The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-12-08
C0NsPIRACIEs AGAINST SONORA - INTEREST.
ING STATEMENTS.

Our readers were informed, on the arrival Of
the late intelligence from California that the
steamer Arrow, ON the eve Of departure FROM
San Francisco for Guyamas. was seized by
General Hitchcock, ON charge Of having vie
lated the laws OF tha United State4 The Eoho
| du PGe!fque u French paper published in Cali
| tornia, approves the seizure, which WAS very
generally censured by the California pres,
The Echo thus speaks Of the views general
| entertained by its cOtemgoraties:
Some Of the latter regard il ms An attack
| upon the freedom Of navigation, and say THAI
| there is no reason why, shoud the General
happen TO take it into his head, be should n,t
seize the steamers that ply monthly with pas
sengers to Panama and San Juan, since he ha,
taken possession OF vessel that was TO convey
| so or 200 emigrants 10 Guamas
Others pretend that such an act cannot b..
justlfablc in any case unless tho authorities
committing the same possess material proof
that the vessel seized was armed az a pirate, and
that 1t was about to engage in some act of fiji
busterism. Others again consider the act Of
seizure, by the military authorities as an usurr-
alton OF the prorogaiiyes of the State author
ties, and deny that General Hitchcock had tho
least right to interfere"
The Eeho then proceeds to state tho follow
ing facts:
1T appears to be certain that the Mexican
Government had reliable information that dfl
expedition wdS preparing IN California for the
purpose Of invading So"OrG IN ~ this expedi-
tion would consist of 500 to 900 men, who
were to set ont in several vessels, with ur0gi-
SONS arms, and munitions of war sufficient / .
assure the success OF their ENTERPRISE IL was
also known at Mexico, nat cnns,3nsahla s,,r--
of uqneyy fpiasd IAsb s%" Ss the expedition
The Mexican Government immediately :,
formed the United States Minister of thesc cir
cumstanCes as also its own Ambassador at
Washington, and orders were transmitted
without delay, from the American Cabinet 10
| the Federal authorities IN California not 10
permit the peace existing by treaty between
the two countries to he disturbed by any At
tempt contrary to the principles OF inferno
| tional law. We are even assured that the Gov
ernment of General Pierce has manifested i'H
disapprobatiOn Of the proposed expedition in a
much more striking manner, by enlolniDg upon
the American Commodore On the Pacific coasts,
TO station ono of the ships Of war under h4
command in tho waters Of the Gulf Of Csliior-
MIA, and TO prevent the decentralization Of any
foreign force upon the coast of Mex coz
IL Tas in consequence OF these orders, says
the Echo, that the Arrow was eezed. The
same paper then gives history of the Cour
do Raousset Boulbcn's expedition, which diff
iers materially ffom the generally received DC
counts, and may we'll awaken some ,urpris,,
when we recollect that the Count was pat -
isht and hi. PARTY dispersed by Mexican
forces The Echo says:
IN. de Raousset who orRnu'2cd and com
nlanGed the French expedition, DID ~ IN virtue
Of formal AUTHORIZATION of the Mexican Gov
crnment and of mining grant. No one II
ignorant Of the fact, that even tho expenses Of
the enterprise were, in great measure de-
frGyod ny moneys subscribed ny the most I'M
portant houses Of Mexico
This would seem to authenticate tho rumor
that circulated in the United States ut the time
when the first news Of the Count dc Boulbon''
expedition reached W.; ard coming in SO poi
tive form from the French organ on the Pa
cifc, is worthy Of attention.