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SCENES IN THE PACIFIC. 
La Paz and purchased some pearls of the Indians, they touch 
at Cinaloa, and in June go thence to report their proceedings 
to the Viceroy. In 1633 and ’34, Capt. Ortega makes two 
other voyages for the purpose of forming a settlement in Cali¬ 
fornia ; but finds the country so barren that he is obliged to 
abandon his design. He now proposes to have a garrison es¬ 
tablished at some proper point for colonization, and a sum of 
money granted from the royal treasury to maintain settlers for 
a definite period. But while he is agitating these measures, 
he has the mortification to learn that his pilot, Carboneli, has 
not only obtained a license for making a voyage, but asserts 
the practicability of settling the country farther north, with¬ 
out depending on the government for supplies. This pilot 
sails in 1636 ; but to his chagrin nowhere finds such a coun¬ 
try as he has promised; and, after obtaining a few pearls, re¬ 
turns to confess his failure. 
After this, an expedition is undertaken at His Majesty’s ex¬ 
pense. The governor of Cinaloa receives orders to pass over 
to California and survey the islands, bays, coast and face of 
the country, preparatory to making a chart for the use of na¬ 
vigators. He does so. Padre Jacinto Cortez, a missionary 
of Cinaloa, accompanies him in order to ascertain if it be 
practicable to Christianize the Indians. They complete the 
survey in July, 1642, and soon after send their charts, pearls, 
and other things procured, to the Viceroy. 
A change is now taking place at Mexico. The Viceroy, 
Don Diego Lopez Pacheco, Marquis de Villena and Duke of 
Esclona, returns to Spain under suspicion, and is succeeded 
by Don Juan de Palafox. The Marquis successfully vindi¬ 
cates himself against the malicious charges of his enemies, 
and procures an expedition to California to be ordered under 
Admiral Don Pedro Portel de Cassanate. This man is em¬ 
powered to build and equip fleets, and make settlements in 
California, and do such other acts as he may deem best calcu¬ 
lated to bring the natives of that country into the church. The 
