Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-09-27
correspondence Of The N Y. Sun.1
Overland Mail from the Pacific

Rercl'dion an Ermdor--Peru and Greai
B,ifai,- tnited STATES squadron in The
Pacife--Brifisa Heet for Oregon If
! tairs at Tahiti.
.s Gallo, July 4th, lS45.
You will see blythe annex ed lis:, that
we have in port formidable naval force Of
all nations. Our squadron will be increas-
ed IN short lime, preparatory toa block
ade Of the Mexican ports on this side,
should war be declared BY Mexico. and
our boys are in fine spirits. Our glorious
little navy pants for an opportunity TO
show its power in defending the national
honor; and if war comes, you may rest as
sured that the star-spangled banner will
wave over every Mexican port and fortifi
cation en- this side. within sixty days after
we receive the declaration. s..fs
Gen. Flores, late president of the Re-
public Of The Equator, retires to Europe,
having given away to revolutionary
movement, but retaining all his military
honors and emolumenis.
Gen., Castillo, President of Peru, has
convened the general Congress, which is
now in session, and it is understood that
fun satisfaction has been made to admiral
Seymour for ontrag committed upon Brit
isll property by the revolutionary Peruxi-
ans lately in arms against Gen. Castillo.
A British fleet is said to be on its way to
Oregon, TO protect British property and
settlers at Astoria, and from the language
used by the officers Of the British squadron
ere, we are led to believe that the report
is correct. Indeed forcible seizure of
the whole Of Oregon north of the Column
bia seems to be the object Of this move
ment, and instructions to that effect are
said to be in possession of the Admiral
] have letters from Oregon to the lst Of
May, which report considerable political
excitement among the settlers, and mani
festations of hostilities from tile Hudson
Bay Company's people. Every obstacle
is cast in the way of American settlements
north Of the Columbia
We have had intelligence from Tahiti to
the LIST ultimo. The French retain the Is
lands, and there is not the most remote
prospect that they " HI rvrf ri We tlurrr, up.
The loss to our. whaling interest is very
serious, as the French authorities prohib-
il traffic with the natives. An American
merchant vessel has been despatched to
the Fejee Islands with arms and amuni-
ton for the natives, to enable them to for
tify themselves and maintain their indie
pendence against an expected attack from
the French and English.
The following vessels Of war are now
here, viz: frigate Savannah, Commodore
John d. Sloat; .loop-of-iyar Portsmouth,
J. B. Montgomery, commander; sloop-of-
war Levant, Hugh N. Page, commander;
store-ship Relief, lieutenant commanding
Robert G. Robb. The frigate Brandy
wine, sloop ST. Louis, and brig Perry, from
China. have returned home. The terms
for which their crews enlisted have ex-
pired, and in their stead we expect the
Brazil squadron. Our vessels Of war still
remain here until the U. s. schooner Shark
arrives from Panama, when the Comrnc-
dore expects TO receive information regard
ing Mexico and the United States. We
expect the Shark here in fifteen days. II
is now II o'clock, and the vessels Of war
in port. have just commenced firing the ma
tional salute; it is glorious sight 10 see
seven vessels of war all firing At the same
time. .r.4