Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-03-30
IntereslInA IRON 0regoa and California,

Interesting from Oregon and California.
Attack on the american Garrison--Des.
truction of the torn of Guamos bQ Com.
Stockion--the Mormons-E Expedition
Of Gen. Flores, &c.
The New York Tribune has receivsd
letter from the city of Panama, eomfluni.
eating tho following inteFestia intelli.
gence from Oregon and California
The British surveying vessels the Herald
and Pandora, arrived in the Bay of Pana.
ma, the former on the 18th and the latter
on the 10th Of January, Is47. Their
business here is to complete the survey of
Inc Bay and the neighboring coast. They
spent the last summer in surveying the
Straits de Fuca and the Island of Vancou-
yer. The officers give different accounts
9 Of the value Of this island-some saying
= that il is very valuable, others that it is
worthless. The naturalist is of the former
opinion.
They left fhe Straits on the 9th of Sep
" tenber last, and arrived at San Francisco
Bay, in Upper California, on the 18th Of
the same month, where they found tho
American flag flying from the fort, and
from some twenty FIVE whalers which had
run in there through fear Of Mexican pri.
vateers. The Portsmouth was also there.
AtYara Buena were manyMormons living
In tents while they were building their
-'. houses. An advanced guard ofthese peo-
pie, about 5000 in number, had already
arrived in the country. There was much
'quarrelling among them.
On the lSth Of tha AZ
hove to in the bay of Monterey, and com.
municated with Com. Stockton, who was
then under sail in the Cyane, for the
southern ports. The Commodore was in
good health, and represented the country
81 IN pretty quiet state.
ssa On the 4th October last they Law TO off
the Bay ofSan Diego, and communicated
with an armed whaler, which had, as was
reported. been sent down by the Commo-
dore,t for the protection Of the coast. They
learned that the Caliiornians had riaen on
the American garrison ct Puc5los de los
Angeles, killed the commander, Captain
Galespy, and most of his command, and
raised again the Mexican flag, They af
forwards heard a vague report that Gales
py had escaped. The Americans and
other foreigners who had escaped the
massacre had taken refuge or board the
whaler. The natives were leaving Cali
foVnia' Ga the Goth OF October these
vessels arrived at Mazaslan, where they
learned that the American squadron had
literally leveiled the town CT GusYmas, in
Sonora, to the earth. L wRs not known
that the land forces under Gen Kearney
had arrival in that aOt,ofrD
Two American ships ofwar were cruz
ing off Mazallan, the names Of which are
forgotten. I.would appear that the DIFF
ference between American dad British
sailors is not clearly defined Ter the CON-
Bianders ofthe surveying vessels running
his vessels into the harbor withou. hoist
ing his fag,) was seized, together with
several other officers ead men, and
thrown into prison, as Americans ia dis
guise. Il required about one week to
convince Don Juan Carraho 10 the con-
srary.
They touched at San BIan end Acapal.
co, and 'oek running survey of the
whole coast. 1t is in an utterly defence
less state.
Since writing the above one fthe Brit.
ash officers Informed me that the American
armed schooner Shark was ashore on the
bar of the Columbia river, ia September
last. 1t was not known at San Francisco,
whether she was got off or not. Some
said she was got off, bat wont ashore
again and was lost.
There is still great turmoil on this
coast about the expedition of Flores. Ia
this place it is hardly possible TO aleep for
drumming, FLEEING AID blowing Of these
vlllalnous Spanish American trutnpets.-
The Government of New Grenada has
concentrated here force Of some 200
men, Ii. e. little negro aad Indian soldiers
and the militia, under the command of
Gen. Lopez. in order to dispute Flores
passage across the Isthmus, should be
attempt to come this way. Bot it is sup
posed that they will join that very able
and popular General, with hearty zeal,
should he choose to present himself among
them. sa.l
The Government of New Grenada,
Ecuador, &c, have entered into q league
for mutual defence, go that if the Genera
should enter Ecuador by any other route
than that, the troops stationed he re will
proceed thither, and fern usction witE
their allies.
- Special Correspondence OF ths Pieayans
U. S. SQUADRON, ANToN LrzARDo, ,