Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-31
INTERESTING FROM THE PACiFtc
SQUADRON.

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oar irms, %. The Union contains the iol.
low mg Interesting extracts OF letter from an
oiiiceT Un hoard t,c L. 5 fdgs,e Sa,sunsh
da,.j, Al -eo, July n, Isle"
GA tine 7Jh ol June. the romnolore r..
cet'fvl piouuatiou al Msztilan. that the Mr,.
i''u io'"PS, sN or seven thou,and strong had
nt 'firt oi the Mrxicdn government. invaded
lt~ territory oi the Uuitrd States. north ot the
RIO "iInde, aud had attacked the ior,,., nm
Ctr ten. Taylor, md that the sat,adrnn ot tin.
United States was bluckading th, CO.'S, oi
McNiCo ou thc Gull
These hosiiilucs, llc considered would
justify commencing offensive oprr,tion, o,,
Tire west cpast. lie therefore sailed ou ,h,.
81. ih Vac Savannah. for the cos-l ol C,lifnr-
ni-, leaving the Wauenat Miz,tlan. To bring
"'t :" l"'Snts oI impptiant Information that
miS,' "sch 'h'rc. We arrived at Monterey.
CA tic y 81 July. where W. found the C,,ua
ANA b'Neni and learned that tie Portsmouth
was "a, san Fmuci>o.
On ihr morning of ihe 1th. having previ
ou-i' cNamtned tho dcicnccs spd loc6iil,rs of
'hr luNn, Toe commodore sent captain Nler
Nlne win summons 10 the military com
h''i'dul oi Monterey. requiring him tu STIR
irnl,i llir piece iuttlWi th To Ia. k,tcrs al ia.
Onurd states. IN reply. ne stated ,b,t be
Was not authorized TO surrender Toe place and
ft.tttrd ihc commodore to tha commanding
g'neni ut CaiiiUmia, Don Jose Castro.
Every enlargement having bccn made the
uaI previous, the commodore immediately
cmoafhed ihe NC, sSar, force tabout two hun.
ere" ana atty selmen aud mannes) in the
ood's uI ihe squadron, which landed a, ten
.l"'h' under cover Of the guns Il the slips.
win great proinpti'udc end good order. nm.
"a 90 4 "a a "a
Mer,iuc. assisted by Commander ii. y. Page.
as second
Ia icrccs were Immediately formed end
mIsyhed to the custom-hou,c u here Comino-
u9fe S,uJt pros lamltlon 90 the inhabitants
at California wa, read, the sisudard of Ia. L.
uiied States lolstcd, amid ,hice hearty cheer,
bt tbc tnoPs and foreigners present. aud a "a
.u'r ol h'eniy-on guns fired by oil the ships
Immediately afterwards. tie proclamation.
both Ia La li,h aud Spanish. Was posted nm
ABOUT ihe town, and two Justices OF the peace
appointed 10 preserve order aud punish d,liu
.fHeuces- the olcaldes declining To serve.
frNious TO landing, general onlcr. was
'''' 10 NC creW,o all the ships ior their guild
1l'e under iHe new circumstances iu which
th-N were placed. We feel confident th,t ,b,
iulmbllauis oi Monterey, aud oil Other nl,r..s
where cur forces were, have been saf,. lrom
ihe least depreciation or th- slightest ins,lt.
Immediately after talking possession Of
Monterey, Com. SlOat despatched a courier 10
Hrn Castro, lhc military cummaudant of Cal.
i'""nd' Wltha letter aud copy OF his procln.
nation 90 which De received replv On
'i' e'ti. De- despatched letter by courier to
~. Tao ilco, the governor al Santa B,rb,r,
"a 'hc OH ol July, h. despatched or.lers
1F sea to Commander Montgomery. IN take
immediate Jos essIun OF tie boy oil son Fran
cisco, *, Hsd 81 o. o.. of The 9th. that of.
i'',I "'i''rd 'le haS az San tfancisco-rrad
.N' posted op Commodore S'oals pnoloma.
y. "' '"a ICON possession OF ihot part ol tlie
country ~ itt name OF tlic United States.
on ihe 18Th, al Tie request of the foreign
e's al ih. Pueblo OF san Jose. ihe rntnm,.l1re
furnished Aag Go bc hoisgcd al TINT ulsce-s.
oon' ~ miles interior from Monterey aud an.
P'h'td justice OF the peace 10 preserve or
"'f ID NE ioWn-thc gl.aldcs declining 10
serve The flag was boosted un the 10Th
'oh the oih, Commodore Sloat selected
iurstf d. Faunilcsuy 10 orsanizc a conpany
ga 80 dwgoons from volunteer, from the ships
end oiiZ Es on shore 20 recaunoitrr lhe conn
tp-keep open toe communication between
Monterey and Sau Francisco, and 10 prevent
i"e people OF the country from being robbed
49, ~s.' ah" directed him Co purchase the
ghem.
Passed Midshipmnn Louis MeIsne hsyi,c
also volunteered lUf that service. br anpointcJ
tilm uf,t Lieutenant OF the company. On the
ION, Mr.. fduntlerOy was directed to recon
noirc 'he country with his command a. faras
lhe mission oi 81. Juhno--lo take possession
ol That piace-hoi,t the ilag. and To recover
ten Vraaa guns said 20 have been buried there
by GrncIdl Castro when be rrtrcatcd from
mot place. Ga his arrival there. MIR. Fount-
leroy found the place had b,en taken Noses
Sion oil an hour OF two previous by Can't. Ere
mont with whom Ice returned 10 Monterey ON
lAe l9ih. lie WAS subsequently, sent 10 var
n-"n lhe place, dig zap, mount the guns aud
/ recover large amount at powder aud shot.
saI' 'o have bnen srcretcd there. oil ni which
H' accomplished before wc siiird from Mon
,'iel' hrlwccn wInch--the Pueblo OF sun
Jose dud SIN Fma,scO. perfectly lc.. com.
mumCatiou was Obtained.
"Ou tht afternoon of the jtl July the Con-
gross arrived nIJh Com Stockton
On ihc 9th, the British Admiril. Sir Geo.
SEYMOUR, uuIycd ln the COl.ingwood SD
An oiigeI was Immediately sent b, Commo.
doff Ninat 90 tender him thc usual cor.ic,ies
'd iHe facilities IT thc port he was ,ub-,..
q'Hnil furnished with ser of iopwllsut mast
ati other .pst- for his shin. end sailed an Inc
80 Goa ihe Sandwich ISLANDS.
Tic yiai, Of tbc admiral, have mo- doubt
"a- very rviycab- Go EN- cause ian CsllDf.
n'a, as zoo iuhdbi'oui, fully believe we would
% oht- l i1 abandon our copqilcst. t,,b.u
'H'! s1N iAe friendly intCfcnursc sub-i.fing IT,.
tween 'ht wucommaRders aud found ibst be
.'W" "'i interfere 90 their brhaf. they alan
dH.d 9il a'pc ui ever seeing the Mexican 0ar
81 BOO California ssam
"Ia. 23i Commodore Slaat directed Com.
mai.re Stock on 90 assume ,h- command of
'.fe'- and operation Oh shore aul nI ihr
lI.I aa,ia. determined l1 rfn1 ~ 49,
ui,t States ,it Pausm8 &c., hujs.U l.. br,a,l
"ui GOA hWri tbs le,aui ml aiIrl mr
hstlt.dl lul Panama. leaving Che fea,4ig.l.
%. ~. -lHair0u unIef his command.
40 ite time oi ouf leaving M1utrr. us
N'a.es we'. ln GHini po-sssiou of LAID Alt,
tHH.aiaIt north oi Santa Baftuu
le CYAN. sailed iof ST. Eiegp ca Mn. 2etb
Oh .uIy lovn Capt fremont. viii sb1uf D o
nI..U.u. ihWtfirEn41 f1 take .,..., .