The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-09
Boston Correspondents.
BosroN. February 4.


Business in Boston is very brisk for this season of
the year, and the month Of January was unusually 80
that month being generally the dulles of the year
The mporaons Of goods during the month Of January
into this pot have been larger by fifty per centum than
ia any pre- ious year during the month since the
organization of the Government. Whether this is
owing to the election of Gen. Harrison to the first Of
flee in the gin Of free people, Gas some shrewdy be-
eve to the unprecedented quick passages that
vessels have made the ides of March will determine.
If the importaions in February and March should
prove as large usual during those months politicians
could then with much truth attribute to a change of
the administration. But, if on the contrary there
should be falling of Of mporations during those
months, why then it be attributed to short pas
sages.
The news by the packet ship North America which
arrived at New York, makes our tea spectators
squrm and twist very considerably il brought the
Intelligence OF the termination of the Chinese War.
Ills Celestial Majesty, the Emperor of China, being
greatly annoyed by the occupation of the Island Of
Chusan by the English, had an audience with Admiral
Elliott and agreed to pay to Great Britain f2 900 900
sterling as indemnity for the opium seized, and
81 100000 for the expenses Of the war and the Eng
sh to surrender the Island Of Chusan, SC, &C.
This news has frightened the hopes and gaddened
the hearts Of thousands Of kind old ladies' who were
about TO drink their last cup of tea in consequence Of
the price asked by the dealers or more pro
perry speaking the spectators, who in their turn
will have 10 drink the bitter dregs of repentance for
having holden TO their with the expectation of
making their fortunes by its rise.
The steam packet Acadia left the Cunard wharf
precisely at p. M. the LIST, for Liverpool via Hall
fax having on board 65 passengers-62 for Liverpool
AMI considerable number engaged at Halifax At
the time she left the wharf the most severe casterly
snow storm was raging that we have had this winter
She had board it is said 30 900 letters besides
several wagon loads of newspapers, and the largest
amount of exchange ever sent by vessel from this
great and prosperous Yankee Nation By the way,
speaking of steamboats,, it may be interesting to
of your readers to learn that Mr. Cunard the gentle
manly proprietor of the line of steamers between this
city and Liverpool, has determined to establish a
weekly line of steamers to ply between Liverpool and
Boston. He has come to this determination under
stand account of the rapidly increasing business
between the two ports and intends his new steamers
to be constructed to convey freighs of more
bulky nature than is now allowed on board the pre-
sent boats mere Is no question put that TINS Is the
most expeditions route the steamers iseie the fastest
the distance eetie the shortest and that if the New
Workers don't bestir themselves and procure faster
steamers Bostonans will take the wind all out ofther
sails in the importing line Again, in case Of war
between Great Britain and America, and from present
indications may not be aI distant these very steamers
will be used by Great Britain the most certain and
eectua means for completing their designs and should
therefore now serve warning TO our Government
to be in like manner prepared The latest news from
the East is that the blue of Nova Scotia hard
at work strongly fortfying Halifax. Here again our
Government is admonished-"b be we also ready"
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