The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-01
Tho Msxlcan Fleet At Blasaflan Captures ~
an Ensiish Man-ef-Wsr.

an 6ng1Ash Man-of.Wars
Acorrespondent Of the San Francisco Aha writing from
Ia Paz Lower California, under date Of February fur
nishes the following lmportan news
Anew days the Queen Of the Isles touched hero
Aazstlan on her way 70 Guaymas, and brought
Of the state OF the siege Of 1azaaa aud amoog
other items that the evening OF the very day that tb
s. Mary; sailed for AcapucS ap.s,ry sA' ssl
Constitutional fleet and anchored TIE next morning she
summoned them all 10 surrender and Admiral Nortoa
to haul down bis flag and surrender the command 80
braveIy CAPT. Sweat, Of the Queen says tho .,,
was publicly talked o. In Mazatlan that Capt Cirry, OF
she Alarm, got $4,000 for the job The Liberals were
very indignant abouth The conseruators said II true
Curry and the honor Of the British navy 1t Ia hoped that
me Affair will receive some attention from the proper
British authorities.
The Queen Of the Isles gives the following ss the current
account OF the Of the seizure Of the cOnsu
tona arschooner lsurbide Soon after that vessel was
sS 81 Of
had some copper ON board belonging TO tho Ma.
zatan branch Of the French house of j.. 3.
was informed that the copper was foreign pro.
perty, to which he promptly replied, that he should
tine % Of oS Was ss 70 aTs s
seized by Gen. Artiaga 10 make into balls" NJ Mullen
berg the sgent Of the house at Maxatan visited the st.
Marys, which vessel lay the constitutional fleet
where be met the commander who assured him the cop
per safely landed from the vessels and would be
ssS1 Of
communication TO Admiral Norton who had his
feeJ to five SAIL seven guns and one hundred and thirty
men, addressing him as tho person commanding the Itur
bde to which Norton replied, To the person command
ing H. b. Is frigate Alarm" which Astounding impertt-
hence made Capt. Curry feel queer, probably belgerent
When Capt Curry received a reply TO his communica-
ton Of the previous day, the st. Narys had sailed
and then the English eate got under weigh, anchored
among Capt Nortons feet beat to quarters opened her
port holes lit her matches and the gallant Norton had
give up his ship which the frigate Manned and with the
rest OF the feet sail in ALL sailed down again TO the
bar Dor of Mazatlan.
Owing to the revolution and the Pacific steamers touch
ing at Manzana the present cruise Of the Alarm the
station may have been very Improbable 70 the Off
Hundreds of Thousands Of coined dollars known
TO be waiting at Cuacan and Durango for the raising OF
the siege of Mazaan, TO find their way to that port and
thence board the English OF in her TO Pana
ma thence TO England. The Alarm soon TO be reev
ed and what other resource there 10 arrive at this
desirable consummston, that to benefit many,
cept by assisting the other Of the parties to
quer2 And that naturally have the preference
to whom the merchants Of Mazaan had already advanc
ed some hundred thousand dollars in payment Of duties
at discount commensurate with the necessities Of the
government and the cargoes oil vessels coast
ing in the Gulf orders to enter the port.
Pesquiera has sent small vessel here for and
Plies and vessels 10 raise another navy TO blockade nc
port Not much can be done here. The very id0> has
made the Governor sick, and he has gone to bod.