Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-26
impor,ent from the eu,f SQUADRON.

t"poFtout from inc Sutt SquaurOns
Arrival ofthe Steamship Princeton Merico
D"clincd Proposals for Peace Important
Despatch 10 Gopernmeni-T Tidings from
Me Crec o(the Turton
The editors Of the Baltimore Sun have recev.
81 the following interesting letter from their
correspondent on board the U. s. friga,e Cumber.
land, dated at Point Antonio de Lizardo
On BOARD THE Y. S. FRIsArr CrMneRI.Sp,
Sept. 6, at Point Antonio de Lizardo. I
The dispatches brought by the Legare were
sent up to Vera Cruz with flag of truce on the
2j'h August and were Immediately forwarded to
the City of Mexico.
On Friday, the 4th of September, about S o.
clock, p NJ, a Mexican boat bearing flag Of
truce, visited the Commodore, and the bearer of
dispatches presented the answer Of his govern.
ment !, ihe contents of which are not known posi-
,vely but it is rumored that the Mexican gov.
ernment have declined receiving or sending a
minister until the United States withdraw all
their force from the country, both by sea and by
land The bearer of the Mexican dispatches
was n young naval lieutenant accompanied by
English gentleman as interpreter. The
Princeton Immediately received orders, and she
would have sailed yesterday, but she was detan
cj by court martial pending on board, the
steamship and her officers forming part of the
court. However, it was fortunate, for about 6
o'clock, r. NJ. yesterday, another despatch ar
rived from the City of Mexico, and the Princeton
will no doubt sail to-day
Lieut. II G Purvance goes in the Princeton
dS bearer Of dispatches to Washington, and she
will probably await his return at Pensacola
have no doubt the dispatches are Of the ut.
most importance, and will either put stop to
the war or call for active measures on the part of
the naval force at all events.
The Potomac sailed last Monday COR Pensaco-
Ia, her crew being very bad with the scurvy
prize brought in from Hamburg, sailed at
the time for New Orleans
The Commodore received letter few days
ago from Capt Carpenter, late of the Truxton,
VINO writes from Tuspan. lie states that the
health of his officers and crew is excellent that
they are we'll treated by the Mcxicans, and their
private property respected His letter is writ
ten subsequent 10 the destruction of the brig so
that the officers Of the Princeton were deceived
by the soldiers of the mouth of the river, who
Informed them that the prisoners had been sent
10 Tampico
perceive that the New Orleans papers have
not spared the squadron, for our abortion, as they
call II, at Alvarado but the Commodore, have
80 doubt, has fully justified his conduct 10 the
department Failures, in times of war, are pro
ductive of many little soubrquettes that are re-
membered and Commodore Alvarado Conner is
ny warmly and indelibly placed upon our list of
post captains if he was thus baptized in all the
churches OF Christendom. However, should the
war be prosecuted, have no doubt he will give
US all plenty TO do, but nothing will be done un.
I'll the return of the Princeton think the des-
patches will be published in few days after the
receipt Of this, so you must be on the qut rire,
No more OF importance
Yours, etc
p. S.-The court martial on board the ST.
Mary's, convened for the purpose of trying sea.
man, by the name OF Johnson, for striking the
Grst lieutenant, Mr.. Taylor, has not made any
public decision yet.