The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1846, Page 2

W YORK HERALD. lO L—__ SSS uesday, November 17, 1846+ New York, The Ocean Steamers, The Acadia, with advices to the 4th in: > Boston norrow or next day a rumor yesterday of her arrival. » will There Itwas a be due at wa: rumor only he Caledonia will leave Liverpool on Thursday for Boston. The news whieh will be found in another por” tion of to-day’s paper, presents features of more than ordinary interest. Santa Anna had seized, under pretence of safe- keeping, two millions of doliars in charge of a} conductor, and ities of the the amount ppropriated it to the presen campaign, giving his ‘note for This windfall will furnish him with means for carrying on the war with renewed vigor In the mail, which was lost on its way to Mon- neces terey, was a despatch from Mr, Secretary Marcy, to General Taylor, detailing the plan of the came | paign, nnd asking the General’s advice. This despatch fell in’ the hands of Ampudia, y him was forwarded to Santa Anna. is despatch comprehended the real ‘an of operations, it is evident that it must now be changed, as the enemy will be able to regulate their course by it and to counter- act the measures of General Taylor. We regret that so impo: ta despatch should not be sent | by a surer mode of conveyance Santa Anna has professed himself highly pleas« ed with the issue of the fight at Monterey, and persuade the people that our forces had the worst of it. ‘The most exaggerated state- ment of the losses in our army are cireulated, and Ampudia declares that it was Taylor who begged ation of hostilities, and not himself. Thus are the deluded Mexicans persuaded that they are covering themselves with glory, all the time that they are suffering the most galling defeats, It is evident that a heavy blow must be struck before this infatuated nation can be brought to its senses, Santa Anna is mustering all his forees for e battle at San Luis Potosi. The most active pre- para§ons are going forward, and he has promised to return to the capital victorious, or to return no more. He certainly deserves credit for his energy. and determination, and we have better hopes from his activity, of bringing the war toa speedy termination, than from the listiessness and inacti- vity of his predecessors in command. it now remains for our government to take | bold, decisive and speedy measures to meet this | Mexican General more than half-way, and to have such arrangements made with regard to the num- ber of troops and preparations for the battle, as will make fit decisive of the fate of the campai, Every spare soldier should be at once despatched to the assistance of General Taylor. Every | vessel in the navy that can be spared from other | stations, should be at once despatched to unite with the Gulf Squadron in operation ageinst the towns on the coast. In fine, no means should be left untried that can at all conduce to the con- summation of an honorable and speedy termina- tion of the war, The unsuccessful attack on Alvarado has in spired the Mexicans with new courage. They now boast of their prowess, and proclaim un- quenchable hostility to the Americans. The jour- nals breathe a most hostile spirit. We trust that ere this time Commodore Perry has got posses- sion of Tobasco, and that Commodore Conner’s third attack on Alvarado has proved more suc- cessful than his two first. We await the next news from the seat of war with a great deal of interest. endeavor! Avvains ty Cauivornia.—We have received by the overland mail, through Mexico, a batch of | very interesting letters from our special corres- pondents in Monterey, Mazatlan, and along shore | on the Pacific, relative to the movements of our | forces in that quarter. We give to-day two general orders of Commodore Stockton. We shall publish the remainder to-morrow or | nextday. It will be seen thatevery thing is pros- | perous im that section. ——__. Macxeric Taecrara.—We have an article in WIOHLY IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE | FROM EUROPE, | ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT WESTERN, TWELVE DAYS LATER. INTERESTING COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS. Improvement’ in; the Cotton Market. STATE OF THE CORN TRADE THE POLITICAL ASPECT OF EUROPE. | THE REVOLUTIONS IN SWITZERLAND AND PORTUGAL. j j The Bfect in Hngland of the CAPTURE OF MONTEREY. | THE FAMINE IN EUROPE. THE DECISION OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO OPENING THE PORTS. The Dependence on America for Food. ARRIVAL IN LONDON OF THE HON. MR. BANCROFT. His Interview with the English Cabinet, Extraordinary Naval Preparations IN ENGLAND. dic. ic. dc. The steainship Great Western, Captain Ma‘- thews, stole quietly into port last evening, passed by Staten Island, and slipped up the East river about nine o’clock. Very fow were aware of her arrival till after she had reached the pier. She sailed from Liverpool at four o’clock on the afternoon of the 3lst ult., with over one hun- dred passengers in her aabins. ‘The intelligence is highly important, not only in a commercial but in a political point of view. The improvement in the price of cotton and the condition of the grain trade of Europe, how- ever, affect us more than all the political convul- sions of the world. It will be sce that two impor- tant decisions in council have been produced wholly by the arrival of the Hon. George Bancroft, and the representations he made to the English Cabinet rcla- tiveto the supply of food in America. It appears that England admits her dependence on these United States for bread. The political aspect of Europe is somewhat threatening; the entente cordiale seems to be broken up for the present. In this disruption the United States are introduced by the political wri- ters of Europe as a sort of balance power against England. Indeed it appears that every political convulsion in Europe is now produced by republi- canism, and America is spoken of as one of the leading nations of the world. The news of the capture of Monterey had reached England. Its effect was like that of « bomb shell thrown into the midst of Ampudia’s troops in the Grand Plaza. See the extracts from the English papers in another column. The condition of Ireland continued as deplora- ble as her worst enemies could wish. There had been more bread riots. The import duty on wheat was 4s. per quarters the lowest rate of duty under the present Corn Law. The question of subsistence continues to attract Serious attention in France, and has acquired in- creased interest in consequence of the devastations produced by the recent floods. Affairs in Portugal are looking most serious. type, with affidavits attached thereto, in relagion | to the abuse of the Magnetic Telegraph on the } arrival of the last steamer at Boston, which is une voidably crowded out to-day by the highly impor- | tant news brought by the Great Western, the | interesting intelligence from Mexico, &c. &c. | The whole will be given in the Herald to-morrow: Wit Appison Garpiner Resicn 1—This is the {tis said that the Queen has sent to Spain for as- sistance; and there is a rumour that she has been deposed. The very menacing aspect of affairs in Portugal has engaged a large portion of the attention of the pressand the public of Pans. In every quarter | the intelligence from Portugal was deemed alarming. question now among a certain clique of politi- | cians. Why should he? The letter from our | @orrespondent in Albany, states that the Lieut. | Governor elect thinks of doing so. Who believes | he will? [tis said that Gov. Wright advises him | to remain where he is. Ove Minister to Russia —The Hon. Ralph J. Ingersoll, the new minister to Russia, sailed yes- | terday in the packet ship Burgundy, for Havre — He was accompanied by his son, Col. ©. M. In- | gersoll. Panx.—The play of “ stage last night in a style of splendor and magnificence that beggars all description. Never has any thing been seen equal to it in this country. Mr. Kean’s King John, Mrs. Kean’s Constance, and Mr. Vandenhoff’s Faulcon- age, wore fully worthy of the fame of each of those ° bri rtists. Our hes the performances, which is ne ily of some lei Mexican and Kuro; 11 give it to-mor- part with one of i that in its walls. Loud calls drew Mr. and Mrs. Kean, and Mr. Vandenhoff before the curtain, at the close of the Mr. Kean made his acknowledgments to kind reception given the play, and with which they had endured the de- Ia i irst performance, at the same time pro- mieing thst those delays should not occur again. The play is repeated this evening, Bowsnr Tuxarne.—Mr. Booth’s benefit last evening was a bumper-house. Every nook and corner were fill- edup. Mr. Booth performed Pierre, to Mrs. Coleman Pope's Belvidere, in “ Venico Proserved,” before a full and crowded house. He was ably supported by an ex- cellent stock company. Mr. Booth’s benefit last grening, aifords ample proof of the high appreciation in which bility is held by his numerous friends and ad- mirers. The entertainments of the evening passod manner highly creditable to“ Old Bowery.” Pato’ s.—M’lle Blangy’s first appearance last evening, fally equalled, and indeed surpassed, the expectations of her warmost admirers. The house was crowded, and most enthusiastically applauded, and more than once encored, the graceful pns of the danseuse. As a panto” mimiat, she is inimitably ex ginal, chaste, and replete with that’ delightful abandon which is so rarely mvt with, but always necessary to a complete success in her profession. Nir. Hazard acquit- ted himselfvery creditably, and Mlle ate hasjalroady become a great favorite with the public. We are glad to off in notice also much pS peng in the corps de ballet. | This ev the “ Giselle” will be repeated, and also the Vaudeville of “Perfection,” in which by-the-by, Miss | tinguished himself by several ingenious inven- | Opinions in England of the Capture of Mon- Taylor appeared exceedingly well last evening. Tur Avmamna —Herr Alexander, the great German magician, will perform some of his wonderful tricks again this evening at this establishment. Since the new arrangements havs been made to this gay little place, it deservedly ranks second to none in the city for the va- riety and excellence of the amusements, as well as tho comfort it affords to visiters—combining those of a parlor with the attractions of a concert room and theatre. The enterprise and desire to please, on eet of the pro- pone are deserving of great praise, cannot to appreciated. Bowray Aspnitneatae.—Mr. Kemp's benefit last Right was patronized by numerous groups of friends and admirers of the brilliant feats that ornament the ring in ba Cirous. The astonishing ability of Mr. K. has, from a yas, drawn forth the most enthusiastic expres- aight be harutstion from his namerous friends. Last oe ‘© bumper house, and if a “bumper house” may bo deomed a suftic: hhas overy reason to fool rea’! PoUlarity, Mr. Kemp RayMonp axe Wanina’s M, ted for this great establishment eran fast drawing to a close. After a few da: formed, it must leave for oth: advice to all who have not yet Tecra earepant our ofanimals and reptiles to do #0, while they can, for it is pekiom an exhibition of such great merit canbe seen, ‘The time limi- in in this city is 8, we are in- out to-day by the a y by the | ver easembled with: | Pressivo, and her style is ori- | The price having attained the rats at which the treaties for the accession of Bavaria to the Zoll- verein allow the suppression of duties, the king has permitted the importation duty free of all kinds of provisions into his kingdom. | The Journal de Bruxelles announces that the | Duke and Duchess de Montpensier, after remain- ing a month at Paris, will repair to Brussels, where brilliant entertainments will be given to them by the King and Queen of the Belgians. | Accounts from Geneva state that the recent elections have terminated in favor of the liberals, which has caused great alarm to the Roman Cy King John” was put upon the | tholics. Indeed their position in many parts of Switzerland, is becoming very critical, and seri- | ous outbreaks are apprehended by them. Among other indications of distress or of dis- trust among the population of Paris, must be men- tioned the returns of the operations of the env- ings Danks of that capital for the week ending | Monday. From these it appears that the depo- | sits in those banks on the 25th and 26th instant, | amounted to 608,562f, and the withdrawals to | | 888,5236. | The foreign office will shortly present a gold medal to Captain Bunton, of the U. 8. ship Eu- | phasia, as an acknowledgment for tho bravery | | and humanity which he displayed in saving the | crew of the brigantine C. W. E.R. of Halifax, | some time since. | The revolution at Geneva had spread to other towns. The cholera had passed the line of the Russian | quarantine on the borders of the Caspian Sea, | and was raging throughout all the Tartar villages | of the districts of Salgau and of Leukeran. considerable number of Cossacks, forming the | cordon on the Persian frontier, have likewise been | attacked. There had been terrible inundations in France. Sreamsuip Great Britain.—We are given to | understand that an agreement has been definite- iy constased with the directors of the Western | Steam Navigation Company to get off the Great | Britain. The gentleman whose plans have been approved of is named Mackintosh, and is an | American, born of Scotch parents. He has dis- | tions, and is the patentee of many of the applica- tions of caoutchouc, orIndian rubber. The par- | ties will proceed on Monday for Dundrum Bay to | coramence the preliminary operations. | _ The accounts received lately from Dundrum Bay, write our Liverpool corespondent, have not been so unfavourable as might have been an+ ticipated, if\we regard the violence of the gales of the period during which she has been in her present situation. Up to the latest letters her position remain much the same as before reported, though she had approach- ed somewhat nearer to the formidable ridge ofrocks which rise from the sands near her. It is understood that flotation, however, will be ——_ into requisition shortly to rescue the noble ves.el. Great anticipations are indulged in that the new efforts of her commander will be success- ful.” The Liverpool Albion of this morning says, “Captain Hosken, of ‘he Great Britain, whose arrival in Liverpool we noticed last week, pro- ceeded to Bristol on Tuesday, and had several in- ter views there with the director: n Friday he returned to Liverpool, and, on Saturday night, left for te ae he 3 his way to Dundrum Bay. appeared much dejected in at bonding bis stay here. We are happy to say that his wile, whose death was reported in Liverpool about a fortnight since, is in a state of convalescence.” A} [From the London Times, Oct. 31] The decision of the Cabinet on the present crisis is such as Was most generally, and, we think, most rea sonably ted. Parliament is not to meet until late in aepery a ports arenet to be tae. sli more popular policy than this imagi Dy. wip bake popularity the reward of concessions to Q premature clamor and submission to an over estimate] necessity. But those who judge ef a governments ac- tions by its adherence to solemn obligations aud its appre- ciation of circumstances, will hesitate before they ac- cue the Cabinet of delay, obstinacy, or injustice. the first proposal, which the present state of things has elicited, viz., that of convoking Parliament, there are many ant obvious objections. For, to putaside the most important one, whict is founded on tlie prospect of @ certain supply of food for the empire, it is evi- dent that Parliament could not be summoned without causing the greatest embarrassment those for whose especial behool it was proposed ( should assemble. The unhappy state of Ireland w requires the presence of it ventutives. Their sphere of action isin their cow nd boroughs,not in London. It is their immediate b stoact, notto talk. They have most momentous duties to perform; but these are i not metropolitan, local, not Parliamentary the desponding, and stimulate the indolent among their own sist in the collection, and superintend the disposal of {unds—to encourage the prosecution of useful, and ¢ the jobbery in un- profitable works—to regul Payment of just; and repress the exaction of immode: —to facil the ,purchase, and prevent the plunder of provision to subdue violence, combinations, and menace—to mi gate an undouby calamity, and diminish its pro- bable consequen these are now the _ first duties of the Irish gentlemen. ‘To neglect suc! for the opportunity of talking in St. would, under any circumstances, be an act of q) ble poli Besborough has by the y; but now that Lord ional vigor solyed the problem of sta tutory difficulties, it would be one of gross folly and ua- pardonable rash: Ireland cannot at th's moment ai- ord to n of property, static haracter “ of each of her who hasa mpathy or a head for counsel. ‘The evils un- h’she labors are such as demand legislative # than persenal and distributive ac where aman who might be jament may do the very g) quentity of good in his own barony or parish So much for the further prorogation of Parliament. An equal amount of justification may b ed for the con- duct of the Ministry in their nou-remission of the corn She clainw heart for duty. We are not unaware that en apprihension has prevailed for some weeks past of a coming dearth We ourselves shared the alarm. But the danger is now no longer imminent. Not only private advices, the tener of which had become generally known within the last fow | days, but the public accounts recenily received from | America, are such as to remove very much of the unen- sins that has been felt av to the prospective supply of wheat and flour. In the granaries ef New York is stored an abundance of grain, awaiting only the impulse of spe- culation to be discharged upon our shores. Such an im: pulse will be given by tho notoriety of our duties having reached their lowest point. That any delay in transmit ting the hoarded treasures hither will be caused by a hope that our present duty will be abrogated is shown to be highly improbable by the declension which an abundant, supply has already caused in the prices of the America® market. The eager avidity for selling dearly has al- ready given way to the more prudent desire of selling at any oblainable price. Competition has dulled the appe- tite for excessive gains on the other side of the Atlantic at the very time that the detected aflluence of our own resources has deadened the edge of speculation here. Instead ef advancing, our home prices have already be- gun to decline. We do not, indeed, anticipate such a re- trograde movement as shall raise the duty above its present point; but there appears every reason for nN Jag been made upon the principal je this ve ge , the seige of Menjerey, aod the brave condnet of Mexican troops, under the exemplery, leadership of General Ampudia, place the nature of the national Conflictm a very different point of view from what the Americans had instructed us to anticipate. If, President,Santa Anna, remaintrueto his country, and! rest of the Mexican army be®s brave as those who have fought under Ampu lia, the invading force of the Ameri- cans must inevitably be destroyed, or be obliged to lay down their arms in ignominious subjection and disgrace. For what have they gained by what they call a victory at Monterey? No advance to a successful end on their part. The troops of Ampudia are between them and the city ofMexico They are on their front and thoir flank, cutting off the supply of provisions, recruiting their strength, increasing their numbers, and fortifying their natural of defence. But this is not the worst part of their case. The Wash- ington government has already «pent, or have incurred an expenditure of near twenty millions of dollara upon the war, and there is hardly a cent lett inthe treasury. They are unable any longer to supply the invading forces, and the plundering volunteers, with money to purchase provisions; and necessity has compelled them to instruct General Taylor to lay the country. under con- tribution, and take by force such rations as m4 can find, and present in payment bayonets instead of cash. ag ata eae dent ar mest apap We agree with this New York correspondent. The war in Mexico is only begi: sants did not dislike prices for their provi army has stopped payment, and the country people are to be robbed of their corn, cattle, poultry ,and fruits, they will stand upon their defence ng their national troops, main’ a terrible resistance, and fight while a drop of blood is left in th Let us consider another featufe. When this war began, the heroism of America plamed itself on the fact that it had no real difticulties to contend with. ‘The journala of New York were positive that Mexico would be overrun and conqnered in six monthe—that Mexicans w. nation of cowards —and that their armies would be dr before the ill us and invineible General Zachat ‘Taylor like k of sheep. ‘The trifling affair at Mon. terey has, we hope, ed this dream. Indeed, we very much doubt whether so many valorous velunteers 1 the boasted 7) a occupation” if there would h en any fighting at ton government itself appears to hi labored under the vame pacific impressions The cam- paign was,begun ia deplorable ignorance of the real feel- in Mexico, the state of the country, its difficulties, or its dan, it haw beon indeed a most rach proce resolved upon, Mr. Polk's exch jjlions of dollars. ing voted a grant of ten ‘his was to be raised upon Tre: per cent interest, but suppose these motes, thus charged, convertible into uses of the army, how are they to be met tion of the twelve months, when, perhaps, will be required? That w 4 Washington fioanciers. pul upon the best security it can offer, could not raige a cent in apy country in Europe. Its own capitalists would not trust it. And yetit ia at war with xaspe- rated people, whose soil is invaded without cause, and whose internl resources, if properly managed, are greater than those of the United States itself. [From the London Sun, Oct. 0) While the well-wishers of Mexico are moditating upon her possible re-organization; while they all minimum of her her future prosperity, the wily concluding that the rise in the value of wheat not be so rapid as was once anticipated, | dently of the influe from America, speculo rn of corn sat Hamburgh, and ether ports, wh proper occasion, can be doted out to the ne h ‘English buyer. Whether this opportunity soon tooccur or not, We leave to be decided b se who will take the trouble to compare the prices o! the last with those of the present year. Now these, on mere money rage much higher than t! coustitute the only, nor between the two year ions, give an ave- at But this dos not the essential, difference reat proportion. of the wheat sent to market | as of ery inferior description. The bi year’s yield, on the contrary, is of an exce Last year we paid for a mixture of good iderably more than i4and 1843 This we paid during the san mething less than yoar we are paying for g we paid for bad in Novembe Nor does this consideration limit the differen (ween the two pe- riods. Fears were entertained in 1940 that the obstacle high and vacillating duties might intercept the introduc: | tion of foreign corn till the winter should prevent its | jon across the Atlantic. More thant the po- tuto blight of 1845 was an unanticipated visitation. No (0 minister was prepared for it. It came upon ail No grain merchants—no millers—no meal dea- in the field to soften the rigours of sudden scarcity. But this yeartho case is widely differe ‘The duty on corn cannot ascend so high as to proliibit importation, under any circumstances; and there seems every reason for believing that it will remain where it is for soveral weeks to come. Again, the potato blight has been foreseen for months;—if due prepara- tions have not been made to mollify its severity, the fault does not rest, and certainly the remedy ‘doos not depend, upon Parliament or the Government.— Both of them have done their duty in giving free admission to the only substitute obtainable in piace of the blighted root. Nor could both of them together ease one hundredth part ofthe misery which now presses upon Ireland, by repealing the duty on an article of subsistence, which not one Irishman in five huudred could have the means of purchasing. On the whole, then, we think that moderate and thoughtful men of all classes will acquit the cabinet of an impolitic obstinacy or a heartless indifference to the sufferings of our Celtic brethren ; and at the same time will give them credit for justice and consistency. In our opinion, ministers haye done weli in declining to pur- chase an equivocal popularity by fomenting a ground- less panic; and opposing to the allurements of purty the firmness of principle and the obligations of a solemn con- tract. [From the London Standard, Oct 30 Lord J. Russell and Lord Cottenham, at the eabinet council, on Wednesday, urged earnestly the constitu- tional necessity for an early sossion, (before Christmas.) not only to obtain an act ef indemnity for Lord Besbo- rough’s extension ef the Labor Rate Act, but also to ob- tain a parliamentary sanction for the reduction of the 4s. duty on imported grain. The council broke up without coming to any definitive resolution .4¢ the meeting of | the ministers, on Thureday, the subject was resumed, and on this latter occasion the orponents af an early session | the advantcge of Mr. Bancroft’s arrival from the United gStates, wath intelligence that the supply of grain | collected in the American ports (or exportation, (# se am: ple as to render extremely improbable the n reduction of the duty; thus removing @ principal motive for an early session, and relieving the Premier from the ob- tigationito take another step in-what he is said to call" the administration of a despotism. The objections toan earl: and most onxiously pressed by tho Irish secretary aad the other ministers connected with the government of | Ireland, and with some show of ieason. They allege that an early session must embroil them with Mr. O'Con- nell and his adherents, thus Jepaiving the cabinet of its rweipal support. Every day, they say, gives birth to Fone how preiectot relistiee’ ltslonds bck mete wilt and dangerous than that of the day ee het which the Romanist radicals must contend for, because | they are the projects of the priests, and which any minister, hoping to retain the conficence of the nation for a week, must resist tothe uttermost, because they ere made mischievous. Then would inevitably come a schism, and with it the downfall of Lord Jobn Russell's government ; indeed, Mr. Thomas Steele and the rest of | | the repeal rabble are already calling for Sir Robert Peel who, there can be no doubt, will throw himself into th ranks, if he can find no other ushers to office. ot only on the ‘eland, however. that there are such difficulti tening the administration at the assembling of parliament, whether early or late. We havo the testimony of the millowners journal to the fact, that a feeling of tho necessity of reducing produce and wages between 80 and 40 per cent (for stich must be the effect of working bat four days instead of six) “is repidly spreading and becoming almost universal.” This ous reduction in the amouut of wages, contempora- neous with a steady advance in the price of all the prin- i saries of life, is not calculated to infuse an into the proceedings of the popular ity for a A third objection to un early session “may come from Lord Pelmerston, who cannot be desirous of explaining the process by which he has managed to give the French government and people a triumph over us. [From the Paris Reforme, Oct. 29} Are all the misfortunes to befall ‘us this winter? In addition to the excossive dearth of provisions, to the dis- asters caused by incendiary fires, and to the public ca- ities ovcasioned by the destructive scour we are threatened with a commercial | Money is boarded, and foreigners aro withdrawing th | capital. Several banking firms have alreudy addressed circulars to their oli. nts, informing them that in conse- ¢ of the scarcity of money they are obliged to re- all bills of a longer date than 100 days on Paris, and the depart me journal announces that the price of wheat | | was increasing everywhere throughout France. The | augmentation varied from 60c. to If. per hectolitre and in some places Inthe dittricts from which Paris | draws its supplies, all the petty termers hal thrashed | their wheot and thrown it om the market. The sowing | being over, it was hoped that the grain would become | more abundant, and thut the prices would decrease; but | the contrary had taken ploce, and atthe Paris market on | | Wednesday wheat increasod by If. per hectolitre and a | half terey. [From the Liverpool } The town of Monte Sail, Oct, $1] | yin Nuevo Leon, « place of in | diferent importonce, has, after three days severe fight ing, been purch evidently for the purpose of a hospital | by Gen.Ta: Jor,the commander of the American forces. It | is admit on allhands that the Mexican troops, under Gen- Ampudia, fought with unflinching courage. Asa | proof of this they were allowed to march out of the town and its citadel with all the honors of war. It appears that The surrender was by capitulation. | the shot and shells of the Americans performed the great- est havoc upon the innocent and unarmed inhabitants — | Ampudia was desirous of preventing this unnecessary . *, de session have boen raised | | the Unit rom the United States a naclves of their previous su 1.0: ) ot mors important victories 1 ia, aad New Mexico American gel jeneral Taylor push fer- sents of Monterey, and aftera gallant days by the garrison and auxiliary troop ommanaed by General fumpudia, render a formal pitulation on the part of the latter absolutely nece: Although Monterey is taken, and Ampudia vanqui gbe imagined that this origiwated in rete | like national poltroonery. Onthe contrary, we woul especially direct observation to the gallantry evinced by besieged army—a gallantry which is not merely suf- ent toredeem the Mexican soldiers from indiscrimi- nate derision, but which has even evoked the tacit ac- knowledgement of the conquerors. ‘The particulars of this engagement at Monterey are the most interesting that have hitherto reached us from the seat of war since the commencement of hosti . On the 19th of September, General Taylor, with a force uinounting to 6,000 men, oncamps at the Walnut Springs, a spot removed some three miles from thecity. Mon- terey is reconnoitered immediately upon hisarrival, and arrangements made in accordance with the information thus acquired. On the 20th instant futile attempt is made by a divivion under Genecal Worth to capture the heights overlooking the episcopal palace; on the fallow- ing morning the same endeavor is renewed with better success, while a diversion is made in a different quarter by two other divisions, supported by the Tennessee, Mississippi and Obio regiments. By the evening of the 224, considerable advan‘; gained by the assailants, which mith are materially increased during the subsequent day; but not until a quarter-past five on the evening of the 2ith—namely, five days from the com- mencement of the operations—is tho capitulation extort- ed from the Mexican General. It would be paronsrons todeny the vanquished army the credit of having dis- played considerable courage and forii'ude during this se- rious and protracted ongagement. But, asa lasting tes- timony of the valor of the Mexicans upon this occasion, we snijoin an epitome of the terms of capitulation given atlength in another column; and we are induced to call especial attention to these terms, because, from their re« markable and almost unparalleled lenity, they ere a tri- umphant refutation of the sarcasms and aspersions lat- terlyly castupon Mexico. ‘the terms of the capitulation wane . * * * * * Whether the government of the United States will ac- o to these pacific stipulations or not, it ie manifest that a vast proportioa of Mexico hus already been wrested ioaey her by the lawless aggression of an avaricious neighbor ‘ ‘Meanwhile Senta ‘Anna maintains his preponderance in the internal legislation of the beleaguered republic.— ju his patriotism, the Mexi¢aos have the true palladium of thesr aggregate independence as a nation, and their individual liberties as a peovle. Ifthey cons i strength and place their reliance upon their pre silent, the ferule mountains of Mexico will not be tred- den by & conqueripg army, and her peeple may y emerge from this struggle with the Americans unsea- thed, and even invigorated The Entente Cordiale In Europe. ‘rom the Paris Presse.] . . Bat, above ail, may it please God t©at thore may arise from the new situation iu which this ‘ncident has placed ourgovernment a new system of all'ance,which may at hunive all the nations of continent Europe in acom- derstanding against their common enemy, England. We were asked some days since what nations we would desire to see Combined in this new cordial understanding, and why Wo inclived for aN ALLIANCE RETWEEN OUR osTaY anp Russia? We with to sum up ina few words our entire opinien on that subject. We are con- vinced that sooner er later a contest will take place be- tween the Continent and that Power which uses it for her under favor of its divi ‘This contest larly a maritime contest destroyed, We see only+Ru in Europe whi mont will be p) naval power of Spain i that can lend us that efficacious suppor 1 States are reserving for u ; { for the repose of Europe it is colossal power of Eogland be reduced, bis power shell not full except under the triple alliance which her three national enemies will one doy ely, France, Russia and the United States. (From the Paris National, Oct. 29.] “Much noise hus been made during the last few days relative to apompeus article which appeared in an ob scure review, announcing that ‘a now era was about to commence for the Guizot cabinet’ After such a magni- ficeut prologue we expected the rising of the curtain, but the Monitieur rems\ . M. Guizot is not yet President of the Council ‘eare anxious to know whe- ther the ‘ immutable poliey’ iv by chance about to repent and to contradict itself, and here we are puzaled. The system, in fact, has two interpreters. The first tella us, in speaking of England, and of her alliance—'We con- sider in this respect what we have ever considered, but our opinio this interpreter alw considered, that ‘without the English alliance the system was frail,’ therefore it is still for the English alliance. ‘This is very clear, but t cont interpreter, La Presse, has quite other ides alliance placed France at the tail of England,’ says th paper. ‘No person in France, either king or minis can retain any allusion as to the impossibility o establishing @ corvial and sincere alliance n France and Englend. France eomprehends that sho ought to return to ber natural alliances wita the continent.’ This, therefore, is an absolute nega- tion of every cordial understandi That is not sufficient, England must fall, “and this power will not fall, except uoder the triple alliance which will be formed rome day to combat her sy her three natural enemies—France, Ru and the United States !)’— Such is the opinion of cond interpreter ; it is clear, specific, and caudidiy hostile, and if we are not perfect agreed as to the means, the end pleases us. Bat whic! of these two poll 4 at present that of the system 7 Is it the first or the seeond? fs M. Guizot, who had the honor of inaugurating the first, about to place the other ona foundation not to be shaken? Some explanation should be given on this subject, as the public haa a right tobe curious, We have been Eoglish sixteen yei even to disgrace, Are we to be Kussian to-morrow, tofolly ? M. Guizot, the enemy ef Mr. Polk—M. Gui- zot, (he inventor of the famous balance of power in America—M. Guizot, the partner in the ridiculous in- tri s he about to offer his hand to Mr. Polk, to proclaim the glory of ” and {0 assist in the conquest of © y a0, and let us be permitted to enjoy the agi eat oflanghing much without becoming much proud. er z [From the Paris Presse, Oct. 20.) Are not so absolute, Ifthe Ottoman empire must fall, and Constantinople belong to Rustin, France might find in the settlement of a new balance of power sufficient compensation te make such an arrangement extremely profitable. It would be idle to enter into a discussion which can have no direct utility at the presemt moment, but itis wrong to say that Frence ought to declare that shedding of blood; and he proposed, on the second day | of the bombardment, that poor citize: ould be allowed Americans had gained possession of some outworks and forts which commanded the lower part of the town where the population was most dense, but they had made no impression upon the citadel. They had not even reached the Grand Plaza Inshort, if the Mexican General | disregarded the loss of lite among the inbabitan' very questionable if General Taylor would have suc: | ceeded. Terms of capitulation were again preposed, and agreed to, but they are much more favorable to the Mexicans than those originally dictated by General ‘Taylor. i ’ '. . | ‘The capture of Monterey has, we fear, been dearly purchased. The American loss, in killed and wounded, is stated to be about five or six hundred men. The loss | Of officers—the names and details being given—is ox town. This Taylor refused. The | she has no pretensions to make if war or diplomacy | should agaia arrange Europe. No doubt she will not make war to enrich herself at the expense of her neigh- | bors, or evento recover what has been taken from her; but if war should produce new combinations among | States, she has her part marked out on her frontiers, | io her interest, as in the interest of the countries which wont be proud to belong to her, or, rather, to enjoy the benefits of her civilization and her in- stituuons, But that is not the real question.— ‘The question is whether France cannot contract better aliiseces in Hurope than that from which she is now freed? The question is, to know whether, with @ view to | the eventualities which politicians must foresee, France ought not to Lag ior the maritime contest which must take place within a short period between her and ngland. Well, as we stated ye: there is an al- hich to be indicated by ‘the very tow sas tga hau in to Wor nes greet enemies of her maritime power:—France, whieh eng se.poszens hes frome oppcesting snd ting, Eurepe for wi J i I. in erica she contests. The day on which these three great maritime states shall unite against England—the dayon which they shalt combine to attack her simultanqously in . G,and in Asia, it is evident that this bs will cease to oppress the world. This it tobe the. of every statesman who wish to ipate Europe and secure the liberty of the seas we, whofdo forget what our country owes to England for past events, and Wwe, whe foel what we may expect from her in future, shall applaud with all our heart everything which may prepare this salutary triple arcve at a later [erom the Liverpool Mail, 5 The feten in Paris in honor of the teartdonial. con- iy Phillippe and his ton, bave been post: consequence, a; is alleged, of the in- rtain parts of France, caused by the late rere” soodsend nient, but it is th tise conve! at Rot the a cuse "There isa storm brewing which the jrudess, fat avaricious, constitutional Kinga the French foresees. — It is not his interest toga with England, and yet he has deliberately, and with malice prepense, prov it. It would not loek wellto have fetes in honor of his son’s marriage, With a helpless and unprotected infaata of Spain, by @ worthless mother, at which fetes the British ambassador, Lord Normanby, fer potent i could not be present. the funds, agitate the money market, and derange the good Binge peru interests, asa fi der, a trader, and a ir. ty is known to be an acute observer of pass- ing event ‘e should like to know—he possibly or probably does—what is the meaning ef the extraordina- ry works in progress on the land side of the fertress of Gibraltar. hat isthe object of the day and night ef- forts at Sheerness, Pertsmouth and Plymouth? In these arsenela there has not been such untiring preparations for the last fifty years, even when England was threat: ened with invasion. The Glode, a paper peculiarly un- Fro oe patronage of Lord Palmerston, pub! 8 the fol- lowing :~ Bee danas Activity at Smeenness Doceg-ranp. —An Admiralty order has been received at her Majesty’s dock-yard, Sheerness, for the fullowing ships of war to be brought forward for commissioning with all pessible expedition, viz :—The Waterloo, 120 guna; the Howe, 120 guns; the Asia, 84 guns; the Ganges, 84 guns; and Monarch, 84 guns; the Hawke, 72 guns; Achilles, 72 fan Russell, 72 guns; and Hercules, 72 guns. | The fol- lowing frigates are also nearly completed :—The Corn- wall, 60 guns; Cenquestador, 50 guns; Worcester, 50 gunsjand Chichester, 50 guns. Many went but afew stores to complete them, when they are to be imme: ly put into commission and sent upon foreign serv: The artisans and mechanics bave been compelled fer sometime past to stop in the usual hoursallowed for their meals, and to work until quite dark, se asto com- plete the ordors of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi- ralty for foreign equipment, at can be the meaning or object of these hurried Preparations? ‘The largest and most powerful ships of war in the British navy are fitted and ordered for imme- diete service. The expenditure cannot surely be incur. red for mere pastime or idle display. There must be seme place to assail or protect—some injury to resent, or some right to assert. But where the one or other is, we ere completely in the dark. Iveland. Two loads of flour, the property of Messrs. Grubb, of Castle Crace Mills, were on Monday last attacked, within about a mile of the police station at Knocklofty; whilst on the way to Clon- mel, by a party consisting of men, women, and boys, who carried away; three sacks of the flour. They appeared to have been lying in wait, con- cealed in a house on the road side, and were sup- plied with bags for the purpose of helping them- selves.— Tipperary Pree Press. The English journals (says the Siecle of Sun- day) offer no prospect of any amelioration in the state of Ireland. O’Connell, despairing of ob- taining the subsidies annually voted him by the poor people of Ireland, or wishing, by a sacrifice, to acquire a share of the public pity, has just announced that he will not aceept the ac- customed tribute this year. But to this the ef- forts of the Liberator in the i ent crisis appear to be limited. Not one of his letters or procla- mations bears the stamp of the politician who is able, in great difficulties, to foresee and to advise. The government, on its side, pursues, with a not very cnlabienes obstinacy, the line of condact at first embraced. The system consists in the (aissez faire, or do-nothing policy—in abstain- ing from all interference, either for the purpose ef augmenting the supplies of grain or effecting zB diminution in the prices. In principle this con- duct cannot be blamed. But the spirit of the sys- tem must not be carried to the length of repres- sing, of interdieting the sales of grain which may be made at reduced prices for the benefit of the necessitous laborer ms, in this shape, present, in fact, very peculiar advantages; they are a suc- cour against unforeseen calamities and an encou- ragement to work. Nevertheless, the notabilities of the county of Limerick having voted a sum of. 6,0001.to be laid out in the purchase of maize, atter. wards to be doled out to the people at low prices, the lord lieutenant refused his sanetion to this vote. He has prescribed inthe name ofa veryincomplete science, an expedient which could, at all events, invoke in its favor the reason of humanity. But if the famine continues to rage in Ireland, the elements of disorganization ure increasing still faster. Disorder and rebellion are ubiquitous, E Pe rsonal The workmen employed strike for an increase of |’ wages ; er even go so farasto fire upon the overseers of the works, In some counties the cattle are strangled during the night, an outrage which might well be explained by the pressure of hunger ; in others, however, from a pure spirit of mischief, the draught and working horses are killed. The lives of the magistrates are nowhere secure ; several of them can only leave home under the protection of an armed escort. If these disturbances continue, the government must reinforce the troops which occupy Ireland, in the midst of these troubles, and asifthe bet- ter to express the antipathy of the two races, all the London Ve prt without exception, attack the Irish landed propnetors, and cast upon their own shoulders the necessity (heavy enough for them, indeed,) of providing for the safety ot Ire- land; whilst the Irish journals of all shades in polities concur in invoking the tance of Eng- land, as a reparation which is due to their coun- try. If the part of O’Gonmell were not finished, or if some popular ee were to take posses- sion of the part whtch the Liberator has ceased te act, this social disease would soon be ‘transfor- med intoarebellion. But by dint of amusing his countrymen with a chimera like -‘the repeal of the union,” old O’Connell has made them lose the sentiment of reality. Instead of rising to a revolution, they will vainly agitate themselves in anarchy. Franee. aoe Paris papers of the 29th ult., have been re- ceived. The Journal des Débats, without avowing its object, denies the truth of the rumour that trance had urged Queea Donna Maria to the deplorable coup d’état which bids fair to cause to her the less of ker crown of Portugal. The Débats is,it seems, guilty of an indiscretion in that article im saying that ** a constitution suspended is a constitution destroyed,” for we are informed that numerous departures from the Charte of 1880 were to be arrayed against the existing Government of France by the Opposition journals of the follow- ing day. The fallacy of the assertion might be roved by pas $ in our own history, which urnishes several instances of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act; but the Freach Govern- ment will not probably be dealt with in a cool ar- mentative way by a press in regard of which the French constitution is—as that press com- ee merely suspended, but positively violated. The potatoes are totally destroyed by the blight; and the distress of the people is in no respect less severe than that which is reported to prevail in Ireland. Last year was considered a calamitous season. It was, however, one of abundance com- pared with the present. None save those who are compelled to witness them can adequately estimate the terrible sufferings which, from this combination of the seourges of flood, fire, and famine, await the innumerable families during the approaching winter. We have most disastrous and melancholy ac- counts of the consequences of a flood which had occurred in the Loire, the waters of which have suddenly risen to a height exceeding any thing known for a century back. An extraordinary fall of rain, which continued for two days inces- santly, produced this effect. The Loire and its tributaries have been equally the theatres of this phenomenon, and have produced inundations, unknown within the memory ot any one living, throughont the departments of Lv ire, Allier, Loir et Cher, and of the Loiret. In asingle night the waters of the Loire itself rose twenty French feet. The celebrated levees of that river have been broken through in several places, and exten- sive places have been inundated to level of the roofs of the houses. The disaster has been most calamitous at Orleans. The route from Tours is entirely intercepted by the inundation. ‘The cou- riers for Tours, Angers, and Nantes, have ceased to arrive at Orleans. A considerable extent of the railway between orenns and pore fd eed d by the waters of the Loire. river! fa jarance have also ove: flowed their banks. id f the 23d ult. oe S nenartog of five ships Our The itish f s of the ine anateiae steamers, was still within | ight of Cadiz on the 19th. 5 ‘adrid journals bring us intelligence from vane Ma a “i date than the 1%th. The Heral- do contradicts the report of the abdication of Don- na Maria, and adds that Count de Vinhaie was at Bi at the head of 8000 men, ready to march the revolters of Oporto. That journal prefesses not to know whether the Portuguese ment had claimed the intervention of Stein, to save the cause of the Queen, liberty, and the laws in Portugal,” or if that co-operation had been granted by the Spanish Cabinet; but it declares that the latter, if called upen by Denna Maria, could not withhold an assistance which gainst the common enemy. ‘This ailiance of period. that Princess so generously accorded to Spain du- ring the civil war, to insure the triumph of the cause. The Tiempo states that Ba- ror: had presented a note toM. Isturiz, inviting him not to interfere, but merely to mareh troops to the frontier to awe the insurgents. The i ppioumale contain no local news. The = Bec etaarere dane at 34} tor cash; its the Four Pice at 214; the Five per Cents at 214; mot without interest at 6§; and the Cou- pons at 20. Switzerland. Basle city has followed the example of Geneva. Exasperated at the temporizing conduct of the Grand Council on the subject of the Jesuits, the people rose on the 22d in open insurrection, and commenced unpaving the streets. The Grand Council immediately resigned, and henceforth Basle city and Basle country will form but one canton. Rome. 5 A letter from Rome of the 18th, in the Univers, has the following :—Upon the fact here mention= ed, the Augsburg Gazette appears to have built its story of the arrest and imprisonment of several Cardinals :—‘‘A close carriage, escorted by dra- igre conveyed a few days ago to the Castle of it. Angelo a state prisoner, said to be Cardinal delia who caused or sutfered to be pub- lished at Pesaro that absurd proclamation which excited so much contempt. This report is, it ap- pears, without any foundation.” Portugal. The latest news trom sy received at Madrid, announced that a_revol jutionary move- ment had broken out at Oporto. The report of the arrest of the Duke of Terceira was confirmed. That statesman is m prison at Oporto. A re- gency, it was said, was prociaimed in the name of Pedro III. It was said at Madrid that Costa Cabral and Gonzales Bravo were to have leit on the 19th for Lisbon. Our Lisbon letter of the 16th inst. states that all communication between that cabital, Oporto,and Coimbra, was cut off in consequence of the tele- graph being broken. The Diario of that day con- tains seven royal decrees, dismissing from their poe as many civil ernors, appointed by the late government. . Palmelia had demanded passports for France. Cireaasia. The news from Circassia, which comes down tothe 27th of August, is of great and thrilling in- terest. A Russian deserter to the Circasmans, Baki Dellisseau by name, who, obti ning influ. ence with the va tnbes, bas been raised te an impertant command, has made a successful “ razzia” on the Russian territory, at a peried whea he was the least expected; the conse- quences were that the enemy, being attacked suddenly, made a feeble resistance, and cannon and large quantities of ammunition fell into the hands of Baki Dellisseu. Several native tribes, who had submitted formerly to Russia, olated with this success, revolted in a mass, and aban- doning the Russian possessions, fled to the moun- tains of Maden Dagh,about 40 miles from the fron- tier. The Russian general led in person an expedition against them, The issue was a series of disasters on both sides, notwithstanding that the Russians succeeded in taking some pris- oners, of whom 180 were cruelly murdered dur- ing the retreat of the army to their fortress, hav- ing been shot by command of the general. This fact alone suffices to demonstrate hew th and disastrous war is carried on in Circassia. It is worthy of uttention that there are at present in the Caucasus some 20,000 to 30,000 Russian de- serters, 5000 Poles, and other foreign adventurers, who have lately placed themseives uader the comand of this Baki Deilisseu ; consequenti the Kussians will hereafter have tode with their own countrymen, European tactics, a mountain- ous country, and with semi-barbarous civilized Circassians. Turkey. The sepaiacnent of Reschid Pacha to the post of Grand Vizier, and his formal installation, as well as that of Ali Effendi, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, took place on the 28th ultimo. “Ihe mext day they received at their residence all the high dignitaries of the empire, as well as the ambas- sadors of France and Austria. A report wascir- culated that Riza Pacha was to have been sent as governor of Damascus. The accounts from Alexandria state that the Pacha was still there, but would soon depart for Cairio, The Nile had risen twenty-four feet, and naade great ravages. Ibrahim and Abbas a had gone into the prevince of Sekartrie, where the flood had done great damage, the embank- ments being swept away. Al the boats, both as Alexandria and Cairo, have been seized by gov- ernment, to transport the materials necessary for repairing the embankments. The harvest of maizee wasentirely destroyed, and that ofcotion much damaged. “More than six vill were flooded, and if the waters did not subside, it was feared that Lower Egypt would be converted in- to one immense lake. The Times of yesterday has the following :— Mr. Murray, the newly arrived consul general, had left Alexandria for Cairo, where he was to be formally presented to the Pac! English shipping continued to be so scarce that freights had reached a most extravagant height, and the merchants were loudly complaining. Corn and beans had risen Hpi, in price, in consequence of the late news from England, as well as all other articles of consumption. We hi od, = London Times, b; ¢ have received, says the . express {rom Marseilles, our despatches in eta pation of the overland mail, whieh left Bombay on the Ist of October. The intelligence thus brought is not of much political importance. At Lahore e thing remained quiet; the troops were healthy and were expecting an of visit of inspection ftom the Governor-General. Lall Singh betrayed jety as the time tec the departure of the British forces approached. From Cubal there were, as Tamers of intrigues and insurrections. A repert that an En- glish a Maes invade Peskamur upon the ar- =e of ry cold brian had Tp cae mueh jarm, and it was sai: it proposals for a treaty of alliance would be made e Lord . An insurrection had broken out in Casumere, fomented, it is reported, by the Lahore Durvar; and a force sent against the insurgents by Gholab Singh had been defeated with some loss =everal English officers who were visiting the country had been seized, and would be detained as though no fears were entertained for their sa Cholera was still raging in sage and provi- sions were so enormeusly scarce and dear that an absolute famine was apprehended. At Bombay there was no news. Trade was pss dull, and all transactions on a very limited scale. A volcano had appeared on Saddle Island inthe Red Sea. The mail was carried from Boothe Ni the steam ship Atlanta, which sailed at 6 P. M. on bo Ast inst., and reashed Suez on the 19th, at“10 The intelligence from Egypt is not remarkable, Corn and beans had risen my in price, in con- sequence of the late news from England, ag well as all other articles of consumption. Al from Hi hte dated A 23, letter ‘from Hon; 4 , says :—The late rict = Canton has Soy athe corresp ndeace between the consul and the Bri- tish merchants. The merchants claim, asa right established by treaty, that one of her Majesty’s vessels shoald be permanently stationed off the factories, to be at hand in the event of amy out- break ; but the consul maintains that 4 to the treaty, which provides for = vessel of war at each of the five ports, Whampoe is its preper anchorage, which, though ten miles off, eC in common with the Chinese, holds to be the port ot Canton. The British community Logie, ed assurance that they will eobisdcan by their own government, have resolved to do their possi- ble to defend themselves, have formed into three regiments of volunteers, which met roquieety Se. it must be admitted, a rather irregular . They have sent to England for 80@ muskets and acoou- trements, will thea only require a drill ser- jeant to teach them how to make the best nse of their weapons. The muskets, however, are al- ready prodwotive of. effect upon the Chinese, who, while they are not themselves very 4 ing in mall taey Cees hi Rhee! begin frue powers of a body of Englishmen with arms in their hands, and a design to nse them. Accounts from Canton state, that, owing to the late disturbance having caused a great want of confidence, and to the continued searcity ef mo- ney, the market for both imports and exports had been in an extremely bedi arn” state. shipments were being made to Bombay, and a few ships loaded with sugar for Engiand. With the exception of these operations, stagnation in the market amdunted to a complete suspen- sion of business. ‘Theatricals, Mr. Lavenn’s new opera is in rehearsal at Dra- ry-lane Theatre, the a my soprano part in which will be surtained by rs. Bi 5 9 An entertainment, Lo ean with songs aad anecdotes illustrative of the peculiarities dun SAN teat hing Wo = Sey ‘Theatre on Tuesday nig! ic. Morley, the Theatre Royal, Liverpool. Its title is, “* Cross- ing.the Atlantic, and Traits and Travels in Amo- be eens Patino a hes r, Elwart, a ai D received from, the Dago de Montponnit 8 ii: nificent portfolio, in acknowledgment i for the Duke p- = or com| ee ’s marriage with "The colebrated Jenny Lind is now singing at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, and, in spite of the three fold increased price of admission, it is almost im-