The Sun. — 1842-01-13 (London, England)

FOREIGN. The news from the United States is to the 23d of Dec., being seven days later than the last arrivals. The Secretary of the Navy in his 'Report, recommends a largie increase in the number of war steamers and heavy frigates, but none of ships of the line. The Postmaster-General in his Report states that, the expenditure in his department has exceeded the income during the last year. But how does he propose to cover the deficiency ? By increasing, as the Tories talk of doing, the rates of postage? 0 no ! By reducing the salaries of the servants of the Post-office. The " Right of Search" question is producing quite a ferment in the United States. From the President down to the humblest labourer at the foot of the Rocky mountains all are resolved to resist any attempt to overhaul American merchant-vessels, or to compel them to exhibit their papers. The question is indeed a very troublesome one, and pernaps had better be at once abandoned. The ship Creole, from Richmond (Virginia) to New Orleans, with 135 slaves on board, put into Nassau (New Providence), on the 14th ultimo, when it was found that the slaves had, for the purpose of obtaining their freedom, murdered the captain, the owner, and one or two others. They then insisted that the ship should be taken to Nassau. She was so, and all the slaves set free according to English law, except a few who were inculpated in the mutiny and murder. The American Consul demanded the slaves as cargo, but the authorities of the island could only consider them as passengers, and therefore free to go where they pleased, and most of them accordingly•shipped for Jamaica. The point chiefly discussed is the ltueration of the slaves ; and the Southern Papers are very warm upon the subject, and urge it as a topic for the immediate consideration of Congress, as well as the claim of search. The Mexican Papers state that the whole of the Texan Santa; Fe expedition, consisting of several hundred men, had been captured ; but adviees from Galveston doubt the truth of the report. Two arrivals from Vera Cruz and Havannah, however, seem to confirm the capture in a very circutnstantial manner. The Courier and Enquirer states that the union of Texas with the United States would be brought under the consideration of Congress during the session. The packet-ship Sheridan, from Liverpool for New York, struck on the Jersey shore on the night of the 17th ult., during a snow storm, but happily was got off, after throwing about 40 tons of zinc overboard. From France the news is not important. The Courrier .du Bas Rhin of the Bth inst. states, that the members of the bar at Colmar had entered a protest against the sentence pronounced by the Court of Peers m the case of M. Dupoty, and forwarded it to M. Marie, Chairman of the Bar of Paris. Toulon letters mention the loss of the new French steamer Brandon, lately equipped at Rochefort. It was lose at Mahon, all the crew saved. In a letter from Vienna of the 3d inst. we find the following news relative to Turkey :—" The elevation of the Grand Vizier Izzet Mehemed Pacha has produced a crisis. The Porte is dreaming of her power and glory in former times, confirmed in those illusions, it would appear, by false friends. She already anticipates a re-conquest of Greece. The apprehension of an explosion is so strong here, that Prince Metternich has felt himself called upon to despatch a note to the Divan, recommending them to abandon their hostile demonstrations against Greece, as the Five Powers were determined not to suffer any, attack: to be made on thltt kingdom. The question is, can the Sultan adopt this advice whilst he finds himself surrounded by fanatic and ambitious Musselmans anxious to raise the banner of former days? The opinion universally entertained in the best informed political circles in this city is, that the idea of peace, and order having been re-established in the East is vain and premature."