The New York herald., 1851-07-14
Our China Correspondence.

MACAO. hpfu ibJl
O,.-iond aaii--sEaod IF serd,ns ty IL Unea States
S'oop screfoca- rniea States Nary-Sugs.sticH 10 n>
Sc,reo,y-sicrP hario'-Ners at Iions Keig-I0d Of
.fjari a.. dc.. a.
Even the cost OF additional postage will send You
this by ,ure corveysrceth- Overland MaIl-by which
received al this place number of the HsreN q 9TH
January last the 18th inst after stranst of IS days
Letters received here at that time dated An Feb
rusry. eight days later You count average
mcntls and oneh,lf letters sent from the United
State. TO Hong Kong (China). via Southampton The
of Marseilles (france l. considered exped
tious but believe does surely with the
Atlantic steamer, and rates are higher
If you will allow me, will put down here for the In.
formation of any concerned the method of sending let
ty the above tysnee Af,r the address write
the rank and 4 vesfel 70 which attached f pava
ehcer whose tetsft thi. IL principally evenl Eas.
TLds squadron, China. CHS lsst word ty to
BE- lift oil as have known letters "a 81 what gene
rally csled the East lndies-vitins Bombay Calcutta
Madrss sc, whilst their enxousIY waited for
them here at the terminus of the overland mail in The
China Sea Or II they have any acquaintance In Ion
don send to such care If not to the Of The Consul
Of the United States at Hong Kong helicEe letters
can b. ent sy pre- laynE 70 sSuthamPo@ ooy ~, ny
~ my rundents Letters should be sent 20
the poet ,ce In Nee York city in time for steamer Il
land fer India the 2Oih of each mouth.
The United states sloop of war Saratoga arrived 1t
Macao the sth OF April She had long passage when
c,npsred with those Of our clipper merchantmen. In
all is essentials, navy l. far very far hind msr
csuie Marie II national vessel, could be built hy
n;fact With known shpwrghts. they might be I'm.
rytd and the competition for their construction prove
beneficial ell parties; but then ~hst We TO do With
our extensive aud dock and navy yardstb0se
excellent nurseries for old commodorcs. who,
when the bullets % aud the gout
Have 90 knocked their hulis about
Are no longer &c for seat
Commander " slktr is the senior of'cr OF the
Eas India uuadron which consists of the soops Sara
trra and Marion; and the whole ofce. upon station
entirely commercial is thirty six guns - At present
me, rcd IN the Type anchorsge This should be reme
died; end would respectfully hist ~ the Honorable the
Secretary o The Navy ~ the United states that DC pro-
pose 10 Congress TO overhaul the list Of their receiving
ships vessels in ordinary and upon the stocks at df-r
ept ynrd-snd according 70 what they can command 70
place gun 10 eyeIy hundreA or thousand tons ~
American chipping. wterevt thcro y suihcient com
nrce require it, protection; and hy putting those .
cur te vt present undergoing the pruces cf the wvtd
~ Tethrs wharf u commission, fula the intention for
sfirh the navy formed. Another suggefton in con
uecon with ihis suhj,c ct s that by using al of our
ships vessels o stations be regularly telievedso that
" syiteIn ,sfily aTaIged. Occr he Kept from ms
d. r., srd fsriy longer thsp year. nor IA joining
g. fiCdus pr,ssion be forced into exile I'll The tes
Viii ioBrd him 90 his native land be severed by the
hard of otstbor for han std the silver cord be loa.
ertd -
1fe sioop Marion hiss lately returned hom Manila
fist tFcere r,r Jlassnt time there, aud 90 great
sss t ,e her prcseucc, th,t scarcely bad her an
,ti,d the soil Cf LJconia ere ntesn % queNe
3D. ..A prose, they had tgemtir. or tsr.hiaaAs,