The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-04
TEXAN NEws--The New Orleans Jefferson Re
publican of the 18th ult. gives The following interest


reliable from the West, that the Mexican force
on the Rio Grande would attempt to occupy and main
pleton of annexation. This he communicated to
the Commodore, who advised immediate occupation
ton BY sea The Commodore, accompanied BY cole sel
Love, Col Mckinney, saml williams, and CA. Wick.
sail tomorrow to obtain intelligence, and win
aweek In the time, Maj Gen. Sherman is to visit
Should he refuse sherman cepisads that he empower
ed by the general terms Of existing law to act indie
cs three thousand men into immediate service to rem
devious at Corpus Christi and the call will be promptly
obcycd Things here are in great Torment.
The Rev. DR.. Por1ER.-It appears by the follow
| ing, taken from an Albany paper of Monday, that
the Rev. Dr. Potter does not accept of the Bishopric
Of Pennsylvania, unless Bishop Of one State can
preach, every Sunday, in city in another State.
Rev. Dr. Potter rector of st. Peters church this city,
public leave Of his congregation lest evening prior
Friday Of the present week. in the pocket ship Patrick
Henry for Liverpool end will be absent about Three
address, which occupied about forty minutes in the deli
very was appropriate to tire ccce.on and deeply into
restns. twas ftmiliar and afectionate continuing
between pestor and people, endeared to each other by
many ties of fiendship and regard brief review Of
the pest-comment upon the deeply interesting and in.
for the future, the leading topics Of the address,
The Doctor announced thst during his absence, his
eech sabbath-tfe Rev Mr. Van Rensselaer,, now resi-.
dent of this city, attending the ordinary pastoral du
s " g forth Worthy end S
in his short sojourning in other lands.
| ANTI-RENT AFFAyRs.-On Saturday last a possee
was sent out by the Sheriff under the direction Of
Deputy Sheriff Sedgwick, to sell some property on
sale; everything went Of quietly and the property was
preserve order .aes and We hope that hereafter until
somedemonsraon 10 made by the citizens in the sntrent
out to attend every sale this Is done, il viii soon
Sess no isny ''s or 1os would BE-
shown them, but their property should BE- sold and
scSobsre co1ny Inc sheriff
to assist him in the discharge Of duty and the
effect has been most salutay upon the dsorganse and
ty In Delaware all is peece-ths result is mainly attr-
butabie to the prompt manner in which the calico nd
ans" were brought to trial and convictedHudson Gas
! june 2.
/ EXTENT OF The FIRE IN QuEBEc-From eleven in
the morning until midnight did this dread fire hold
uninterrupted sway until it, arrested in st.
one %n mile from s place Of its
rict about third Of mile Between 1900 and 1000
houses are supposed to have been consumed and it is
calculated that IL 900 persons this day houseess
Most Of these people have lost their all the rapid ad
vance, and suddsn capricious directions taken by the
Der Of instances barely allowing the inmates sufficient
|
ton houseless and beggas The church in st. Rochs
is in ashes the Convent IL saved. st. Peters chapel IL
also burnt The large brewing establishments of Messrs
Lloyd and Leppsr and M'Callum consumed, and the
line of whsrves from Munns to the one the foot Of
Hope HILL On these immense quantity Of deals
all consumed At this point the fire arrested by
throwing down the piles Of deals, and the town side
by blowing two houses this operation conducted
by Lieut. COL Warde Of the Royal Engineers and
OF the ofccr and men under his command The steam
Charlevox and the ships the stocks all saved
Various rumors are aoa to the number Of lives lost
We have seen seven crisped and mutlated remains or
these two we're mothers with their infants clasped to
their bosoms; an affecting instance Of that cnging a
lection inherent In woman. II is feared that many vic
tins as yet unknown will be discovered. meet.
ing was convened yesterday evening" and the bakers
dered to commence the supply necessary for the relief OF
those distressed This day relief extended to about
5000 persons At adjourned meeting of that Of last
night we are informed that $1,000 were subscribed the
list being still open. Lord Metcalf our truly liberal
Governor General has given FIVE hundred pounds from
his private purse to relieve the sufferers and sanctioned
grant OF two thousand pounds for the same purpose
from the public funds Quebec Mercury May 20.
The Canadian Of Thursday notwithstanding tho suffer.
ing Of Its editor contains full details Of the catastrophe
but they add little to what have above commnnica
ted estimates tho assurances at Gas 900 to $50 900 In
the Quebec $50 900 in the Canada and e. 800
in the London Phenx. We have heard of some others,
but not considerable states also, that of the
bakers had nhumany taken advantage Of demand for
bread, to sell II at an extortionats price.
NAvAL--We learn that u g. ship Yorktown.