The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-30 00:00:00

CANADA.

The Canadian Legislature have hitherto apparently
passed their time, since the commencement of the
session in useless squabbles, but by the, last papers,
it appears the Government was about to introduce
several measures of importance. A quarrel between
two of the members had occurred, in which one
Mr. Hamilton, of - Bonaventure, had knocked down
Mr. Chester of Gaspe—a challenge afterwards paSsed,
which . the dealer of the blow refused to receive, and
the matter was to be brought before-the House. The
collision arose from a charge made by Mr. Chester
against a Judge of the District of Gaspe, who ho said
was in the habit of attending at the Bench in a state of
intoxication.

LATER FROM FLORIDA.
Correspondence of the Savannah Republican.
I'ILATKI, JULY 7, 1841.
Dear Sir—l am truly sorry to say that the news has
just arrived here of the death of the 2d Lieut J. R. H.
Lancaster, of the Ist Infantry., who was struck by light-
ning on the sth instant at Chrystel river, while stand-
ing in the stern of a sail boat, and instantly killed ; two
soldiers were struck at the same time, but have recovered.
Coacoochee arrived at Tampa on the 6th inst.—had
his irons re-anjusted, and then the Colonel commanding
had a talk with him. He promised that all he could do
should be done towards inducing the Indians to emi-
grate. His talk was sent by‘messengers to the hostiles,
and the hope is most fervent that it may have a favour-
able effect.

Piiatka, (E. F.) July 7, 1841.
On the night of the 27th ult. a party of Indians drove
off from the Wccahoota settlements, a large number of
cattle and horses. Early next morning the troops be-
longing to the 7th regiment of infantry stationed at We-
cahoota, Micanopy and Fort Wheelock, were in motion
after the marauders ; they formed a junction at post No.
2. Captain Hawkins, of the 7th, the senior officer, as-
suming the command, took the trail of the cattle, and fol-
lowed it•upsvards of 60 miles, passing several camps, when
an Indian driving up a mare and colt, discovered them
and fled. Rapid pursuit was given and followed for two
miles, when the troops came up to a large camp and found
slaughtered upwards of forty beeves—the meat under-
going the process of kiln-drying, for packing, the In-
dians havipg just left. The troops took their trail, and
after proceeding six miles farther, in a dense scrub, came
up to the main camp of the enemy, but had the mortifi-
cation to find that it had been but a few minutes
also abandOned, but with such haste as to leave
all their packs behind, containing wearing apparel,
cooking utensils and even Sub-Treasury funds—
specie. The troops, after destroying everything of
value in thin camp and following the enemy until
they lost all traces of them. returned to where the
Indians had made their slaughterhouse and burnt up
upwards of ten thousand pounds of beef. On emerg-
ing from the scrub, a squaw with two children was dis-
covered and captured. She gives the information that
this camp was Halleck Tuatenugge's, who had thirty
warriors and twenty :;quaws with him, and that if the
Indian had not seen the troops at the time he did, and
given such timely notice, all must have been captured ;
but as it was, by taking every thing they had, the enemy
would be greatly distressed. The troops returned to
their different posts on the 3d inst. greatly reduced by
sickness, from the severity of the march, and the ex-
treme sultriness of the weather. •

We learn from a passenger by the Newburn, that on
Wednesday last 500 head of cattle were stolen from
Payne's Prairie by a body of Indians. Immediate pur-
suit was made by a detachment of militia who had not
returned.

Signs of Indians had been seen, it is said, seven miles
from Black Creek.

The post at Black Creek has been abandoned.

MEXICO.
(Worn the New Orleans Bee of June 29.)
Our Havana papers to the 16th instant, received by
the Virginia Antoinette, contain later dates from the
Mexican capital than we had previously received direct.
There is increasing dissatisfaction among the people of
Mexico, on account of the onerous port and interior
duties levied upon imported merchandize. It is asserted
in some of the publications, that the enormous charges,
amounting on cottons to 240 per cent. on their cost
in Europe, on woollens to 108 per cent. &c., are
seldom paid in full—so that the honest merchant
cannot live, because vicious persons smuggle the
articles across the lines while the Government
revenues, from the same cause. are scarcely half so
large as they were at rates only one-third as high as the
present. The poorer people especially complain that the
duty on the article which they deem necessary is three
or four times as great as that on goods consumed by
the more wealthy.
A petition signed by 125 merchants and others, of
Vera Cruz, states that no less than six ships have been
loaded in English ports for the Pacific coast of Mexico,
where they presume the goods will be introduced with-
out paying a dollar of duty. This they hold to be the
legitimate result of extravagant duties ; and they quote
Lord Palmerston to show that no country can prevent
smuggling where enormous exactions are made upon
articles which the people desire, or deem necessary. It
was thought a significant indication that more than half
of the petitions were addressed to Santa Anna, instead
of the Central Government.
The rumours that Arista had become in bad odour
in the capital seems to be confirmed by various articles in
the papers. It appears evident that Arista would be dis-
missed from his command in the Northern States, if the
Central Government had the power or the courage to en-
force the measure.

A letter froth the mineral district of Masapil states
that a violent earthquake was experienced on the night
of the 29th of April. The first shock lasted two mi-
nutes, and there were five others during the night. It
was conjectured, judging from the circumstances and
past experience, that the news would soon arrive of the
breaking out of a volCano. The conducta from Zacata-
cas to Taltilla, resting for the night at a place called
St. Helena, was nearly ruined by the falling of the walls
of the houses in which they were resting for the night.

TEXAS.

The Pickayune has the following from Texas by
the Kingston, from Galveston :
The war schooner San Bernard arrived at Gaveston
on Sunday night, with Judge Webb on board, and,
brings the intelligence that Mexico refuses to receive or
treat with him as an agent to procure the acknowledg-
ment of the independence of Texas.
The Santa Fe expedition started on the 16th ult. It
consisted of 300 men. The Civilian says the march is
not on a direct line, but comprises a campaign against
the Indians—the course being first to the head waters of
the Trinity, for the purpose of scouring the country
about and between these points. There are eighteen
men along with it, who have travelled from old San Saba
fort to Sata Fe, and they all concur in making the dis-
tame about four hundred miles.