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Special Messenger to the, Pacjfc.-By an ar
rival at New York from Carthegena we have
received letters from Mr.. Henry Lindsay oil
OF this town, now embarked on special mis-
sion from merchants and ship owners interest.
ed in the whale fishery, to the fleet in the Pa
cifc Ocean, and as bearer Of dispatches from
the government Of the United States to the
Sandwich Islands, announcing his safe and
speedy arrival at Panama on the 23d Of July
to proceed on his destination viz Mazatlan-
Mr.. L. embarked at New York on the 22d oil
June, in the brig Harriet, of Falmouth, Capt
Coleman, for Kingston Jamaica. and arrived
outside of Kingston harbor the 10Th of July.


He arrived at Carthegena on the 10Th, and
at Panama on the 23d, intending 10 take pas
sage thence TO Mazatlin and the Sandwich Is.
lands. From his well known enterprise we
doubt not that the objects of the mission will
be successfully accomplished. aa


Mr.. l.. entertained hopes OF being able to
accomplish the remainder of the rout and 10
return home by the middle of November.


New Bedford Mercury.


Mr.. Lndsay's mission was to advise the
masters of whaling ships Of the settlement Of
the Oregon question and TO instruct them TO
prosecute their voyages without the fear Of
moleson. Eds. of j. of @. f i Hi