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From the N. Y. Keening Post, 15111 insl. ] 15 Days Later from Europe. \ ARRIVAL OF TIIE < QT17AMPI) P u;PCTT?l>\T 1 u AXiJllUUlV VJ. ?? iJU I AJiim The Great Western, Capt. Mathews, < arrived this morning, in fifteen days from England. We have London pa- ' i pcrs to the morning of the 30th of May. ] The news in some respects is interest- j ing and important. < The bill to repeal the corn laws had 1 passed the House of Lords, without 1 amendment, and by a decided majority. Free Trade is henceforth the policv of Great Britain, the leading commercial : nation of the world. The Oregon Notice had been received by he British Government. of the Mexican war had just , been ved in England?the conseque ? as a slight decline in the cot- 1 ton market. The Queen has given birth to another ( princes on the 24th May. j In Ulster, the laboring classes arc suf- ] fering as severely from the want of po- ' tatoes as in the south and west. The accounts ol the new potatoe crop in Ireland are, upon the whole, encouraging O O The hay harvest is unusually for ; ward this year. In some parts of the * I _ T 1 . . . country, cuiiing nas aireaciy commenced. The nephew of Napoleon has escaped from the fortress of Ham. COMMERCIAL. We mentioned in our last that the ' proposition of the Mexican government J for placing the debt upon a new footing, , had been proposed at a stormy meeting of the proprietors in London. This oc- ' curred on the evening preceding the 1 sailing of the steamer, and we were ig- ( norant at the time of the result. The ! propositi^ was negatived by the bondholders. But a new and more favora- ! ble proposition is expected to be made. In the meantime the present position of Mexico affords small chance of the Lon- 1 don capitalist " bleeding" freely in the ' matter of the loan. Railway speculation threatens to be i 4i i._: tt* i-_i i ' nit; ujjjjiuui lum ui nit: jiiiigusii cnaracter. The " collective wisdom of the na- J iion" devised a plan for enabling companies to dissolve and be at rest. It was , thought that the concoclors of scores, if j not hundreds, of the ill-considered, ill- j digested schemes, would have gladly j availed themselves of the facilities thus ] offered. Meetings have been called, in ( conformity with the provisions of the act which was passed recently, in various parts of the country; but progres- . sion has been the rule> dissolution the , exception, with the companies. The , money market, which has been long restive under the load of speculation thus impending over it, exhibits, like a drun- , ken man, symtoms of reeling : and steady it cannot be, while railway bills requiring nearly seventy millions of capij.. u J i tai iiavg ancau^ uccu cauuiluxiUU. Qy I Parliament this session, The Cambria, Capt. Judkins, arrived I here on the afternoon of Thursday, after j a splendid passage, with the intelligence of the rupture which has already taken j place between the Mexican and the i American forces. The issue of the conflict, which has taken place at Fort Isa- ( bel, on the Rio Grande; if conflict it can be called, for it seems, according to ( the accounts, too trumpery for the appellation?has astonished, and, we are sorry to add, gratified many persons. The effect of the news had been to raise the price of American produce. On its receipt many persons instantly withdrew their cotton, and the conse I 1,-? ? ? i qucruuu iius uucii, <ts is cusiuiiiary in such eases, a rush of speculators into the field, and an improvement in the value of the staple. Another cause has been at work. Early yesterday the result of the second reading of the corn bill , in the House of was known. The set- < tlement of this question must beneficially serve business?must give increased , firmness to the manufacturers?must i enhance the value of the article?and < this, with the lormer cause, has render- < ed the market additionally firm. If the corn bill should pass?of 1 which, at present, there hardly exist a i doubt in the minds of the least sanguine, I an immense quantity of produce will 1 be immediately released from bond and ] inrown on the market. The bulk of 1 the produce se held under the Queen's locks, American Flour and American \ produce. Its value has heen estimated < as high as five million sterling. In ] every point of view?for the safety of 1 trade, for the security of the exporter, ] for the comfort and happiness of the peo- i pie?it is desirable that no unnecessary ielays take place. Our readers will observe that the Government had not only i majority of proxies, but a majority of peers present on the division. This is important as regards the ultimate success of the measure in committee. The markets in every part of the country will be more or less affected by llie second reading of the corn bill in the Lords, but the effect will not be fully developed before the sailing of the steamer on Tuesday next. In the meantime, we refer our commercial readers to what has been doing before the result transpired, and they will see that business of every description has been more or less influenced by the pending state of our political affairs. Tim: M rxii.'an Wau. Thi> nfltw nf I the breaking out of hostilities between the United States and Mexico, had been received in England. The Chronicle of the 29th, says:? '* At an early hour this morning, we received important intelligence from the United Slates, (announcing the commencement of hostilities with Mexico.) the interest of which induces us to publish it in full detail, and for that purpose to displace a considerable portion of Dur usual matter. The pressure on our ?pace renders it impossible to do more than call attention to the letter of our Washington correspondent, which will be found in another part of our paper." In a previous article the Chronicle iinticipated the war, and denounced the United States in good round terms. From the N. O. Picayune, 14th insl, FROM GALVESTON AND THE RLO GRAND. The Steamship Galveston, Captain Wright, was towed up to town at an 2arly hour yesterday morning, by the towboal Star. By her we have received [ialveston papers to the 10th inst. They bring up the news from the Rio Grande to the latest dates, and will be found interesting. We regret to say that Gov. Builer of ('ninlinn rniioJinfl lioru in ? ??> " low state of health, but we are in hopes hat a few days of quiet and repose will bring him up speedily Volunteers have at last "begun to pour into Galveston freely. From the News jf the 9th inst. we copy the following:? A full company, under Capt. Arnold, irrived by the steamer Samuel M. Williams, on the 5th inst. They are from Nacogdoches, and carry a standard with the words " Old Nacogdoches" on it. A company from Jasper and Jefferson countids arrived from Sabine by water last Saturday the 6th, commanded by Capt. Chesire, who was in the batLie of San Jacinto These have also been received, and left for Point Isabel Dn the schooner Testa, Capt. Fisk, this morning. By this arrival we have received the first two numbers of the " Republic of the Rio Grande and Friend of the People." The first number is dated June 1st, and the second June 8th. The motto of the paper, " Fear not?the brave and generous soldier is only to be dreaded in the field of battle." The leading articles are printed both in English and Spanish. The purpose is to convince the people of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, New Leon, and Chihuahua, of the futility of resisting American arms, and to throw upon the Administration of Paredes the responsibility of the war. A separation of thn nenartmpnts namprl nhni-P from the Central Government of Mexico is the distinct aim of this new paper. We have not room for one of its " leaders" to-day, but cull a few " news items," as follows:? Movements of the Enemy.?A traveller from Tampico met a Government carrier between that place and Victoria, about ten days ago hunting for the Mexican army, for whom he bore orders, he said, to retreat upon Tampico. This would seem to indicate that the Government consider the day as definitively lost in this quarter, or were unable to reinforce their army sufficiently to enable it to stand another battle, and were collecting its fragments for the defence r?f Voro ririiT The port of Tampico was ncrt blockaded, he states, as vessels were entering and departing, though an American sloop of war?the St. Mary's?was in sight. Mr.. Cchatzell and the other Americans, who were so rudely driven from Matamoras by Ampudia, had reached Tampico in safety, though shaken in health by their forced journey of three hundred iniles. They took shipping on the 23d ult. for this place, where thev mav be honrlv exnected. f J J 1 # Arista's retreat will doubtless continue to the mountains. After losing the lay with five to one at Palo Alto and Resaca dela Palma, it is not likely that le will make another stand on the plains. Gen. Taylor takes the field with so overwhelming a force, and so ad mirably equipped in that terrible arm, the light artillery, that it would be madness in the enemy to fight again, where deteat would be certain and retreat impossible. Monterey is the first position of any natural strength, and it also commands the entrance of the mountain pass to Saltillo. It is there, in all probability, that Arista will tnalcc his great eilurt. which the importance of the object, his wounded pride, and the advantages of the ground, will all conspire to make a brilliant but a bloody day in the history of this war VVe understand that Canales is at Altnitos Kancho, on this side of Reynosa, levying contributions upon the people, and plundering them of all their mules and other moveable property. Has has closed the road and intercepts all communication from this direction, treating ..11 ?.?,i mi uiuac ?v?v uic susjicuicu ui u iinii^ from this place with the greatest harshness. Correspondence of the Char. Eve. News. NEW ORLEANS, June 13. First. Movement of Invasion of Mexico ! On Saturday the 7th inst., Lieut. Col. Wilson left Matamoras for Rcinoso, making the first movement towards the invasion of Mexico by the American Army. Col. Wilson has a command of five hundred strong. Four companies of the 1st Regiment of Infantry under the respective commands of Major Abercrombie, Capts Miller, Bachus, and La Molte ; Capi. Price's company of Texian Rangers, with a section of Lieut. Braggs' battery, under Lieuts. Thomas and Johnstone, a company of Alabama volunteers under Gen. Desha, form the command. This movement is highly interesting, because it opens the ball of carrying the war into the enemy's country. Reinoso is a small town on the Rio Grande, sixty miles from Matamoras and con taining about 1,000 inhabitants. It is presumed that Col. Wilson and the brave soldiers under him, will take it without a blow,?at least the soldiers fear such will be the case. The volunteers are in good health and spirits?very few cases of sickness. It is rumored that Gen. Arista has sent a proclamation to Gen. Taylor, ordering him to leave Matamoras within a given time, or he should be obliged to come down from Monterey and chastise him for remaining on the west side of the Rio Grande. Volunteers for the Expedition under Col. Kearney.?We have been pleased to see the promptness with which Major Mackay, of the Quarter Masters Department, and Major Lee, Commissary of subsistence, have obeyed the instructions of Col, Kearney, in their respeo tive departments. As a necessary consequence of the call tor so large a force as Col. Kearney expects to take with him?especially as the whole expedition will be through a country where supplies cannot be obtained?an extraordinary amount of ordnance stores, subsistence, baggage trains, &c., arc required, tsut tne oruers nave been promptly met. Every thing that money, anci industry, upon , the part of those officers, could se- ; cure with the least possible deiay, has been already procured, and will be in readiness in a few days. A portion of the supplies were shipped yesterday evening, and the whole will be on the route by the last of this week or the first of the next; ani it is confidently expected that every part of the requisition will be at Fort Leavenworth early next week. When it is remembered that this expedition will require near a thousand /nules for draught, several hundred horses for the ordnance and for mounting the dragoons, at least two hundred wagons, a large stock of cattle on foot, and other stores in proportion, and that the requisition only reached here last Sunday, some idea may be formed of the despatch with which the United States Go^ vernment officers have performed their duties.?St. Louis Repub. The trial of Mutter, one of the managerie men, for the alleged i murder of Glover, one of the late students of the University of Vir gima, nas resulted in his acquittal. Father Milter is again holding forth in Boston. He says the pre- | sent war is the commencement of , the contest between Gog and Ma- i gog, which is to precede the de- i struct ion of the world. i THE BANNER. " LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOIL." UMAKL.hiB H. ALiLillilN, Ktlllor. Abbeville C. H., S. C.: \ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1846. 1 We were shown a cotton bios- < som yesterday taken from the field of ' Mr. Hugh M. Prince, the first we have : # 1 seen this season. The Bank of Hamburg South Carolina, has declared a divdend of one dollar and fifty cents per share, being three per cent for the last six months, payable on and after the first of July. We are indebted to the Hon. A. Burt for a copy of Capt. Fremont's Expedition, ! ICf3 We are pleased to learn by the < news from Washington, that Mr. Mc- : Duffik, has been elected Chairman of ' the Committee of Foreign Relations in ; the Senate. Mr. Allen having resigned. There were thirteen ballotings in two < days before a choicc could be made, ' and then only by the withdrawal of > some of the names ballotied lor. | 113" It will be seen by orders from ! Head Quarters that the number of com- '* panics to form the Regiment, has been * accepted for twelve months service, and that they are ordered to be at their respective parade grounds for inspection ( on Monday next. There is but little 5 probability now thai mere will be need ' for those or any other troops for the Mex- 1 can war. Arista is endeavoring to ( avoid another fight and escape to the mountains, and Taylor with the troops now under his command, consisting of some 10,000 men, will be enabled to sweep every thing before thorn in the neighborhood of the Rio Grande. 13^* The press throughout the country seem to condemn the course of Gen. Scott, and whilst they do not question his bravery or his military talents, they censure him for his selfishness in desiring to remain in Washington to enjoy his " plate of soup," and dream of the splendors of the Presidency The Pre- . j i a1. _ -1 * - j siuency ! mere is a someming anout u that bewilders ai?d blind? those desiring to attain to it, and instead of pursuing the course they should, we find often, * they go dia metrically opposite to their own interest and thus blast their brisfhtI e^t prospects. .^433=> The following names we copy < from our exchanges as candidates for of- s fice in the Regiment now forming in the State for the Mexican war. ( For Colonel. Major General Bonham of Eerefield. , Brig. Gen. Alston, of Yorkville. ( Col. Gregg, of Richland. j Col. Lartigue, of Beaufort. , Col. Moore, of Fairfield. ] For Lt. Colonel. Col. Dickinson, of Kershaw. ( For Major. ( Lt. Col. Gladden, of Richland. j Maj. Canty, of Kershaw. j Capt..Allen, of Barnwell. We are informed that none^of these j. gentlemen have volunteered^olf such r ?u ~ *_:_i iV-C_ -1-: uc iuc cast:, 11 ucnaiuiy wuuiu ue uuuig injustice to those who have so nobly re* j gponded to the call of the Governor, to elect any of them; able commanders can be selected from the officers who 1 have already volunteered, and who 1 should by all means have office in the Regiment/ We venture the assertion, J that ten thousand men could be found t in this State, who would be willing to r fill those offices with their pay and honor, n but who could not be induced to enter the ranks as privates. Let those men then have office, who are willing to go c in any capacity so they may but serve r their country. p U3=> List of Volunteers belonging to iie McDuJJle Guards, who have tenderd their services to the Governor. J. F. MARSHALL, Captain. J. B. MORAGNE, 1st Lieut. J. IN. COCHRAN," 2d do W. L. Hodges, 1st Sergeant. J. J. Martin, 2d do T. M. Wilson, 3d do W. McNary, 4th do Wm. Montague, 1st Corporal. Alex. Hamilton, 2d do W. A. Lomax, 3d do Thos. Burt, 4th do M. H. Wilson, Color Bearer. I. W Anderson 37. H A Latimore I. J L Anderson 38. W J Lomax 5. J Adams 39. J Lomax I. J S Anderson 40. S Lomax 5. W C Arnold 41. A Lomax 3. C A Blake 42. W Lomax 7. J B Black 43. A Logan 3. J Buchanan 44. F Logan d. Wm Buchanan 45. J M Martin 10. A Bradley 46. W Mabery II. J Bradley 47. J F Mundav 12. J Bell 48. S Munday " 13. J Gotts 49. C Munday 14. VV Clinkscales 50. N H Moragne 15. W Colbert 51. WmMiddleton 16. J Colbert 52. D Malone 17. D R Caldwell 53. S Malone 18. T L Coleman 54. J Mickler 19. J M Charpings 55. S Malone 20. J W Cheatham 56. ?McCallister 21. T S Crews 57. N McCord 22 J Davis 58. A A King 23. F W Davis 59. S Pace 24. A S Evans 60. S B Lackey 25. A Ellison 61. B J PulJiam 26. B Z Herndon 62. W B Romans 27. H G Higgings 63. B Reynolds 28. D O Hix 64. W L Ritchie 29. B Hammonds 65. J B Russell 30. W C Hill 66. W S Robertson 31. R Hanna 67. W H Sharp 32. W C Hackett 68. Jno Strawhorn 33. E Hilburn 69. J F Saxton 34. Wm Hughey 70. W Rogers 35. F Johnson 71. W C Wier 36. J L Lock ridge 72. B F Wardlaw _ <, From the Army.?We give in anothjr column the latest news from the irmy, uhich is of no very gr>;at impor* ;ance. There has been no engagement since the 9th and the Mexicans are evilently endeavoring to avoid another :ollision with our gallant soldiers. It s thought that if Arista will venture o fight again, it will bg at Monterey, ;vhich place has some natural advanages, and is an opening into the mounainous regions : this, perhaps, they will ittempt to defend, and stay the progress if the American arms from their advance in that direction. Arista's force is said to be about 15,000 strong. The settlement of the Oregon question will have a very material influence in terminating the Mexican war; for it is impossible for Mexico to continue Hostilities without foreign aid, and this we think she will not be able to obtain, at least from England now. Any assistance rendered the Mexicans by the English Government, would be tantamount to a declaration of war upon her part pgainst the United States, and would be bringing about that very state :>f affairs which both nations have been 30 long and earnestly laboring to avoid. Foreign News.?By the steamer1 rt ? nr . i ' ' ' ureai western, we nave aavices irom Europe 15 days later, extracts of which will be seen in this week's paper. The Dregon notice had been received by tho British Government.?The special message of the President relative to the Mexican war had also been received, ind the price of cotton had declined in consequence of it.?The Corn Bill had jassed a second reading in the House of Lords by a majority of 47.?Victoria tad given birth to another princess.?Prince Lcuis Napoleon has made' lis escape from his prison. It will be emembered he was imprisoned for life ome years ago, for attempting a revoution in France. The citizens of Trenton* N. J.lave nominated Gen. Taylor for the Presidency in '48. India Rubber Bridgf. for thr \.bmv.?Messrs. M. Rider Broil ers, of the Harlem Rubber focfcoy have secured an order for the naterials for a portable bridge for, he army. The " pontoons" are o be made of rubber, and when ompleted no delay will be expeienced in orossing rivers, in a ra id manner.