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MORTAR? raou CHINA—TWENTY DAYS LATER

Elton CANTON.

The ship. Asiaarrived last ni ht from Canton, which place she left on the _20t of April ; thus making a quick passage for this season. . '

The Portuguese trade is to be re-opened immedi— ately. All the American merchants were .to leave Canton, by the first of May, and were sending their effects down to Macao. 7

The Chinese did not in the least dread thelex- pected approach of the British fleet, and lauvhed at the idea of receiving any harm from John ull.

. All Foreign trade was stopped on the last of

March in consequence of an edict respecting the, deal: - ' It f red b ‘c' I' learn that upon the first attack of the hi “the Empress 0f Chum. was ea ylnigi’ciados, they sustained a loss of 100 kills

the American merchants at first, that the stoppage would be for a considerable length of time ; but by sending petitions into the city the trade was opened again on the 13th of ApriL The market was quite More of country cket teas, and the ships that were Wing could With diflicultyfinish their purchases. ' was rather uncertain whether the ships with car- ‘ ace of cotton would be secured. An order went down to the Bogue to stop the two last ones that arrived at Whampoa—but before it reached there the ships had passed through, and one of them, the Roscius, had been ordered away, but it was thought Iftlie rest were secured, she would be allowed to remain bly petitioning. . The f0 owing Proclamation has just been issued: PROCLAMATION.

Being especially appointed to the whole cnntroul ofu special duty, we, _ _ .

Yu, acting Kwangchowfoo, and Kung, who is waiting fov’the appointment of a Funfoo, proclaim, to the Hong and other Merchants, for their full information. We have received orders from the superior Officers to the fiillowing effect:

“Since the Enngreigners were driven from the omen-waters, their ii [is have successively sailed away over the foreign ocean ; these circumstances the Pilots have already examined and reported. Those ships that yet delay, anchored ut Lintin, and other places, are still mt afew, and traitorous natives and bnndilti boots, gru- dually and mutually collecting in groups, and mingling with the the shipping, through inordinate desire ofguin, become regardless of life, and covetons of profit, which (from the source it is obtained) stinks. On these ac- counts, the naval Commandant, on the 27th day of the last moon (25th of February.) collected his forces and made an attack with fire-rafts, to burn, the bundini boots, seize the traitors, and bring them before the Mngislrules for trial: this is on record.

"As we are about to take measures to expel the English ships, we are really apprehensive that the foreign ships ofotlier nations, going and coming, rind being in the outer waters, are connected with and near to the English ships; it is, therefore, proper that we should immediately direct the Hang merchants to transmit the orders to the Americans, who are to forward them to the Chiefs of every nation, that they may transmit the orders in the foreign ships ofever nation. Since they (the Ameri- cans) have already given duly prepared bonds, that they dare not smuggle o ium, norclandestinely become agents ofthe English fort econveyance, out or in, of their goods; besides choosing the safe and convenient places

or anchoring, they should not approach the English fleet, lest the gems and stones be burned together. If after the transmission of the orders they do not remove out of the way, but still blindly and rashly rush upon danger, remaining with the English, it will then be inanifiesl that the are scheming to transport and sell goods for the Eng ish ; and as the action of the winds and waves cannot be calculated, they will be exposed to the same destruction by fire: and will not this be asuicidal act ?— and how can tiller repentance follow? It is, llierefore,

per immediately to issue orders. When the said ong Merchants receive the orders, they are forthwith to obey accordingl , and with extreme earnestness to and the order to the Americans, who are to further them on to the chiefs of every nation, that the whole may know them: that they are not to nnclior amongst the English ships and involve themselves in a cause of mourning. Hasten ! heaven ! Oppose not. The orders are special—2d moon, 20th day." (20th March.)

On last Sunda morning three English gentlemen went on board the chop boats lying off the Leenfung temple, in the inner harbor, containing ii division of the imperial invinciblcs. There are fifteen chop boats, containing about 500 soldiers, and the chop bout men said that four hundred more were hourly expected. There are also two or three government row boots. The men were civil, and employed in the peaceful occu- pation of cooking or eating their breakfasts. In the court yard ofthe the temple there are three brass and three long iron iins. They are not mounted on L‘m’riu- gee, but on fourfooted iron stands, about two feet high, on the fulcrum of which they traverse; the breech rests on the ground. It must be impossible to take a good aim with guns thus mounted—Canton Register, .‘lpril l,

IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

By the schooner Emblem from Matumoras, we have received letters and papers of that port to the lat. instant, and dates from Mexico city to the 16th of July.

Urrea, the late Republican leader, had escaped from the dungeon of the Inquisition, roused the people, attacked and captured the city of Mexico, and made President Bustamente prisoner. Bus- tamente subsequently got his liberty, and called the Centralists to the rescue; and, as will be seen by the details below, a general battle is yet to decide which party shall remain master of the capital.

Matampras, July 30.—7An extraordinary express

V arrived here on the 25th, three days from Tampico, bringing the important intelligence that the city of Mexico was in the hands of Federalists.

In my last communication, you recollect, I spoke to you of Urrea, giving you an account ot‘that General since his escape at the battle of Acajete. It appears that~he was lately released from imprison- ment, followers immediately flocked around him, and the spirit of rebellion issued forth in the very heart of the ca ital.

0n the l , Urrea, assisted by his coadjutors, Gomez Padrassa, ex—Vice-President, and Gomez Forillas, attacked the Palace, and after abloody engagement, in which 300 men are reported to have been killed, Bustamente was taken prisoner. Be- fore dark, the city of Mexico was in the hands of Uri-ea, who declared himself in favour of Federal- ism; and he will sink or swim with the cause he has espoused. Subsequently, the Seminary, the Cathedral, and the Disputacion Were taken posses- sion of; these, with the Palace, form the four

corners of the t square.

On the 165:?"‘1 the latest intelligence received, Bustamente was given his liberty; and the Central— ists were collecting their forces to make a desperate resrstance. '

Upon the occurrence of these important events, Santa Anna left Vera Cruz immediately in ladili-

' for the ca ital.

Generals Wa l, Condea, and Canalizo, have left here for the ci of Mexico. There is a very small force here, an er the command of Empuedo, and Matamoras, I assure you, is in a very defenceless State. Arista, who was' expected here, is reported to have left Tampico for the capital.

August 1, 1840. The express arrived night be- fore Llast from Tampico, and 1 have dates from the capital up to the 23d ult. Urrea still had possession of the Palace, and Ice mos publicos that command

inioriiing; and, as we understand it, its contents are

reat tiare the city, and appearances at lilies ate :1qu of ra r a gloomy feature for him.

Santa Anna, it appears, was eager in his profl'ers of assistance to the Government, but was informed that the revolutionists could be ~subdued with- out his aid. He is at Puebla. \

Many of Urrea’s followers were about to throw themselves upon the leniency hof the Execctivc, fearing the result of their operations, but were told that none need be expected, the sword should de- termine the result. . I

The 5th regiment of cavalry, which were taken prisoners by the Federalists, had made their csca is, and again joined the ranks of the Centralists. y a private letter, of great respectability, from the

ro- 60 wounded, and 35 made prisoners, and that they met with a similar fate on the 22d. [Supplement to lhe .Hrrla. ofMatamoras, July 24. Central.

An express courier has just arrived from Mexico, which brings but one communication from I that capital, dated the 16th instant, at half past 7 in the

the following :—His Excellency the Minister of' War states to the commanding general, that on the evening of the 15th inst, the anarchists attacked the Palace of Mexico, and iii a short time made a cap- ture of His Excellency the President; but, that after the first moment, -thc troops, faithful to the Supreme Government, 'united in the Citadel, and attacked the faction, reducing them to the extremity of defending themselves in the palace, in the ca- thedral, and in the Government buildings. About

dusk, his Excellency the President, .who was llll—l prisoned by the factions in St. Augustin-street, was E set at liberty. He immediately put himself at the head. of his troops, and commenced to lay Siege to l the thousand times ungrateful and unnatural l, Urrea, who had escaped from prison, and who headed the conspiracy.

The enemy were besieged by more than 3000 faithful soldiers of the army, without any other ar- tillery than four pieces ofsmall caliber; but still the patriotic Mexicans advanced boldly against the treasouable foe, although they were entrenched behind a park of artillery of' large caliber in the citadel, and they were on the point of reducing them when the courier left the capital.

From all directions troops have arrived and con- tinue to pour in from the country to the assistance of the Government. Generals Felisola, Valencia,

Meuou, and many others, are ready to combat‘

by the side of the able and valiant Bustainente.

51111111161111) of Nana.

FROM ST. HELENA.—Removal of the Remains of Napoleon Bonaparte from St. Helena to France—We learn that H. M. S. Dolphin arrived at St. Helena in 47 days passage, with despatches from England for his Excellency the Governor, acquainting him that thc British Government had granted permission for the disinterment 0f the remains of Napoleon llo- naparte, for transmission to France; and that his Excellency should make every preparation (at the expense of the British Government,) to entertain the Prince de Joinville, who is on his way in the French frirrate Belle Poule for this express purpose. '

NTERESTING SCENE IN THE ISLE or SKYE.—F01‘ the lust fornight Uigg Bay in the parish of Suizort in SkyeLbas presented a scene ofrmucli interest. owing to two transports being rumoured there, for the purpose of removing for ever from their native hills and glens, several hundred souls, for the Is— lands of Prince Edward and Cape Breton, North America; the natives, sensible of many disadvan- tages arising fi‘om a superabundant population, and no doubt dreading the recurrence of a similar des- titution to that of 1836 and 1837, having voluntarily resolved in great numbers to emigrate to her Majes- ty’s colonies, in the already mentioned islands, consequently, for the last three months, there has been a great movement for this purpose in the northern parishes of Skye, and probably no fewer than 700 souls came to the determination of leaving their native Isle, under the agency of Archibald M’Niven, Esq. of ’I‘oberrnoi‘y.»—Thc general appear- anc‘e, cleanliness, and comfort ofthe vessels provided by Mr. M’Niven, reflect much credit on his skill and attention, and prove that be spared neither trouble nor expense in getting them fitted out for the ac- commodation of the poor llelirideans. The transports are, the Nitli, of Liverpool, Captain Shaw, and the Rotliei', of Suiidei‘land, Captain Hall. The former is a splendid new ship of about 650 tons register, having about 100 berths capable of'acconimodating I400 fiill passengers. The latter is a beautiliil brig of about 325 tons register, with about 40 berths, which are sufficient for 160 full passengers. On the morning of the 14th inst. the ROtllel‘ weighed anchor, with her complement of passengers, for the custom house at Toberniory, and the N ith was to follow in a few days—Scotch Paper, Jilly 20.

The Leicestersliire Chronicle states that a number of fi‘amework knitters have emigrated to the United States during the last week or two, and others are about to follow them. Their place of destination is Germantown, near Philadelphia, where there is a large manufactory for hose, gloves, &c., carried on by a Quaker.

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TERRIBLE DISASTER AT AI.BANv.—Albauy was the scene of an accident on Saturday afternoon, (Aug. 22,) entirely unforeseen, and attended with fear- ful loss of life. A few minutes before 5 o’clock, the hour when steam boats leave the city for New York, a lunatic (James Caveno,) in charge of tWO gentlemen from Oneida county, came upon the State street bridge; just as they reached the draW, (made in the centre of the bridge for the passage of canal boats and other vessels) the lunatic, who had hitherto remained perfectly quiet, suddenly became furious and attempted to break away from the persons who had him in charge. They imme- diately endeavoured to handcufi' him, succeeded in— deed in the effort, but during the struggle a large crowd cellected around the party, and the draW, unable to bear the unusual weight, suddenly gave way, and precipitated nearly all the persons on it, besides two carts and a baggage wagon, with the horses attached, into the water beneath.

The draw is composed of two pieces, the one letting down upon the other, forming a flat arch, and raisesd when necessary by means of chains attached to a high frame work fixed on the perma- nent part of the bridge. It is supp0sed that the great weight caused the parts of the bridge against which the draw abutted, to give way gradually, un- til the draw itself settled to a level and finally broke through. The easternmost half of the draw fell first upon them, killing instantly several, and carrying others to, the bottom with iL—This perhaps will explain the otherwise unaccountable fact, that of all those who were drawn from the water, not one was resuscitated, although every assistance in the power of our citizens and physicians was promptly rendered.

LIMPOR ANT an iic'rmN or coLONIAI. POSTAGE.

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e number who lost their lives by there is yet perhaps some uncer- d that there were from sixty to the draw at the moment of the bodies have been found, identifie d: Bu:l theiieare

s and hats at the City Hall sti unc aim- tsaflfédglmiaapof which, however, doubtless belong to persons who effected their escapt; LWES * EEADFUL SHIPWRECK AND 055 or .— Tlg Brig Floreme, of and for New Yeahniagimugl‘ Rose, Master, sailed from Rotterdam, u s. 01;, with a crew of 8 persons, and 79 passengerf .New- the 9th August, she struck on the coastdo The foundland, instantly filled and fell on her .51 e.—.—tion scene that followed was awful, the tendersepalq‘un of wife and husband, mother and .child is pain b .y de icted while some securing their money on t eir

I: , ' d dowu by its weight. The persons, were carrie d f “wand second mate, Mr. Ross, took the en 0 a id 1 d sprang from the vessel to a ledge, but' was as ie against the rock, a mangled corpse. Capt. Rose was more fortunate, but of 79 passengers,_only were saved. Nearly naked and Without a single (intend to eat, for four days they travelled through thick woods, and over swamps and rugged hills. They (it'lengtli reached the village of Renouse, where the inhabi- tants rendered them every assistance, and Mr. Good- rich gave them money and clothes, and sent them on to St. John’s to the care of the U. S. Consular Agent. The chamber of Commerce met and raised money for their relief: The news of their arrival soon brought to the shore the rich and poor, old and young, sonidtln'usting bread into the hands of the shipwreck- ed strangers, and others taking the poor wretches home with them. .N'othing was spared .whwh pity could suggest to alleviate their wants or sufinngs .”

DESTRUCTION or INDIAN KEY BY THE INDIANS, AND THE MASSAan or THE INHABITANTS l—Indian Key—a small island, about midway between Key West and Cape Florida, containing a population of about sixty souls, White and blackT—was Vis1ted by the Indians, on the night and morning of the 6th and 7th inst, who killed six persons (all white), and burned every dwelling except one-the dwelling of Charles HOWe, Esq. The killed were Dr. Henry Perrin, Mr. John A. Mott, Mrs. Mott, and two chil- dren, and James Stedman, a lad of some twelve years old. The rest of the citizens made their es- cape to Ten Table Key, about a mile from Indian Key.

The Nantucket Inquirer contains two British cliancerv notices—one requiring the creditors of the late Sir Isaac Coffin to come in and prove their debts, before J nines William F ari‘er, Esquire, one of the masters of the said court, at his chambers in Southampton buildings, Chancery lane, London —the other citing persons claiming to be next of kin to Sir Isaac Coffin to appear before the above mentioned master, and make out his, her or their claim or claims.

DIED, on Tuesday evening last, in Reading, Mass, at the residence of his brother, of a lingering and painful disorder, Timothy Fltnt, aged 60, well known in America, and on the other side of the Atlantic, as the author of various works, that have givenahim a rank among the most distinguished writers of our country—Boston paper.

COLONIAL.

A's to the precis this sad calamity, tainty. lt is suppose seventy persons on

accident. TWenty-oiie and with one exception,

(Ffom the Montreal Courier, August 17.)

e rave muEh p easui‘e in being able to lay befbre otu' readers the copy ofa Letter from the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to Lord JOHN RUS— SELL, conveying the assent of their Lordships to the recommendation of the Governor General for a re- duction of Postage in these Colonies. Directions have been sent to the Pest Office authorities to act without delay upon their instructions, and the new system will be put into operation the moment that arrangements can be made.

NEW POST OFFICE REGULATIONS. g TREASURY CHAMBERS, Sin,

July 9, 1840.

I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury to acquaint you, for the in- formation of' Lord John Russell, that my Lords having carefully considered the Despatch from the Governor General of British North America, which was enclosed in your letter of the 27th May last, and feeling convinced that the present high rates of Postage between the British Isles and the North American Colonies, which amount frequently to three or four shillings for a single letter, must be a serious grievance to the poorer settlers in the North American Colonies, and their Correspondents in this country, and must tend injuriously to check Emigration and to discourage the friendly inter— course which it is so important to promote between the Colonies and the Mother Country, have de— termined to reduce such rates of postage to an extent nearly equal to that recommended by the Governor General.

In conformity with this will adopt the following Regulations :—

lst. As regards all letters passing between this country and our North American Colonies, and conveyed between them direct, either by Packet 01' Ship, to charge the internal Colonial Postage, if any, not as heretofore, according to the number of Enclosures and by distance, but according to weight, adopting the same scale of weight and number of rates as now apply to the Packet and Ship rates on the same Letters ;—and,

2d. To continue to charge on the above letters the present .Packet and Ship letter postage, but to reduce. the internal Colonial Postage 011 the same to a uniform charge of 2d., the single rate, whatever distance Within the Colonies the same shall be conveyed. Under this arrangement a letter not exceeding half an ounce, if posted in any part of the United Kingdom for delivery in our North American Colonies, or ifposted in our North Ame- rican Colonies, for delivery in an part of the United Kingdom, will be charged as ollows:

If a Packet letter, and either posted or delivered at Halifax or at St. John’ Newfoundland, (the Packet ports) ls. But if either posted or delivered at a2ndy other place in our North American Colonies,

determination my Lords

Ifa Ship letter, and either posted or delivered at the Port of the Ship’s departure from our North American Colonies, or delivered at the Port of the Ship’s arrival in our North American Colonies, 8d. But if posted or delivered at any other place in our North American Colonies, 10d.

The Colonies to which these Regulations will apply are,—Upper and Lower Canada—N ova Scotia — ew Brunswick—Newfoundland—and Prince Island,—and the reduction in the Internal rates 'is to extend to all letters passing between the said Colonies and the British Isles, whether in transit to or from any other British Colony. or ForeignCountry, or otherwise, provided that such letters in passing between the said Co-