Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-05
From .he Baltimore sun, July I.
Arrival Of the Caledonia.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Further Decline In Corn and Flour.
ADVANCE In COTTON.

FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Further Decline In Corn and Flour.
ADVANCE In COTTON.
The steamer Caledonia arrived yesterday,
morning al Boston, and our correspondent, prompt
~ forwarded us the following dispatches
Correspondence OF The Baltimore SAM
BosroN, July 4, ls47.
The Caledonia has arrived with fifteen days
later intelligence from Europe. Flour was SELL
ing al 3Ss 10 dos. per barrel for American. The
Cambria quoted il At I2s to As. per barrel In
dian meal was selling al 23s. 10 24s. per barrel.
Indian com al AZ TO 81 shilInss per quarter; the
last steamer lef il al % 10 81
Wheat red, was selling al Is ID. a IFS While
al I2.. a l2s. 81 per bnshel Ct 70 lbs.
The iale Of New Orleans cotton, ordinary 10
miId!ine, SD. o 6 3 8; from good 10 TAR ESD
The market firm.
BosToN July 4, - VI.
forward you an additional abstract OF The
news by The Caledonia.
The steamship Britannia arrived a, Liverpool
on Sunday, the 18th, and The amshIp Washing
ION al Southampton, on Tuesday afternoon, the
18th ult She sailed for Bremen on Wednesday.
The Sarah Sands sailed for New York on the
18th uli.
The feet and forces of The Portuguese Jun,a,
under the command OF Easanas, consislin. Of l.,
ships OF war and 3 500 men, surrendered nncon-
dilionaliy TO The British blockadng squadron on
Opo!to, on the 3lsl May.
SmPwREck.-Th Ameficanship Herald, Cap
tain Pul.en, with emigranls went ashore in a
dense fog on The 9th nf May, and filled. The
crew and passengers were landed without loss.
The steamer Caedo brings no specie this
week.
The arrivals Of wheat from Ireland, either OF
a.. I,s,
fortnight, have been very considerable, as also
have been The imports from The United STATES.
Fora week or len days past, heavy loss has
taken place in flour and meal by leakage, which
has rendered. large quantity understandable.
The iumors OF The appearance OF the potato
disease, though unconfrlned, have hot YET sub.
sided, bat they do not exercise the smallest in
huencc upon The market.
The MoHEy MARKET The coolnued pro-
missing appearance ol The growing crops, tose-
Their with The suspension Of the export ui specie,
have produced revival Of confidence and great
er ease in The money market The Bank Of
England now discounts more freely, but the funds
are subject 10 considerable llucualichs.
The amount OF notes OF the Bank Of England
in circulation is about GlS,3l5 GG0, being de-
crease OF f3IG, $50, and the stock and bullion in
both departments amount 10 Gl0 o3G5g9, show
the preceding week Altogether lht monetary
prospects OF The country are ot moe encoura.
gne character.
LIVERPOOL Corn MARKET, JuSE l9.-Sub-
sequenl to The departure of The las, aeam ship
The market fully realised The upward tendency
which was maintained I'LL abon! The H. Since
Then, however owing 10 The extreme hvorabie-
ness OF the weather. and The promising ap-
pearance OF The growing crops, The stability
OF The market has been materially shaken, and
The disposition 10 fall clearly eyinced. fhe last
three days the markets have been unusually dull,
and the transactions oil yesterday, particularly,
were OF an exceedingly limited character; they
closed with 40 10 Ais. I'D. Tor lest Western Ca
nal Wheat; lis 10 Us. 81. per - los. Indian
Corn, white, 48s. 10 52s. per quarter. Corn.meal
2is. 10 25s. per Dbl. Philadelphia and Balli-
more flour 3y,. dos; Ohio S7s. 10 3Ss. To-
bacco very inactive. 49,. ~
though huclualBe in Inc early parl Of The mooIiI,
has now assumed s.eadier aspect, and advan-
ced fully I'd. per ID. The sales OF The week end
ing last evening amount 10 $4,000 balls, Of
| which 5000 have been taken on speculation and
4 400 for export. Upland AT 6. 10 Std; Aaba-
ma and Mobile al Ga 10 I'D; and 10 bales Sea
Island al 10 10 ISd. for middling, ordinarYa and
fair, and 20 to pod. for fine. The stock nov in
porl is estimated a, 100000 bales against .3i2,-
600 last year.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Friday has lherol-
lowing paragraph. We sincerely hope that he
rumored prospect OF an early peace with Mexico
may be speedily realized:
IMPORTANT Yospctof Peaee.-We learn iron
reliable source al Washington that there Is
prospec. OF a speedy peace with Mexico Tn
letter communicating The information says ma
be in less than tre,liy days. The Mexicans nav
had the whole text Of the treaty, which Mr.. Iris
carried with him, communicated 10 Them, ane
they are satisfied with it. The Presiden, will cal
aniex,ra session OF the Senate, land this news viii
probably shorten bis visit 10 The North. THIS y
an important fact, and We have no doubt, from
The source whence il came, that i! can be relied
upon.
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH AMERi-
CA.-The intelligence from Brazil is becoming Of
considerable interest. According 10 slip from
the Salem Adver iser The following intelligence
from Brazil was brought by The brig Gfanile
Capt. Perkins:
1.-THE Brazilian government were MAKING &C
live nreparations for war with Baenos Ayfes
troops were daily arriving at Rio dranae, an,
proceeding 10 the frontiers, and il was The gene
raj opinion that a var between Inc Two govern
ments was inevitable"