The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-04
NEw ORLEANs. October @.

The Hon. John A. Bryan, late United States
Charge d'Affaires to Peru, accompanied BY his son,
Charles Fl. Bryan, his private secretary, arrived in
this city yesterday evening in the brig Hope Howes
from Havana. He has made very quick passage
from Lima--only Al days. OF these IA days were
by detentions on the road. But we will not detain
the reader from the memoranda with which he has
80 kindly favored us:
"Left Lima, in Peru, on the 7th September taking
passage at Callao for Panama on the same day.
All was then quiet at Lima The Peruvian Con-
gress was still in session there. That body has re-
Gently had up for discussion the subject Of Amer
lean claims. The Congress confirmed the conven-
ton concluded in 1874, quidating these claims, but
allowing interest to the claimants only from and
after January, 1916.
"Gen. Castella makes popular President, and
present appearances would seem to indicate the
pleasing prospect that several years of peace and
tranquility may now reign in that hitherto DISTRACT
ed country; and yet such is the spirit of popular
discomfort and rivalry among its numerous aspirants
to popular favor there that many of the most intel
lgent Of the people anticipate another revolution to
ECUADOR, on the north, is just out of a similar
conflict. Flores il banished, and the Congress of
the republic is about convene to eect-a new Pres
ident Gen. Stagg an English officer who fought
in all the wars of the republic and who married the
daughter of the late President Flores, temporarily
left the country as charge daaires to Peru just be-
fore the retirement of his father-in-law. He came
to Lima, and after remaining short of two months,
This family then at Quito,) he left on his return
home. On arriving al Guayaquil, the seaport OF
Quito, lie was forbid landing, and required, on hl-
teen minutes notice, to retire from the place. i is
supposed that Gen. Rocafuerte, now the acting
charge d'affaires of Ecuador at Lima, and former
President Of the republic, will be again made Pres-
dent ON the assembling Of the new Congress.
''Two Of our naval squadron, the Portsmouth and
Levant, left Gallao for the Sandwich islands early
in July. | believe tho Waren left the previous
month for the same destination. The flagship
Savannah, Commodore Sloat, followed the fortsr
mouth and Levant. The commodore Is now proba-
bly, somewhere on the Mexican coast, with the ves-
sells under his command. Sir George Seymour,
the British admiral, and several Of his squadron,
rad previously sailed for Tahiti, followed by the
French admiral, then lying in port The French
are rapidly terrifying Tahiti. An old unsettled
affair remains TO be adjusted between England and
France, growing out of the increasing trade and
business Of that island. Sir George, no doubt, long
ere this, has wendell his way to Oregon. Captain
Watson of the Flirt, late bearer Of dispatches to
our squadron in the Pacific, found the English
steamer Cormorant at Panama, on his arrival there
The captain of the steamer, however, Immediately
pulled out for Callao, declining to take our bearer
Of dispatches on board alleging that II was contrary
TO the explicit instructions he had received from
his government in all such cases! Captain watson
was consequently compelled to await the departure
Of French packet, which delayed nun greaiiy.
On arriving at Payta, nearly FIVE hundred miles
north of Callao, learning the absence OF Commo-
dore Slost, he Immediately departed Ter the ISLANDS
an the ship Leland then nearly ready TO SAL,
and he is now probably chasing down The eommo-
dore somewhere in the Pacific ocean. When he
will be able to overtake him, no one can Tell. On
my route over the ishmus, met, at Cruises, with a
bearer Of dispatches from England, who left home
Immediately on the night Of the annexation of
Texas. He expected to find the steamer Cormo-
rant at Panama, ready TO give him speedy con-
veyance to the British charge al Peru. This one
fact fully demonstrates the immense facilities and
advantages afforded, in time Of need by these steas'
vessels Of war, or any other class of Ships and il in
hoped that the illusions here incidentally made, re-
quire no further illustration TO sufficiently stir up
the energies Of our people, and make them look in
time to the importance Of speedy and efficient in
crease Of our naval force and strength in the Pacific.
Picayuns.