Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-11-11
FROM CALIFoR3IA.

A correspondent of the New York Courier,
writing from La Paz, Lower California, on The
18Th OF August, gives the following iniormution
In Upper California the gold excitement is the in
Governor Mason reached Moiteley fom the Placer
bringing with him deserers whom found upon the road
carving press Of canvass and shaIng their course for the
region of the precious metal His vorthy and fceious
celency placed these fellows, bsrebrked few spare
horses he had with him. and llthoug the sailors frequently
begged to be allowed TO walk they peitinacouEy
fused, and compelled to travel in tbs way for sixty miles
On the 10th Of August court martial commenced board he
Congress for the trial of the deseres tom the Warren, above
alluded TO- Some Of the have been decided, but the
sentences not yet promulgated shought the punish
nent will be severe a.
At Mazatan there has been coulter revolution and one
Of the officers concerned in the last outbreak SHOT and
othFrs undergoing trial. Palace, the leader Of the
beion has escaped, and Uriza whsc influence and money
brought it about, has heen in La Pz for time. II is
said that Arsta the head of sevenhunded cavalry
his way to take charge Of the Government Of Sinaioa
Liberal TO be entertained aud many privileges which
the people have asked to he grantees and thus thought
matters will be kept quiet this oast for few months at
least.
All the ships composing the Anerican squadron are now
La Paz, but destined for Upper California The Dale
sail Immediately for the Gull and the Congress for the
United States
Commodore JoS IS has appointed Commissioners 10 ex-
anime into claims Of people Lower California for losses
sustained during the Such dams TO be paid cut OF
the collected azalan Guyamas, and other ports
on the coast.
LA PAz, GowER CALrrcR,IA,) JuIr 80, 1913.
bearer Of dispatches being just the of starting fol
the Uned States cannot orego the pleasure OF writing you
Capt Naye has just been arrested Tor shooting couple
Yaqus Indians last spring. They have just found out he
l wrong He says ne has the written orders TO back him.
He is intelligent fellow, and mounts entirely too many
guns FIR any out in these pats He will come out Of this
affair with honor, think.
p Lawson (Co b.. shot his wife the other night, in town
both cornd She is dead and before you receive this, he
will be aloor liberty. s. Mct,uire (Co b. is his
trial for numbering Frenchcan last February. About
dozen board the OF in the harbor for
mutny, oil but ore Of Go. Is.
This Country La Paz, it will be remembered is in Lower
California which docs tail to the United States under the
treaty. w be given up to the Mexcans the latter end of Au
gust we waiting for orders from Gov Mason. We
leave two companies at La Paz, Co. A, Capt Sle Leufs
Penrose and Steil Co. b., Leuts Mael Commanding
and ketcium. The two companies contain l55 men, all
well. Capt Nayler is in command al san Jose with lst
Lieut. Ptndleton and I'd Lieus Thea and Moehead, gS
men, all well, believe; at all events they have surgeon.
All of thfm anxious TO go Upper California, and 90
into the gold digging business Many anxious be DIS.
charged and return home but how is the question. Not
one in fay viii ever the Atlantic again.
i commission is session here, dsposing Of the
ney Com Shubrick collected at MazaiIan, The Com
modoe oncs) liberal old fellow, and is paying up freely
all the CaoInlans who have ct in consequence Of taking
up arms on side BY The way, they did very little with
their except take them Up and, of danger drop
them again but, nevertheless have acted wrong down
here and Uncle Sam ought be punished well private
individuals, when he does not dego himself properly.
Two PARTIES have been take possession of this
county-one from Guaymas, (Sonora) peace party; At
other from Maxaan, (Snoloa,) war party. Twotirds O
the nhaolns purpose leaving the country with The
Lexington taxes up cargo Of females and several other
sels will 60 up freghod IN The profitable way. The
Gall who sbe go up by land, with guard from
regiment, TO tight ihem y protect hem, or to Keep then
roE, fighting another, % not-tuov which.