Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-03
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MISCELLANEOUS.
I From the Nsrr Orleans Picavune, Octo6er %.
ARRIVAL OF COMMODORE SLOAT.

II TUHt Is W. D4tS0N@
ARRIVAL OF COMMODORE SLOAT.
We had The pleasure Of greeting Com. Sloai
last evening, Just arrived from The Pacinc IN
company with his son. The Princeton had APP
prised us of his arrival al Chagres. lie would
have returned 10 the United States in The Prince
ION. but that vessel was short Of coal and II was
determined 10 return home in an English steamer
BY the way of Kingston and Havana. Arrived
al Havana he there found the u. ). brig Perry,
Lieut.. Blake, and took passaseon her Tor Charles
ton.
10 another column we have told ol the gale
which The Perry encountered. The gallant Com
modore told US last night that ne had followed
the sea now Tor nearly torly-seven years, and
thought he knew what a storm WAS, but that h.
u,rer befoye had seen ii Aoac. We need not detail
his very interesting description OF the gale and
The almost Miraculous preservation OF The ship
and the lives of those on board. From the wreck
Of The Perry ne reached Key West, and thence
went on board a schooner bound TO Brazos San
riago. which put him aboard a pilot boat SO that
he reached This city last evening by a lowboat.
The Cpmmodore's health is somewhat i'm
psired and he has been suffering for several
mouths, but from recent exposure his appearance
indicates no sign OF indisposilion or infirmity.
We are indebted 10 the Commodore for vari-
Gus information on different topics, frankly COM
municared TO us, but make but little use OF il al
this time. Duplicates OF his dispatches, brought
over by the Princeton, have already gone on 10
Washington. His arrival al Chagres al about
The SANE time as The Princeton was most oppor-
tune on every account, and will prevent any con-
fusion or trouble from The non-arfival or failure oil
messengers.
The Commodore was al Mazailan On The 7th
OF June. The evening of that day he received
news Of The batiles Of the Sth aud 9Th OF May
L. .--zl .1.z-.- - .t,.h1rszoj nc.ap,,fe hnt
struggling extracts from private commercial lei
,ers. The momen, was critical; there was no
time 10 DELAY. The Commodore decided "to
take the responsibility" and al 8 o'clock next
morning he set sail for Monterey, and on Inc I'll
OF July The standard Of the United States was OF
6cially planted in California. Not till The Com
modore's return to Mazallan, after The middle O,
August. did he receive the communication from
his Government which justified The wisdom OF the
step be had so promptly taken.
The flag OF the United States was hoisted al
Monterey, Upper California, on the 1th of July.
1916. On the 9Th, it was displayed al San Fran
cisco, Sanoma, and Bodega, and a few days after
at Suffers Fort on the Sacramento. On The l2th.
a flag was furnished at the request OF and was
hoisted by the foreigners, principally American
and English,) at the Pueblo OF San Jose
On the 10th, The mission OF San Juan, about
forty miles from Monterey, was sarrisoned and
fortified. On the Goth, the corvette Cyane sailed
with a battalion OF rifemen, 10 take possession ol
San Diego, and cut of the retreat OF General
Castro. the Commanding Generate OF Upper Cali
fornia, into Lower California or Mexico.
When Com. Sloat left Monterey on the 29th OF
July. all Upper California, North OF Santa Bar
bara. was in the full and quiet possession OF the
American forces, apparently very much to The
satisfaction Of all the inhabitants, who have been
long DESTROYS of seeing their country under some
stable government.
The gallan, and adventurous Fremont com
mands The refemen who went down on the W
ane TO San Diego. His men are animated wiz
the bitteres, feelings of hostility towards Castro
for his conduct towards their expedition before
The war.
The Commodore graphically describes The
mode in which Justice is administered now 10
California. In some cases, surgeons and purser:
are converted into magistrates, and admirable ma
~risrrates do they make. The people at first STOOD
aloof, but they have iound that true justice rathel
than Mexican law is now administered, and tina
il costs nothing. This has surprised them and Il
working its natural effect in conciliatlng them.-
Were the dag of the United States now 10 bt
hauled down in California, II would not be re
placed by that OF Mexico. The inhabitants Q
Ca,;fornia will never submit to the rule OF theil
old masters. -,
Lower California, too, will probably succumt
10 our arms il the war continues. Representa-
tions ri lis value to our ommer will be made
10 The Government, and Of such a nature as 10 IN
duce prompt action unless Mexico speedily sues
for oeacc. The next news from the Pacific vii
probably be 10 the effect that the ports oil Mexico
on lha, coast have been blockaded. Mazatlar
has been spared as a measure of policy. IL Il
now an American and English port rather Than
Mexican one.
A. the lale hour al which we write, we car
but thus indicate a few points OF interest upoi
which the Commodore touched.
LOSS OF REVENUE CUTTER MORRIS
An officer who was on board The Morris du
ring the gale has kindly furnished us with SOM
hasIy memoranda relating thereto. lbs write
us: at is very doubtful il we ever get the Nor
ris of, as she is about one and a halt miles iro'I
the main channel. Capt. Walden is busily en-
oaped in dischareins the ballast, and will max
every effort 10 get her of" We make liberal ex
tracts from his letter:
Gentlemen-I have the unpleasant duty OF IN
forming YOU OF the wreck Of the revenue cutie
Morris in a hurricane. IL commenced on IN
morning Of The 18th, and continued until ma
nioht. We were lying about enc mile from ke'
West when il & commenced, and immediately sen
down the Yards and made every preparation 10
the Gale. Atl45, P. M, the schooner was ridln
with 100 falhoms Of chain out, IN an ugly eros
sea. Owing to The violence OF The current, who
was running twelve knots by US, and The vesss
laboriny very heavy, We baltened down the mar
matches, and all hands passed through The ware
room. - =.
Az o'clock, blowing a gale from the ). l., an
our lee rail under water, cut away ma'nmas. -
the safely of The vessel and lives on ooaro' WHO
carried with il the loretopmast in the cap.
Al 4. P. N the starboard chain parted, IN
schooner dragging broadside 10 the Wind anu SC
which was making a complete breach over u
both pumps going and ba'llns from @aiu-loo'
and berth deck, and with great dlnicui'y KEEP VI
vessel Tree.
Al 4 l5, the water gaining upon us and the NJ
per works seeming 10 work, cut away The lor'
mast, when a sea struck us, Shaving and carryin
away the larboard boat, cranes, buiwarSs, qua
ter-house, swinging boom and everything NOV
able of the deck. The sea continuing 10 max
a breach over US, and the schooner on her ocal
ends, hove the two lee guns overheard.
Al 8, P. NJ, We struck on a shoal, al this I'M
unknown, the compasses flying around in such
manner that il was difficult to tell which way VI
were going when the larbrard chain parted, an
the vessel continued to strike heavily on The Shot
for some N
On Monday morning, the 18th, we ascertaine
that the vessel had dritied about three miles, an
WAS on The northwest shoal, in two feet OF wate
Around us lay vessels OF all descriptions not on
rode out the hurricane in safety.
One chin near us on her beam ends, the Ebe
preble Of Boston two bIigs and three schoone,
d;smas,ed and ashore in about The same depth
wafer as we have. One hull OF 4 vessel sunk, an
four vessels bottom up. Our decks were covere
with sand, and The bottom appeared TO be IN mt
ton during the hurricane.
FROM HAVANA.-Before the Perfy &c
Havana, the steamer arrived there from vel
Cruz. Gen. Paroles, The late President OF Mex
co, was a passenger on her.