THE LOAN TAKEN.
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We have the pleasure of announcing that the whole loan of eighteen million IS taken

 dbore par, at premium varying from one eighth to two per cent. The whole amount bid was | S57, ,700,SS3, of which the sum or S54,926.jS3 was bid abore par, and the re- mainder S2,S64,3 300 a, par. Thus il will be perceived that the bids at a premium largely exceed three tunes the amount ol. ihe joan advertised. Considerable sums afe ta- ken for trustees and executors, for savings banks and persons not in business, for actual investment, and who desire 10 pay the mo. ney immediately The Secretary, however, has guarded against calling in the loan more rapidly than il IS wanted; for, were he to do so, Il would make the government pay in tcrest prematurely, and derange lhe business of the country by too large call for specie in any one month. An intelligent cores pondent, in a communication published by Us last week, calculated that the money would not all be wanted until the last oI February next, which would require some thiug less than two millions of dollars of the loan to be paid monthly, SD that the same specie which paid an Instalmeni would be dIsbursed and in circulation to afford the means for paying succeeding instalmenls from time to time. By calling in the loan in this way-which we are assured will be done--whilst a large sum in interest will be saved 10 the government, no heavy calls w4ii be made for specie al any one time, and the business of the country will be undisturhed

 The bids of fiily-eight millions for this loan, demonstrate the just confidence of the people ln their own government, and the ample resources and wealth of the county

 No doubt this suspicious result was aided by the recent glorious victories at Buens Vista and Vera Cruz under oar heroic lea. ders, Taylor and Scott; but the successful re- suit of the tariff of lSi6 which, il is demon. straied, wili yield an annual rersHae oj hiriy millions of dollars, and the new mil. tary contribution under the new Mexican tariff, also contributed 10 swell the bids.

 We understand tha. the custom house al

 Vera Cruz IS large aud excellent building

 and ere this mouth IS out, our brave officers will be collecting the new duties As these goods of our own and of all other counirie. would, under the law of nations, be liable tc no new duty or conhscations after peace

 what all inducement !. affords ,o carry into Mexico large supply, not merely 10 sell during the war. but which, after peace

 would even be sllil more valuable, especial. ! ly if Mexico should then renew her old pro-