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UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—By the royal mail steam-ship Cale- donia, which arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday morning, accounts have been received from New York to the 30th June.
The American army continued its advance into the Mexican territory: Rognosa had been surrendered without resistance to Colonel Wilson; and Camargo had capitulated under the conquering of General Taylor. The main body of the army was encamped on the right bank of the river Deshas. Accounts from Mexico to the 1st June state that Paredes was about to place himself at the head of an army of 16,000 men to dispute the advance of the Americans. The probability is, that the stand will be made at a mountain-pass near Monterey. General Mejia had superseded Arista. Yucatan had formally declared its independence, and the Americans had in consequence raised the blockade of that part of the coast. Maeattan ter yoked on the 6th June against the existing Administration, and had " proa nounced " in favour of-Santa Anna. The expense of the Mexican war was causing considerable anxiety both n Congress and out of doors. On the 3d June, the Senate called upon the President for information as to the probable expense of conducting the war, and for advice as to the best means of raising the money. The President sent a message in reply, on the 16th, enclosing estimates of the probable expense, made out by the War and Navy Departments; also a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, containing recommendations as to the best and most effective mode of raising the supplies. These recommendations appear to meet the approval of the President. They consist in reducing the existing prohibitory and highly protective duties to revenue rates, in imposing revenue duties on the free list, and in modifying the rates of duty on other articles; with the adoption of the warehousing system, a reduction in the price of public lands, and the issue of Treasury-notes, or the contract- ing of a loan, to the extent of 12,000,000 dollars. Tea and coffee, now ad mitted free, are among the articles upon which it is proposed to place a tax. The proposal appears to be exceeding unpopular out of doors. The Tariff question was undergoing discussiou in both Houses. The House of Representatives had resolved to bring the talking to a close on the 2d July. The Rao York Express speaks well of the grain crops. Harvest bad commenced in the Southern and Middle states, and in part of Ohio. " From no quarter is there complaint of a small crop; and the crop, from present appearances, will exceed any previous one, and prices rule low enough to enable us to supply any foreign demand." The cotton crop is less favour- ably spoken of.
Cant OF Goon Horn.—Accounts from Graham's Town to the 7th May have been received. A most harassing and resultless kind of warfare con- tinued to be waged in the Bush, between an inadequate English force and large bodies of Kafirs. The colonists were " organizing " themselves for the field; and so soon as reinforcements of regular troops arrived, some decisive movements would be made. In many instances flocks of cattle were driven away by the Kafirs in the face of detachments of English troops, who were too weak to leave their positions and rescue the property.
Frrastcs.—There is no political novelty in the Paris papers of the week. The trial of the Commander of the Fort of Ham, Dr. Conneau, the two keepers, and Thelin the valet de chambre, for having by collusion or negligence facilitated the escape of Prince Louis Bonaparte, terminated at Peronne on Saturday, with a verdict of acquittal as regarded the Command- ant of the fortress and the two turnkeys, but of guilty as to Thelin the valet of the Prince, and Dr. Conneau, the physician. As there were ex- tenuating circumstances, however, Thelin (who was tried by default) is only sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and Dr. Conneau to three months', with the costs of the suit. Dr. Conneau stated that the Prince did not make up his mind to escape until he had lost all hopes of obtaining even his temporary liberation by the Government, and bad received a letter from Lord Londonderry, who bad undertaken to intercede for him, stating that his Lordship had no longer the slightest hope of succeeding. A report that the Count de Montholon, the Prince's fellow captive, had been set at liberty, is contradicted. The lamentable accident which occurred on Wednesday week on the Great Northern Railroad, causing a loss of fourteen lives, has excited much speculation as to the cause. One incredible circumstance is mentioned by the correspondent of the Times. He says that he heard of the accident be- fore post-hour on Wednesday, in Paris, that is about the time that the ac- cident was actually taking place at Arras. The same report is spoken of in the Gazette des Tribunaux of Saturday.
M. Frissart, an eminent engineer, had been despatched by the Govern- ment to examine into the causes of the accident; but in his published re- port he professes himself altogether unable to account for the catastrophe. Iris chief anxiety seems to be, polite man! to show that nobody is to blame. The probable supposition is, that the railway was quite unfit to be opened, from defects in its construction; and hence the anticipatory rumour.
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