Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-03-18
INTERESTING FROM OREGON 5
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
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Com. Siockton-- Tie .MormoaS-E'IPe.
sifion Of Gen. Flores, Sc.
The New York Tribune has received
letter from Panama, communicating the
4 following interesting intelligence from
/ Oregon and California.
The British surveying vessels, the Her
aid and Pandora arrived in the bay OF Pa
nama-the former on the 18Th. aud the
latter on the 10th of JAN, lei7. Their
business here is TO complete the survey
Of the bay and the neighboring COAST
The OiIiaers give different accounts Of the
value Of this Island--some saving il is ye-
nv valuable others that i, is worthless
The naturalist is Of the former opinion.
They left the Straits on the OH Of Sep
TENDER last, and arrived at San Francisco
bay, in Upper California, on the Goth OF
the same month, where they found the
American flag flying from the fort, and
from some twenty-five whalers. which
had run in there through fear of Mexican
i 4
there. AT Yerba Buena, were many
Mormons living in tents, while they were
building their houses. An advance guard
Of these people, abou, 5000 in number.
had already arrived in the country
There was much quarreling among them.
On the Goth of the same month, they
hove to in the bay Of Monterey, and com
/ gol IL H.
then under sail in the Cyaue, for the
Southern ports. The Commodore was in
good health, and represented the country
in pretty quiet state.
On the 4th of October last, they lay TO
off the bay of San Diego aud communica-
ted with an armed whaler, which had, as
was reported, been sent down by the Com
modore for the protection of the COAST
They learned that the Callitornians had
risen on the American garrison al Pueblos
de los Angeles, killed the commander
Capt Galespy, and most Of his command,
and raised again the Mexican flag. They
alterward heard a vague report that Gal
espy had escaped. The Americans and
other foreigners who bad escaped the mas
saere had taken refuge on board the wha-
Ter. The natives were leaving California.
On the 10th Of October. these vessels ar
rived at Mazatlan, where they learned
that the American squadron had literally
/ levelled the town OF Guaymas, IN Sonora,
to the earth. II was not known that the
land forces under General Kearney had
arrived in that country.
Two American ships OF war were cruz
sing on Mazailan, the names Of which
were forgotten. ltwould appear that the
difference between American and British
sailors is not clearly defined for the com
mander of the surveying vessels (runaing
! his vessels into the harbor without hois-
ting his flag was seized together with
several other officers and men aud thrown
into prison as Americans in Disguise
1t reqered about one week to convince
Don Juan Carraho TO the contrary.
They touched at San Blan and AGA
pulco, and took running survey of the
whole coast. 1t was in an utterly de-
lenceleSs state.
Since writing the above, one Of these
British officers informs me that the Amer
bar of the Columbia river in September
last. 1t was not known al San Francisco
whether she was got of, or not Some
said she was got of, but went ashore again
and was lost.
There is still great turmoil on this
coast about the Expedition Of Flores. la
this place it is hardly possible to sleep for
drumming fling and the blowing ofthose
villianous Spanish American trumpets.--
The government of New Grenada has con-
centrated here force OF some 1000 men,
i. e. little negro and Indian soldiers and
the militia, under the command of Gen.
Lopez, in order TO dispute Flores passage
across the lsthmus, should he attempt TO
come this way. But is is supposed that
they will join that very able and popular
general with hearty zeal, should he
choose TO present himself among them.
The Government Of New Grenada, !
Ecuador, sc. have entered into league |
for mutual defence, so that if the general |
should enter Ecuador by any other route
than this, the troops stationed here will |
proceed thither and form junction with |
their allies. Perhaps Flores would do
better 10 fgh, his enemies in detail---and |
10 do that he should cross the lsihmus, |
landing at Porto Bello, and marching TO |
Panama, whence he can proceed to the !
port of Guyaqul, in Equador-fght the |
Equadorans before the PeIuanos, SC. ar
rive, and so along. However, suppose
that these opinions of mine on military !
matters will be OF little use 10 your readers
or Flores. VIAToR.
SLAVERY IN MEXICO.
IL has been asserted that slavery did I