"Untitled," Civilian and Galveston Gazette, September 7, 1842

Summary: Reported on several pieces of news in both the United States and around the world. New Orleans experienced some fatalities from yellow fever; the U.S. and Great Britain signed a treaty whereby the U.S. would keep a fleet near Africa to prevent the slave trade while Britain gave up claims to the "right to search."; cotton prices were good. The British government also reported that Mexico was building ships in British harbors but the former was determined not to allow British crews to serve on the ships. Finally, the paper reported that Santa Anna was threatening to raise 80,000 men and march through Texas into the United States but the editor called the report "nonsense".

The schooner Santa Anna arrived from New Orleans yesterday morning, bringing papers from that city of the 31st ult. and previous dates not before received here.

Thirteen deaths occurred at N. Orleans, from yellow fever during the week ending Aug. 31. Only six are reported for the week previous. The Bulletin does not consider that the disease has assumed an epidemic character.

The treaty between the United States and England was ratified by the Senate by a vote of 39 to 9. It stipulates that the United States shall maintain a fleet of 80 guns on the coast of Africa for the suppression of the slave trade, and to prevent interference on the part of British men of war. England abandons forever all claim to the right of search. Each country agrees, upon proper requisition, to give up absconding criminals from the other.

It is stated that immediately on the publication of the ratification a proposition to take the remainder of the United States Loan at 98 cents on the dollar was made known, though otherwise but 75 could have been obtained.

Congress is also about passing a tariff bill framed to meet the views of President Tyler.

Advices from Liverpool to July 29 say, "We have again experienced a good demand for American cotton, and an extensive business has been transacted without any material change in prices, in consequance of the large stocks offering upon the market." Alabama and N. Orleans is quoted at from 3 1-2 to 6 3-4 d.

MEXICO AND TEXAS.

In the House of Commons on the 2d instant, Mr. Cobden made some inquiries relative to the destination of the Montezuma steam frigate, and commanded by an officer in the service of the British Government.

Sir R. Peel said he believed the facts were these--two vessels were fitting out, one at Blackwall and the other at Liverpool. It was said that those vessels were for the Mexican Government. Application had been made to the British Government to permit them to be manned with British seamen, and that permission had been refused.

The hon. member was under the impression that one vessel was to be commanded by an officer who held a commission in her Matesty's[sic] navy. He could state that in consequence of an application from the Texan minister on the subject, that minister had been informed that no officer in her Majesty's navy would be allowed to serve the Mexican Government against Texas. The Texan government had been informed that if hostilities should take place, it was the intention of the English government to maintain a perfect neutrality.

Mr. O'Connell then reverted to the existence of a law in Texas, forbidding free persons of color to remain in that country longer than a certain time--which law he regarded as materially interfering with the communication between Great Britain and that country; in reply to which Lord Palmerston replied, that Texas, by having secured the recognition of her independence by the United States, France, and the Netherlands, rather held England at her mercy than lay at the mercy of England and the Netherlands, and the question came to this whether the commerce between England and Texas should be placed on the same footing as the commerce between Texas and other countries, or whether we should be exposed to disadvantages to which other States were not subject?

Some further conversation on the subject occurred, but it was not of importance.

The news from Mexico is neither very late, direct, or definite. The Pensacola Gazette says that John Dorsey, Esqr. has arrived there, with despatches from the American Minister at Mexico to his Government, and that Bocanegra has retired from the office of Minister of Exterior relations, and been succeeded by Alaman, who held the same place under Iturbide.

It is said to be the design of Santa Anna to augment his army to eighty thousand men, and attempt to march through Texas to the United States unless the U. States mould her policy to suit the views of this insolent usurper," and that Columbia and several other South American republics will co-operate with the Mexicans. All stuff and nonsense.

The war steamers do not appear to have left England at the last occounts.[sic]

Source Copy Consulted: "Untitled," Civilian and Galveston Gazette, September 7, 1842, p. 2