Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-04
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FOR III GIN.

From the S0DdtUach Islands through NJ -
| ness Of Capt Win. B. Bowers, who left San Bias
on the LIST Of March last, and came through the in
terror of Mexico Vera Cruz, the Editors Of the N
| York Commercial Advertiser have the following l
om,unicati0n giving late information from the U.
States sloop Of war Peacock, and late and crafty
| ing intelligence from the Sandwich Islands. From
Vera Cruz, Capt. Bowers came passenger in the
brig Eliza, arrived at New York on Saturday NOR
ming from that port. Some interesting marine intel
! ligence will be found under the proper head. ;f
| Capt Bowers lett San Bias the U. 5. soop Of war
Peacock, Capt Thomas Ap. G. Jones, to sail for
Lima about the 9th of March. The Peacock left
Lima in May, 1896, on cruise among the South
Sea Islands, in the course Of which she visited Mar
quessa' Groupe, Otaheite, and other Of the Society
Islands, the Sandwich, and some other Islands OF
/ minor importance in the North and South Pacific
Oceans sl AtS5
| The Peacock left Woohoo on the 9th of January
last where she had passed the three previous months
Capt JONES' and the Officers Of the Peacock, speak
in high terms of the peaceful and friendly deport-
/, ment of the nations Of the Islands by them, and
more particularly those Of the Sandwich islanders,
whose advanced state Of civilization greatly ex-
ceeded their expectations ~ la
Capt Jones also states that the missionary efforts
under the superintendent Of the Rev. H. Bingham,
at Wahoo, have succeeded far beyond the forndest
hope of the most sanguine philanthropist-m Of
it the nations being able to write, and most Of
them can read the scriptures, which have been par
tally translated and printed by the American mis-
% sonares.) in their own language Thus do we see
that in less than years since the first messen-
gers of Christianity arrived at the Sandwich Islands,
al the whole population has not only embraced it, but
e. they have eynced earnest in their profession by
ne destroying their IDOLS and abolshng all their former
as heathenish ceremonies!
n Capt Jones has effected some friendly arrange.
pe ments with the Kings and Chiefs Of Oatheite,and Oft
70 the Sandwich Islands, whereby many Of the evils
hi complained of by our countrymen engaged in the
10 whale fishery and commerce Of the South Sea, are
ms removed, and guarded against for the future The
or officers and the of the Peacock, all in
good health and spirits, highly graed with the SER
their relief at Calao, and to return the U. States
to early IL e01nk eutumn. Ss]
Tie subjoined intel
E|Enbia and Peru-wh1s| - 81
from the Phil National dale(ll n lfiday, Is not
- calculated to brighten.
or From Corshngeaa Capt. Shipman Of the Athss
NIL man, who left Carthagena, the 4th inst. inio
any that the country considered in rather unset
hat tied state The British residents had sent RI
QUESTION to the admiral at Jamaica, for vessel q
TIA to be sent down for the protection of their pro
eve perty. The apprehension more Immediately
ate from the troops being time without pay, and
rive the expectation that they would soon be without
lions, than from the dlSsentl0ns among the chiefs.
Accounts had been received of the late events in
,,, Peru. The principal officers of the Colombian ar
my in that country, who declared against Bolivar
ti'e had been sent prisoners to Bogota.
mat The steam boat Bolivar had arrived from Barn
1rm qula with about 500 barrels of the cargo of the
brig Burrows, which vessel was totally lost and sold
itOr she lay. The steam boat Amazon, arrived 25
lort Of March, from Para.
and Extract of letter from Carthagena, March 81.
him "Our market is in perfect state of stagnaton.
to Every seems at loss what may take place
M 1t is known that Bolivar and Santander are now de
nds cdedly opponents. We will not recommend thu
,a. shipment Of any thing do wish to see pro
perty introduced here. We give no quotations. be
hos it is impolitic to fix vaueor to know wheth
ana er we may at all in month hence have to leave
ignt the country"
IS in
From the National Gazette.
We have from Caracas Spanish hand-bill, da
State ted the Cd inst under the head of White Flag ant
the signed One of Many in which the adoption of tn
Bolivian constitution given to Peru is uousy
oun- commended the only refuge Of Colombia from %
ppo- tcal shipwreck.
gave We have oursef private accounts from Lagpr
nited of the 5h inst which represent Bolivar as aiming
the plainly at the Dctatorshp-nay, that he is aread
in facfD