The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-01

THE CALIFORNIA EXPEDITION.


We have received, 10y the over land route, the
Neighb~, new paper, published in English, at
Valparaiso, of the 9th Of January; also letter
fIom special correspondent at Panama
The following intelligence is taken from the
Friend -
BY the arrival of the Brooklyn, Richardson 10 days
from St. Barbara and 81 days Monterey impo
news has been received from California A file of the
Californian from August a. to September 49, has been
received. From its columns and other sources we pre-.
sent readers with the following summary Of nte
September 26th.-Ths Acalde of st. Barbara, T. NJ
Robbins Esq. received information from Lieut. Giles.
pie, commander Of American forces at Ciudad de los
had risen against the American forces at that place.
consisting Of about forty soldiers The enemy with
to retire to the Government House. and there 10
defend themselves until assistance could arrive
dro end made prisoner Of Mr. Alexander Collector Of the
Port, and Mr. tombstone, the only foreigners residing
there They took from the former SO 900 specie The
American Boston ship Vandalia lying there they went
board under pretence of trading when they took
the vessel under their direction Mr. Gillespie be.
ing unable to send letter despatched messenger who
bore paper (bsng the wrsbper of cigars upon which
written Believe the bearer" On leaving de los
horse wa, killed while he was Obliged to Conceal himself
in hcke On his arrival at st. Barbara the authorities
him with fresh horses to hasten forward with
the intelligence to Com Stockton.
The small force ats Barbara making preparation
for defence, when the Broekly left for Oahu, a7th
Annexed is the letter from our Panama cores
pondent:-
PANAMA, February aAth, ls47.
s,n-Ths g. ship Columbus IA, bearing the
broad psadsnt Of Commodore James Biddls sailed from
Valparaiso Dec 2ls ls4o and from Callao Jan. lOth
The u 8 ship Erie j" Lieut. Com. Charles c Turner,
Dragons. IT, a. and Lieut. NJ. watson Bearer Of
dispatches to the Pacific squadron board for Cali.
fOrnia she will probably arrive by the L.: Of March
OfvU Prah loln ivpd In Voln osso
the a6th Of January and intended sailing ON the st
Of February, for California, touching at Callso.
From the N. O. Picayune, March 2sl
BY the way Of Havana have later accounts from
the Pacific. We mentioned on Saturday that Ameri.
captain had arrived in HavaAo from the Pacific
aud we give some items OF news brought by him. We
have now to correct some Of the particulars before
ported.
The California expedition touched at Valparaiso in.
stead Of Callao, mentioned. The Loo Choo and
susan Drew arrived on the 10 b and 10Th Of January
from Rio They sailed again on the 2ad tor California
men: Thomas Kent of New York city, aged 20. of peri
ontis. and William Pslmsr OF the same place, aged
about 50.
David Strong fell overheard from the Loo Choo of
Cape Horn gale Efforts were innde to rescue him
after this casualty, Officer who had been very active
in making efforts to save him fell dead upon the deck
This was Lieut.. VIM r. Tremmells, of New York city,
aged So Upon post mortem examination his heart
found to have been diseased.
The third ship in the expedition the Perkins. had not
arrived but i was thought she might have passed on
The sloep Of war PEBBLE arrived at Valparaiso on thu
26h of January and had sailed when informant
left there tho ash
Tae French Admrnrs ship virginie, Of sixty guns,
Sir George Ssymour's flag ship, the Coli gwood, the
Cary sort and the steamer Samson, were ing at VAL
paraiso ON tho 37th Of January.
The French transport L'Allier arrived at the same
port the 23d with three hundred and y troops and
others expected Supposed to be their way to
Tahiti.
Most Of the above details learn from the Nesh1Or,
| a spaper published 10 Valparaiso.
By passenger who has arrived here from the Pacific
learn that he left Valparaiso the 49, January
Panama on the 23d February Chsgres the Goth, and
thence he sailed BY Of Carthagena and Santa Mar
tha and reached Kingston the 4h and Havana the
10th.
He reports that on the ll,h Of January there
arrival at Calao from California and gives much the
details Of the Of thirty Americans IN the
interior of California which we have before had.