The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-05 00:00:00

WALLACHIA.

BUCHAREST, AUG. 17.—We have received official
information that a Magyar corps under Perczel, ar-
rived in Orsova on the 10th, to seek the protection of
the Pacha, for himself. hii people, and their families.
It is affirmed that Kossuth was seen with Perez 1.
The Pacha granted his request on condition that they
should unrelervedly lay down their arms.—Prussian
Staats Anzeiger.

STATE OF - TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TCESDAT.—A general quietness has
pervaded the yarn market today. The buyers on
foreign account do not yet venture to operate, at the
current rates, beyond the extent of their immediate
wan-s. In this department, therefore, the day's busi-
ness as been of very limited amount ; and, although
spinners have mc stly held by the quotations of last
week with much firmness, a slight concession has been
made, in some instances, and for some descriptions
of yarns. In this way, rather more has been done
in that depressed article, No. 20's water. Doubled
yams are decidedly firm. In mule, for home manu
flcture, a general steadiness prevails. In goods, we
find that the demand ter printing cloths is still con
s'derable, at the prices of last week. Madapollams
are turn, and continue in moderate request.
In 40-
inch shirtings there is but little doing; and prices,
especially in low qualities, cannot be said to be main-
tained with firmness. Narrower shirtings, also, are
less inquired af'er. 45-inch shirtings are going off
fairly, at about previous rates. In jacconets there
is less doing, but without any yield in value.
Domestics, long cloths, and T cloths, show no change.
We are glad to find that the promise of an abundant
harvest throughout the country has of late been
operating beneficially upon the demand from the
country. The home houses are experiencing a con-
siderable increase of business, and forming favourable
anticipations 23 to the fall trade. This is now a
matter of peculiar interest and importance ; and, with
the question of the supply of cotton, is in no small
degree occupying the attention of all parties con-
nected with the manufactures of this district.

Roam(Le, Al ONDAT.—The demand for flannels
has been uncommonly brisk to day—indeed the ma-
nu'acturers cannot make them fast enough. Kerseys
have not been much inquired after, and the sales
have been limited. The wool market is still heavy,
with prices the same as those of the preceding
Monday.

MACCLESFIELD, TtTESDAT.—We regret to say that
the manufacturing business continues in a stag-
nant state; the principal dye-houses also participate
in the present dulness. In the face of all this, the
brokers report large deliveries of silk for the last
month. It is suspected that they include in the deli-
veries the silk thlt is purchased for •sport; the
amount of which, we understand, is considerable.
The cotton reports of Liverpool and Manchester offer
a suitable model for those of the London silk brokers.

HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAT.—Every article at all
adapted for the season, met with immediate sale
early in the morning ; and the general complaint is of
the scarcity of goods. The stocks were, perhaps,
never known to be lower in middle class and superior
cloths. The foreign houses are busily engaged, and
many orders remain to be completed.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There has been little change in
the woollen trade since last week. The manufac-
turers are sill making to order, and whilst there ik
little doing at the cloth h.dls, a brisk business is doing
on the ;'‘ hole.

INDIAN MASSACRE IN CALI
FORNIA.

Columma Mil's, California, April 22, 1849.
Since I last wrote there has been a tragedy enacted
here which has made my blood run cold. I men-
tioned, I belie ve, in my last that a war party of Oregon
tnen had been formed to hunt the Indians. They mus-
tered about 30, armed with rifles, pistols, and knives.
The party lett here on the 16th, and on the 18th re-
turned with 37 male prisoners and three squaws.
Atter searching the country for some time, they
discovered the track which led them to the Rancheria
of !he tribe which was known to have committed the
murders of the five Oregon men, over in the Roi-
dalle Fork. Son as they found the Rancheria they
made an attack, and were met with a volley of arms
from the Indians, but most of them being good
marksmen th-ir shots took effect, and the Indians
soon fled, leaving 27 dead and 40 prisoners. One
of the war party as he rode by me called my atten
tion to the falie hair hanging down each side of his
horse's head which was too readily mistaken by
its black, straight, and shining appearance, to be the
scalps of the Indians. Another drew his knife, and
exhibiting the b'ade c3vered with the blood, said that
this bad dune its work ; I shall lay it by. The
wretched pri•oners were marched from one end of the
village to the other, and made to sit or squat down in
rows under the trees where they were questioned,
through an ieterpre:er ; two of them were found
guilty. Swpicte ns w, re entertained against five
other,,, who, with the two already doomed, were
retained, and the others set free.
A in-cling was called, and a messenger sent for
Captain Sutter to come up and try them ; but he
having been threatened with death from the whites,
as well as the Indians, gave that as his reason for not
coming. When the messenger returned, the council,
consisting. principally of the war party, met and con-
cluded to try them that afternoon, and at six o'clock
one of them that could converse with the Indians, told
them they were to be marched out to take
their seats upon a log and have their trial. He also
stated that there had been enough evidence given to
convict two of them, and that the others would pro-
bably be cleared. The poor wretches then followed
the chiefs out to a triangular space, bounded on one
side by the hills, on another by the village, and on
the other by the rapid current of the swollen river.
When within five paces of the pine tree, which that
night had been laid low by one of the peaceful
and industrious inhabitants to build him a shelter
for the coming winter—they broke, they ran,
some towards the hills, and others towards the river;
the word was given to fire, and two immediately
fell—one upon the log on which he was to have been
tried, the other six or seven paces beyond; and the
others who had fled to the hills were overtaken and
stabbed with bowie- knives. Of the two who plunged
into the almost freezing water of the American Fork,
one was shot, but still swam till half way across the
river, when s,.me white men were seen running
down to the opposite bank to head him off. He im-
mediately turned and swam back to the shore from
which he had first plunged, and when he reached the
brush which grew al,,ng the hank, one of the Oregon
men drew one of Colt's revolvers, and put a ball
through his brain ; he never moved afterwards, and
when I passed again a few minutes after he was still
entangled in the hushes, but nothing but the back
the of
fhis
head could be seen. The other swam to
opposite shore, but was prevented from landing
by two mounted men, who threw stones at him until
one of the numerous stones from this side
struck his
'head, and he sunk to rise no more. When the chase
was over, and the party returned to where the first
shots were fired, the two Indians were still alive ;
with his
one was lying on his face, bed blanket
spread over him. One of the captors
andtorsp plungederceiving
i
ahurLs
.
that he still breathed, drew a knife
it into his ride, while another beat his
out with a large stone. The other miserable
victim, who fell over the log, and whom I saw
mlking ant ffort to rise as I passed immediately after
he was shot. at this time was laid parallel with the
trunk of the tree; another ball had extinguished the
little life that the first fire had left, and his only gar-
ti:trit; a spotted calico shirt, was burning, having
been set on fire by the fire from the pistol, so near
was the muzzle when he was shot. Further to the
left, on the side of the hill, I saw another of the party
bending over his victim, busily engaged in removing
the scalp.
Captain Greenwcod proposed burying the Indians
near where they fell. "No, no," was the cry, " they
burned the bodies of our men, and we will burn
them but GreenworHa influence prevailed, and the