The daily union., 1846-10-30
ARRIVAL OF COM. sLoAT.

We had the pleasure Of greeting Com Sioat, last
evening, Just arrived from the Paeiko In company
with his son. The Princeton had spprised Of his
arrival at Chagres. He would have returned 10 the
United States in the PrneetoD, but that vessel was
short Of coal, and Il was determined 10 return home
IN an English steamer, by the way Of Kingston and
Havana. Arrived at Havana, he there found the
United States brig Perry, Lieut.. Blake, and took
passage on her for Charleston.
In another column we have told Of the gale which
the Perry encountered. The gallant commodore
told last night that he had followed the sea now
for nearly forty seven years, and thought he knew
what storm was, bui that he bore had seen u
biOio. We need not detail his very interesting de-
scrpton Of the gale and the almost miraculous pre-
seryaton ofthe ship, and the lives of those on board
From the wreck Of the Perry he reached Key
| West, and thence went on board a schooner bound
to Brazos Santiago, which put him aboard pilot
boat, so that he reached this city last evening by
| towboat.
The commodore's health is somewhat impaired
and he has been suffering for several months, but
from recent exposure, his appearance indicates no
| sign Of indiaposltion or inhrmlty. r. boo.
| We are indebted to the commodore for various
information different topics, frankly communcat-
ed TO US, but make but little use Of il at this time
Duplicates of his dispatches, brought over by the
Princeton, have already gone TO Washington.
His arrival at Chagres at about the time the
| Princeton was most oppOrtune on every account,
and Will prevent any confusion or trouble from the
| non-arTiya or failure of messengers.
| The commodore was at Mazatan on the 7lh Of
June. The evening Of that day he received news
Of the battles of the 9th and 9th of Msy-not for
NAL reports or authorized accounts but strsge ling
extracts from private Commercial letters. The mo-
ment was critical; there was no time TO delay The
commodore decided "to take the responsibility and
at o'clock next morning, he set sail for Mon
erey, and on the 7th of July, the standard of the
United States was officially planted in California.
Not till the commodore's return to Mazatlan, after
the middle Of August, did be receive the communi-
cations from his government which justified the
wisdom Of the step he had so promptly taken.
| The flag of the United States was hoisted at
Monterey, Upper California, on the 7th Of July,
ls46 On the 9th, it was displayed at San Francis
| co, Sanoma, and Bodega, and few days after at
Suffers Fort, on the Sacramento. On the l2th a
flag furnished at the request of and hoisted
by the foreigners, principally American and Eng.
lish \ at the Pueblo of San Jose. On the 18TH the
mission of San Juan, about forty miles from Mon
terey was garrisoned and fortified, On the 26th
the corvette Cyane sailed with battalion Of rife.
men, to take possession Of San Diego, and cut of
the retreat Of Gen. Castro, the commanding general
of Upper California, into Lower California, or
Mexico.
| When Commodore SIost left Monterey on the
% h Of July, all Upper California, north Of Santa
Barbara, in the full and quiet posse ssion of the
American forces, apparently very much to the sat
lsfacton Of all the iuhabitonts who nave been long
uesifous Vi seeing theH CouuHy unuer some StaDie
government. s-. -..t 90 ,-..I
| The gallant and adventurous Fremont commands
the rihemen who went down on the Cyane to Sar
Diego. His men are animated with the bitteres
feelings of hostility towards Castro for his conduc
towards their expedition before the war ..l.. ..
The commodore graphically describes the mode
in which justice is administered now in California
In some cases, surgeons and pursers are converted
into magistrates, and admirable magistrates do they
make. The people at first stood aloof, but they
have found that trul justice, rather than Mexican
law is now administered, and that it costs nothing
This has surprised them and is working its natura
effect in conciliating them. Were the flag of tn,
United States to be hauled down in California
it would not be replaced by that of Mexico Tn,
inhabitants Of California will never submit to tn,
} rule Of their old masters. = ...... ~ "
Lower California, too, will probably succnmb Il
our arms if the war continues, Representations o
its value to our commerce will be made TO the gov
ernment, and Of such nature as to induce promp
action unless Mexico speedily sues for peace. Th
next news from the Pacific will probably be to tn
effect that the ports of Mexico on that coast hav
been blockaded. Mazatlan has been spared as
measure Of policy. 1t is now an American AM
English port rather than Mexican one. "a 2 ~ b