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Baltimore Commercial Jotttttal, AND LYFORD'S PRICE-CURR EN T. AGHICULTUHE—MANUFACTURES NAVIGATION] VOL. XII. No. 17.] BALTIMORE WEEKLY COMMERCIAL JOURNAL AND LYFORD'S PRICE-CURRENT, | Is published every Saturday Morninp, at No. 117 Baltimore street, near South, BY W. G. LYPORD, Editor uiul Proprietor. TERMS. Five Dollars per annum, \ Payable in Two Dollars andfifty cents, fur six inos. (j advance. Twelve and a half cents, for a single sheet. A failure to notify the Editor to discontinue pre vious to, or at the end of a subscriber's year, will be considered as a new engagement for another year. Advertisements of a square, (sixteen printed lines or a less number constituting it,) will be inserted three weeks for a dollar. For a longer period, upon such terms as may be agreed. PRINTED BY JOS. ROBINSON, BOOK AND JO B PRI NT E 11, No. 117 BALTIMORE STREET. A LM ANAC For the week, commencing on Sunday, SEPTEMBER 30, 1841). MOON—Full the 2d, at Oh. 3m. M. DAY. I Sun j Sun J Days' JHoon .Mo. 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AT BALTIMORE, For Philadelphia and LVEW York, j About 10(1 miles, $3 —About 200 miles, 7 a SS. Cars leave. I Are due. ! Daily, at 8 p. M. | Daily, at Hq p. M. Daily, exc. Sun..9 A. M. I Daily, exe. Sun. 2£ p. M. I and 5 A A.M. For York and Columbia, PH. 58 miles, $1.50 —70 miles, $2.12A. Cars leave. Daily, at 9 \. M. Daily, exc. Sun. 11A. M. Daily, exc. Sun..4 p. M. | and GA p. M. For Washington City. 40 miles, $l.B0 —(no round trip tickets issued.) Daily, at 9 A. M., and 5 I Daily, 8 A. M. &. 7 A p. M. and 11A p. M. | For Cumberland, &c. 178 miles, $7 —Wheeling, Si I—Pittsburg, $lO. Daily, at 74 A. M. and 4 I Daily, at 3 A. M. and G p. M. I P. M. For Ellicott's Mills and Frederick. 15 miles, 50 cts.—62 miles, $2.50. Daily, 74 A.M. I Daily, "..6 P.M. Daily, exc. Sun. .4 p. M. | Daily, exc Sun. 10 A.M. Harper's Ferry and Winchester, Va. 81 miles. 111 miles. Cars leave daily, 7.1 A. M. | Daily, G p. M. For Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. 180 miles, $5. A steamboat leaves. I Is due. 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Nos. 138 if 140 Baltimore street, Baltimore, IMPORTER OP French and English Hardware, Plated Ware, Ja panned Ware, Cutlery, Tongs and Shovel, Fenders, I.anips, Lustres, French and German Looking-Glass J Plates, AND MANUFACTURER OP ! LOOKING-GLASS, PORTRAIT K PICTURE FRAMES, CORNICES AND EVERY DES CRIPTION OF GILT WORK. A supply of which always on hand, and made to order, j jy 27 tf WHOLESALE k RETAIL. BALTIMORE —AND HER INTERESTS. BALTIMORE, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1849. From the Washington Republic. The French Minister and the United .States. In consequence of the rumors and statements that have gone abroad in reference to an alleged difficulty between Mr. Poiissin and the Government of the United States, it becomes necessary to present a nar ration of facts that might otherwise have been with held. An attempt has been made to create the im pression that the circumstances to which we refer establish of necessity unfriendly relations between this country and b ranee. This is not the case. Every Nation is at liberty to dismiss any foreign 1 Minister, at its pleasure, on the occurrence of any thing which is offensive to its dignity or character— I of which it is itself, of course, to he the sole judge. No Nation lias ever undertaken to resent such a step as a hostile or unfriendly act. The apprehen sions, therefore, which seem to have prevailed on this subject, are quite uncalled for; as some ulterior action on the part of France will be neeessarv to interrupt the amicable relations which exist between her and the United States. On the 7th day of February last Mr. Poiissin, in a note to Mr. Buchanan, then Secretary of State, alleged that he was charged by the French (rov ermnent with the prosecution of a claim against the Government of the United States, brought by a Frenchman named A. Port, established in Mexico, for indemnification for damages sustained by him from the acts of certain agents of the army of the United States, llis application was in the nature of an appeal from the sentence of a Military Court of Inquiry at Pucbla, which had made a decision un favorable to the claim. No answer was sent by Mr. Buchanan to this communication. When it was brought to the at tention of the present Secretary of State, Mr. Clay ton promptly devoted himself to its investigation, with the view of gratifying Mr. Poussin by a speedy decision. Within ten days from tlie time it was presented to him, Mr. Clayton announced to Mr. Poussin that he had arrived at the conclusion that Mr. Port had no just cause to he dissatisfied with the award of the military court of inquiry. This award, we may add, which rejected Mr Port's claim, had been regularly sanctioned and approved by Gen. Scott, the commander-in-chief. Dissatisfied with this decision, Mr. Poussin, on tlie 13th of March, addressed a note to the Secretary of State, in which he reviewed the supposed grounds of the decision, and animadverted with some severity 011 the testimony of a distinguished officer of the American army in Mexico, who had been a witness before the court at Puebla. It is obvious that at this point Mr. Clayton might have declined any further correspondence on the subject*, but, out of respect, on the 10th of April he replied to Mr. Pous sin's communication, assigning reasons for his de cision, and respectfully controverting the positions of the Minister. On the 18th of April Mr. Clayton received another note from Mr. Poussin, in which the Minister indulged in a strain of invective evi dently intended to be. highly offensive to the Ameri can Government. The correspondence was imme diately submitted by the Secretary of State to the President, who directed him to lose 110 time in re questing Mr. Poussin to repair to Washington with out unnecessary delay. The offensive note was dated at Washington, while Air. Poussin was absent in New York, up ward of two hundred miles distant from this city. Bearing on its face an insult to the American Gov ernment, deliberately given in the very capital of the United States, which if not satisfactorily ex plained or retracted, would have required that all correspondence with him as a minister should termi nate without delay, it was made important to him self and Government that he should lose no time in repairing to Washington. One offensive passage was the following: 44 The Government of the Uni ted States must be convinced that it is more honor able to acquit, fairly, a debt contracted during war, under the pressure of necessity, than to evade its payment by endeavoring to brand the character of an honest man." The same note contained an attack upon a high military officer, charging him, in effect, with perjury before a military court; and an attack upon the distinguished officers composing the court, who were charged with permitting that officer 44 to carry out, without interruption, his string of calumnies incredible." It closed with an insinuation that the State Department had become the organ of a criminal accusation, without proofs against Air. Port. It was in reply to this communication, that on the 21st of April Mr. Clayton addressed Air. Pous sin the following note: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, April 21, 1819. SIR: On the afternoon of the 18th instant, a com munication from you, dated Washington, April —, 1849, (without showing the day 011 w hich was writ ten,) was received at this office, relative to the claim of Air. Port on the Government of the United States, and, having just had occasion to address you a pri vate note, I learn through the messenger who was dispatched to deliver it, that you have been, for the last two weeks, absent from Washington, and that the period of your return hither from New York was quite uncertain. Under these circumstances, after a perusal of your note was laid before me this morning, I lose not a moment in requesting you to repair to this city with out unnecessary delay. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant. JOHN M. CLAYTON. Mr. WILLIAM TELL POUSSIN. In the interview between Mr. Clayton and Air. Poussin which followed this note, the latter gen tleman was informed that Lis letter was highly of fensive, and contained language which our Govern ment could not admit, and tliat he was permitted to withdraw the offensive expressions. The letter was accordingly withdrawn, and on the following day returned, expurgated of the most offensive mat ter. Anxious to maintain friendly relations with the. ministry, the President here permitted the mat ter to drop, and the correspondence with regard to the claim of ATr. Port terminated. It was hoped that there would HE no further cause of complaint. On the Pith day of May, however, Air. Poussin, in a diplomatic note, represented TO the .State De partment that 44 Mr. Carpcnder, the commander of the American war-steamer Iris, after hastening to the assistance of the French ship Eugenie, of Havre, which had struck on the hank of Riso, near the an chorage of Anton Lizardo, advanced claims, w holly inadmissahlc, on account of remuneration for his services, and, to secure their acquittal, detained the Eugenie for two or three days. In consequence of the energetic remonstrances of M. Lavallee, and the honorable intervention of the consul of the United States at Vera Cruz, Commander Carpcnder desist ed from his pretensions." Air. Poussin proceeded to say that 44 the minister of foreign affairs of France requested him to address to the Cabinet of Wash ington the most serious observations on the abuse of authority committed by t Lis officer, in illegally detaining the ship Eugenie." He concluded his note with the following remark: "You will easily comprehend, Mr. Secretary of St ate, how important it is that such occurrences should not be repeated, anil that severe blame, at least, should be laid 011 those who thus considered themselves empowered to substitute arbitrary measures for justice; and 1 doubt not that you will, without delay, give satisfaction to the just complaints of the French Republic." This note, unaccompanied as it was by any testi mony to justify the charge against Commander Car pcnder, was promptly referred to the Navy Depart ment, for the purpose of ascertaining the facts on which his condemnation was demanded. On the 24th Alay the Secrectary of the Navy, in reply, transmitted to this Department all the evidence in his possession, which consisted only of two letters from Commander Carpender himself, dated, the one New Orleans, the 16tn November, 18-18; the other New Y'ork, the 19th May, 1849. In the absence of any evidence of conflicting (acts, the President thought that the character of that officer made it incumbent on him to submit to the French Minister the explanation given by Commander Carpcnder, and to express the hope, at the same time, 44 that they would remove any misapprehension which might exist on the part of the French Government relative to his conduct on the occasion in question." This note j was respectful to the Minister.—The explanation I which accompanied it showed that the commander, seeing the French bark Eugenie and her crew in j imminent peril, high up on the rocks of Anton Li za rdo, and being appealed to for succor, hastened to her assistance, with seamen from the Iri; and that Captain of the French hark gave up the charge of his vessel on the reef, in order that the American officer might take the command, to save her. At a J moment when no other aid could be procured, and j when a norther, so formidable to seamen on that 1 coast, was expected, the American commander la bored all night with his sailors, got the French bark 1 off" the rocks, and anchored her in safety alongside the Iris. The commander asked for compensation, in the nature of salvage, for his men who had saved the hark and her crew from destruction. lie was j entitled to compensation. So it was decided by Mr. Clifford, our Minister of Mexico, (late Attorney j General of the United States,) when the matter was referred to him. Such also, we understand, is the opinion of Mr. Johnson, our present Attorney Gene- j ral. But although he had asked and expected to ; receive salvage, yet (to use his own words) 44 thirty 1 hours having elapsed without receiving an answer, j he had already resolved to let tlie captain resume the charge of her, when he received a note from the 1 consignee saying that he could not art in the mat- j ter, as the vessel was not yet in port; and, at the | same moment, the captain of the Eugenie coming on board, he returned the vessel to him." It was under these eire 11 instances that Air. Poussin wrote the note of the 30th of May last, which follows: LEGATION OF FRANCE, I WASHINGTON, AI ay 3(1, 1849. $ SIR: I received on the 28th of May the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the same day, in answer to mine calling upon the Gov ernment of the United States to disavow the con duct of Commander Carpcnder, of the American steamship Iris, toward the French ship Eugenie, of Havre, which had run upon the Lank of Riso, near the anchorage of Anton Lizardo. The explanations given by Commander Carpcnder are not of a nature, Mr. Secretary of State, such as to dispel the discontent which liis proceedings have caused to my Government. He considered, as he says, and he still considers, that the case was one of salvage; that the rights acquired by him as the saver of the vessel saved, empowered him to keep possession of her until his extravagant pretensions were fully satisfied; but his opinions have little interest in our eyes, when we have occasion to condemn his conduct. 1 called 011 the Cabinet at Washington, Air. Sec retary of State, in the name of the French Govern ment, to address a severe reproof to that officer of the American navy, in order that the error which he has committed on a point involving the dignity of your national marine might not be repeated licre aft cr. From your answer, Air. Secretary of State, I am unfortunately induced to believe that your Govern ment subscribes to the strange doctrines professed by Commander Carpcnder, of the war-steainer Iris, and I have only to prote st in the name of my Gov ernment against these doctrines. I have the honor to he, with distinguished con sideration, your most obedient servant, "GUILLAUAIE TELL POUSSIN. Hon. J. M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State. There has been, in fact, 110 doctrine advanced in regard to the case of Commander Carpcnder, nor was there any indication of an opinion on the sub ject of salvage. Air. Poussin, as if to make out a case for denunciation, assumed that 44 strange doc trines" had been adopted by the Executive, which compromised the 44 dignity of our national marine." In this note of May 3D, the French Alinister speaks of his previous, communication [dated Pith of Alay] in relation to this subject, as one merely calling upon the Government of the United States to disavow the conduct of Commander Carpcnder. In point of fact, his note of the 12th of May not only demanded such a disavowal 44 that severe blame, at feqst, should be laid 011 those who thus considered themselves empowered to substitute arbitrary meas ures for justice." The Government might have ac companied a disavowal of Commander Calender's conduct with severe censure; but a disavowal of the principle of salvage, or his right to it, would not of necessity have implied a severe censure. Air. Pous sin's note of the Pith of Alay was not understood, nor could it be interpreted, as demanding merely a disavowal of the law under which Commander Car pender claimed salvage for his crew. To a demand upon the President to disavow a law of the land, and the usage of nations under the law of nations, it would have been a sufficient answer to have re plied, that it is not the province of the Executive to inakc or repeal Jaws; it is his duty to execute them as they actually exist. Air. Poussin's was construed to charge Commander Carpcnder with abuse of au thority in illegally detaining the French vessel. It will be observed that the defence of Command er Carpcnder was placed in the hands of the French Alinister with the expectation of their being for warded to the French Government; and with the hope, expressed by the President, that an inspection of the papers would remove the misunderstanding which existed in regard to his conduct. Air. Pous sin did not give the Cabinet of France an opportu nity of deciding the case in its new aspect, but im mediately denounced the commander, without con sidering his defence, which he regarded as matter of little interest in his eyes , when he had occasion to condemn the conduct of an officer of the United States. An imperious refusal to permit an American officer to be heard in his defence oy the Government which accused, was not made more palatable to the Executive by the contemptuous sneer that accom panied it. The United States Government had asked, as an act of common justice to a meritorious and faithful officer, that lie be heard in a matter af fecting his private and official character; and it was natural to suppose that his conduct in saving a French ship, and abandoning his claim to salvage, would exempt him from censure, though it might fail to receive the approbation of the French Gov ernment. It was felt to be due to Commander Car pendcr that he should not be condemned without evidence or a hearing; and a refusal of so common a right was so deeply felt, as unjust, insolent and rude. Air. Mason, the late Seererary of the Navy, in a letter to Commander Carpcnder, dated Nov. 28, 1848, had officially approved his course in this very matter; there was no evidence adduced against him, and yet Air. Poussin decides that he had committed an act which derogated from 44 the dignity of the national marine," and proceeds to implicate the American Government in the discreditable conduct of its officer. He protests against the action of the American Executive in the name of the French Government, thus presenting himself before the Pre sident and his Cabinet as having been commissioned to lecture them upon what concerns the dignity and honor of our national marine. On the receipt of this extraordinary letter, the President determined to submit Mr. Poussin's cor respondence to the French Government, without assuming to prescribe the course which that Gov ernment should adopt' under such peculiar circum stances toward a friendly power; and Air. Poussin was duly advised of this determination. In coming to this decision, the President was actuated by a profound regard for the existing friendly relations with a sister Republic, and a sincere desire that those relations should continue undisturbed. Ac cordingly, the whole correspondence was communi cated to his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Af fairs, on the 7th of July, by Mr. Rush. AT length, finding it apparent that the French Government wholly refused to redress the wrong inflicted by the French Minister, the President felt himself constrained to terminate Mr. Poussin's of ficial intercourse with this Government, and thus preclude an opportunity which might be again abus ed. The relations tbus terminated between the Minis- ter of France and the American Government do not j imply or necessarily lead to a cold or hostile inter- j I communication between the two Governments. In fi the ease of Air. Jackson, Alinister of Great Britain, whose relations with this Government were termi nated by Air. Madison in 1809 in a more peremp tory manner,and for less pointed insult, no difficulty arose between this count ry and England. At anoth- j er time we may refer to that misunderstanding more, at length; hut suffice, it to say for the present, that, v unless France is emulous of a difficulty with this o country—of which we have no evidence in any thing li that has hitherto transpired—no disturbance of the 1< friendly relations between this and that country can t possibly occur. a Inputting an end to the official relations of Air. <1 Poussin with the United States, the Executive has b informed both the Government of France and the I late Alinister of France, that any communication c through any other channel will be respectfully re- |i reived and considered. r FOREIGN MARKETS. (PER STEAMER CAMBRIA.) L Correspondence of Uy lord's Price Current. 1 LIVERPOOL, Friday evening, Sept. 1, 1849. I Money Market.— Closing prices to-day were, : Consols 922 to 92.\ for money, and 92a for time. I } Exchequer Bills 39 to 425. premium. | > j Bacon. —We have to report another dull week, I the quantity sold being but trilling, and that mainly j < of parcels out of condition. London has been resort- 1 ed to by several of our operators, they being able to ; supply themselves there upon easier terms. Our I 1 slock is, nevertheless, decidedly diminishing, and 1 the supply of better descriptions is in small compass, j In Hams a retail business only, good being wanted. .Shoulders rather more noticed. Bark. —Further >alus have been made, at a slight j improvement;—say 20 hogsheads first Philadelphia 1 at lis. to lis. 6d., and lUU hogsheads, to arrive, at I 10s. W cwt. Bee f. —A fair amount of business, at steady prices. ' Our stock is now under 6000 tierces, chiefly of middling quality, and some very objectionable. 1 Butter. —American has been sold at 3J to 365. V cwt. in bond. Grease is slow of sale. Cheese. —Nothing to report. Corn, &fc. —We arc unable to advise any improve : mcnt in Bread Stuff's, either as to price or general 1 i aspect of markets. Continued very favorable weath- ' 1 er and encouraging accounts, aided by liberal im- j 1 ports, have combined to induce much caution on ! 1 the part of purchasers, and transactions during the week have been purely of a retail character, at i lower rates for Wheat and Flour. Indian Corn is | not pressed upon the market; and prices are main- ! j tallied. Of the Potato disease the rumors are very conflicting. There was to-day but a thin attend- > ance of buyers, and business closed with a downward i j tendency. | Cotton. —lmports this week 6,093 hales; Sales, 1 36,280; and present stock ;>94,900 hales, against . ; 553,700 at same period last year. Whilst there is 1 a trilling decline 111 prices of sonic qualities, anil the ! aggregate sales compare unfavorably with some re cent reports, the demand for export and speculation \ continues active. Manufacturers are unable to 1 realize profits upon their goods in proportion to the ' late advance in Cotton, and holding a sufficient pre- , sent supply of the latter, their purchases are made very sparingly. To-day the sales are 7.000 bales, 2,000 of w liich are on speculation; but the market ; remains dull. Speculators have this week taken ; | 10,230 bales—Export 7.970 liales. j hard. —About 6t) tons sold since our last, at steady • | prices, but languid. ' Linseed Cake. —loo tons of round oldat /(> 7s. 6d. to 10s. V ton. ! Pork. —At a further reduction upon Western 1 I Prime Mess of ordinary quality, about 800 barrels 1 | have been sold. Other sorts attract no attention. j | Rice. —lso tierces Carolina sold at 18s. fid. to 19s. ' Rosin. —soo barrels Common Amber sold at the | j advanced price of 3s. to 3s. Id. cwt. | Tallow continues steady, with a fair demand, j Wool. —During the month of August the Wool | Sales were fairly attended, and considerable qua'll- , tities placed at about previous rates. The manu facturers have been fully employed, but they were i well stocked, which affected the transactions of the ; month. About 40,000 hales are to be offered by i public sale in London this month. JOSEPH STITT SC Co. ! See Liverpool Prices Current on inside. , LIVERPOOL, September 7 1849. ' Bread Stuffs.— Harvest operations are progressing favourably iii all parts of the country, the weather continuing fine. In our market there is no very 1 material change, though prices stiil turn in the buyer's favour. Wheat i* 2d. t" bush, lower; Flour heavy at last quotations ; and Indian Cum fid. cheaper. Corn Alcal can only be sold in retail, and, being in few hands, is held for outside prices. Provisions. —Of Beef 500 tres. have been sold at steady prices. The sales of Pork amount to 700 brls., chiefly low Westerns, at 33 to 355.; better j qualities are still neglected. Bacon has been dull, j and Irish buyers have carried their orders to the j London market. The transactions are limited to j about 200 boxes, consisting in great part of out-of- | condition parcels. No sales of Hams or Shoulders, | but for the latter there is rather more inquiry. We I still are wanting a supply of Cheese. Of Lard only j 50 tons have changed hands, at heavy prices. AI VNTHESTF.R. —The market is quiet, with a greater ! | desire on the. part of the Manufacturers to effect sales, the upward tendency of prices seeming to have been checked by the inactive state of business, but ■> as yet no lower rates have been accepted. Imports into Liverpool from the United States, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, and previously this year : ( Wheat, qrs. I,299—Prev'ly this vr., (frs. 41,526 Flour, brls. 22,675 44 44 ' brls. 419,165 j Ind. C0rn,.. qr5. 21,965 44 44 qrs. 577,781 1 Ind. Meal, brls. 44 44 brls. 39,813 ) Beef tres. 44 44 tres. 22,403 Beef, brls. 44 44 Ms. 1,099 1 ! Pork, brls. 314 44 44 brls. 39,699 j ! Bacon, pkgs. 89 44 44 pkgs. 39,035 \ ! Hams csks. 2 44 " rsks. 2,965 Hams,.... loose 44 44 loose 1,920 I Lard, kegs 138 44 44 kegs 24,025 1 Lard, pkgs. 20 6 4 4 44 pkgs. 28,936 I I Cheese, csks. 1 44 44 csks. 2,767 i Cheese,...... 43 6 4 4 44 bxs. 23,787 j 1 Butter, .Jirks. 97 44 " forks. 2,578 GIBBS, BRIGHT &. CO. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 7, 1819. j I The demand for Cotton during the early part of 1 the week having been limited, prices manifested a downward tendency, but, a slight reaction in favor , of holders having taken place within the past two days, the market closes steadily at the quotations of . our last circular. The sales for the week are esti mated at 36,000 bales, of which speculators have taken 10,230 bales, and exporters 7,970 bales, the | ! trade demand having scarcely reached 18,000 bales. | The American description sold are 8,060 Uplands at ; biles and Ala ha mas at s@sj{d., and 620 Sea Islands at 9j@ 18d. V lb. Fair Orleans are quoted s£d. Fair I Mobiles s'd. and Fair Uplands s|d., middling sp@ ! 5Ad. V lb. The stock of Cotton in this port is l placed at 593,000 bales, of which 448,000 are Ameri can, against a stock at same time last year of 557,000 bales, of which 417,000 bales were American. The harvest is now in full operation and the con tinuance of fine weather having already enabled far mers to secure a very large proportion of their crops, the Com markets have again been much depressed, and the quotations must be considered almost nomi nal. Indian Corn is quoted at 255.@255. fid. tP" qr. for yellow, and 26@275. % v qr. for white. Old Western Canal Flour 225. fid. brl. uninspected and inferior, of which the late imports principally con sist, at 18(®,215. Ohio and Baltimore 245.@24*. 6d., and Philadelphia 225. fid.%23s. V brl.; Wheat 4s. 6d.@6s. 9d. V 70 lbs. —[COMMERCE —TRADE STATISTICS. [Whole Number 590. Nothing done in Turpentine ~ Common American Rosin is rather dearer, 500 brls. having been sold from the Quay at 3s. Id. 1* cwt. Yours respect fully, BROWN, SHIPLEY &. Co. Extract from (tarings' Circular. London, Friday, Sept. 7, 1849. We have little, change to notice in markets this week; a fair demand has prevailed for most kinds of Produce, and at the various public sales prices have been well supported with the exception of Co lonial Sugar, which has gone rather cheaper. From the Continental markets the advices are more favor able, and encourage the expectation of increased demand from thence shortly. The Corn market has been greatly depressed, and prices ot Wheat and Flour continue to decline. The harvest is nearly completed in the early districts, and is being rapidly proceeded with in the north; all accounts concur ring as to its abundance and tine quality. At our Corn Market on Monday we were largely supplied with English Wheat of the new crop, which was taken off slowly at a reduction of 3s. quarter, while Foreign was about 2s. cheaper. Flour Is. *P barrel lower; best Western Canal 235. ; l' v brl., while inferior qualities were unsaleable. All kinds ol Spring Corn brought about former rates. Indian Corn neglected, and worth nominally 21 and 235. for Ibraila and Galatz. Coffee. —The public sales have been large, con sisting of about 1500 casks and 8,066 bags Ceylon, of which 3,000 bags were Native, and they have chiefly found buyers at about the former value; Na tive 38s. 6d.@395.; Plantation sorts ranging from about 40 up to 735. t" cwt. The other transactions have not been important; they consist of 540 bags Bultia, from 31s.0il.fr/ 3Ss. (id , and 3000 bags Native j Ceylon at 30s. This afternoon there was an ani i mated demand, and 4000 bags Native Ceylon at auc i tion sold briskly from 395. fid.(2z 415., establishing an j improvement of Gd.fr/ Is. V cwt.,and 7000 bags were i placed privately at 395. fid. // 10s., with 300 bags Brazil at 365." The Dutch Trading Company's Public Sale at Rotterdam on the 3rd instant was I well attended, and the whole 206,440 bags found j buyers, from 25 cents for low ordinary, up to 31 i cents for Brown Java, being for the ordinary descrip tions 1A n 2 cents above the valuations. The Am j sterdam Sale of 277.624 hags was to take place yes terday, to he followed by 19,215 hags on 12th in stant at Middle burg, and it is expected the whole will he disposed ol on similar terms. We quote 1 Brazil 33(0 375.; St. Domingo 34 // 375. Spires. We notice sales of 30 cases Nutmegs, at ! 2s. Wd.ffl. 3s. Id., and 30 boxes Cassia Buds, at 81s. 6d. i (ii 82s. The Trading Company's Sale, to take place at Amsterdam on 4th (Ictober, will consist of 2760 casks Nutmegs, N3O csks. Mace, and 1317 csks. Cloves, being all their stock; and they have given notieethat next year their sales will not exceed 1000 casks Nutmegs; 400 casks Macc, and 600 casks Cloves. Sugar. —The sales to the home trade this week ha\e been about 2109 hlids, and 12,000 hags, with i a quiet market, and generally a reduction o! Od. V [ ewt. has been submitted to. 100 hhds. 200 barrels Cuba and Porto Rico, at auction, being held for former prices, were chiefly taken in. In Foreign | kinds about 1200 eases brown Bahia have changed 1 hands at .prices which have not been allowed to ' transpire, and a cargo of brown Pernams, in bags, ■ has been sold afloat at I s *. for Amsterdam. In the. near ports of the Continent a better feeling prevails, ' and the general impression is that the article will ( occupy a more favorable position after the result of ! the Dutch sale. At St. Petersburg they are very j dull, and quotations ol white Havana are almost ! nominal. j Tea. —We continue to experience a good demand I for Congous at and under Is. V lb., with very little | offering; other descriptions are also held firmly, i The next public sale will take place on 18th inst.; ' quantity not yet declared. Tobacco.— The few transactions this week have , been at extreme rates. I A.mkiuc.w STOCKS. —The want of demand for in : vestment depresses prices, and where sales are forc cd low rates must be submitted to. We quote U. S. 61* ets., 1862, 101 (tf 162; Inscriptions of 1867-68 165(ir/ 165A; Bonds r $1666 each, with Coupons, I |66A(ft BMP. ; Massachusetts, 164 A(a 165; Mary land, 89(/i 96; Pennsylvania, 78(tfHO; New York State s's, 97P//9SA; do. IPs, 105<W 166; Ohio 6%, 99(5" 161; Mississippi, Planter's, 53(iz 56; do. Union Rank, 26// 22; Alabama s's, 65, buyers; Florida 6's, ! 27(®2S 1* cent. The business has been very trifling, • as is usual at this season of the year. CONTINENT AI. MA RK ETS. AMSTERDAM. —For North American Cotton the demand is very lively, the trade in the past week was very limited, 636 pkgs. were sold at 36. Java Coffee cannot he had under v 24A; Brazil was much in demand, ordinary at c 18 to ISA, and common at c 17A, and ginwl clear at c 20A to 265. 144 casks Maryland Tobacco out of first hands were sold, but the price not mentioned, 87 csks. Virginia sold.— Nothing to mention in Refined Sugar, best common is quoted at f25 to 26. Spices.— Pepper is quoted at 15 to 15A, Pimento f 26. Bice remains in good demand, S(H) parcels white Java at f 8 were sold; in j prices no change. American Crease f2l to 24A, a* I in quality. I ANTWERP. — Coffee remains in good demand. Th ' whole stock ol*Laguayra and Havana have been dis ; disposed of. We quote Brazil c 19$ to 23A; St. Do I mingo c 24 to 26A; Java c 26 to 28. Cotton; Price | are advancing, the principal holders have withdraw j from the market. The next arrivals will meet witl a ready sale. 650 bales Louisiana sold at c 28 t ; 36A. "Sugar is in limited demand.—The stock con i tinues very large; yellow Havanas are selling at. tl 123 to 16; brow ntl 13 to 133. Bice— The market lis flat. Carolina is worth about ll 14. Pimento— ! Prices are well supported, and transactions are cheeked for want of supplies. Hamtukum. —The Cottm market very firm, and ] owing to the advance noted in North America and England, a still further rise may be expected. 25 pkgs. Georgia sold at s 64 ; 90 pkgs. North American out of second hands at market prices, and 80 pkgs. Bahia 6f loco, and for delivery 219 pkgs. Domingo, short 5, long 6. The Coffee market remained tirin this week, and some parcels sold even at an advance. Of the arrivals in August nearly half is sold. The sales within these 8 days amount to 29,000 hags Brazil, 3- to 4}; 4566 hags Domingo, 4 1-16 to 4'; 8566 bags 4 to 54 ; 1660 hags Havana 4 to 4|, and 500 bags Java s 4 3-9 to s— Sugar was a little ' more in request, and the following sold;—2soo cases ; brown and yellow Havana, brown m 14 s 8 to 15.8, I pale and yellow 15.3 to 18.6, 260 cs. white Bahia, i 16.8 to 17.10; 366 cases brown Bahia, 14.6 to 15. ; Bice was more in request this week. Of the fresh arrivals 256 tons Carolina sold at in 13 s 4 to 14. Tobucco —[No sales of American rejK>rted.] I . _ - "gWgB FREIGHT TO PITTSBURGH. D. LEECH & CO *8 OLD ESTABLISHED LINE, No. 120 NORTH HOWARD STREET. WE BEG LEAVE to inform our friends and customers that we will, on FRIDAY, the 9th Instant, commence receiving and forwarding Merchandise for Pittsburgh and all points on the Western Waters, free of Commission at Pittsburgh, via the Susquehanna Railroad and Pennsylvania Canal. Our Cars and Boats being in complete order, ship pers may rest assured that all Goods consigned to us will be forwarded without delay, and carefully han dled, and that our rates will be as reasonable as any of the regular lines. Being thankful for the patron age heretofore extended to us, we would solicit jf continuance of the same. JOS. TAYLOR SON, Agents, mh 9 Corner of Eutaw and German^^^f