Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-05
Iron the PnilaIeiph,a Enquirer of Saturday

From the Philadelphia Enquirer Of Saturday.
LATER AND INTERE TING FROM CHInA.-rhe ship
Venice fra Canton, arrived at this port yesterday.
She left Canton on the 22a May, and Macao three
days after, and the refore brings alter dsts'.
We informed by the intelligent snperearsc,
that no progress Whatever had been made towards
adjustment Of the British and Chinese ulties,
but that, on the contrary, when the Venice ieitCan-
ton, number Of large China janks add scows, with
stone had dropped down the river ready stop the
channe against the British fleet, then daily expected
to arrive from Singapore. The American merchants
were a5out leaving Canton for Macao
to the probabilities Of war-bat the Eng sh resi-
d~nts and their families, we're all living at Macao
Captain Elliot, the agent OF the British Government,
was also ut that place.
The only Esg,h men Of war in the Canton river,
wheu the v. left were the Voltage, Hyacin,h and
Druid Bat the British fleet at Singapore, consist
in. Of 80 vessels Of and ~ transportsa power.
full armament-wcrc known TO be at Spgaoorc-and
the of sailing tn the anticipated scene OF ac-
tion. 1t appears also, that Admiral Elliot. with three
British CommIssarat Department was stationed
at Singapore.
An impression prevailed at Macao, that within
three four weeks from the sailing oil the venice,
something decisive would take placethat either the
Chi woud terms 10 be proposed, or that
warlike Demonstration would be made, and prooa-
bly blow struck
British gae1b and manufactures OF every kind, whe-
Their in British ships the vessels Of other nations
Teas were scarce and dear. Most of the business
by American ships. The teas wesOShksn IN Ameri-
can bottoms, and delivered on board the British
ships which were thus loaded in the outer anchor
sgs.
Strange TO say, the smuggling Of opium il affirmed
To be A. great at derest parts of the coast
The whole OF this trade transacted under the
British i,g-at least all vessels carrying opium
coastw sc, had British co,ors.
From Monte vidco-sixte.u Day Later.
BY the arrival OF the bark Ellen, Captain Cope
land. VIC have received sixteen days later intslli-
gence from GIontevideo. Thanks 20 the captain
The guerrilla warfare still continues, so does the
blockade of Buenos Ayrcs. We annex the PArticu-
lars.
A battle had taken place between Gen. Echaqae,
chief OF the forces Of the government
of Buenos Ayrcs and Gene raj Lavalle, Commanding
those of Montev deo, in which the latter had been
defeated, his loss amongst killed and prisoners
amounting e. about one thousand men. aud quantity
of nuskcts taken, &c, whilst lac loss oi the first
only consisted in about sixty mtn. The battle took
place at the surroundings of sauce Grandc, about .
hundred leagues from Buenos Ayres, and great re-
ioic iugs ,oade in that city on account thereof.
The blockade of Bucnos Ayrc-, by the French,
continued as heretofore; scvcra! email vessels had
been captured, who wanted Ia run the blockade.
IL was generally said that France was about scnd.
ing new forces, hopes To conclude the bloc kade,
but every body ought 10 know that they will find u
not an easy matter General Ross being tenacious
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