The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-25 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

We,have received files of New York Papers to the
28th of December inclusive—being six drys later than.
the last arrivals from the United States. We have
also received a file of the Montreal Courier to the 18th
ult. In none of these Journals do we find any poli-
tical news of importance. The following extracts from
them embody all that is interesting to an English
reader :

We learn from a high and authentic source, that General
Harrison intends positively to appoint Thaddeus Steven; Post-
master General, and Solonm.t Van Rensselaer Collector of New
York. Thomas H. Burrows, late Secretary of State for Penn-
sylvania, is now on a visit to North Bend, and General Harrison
has declared to him that he will make the appointments in ques-
tion—and Mr. Burrows has written to this effect to his friend
Stevens, in Washington.

There is a general and a remarkable movement among the origi-
nal friends of General Harrison, that may entirely upset the ar.
rangements of Messrs. Clay and Webster. In this movement, ori-
ginating in. Pennsylvania, we learn that the original friends of
General Scott in this state, all unite.—New York Herald.
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STEAMBOAT DISASTER ----Extract of a letter from New Orleans,
dated 13th : We regret to inform you of a disaster to the steamer
Cherokee. She blew up when just about to leave the landing at
Louisburg, on the Arkansas river, killing sixteen or eighteen pas-
sengers, some of the cabin and some of the crew—amongst them
the Captain, C. Harris, Major Armstrong and ladies (his daughter,
niece, and Cot. Rector's daughter,)iniraculously escaped unhurt.
Mai( r A, had in charge a:large amount of Government funds, in
specie and paper, which is saved, although the boot is a total wreck.
SINKING OF A STEAM Ea.—One of the steamers which ply between
St. John and Fredericton, on the St. John river, sunk recently at
the wharf at Indian town, where she was moored. She was a fine
new boat, called the New Brunswick. The place where she sank is
the station above the falls, within about a mile of St. John, where
the Fredericton line terminates. She had on board a valuable
cargo of supplies and merchandise,—the persons on board narrowly
escaped. Serious loss of life might have occurred if this had hap.
pelted while the New Brunswick was on her course. The St. John
boats, generally, carry many passengers. The sinking seems to have
been very sudden and unexpected. The cause is not stated.
DISASTERS AT Si,E in 1840.—We give below the losses sustained
during this last year by wreck, which is probably greater in the
aggregate than ever before in any one year :
Class. No. Value of Vessels. Value of Cargoes.
Ships and Barks 67 $1,005,000 $1,675,000
Brigs... l2O 840,000 1,700,000
Schooners 233 932,000 1,165,000
. Sloops
Steamers 0—
Unknown ......

Aggregate 521 $3,265,000 85,161,000
The above, so far as the vessels go, were total losses. About
half a million cargo was saved, the rest lo,t. Aggregately, there.
fore, the actual loss varied not far from eight million dollars.
It has been ascertained that by the destruction of the above, six
hundred and eighty-four lives were lost.

In addition to the foregoing, t here arCnow 39 vessels missing.
Tim NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.--14Iajor Graham and his party
have just passed through this city on their return from running the
meridian line north of the Monument, at the head of the St. Croix
ri, er. We understand the line has been run as far north as t!:e
Arocskok river, at Which place the new line is about hal a mile
cast of the old line. The line has been run with great care and
accuracy, and solely by astronomical obsQrvations. One portion of
the party has been engaged in taking a line from the tide water at
Calais to the Monument, and thence following Major Graham.
This party has not yet reached the Aroostook. The line as now
run does not touch any part of Mars Hill, but passes considerably
to the east of it. The survey, we understand, will be returned in
March, and carried through in the course of the season to the St.
Lawrence river.—Bangor Whig, Dec. 22.
MuenEa.—An awful murder has just come to light—the par_
ticulars resemble the case of Mr. Suydam, except that the mur-
derer has fled, and probably to New York. The deceased and his
wife were old people, living together in the suburbs of Philadelphia,
on the the dividends of some railroad stock. Last Monday the
old man went to receive his half year's due, and never returned.
He was decoyed into the adjoining house of one Hoffman, mur.
dered and robbed; his body was buried in the cellar, and the floor
carefully replaced. There is great excitement about it in the city.
The supposed murderer, as soon as the body was discovered, started
off to bring the Coroner, and has not been since found.

A DREADFUL CASE.—One of the most appalling cases that we
ever remember, occurred a day or two ago in the rower part of
Philadelphia county. A drunkard named Jarvis, resided in an un-
finished house in Sixth-street, near Catherine, and his daughter,
a girl of nineteen, together with a little boy, absolutely perished
with hunger and cold. The female was alive when dis..overed,
but all the efforts of the neighbours proved vain, and she expired
on Sunday morning. The little boy was dead when discovered,
and two other children were perishing with want in one corner o
the room. The wretched father is said to be utte:ly lost to al,
sense of shame.—Philad. Jnq. Dec. 2.5. 1
Muunza.—A most shocking murder was committed in the town-
ship of Roxborough, Upper Canada, a few days ago by a man named
"APBain, who has been some time deranged ; his wife, who was his
unfortunate victim, thought he was getting better, but it seems his
improvement was only temporary, for, after inducing his children
to leave tle house, he took up an axe, which he generaly carried
abut him, and struck it into his wife's head—he then went to a
neighbour's house and mentioned what he had done. The unfor-
tunate woman was instantly deprived of life, and her miserable '
husband has been committed to the gaol in this place to await his
trial.— Corfircall Obserrer.

IMPORTANT FROM Mexico.—By the arrival yesterday of the
Androscoggin, Captain Churchill, from Tobasco, in 31 days, we
have highly important news from that quarter.
It appears from the statement of Captain Churchill, that the
Texans have virtually made war upen Mexico. When he left,
Commodore Moore-was near Tobasco with a sloop of war Austin,
scheener San Bernard and steamer Zavalla. An officer of the
Texan Navy informed him that it was the intention of Commodore
Moore to take possession of the place. It also appears that about
the 20th of November, a battle had been fought between the Con-
trelists and Federalists, and that the latter were victorious.