Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-21
Arrival Of the
G. A L E D O n [ A.
Late and Important from
E u ROPE.
FIFTEEN DAYS LA TIE R.

I'm port ant Movements In syria--DissoIution
or the French MISREPRESENTATION of n
New One, headed by Marshal sOult--Abdi-
cation OF the Queen of spaln--Pressure In
the English Money Marke.--Great Excite
ment In Paris.
The British steam ship Caledonia, Capt. Clelland
from Liverpool, which port she left on the afternoon
of the 4th inst arrived at Boston Thursday at about
2 o'clock PM During the first ten days of her
passage, she experienced very rough weather-but
notwithstanding accomplished the voyage in IA 2
days She arrived at Halifax Tuesday, at half
past NJ, and left on the same evening, at eight
o'clock. She brings fifty passengers to Boston.
BY this arrival, have received our files OF Lon
don papers, of the 4th inst, and Liverpool to the
same date inclusive. The accounts from the East
are pacific. The new formation of the French
Ministry had produced considerable excitement.
Consols had improved, but there was considerable
tightness in the monay market, and the rate Of in
terest had advanced. .
The Caledonia was ID 2 days in her passage from
Boston to Liverpool.
The Great Western arrived out in IA days.
The steam ship Columbus, the fourth of MIR. Gu.
nards line of rsm Liverpool to Boston, ar
rived at Liverpool from Glasgow, just before the
sailing of the Caledonia She to sail for Halifax
and Boston on the fourth oil December.
The steamship British Queen sailed from Ports.
mouth I'd inst, for New York. She has an immense
freight board as will be reference to the
Importation head. She has also about seventy pas
sengers. She is therefore, deeply laden, and her
speed much lessened iu consequence. Large steam
ships with large cargoes beat smaller steam
ers like the Catalonia, with cargoes. 1t is an i'm
possibility that can't "be did,
The report AZ he Oueen hack IN HastinoS
on the Sd inst. cannot be true.
Relative to the story about the South America
packet ship, we have received the following extract
of letter from Captain Bailey to his owners:-
"You will doubt notice paragraph in the Liver
pool and London papers, respecting the South Ame
RIGA having been fred into by one Of her Majestys
revenue cruisers, cruising ofthe coast Of Ireland.
The simple facts arc these
When the Old Head of Kinsale, we saw small
vessel which at first took to be Cork pilot boat;
when nearer, we thought her some gentleuan's
yacht when to utter surprises shot was fired at
rs, and repeated three times then hove the ship
too, after which she fred two more shots at She
then came up, hailed. and asked us the usual qucs.
items, such As What ship''' where frsmi'" what
is your cargo?" &c.. all Of which of replied
to- The statement in the papers essentially cor
rect"
The coasts Of Egypt and Syria were closely
blockaded by the English fleets and the India mails
were of course stopped.
England.
WINDSOR, Menday.-Her Majesty and Prince Al
bert attended By the Counters Of Sandwich Miss
Arson, Hon. Miss Paget, Lady Charlotte Dundas,
the Earl Of Listowe1, Sir Frederick Stovin, and
Lord Alfred Paget, took airing this afternoon,
Immediately after which the Queen and Prince AL
be with the ladies of the SUITE walked out to view
fhe uanr en- uta 0oin0 ON m n home mark
At the Court Of Windsor, Oct 3l.-her Majesty
having bees graeiously pleased to deliver the cnsto-
az q -: ds.ssy and s.aSsy G.."s
Clarendon, G. c B.. the oath Of Chancellor Of the
duchy Of Lancaster, was this day, by her Majesty's
command, administered to him accordingly.
The LATE Princess AUousrA--Her late Royal
Highness's carriages, horses, harness, &c. were
Yesterday sold At suction by Messrs. Tattersa at
Hyde Park corner. They were described in the
catalogue "the property Of an lsstrious person
age deceased" AID consisted Of l6 dark bay ba-
rsuche horses, aad carriages, sc. Her late Royal
Highness's town carriage, with the royal of
England superbly enblaxoned, yellow hammer
cloth sc. fetched II gsineas travelling andaulet,
81 guineas the garden chair in which the late Prin
cess was driven through the grounds at Frogmore,
II IL guincss; bsrouche, 10 IL guneas. The
horses averaged 81 guineas pair and the fetal pro-
ceeds OF the sale did not realise more than EGO.
THE CouRr.-The Queen and Prince Albert con-
tuued to take their accustomed arings in the Park
CoHN LAws.-An anti. Corn Law meeting had
been held at Manchester, which drew together $50
ladies and gentlemen.
Northumberland, IL is said, was never more
Tranquil than at the present moment People go to
see the Agtator, on the same principle that they
would crowd TO see any other novelty.
RgroRM.-The munieip pal election at Dover termi-
Reformers elected IL out Of 10 of the Munieipal
Council
SrRASer AND SrvrIp.-The vessel that fred
into the packet ship South America, was revenue
cutter. The conduct OF the commander was severely
censured in the English papers.
Extract OF a le,t,r received at Lloyds, dated ST.
Petersburgh, LIST (l3th) of October:-
The Russian feet, % sail (nine Of the linc), is
To sail tomorrow, part 10 said for Copenhagen, and
part for Plymouth"
collision the 18th between the Britannia and Phe-
mix, two steamships " hieh ply between London and
Havre. They net at sea nearly off Dunsepess Point,
in the night. The Britannia struck the Phcnix lust
before the paddle bsx, the weakest point OF steam
vessel, cutting her down to the waters edge. She
Immediately began TO fill, and soon sunk. The pas
sengsrs and were taken on board the Britannia.
Copious details are given OF the loss Of the Pie
nix, a regular trader between Havre and London,
belonging to q French company. She was lost at
sea, on Dnngsness, BY coming IN collision, at about
nine o'clock in the evening, with the steamer Bril-
tannis powerful ship In The same trade, belonging
TO the General Steam Navigation Company.
Al the time the vessels in sight Of each other
the BRITANNIA vas keeping her course, and she saw
the Pkesix approaching, and altered her helm. The
Britannia at the time altered her helm for the
purpose Of goisg clear OF the Phenix, which, how
ever, still kept coming down upon the Brassia.
A. soon a. the Britannia saw there no possibi-
lily Of avoiding the Phenix, the engines were stop.
ped and the order given TO back astern but before
the latter operation coud be effected, the collision
took plsee, the Britannia striking the Phesix Just
before the psddlsbor the starpoard aide, the
weakest point Of steamvessel and cut her down 70
the waters edge. r.s
The Phenix INN ediatsly began TO fl and the boats
-. L. L. A~~l sAA 49, - -
of the passengers and OF the Phenix, Who were
taken on board this britannia. The Phsnx went
Down In 80 fathom water, before the boats reached
the Britannia, and was irrccovsrsbly lost