The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-22
From one of our Naval Squadrons.
EXTRACTS.

UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONSTITUTION,
SINGAPoRE, February 7th, 1845.
SIM left Zanzibar on 9th of November, and in
IS days made the island of Sumatra. Two days
subsequent anchored at Qualah Battoo, where
found an American ship trading for pepper.
| had communicated to the raiahs and chief men,
that wished to see them on board to hold Spa
laver'' end deliver message from the President of
the United States Of America.
| Not having confidence in the agent had en-
ployed, and more particularly in the manner in
which he might deliver my message, requested the
capten Of the American ship to land with his inter-
prefer and see the raahs himself urging upon them
the benefit that might arise il they visited the ship
In the mean time, the officers had landed and called
upon the rajahs, thereby evincing confidence in
| their peaceabe dispositions and inducing them to
visit the ship. They did so on the following day,
having been informed that | was confined 10 my
BERTH In my interview, informed them g l was
directed by the President of the United States to
sure them, that if they let the quiet traders alone
| without robbing or numbering them, there never
would be a shot fired at them in hostility from UNI
der the American flag. But assured them most
solemnly that, II another American, or man be-
longing to an American ship, should be killed or
matreated, or ship be cut off and plundered, a
small vessel would be sent to cruise around the
island of Sumatra, with general orders to burn their
prows, destroy their FORTS and wage an extermina-
ting warfare; that if they had found the American
government for long time forbearing, they had also
people, and severely chassing the plunderers of
their property. They therefore might make the
selection-to live in peace, abide the resultn To
this they readily replied, :" that peace was their
object, and the commerce Of the United States of
America"
Considerable pains having been taken to repre-
sent, up and down the coast Of Sumatra, that the
Americans have but few linen of wars read to
them the number Of each grade, of which thew kept
on account. They were very much surprised to
lind the aggregate more than seventy, and that four
were at the present time in India They also ex-
pressed surprise at the peaceful tenor of my mission
and could hardly believe but that my object was to
destroy their forts and villages along the coast and
reiterated earnestly their desire for peace and quiet
commerce. In reply to this, observed "that, if
those were their objects, the best way to secure
them was by keeping their crcases in their scab-
bards.''
But the word of Malay, who generally possesses
proud and malignant spirit is, if possible, worse
than that of the most debased and degraded Arab.
Thus far, (but to how late period it viii continue
! know not,) the chastsement inflicted by Commo-
dores Downes and Read have had a most salutary
effect, and viii give weight and, hope, sub
stantate their promises to me.
From Quallah Battoo l went to a port called
"Wylah,'" where found another American ship
trading for pepper. l brought with me raah,
and landed him at "Wylah," that he might commu-
nicate to the chief men of the places he passed
through the object Of my visit.
tSnoanorc y =" '' ON VI january 'or
Tbsre are onn,au,,
the coast If Sm,a,rs p, r. I ~ a.J eoncice on
& os tons ~ ah;nnna H. VIC . Ieu oaItes' ABOUT
moderate c.lcna,;pp Sold Le Soos no wien, a.
amount Of anecie yearlv ,,Len So, 'T W ms
States Is x5o5 OOO '"e" 'io''' '''' oi''eu
Ero,o ~, S~ ~ yer;sno. 100. -,
vot;ons noads sse he, no, a'I nau, anu inc opser-
(which arc cenerolIv ,oaro bai,l guns eacn
ssloon, &c ,,,or sbn,,,a oi,.,y '.a. ii'sa'es VI
west coasts of Snma,ra suara' sisa .iie cas-. anu
thew wond afford ali Tho ra, ,ou' y, 1'a a'on.s
con,,,arco ,hat no,,,d h o.1 ,' apu a'u 70 gu!
battle shin and fr;oats SUI sNen oy q 'ne-oi.
more inst nronoron 70 ~. ,mv IL oear
ated Nv send,no fo,,e VIII u ''. .na' e.o
cruising around the island no o,ha. LII L
inc norris in the islands aaacen, ond louu 70 r's
Iieye her consort bv wnv ~ S;nn,o oa rh;ah ~
Il said N he beaJtby ana saSn' ~ l"an H..
malignant diseases wbere ro,;s;a W., I've ~
from the United States and s,ored ~ s ~ om
,,or.. Co. s,,,..I.;..s ~ 80 ''"io' a. 'e'' eA
persons would he enu,, .,,fs;s.., ., as,, !" 1o
crews of each vessel incnd;no ,h. nesc.rs ar ...r
grade If might be nern,;,,ad 10 .,,no.a, u,;,han,
Offence, practical and experienced aieers nos
sessing a large share of common sense. and d' :