Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17
FROM CALIFORNIA.
FROM "THE UNION" OF YEsTERDA,

FROM "THE UNION" OF YESTERDAY.
Weundersand the last letters received in Washington from
this distant country the ls Of May from Mazatlan.
Commodore SHUBRIcK then at that port the Indepen-
dence enforcing the blockade established by Commodore
BIDDLE From Mazatlan the Commodore would probably
proceed the Sandwich Islands refresh his crews who had
had scarcely vegetables since he left Valparaiso in Decem
Der last From the Islands Commodore Shubrck would re-
Monterey. Our squadron had been able enforce
rigid blockade without giving recently any offence to any neu-
trail Power Commodore Bidde Monterey on the 10Th
Of April The Prebe had mol arrived The Congress was
at San Diego, but expected at Monterey. The
Portsmouth off San Jose the 27lh all well. The
Warren employed transporting volunteers from San Pedro
San Francisco. The storehps Xyon and Mount Vernon
had both reached Monterey and the squadron well supplied
with provisions The Portsmouth had been employed in TAX
ing possession Of the towns in Lower California on the gulf
bu, place there the Of making resistance
our flag
We have received file Of The California STAR weekly
journal edited by Z. p Jones, Yerba Buena California
Our file extends through January and February and down
March 9th, inclusive They contain very little intelligence
which has been received by previous arrivals The Sar
OF the 27th February gives the following information
"CIyu GoyEusNEST.-Gen. Kearny sailed from this
port the United States igate Savannah Capt Mervne,
Tuesday last for Monterey, where it understood, in
commence the important work d organizing civil govern
mcn for California.
"Thec is one subject which we desire to call the aten-
ton Of Gen. Kearny and Commodore Shubrck, deeming
Of the highest importance that immediate action should
be had in regard H. large proportion Of the emgrants
who into California last year did under the expecta
ton that the Government existing here when they left their
homes would grant them lands for agricultural purposes.
Most Of hom have exhausted all their in the expenses
incident 10 their long and perous journey, and here
without house, hons, lands With devotion to their
county worthy Of all praise and Of rich reward
they arrived here, aud called upon, almost man
They si their families and aayed themselves in defence Of
The American dag land the Of their country. Some
provision regulation, Il US, should be made i'm
sdsieg r these smgranis, by which they will be author
krd o. sgillr upon and with understanding that
they shan hold them when the affairs Of the Territory
finally adjusted We hope this subject, vitality important
b Che prrsnt and future emigration, will not escape the at
,suuon = 'hs Government at Monterey"
TH"- RIA cItgoWsII srAR MARCH s.
fUnuC MEtri>rS--we publish to-day the proceedings
~ p nesting hsd various points in the northern dv-
aa CalanA, ~ the purpose O. nominating suitable
ss = fspf'sn, ur people IN the Legislative Council
shnus - ~ ttpsd
uur sow-c'rrus "a Souoma have displayed great de.
gree - sssou snd soanA Judgment ~ recommending Gov
begxs, General lalo and Captain Cooper repre-
sfh his dsFc IN to Counc Better selections could
hsse wen made and hope they wlbe appointed These
sss srD'lsHsn-'oss'hs with Mr. Elan Brown, Of Santa
tisfs-wN pfaliy ~ many this part Of California is
rmdA a.. showing ah.' districts fair proportion OF repre-
uss,a W. vfaasd 10 find that the people have laid
s-s ~ psny snd schoal feelings in the above nominations
so artss ~ ne gcnsrAl good
NErs.rTsed M Days sncr from our Sacramento
ss-Tai. httrt rH'sninR The intelligence Of an attempt
- snhsF pay a twenty our n the engrants the
Ga~ata rppntan. They succcrded in reaching the top
= ~ m"uuia shou 6fri 81 Decsmhcr but they all
gefsasd ~ . asets suos-.,srta q lev days stcr
fhs riarr fuFushes With the names Of those be-
ssgHr g. ths ar party who died from hunger in attempting
es's. NJ sau''a'e. ~hrh gwen below Patrick Do
an wm s'au,an. wm. Fc-ick, l. Murphey, Mr.. Graves,
fastk Bnn hsqaera~ the employment Of A. Suffer-
E-S. sse Nee Mexlc,n.. and young whose names