The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
Seizure Of the American Whale Ship George
Rowland, at Galapagos Islands.
Murder Of the Goyernor Of the Island.
BUrCHERY OF TWENTY THREE OF THE
FLORES EXPEDITION

FLORES EXPEDITION
We have received . month later ne ws from The
South Pacific, by the Sierra Nevada arrived last
night.
II was taken 10 Panama by tho English mail
steamer Lima which left Callao on the 18th ~
Business vas improving at Valparaiso A few
days before the called vessel arrived from
Baltimore with 1000 barrels OF -four which she
landed at s. PER barrel, without paying duty. The
article had been high as 20. but this cargo and
the arrival of large quantities from the interior, re-
duced il TO 10, with !. downward tendency Crops
were all good.
The news Of the overthrow of Rosas ut Buenos
Ayrcs had been received at Valparaiso. Many
Buenos Ayreans who had been driven from their
homes by ltosas were on the eve oil leaving Valpa-
raise for Bucnos Ayres. Ninety were to leave by
vessel others were 10 cross the mountains.
General Flores had not landed nc t;uayauuil he
had formidable expedition under his command
Should nc fail there will probably be war between
Ecuador and Peru.
The u $. frigate st, Lawrence was at Valparaiso
also the frigae Rartan Com. M'Cauley and IT, ).
sloop of war Portsmouth,; also the clipper Eclipse, in
62 days from New York. the Seamans Bride and
Mechanics Own were also there.
STEAMER SIERRA NEVADA
April Ii, 1852.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
/ Thought |
would give You few events of South American life.
As have been an eyewitness oil most you can rely
upon the facts.
II is probably known to you, that during the lat
ter part OF February and the early part OF March,
Gen. Juan Jose Flores has been planning and getting
ready an expedition in the ports Of Peru, against
the government of Ecuador. In this he has
been materially aided hy the Peruvians and
English. Coyertly they have assisted him
most elfectually. while openly they have de-
MED all knowledge of his movements but how
can any one be deceived! When in Callao he bought
the English steamer Chile at $i07 ,010-also brig,
bark, and ship. Aboard of these in the open
day, he embarked from the government arsenal
large number of cannon. carronades, ball. Shells
muskcts, lanccs, saddles and other equipments and
also upwards of 1900 men, Of all nations. His
officers. however, are mostly all English and on
the goth of March he sailed Tor Callao, without any
cearances.
The day after he had sailed the Peruvian go
venment issued proclamation ordering Flores
into the interior. The Ecuadorian Charge, how
ever General Elizalde, not to bc easily hum
plugged, but demanded his passports, and the 25d
Of March left for his own country.
We left Caao for Panama, on that day. in the
English steamer lima. Capt. Williams On the
10Th we passed the small unnhabited island of
Lobo, Just to the southwark Of Payta, and there lay
the Flores expedition, showing the old Columbian
ensign (not now recognized.) three horizontal
sripes--red above, blue centre, and yellow below
waiting the arrival Of another vessel to join them
from Valparaiso, called the Lyons, whence she had
sailed with upwards Of four hundred men, ostcnsiby
for san Francisco. We passed in stopping ut
Payta and arrived ut the river Guayaquil We
stopped at Puma, about forty miles below the
city of Guayaquil, to take pilot. Having OBJ
tanned one, We again proceeded, the captain having
also been served with written notice, declaring
that on account of the expected expedition OF
Flores, the city in a state of siege aud that no
vessel would be allowed to up to the city after
shutdown, but must anchor below il they could not
reach it before that time. 1t was now half past one
O'Clock, and the pilot said he thought might get
there III time; ana so we steamedag astrong cDb
tide, and about ten minutes before shutdown hove in
sight OF the city, AT shutdown we had arrived 18th
about two miles, when suddenly asmoke curcdfrom
shore. and large cannon ball came skipping along
the water directly at us. The English ensign was
hostcd ait, mud the Ecuadoran ensign forward. but
immediately the battery which however, after
wards found out, consisted of only two - FOUNDERS
opened fire, andfour balls more in quick succession
hew us, two first passing over and close to our
pipes, whistug beautifully, and fell about ten
yards astern the other two fell under our bows
This beng rather warm we came to anchor. and
sent boat ashore-but they would not allow it to
land Next morning when went ashore, we
were informed that the steamer taken for the
Chile, with Flores that they had fred at Us intend
ing to hit us, and that all the troops COCO men)
had got under arms and marched down the bank of
the river to oppose our landng-truly nice pre-
dcament, if we had been hit: but if they expect
TO put Flores back. they must fire better than that
For all the preparations Of defence. there is very
little to prevent Flores taking the place; but
were informed that SWEDISH lrgate OF 36 guns,
now lying in the river has promised he Ecuadoran
government to interfere, acknowledging the expo
| dition as piratical. and to prevent Flores from
| coming up the river. That she has no business to
interfere. j. evident. and other nation. have refused
to do So though all have been rcqucstcd-but this
trgate is going in for conscation an prize money
| 1T appears that the prisoners at the Gaapacos
Islands, (Which are the Ecuadorian penal settle
menD TO The number Of about forty-fvc, seized an
American whale ship lying there, called the George
Rowland, Capt. Cromwell Of New Bedford, and,
after killing the Governor OF the Island and putting
the Captain and crew Of the vessel shore, sailed
for Tumbez, which Is tho line between Peru and
Ecuador: but the way they fell in with
small schooner. which bad started from Payta
with a number Of men to join Flores this
they took and deliberately the throat. of twenty
three of them, expecting thereby to make their
peace with the government. II 40 happened that
the Swedish frgate coming along and fell in
with and captured them. and brought them into
GuayaquJ. The trigate claims heavy salvage on
the ship and schooner, pirates, and they are there
under the Swedish colors. The men were delivered
up to gol eminent, and are being tried II il said
the George Rowland had considerable OIL and re-
presentations upon the subject have been sent home
to the United States government.
II this frgate does not Interfere Flores will
undoubtedly capture Guayaqu. If he does not
succeed, in all probability Ecuador will declare war
against Peru, for the assistance she has rendered
Flores Yours, respectfully,
PASSENGER, per steamer Lima