The New York herald., 1845-08-04
Boston, August ., 1916.

The Foreign Necs-Teras Trade- Ships Steamers &c
The news by the steamer Cambria has had favorable
effect both on cotton and provision markets large
transactions having taken place in both these articles
within the past two days The absence OF agitation in
the British Parliament the vexed question of the Ore
gon boundary, has entirely uled the little war fever
which Sir Robert Peels speech Mr. Polks inaugural
address, had created Assured Of peace our merchants
continue undated IN their commercial enterprises not
withstandng the oppressive heat of the dog days The
gentry that is those who have inherited fortunes mot
those who have accumulated them) are of course out
OF town. but the active business men-.he life of the
commumty-continue here in person. giving direction
to the various enterprises with which they are
ted Saturday afternoon the Sabbath must be obser
we'd here by business man if he wishes be success.
iul spent IN the country at Nahan is the extent of
their recreatlons So CO. prosperng and to prosper
When the first intelligence of the action of the Texan
congress on the joint resolutions passed by our Con.
gress reached here stated that our merchants regard
ed anne xaon favorably and would be slow to avail
themselves OF its advantages perceive by the New
Orleans papers that several vessels owned in this vcin
ty have already cleared from port for Aransas fex
as In the course OF conversation day two since
WIN one OF our ship owners he remarked that the only
way to conduct the trade with Texas would be to nave
large commercial depot of the most Convenient
points for shipment and have of light draft Of
water 10 convey the produce of the country to the shps
az anchor IN the ofng He contended the water on
tho coast was SO shallow that to build vessels aiapted TO
NJ would render them unfit for the European trade
Ihey must necessarily be very fiat and very shaow-
anu therefore, put poorly adapted to make western mas.
sases or to work of lee shore He conended how.
ever that IT was not necessary the produce of TEXAS
should be carried TO New Orleans; steamers of light
draft OF water would answer every purpose and the ex
penses oi the shipping would tend encour ge and sun
port the places whence they obtained cargoes He
caicuiated that on the whole the expense to the mer
chant would not be greater than at New Orleans
The u S Steamer Mississippi took in her powder
yesterday, and will probably go to-day She is
noble looking vessel both bow and broadsde on but
stern on she IS as clumsy Dutchman II is astonsh
ing, with what pertnacity naval constructors cling
to tn fui counter and in nearly every ship of war
which they build The consequences are that the
sells always rim by the head and drag after them vast
BODY OF dead water and steer badly. The new soops
OF war which have been recently built am happy 10
learn, are very clean aft and have light and buoyant
counters There judicous dcviations from a general
and absurd rule have proved to be highly
The sloops OF war Plymouth, Portsmouth, and York.
town. all clean aft, highly spoken for their sailing
qualities. o
The IL NJ. Britannia sailed yesterday afternoon for
Halifax and Liverpool, having on board about twenty
passengers for each port She the neatest of all the
Cunard steamers about her masts ard Yards She is
luii rugged bark has pole topgallant and royal masts
and standing topgallant yards across The Cambria is
the most beautiful in model and her captain is one of the
fastest sea dogs that ever drove nautical omnibus
The weather is pleasant for dog days
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