The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-04

FROM CHINA AND MANLLA.--The Rasselas, at
Boston, brings dates from Macao to Dec q, not so
late as the accounts via England.
The Rasselas has made the run in lis days. and
has had only p days from the Equator.
The Boston Daily Advertiser contains the follow
ing extract from a commercial letter.
MANILA June 3 lSl2
Our aavices from Macao to December u. ThejCh-
actively extensively fortying the banks
OF the river and filling up every approach the city of
Canton with stones and sunken boats The latest ac
counts from Chusan OF the 7th Of December, per
troop ship Jupiter which Despatched Tor all the troops
that could be spared and was to sail on her return in
day two. with 800 men. Sir Henry Potnger and the
Admiral at Chusan, and Gen. Cough ut Ningpo 1t
supposed that attack would shortly be made
Hangchow, where it was said Keshen and number of
ton and well supplied with provisions of all sorts Or
der had been received at Hong Kong for the CORVALLIS
"a to proceed Immediately to Chusan
Business represented as being in wreched state in
China sycee silver at per cent discount. FIX.
change England unsaleable. The only late transac.
ton mentioned letters at Is 9td Tor sycee
per cent PREM equivalent to 5s Id per dollar Cargo
young hyson tea quoted at 81 - tael fine Congos 81
3D. Imports generally very low and difficult OF sale
The little clipper schooner ARIEL built in Boston,
and now under the British flag, had recently made
the trip to Macao and back to MANILA in thirteen
days!
FROM TExAs-Late dates have been received at
New Orleans. President Houston has published
after the next session of the Texan Congress, in
August. This appears to have excited some disap-
polntment
Gen Burleson arrived at Austin from Bexar on the
LIST. The volunteers he had collected were greatly
dissatisfied at his being superseded by Gen. Somer-
vile. Galveston was visited by terrible storm
the 18th. The San Bernard was driven ashore, but
got off uninured, and the Philadelphia was wrecked
on the Brazos bar, and went TO pieces
We regret to learn that the steamboat Philadelphia
was wrecked on the Brazos bar on Wednesday. She
was coming down the river with but little steam, in
tending land at Velasco, but the current carried
her upon the bar, where she went TO pieces during
the night. She had four hundred bales of cotton
We are without further news Of interest from the
frontier Accounts still come in that military prepa-
ratlons are in progress In Northern Mexico, but
to the number OF men IN the field or the precise OBJ
ects of the leaders, there still seems to be much UNI
certainty. One thing seems to be cerainthat their
citizens on the border arc as much frightened
were during the late incursion into Texas.-The CT
vilian and Gaivesfon Gazette, april is.
Galveston was visited on the 18th with severe
storm, which did much damage.
The Houston Star states that at Bexar, Colonel
Lewis u. Cook has under his command large num-
Der of Jordan's men," and Cow Boys" who are
determined to march Immediately to Loredo or the
Preside. Their leader is of the most energetic
and fearless men we have ever known, and We are
confident he will not return without striking blow
that will be felt throughout the eastern province of
Mexico. Another company IS organizing on the
Colorado and will soon be ready for the field They
will not call upon government for aid, but furnish
their own equipments for food and clothing.
IMPORTANT SUIr.-The suit of Anna Maria Me-
RAM u.s. Jacob Harsen. John O. Fay and wife, and
Others involving the title of the largest landed es-
tate on the island of New York, is in argument be-
the court three days, and will probably continue two
more,