Washington telegraph., 1848-04-26
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
THE PACIFIC.


10 the 29A vi February. aud from MazaIlan
Ia The let Of March. The frigaies indie
pendenee aud Congress were at Mafa'lan
a large portion ol the crews nl halh vessels
beinp on shore gafrsonlng that place,
which has heen held since Nosember-
The sailors have done large amount oi
work in Ioflilng the place, The lor'ih'
cations are nav very strong, aud Cum.
shub,iek thinks himself strong enough 10
resist n ioree of 5000. Com. Jones, IN
The Ohio, had nol arrived, hut VAS daily
expected. The Dale commanded by Lieut.
Yard, was al Guaymas. An expedition oil
her officers and men had lately marched
inlo the interior and surprised lhr Mexican
inrces under Composano aud Ionk mo'i Il
his officers and command prisoners, who
were parord lew dass after.
The pnns af San Ba, and Manzanilla
were blockaded, the hist by The ship Let.
iurtrn, Lieut.. Bailey. The latter by the
charletd .hipW hilton, commanded by Lieut..
Chalad The amount II the revenues fe.
ceiyed irnm customs nj Mazailan has bern
large In Upper California every thing is
quirl. Col. Nasnn was raising sulun
lcer force 10 send To Lnwef California, iu
put down the gueuIllas, who have been
very active, and have efcatl, annoyed our
small garrisuns al La Pan and san j. Sc.
hui in all the numerous attacks nur gnfIi.
s. n nIainaihrd ihrir pasllinas and repa'sed
the enemy. Al La pal, Lieut.. Col bur.
tun. with iva companies oi the California
regiment, after he had maintained siege
Tor lhres weeks, organized stnrming par.
" under Cap. Steel, who vas successful
in taking the eneny's woik., and their
flag was taken by Setet. seoIl. The hip
Cayenne, Capt I. $ Dnponi, sent by
Com. Shubfek ifnm Mazslan, arrived al
La paz abnut lhi. liIne. aud the enrmy rn
lirely Withdrew from La paz, and concen.
lfatej all their iotees, in number about 5n0
upon the posi- ii San Jose, commanded by
lirui chas Haywood, U. ;. Navy, with a
detachment oil sailors and marines, NUM-
beting, all told, ahof seventy. aud soms
native California volunteers. The gnerril.
las captured Passed Midshlpman Duncan
aud Marley. sergeant Of the California
Regiment, anh five narlncs. Cap Dupont
hearing that Lieut.. Haywood was hard
pressed. aud lost lwo valuable oflicefs,
sailed iar San jose, where he arrived IN
the lilh OF February Just al suniown, aud
fund all communication cut of with the
town and garrison, situated Two miles ircm
the beach, but the garrison cannon told thai
the tight was going on, and when night
closed the flash Of muskelry was percepti.
ble. Capt. Dupont decided 10 await until
early daylight, aud then land all his dispo..
able force, which amounted 10 100. himself
making l0i.
Al early daylight the force vas on the
braeh. The sufl being lns favored their
, landing, and with l"uI pnunder they wrfe
{ sum in column AMI On their march In the
rescue ui the garrison. The g1rrila.
anticipated The landing ofIhr crew o! lhe
Cayenne, had taken their position during
the night. III. route afinrding them abun'
dani cover The column had pro'red-C
but u little distance before III. guerrilla,
Opened th-ir hr', which vas continued upon
, the column dur NJ iheii rnllf" march 10th,
garrison, behre reaching which they hGt
io slorm several houses oi the town, whici
the enrmy had possession oi. in whirh thsl
We're aided by the garrison fnrcr. whiri
sailed oui. joined in routing the rnem,
pursued and drove them from several rmi
nrDr.s near the town. The enrm, it.r
formed in plain open In the ship. at wha
they conceived TO be oui OF reach oi hr
guns, bu, some well.dirsrird shot aud shcl
, dld great execution and DISPERSED ihrm.--
The garrison was found IN most exhaust
ed state. Lieut.. Haywood had been :,
closely pressed thai be was driven wiibir
the cuali-l, where large number Of in
habita's had sought refuge. lie had berr
' bcsicged twenty one days, and his proris
ions were nearly exhausted by hi. sustain
, Ing the inhabitants. For nine days none
Of them had been outside of the buildings,
and disease was last generating.
Passed Midshlpman r. Mcl.anahan had
been killed on the lllh February, Tn.
water bad been cut of and the garrison
4 was in most dsplorsble state. Oi the
lOl lha, so gallanlIy landed, il is marvellous
. TO state only four were wounded. having
sustained a heavy fire Tor Two miles from
covered positions, which they could very
Intellectually return; nevertheless 'heir lire
told, and The enemy suffered great loss.-
, The garrison was abundanlly supplied with