Show war in mexico 1 the following extract from tile log of tah ab ship ip john L stephens on her passage fc me ma gives an account of the blockade of acapulco I 1 Pu pacific mail john L S step HT ff pearson Pear fon commander left sun fran france pl passengers gern the united state mails i in specie ou on saturday april 15 1 pm m steamer sierra nevada left gan sun juan I 1 I 1 I 1 on the at 9 am a m saw a slip ship in day bay same do da at 5 pm p m arrived d off A of acapulco saw caw two vessels eh wing 1 feared to lie be french cobol slaying off the i I 1 trance each of which fired a gun as the i a approached tile north channell channel a and forwards fief fired d a shot which fell of ofis as T was immediately stopped and the he starboard the ship fore reaching ca caa view of ci the fort w which aich appeared to m I 1 with men the steamer then losing hh hex way and drifting towards the rocks 11 on wast shore of the bay the engine was star bring her round head to the wind an and tf the ship ind and schooner coming up undo iu in point blank rang fired two shots ej Us as the eugee was again stopped a 1 ered and the first officer sent to inquire of their fining filing into us he was not board the ship but wits was met by an offic ships boat bo U who informed him that the he blockaded blocked d and that we must immedi aoi tho harbor or he would woud sink us if he co con captain I 1 pearson himself hini solf then board boarded and was amed by the commander omni ander th that 13 from santa aana A ina t essl to P pies aso and thit th it if we attain attempt M would fire into us having sufficient u cie beij fe ij I 1 san Su juan the ship WAS put on her hedw 9 pm ani and ord orders rs given to the c chief cef 0 end use ure all pos possible gible economy I 1 tha engl engineer rapo ted int rach panama and tb ship was acao accord on tier her courso course for that port part I 1 11 27 t ha pm spoke a schooner r five I 1 from panama r during the detention of the stephens I 1 I 1 shots were frequently elchan flie fie two vessels vessel and the fort and aitho wi thoua either ith i side aide sl I 1 santa anna with an army from three to five thousand men was gasn wasn I 1 in it the neighborhood and it was espee expects I 1 w would make an attack on that town night I 1 h at 9 pm arrived at panama i on sufficient fuel to reach the anchorage 4 |