The New York Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1846, Page 2

tion, bnt fully previon® rates are |. Codvhas | been purchased to a smal] extent at £28, at which price, | holdors are firm. In caal s few parcels have changed ands at £36 108 to £36 for the beat pale, and £33 to £34 5 atraw. The steck hern being small, holders are orm, but onl: all are renorted at £30 to £90 10s, lor the h and £27 to £29 103, for other qualie Li , American sperm met with a realy )tuns are reported to have been sold but | have not transpired, but suppesed to he about #36 to £87 British sperm has been modarately dealt in and prices are firm at £96to £88, and head. matter £39 to £90 per tun. None has been brought to public sale, and at present none is declared Provisions —Butter—The arrivals of Irish and = Foreign continne large—the weather heing mild has occasioned much hesitation on the part of the trate to purch thar on board or landed. Tha parcels of Irish Irish acoount, the agents have been restricted fro! ing; there seems to bea general opinion that a conside- the price of wheat and flour: cheaper, which will tend to an increasing wonsnmption of butter The large de- mand for fine foreign will no louht lead to much higher | prices. ifcold weather should set in. The prices of all descriptions may be quo'ed 2s per cwt. lower. Bacon— The stock ix 3300 bales less than last year, and 2900 less than 1844—the delivery is as. This great falling off in the consumption sho’ effect of high prices. ‘The fall in the price last week may be said to be trom 4: to 6s per cwt., and from the improved position of the po and the prospect of lower prices in the food on will be considerably lower, as this article | 4 more in proportion than any other descrip: English hams continue scarce. Westpha- lia from 70+ to 74, and some fine handsome American at 60s. Lard partakes of the general fistne: quoted 1eto 9s though the stock is mu usual at the year. The stock of Roglish ts lar market was dove away with, and a sacrific property made to suit a few wholesale houses, occasien- | ed a loss to the owners, and a great disappointment to the genoral dealers. It cannot be expected that Ameri- can merchants will send cheese to this market (which usually arrives more or less injured by the voyage, con: sequently requires immediate sale), to be subject to be kept for months in a warehouse, and sold in large parcels | to suit the views of a monopoly, rather than bave the ad- vant f a competition from the better descriptions of town and country buyers. A week: in this | et, on the principle of the Liverpool jead to ten times the consumption, and ultim and remunerating prices man of observation, wh erence in real value between American and Englis) er cent, i. ¢.. American from 45s to 568 is equal in qua- | iy to English at 56s to70s—barre! provisions remain un- sitered. These articles are subject to the same restric- tions as cheese; upon the Liverpool plan, the sales of for- eign would increase for the next five years at the rate of from 5 to10 percent. Rice—-No improvement has taken s | H jome demand having been 1g with more freedom. By priv to 194 for low to fine white, and cargo has brought 14s to 16s Of Java the market is yet without a supply, and it is wanted. Madras has been selling at 14s 6d to 16s 6d. Cleaned is wanted at 218 to 24s for Patna. and Carolina at 81s to 40s Onthe 17th inst there was little desire evinced to operate in “ast India, but holders were unwilling to lower their prices. To day 650 bags good middling white told in public sale at 188, which was the previous rates. Tallow Since our last report thi receded in value. the market heing more freely supp! 76 ‘on the spot ix dull, and offered at 488 to prime small lots at 488 8d to 486 6d, but thei ayers. Odessa, on the spot. is worth 47: ‘There is not much doing in other kinds of foreign Town made is not abundant: prime melted bringing 49s 6d, net cash. Wholebone—This article has met a better demand of late, and higher prices are paid, but the transactious are not extensive, owing to the smell quantity offering. Rest southern is now quoted at £220 per ton. Wool.— We have hada quiet market since our last report, and. in the event o1 sales being pressed, lower rates would be demand for most descriptions of English ippers and manufacturers baying only to meet immediate wants. Stocks are rather light; and th great difficulty of replacing eny kind in the country, so as to leave a profit at present rates, recders the dealers’ situation very unsatisfactory. Livenroot Corron Market, November 1#.—For the wrek ending November 6 ‘he cessation of speculative demand (until this morning,) with very moderate buying on the part of the trade, has left our cotton market to sustain itself on the sole ground of short crop; for it may be observed, that so far us regards Manchester and the manufacturing dis nets , there is a strong op- position to our raised currency. owing itself pretty de- cidedly in the dull state of business in that important market. Whether it be for yi are discoureging. ‘:here i werful effect upon the raw ma iter all foreign markets, It is therefore pretty obvious that unless the accounts already received from America are supported by the next and subsequent advices our present raised ground will be hardly tenable. In the meantime, | although the business of the week is limited, and has cted for the most part at 3d decli bess to wait further ndvices from the cotton-growing dis- | tricts. This morning. probably in consequence of the ; disastrous accounts of storms and hurricanes in the Ha- vana, which, it is conjectured may have extended their destructive effects to the United States, the demand has become more active, and a fair amount of business is now doing, bnt only at the reduction in price previous. | ly named. It is inferred also that these storms will ac- | count for the non arrival of the southern » Which were expected and due by the last Boston steamer. 6 000 American, 600 Surats, 600 Egyptian have been taken on speculation, and 1.910 American, and 200 Surat for ex: yais3 600 bags Sea Islands ure declared for auction on mt rext. Seles to-day, 7.000 bags, 3.000 being on B38 ition. The sales for the week amount to 20,160 2 nother Report.—The markst has been ve: jalet throughout the week, spinners buying to a very liaited extent, a: ulators have also been inactive. The current qualities of American have been sold at 4d per ib Ghesper, whilst other descriptions remain without alteration. To-day, however. there has been an im: proved demand ; American descriptions were less freely offered, andthe market has assumed a firmer aspect. Speculators have taken 6000 American, 500 Egyptian, and 900 Surat, ond exporters 1200 American and 200 Su: rat, 600 Sea Island are declared for auctionon Friday next. Sales of the week 20.160 bales. For :he Week ending Nov. 13 —-Notwithstanding the limited demand on behalf of thi , the raised quota- tions, as previoulsy given, ha pported themselves with great firmness ; indeed, we can make no reduction from the currency of Friday last. We still, as we did ther, rest upon the question of short crop in the United States, and it is, therefore, no wonder that we are all looking to further accounts from America with much interest. Our last advices are almyst if not entirely unanimous in representing the crop in thet country as not likely to exceed two millions of bales, and for the most part the estimate is much under that qui -. There can be nodoubt, however, thattwo millions be too little for the full supply of European and American consumption at their existing rata—it is this contingency which gives so much just cause of alarm to our large spinning and manufacturing interests, end makes us all anxious to learn that the supply of the raw material will, afterall, prove at least # sient to prevent the necessity ‘of a compulsory reduction of manufactur. ing labor. The steamer of the ist instant will, in all like- | linood, be here to-morrow or the day after, ai we may have nothiag decisive by her, wi " have letters of much importance. 600 bags of Sea Island including a few stained, are declared for auction on Fri- day next. 7100 American and 900 Surat have been taken rican and 500 Surats tor ex- The sales of the week ik, and importers continue to offer their stock: ring ly ; in prices there is little or no change to notice, the market being tolerably well sup- ported. The sale of 500 Sea Island is pestponed until Fri- day next 7100 American and 900 Surat have been taken | ‘on speculation, and 1260 American and 500 Surat for ex- port The sales for the week are 32,210 bales. November 14—There has been a fair demand to-day | doth from the trade and on specuistion, as well as for ex- Sie We estimate the amount of business at 7000 bales, 00 being for the trade, and 2000 for speculation and ex- port. November 16.—We hada more active market to-day, | caused. no do be Ae Caledonia’s advices. The sale: ‘lude 3000 on speculation. Prices | are unchanged, and very fully su; November t7.—The market remains quiet, but there is not eny change in prices. Sales to-day are estimated at | 6000 bales, including 2000 taken on speculation. } Nowember —The market today was quiet, but at the same time ste and the prices of Friday last well main- | tained. The sales are estimated at 6000 bales, and include 1000 on speculation. Among the mules were 4000 Ameri- oan at Sd to 7d. Livenroo Manners Nov. 18—Coal.—The demand con- Unues extensive, and the supplies limited; prices are | oka: up. Oils—Olive, in the early part of the month & very limited business was transacted, owing principal: | ly tothe h gh rates demanded, but at present a steady business is done The sales are about 100 tuns at the quo- tations. Fish—In seal there are no transactions to no- tice; full ratesesked. In cod a few tuns have been sold from store, and a large parcel to arrive at £27 10s per Palm—Within these last few days this article was in great demand, and the extreme rate of £42 per p tans, chief part just arrived. | Provisions — American —' transactions in almost all descriptions of American Provisions since the sailing of | the Acadia have been to a moderate extent only; indeed, $0) { our brokers are disposed to erise them as being dail, and a few ofthe articles unsaleable. No ad- vance has taken place in beef, and the sales are limited in oxtent ; nevertheless, are of stock, but holders being desirous to clear off before new comes fo: ,are rather inclined to lower their prices then Pork has been in duli dei 5 the effected have been ofa retail character, and foture will most likely ds on the sup, vay arrive from abroad. of prime quslity will probably have a ready sale in ashorttime,as the now coming frem ireland are generally thin and ill fed. The transactions in Cheese have been to « fair ex- , 2 rednot y is, howerer, « ted no further decline will take place on really floe * The consumption of Lard is rather extensive, buces the article is offering freely as it arrives, prices have receded at least le Tullow, being pressed on the attention of buyers, bay receded from our former quota- tions. | Rice— This article has been in excellent demand up to the last few days Purchasers have shown a shght inditference, and sales have not been made to a je Ox- tent. Atthe public sales by auction to-day Very litle cabevonoition Mahest ue not weating wituin Is. { }; Consequently the w was withdrawn. he males since the Sth of the month are 3600 begs, which | without eny change, until | not experienced any alteration, and town Od rr Plantation hes complete- slackened and the total sales do not exceed 500 casks 18a tows)9e, Se. €4; dock a dues. Sager The demand for British 000 jengal and 6000 disposed of within a shade of former is very ani the good yellow Havana at 60s to 62s per $ ia, low quality, 228 perewt. Tallow —in the early part of the month the price rose 4s per cwt. bnt at present the price bas declined to 618 per cwt for P Y.C. 280 casks North American were of at 49s to £08 percwt. Tea—An extensive business haa heen done, chiefly on speculation, and an advance of fully 3<d per Ib esta>lished. Livenroon [now Marxert, Nov. 18—The market re mains almost stationary. Orders are now in the market for about 100,000 tons of rails, to be given out before the at of ry, 1847, which will take nearly three months 2 of rails of Great Britain. ‘This quantity, add- n hand in process of execu- ry independent,and no ma- terial reduction of pric y be reasonably expected — ‘The demand for iron for other purposes ir rather increas- ng : and a good deal has lately been done in boiler plates and best bar iron. Pig iron has been variable as usual South Walea cold blast iron has been in demand, but Scetch hot blast may be considered as quoted in our lest port. On the whole, the iron trade may be considered ou) thy position, and those who defer orderii pectation that a reduction of prices may hort period,will most probably be disappointed. ipg are sent quotations delivered in Liver. —Scotch lo 1, £4 98 64, merchant bar £9 2s rolled Ts 6d, best refined £11 78 64, hoo) eet £12 cold blast pig, No. 1, £5 10s, do., No. 3, #6 6s, and charcoal tin Sia. Fartonts at Liverroo. Nov. 18.—Since our last re- port the stagnation in irelaie to the States has continued within the last two daye,when a rather better feeling has prevailed, we now ven ture te anticipate some permanent improvement. We Geote, for New York—dead weight, 9s to 128 6d per ton; ‘ne goods, } 128 6d; hardware, 128 3d; os. Ph weight, 161 re, Ns hardwere, 25s, Boston— to 208; fine goods, to7s New Orle re, 68 to 61 to 128 hardware, 2 Haver, Nov 15—Cottons—Nov. 7. ing this week, has worn a quiet ap —Our mai arance:jthe spirited character that it displayed at the close of our preceding circular entirely disappeared on receipt of the advices of 16th ultimo, from the other side of the Atlantic, on Satur- day last, by the Hibernia steamer via England. The speculative feeling that had predominated for some time past has been succeeded by a comparatively flat demand, and confined to ordinary Am city, ful an cottons, which, maintain their ground at our i ressien here, and. coupled with the contradictory intelligence from the United States as to the new crop, has consider- ably damped the transactions, which have daily been on an exceedingly moderate scale. Prices, ho r, have as long as our stock remains so moderate, they will probably maintain their ground ; but, at the present high rates, there is evidently a very slender frospect of the trade making an: warchinee, particularly under the prevalent dearness of breadstuffe; therefore, so long as this is the case, consumption ‘is not likely to increase materially, | and, unless speculators come again into the field, further improvement cannot yet be anticipated. Cottons November 15th.—During this last week a considerable degree of dulness has presided over the course of busi- neas in our market, the uncertainty created in the minds of importers and deslers by the advices of 22d ult, from the United States which reached us via England, added to the very flat nature of the accounts from Liver- 1, have shaken the confidence that had hitherto manifested, and effectually checked all speculative On the other hand, buyers from the,trade evii @ great unwillin | present high rates, and, therefore restrict their operstions to the immediate requisites for consumption, But although the demand has been exceedingly moderate, prices have maintained their ground, and thi rior descriptions, which were almost exclusively sought after, has led to an advance of f 1 to 2. But if the flatness in the transactions has not been productive of any depreciation, it isto be attributed rather to the re- duced state of our stock thon to any other circumstance ; ould the next iutelligence from the other side of the Atlantic anneunce immediate large shipments to our port, an unfavorable change is to be apprehended. The srrival of the Caledonia steamer of Ist inst. is, therefore, looked forward to with a certaiu degree of interest The receipts of the new crop have been confined to a few b by the York packet shij r, to notice a sale of 482 New Or- ted by the Rubicon, at f 90 all round. of anew feature has occurred either orprice. The sales consist of 73 bbls A can Potash, in loco, at £40 50 to 41, and about 1,000 bbls. to arrive, mostly re-sales, at the same rates. We have to report a sale of 26 bbls. Pearlash, to arrive, at { 42 per 50 kil, duty (£8.25) ; and a sale of 39 bbls, first brands, atf42 per 60 kil, duty (f $25) paid. The Dutchesse V'Orleans, Austeriitz, St Nicolas, an , from New York, brought in 174 bbls. Pots, and 66 bbis. Pearls. Stock—1,000 bbls. Potash, and 160 bbls Coffee—Our market remains in the same inacti' tion as previously reperted, but prices, neve: theless, have maintained their ground. The sales effected were | 700 bags St. Domingo et 420; 21 bbls. and 85 bags Brazil | at 4436 to 52340 per 3¢ kil, in bond; and 1300 bags St. Do- mingo and Brazil. damaged; 750 bags and 67 bbis Rio at 4236 to 53c. and 110 begs Havana, to arrive, at 5440 per }< kil, in bond. A few casks of Porto Rico were also run | of at the latter price. At a public sale held, 549 bags st ae damaged were knocked down at 85 to 98c, io in a sound state, at 37 to 38c per 3g kil, inbond = Imporis, 627 bbls. and 3623 bags from Rio Janeiro, 212 bags from . 869 bags frem New que. Stock : 7,600 cage St Domingo, 1,000 cask and 5 000 bage Brazil’ 00 and 1,000 bags Porto Rico, &c.; 7,000 bags East India, 400 bales Mocha, and 250 casks from our West India plentations. Drugs and Dyes—We have little to record in these articles, the | only sale being 89 cases shellac at 673¢c per 34 kil, duty paid The imports were 70 casks quercitron, 6 cases gum cipal, from N.York,15 serons cochineal,20 bales sefflower, 179 packages gum, and 461 Orchello weed, coastwise — —Th been bat a moderate amount of busi- owing in a great measure to the large The sales effected were 1 Buenos Ayres, 75 to 7éc, and 1500, wet salted, at 40c per half kil, duty paid. 3600 Rio Grande, dry, at 73Kc; 326 New Orleans, wet salted, at 31% for ox, 36c for cow, and 40c for ape ier kil, duty paid About 1000 Rio Grande, damaged, were put up at auction, and knocked down at different prices. We have received 21,095 dr; 2672 wet salted from Montevideo, 1376 from 110 from Rio Janeiro, lew York, Lead. —This article being bei difficult of sale at present, about 9000 pigs Missouri, which were in the bonded stores, have been reshipped to New York. Rice —Prices of Carolina had begun to wet drooping appearan days a revival in the demand been productive of m firm in our quotations. The sales effected were 320 tierces at {30 60 to 31 for old, and 34 75 to 35 for new, per 60 kil, duty (1 8739) paid. By the lowa, from New York, we received 280 tierces and 943 tierces by three otuer New York ves: sels. Our stock amounts to about 1000 tierces. Tallow, &c—The reaction that hes teken place in the Lendon and St Petersburg mi , bas produced a depressed feeling here, tallow have receded from revious rates. The sales have been very trifling, only 5 casks Russia having been taken at f 67 60 down to f 67 per 60 kil, duty pa and 50 barrels realised f 63 50, for consumption. We re- ceived 316 casks tallow, aud 416 barrels lard by several vessels from New York. Whaledone—Not the ht- est demand has occurred in this article since our last report: prices, however, remain as before at {2 50 for north-western, and {270 for southern fishery.— A supply ot stock : 110 taken place, which has against 65 tons last year. Wheat and Flour—The continued rise in breadstuffs in all the mar- | kets has given an impulse to the transactions here in fo- reign wheat and flour, prices of which have experienced ‘The sales consist of 4,000 hectolitres Ameri- can wheat, mix 70f. to 72, and 600 hectolitres Ros- tock at 71f. 25 k of 200 kil. According to the off- cial retur s published at the end of last month, the aver- age price of wheat throughout France was 26f. 38 per hest. (2% bushels.) 3,500 bbls. flour, expected from New 2,679 bls. four. and 3,200 bush wheat, from New lowa, and 9,444 bags wheat from New York.— ‘The same stagnation prevails that we before no- ticed, we therefore quote prices as previously, viz: Cam- peachy Logwood at 10f. 60 to 11, and St. Domingo at 6f. 40 to 6 60 per 50 kil, duty paid. No arrivals. Amarenvam.—Coffee : The market is firm, though bu siness not of any importance ; some arrivals of Surinam were soon to be brought into the market. Sugar: Some reels of Surinam, and some small lots of flavana, | ave deen sold at full prices ; the market is bare of re- fined; several purchases have Indigo in good demand ; 65 chests sold for export; mid- dling to fair qualities are most indemaad. Hides in less demand, with a tendency to lower prices. Cotten drm) supported, but less doing : only about 100 bales sold. Ray selling at an advance. Li 3 ere like wise ready buyers, at improved prices, both for ex- port and home use. Cloverseed : Superior red in demand, interior and white neglected. isagain a good export demand for red prices. Rye is dearer, with a large export business. Arrwenr.—Coffee—There is no improvement, the sales, however, amount to 1800 of Ja a apd 1200 | Sop ct bese the forme at rather lower prices. ‘er j000 boses of damged, a pubic eile, only amoust to of at » only amount to 380 boxes of brown of white. Cotton— The demand has been but trifling ; 400 bales of Surat, at iblic sale, were all bought in. Our stock to bales against 93,500 bales in 1845, Hides—The er- rivals are considerable; prices are giving way, and there is little disposition to buy. Wheat ‘Trowa and Detter qualities of Brazil are er and scarce. Sugar in better a } ‘The sales amount to 1000 boxes of Havana, 1600 chests of Bahia, and 100 baskets of Java. Cotten— i hive slackened ; the purchases do not ex! 200 bales.— Rice dull and lower. Wheat—The poet in- . and prices lower ; at outports there is likewise more yond oy fe more freely for . very, some Frevch orders he: come they have obtained previous prices, Rye Ti dome on the ie dail ; for delivery some inclination to chase. ‘Sony and Oats—Both lower at the close ‘of the market. ‘Trade inthe Man State of ufacturing Dis- * yellowieh inclined 15s. 64. to 198, for ‘@ Salt—We have no altereti be demand keeping very inactive. Our present are as follows: —Best fine ttoved, | A | de. banded squares, 18s. 64; do. of at 178. 6d. to 188. per owt. for large grain, good fine lumps, ‘ion to notice in price, | © ; | could wish, Dut at the same time, an impro 2% | Is shortly , sae seowae) partion! of trade in the mantfactaring districts. Tee ue its we regret to aay, are not fo encoui very thick and derk morning meterially h has been wholly restricted to immediate necessi- | 38 to purchase extensively at the | ite, scarcity in Ameri: | lowa ; we | red at Sdc tof 1, duty paid, and 6396 bags, | York, and 18 casks from | hides and | but within the last few | . Prices ot American Lard are firm, | 294 bundles arrived from New York. | found buyers at 41f. to 4140 per bbI. The arrivals | been made for delivery. | Wheat : There Folish at full | | ever, ‘more ing! Norrr a he oy leg an; a 3 ir J i ©r country, are ° cotton trade, though dull, ia much better the Mange —There has heen@ dull and heavy market, to-day, both for yarn and ; and and manufacturers have. in some to ac- cept lower rates for stocks on hand. ’e do not hear of any further extension of short time this week. The at- tempts, tc which we have alluded on former 5 oecasions, » to produce a gener. nt for that purpose at Ash- | tone Stalybridge, ara] agrees Sr Se Delieve, failed for nt ; one or two extensive firms having declined Pear We ha bad improvement in the cuDaLle.— We ive no flannel market Lon, Pony seg regards priest on Seeove The business done been very lit and there is ry of 8 speedy, hange for the better. Ow Wednesda: the most e: ls in the kwater market (Mr. Adam Livsey, of died. The absence of this gentleman was ‘ded as a certain omen of a it. ulhaees, (As Coo nary na chal to repo! fewer merchant | fue hall today than for the last two or three | Saturdays, and the amount of sold has been far from large. The manufecturers cannot replace the goods ‘at the present prices; and the sales that take place are chiefly made to avoid ruinous accumulations of stocks | In yarns there is no change worth notice; bet tee ee nere are curtailing their production; and, as refrain | from buying. the stock of wool in the market is dimin- { iehing, growers having no inducement to send fur- r supplies. Hoppeassisin —Our market js extremely. ghee | todey, oa Ieee oe Ce aon in a a i, or | the warehouses. ‘ools are si to sell, ough determined to the to firm in The manufacturers seem | ext sale, which is just et hand. We a nd that not much will be moving until efter C! a8. Cashmerets are still indemand, some firms very busy, mostly for the American trade. a | Highly Interesting from California—‘iove- ment of our Forces in the Pacific. THE HERALD CORRESPONDENCE. Civpap pe Los Anosto;, z Carivoanta, Aug. 27, 1346 5 . . . ec” ’ | ‘The star spangled banver is now waving from San | Diego South, to Sam Francisco North, and all;California is now the territory of the United States. The Ameri- can flag can never again cease to wave hero, and I trust the efforts which have been made by our gallant Com- } modore Stockton in gaining possession of this country. I need not enter inte particulars ; the official der- patches will tell you all. Crty or THe Ancers, Catirornia, August 27, 1846. { In one of my last communication’ to you, which I trust may not be sto; in its passage through Mexico, that great city of ees and borucas, I told you Cali- fornia was com! forward with a bold and broad front to the world—the a was her own, the boliness 8 from Commodore Stockton, who has made smashing work on this coast of late His own ardent enthusiasm appears to have infected all around him, and fornian show enthusiasm. The officers and crew of the Commodore are devoted to him; their confidence in him is full and entire, so much so, that they anticipate suc- cess in all he wndertekes, whether in lating. 8 count o izing its government when taken. side in war is safety, in peittiee security. On the Commodore’s ling at Sen Pedro, (27 miles from here,) the Californians with the best of ery, all ‘brass, were three to his one. With as many herses as | they wanted and a full knowledge of every read, moun: | tain and hiding place, some one enquired of one of the | crew how they liked marching egainst such odds. Oh, d—n the odds, says the man don’t you see | the Commodore's is going —where he goes we go. | wish you could have n in Monterey when broad pennant was again over his head, on th ture of Commodore Sloat for home. Three times from his gallant crew sounded ever our hills, giving an earned! sf ye hi ince transpired. He gave a new \ light, and leading | march for seamen, has placed us all in the famous ‘City of the Angels.” When i was reported to Commodore Stockton that Commodore Sloat was no longer in sight, he exclaimed, on hoising the blue, “I will now conquer all California, ind Californians shall be free—on the ruins of Mexican folly and misrule will | establish a free government, and nm but God’s providence can prevent it. Withina month he has done it—and year by year will the fact be known how he did it, and its beneficial re | sults will shine more and more to the world at 4 while we being present, can at once appreciate it. In fact, from his rapid movements, I cannot write fast enough to keep you fully informed of so many important | Paget sete re us in so short a space ine | So much of wisdom, sagacity, promptness, and decision, cannot be crowded into this Alay aud Icanonly add, it ic yet more.remarkable his coolness and ference es he views the immense jcieee 4 he has attained in so short a peeeet and the unbourded respect every where paid im. Cc odore Stockton is now preparing for sea, to tect our commeres In the PaciSe--tai, tanefors all this honor, power and pleasure to other hands, with a non- chalance thet proves he looks en such affairs as small mutters. 1 Cae rages they were large ones. On men tioning this to him, he replied, “I have in times past re- ceived the loud plaudits of twenty thousand of my fel- ne en how can the homage of these people elate me 7” He has in one short month done more than his country could ask of him—he has routed and dispersed an army | of double his forces—has ended the war—regulated the civil and has even framed the future laws country that never knew she had any | Lenclose to yeu the last proclamation of his, and his | code of laws. ‘The natives of intelligence around pa | me this proclamation is very satisfactory to them—they r remain in force throughout their country; aad 1 am it willanswer the desired purpose. These docu- ments have been drawn upby the Commedore in a ve! few hours, amidst e hundred other duties—but to him matters not; he never tires, nor allows those about him to tire, while there is any thing else to do. | ? If my notices .o you have never contained news or in- format of giving you, this timo, more than you ex; on opening the letter. You may believe me, that |, io | some short time, egain to your notice 5 and some good account of the gallant young man who | takes from the Commodore the reins and fate ef this beau- | tiful country. his friends were never disappointed in him, and ere soon to be more than agrecably sd. THE PROCLAMATION OF COMMODORE STOCKTON, THE } GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. I, Rebert F. Stockton, Commander-in-Chief of the Uni- | ted'states forces in the ‘Pacific Ocean, and Governor of | the Territory of California, and Commander-in-Chief of th Bhagngg Latyphp tose make gorse aby it of co taken possession wily HE the ro of Upper and Lower Cali- | fornia, I do new declare it to be a Te: of the that the government of the said Terri'ory of Celiforni shall be, until altered by the proper authority of the Uni- The Executive power and authority in and over the said Territory, shall be vested in a Governor, who shall | ! | | that is to say— | E ; hold his office for four years, unless sooner removed b; the President of the United States. The Governor shi the said Territory; ; shall perform the duties spd sanaaestenlonmeet tr ieee ve of we is] they shall takeretfect; he ma acank laws of the said the laws of the fairs; and shall tive Mn bai oa ok pardons for offences ogainst | ua ‘and reprieves for offences against | United ys, until the ogres of the | fully executed. re shall be a Sectetary of the said Territory, who shall reside therein, aod hold his office for four rears, | unless sooner removed by the President of the Salted | peccdings osc SO, toa ce | stituted, aed ‘all the acts and proceedings of of the laws and one copy oi the executive or before the first M: ber in the President of the Wnited States; and at the same time two copies of the laws to the speaker of the House of Representatives, for the use of Congress. the death, removal. resignation, or necossa: the Governor from the Territory, have, and he is hereby authorized and required to exe- py —_ all the powers and duties of the Gover- vor during suc £ 5 er i = be sub- the same mena be until otherwise se naive purchaser of flen | that the government will fully sanction and approve all | | the infection you may imagine strong that makes a Cali- | ‘9 be on his | crew to @ new, an unheard of | ik no better—only ask its continuance, and that it may | in former years, | hope I shall have the credit | = , Constituted in manner and form as follows ; | shall be Commander-in- | ‘errito- | President can be | commission all officers | who shall be appointed to office under the Jaws of the | said Territory, and shall take care that the laws be faith. | in his executive department ; he shall transmit one copy | on HE] D AW, ‘Tue Arottonrons —Let no one forget that the Ma.~ “New York, Sunday, December 6, 1846. | derful pianist, will give their first concert in this city THE WEEKLY. HERALO.. We have published another edition of the Weekly Herald, containing Webster’s speech, the | particulars of the loss of the steamer Atlantic, the | Van Ness Case, the pictorial view of Camargo, | &c., &c., &e., de. Single copies sixpence each. | SSS | THE FOREIGN NEWS. | _— | The news brought by the Caledonia reached | this city last evening. We give the details on the | outside of this day’s Herald. They will be found | interesting and important in a commercial point | ot view. ——— (mpertant from California. | We publish in this day’s paper, the prociama- | | tien of Commodore Robert F. Stockton, of the | U. 8. Navy, whois now the actual governor‘of California. We also publish two highly impor- tant letters from our special correspondent in that country, which are highly interesting, and will be | read with avidity. Although these letters are not of as late a date | as some that we have received and published, | they are highly important, inasmuch as in con- | nection with others that we have already pub- | lished, they form a complete chain and history of the formal capture of California, which is | probably one of the most interesting and impor- | tant events that has taken place since the declara- | tion of independence. ; It appears from these letters that the who'e jot Cal.fornia is now in the possession of the United States, from San Diego on the south, to | San Francisco on the north. . This grand acquisition was undertaken by | Commodore Sloat, one of the choicest and most i gallant spirits of the navy, and finished by Com- | modere Stockton, an officer of distinction and | rare professional merit. | As this vast territory—comprising an area al- | most beyond calculation, with a soil unequalled for fertility, anda climate salubrious beyond be- lief—will assuredly be ceded to and annexed to the United States, as an indemnity for our ex- penses in the war, its acquisition will be of the highest importance to us, in a national point of | view. We get by it a strip of territory large | enough to make seventy States as large as New Jersey, and containing as much as several of the European nations together. Commodore Stockton’s responsibility in this affair was great. He has undoubtedly acted with great care and caution, and we hope the govern- ment will fully sanction each and every of his acts. The annexation of Texas sinks into insignifi- | cance when compared with the annexation of California; and although its capture was not marked with the loss of life that attended the taking of Montercy, which characterized the bates of Palo Alto and Resaca de la { Palma, it is none the less brilliant on that account, | and far more important to the clestinies of our ' country. Msgeting or Conoress.—To-morrow the se- cond session of the twenty-ninth Congress com- mences its sitting. The present circumstances of the country—the war with Mexico—the prospec- tive annexation of California, and the establish- ment of a territorial government over it—the anti- cipated debate on the extension of slavery—the tariff—the sub-treasury—the recent elections in the States—and the course of the jadministration, all combined, will make this the most exciting and | the mostimportant session that has been held atthe | capitol since the signing of the declaration of inde- pendence. We rely on the intelligence and pa- | triotism of the members and of the government | to carry the ship of state safely through the emer- | gency. Packer anp Steam Sup Buruping in New | Yoru.—It is astonishing with What despatch our ship builders and machinists turn out steamers , and sailing packets. It is only a week since the tell | London packet Sir Robert Peel was launched, and on paying her a visit yesterday we found her nearly completed, with considerable of her cargo on board. Her cabins are not very large, but are fitted up | very handsomely, and will afford excellent ac- commodations for about thirty passengers. She will leave for London on the 16th inst. The splendid new ship Sea Witch, building at the yard of Messrs. Smith & Dimon, for Howland & Aspinwall, for the Fast India trade, is te be launched at noon to-morrow. She is a fine model, | clipper built, abont 900 tons burthen, and is to be commanded by Captain Waterman. The new stamer Washington is rapidly pro- gtessing towards completion. She is nearly al planked, and will, no doubt, be completed by the time specified, the Ist of March next. Oneof the immense bed-plates for her engine, weighing 40,000 lbs., was cast yesterday morning at the No- | velty Works. | ‘The steamer New Orleans, to ply between New Orleans and Galveston, is almost finished. Her machinery, built at Secor’s foundry, is nearly all on board. She will have a very fine cabin, and will carry, we should think, about one hundred and fifty passengers. ‘Wealso notice, at the foot of Tenth street, aneat | little steamer of about three hundred tons bur- then, built for some gentlemen in Porto Rico. She is to be called the Aurora, and will leave here in about two weeks—her machinery was all made at the Phenix Foundry, and certainly reflects a great deal of credit on the builders.— builders and machinists in New York , The shi & Stillman, of the Novelty Works, constantly employ about 460 men, and have now empley- | ment for 50 more, if they had room for them to | work, and we learn that all the other foundries | have as much business on hand as they can at- | tend to. News rrom Havana.—The Spanish steam brig of | war Leon, formerly the Mexican steam frigate | Guadaloupe, arrived at this port yesterday morn- ing fiom Havana, for repairs. She carries two | guns and seventy men. Her commander is Don | | Manuel Sivila. The following is a list of her passengers:—Don JSoaquia Osma, Peruvian Minister and family; Don Jose Ortiz Ceballos, attaché; Messrs. E. K. Dod, of Hsvana; Hernandez, and Knight, do; Mrs. G. Mathews and child; J. Keen, wife and child; | F. Febles and child. We have files of different Havana papers to the 28) ult., but find nothing in them of peculiar in- terest, The subsoriptions for the sufferers by the gale | Were going on rapidly, already amounting, in Ha, | vana, to about $15,000. | &The Diario de la Marina of the 19th ult., comes to us printed on yellow paper, a /a Chinese, in | honor of the Queen of Spain. As yellow is the color for jealousy, it seems quite appropriate. The great lottery had been drawn. Number | 9907 drew the $100,000 prize; number 10.888 that | of $25,000; and number 16,554 that of $12,000. | The island was healthy and business* brisk. ‘No attention 1s at all given to the rumor of | Mexioaa privateers to be fitted out from Cuba; the risk 18 too great for any such piratical proceed- | ings. | Tw New Rovre to Boston.—We were last evening indebted to Mr. G. Brush, of Adams & are doing an excellent business. Messrs. Allen |: | to-morrow ho will HeteSto Gheit extraordi vocal Sorter spring of | net fail to own soil. each and every yy treat. ve BO '» of thelr s 9 the world, and New “Beier the genius’ of the off Theatrical. Panx Tueatax.—" King John” was played for the lest | time last evening to a crowded house, and were vot its | withdrawal imperative, on sccount of the engagement | of the Viennoise children, it would run successfully for ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA. | some tins longer, us itcertaisly deserves, ‘Tomorrow | evening the abovementioned dancers make their first | Sustained. 'b | direction of Mr. man will make illuminated bited. This, we evening. Week will ‘be’ lected music ; a —Th Burg! Lewis J Coben, rious!; cil cases, 14th ward, wi house No. 3 Ce Campbell, and A Comic rest touch the of the a waieae pe purchase of th all he wished to | ed by the 78 Canal street, eequently a their residence, No 333g Orange street. Office: tention of paying for them, but ing not to beable ward, Gardner, and Gil an, of the Sixth ward, the husband, John ,Friday, together with five or six } fiyteodety bgp cL house at the nies ares oe 9 vife eon on & rob 2 ' last week, it was rumored that ‘the has. bap dad given bet cn extra dose, which threw her into afit, and pirod almost immediately. A Teanisce Arrain.—On Wednesday ‘we noticed under of the Coroner's Inquest, the suicide of 9 Sreniont. by eee of Ignacio Ponce de Leon, who came to bis “} be | throat with a razor. It | ae sagtogereagn ese respectability, residing island of Cul some udfortunete circumstance about a ey ago, he | stabbed » man called Logarda Carabello, the injuries from which, caused his death, and De Leon escaped to this country. Seay. bis wife was arrested for _the murder, tried, convicted, and is now under sentence of death, murder committed by her husband. This deed, it seems, has preyed heavily upon the mind | of De Leon, and knowing that his wife was under arrest for the crime be committed, evidently led tothe coast sek Gestemintias On his person, was need paper, written lapguage, setting the funocence of his of the crime with wi she stends charged, and calling upon the Vir Mary to protect her. A copy of this paper has been’ | taken by the Spanish Consul, to be transmitted to Guba, for the purpose of relieving the,sufferings of the unfortu- nate wife of De Leon Onaroay.—Mr. Whitney will give another of his intel- Jectual entertainments to-morrow evening, atthe Lyceum from bev hp aS a not it will be as well at- ” | 4 es on previous eveniogs. 14 Jobp street, nnd likewise 8 vost te tulena ‘street’ | Fuaiovs Darvina —We have often. had oecasion to ‘These two chaps, it appears, were letter carriers for | Call the attention of the police to the danger that iavari- Boyd's Express, and waiein the habit of dif- ably ‘arises. from the vicious custom of furious driving. ere anions wren ataiedaceacieeann rare A little girl was driven over yesterday at the corner of | ing letters, and then watching an opportunity, would pie dscns rar streets, by a end wagon, steal any article that came handy. Committed for trial | which were proceeding from Catharine ferry tewards by hs loner the Mayer, | Bowery. The little girl sustained no injury, and her es- Discher; Edmonds, of the Circuit Court, ‘was most providential. delivered bis yesterday, in the case of Nicholas pviem.— The rowdies in the vicinity of the Lucian M the French fugitive from justice, who | Heok, and on the corners of the different streets in was some few weeks since arrested by | the vicinity of Grand, Norfolk, Suffolk, and various Justice ons of forgery. He was | streets in that vicinity, are in the habit of flocking lai from the criminal , but | to the corness of these aud the branch streets, and insult- | on the Case On A capics, w! cage will be brought | ing femeles as they pass by in the ‘and also in up before the same Judge, next Tuesday, tor argument. | the day time on Sundays. Provision hes Pr 4 Robbed on the Poi Seicaaieniane Eli- | law for the punishment of this offence, end tho se Perker and Susanne Lyons, were yesterday should be on the alert. particularly oa Bend 60 as to morning, on & of robting a bleck paramour, 4 protest from insult un ted females nee toe the name of Hiram Vanderwort, of $6 in bank bills {t | oar streets from our of wo! oo ‘appears thet Hiram hed purchased a policy siip, which | days. We trast the police will te this, and one or Spe git esos oa Lite Wate serene erat =fas Brose ere oe toa ‘ater io ot marvel, cs ly called Cow-Bay, where the gentle ‘on Monday; 90 be first Fetired to rest, and te the morning Ke discovered up. the loss of his money, and his chere amongst the missing. However, through the ingenuity and perse | F. bee ech Paes aie on “ete hasot: | Ieeete purpose of recov: out wibere it had been place ioe sole Kesping. Both locked tome eclnf yanry awhile pera in the ore q ti rinker. was upon hia, came p "Chere of Laveeny.—Untor this head we noticed « Risews, oa ‘almost instantly expired. Dr complaint having been made Mr, Wm, P. Ennis, Holmes, on making an examination of the body, disco- of No. 3 Dey street, in Friday's ‘ald, wherein he was | vered that had resulted from the rupture of an charged with a seroseg, in eg fae lecen en oe aw. Jury revdered a | orMr | ther twe dol: | nex! tens, there will artists. New Mesic.—From They Bid Tecei ry Mra. Seguins ; the words b feet fnd touch ng’ ballad, march, as perform | C. Holt, Jr., has published three beautiful pieces of se- | | ed in beautiful style, by Saracco, Police Intellige: store occupied by Mr. ‘illiem street, was burgle- entered on Friday evening, between the hours of o’clock, 80 and wv roperty stolen sized lade wan vox, 16 gold pene cases ens as erlcard cases, and on assortment of oF of the exuting lances, fir six bet ‘sized beautifal souvenirs, also $27 in silver coin, by forci: jesk. Te ate haoaaan, Den ‘arrested, yesterday,a man called Samuel Jack- | son, whom he discovered secreted in a house in Wash- | by Justics | stole. the by making being setisted thet no felouie | Reviving an Old | of * Putnam,” “ Like Master Like 0-morrow evening there will OE tee ae ot eee on reference to | bills | | Gagrnwich Tueatae.—Four excellent pieces will be | | played to-morrow evening, on occasion of the benefit of | Mr. John Dunn. The comedy of “Charles 2d,” the farces | of the “Dumb Belle,” of the ‘‘ Doeds of Dreadful Note,” | and of “ That Rascal amar | orchestra has also been ed be nad should th comico, and humo! “ Harlequin’s Frolic.” added a variety of new attractions, whic! cannot fail to ensure the ment pares Henry Marx Dirani ais Geo Chap jenry Marx. Mr. pearance in America. Of their excellence and attrac. the powers we have spoken of before, onl aires ox. | tracts Ueslastioeliy See tavers but ‘ater having Ans | thom were speak more knowingly. There will, of ” and “ Lafitte,” at this popular place of public amusement. The house | was a perfect jam, and the three pieces passed off with | | entire success. Mr. Clark’s Don Carlos in ‘Like Mas- ter Like Man,” was admiral; Sancho, and Mrs, Sergeant’s J ly. performed. Hadaway’s | jacinta, were ey very well a The at this ment to-morrow evening. In addition to all these attrac- dancing aud solo songs by popular A.mamns.—This evening there will be a concert of | sacred music, under (he management of Mr. Loder. To- | morrow Mr. Marx, the celebrated violinist, will make bis | first appearance. Sig. Veronia will present his remarkable | exhibition of marrionettes or always been so well received by comical doings. Mr. W; Faleaniet, 6 sito soarged rH pater fantocinni, which have | those who witnessed man, the celebrated ven- to conclude all, twelve | will be enough for an Bowsay Aurnrrwzatae.—The attractions here lest | evening drew as usual a large attendance. Mr. North's | equestrian feats were loudly applauded, and Kemp, as be enrolled and held in usual, was rich, rous, in his popular In the anit nage extended to patrot reatio! ind to full: rect a y ‘won, it here. usical Intelligence. polka, Willett’s music saloon, me Fe thee;” a favorite air of | ion. Mrs. Norton. It ise Also, a grand triumphal ‘at Monterey. we have Perabeau ; a waltz, by Page- nini ; anda piece entitled “ Recollections ofthe Rhine.” ‘We recommend them to the notice of amateurs. ie statione! No. 134 No arged with burg! Market Place, thereft f att to Sesser lak Sys ple, under the follow: that the accused is a wor! imony of do was to find on Friday boy was despatched orders not to leave then without getting on the arrival of the boy with the goods, Ld by ton an pulled out a large rell of bills, apparently ith the in- » by placing poi circumstances him vomit, the ae ry: it had been exhibit- used, ently the case was dismissed. ra Truk Quite agenteel looking man entered the goods b oeaicth on Fe F. Cropsey, No. noon, bill of goods amounting to $17, and ordered them to be | fruit, cont home to bie resltenos, No. 88 Rivington st. ‘*screwsman,” D; letter ba- of the occupied by $40 in silver coin — 4 bho tor oreenlentiote med Charge of attempting to Poison. cers Burley and Prince Sous Davis, of the lower police, ar- | yesterday a man by the name of Wm. C. Henry, ; yn another man by the into an ep- t a forbidden fruit; however, the customers ; from the manner suspected ethiog was w: exhibited by the accused, which tothe examination and the whole matter was brought before rinker, who, after investigating the case and the physician etic by the accused, who stat thet the individual who Justice out and purchased a Con- with the goods, with pay. Up the | fall MILITARY AFFAIRS 7 D and Commander-in Chic! of the occepting 0 marching 1") i (ed ‘The detachment Infi , Capt. F. W. Bi Hill; wi leave Phi of the Pennsylvania nlantey mustered into t the service of the United day, the 7th day of December, instant, at half-past o'clock inthe morning. deinchisent ecmipeoed of ths Moston | wet Si Conwralenes Grays, Capt. R. K | Jefferson . are to yclock, morning. ‘The cars will start from Broad and streets, | By order of the C: commander GEO. W. BOWMAN, Adj. Gen. P.M. [Genznat Onvens, No. 8) f Hea! \D eae, Priraderraia, Doc. 4, 1846, | _,Francis R. Shunk, mander-in C! of the Militia of akes known that to poet ot Sharpen, war with Mexico, Captain F. John Edmund L. Dana; Wy: isssuiete Some oar lerron, uesne s. Wm. F. Small, M Guards. E hottduimes coer, Morehead, Jo Yferson Geet By T.G. order of the Commander-in-chi GEv. W. BOWMAN, Adjutant General, An act of Congress passed on the thirieenth jay of act of Cor on inst., declares ad er of Republic of joo, a state of war nited States,” May Mox- ists between that end the ;” and said act further the President to employ the militia, the navel and military nited. and accept | fifty thousand, w! | In pursuance | the 19th inst., in which servico ofthe United States, one regiment of 7 | ¢Whatever may be the Coeeason st Veen as to the origin ty of the war, the tutional autbor- | ities of the country have declared that war with a for- actually exists. Biren and , that ry means, honorable ourselves and our enemy, should be employed to bring ‘‘said wer to a termination,” | tates calamitiens and ice of { or the wast of th prempt and energet | plein the use of those means, is | produce this most desirable result. To that end, I call upon the citizen soldiers ef Massa- chusetts at once to enrol themselves in sufficient num: bers to meet this request of the President of the United | States, and to hold themselves in readiness to be muster- | ed into the service ot the Republic, when the exigencies of the country shall require it. ‘The details of the proposed enrolment will be given is a general order from head-quarters GEORGE N, BRIGGS, Gevernor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston, 26th May, 1646. Apvsutant Generav’s Orrice, i 846. ion, Deo. 8, Any information or directions thet may be desired re- enrolment and organization of companies ent called for from Massachusetts, will be office. Companies, whether newly formed, volunteer foice, frst offering, willbe mustered. H. K. OLIVER, Adjutant General. From oston Courier, Der. 4.) Wanted, a few able bodied men to fill the places of those discharged from Company D of the First of Massachusetts intantry. The company will be mus- | tered into service at once. EDWARD WESTER, | Tremont Hall, No. 170 Tremont street. | aoe lunte nigh capen etre themselves for service in exiccn war, can do so upon application at Faneuil | ,toF. J. Parker. The company will be mustered into service and paid as soon as full. | News From Sante &x.—A letter to a friend in this oy cree Santa Fe, October 18'h,says:—“A part of Col. Price’s regiment, consisting of the St. Louis, | Ste. Genevieve a d Benton county companies, have gene | south te Albuquerque, under command of Major Ed- | monson. Th 1 am informed by the Major, is | to march the whole of Price’s regiment south, to report | to Gen. Wool at Chihuahua. A legislature will soon have to be assembled to pass the necessary laws, and then a convention to frame ‘ constitution, if thie province | is organized as a State” If Major Edmonson had leit Santa Fe on the 16th of October, he ‘will probably not reach Chihuahua until that city has been taken by Gen. Wool. it may be that Price’s ee ‘will 2 sa Gen. Wool in time to be of some service, as the neral left Monclova with only 2,000 men—a force barely sufficient to garrison ‘Be the seg | for the given first accepted | f ‘that cit and keep open his comsnunications in the rear.— St. ‘Loule ‘a Union, Nov'27. on, City Intetigence. For Mexico, now on neven.—We New York regiment is nearly full. | York! We always thought the Empire State would not her sisters in tirm. There is still a chance for a few mgre able bodied soldiers to enrol themselves; but you better be st , boys, as the recruit will be c’osed on Moi 10 P.M. ruits are now mustered into service at Centre Market drill room, and sent immediately to com- Re The regiment will soon lexico, where they can have a choice of fine corn and How much better than } the cold winter in idleness in New York! | Scrrosep Muapen —The Coroner was called, last eve- , to inves ite a case of supposed murder of a wife | pe who died very eddenly ba ny rs Fetse Prevences.—Ofticers Ne ‘esterday, when, rome men while the bot‘om | rar, arrested yesterday ng “mag, called Mighee! Nor of the river tor an article that had ifitn the voy Patrick . a whimen wee | af epples, under tabi and fraudulent represencation, Gra, sont 9 seats By nd is suirt i marked with from Goodmen, insti i . WwW. re Fart ant So ey sveaking thief | Cnmp suant to Dea awelling-house on Shanormen sf Necioik, ‘aod Ruivlagton | yous aa wm } streets, and $20 theresjrom, while Ue family wore lo ‘abeent 3 from the room for afew minutes on me eee cecil deeat eomere toutes of eboxt fo oe