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An officer on board the frigate Con-
gress writes to the Philadelphia North
American, from Callao, TO the follow.
ing effect on the Sth ofMay last:


The steamer is just in from Pana-
ma. and passenger in her has bro.t
us letters and papers from the United
States to the 25th March. These are
the first letters we have received from
our homes for seven months. The
Government hasno mail arrangements
IN this ocean. We want national
steamer here, and must have one-the
efhciency of our squadron depends
upon it. You might as we'll scuttIe
every American vessel in this ocean
as declare hostilities with England
without having steamer here to no,
tify US of the fact..