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FROM xALpARAIso.-Letters dated Valparaiso,
April ., afiord the annexed intelligence


The United States soop Portsmouth carried to the Pa
cihc the British Government mail Of January-a yery
large one-whch arrived at Rio in one H. Is Majesty
packets the day before the Portsmouth sailed-afortu
circumstance.


In consequence of the Chagrcs overland mail via
Norfolk and Panama. having been made up the same
time when the Portsmouth sailed from the United States
she carried out very few letters but had papers the
23d Of January inclusive. The U. s. ship Savannah had
been at Valparaiso and sailed for Caao March th hay
ing come from California. She had not yet Commo
dore Sloat who was awaiting her arrival at Callao


packet arrived at Callao February 2lst which in
formed the commodore that Mr. Crump u. s. charge
aifares to Chill and Mr.. Bryan U. s. charge dafaires
to Peru were waiting for vessel to take them up the
coast; he despatched the Lcvant, Com. Page.


The Levant sailed from Callao on that service Februa
ry 26h consequently the Warren the Levant would
take those gentlemen board, aud also the mail which
left the United States in the FIt the last Of January


The letter bags for the Pacific squadron which left the
United States Boson) in the Marposa in December for
the Sandwich Islands, had arrived Valparaiso and
would be taken down the coast by the Portsmouth


The Pacific Steam Packet Company steamers Chile
and Peru running regularly from Talcahuana via
Valparaiso and intermediate ports to Callao They do
not North ofCallao hence they Of no advantage
in transporting our overland mails These steamers are
u days from Valparaiso to Csllao and Ia days from Cal
lao to Valparaiso.