The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-06
Interesting from the Pacific.

We are favored with the following extract of letter
from distinguished officer board Of the United
States ship independence, dated
MAzArLAN April 10 lSiS.-Letters from Lieut.. Col
Burton, of the 10TH and Commander Dupont Of the
that through the judicious and energetic movements
of those officers, the forces of the enemy in Lower
California have been entirely broken up and captured
or dispersed General Pineda having been obliged In
consequence of wounds received the action with the
party under Captain steele and Lieut. Hnlleck tn
sign his nd, aud having afterw ards
to Col Burton the command chief dcvolved
Don Nauricio Castro the jefe poii,ico Of Lower Cali
forna. This officer, with twenty-five of his followers.
captur ID by party under Lieut. Scldsn, of the
Cyane He has been sent to Comnod1r ;shubr,ck by
Comm nder Dupont. ana in now here. will take this
occasion to say that the officers of both branches of
the service will be found to have fully sustained the
reputation of their respective arms. Tho point of
emulation seems to have been. which should serve
their country best. Governor Mason having strength
ened the command of Col Burton. to enable him
to send sufficient force to garrison San Jose, Commo
dore Shubrick directed Commander Dupont. us soon
the necessary could be made, to take
Lieut. Haywood and the scamen and marines belong
ing to the uuadrou board. and this place.
rhe Southampton will Col Burton informs Commo-
lore Shubrick) he n, longer required at La Paz and
Commodore Shubrick has ordered Lieut. Commanding
rhorhurn u come here soou he has transported
the detachment Of troops with their equipments and
provisions In san Jose. The existence Of the arms
ce putting stop to active hostites. the duty of the
squadron will for the renal nler of the be
ned to holding this place and Guaymas. and bocka-
ding San Bias, 1t will be necessary to provide gar
rson for Mazatlan capable of defending it. in the
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by the squadron with very slight assistance from
gular volunteer force-which assistance Gov. Mason
is taking the most judcious and active measures to af
ford; and have doubt if the should continue
and there should be renewal of hosttes this valua
BILE port be held against all the efforts of the
my As it is probable that the military force in Lower
California will hereafter be quite sufficient to support
the authority of the United States in that territory
without assistance (farther than occasional visit)
from the navy, the squadron will during the next
be able to blockade more efficiently than hereto
fore the ports on this coast. system Of low duties
will bring almost all the of the coast to this
place it is the most convenient from which to trans
port goods to the interior But if is made the inte
rest Of foreigners (by high duties) to smugge, the
coast offers such facilities that it viii be almost impos
sble to prevent it, Under the great disadva ntages
with which have had to contend. from the want of
small cruisers to blockade the small ports with which
the coast abounds and the want of military force to
open the roads into the interior, have collected at
the custom house here duties to the amount Of
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. During the ar
mistce all active hostiiities ceasng, capture will
of course. be made unless in the of vessel at
dore Shubrick has had correspondence with Geceral
Juan Pablo Anaya, commanding the Mexican forces in
this district; and to have meeting with him in
few days. in order to to fair understanding Of
of the articles Of the armstice, which taey
have put different interpretations. The correspon-
dence has been quite amcabe in its toneand antici
pate but agreeable results from their interview
Union, Sd