Saturday morning visitor., 1848-11-18
A BRILLIANT CRUISE.

NAVAL INTELLicENcE.-The U. States
sloop of Cyane, commander Du pont, just
arrived from the Pacific, at Norfolk, IN q
very short passage of sixty-two days from
Valparaiso, has had most active and brill
liant cruise. She sailed from The United
States in August, l845, and her crew
have been particularly distinguished thro'-
out the war; no crew have ever had The
good fortune to perform so much service
in single cruise. The Cyane was on tie
West coast Of Mexico when the war broke
out, and only left there after the receip; Of
the news Of peace.
Tho ships company participated in the
taking Of Monterey, and garrisoning that
town; the first offensive operation on chat
coast. They were in the fights of Com.
Stockton at the Mesa and Rio Gabriel /;
they destroyed the gunboats of the enemy
at Guayamas, cut of their shipping in the
Gulf of California, blockaded the ports OF
San Bias and Mazatlan, and were part
of the force Of Com. Shubrick when he
took place; and two of her officers, Its.
Rowan and Selden, had the command, one
Of the shore party and the other of the wa
ter party, that surprised and routed large
body Of the enemy at Urias.
The ships company also garrsoned in
part La Paz and San Jose, Lower Cali
fornia. 1t was Capt. Dupont, with LOG
Of his crew, who so gallan,ly landed at
San Jose, in the face of an overwhelming
force Of the enemy, and forced his way
two miles through perfect anbuscade
and under a constant and heavy fire, ID
the town of San Jose, to relieve our gar.
rison under the command of Lieut. Hay-
wood, who had been 20 days surrounded
by the enemy and in great distress. Cap,
Du Pont afterwards mounted seventy o
his men, under command of Lieut.. Sci.
den, and pursued the enemy in the nte.
rlor Of the country. Lieut.. Selden wa,
successful in entirely breaking up the in
surgents, bringing back and depositing or
board the ship their command-in- chief ant
twenty of Ills people as prisoners. I
will also be recollected that it was th,
boats of the Cyans, under Lieut.. Harri
son, that cut out the enemy's brig Condor
in the port of Guayamas, under the fire o
their musketry and also whilst the shil
was blockading Mazallan, her boats sig
nally defeated the enemy's boats SET off Il
defenda vessel attempting TO run the block
ade, and landed and spiked all the enemy
cannon at San Bias.
Her crew have been remarkable fo
their discipline and good conduct, actin,
as soldiers, both infantry and mounted
men; and they have been in seven fight
on shore, and their loss has been one off
Ger and one man killed in battle, with
large number wounded. Some Of th,
crew have been wounded IN several en-
gagements. After this long, successful
and meritorious conflict of Capt. Du Ponl
and the officers and men of this ship, the,
have arrived home-their service perfor
med 80 far away that very little is record
ed; so that the relatives Of those brav,
and devoted patriots scarcsly know O
their deeds of patriotic daring. No pro
motion, no brevets await them. as il is un
known in the navy II is to be hope
that some distinguished mark of esteem
may be shown Capt. Du Pont and his OF
ficers and crew, SO worthy and deserving
and that their services wIll not be unap
preciated BY their fellow citizens. Thes
noble tars having served as foot and dra
goons' cannot be tamely received BY thei
eountrymen.