FROM THE PACIFIC.
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A letter dated Mazadan, California, August H.,
le46, says: ...


Commodore Soat arrived off this port three days
ago, in the Levant. He remained but one day, and
then proceeded to Panama on his way home, leav-
| ing Capt. Stockton in command in California, which
| had all passed quietly into the possession of the
American forces Ii is the general belief that this
coast will be blockaded by the end Of next monfh.
The Warren left here in June, with dispatches from
the government for the commodore, supposed TO be
orders about blockade Of this coast When Com
modore Sloa left Monterey, she had not arrived but
after he sailed, that if Captain Stockton carries
these orders into effect his ships will probably be
here in September"


Files of Sandwich island papers to the lst of June
| have been received.


The Honolulu Friend publishes copies of treatier,
concluded between the government and Great Brit
| ain and France. Goods or merchandise of those
countries are to be subject to higher duties than
per cent ad yalorem, with the exception Of spritu
ous liquors.


Several men had been lost in gale at sea from
the American whale ship Luminary, Warren, l.. L.,
on the 9Th March. The Friend gives the following
particulars respecting the unfortunate men who were
lost: DR.. Brown was a native of Baltimore, where
his family and friends now reside. Mr.. E. w.
Athearn, belonged to Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard
where his family, wife and four children, now
living. George Cummins B. s. Edgartown; Nelson
AthertOn, carpenter, Nnoue lelaHu, hlCnael hnto-
Mo- Corvo, Western islands; William E. Jones,
cooper New York city, and Rob, Tahtian~
The United States schooner Shark arrived at Ho-
noulu on the 23d of April, in 81 days from Mazat-
lan--all well. Her British maiesty's steamer
Cormorant, had arrived at Honolulu, being the
first vessel propelled by steam that has ever entered
that harbor.
From THE SocIETY isLANDs.-The Friend pub
fishes interesting documents on the subject of
the difficulties between the French and Queen
Pomare. More fighting had taken place between
the French and the natives, and on one occasion,
while the American whale ship Peruvian, Captain
Brown, was lying at Papeite, company of the ma
tives rushed into the barracks Of the French, killed
several soldiers, and for few moments held possess
sion, but were driven out; and near the beach
there was an engagement between several hundred
of the French soldiers and about $50 natives, SC.
curely fortified; but numbers were killed on each
side. The natives had driven the French from
their position at Point Venus. Among the natives
is an Italian, who inspires them with great courage,
so that they are represented by no means wanting
in bravery On several occasions the foreign pop
ulaton had fled on board the ships in the harbor
for security. The country ia in the hands of the
natives, and, Of course, all the provisions, and the
French it was said, would be starved, or die Of
scarcity if no relief was afforded them.