Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-11
One day Later from China.

The " Mantle" Captain Doty, arrived yester-
day from China She brings only day later.
We give below all the news. Iii seen that nothing
very extraordinary occurred after the sailing OF the
" Globe"
The principal intelligence is the detention Of
the ships Adelaide" Stubs, and "Washing'
ton" Benson, at the Bacca Tigris, by the block
aiding force, then under Captain Warren, in the
Voltage. Application for their release being made
by their agents to Captain Smith, then at Macao, he
replied that 90 orders should be Immediately given
for them to proceed in charge ofa1 officer to the Cap
Shuy.NIoon anchorage, whore their case would be
promptly investigated"
As these ships were laden prior to the 29th, and
they were furnished with proof thereof under the
Consular Seal it is presumed that they will not have
been long under detention.
The Resident at AMER reported that accounts
had been received at Batavia from Singapore to the
middle of August and that news Of the failure of
gocations by Admiral Elliot had reached that port
from China, and that hostilities had commenced on
the coast, between the British forces and the Chi
nese
The Akbar, Dunning, arrived at Singapore, from
Macao, July Sd, in % days from that place, had tran
shipped her cargo to British vessels at RHO and pro-
ceeded on the 2lst July lcxtta.
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the 9th July and proceeded also to RHO to tranship
her cargo for England.
PASSAGE THE NIANTIc Sailed from Macoa
Sunday, July 5, at 6 Pm the Rev. W. Parker, Capt.
F. Jauncey, and r. b. Forbes, passengers.
Captain Doty and many of the crew being sick
the former confined to his cot for three weeks),
rendered our progress rather slow for the first fort
night; encountered gale at westward off the straits
of Northumberland, which, in the then crippled
state Of the crew. rendered it necessary to lay toe
arIW fVUn davyc -hara To hao
extended to 81 days. Cleared the straits Of Sunds,
Sept l; passed the Cape Of Good Hope Oct 7; Oct
at N. (corr time in lat about 35i s. len. "a E.
spoke the American ship Calumet, Shreeve, from
China, 18th June, bound to Boston; same evening
spoke French bark, understood her to be from
Bordeaux, bouad to Nauritiss, and her name to be
La Muse.
Crossed the equator Nov. I'd, wore up with Ber-
muda Nov. 18th, since which We have had a success
sion of contrary winds, but no severe erie until
Friday, Saturday and Sunday last. Made Barneg CAT
at noon Friday, and tackled of shore; and by
midnight W ere laying TO under close reefed main
topsa; the gale lasted with occasional squalls of
hail aud sleet, until noon Sunday, when the wind
again to north west. During the gale, drove about
$50 miles to the south west. At noon on Sunday,
spoke fishing scbr Balance, Of Plymouth
Nov. 2, spoke British bark Earl of ksllie" near
the Line in long 80 l West, bound to Rio Janeiro
Nov. Is, spoke British brig 'Horatio" S days from
Barbados bound to Glasgow, in lat % IL Ion So IL
west.
Nov. q, passed within hail, brig " Bourne Of
Philadelphia, lat 81 l-2 N. Ion. 81 w.
Am bark Lima Eadieott, passeo AMER 18th Aug.
from China, 18th June, bound to Bombay.