The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1853, Page 2

HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO, QUE INVASION OF LOWER CALIFORNIA. OPIMON OF THE MEXICAN PRESS THEREON, RESTORATION OF THE EMPIRE. GREAT POLITICAL EXCITEMENT, &e., &e. We have received our correspondence and files of journals from the city of Mexico extending up to the 8d of December, being ten days later inteligence than that published in our edition of yesterday. The following is our MEXICAN CORRESPONDENCE Crry ov Mexico, Des. 3, 1853. Arista’s Downfall—-Stale of the Country Thai— Recall of Santa Anna—The Union of Parties which Rifected it~ His Recep tion, Policy, anil First Decrves—The March to Monarchy— Revenues and Tw ited Stales— Public Delts and Credits—The Rathoay from Vera Oruz to Maxico—Iis Rules, Capital, and Profits—Its Impractica- bility —The Empire Looming Up. dc., dc. The increasing interest the American people take in the affairs of this repadlc has indused me to write on its present condition and future prospects. Perhaps no country im the world since the diesolution of the Roman empire, ever was im such a sta‘e of ehsoa, poli tically and morally, ss was Mexico at the downfall of General Arista, in Janwary last. ‘Tha then imminent risk from three to dive From goois? The {imports into Mexico frem all the ports, are about $26 000,000 year, of which » considerable part come in by way of Vera Orvz; but it is calculated that only about $7,000,000 are brought Into the intericr by males and wagons, by way of Jalspa to Mexico ‘The exports from here are some $7,000,000 or $8 000 000, in specie. The freight generally is about ome balf per cent. The $7 000 000 of iz ports, at $100 a ton gives 17,£00 tons, ray st $20 per too, will leave £250,000 ingress, Add another 100 000 for passengers $460,000, Take off sixty seven cents on tho coher for wear, tear, mantgement, &:--that ts, lesva $150,000 net— say interest on $10 000 000 at 5 pr cent, and you bave interest $600 000~a dead lors of $350,000 Suppese the calculation is wrong suppose the expenses overrated, and the receipts muea lessened. Ju‘ge from the experience of ail railroads im tha most pe pulous thriy- ing commercia! countries in the United States. Domany railroads pay 3 per cent? Is not the personal profit of secondary importance to the landhelders on the road, to the State Congrers, to the public weal involved in it?’ Ia England how many railroads have failed, with the exception of the Liverpool and Manchester and Liverpool and London? money, caa the road be made? Thi ninety miles, by way of Perote, is more then seven thou- saxd feet. How can engineers get over that without giv- ing huncre’s of miles of windings and turnings? Wast foreign worbman vill stand the climate during seven micths of the year? Na'ives are not tobe hired—no wages will even make themoultivate the esta‘es they The American army lost nesrly 9,500 from slimate alo: on the very ronte’ this railway fs to take. Look at the cost of the twelve miles of railway now constructed—it has cost $1,800,000, Certainly, xpensea have been absurd; bit still the wages paid hai Every piece of timber called a sleeper, on which the rails without say rock or ¢xcavation of any kind. Having teen on all this live of road, and knowing it well, | pronounce it impracticable; tut still I shall be happy 'o see men spend their money to improve the roads of the country, although I much fear that the next twenty years will, if the road is begun, not sce it daished. 1 fear I bave mae this letter somewhat loug, but I can- net ccnclude without assuring you that ail you have written on the ten ency of Mexico to proclaim itself an empire ia true to the letter, lst Geaeral Almonte write what he plesees to the coatrary. Several cepartments of its speedy dismemberment in luced all partias to call in San’s Anpa, as the only man capable of reorganizing the republic. ° ‘The three great parties—the republicans, (called Paros,) the moderados and the monarchists—impelled by the common danger, agreed at loast on what is recently siyled the platform of the independence of Mexico, It was sup- posed that a map who had twice been forced to leave his country as ap exile, would, in the, hours of his baaish ment, have rondered deeply over the errors of his past administrations, and, wise by experience, planned some comprehensive plan of governmen’ which would have placed Mexico in her proper povition in the ecale of na- tlons, given an impulse to the industry of its citizens, and healed the wounds inflicted by contentions and political struggles. Santa Anna’s arrival was received with acclamation by have pronounced, during the Inst few days, for a contin- uation of the cictatorsrip to Santa Anna—some for con- ferring on him the title of Captain General—some, Grand Elector, with the title of Serene Highnesr, Ko , &o. Tae city of Mexico seconded these pronunciamentas y: terday, and the geners! idea is that the upward mot not yet stopped For my own opinion, not quite sure whether a strong single handed gover ment isnot the best in the actual state of the couniry; but’ I should like to see despotivm commit the paradox of going’band in hand with liberty. The party who aur- round Santa Anna are oppored to progress—he, I am sure, means well aad honestly to hig country, but is led away by bad advisers. If, when he mounts tha throue, be should adcpt, by the force of his will, a policy of en lightened progress, give encouragement to foreigners, promote toleration, reform the army, correct the abuses of the clergy, diffuse the blessings of education ovar the lapa;—if he, by his despotic will shuld do thir, he will not want beyonets to de'end him, uor n-ed fear that the old remnant of colonial prejaciess willdethrone him, He would live a blessing to his county. T mney poss ly ad dress you on a future ccoasion. A CASUAL THINKER. all parties, and he commenced hia goverament under the favorable auspices and good will of all. But soon, alas! it was found out that he had learned noshing and forgotten nothing. He at once threw himself blindly into the arms of the church and monarchical party ; and his first deoree, headed General Santa Anna, Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles [II., Presi- dent of the Republic, &c., was the suppression of the liberty of the press—a prohibition of any discussion what- ever of the acts of his government. Since then other de- orees have followed—namely, for the re-establishment of the Jesuite—one, a rigcrous system of passports all over ‘the republic, with ministers worthy an Austrian governor; another, that all persons entitled to be styled excellency or lordship, which titles formerly were only used in official documents, are to be addressed verbally by their titles, whether officially or im familiar conversstion; an army oreated of an indefinite amount, of which some 30,000 have been already drawn together; some little semblance of a ravy decreed ; —tight Generals of Division named, some forty of brigade, and the number of uniform grades and promotions really not to be rememberei—besives the total suppression of ‘the federal government, the former States are to be oall- od departments, aud governed by military chiefs; all the old machinery of inland customs, all the eli Spanish colonial fiscal regu'ations, all the old'acts of the Viceroys, of ceremonials, badges, sticks of oflice, cocked hats, pre sentations, have been decreed and arranged with a pre- i 1048 which Isave far be- , We have again! the re-estadlish- ment of the Orcer of Knighthood of Guadalupe, and ail the seremonials. arranged with « ridiculous parody on similar former institutions. W all these measures are going on, trade is languishing. the revenues are de creasing, multitudes of people have been forcibly sent out of the country, and others are voluntarily emigrating— the wild Indians are dessolating and faye waste the | nerthera provinces, and the influx of foreigners, except as casual tourists or passers through, has ceased. With respect to the revenues of Stexico, they are calon lated im gross at about seventeen to eighteen millions of dollars, when, with a liberal tari, they might be doub'ed and quadruplsd within avery shor: time. The pressnt ‘tariff was one of the first cares of Santa Anaa’s gor- ernment. Every possible effort was made by the foreign ministers to convince them that low daties make cheap goods, and that cheap goods in a country where the mass are half clothed would iaduce con-umption and promote civilization. But no—the goveramert woult only listen to the cry of a very small number of manufac‘arers who have invested about fifteen millions of dollarsin estad lishing manufactures here of twist and calicoes, and tie ory was the protection of native industry and’ Mexican produce; and so a pane tariff was agreed on, and thus thourands of Mexicans go without a second shirt that some fer people may benefit oy the paternal pro tection to native manufacture Let us examine the present tariff:—Plain cottons costing six cents pay five per cent im portation duty, and seven- fy-five por cent ext as conti duty and international | juty, thus costing elght and thres fourths cents in Mexi- eo, Or one hundred and fifty per cent over prime cost, which is a virtusl prohibition. Prints, by the oid tariff, 6 cents duty; in the present 634 ceuta, and stand in hei with duty 113; cents; their cost is about 10 conts—there- fore arrive here surcharged with abont 120 per cent duty. On fine liners the duty ia somewhat higher than befere, as the extra duties amount to 75 per cent, instead of 48 a 60, as formerly; as to linens, they are also some- what cheaper, but on all classes of si'ks they are a great deal higher. "Thus you see that in spite of the new ideas that are springing up in all parts of the world with re ference to free trade, Mexi still follows out the old pro- hibitory system and illiberal ideas. ‘Thus far with respect to the present interior govern- ment. Its present relations with the United States are comewhat of a doubtfal character. The present minister from here at Warhirgton, General Almonte, is considered to be there only asin s rort of honorable banishment. Paredes being p Po and Uraga and Arista banished, he is the only one who could give (en. Santa Anna any uneasi- ness; he has no sort of iniluence with Santa Anna, and, in fact, in spite of all the complimentary letters passing be- tween them, in which, by the way, Almonte is always humble to his chief, Santa Anna — for him. Figtt generals of division have been named during the last six months ; but no blue sash given to the oldest of General Almonte—nay, not even a cross of the new order of Guadalupe has been conferred on him. His instructions are to ask imporsible miilions for the can celling of the lith article of the treaty of Guadalupe, get up every day new grivances, disown all the ambitious acts of his ‘‘querido amigo,” and be disowned ia time, and sbelved the day he ia useless or mpposed to be dapgerous. He has already got his monitor cn him, ia the shape of the new consul at New York, a friend of Mr. ia, the prime minister. and joint editor with him of the Untverial here, a paper which is rupported by the , raised loud paans on the reestablishment of the Jesuits, and would go frantic with delight at the re- establishment of the inquisition. Bonilla, who was for- merly minister at Rome, has sent Senor Rafael to look after Almonte, as it would be ridiculous to suppose that e ‘of Rafael’s means, and having so thriving » estaslishment here, would accept @ consulate at jew York, which at most could only be profitable in con- gection with an uiterion object. With respect to the pabuc cred:t and public craditora, nobody is paid +xcept the army. There is now a deficien cy of Bixtee: millions of dol’ara since Santa An: arri vel. The E gilsh bood holders, ever since the Ite con- version in which all sor's of guarantees were given, ara some feur or five dividends in arrear * The taterest on the internal debt has_nct been paid for two years. Tae valu of the bonds besring three per cent per anaum, just sued, are to be bought in any quantity at seven per ont and with difficulty got ric of. Gentlemen of Wall street come here and buy our three per cent stuck at sevea per cent; bat i tre ear iit to bea qu vd Learn 4 od ‘baggage, as that will b- thirty ays coming apfrom Ve Cruz. Don’t be atraid of wang Torentalied by the tele- pe If you get ber: by the diligence with the lettars, ig ree days and half, you have a chance of beating it: for the last two months it has b-ea quite unservicaaole, sometimes broken here, som: times broken there, and ex opt for the first three months, 1 know of no direct mes gage baving been sent from here to Vera(raz. Bat all these delays the government bas now raso'ved to do fave actually given an English compa. the privilege of makirg a rvilroad bet veen here and Yors Crus, ane b; ral jecree to carry it on to a on the Pacific. The company, | hesr, think of San poriog through the richest departments of the re- W ae it 7”? asked Santa jnne. ‘An Eng- company, ’ was the answer. ‘Oh, by all means aay- thing that is rot connected with the Yantews.’”’ fo th y ‘ome mil- survey the work and ret xbout it, “Ob! wel” was not the tune at which he was to lay out But this is s serious undertaking, Let us it eeriously; let us ruppore the road made ‘Vera Cruz ‘te Mexi 0; the soramon on lay at some 000 per mile; Atocking it wit oar- oe, wane were a ns; in fact, a fair outiny of ap- ‘wards of ten miliions. The comps®y are to lake any man’s or howe, or garden, and withou' avy compara ia, I ruppone, is a way of engaging the *)mpe landed propristrra in tha work. Goveroment iy per cent clear of the profits: and, in fact, [ here a copy of the decree, by which your ebrewd readers will vee all the conditions by which the contract is borthyned. Of course a future Congres, revolutions, probable change of government, ye oa of the oleryy and the cla aig prerind q in an Angle company, Ad OT ag Jones week? Wil that vitiate the ‘exican government, too, have the de eof the tolls, There is uo provision Hability of shareholders, The hostile feeling seninat the Unites States i+ shown im its being an exelu- 3 distikes nim and will do | Pillage of private py THE INVASION OF LOWER CALIFORNIA. The absorbing topics of discussion continued to be first, the recent invasion of Lower California by Pre- sident Walker and his small force of flibusteros, and the expected descent by the same or other parties on Sonora, and secondly, the great political project of investing Santa Anna with imperial faculties. The | Trait d° Union of the 3d of December gives us the | following details on the former subject:— The Siglo informs vs that there has arrived an extracr- | dinary courier from Ures, (Zonora,) with communications | for the supreme government, and iso that private lot- | tera have been received up to the 12th of November. The news of the invasion of La Paz was not then known in Sonora, but several cfiicial communications addressed to the Governor of that cepartment by Mr. Guillermo Barron, Mexican Vice Consul st San Francisco, has suc- cessively anounced the seizure of the brig Arrow and of the departure of the Caroline. The Nacioal—ofiicial journsl of Sonora—publishes these official docamente, ‘and adds to them extracts of all the California journals which epeak of the acts acd projects of the invaders. The kcokout of the port of Guaymas had perceived in the Gulf, near the island of Sea Pedro, two ships, which on rearing Jand gave signs of an intention to disembark. This disembarkation, however, was not set effected on the 1ith of November, and it waa thought that the adventar ers were waiting until they should get reinforcements. According to the information received from Californie, fds the Sign, the expedition is composed of gamblers, andits. The greatest enthusiasm reigned throughout Senora for the Gefence of the national territory. The Governor, Manuel Gandara, also Commandant General of the depart- mert, had published at Uses a proclamation in three ar- ticles, declaring, first, thatall forei disembs rking ‘witt out permission from the authorities, an¢ assembling in armed bands, shoula be considered and treated as pi- yates. Second, that the captairs of veseels carrying armed adventurers, the proprietors of these vessels con | victed of ccmplicity, the persons who should enter- tein relations with the invaders, who should protect them, rerve them, eid them, conceal, or endeavor to save any of them, shoud act aa guides for then should give them intelligeuce or advices, would ba in like manzer considered and treated as pirates. Thirdly. that all ths inhabitants who thould withdraw from the centres of popslation so as to avoid taking up armna, those whe should evince backsli ting in the accom- plist of the obligations imposed by their cuties to their e@fintry, voulc be considered as auspected, and ad judged by military coce, the least penel:y with whigh they woul! be punished being incorporation ia the vete Ten corps. On the other hand, we read in the Universal: — We copy the feilowing pssesge from a leitec written tous from Rosario on the 11th Nov.-- Mr. Yanez has passei throngh here yesterday morn- ipe (17 Ncv) He came from San Bias, Tost haste, hav. ing learned of the invasion of Lower California b: Yankees, rived in tl ed by Mr, Valder must have alveady eet out to sea. We will econ ree what is the charactor aud decision ef our Governor, in whom we have given hopes for the well being | of ovr population. In Sonora, says the Trait d’Cnion, seven hun tred men, cailed Defenders of the Country, have been directed on Gueymee, and the revenue from tobacco has heen seize! by the government for the recessities of the defence of the territory. OPINIONS OF THE MPXICAN PRESS ON THE INVASION. The Trart d’Unicn, of the 30th November, thus treats the su For two weers past it has been known that a Nerth American expedition has seized upon La Paz. We have | not got precire details as to this guilty invasion, but we know, however, the most salient circumstances. ‘The ad- venturers have taken possession of -the country by surprie, without provocation, without motive—we vill even say, with ut ayowab’e pretext Tnsy have made priscners of the old and the new military comman- dents, Mesers. Espinosa and Rybolledo; they have accom- panied this unjustifiable act of aggression with ether acts no less blameable—with ro>beries of provisions and rties. Assuradly this deed is of the utmost gravity and nevertheless the press, after having summarily chronicled it, appear to have already forgotten it. * * * It appears to us that the enterprise consists of two expeditions, intended to invade Sonora at such times and under such conditions as have been agreed to between them. One will act by sea, the other willact by land in invading the frontiers—they have robably fixed on the points on which they are to unite the heart of the country. The expedition by s pear tobe the most numerous, as it was impossible leceive entirely the surveillance of the authorities of San Francisco § It bas been divided into several detach- ments, and has embarked in several vessels, have seen that from 180 to 200 mem hive taken passage on board the Car:lina; that a number equal at least haa left San Francisco by th ‘amer Goliath, and the Cali- fornia journals have taken care to notify us that other departures were in preparation. doubtless the first arrivala at Ia Paz had orders to | feize upor it. Not, wa beliave definitely—for it is not Lower Californis but Sonora thatthe adventurars cove-— but asa ladder: asa station where the differsat detach- ments should unite to depart en mas for the consta of Sonora. Itcannot be disimulated that the point bes benacmirably selected. Its vicinage to Guaymas, the difficulty for the Mexican governm-nt to concantrate forces ;romptly thera, the rparseness of ths Mexican peyula ion in Lower California, everything copeurrad in yointing it out to the chi+fs cf ihe expedition. Very prodably at the moment wa write tha adventurers have sraembled iu a comparatively lsrge number at La Paz. Ferhapa even the expedition has already set sail for Graymas, and it isin Sonora Ghat the contest will take place Letwern the, e Moxioan troops. [tis Frid that the government bas jaaued the mecessary orders fcr the despatch of 2,000 men for the defence of the coasts ard frontiers, and the Siglo speaks of General Yavez as the chief deri) ned for toe command of this expedition, * * ® The population of G at the Iart account, were inalarm, * * * Vallez, of Mazatian, has asked from the merchants a loan of $14,000 to organise a compsry «f two huncyed men to march against the in- vacers; but the merchants havo refused, principally on the ground that the advances which they had formerly made for the expedition agrinst (iv. Vega, at Culiacan, bave not yet been reimbursed to the n by the government. They were expecting the arrival at Mazatian from day to ay of Gen. Yonrz, the new Governor, with » force of three hundred men (From the Diaro Oficial of the 224 of Nov J PIRATICAL INVASION — S2COND ARTICLE. (The first we publivhed im our ixsue of yesterd: 7) The occupation of the port of Im Paz, aa it has besa realized, involves, as has Deen said. two notable cirsom stances which place it ia the Ina’ grads of crimminall'y. These men have hoisted the raticnal (M-xican) fag on their vas with which they have crossed the Pacific Under this gis they seized the verre! which had cn board Col mel boliedo and his suite ; and protected, ia fine, by the same fing they disembarked, with al condvence, in the town, woich could not anticipate this o Thev remark ale circumstances prove that a reai piracy has been psr- petrated, accompanied by cowardice aa! audacity, Who cap, there‘ore, coubdt the right of the government to unish reverely such boldoese? The crime of plraoy, rapro Bated by sll lase, han been consunmated ia every 006 of those acts; and !t gives a right to the sujreme qoverd: nent touse, without hemtation all ite energy to casti gate criminals worse than tommon baa lita and robbers, and for whom nations do no\ perrai’ a sentiment of pity. lis order, are the firnt obje WY tor the a com rca what nonree are they to bo wongers. Only one coach leaves see eet ostor Vers Orez, theoogh Paebla, Persta, siz times ® week, and very frequently take wheiker by using ex; gover uinent and toe ran caus How few pay 4 percent! And, in fact, before laying out the | levation, ia less thaa | been most enormous. | axe placed, cost five dollars—and this is a plain road, | bject of invasion:— I The independence of the scurry, internal peace ard pub- to whica the suprome at ‘he dupity of the i ti a it fe. bs 5 by deed or by omission, tho froa He, therefore, who does not co operate im the most ac- tive manner ip tre laiow of the foreign enemy, bat, on the cortrary, not enly to disturd interval tianquillity. but even to cool the sentiment of iotism in the present circumstaz ces, deserves the ment of & traitor, and that his pame be execrayc? $72.1 hia countryren, in all ages. What may be the consequence of that first step—what result mey follow the oocups. tion of La Paz--are matters which belong to faturity but prudence counsels us to place an insuperable ¢yke to that torrent which is threatening, and justice requires that euch @ scandalous one be repreased with all fmness and resolution. It appears as if the territory of the American Union weré destined to launch from her the hordes of ancient Scandimavia—to pour outiaws—derolating wherever they touch—set: ting st naught the rights held most sacre 1 amongst men, anc giviog the moat remarbable examples of the mort barbarocs der cralization, .It belongs to the goverament of that country to prove that it does not participate in such s¢ntiments, and to show that it has all the power to repress those attempts which spread alarm among other people. There has been bat s short interval between the expedition sgainst Cuba ard the occupation of the port of La Paz; and thore who attempted the first, and those who bave realized the second, have departed with their warlike preparations from the porta of that nstion, The | scattering of the first has not had the effect, nevertteleas | of restraining the undertading of the second . and itis nad to ray it, but this is an argument against the @rmoess of a power which shows {self impotent on such an ogaasion, even though it be mot permitted to suppose its connivance, | and at the same time i rewals that Spain and her former colonies have to share the same destiny im the strife which | is anmounced against their existence in the hemisph-re which the former ciscovered and civilized by the noblest efforts, And shill such great glory be jost by this rac which hes produced the mo.t enlightened scholars and | holy men, the most valiant captrins, and the models of the most refined virtues? It does cot appear possible, | inasmuch aa quarter of a century has not elapset siace the repetition of those exar ples bas been exhivited from Brezil to the Sabina Next to the invasion of Lower California by the filibusteros, and even appeariog to absord public attention to a greater degree, is the project now all but consummated of investing Santa Anua with the at- tributes of monarchy. The following “Act of Guar Galajara”’ is the solemn decree, to which the Mexican republic is giving its adhesion, by States and cities, and which restores, in fact, if not in title, the empire to that country: — a ACT OF GUADALAJARA Considering, fist, that the enemies of our couatry, who are likewise ‘he enemies of publfe tra: quillity ant true pregress, without any other object than their owa indi- vidual interest, continue to sgitate revolutionary chemes, to subyert order, and extinguish the hope of uture tranquillity, compromising by these means the integrit; atiouslity of this republic: Considering, also, tbat the pretexta waich are these mschipaticns, and smong others the acsomplish ment of the conditions of the plan of Jalisco. are acting but false and hypceritical motives, as this plan has been modified by the convention of 6th February, to which tha nation gave its conrent {rom the momen' when, accord- ing to these modifications, the Provident waselscted, and has governed up tothis day, with the consent and sub- | mission of the government to all bis acts; Coxsidering, moreover. that if, in the short spase of | six months, theee evemies of order have unceasingly con- spired together, without waiting even for the delay of | the conveutions, their derigns are evidently not to sabmit to them, but toemploy them as an instrument to revive il the eviis from which the nation has suifered during the sad times or former admini-tretions, and against | which it bes +poken go resolutely acd so unmistateably; | Considering the progres made curing the past six | months in the organization of a great part of the admi- | nistrative branches, and Ubat there is yet ingnfficient | tive, Curing the remainder of the year, to perfeot this or- ganization in such a msnuer that defence, as well exte riorly a8 interiorly, may be assured; Cont icerivg, on the otber hend, that at the tims when the goverarent was charged with the direction of public afiairn sc found itself without union, divided into i witrout any sutjection to authority, and that auttority fallen into shameful contempt, and that in the short period since elapsed the same authority has recovered its dignity and its decorum, and that tl of all the factions in this republic has beccme every day more firm, to the manifest advantage of the entire com- monit, Constdexing) mot eover, that constant threats from venturers from the neighboriag nation of the North, well as thcse of barbarians on the frontiers, require that, for the defence of the national territory, the public power esl be stronger anc more energetic, so as to resist Qt mies; Considering, lastly, that all respectable classes of the Mexican people detest the principle cf the dismember- ment ef public power as contrary to their habits and their religion, as the sousee of avarehy and weatneas, as was seen by the foreign invasion of 1947, and as the foundation of the ruin of ational incependence, that by these means not only are material interests destroyed, butelso every feeling of patriotism, and, in its place, Ismentable political scepticism ariaes, the origin of that degeneration of character at which a nation arrives when it approaches the term of politieal life; Frem these causes, and f:om others £0 well known that it would be useless to enumerate them, the undersigned, animated by the purest sentiments of pat: iofism and of grstitcde tewards the ili ‘iour chief of this nation, bis wivistry and his councilof State, for the eacrifices they bave made, end their incecsant and productive solicitude, and persuaded that in continuing thus the republic will soon attach ar ers of solid and positive happiness and of ® tim and issting peace, amc as not © be undeserving of being ranked as a civilized pation, have rerolyed to ad. drexs the present invitation to all the public authorities in the cepartments and districts, tuat they may support, by their appreciable vete in the most unequivocal and Open menner, the :ol owing article: — 1. It is Ceclared that the term of one year, fired by the Convention of the 6th February last, not being suflicient or tke completion of every branch of the national ad wiristration, is prolonged for euch time thought neceatary by his Exe: lency the Prosi republic, Gereral Antonio Lope de Santa Anns. 2 To this end the President is invested with fall ower, which he har exercised up to this day. ‘a the event of death, or any other hiadranss which would incapacitate. either morally or physically; the Nustricus chief of this nation, he abail have the power of choosirgs psraon whom he ehall think fit to replace him, scdof designating him under @ document closed and sealed, which shall be deposited with due formalities and conreviert securities with the Minister of State. 4. In view of the merits and very distinguished and eminent eervices of his Excellency the fresicent, it is proclaimed, notwithstanding the resistance ma e by him to this at a former time, that he invested with the military rank—whioh he alcne shall obtain—of Captain- General of the Republic, h the hopors and ¢istinctions attacbed to this title, agreeably to the decree of the 1th of Apr't last, anc with the micdification there enun- ciated. A copy of the present manifest shall be tranemitted to his Exee!ency the Prert ‘ent, through ‘commis- sion of the cerartment, to covgratulate him on this spontaneous election of the people, who have adhered to him are toexhcrt him toaccept it as a rightful tribute and jost homage for the honorable, conetant, and distin- guiched cervices which be has rendered to hie country, This act bas been signed by seventy-one Nectptinl atthe head of whom stands Senor Joré Maria de Ortega, Governor and Commandant-General of the department of Jalisco. it has already been sanetioned by different de- partments, cities, corporations and individuals. Among the adhesions to it received up to the 30th November, were those from Guanajuato, Aguas, Calientes, Leon, San Miguel de Allenac, Siloa, San Luis Potosi, Morelia, the Mineral de la Luz, the de- partment of Mexico, (Toluca,) Zacatecas, Queretaro, and Puebla. In the act of adtesion of the latter State, it is proposed that Santa Anna shall have, instead of the title of President, that of Grand Elector of Mexico, High Admiral, Marshal-General of the Mexican Armies, and Most Serene Highness. Besides these adhesions, there had been received, up to tke 3d December, similar acts from the cities of Tlalpam, Vera Cruz, Jalapa, and, according to re- ports publisbed in the Dario Oficial, from the de- partments of Oajaca, Chiapas,and Tabasco. L Up to this time, however, says the Tait d’Union, the grand and supreme consecretion of the eapital of the republic bad not taken place. Yesterday and the day before (2d and 1st December,) it has been successively given—first by the civil authorities, then by the military authorities and the garrison, On the latter day, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the Governor of the district joined in a deputation of tre municipal body, the other cor- porations, the eccle-iastical chapter, and several citi- zens of distincti mm, to give in their adberence purely and simply to the act of Guadalajara. This event was celebrated by a discharge of artillery and signal rocketa. The adhesion was signed by fifty seven nomes, at the hesd of which figures that of Senor Antonio Diez de Boniila, Goveruor. A litle before | to o'clock, a commission, nominsted by the adhe- tents, and presided over by Seuor Mizuel Maria Azcarate, bead of the Corporation, or Mayor, pre- sented themeelves at the national palace for tbe pur- pore of felicitating President Santa, Anna, and of remitting to him the deed which hai been just sigred. On this occasion Senor Azvarate pronounced an allocation, to which the President returned the following auswer:— BANTA AYNA’S SPRRCH. The manifestation which has besa mada to me by your representative, in the pame of theexcelient co: poration, @ authorities and of the inhabitants of this eapital,is the most agreeableevicence to my heart which can re yay my éserifices, Ihave never epared them ia favor ef my coun ry, even when that country bas acted differ with regard to me. That +hould persuade, not capt al bat algo the entire nation, that my 4 gervice can no longer reecgnizs any limita, particularly pow that my convictions are idem ified with its mort precious interests. Bs hind enough, sir w notify the corporation the authorities, and other per- sors who heve bcnored mefwith this rote of con idence, to which I shail know bow ‘to respond wita the whole cut- pouring of my gratitude and of my constant thangs The Governor of the district had published two proclamations—the one to make known to the citi. zone of the capital the act of adhesion of its civil aathorities, the other to invite the inhabitants to adorn and illuminate their houses during three days. In the evening several groups of persons traversed the streets of the city, carrying in triumph the por. trait of Gen. Santa Anna,and crying, “Viva Antonio Primero, (ong live Antony the First) On Tuesiay, tie 2d of December, at the same hour, the militar, autborit’es and the garrizon also gave in their ad- magistrate bas directed sud will divect his care, He | Lesion to the actof Guadalajara, acd this new rati- ought, devides, to expect that every Mex can reconds auch | ficution wae anoonaced by chimes of bells, cannon noble views by rerpect aed enbmusion to the laws--by | and fireworks. General Lombardini, tne command the homoge of their cervieas, and by the go ideill of him vt general of the istrict, addressed to the troops a who places honor and convt y beyyma every other com. | | reclamation felicitating them on tae vote given to sideration Parric 5 og of that tile—are | Ptr ant of the republic. LO eae ee ioe ee esis ot ths |. "The ects of adhesion of Mexico. a8 well as those acnving frem the ether pointaof the reynblic, have Yeon sent to the Council of Btate, ther it may tal: 4 to this grave mbes, In a few days from thence, that decision ald be known; bat Se) toa the Trait d'Unim, we 7 assuredly “the extraordinary powers of Captain General Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna as indefinitely pi The L’niversal devotes several articles to the sub- ject ot the projected railroad from Vera Cruz to the Pacific, which it considers will be of eminent im- portance to the country, in a social, commercial and political point of view. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has issued a circu- lar, bearing date 29th November, regulating the cere- monial of the solemnity which will take for the installation ‘of the Order of Guadalupe. This ceremouy will be celebrated in the Coilege of Guadalupe on the 19th of this month, (the day which rumor assigns for the installment of the mo- Honey ‘The whole magnificent cortege will assem- ble at the National Palace, to proceed in the designed order and with great military pomp to the city of Guadalupe. A decree has been published reducing the tax on dogs from one dollar to four reals. A circular of the Minister of Finance orders that the tariffs in force for the payment of custom houss duties on rational effects, will continue to be applied till the end of 1854, and will follow thus every two years, commencing first January, 1855. Forty collections ot garden seeds had been re- ceived from France, and distributed to horticulturists. Senor Pablo de Urrutic has been named Spasish Consul at Vera Croz, and Mr. Enrique Dorn has been appoioted temporary Consul for Prussia at Ma- zatlan. Both have received their exequators, A circular from the Minister of Foreign Affairs re- minds the chief of the staff and major of the army of the deciee prohibiting military meh to wear long beards and moustaches, a ey only enjoyed by privileged bodies and the heads of corps. The President of the republic has ordered that the Consulate-general of Mexico in the United States be transferred trom New York to New Orleans. Mr. Ra- fael Refael, of the Universel, goes to New York, with the title and appointment of covsul, and Mr. Eusebio Gomez is namea vice.consul at New Orleans, NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. [From the New Urleans Picsyunv, Dac 12. The arrival cf the steamship Texas, which left Vera Cruz on the morning of the 8th inst., enables ua to lay before our readers tome ivteresting items of news from the Mexican republic, with which we are furnished by a friend. who was a passenger. On the 19th ult, the Barranca of Acajsto, a point on the rad between Perots and Puebla, was the soeny of @ frigbtrul accident, which resulted in the iastantaneoaa death of thirteen persons. The facta, ay we gather them from gentleman who visited the spot shortly alter the cecurrence, are as follows:— About six weeks ago the Mexican authorities of Vera Cruz directed in name i Castillon, owner of an exten s.ve wagon team, to convey 1 hundred barrels of gunpowder to the capital for wpply of the troops, which order was disregarded by the major demo, who war subsequently inearcerated in prison, On exami tion, hewever, it was discovered that Castillon was » Frenchman, and upon application from his Consul he was released, and paid $2,000 in the form of redress; but, being prevailed upon to transport the powder, he accepted the contract, and set ont upon the journey, accompanied bya strong excort of infantry. The wretched cenditior of the road, however, impaired she barrele to such a de- gree that on reaching the Barranca of Acajeto they leaked bad)y, and on descencing @ hill a rope used in locking the wheels ignited from friction, an¢ set fire to some fifteen or twenty barrels, which exploded with a force that baf- fies dercription. For more than a hundred yards on each tice the tees were brcken and uprooted, and the earth riven as if by an earthquake. A single mutilated body alone remained out of the thirteen who composed the ili- fated escort. For miles around the country was filled with dust ard moe, and the diligencia which was some Cistance in the rear, was nearly overturned by the terrific force of the explosion. It is hardly necessary t» say that poor Castillen rhered the fate of his companions So macs for a cargo of American gunpowder on Mexican toil. Letters have been received from Maratlan to the 224 ult, These state that the expedition under Walaer, which landed at La Paz, in Lower Califernia, on the 4th, had disembarked on the €1h, after holding ion of bose ceo for met time, saree ehign they: had respecte. Ferocas and proper for everything the; reoulved.. An they feared te iat evened teotaets were fired | vee them by the Mexicans, but no dam: ‘was Cone. is supposed they proceeded up the Guif with the intention of effecting a refuge opposite Guay- mas until the arival of reizforcements from Northern Califorzia, This expedition, which was represented by the Mexican press to consist of one huadred and fifty men, is now known to have nuwbered but forty five, “‘includ- ing,” as we leara ‘rom the letter in question, ‘the cook.’” Great importance has been attached to this attempted in- vasion of the republic, with the view, it is said, of influ encing the regotiaticns pending between Mexico and the United States, In this bluster the British minister, Mr. Deyle has played # conspicuous part. for the purpose of embarraseing the action of General Gacaden, Imme- diately on the receipt of the intelligence he placed the Exglith war steamer Driver at the cisposal of Santa Anna, with Cirections to seize any vessel in the least degree suspicious. For this interference, and for other officioas intermeddéling, rumor says General Gadsden bas given him seme severe whacks over the tnuckles. It is now no longer atter of disguise in Mezice that the Ceroling wan owned in the port of Guaymas by citi: zens of the republic, and was, at the time of the capture of 1a Pez, under Mexican colors. Indeed, it is not un known to the govercment of Santa Anna that money was (reely furnitbed the expeditionists from Mexican pockets. A ‘gentleman who left California three « ufter the sailing of the expedition, informs us that party left fully prepared to set upa republic of t! own, being prépared with a fig, government seal, the ® nopsis of & constitu ion, neatly executed engravings forecrip, &c. He also states that a st ong corps de reserve were vaitiog in Califeroia to join Walker at the earliest moment. The celebrated Count Raousset de Boulnon ‘Was supposed to be the prime mover of the whole affair This is the man upon whom Santa Anne recently con: Lees % commission for the cefence of the frontier of rar co, It is now pretty generally known that our Minister, Gen. Gacscen, has made certain propositions to Mexico, touching the acquisition of th Is territory, the ad- juetment of private claim, and sn enforcement of the Gi grant For this purpose three commissioners had been sppcinted on the Sth instant to meet him; bat such is the absorbing natme of the embryo empire, that some time may elapse before anything definite is con- cluded vpon, In the meantime, however, it is «aid that the British Minister has se! himself to work to complicate matters, is the hope that through his interferance they may be. placed bryond the reach of peaceful disentangle- ment It will be recollected that some years a Mex'can government issued s mortgage upon the five frontier States, ax security for the payment of the Pritish ebt, which. however, was subsequently cancelled by an ‘acceptance on the part of the agent of an order upon the revenues, It will be remembered that rtill more recently, the ame agent (Mr. Falconett) became one of the resurities fer ¥r. Hico, 1d received as a collateral, in c nnestion with other partiss in Mexico, a transfer of all his rights and franchises on the Isthe us of Tehuantepes. Tne fail- ure of Mr. Slco to meet the evga; ents growing out of this contract, together with the necessity of the United Stetee baving a right of way through the Merills, has (n duced Mr Loyle to reassert the existence of the mortgage pon the frontier States, and to claim the Sloo grant a8 now belonging to British subjects. The policy of this tep is immedistely transparent For could Kagland prevent the American government from constructing = railroad to the Pacific, and at the same time secure for herself the Tehuaxtepec crossing through the Sloo grant, would not onl; ble to control our entire Califer- nis and /siatic trade, but bave the right to iuterfere ia the transfer of Cuba to the United Sta'es, on the ground that its acquisition would make a mareclausum of the Gulf of Mexico. Rumor his it that the British finger has already got burnt in the melec, aud that the American minister has Tac cecesion to read « lewcn from a page of the Monroe manierto, It is now ecnfidently believed that Gen. Gacrden will insist upon @ full and unequivocal en’orce ment of the Garay grant, together with a sale of the frontier upon reasonable terms. In his hands there is no doubt that he will make a straightforwara march on his own line o responsibilities, In Mexico he is regarded as a true dirciple of Jackson, with = will as inflexible and determined for whatever is right as ld Hiekory himself. The political aspects of Mexico are scarcely unchang- d, snd upon every subject, save what relates to the 72 bales tobacco; to F. de Fuentes & Co. 15 bales tobaceo, 4 bales gost skins, and 110 hides; toJ.Y. de Fgana 1 tox. she brings is consigned as follows:—I Blanchard & Co., $1,200; F. Camerden, $1.000; J. M. a $1,000; M. Payne, $1,000; F de Fuentes &Co., The following arethe passengers by the Texas:—Dr, Burr, ledy, and servact; MrsMitchell, J. McLeod Mur’ Py Uxited States bearer of despatches to Washiag'on; . Sebemayer, Carles J. MeGee, A. Perez, 8 Bun- J. Dupeux, N. Armas, C, M. Valdez and son, Senor La Vega, Secretary cf the Mexican Legation at Washing- ton; Captain J. Hamilion, late master of the clipper ship Eclipse; avd pine in the steerage. ‘From the papers brought by the Texas, and from other sources, we gather cow plete confirmation of ali the prin- cipal statements with regard to affairs ia Mexico fully copfirmed, with rome additions ‘The general belief is that Santa will be proclaimed Empercr. under the title of Antonio Primero, Tae day on oe the event is to take place is eaid to be on the 19th inst. (Correspondence of the New Orleans Delta, }, Vura Cavz, Dee. 7, 1858, & surfeit of wonderful rumors dying about, thingy, it is asserted that « party of sixty Innded at and captured the town of Acapulco the garrison fraternizing and afiilia. ting with the invaders. Of course, this is only an on dit, but is very impertant if true. Santa Anns {s coming it pretty strong ust now, and they are momentarily ex- ec ing to hese of his assumption of the title of Dictator for life, whied will be, of course, only # step nearer to the Imperia’ dignity. Some here say that ‘Old Santa” is ne mad sad ranving a muck. Others contend that he play ing che deepest kind of a game, and on high pants; that bis hvestitare with the purple will be followed by the sale of # conriderable slice of territory to Uncle Sam, and thea to wind up in a blare of glory by a most magua- nimow abcica'ion and voluntary exile~first pocketing, by-the-by, few odd millions or so of that cash which is at present locked up im those strong boxes, of which Jewmy Guthrie keeps the keys sougley stowed away in his breecbes pocket. In +ubstantiation of the foregoing, it is further asserted, by the knowing ones, thet General Gadsden, our minister io Mexico, is daily expasted throngh on his way to Washington, with the treaty which he has negotiated with Sante Anna, respecting the purchase of Durango, Sonors, Sinaloa, &c. Said treaty is said to con- tain a@ full and final acjustment of claims for Indian de- prec ations secrued since the last treaty, and to be pre- teyred by Mexican citizens against the government of the United States, Also, # final disposition of the much vexed Tehuavtepec right of way. Inconnectioa with this latter business I may otserve + Don Louis E. Hargous came paceerger by the Texas, ard is now gone to the city of Mex. ce Writing the foregoing, I have met Mr. Murphy, of the United States Navy.) bearer of despatches from our Jegation in Mexico to the government at Wash- ington, Mr. M. arrived this morning, in three days from the capital. and by same mail we have some confirma- tion ef the rumor of yesterday respecting the fil- libvster invasion. It appears that a number of “pirates”? isn-ed, not at Acapulco, as reported, but at La Paz, in Lower Cali‘ornia, The town war sarrendered without the firing of asbot. The invaders took what they wancod, paying for the same, and then sloped. In getting aboard their veseels they were fired upon from the town, but got off without receiving greater damage than that which their commissarait necessarily auffared in the loss of the services of the cook of the expedition, who, it seems, was sl ghtly wounded. it is reported here that Gen. Gadaden has mace an un- conditional demand upon the Mexican government for the recognition of the Garay grant, and recommends the American government to wade ixto the BMesilla valle forthwith if there be net an immediate compliarcs. Of courre however, no one—not even the bsarer himself— can know the contents of the despatches now on their way to Washington, It seema that Santa Anna has taken time by the fore- lock, and is already proclaimed Dictstor for ten years, and that, in imitation of Faustin the First and Napoleon the Third, this is bot the anteoecent of that which his speedy coronation will be the legitimate sequitur. Santa Apna’s vigorous government certainly possesses some advantager, One of the most important to travel lers is the entire eafety of the road between this placeand the city cf Mexico, and thence to Acapuleo. Robbers are now seen illustrating the trees by the way-side in a pen- dant form, which must, doubtless, prove very consolatory to the feelings of thoee who might otherwise have expe- rienced the nevel, but particularly disagreeable sensation ot being robb+d. ‘Human beings are certainly an extraor inary fruit for forest trees to bear, but let us hope that such may prove a greater terrcr to evil-doers than the for- bicden fruit ever was to our good old mother In view of the prerent safety of the roads, and the fa, Gilities offered by Harris & Morgan’s steamships, and Col, Rawsey’s express to Acspuleo, it is @ marvel that mi Galifornians do not take this route for the shores where rolls the beryl and the golden ore. Two days since three banished Governors of States left on the Fozlish steamer for Havana and parts unknown, Among them, it was raid, was ove of the very men who strumental in the recal of Santa Anna from to Carthagena. Anew way to pay eld debts, We bi Ameng or seventy fillibusters fINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKE?. Moypay, Deo. 19—6 P. M. ‘The four leading fancies—Cumberland Coal, Parker Vein Coal, Nicaragus Transit,and Erie Railroad—were in moder: ate dGemani at the first board, to-day, but there was no material variation in prices, compare’ with those current at the close of the market om Saturday. Nicaragua ad- vanced per cent; Cumberland Coa}, 4; Hudson River Railroad, +;; New York Central Railroad Bonds, 34; Park- er Vein, %; Harlem Railroad, 1. Erie Railroad deelined *{ per cent; Reading Railroad, %; Phenix Coal, 1; Erie Bonds, 1871, 34. Nicaragua looks a little buoyant. The buyers on time were abundant to day, and it is very likely that those who sold between 28 a 29 per cent, have been buying in again at 26 a 97 per cent. There is no doubt but that this stock will reach much higher points, aac those who are so situated as to be continually posted up on the compsny’s affairs, are among the largest pur- chasers at current rates. Parker Vein may be worth much more than it is selling for, but it will be difficult to earry it ‘up just now. It may move up with others, during specu- Jative movement; but there are more sellers than buyers at this moment, and likely to be, even at a moderate de- cline, Comberland Coal is sustained by a well managed cor- ner, and it may continue for some time. Very few of the transactions at the board are real. Erie Railroad, Har. Jem, Reading, and all the other railroad stocks daily oper- ated in, experience the daily fluctuations ia market value, without any movement of consequexce at the board. At this season of the year, speculation is generally dormant, and prices ef course depressed; but when we look at the position of many fancy stocks, at the changes which have taken place in them, at thd better developement of their resources, andat jhe accumulation of capital in the hands of individuals, it is somewhat sur} rising that so much apathy should ex'st in the market, and that so much dif. culty should be realized in maintaining prices. This has been a hard year for speculators in fancy stocks for a rise. The bears have ass general thing made money, and the Prospect is as good for them now as ever. During the next sixty days we shall have, beyond a doubt, a dull, heavy market. After that the bears must be cautious how they put out contracts. At the second boerd to-day, the downward tendency of prices continued. Parker Vein declined *{ per cent; Har- lem, {; Cumberland Cosl, ; Erie Railroad, 3; New Haven Railroad, %; Lehigh Zinc, %; MeCullock, %. The wales of Nicaragua appear to be principally on time, buy- er’s option. Tre ancexed official statement exhibits the condition of the four leading departments of the New York city banks, on December 3, 10and 17,1863. It should be borne in mind that these returns give the average amount for the week, and not the actual condition on the morning of the day the reports are dated. This pre vents ail preparations for the purpose of making « favor- able show:— New Yorx City Banks. giorier of Sante Anna and the higher honors which await nim. the presa areas silent as death. Rvery cir however, points with unerring certainty to the liek ent of the empire, which, it i supposed, procla med om the 19tb of the present month Al- ready the Order of Guadalupe has heen reproduced, and ‘as leng list of native ard foreign recipients nimed, among vhow aye Generel Almonte and M. Arrangoiz said shat Mr. Doyle will have the henor to ba invested with it, Apropos of this :—The Universal tells un that Ton Juan B Ceballos and Don Marcelino Castevedo, upon whem Santa Anra covferred the Cross of Guadalupe badincignartly refused the honor, a# anti-republican, for which tbey had been deprived of ‘their offices as Jndgan of the Supreme Court and incarcerated in the esstle of Cosy uliepes. It is imporsibla to,reslize the hopeless condition of the crembiing republic, On the Jet inst. Santa Anna's pw yacatery proclamation to the empire was iseued. It was ered from the palace with a great display of military inevery part ofthe cityto quiet apy outbreek that an ¢xulting population might ba experted to be betrayed into But neither the trcops nor the police could restrain some dezens of ragged men and boys with cane staffs, rhirt tails, a solitary flag, with devices, and a miniature bust of Santa Anpa held bigh io the air, from parading the streets and orying ‘Vira Imperio,” \‘Adiog Santa Anna,” &s. Of course, fo cng a there steps are deine taken. negotiations upon which cepend the stability of the whole Mexican structur too insignificant to be undertaken. Tie rulirg epirit of Santa Arva’s government is now Bonilla, & disciple of the Jeeuits, who characterize: Ame- rican proprees and American ins itutious as the acme of Goth and Vapcaliem. His opposition to everything which Lelongs 'o the United States is of such character thet be weuld willingly drive his chief to the most denporate extremities, He is the repated author of the decree pro- hibiting the introduction of Texan papere on the frontier, and in now striving hard, it is ead, to igaore every bape which ces not re-echo the praises of his petti*ogging 2 In Mexico he is detested as the serpent which has exveloped in its slimy folds the fainting form of the republic in Tumor wes current in the city of Mexico thet letters had been received fiom London by the Jast British mail packet, stating positively that a secret treaty bad just fern roneluded between Pogland and Spain, for the tmas- ciration cf rlaves in the ieinnd of Cuba Among those well irformed this report was eontidentiy belivved. mong the passergers brovght by the Taxae ix Oxptain Loans and Ditcounts. Dec.8. Deo 10, Deo. 17, American Exchange...$4.3¢5.749. $4 324,650 $4,278 429 Atlautic.... 454,271 495,780 "492,718 America. 1) 8604591 8,428,268 8,629,434 Bank of Commerce... 7,606,560 7,466'400 7,695,025 © Commonwealth 1,072,307 17120 911 1,164'757 New York... 2'648,708 2,648.990 2'729,357 «North America 1,578,436 1.571,062 State N. York, 3,669452 3,631.636 “the Union. 297 086” 851,248 “Republic 2 622,360 Bowery 1,009,297 1,111,416 } 1,611,686 Oontre + 856,088 Chsths +. 666,748 + 1,$76,614 615,974 Inland City... Knickerbocker ves Leatber Manutacturer Mechan'es’, 9 4, 4,200 077 Mechan‘en’ Amccistion. 1,079 014 1,007,301 Meck apices’ & Tradera’. 682 217 663,170 3 638.844 2,416, 620 8,069,200 1,612,921 863,962 1,195 '600 57,095 New Yor! New Yor! Exobany Seventh Ward, Le Texan brings on freight $6 692 in epcof, and to B, } @xereite of its faouttiea, sve Goon a it may determine upon with respect bales acto; to Bragiers &Ca ,$ Boxes and Han shen, Iw manter ef toe cligper ehip Kollg-e, and # 1d Leather 12 27 6 dobu Meteod Mi 4 despatches from | ©t. Nicholag, 670.633 BSI, 142 Gaberah Gaded critica in ccna | Suttols Py tis 323! 534 The tel s bien cht by the Texas from the city of 2 5,43 a1 86 Varleemadbe wares aehauie st Q47B7AT = -2.460,011 965 87, 756 $86,708,028 $47 605,07 288,948 $4,217 491 4,260,117 "247,013 on he 427 2,471,142 2,826, 968 8,067'177 3, 134138 9,887,170 Commonwealth "932,858 '883, 872'834 ‘New York-.... 2,646,535 2,409,017 2,865,045 “ {North Ameries 1,203,405 1,138,552 1,400,218 “Sof N. York., 2,826,647 21417,558 2,415,882 “ the Union..... "179,074 "198,681 "212/287 public 1,580,1 "766, 56g 45 670 _ W844 1,085, 493, 1,834,046 Continestal., 1,709,450 Core Fxchan 154,840 Fust River, 344,262 Fmpire City 853.533 Fultop.... 956,768 3 385,941 (30,023 391 880 = , 1,001,440 2/489 640 477,776 590,849 664,212 4,180 068 4,481,896 Mechanica’ Axsociation '737,703 858 Mechanics’ and Traders’ 415;260 434,768 814,554 810,141 8,159,432 2,703,018 1,083,061 1,054,138 Metropolitan... 1,699,661 1,683, National, 985,823 1, 049,08" Naseau.. 702,400 849,167 North Rive 796 469, 818,082 Now York Pry/Dock 99,332 86. New York Exchng 82/948 101,184 Ocean... 767,640 135,866 Oriental; 168,726 189,566 485,482 514483 623,628, 088 1,970,551 1,662,564 1,684,646 1666980 "684,855 "694'456 376,741 844,223 68,607 343.486 817/819 320839 89,890 738208 «gags 743,460 742,640 754976 ULL 4,000,606 1,803,718 1,886,600 Circulation, American Exchange... $379,804 $345,104 $317,608 Atisntic ..... 96,891 100,097 101,608 163,436 160,619 151082 Bank of Commerce. 8,109 4 3,100 “Commonwealth. 65,083 63,383 «GT G86 New York...... 307,843 309.513 203,430 North Americs., 87,311 85,256 84,609 State of N. York, 462,213 461,567 517,148 “the Union, - 111829 112418 160,353 142,672 = (121,640 198,582 196,019 220,259 © 2171181 2, 10;568 96316 «94 788. 134,701 184,210 319,003 -395'2a7 155,630 154,642 130,218 138,780 TROT 65,824 90,018 89,028 108/699 107)460 112,664 =~ 112/920 178483 (178,146 186,849 192,783 98,258 91628 147,945 161,300 3 123/196 «124,562 Inland City... 80,039 = 89,270 Knickerbocker . 84447 90,748 Leather Manufactur 238,513 236,688 853,318 847,898 97,556 96,796 110'383 (11,800 343,928 844,605 974,502 266,401 Mechanics’ & Traders’. 126,748 134,670 «188: Mercantile 112,658 Merchants’ 360,082 Merchanta’ Exohang 170,600 etropolitan,, 71,548 National 154,108 Nassau, 106,567 North River, 261,138 121 606 New York Dry Dock... 130, 182,432 177 New York Exchange... 120,164 120, 117,680 Ocean . + 185,676 «139,574 = 13966 . 641 91471 = 94 IR 114287 100,453 «109,804 + 148,266 «140,778 «= 142'9a8 228/502 © 232/270 «12,408 + 229055 = 223'459 2045s 116,114 114,041 118,798 72619 = 75,676 = 17,888 ,906 — B331T BOL 1OF 278,305 274,178 sea 298,212 © 286,757 290,46. Total, ++ $9,183,586 $9,075,704 $8,080,690 Specie, . American Exebange., $686,285 $484,600 $848. 003 Atlantic... : 49,698 "39,448 «86,007 America. + 962/089 1,035,658 911,008 Bank of Commerce... $72,812 "866,718 844,298 “ Commonwoalth 138,248 122,742 —-109)841 © New York..... 848,089 791.410 608, N, America... 108,981 98,934 173,086 © state of N. ¥.. 438,871 688842 698,300 the Union..... 29,311 36,525 «86,688 ‘the Republie.. 07,780 361,679 «246,188 Bowery....... + 64,682 491183 48,712 Broadway ‘81,496 100,384 60,370 butchers’ and Iievers” 133,281 -162'305 «142,403 : 289 21,838 23,143 17/600 985269 325,989 28,658 68,879 158,972 114,306 825'390 283,602 10243 (118 118 45,348 340 67,445 508 200676 178,048 30,642 24,817 85,260 78; 78,976 98,120 24907 31182 + a) 26,202 20,728 21¢,801 188,728 597,808 606 308 40,372 (88,839 86,260 76,608 975,100 1,000,687 Keckanios’ Association, — 69,236 102,821 115,785 Mechanica’ & Traders’, 63,473 58,202 61,772 8,808 838 ‘651 45 72 th Shoe and Leather, St. Nicholas 20,021 935 Sufolk . 10,187 10,150 10,088 Tradesmen’s 100,907 140,885 «128,181 Union...... ; 384,372 «483,760 Total........+++++,912,830,772 $12,493,760 $12,166,060 ‘The condition of the leading departments of the bamks of this city, at diferent periods, compares as follows:— New Your Orrr Banas. 58 $60,018,171 $9,904,108 $12,174,600 June 31, $96,620,656 964, ‘Aug. 6... 97,890,617 60,410,756 9,510,465 9,746,459 ‘Aug. 13... 95,562,277 68,166,712 9,451,045 10,054,618 ‘Ang. 20;.. 98,966;807 67,817,058 9,424,786 11,102,681 ‘Aug. 27... 92'396,068 57,431,808 0,427,101 11,319,087 Rept. 8... 91,741,888 67,602,900 9,554,204 11,288,088 Sept. 10,.. 91,108,847 67,545,164 9,517,886 11,380,608 Sept. 17... 90,190,589 67,612,301 9,566,723 11,860,385 Sept. 24... 90,092,7 4 1,340, The returns for the week ending Dec. 17 show a greater variation in the movement of the reveral departments. The line of discounts has increased $1,167,040, deposite $474,402, while the circulation has decreased $185,874, and specie $327,740. These changes are but trifling, eom- pared with the aggregates. The expansion in loans and discounts has been gradual, but steady. The lowest point touched was during the week ending Nov. 12. The etr- culation continues to fall off. It is lees now than daring any week in the past four months, The reoolpta at the office of the Assistant Treasurer to- day, amounted to $136,100; paid, $18,384 55—balance, $4,168,875 98, The New York and Harlem Raflroad Company have declared a sem! annual dividend of four per cent om the preferred stook of the company; the Bank of North America a semi-annual dividend of three and s half per cont, The Illinois Central Railroad Company have declared an interest dividend at the rate of seven per cent per am- num upto January 1, 1854, on the amounts paid inom the capital stock, payable at the office in this oity om the 84 of January prox. The interest on the bonds of the Cannel Coal Company, ne on ‘he Ist of January, will be paid on presentation of the couponsat the Bank of North America in thia city, A letter from Mr. Snowden, director of the United ‘tates Mint at Pniladelphia, to the editors of the Wash- ington Union, in answer to an assertion of lia New York correspondent that the Mintwas payiog out ¢old bars om account of ite ina ility to fursish coin, aye; — ‘Thr in not tne, Bare areonly nid when required derortiera, ‘This mint iaeapable of soning any amont of dbulfow wih which ray be enpo''sd = Depowton are