarly to the prevalence OF hne
IS weather and the growing stcadiness OF the
n money market. Prices have become unprece'
u IDENTIFY low. An unusual gloom is everywhere
r felt.
" The umors of the potato disease are ex
ceedingly conflicting and not reliable, and thu
p- growing crops are in a state OF the utmost Tor
re- wardness. The weather could scarcely b.
more favorable than it is.
ur Coton-The market has been affected IN al
.st increase ratio, and shows a state of decldeI
et improvement. The advance is Sod per pouh'
since the last steamer.
cd FURTHER NEWS BY THE BRITANNIA
Conflicts in the Chinese Seas.--The Overlan
ty Mail from India has brought the lntelligenc
Ter of two serious conflicts in the Chinese Seas
ny the one between the English and the Chinese
the other between the French squadron an
of the Cochin Chinese, in the Bay of Touran.
up anpears that Sir John Davis, the Governor
to Hong Kong having Intellectually endeavored
IN procure redress for the %piratical acts OF IN
Gu Chinese, and for the numerous insults who
IN are continually offered to the English reslden
de, in China, and having failed in procuring tt
let, ful6lment Of the treaty of Nankin, which 8
go p~ulated for the admission OF foreigners ~
had Canton, resolved to strike some blow viii
should compel the Chinese authorities to list
his to reason. Accordingly, having made his
ore. rangements, Sir John Davis, accompanied
iH. Gem. D,Aguilar, with about 1000 men of
D 90 arms. embarked on board her Malesty's sh
Q in vulture and Espiegle, the Hon. Compan
ork- steamer Pluto, and the Corsair, with one
n of two small vessels for the conveyance oil
old artillery and troops--the whole naval for
Bona being under the command oil Capt. Macd
the call. the senior officer of the station. W
rape this expedition Sir John Davis entered
| try Bocca Tigris at 9 A. M. of the I'd OF Ap
and surprised the Amunghoy forts, as well as tn
f no on the Islands of North and South Wanto
ople. and carried them on both sides of the rive
this a few minutes. The guns, amounting to I
most were spiked, and all the arms and ammun''
saw collected and instantly destroyed. HaV
thus secured a com"uhaiO" =.
the Kong, the expedition advanced up IN the II
and reached Whampoa late in the Afternoon
and I All the troops were transferred on board
ey. vessels as could proceed up the river olr !
r be- reached the barrier, formed OF STAKES anu
u cot tending across the river, at A. NJ. on tn
views of April, and forced a passage.
ma 10 The forts at Whampoa and WOokingtay
. him round shot at the division under Col Brere
tblno. but by his iudicious management he avo
their effects; and being effectually suPpo
ia Of bv the guns Of the Pluto, the gallant Col
took possession of those forts, spiked the g
he amounting to 200 more, and destroyed all
y dam ammunition and magazines. The river 0
70 the now cleared Of impedimentS the expedition
vanced up to Canton, and here the strong
II and called French Folly was eventually demol'
~, like those lower down the river, and the
,inl = spik ed--making a total of $40 guns dist
time. since the preceding morning, These vlg'
70 hat proceedings reduced Keying to reason.
ri.od some further Chinese prOcrastinatiOn, Kt
! was compelled to wait humiliatingly uPo
didn,t Governor, who received him at the British
stop q sulate, Al'eF d 'Ons hafo,o ~ oc,
or cites m lot So;n. or ,ho
wouId net by Sir John Davis. On the 9th gener
nd two ders were lssueu " NN !