The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-22
]. B. STEPHENS.


Correspondence oil the New York Journal oil Commerce
LIMA December 10, ls47.
The Two sasi packets from Panama have brought us
the OF warlike expedition getting up in Spain by
General Flores late President of the Equator, destined
for this coast The first accounts received of this
crusade induced belief that very extensive af
fair protected by France, with view to enable Spain to
reconquer her former colonies or ut least to establish
several monarchies and place upon the thrones princes
of the Bourbon dynasty Should this be true, should
hereafter any such attempt be made league will be i'm
mediately established between all the South American
republics to which the United States will be invited to
accede and will be expected to take the lead By the
news brought by the last steamer il appears that this
expedition will not consist of more than $500 or 1000
men, and will be destined exclusively TO the Equator,
with view rensate General Flores In the presidency
of that republic If this be the case, most of these
tries will not probably interfere though fear Peru in
any case will lend her aid to the Equator, In which
event may expect retrograde movement to our for
mer state of revolutions, anarchy, and confusion.
Com. Stockton has landed in California, and with the
Marines some sailors, and battalion OF rifles raised
there, marched to "Los Angeles" which was evacuated
on his approach by Castro, who fled to Mexico after
burying his artillery reported here that the west
that until California entirely occupied by our troops,
vessels could not be spared for the blockade.
The Columbus, Com. Biddle arrived at Honolulu from
Jcddo on the 9th September and may daily be expected
here The commodore obtained readily all the supplies
be required Jeddo addressed note to the emperor,
proposing TO make commercial treaty, to which he
eeyed reply begging him to go away and not to return
any more The Vincennes has remained on that station.
We have heard of the entry of Gen Taylor into Mon
tprpV,
months; after which anxously expect he will march
upon the capital with force sufficient to look down all
opposition Now the war has commenced it should be
carried on with vgor The eyes of the world upon
us and failure would be disgracefu in the extreme
No confidence should be placed in Santa Anna his prom
ses are only made to be broken he is VIGOROUSLY false
in everything be it OF private public nature He in
variaby deceves every he can, and goes
ing immense wealth at the expense of his distracted and
impoverished country.
The English "a Congwood is at Valparaiso, and the
Corvette Calypso is in Calao. No other foreign vessel
of war in port.
The President of Peru informs that it is the inen
ton of government decree giving great privi
eces to foreign squadrons these ports to induce naval
commanders to establish their headquarters in Callao
He purposes allow public stores to be landed deposited
in custom house. and re-embarked without any charge
When this sdone suppose Callao will again become
the depot for squadron in the Pacific.
The correspondent OF the London Times writes fol-
lows under date of
"MADRIp, Nov. &c
The in the papers here about the frequent de-
serons from tloress expeonary force in It's march to San
lander are, seems, incorrect Two battaons of infan-
try and the cavalry arrived safely in that city the 23d
men As many arrived from Lisbon who had emigrated
after the Gaician instructions have just seen letters
from person of rank in the expedition, which state that
everything is going well provisions, cloling and
nons de gere ofevery kind in abundance Flores is
waiting arrival of the ships from England to embark
which he hoped would take place in about 10 days from
the date of the letter"