The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-22

Howard Son 4 CO........................ 400 %
Batew Pope i5 %
y ! CoqdSgi9n ....... 80 %
John DeIpi & Co....................... HISS %
Sherman 4 ssJf d5aS ~
5TvJaT p III Y r. sSSS
b. W. CI11t Doaee 4 Il: q ~ y
SSfrlanea aIntqn q 654s %
In handI Of passenger about 900 %
In SG03 1853 80
Among the passengers in the Empire City are
many emigrants who return in bad health, with
contributions much impaired.
The steamer Oregon, TO sail from Panama on the
29th Of August, he'd about $50 passengers engaged
On her way 10 Panama, the California passed
the steamer Panama she had gone into Mazatlan
on her way to San Francisco, with 800 passen- .
geTs-all well.
The California, on her passage, lost nine passen-
gers, mostly cabin, by fever.
The Alta California of August 2, for the steam
er," is mainly filled with account Of an attack,
by an armed party of Americans, on the 10th of
July, upon the Chllians and other foreigners in San
Francisco, with the consequent proceedings of the
citizens. The attack appears to have been nnpFO-
voked and very savage and the assaiLants were
laTgenumber Of turbulent and lawless fellows, who
had organized themselves for mischief under the
name, first Of Hounds" and then Of Regu-
latoFs."
A meeting Of citizens was called in the afternoon
and attended by about 23O, who formed themselves
/ into police and proceeded 70 arrest the Regula-
| tors. Seventeen were. in custody by shutdown,
| who were placed on board the U. s. ship Warren,
for ssfe-keeping. The leader Of the gang was
| among them, named Roberts.
| On Tuesday, July IL, a grand jury was organ
ICED for the occasion, and soon brought IN an In
dictment against the prisoners, charging them with
I to kin.
| The tFiaI is reported AZ length, occupying many
| columns, In which are given the testimony, the
| speeches of counsel, etc, afe, Finally Samuel
Roberts was found guilty on gu The charges, and
the jury recommended that he be sentenced 20
exile to soiile port in the United States" never
to return on pain of death. Theodore R. Saunders
was found guilty on all the charges except that Of
| conspiracy John COnley, David Gale, John f.
| Barker, William Mickle, Augustus s. St. John,
| James H. Harrison, and George Batchelder, were
/ found guilty some Of the charges; and John
| Powers, George Childs and Cyrus Leatherby were
| acquitted.
'SENTENcEs.-s Roberts and T. R. Saunders,
ten years in penitenuary at hard labor; John Con-
| ley, fine of $1,000 and one year penitentaTy; Da-
vid Gale, fine of $500 and six months penitentaTy;
| A. S. St. John, fipe of $500 and to give bond in
! $1,000 to keep the peace John F. Barker, fine Of
| $3.50 and S25O0 bend; VIM. Mickle, fine of $3.50
| and $500 bond
| FROM THE MINEs.-The accounts from the va
/ rious scenes Of operation are not important. The
number of diggers continued to increase, and new
diggngs were constantly entered upon, as the old
gave out Quiet and good feeling prevailed
though there was some iI-will against foreigners,
|
| leaving
The hot weather had set in, but as yet there was
but little sickness. Provisions were abundant.
Business was brisk and the prices of merchandise
| generally were reasonable.
In the month of July 36l4 persons arrived at San
Francisco, of whom about 5000 were Americans.
Iron the Alta California, July s6I
SHIP HUMBoLDT.-COnsiderabie alarm is felt as
to the fate of the passengers on this ship. We learn
she was spoken by the steamer, and had the ship
L HE,aa D.,
that she had four hundred passengers when she left
that port. The report that she had arrived, and
had the cholera on board, is incorrect.
LARGE PIECE OF GoLD.-We were shown last
week, at the store Of Messrs. Cross, HobsOn & Co.
the largest specimen OF gold we have yet seen. IL
| is an irregular shaped boulder, composed Of gold
| and quartz, and measures inches in length BY an
average thickness Of q inches, and varies in width
from 60 inches to inches. About three-fourths Of
its bulk is quartz, which we should think cOnsti-
tutes one quarter of its weight The weight Of the
piece is II lbs. and 81 ounces Troy, which, at SIC
the ounce would give S2S4O as its intrinsic value
were it all gold. Deducting One-quarter for the
stone il contains and its value is $3.50. The spe.
cimen has been purchased of Don Francisco Leon
Of Mazatlan for $780, and ii is supposed to be in
tended for the cabinet of Queen Victoria.
j From the Ala California, July ls1
The END OF A REvoLUTIoN-A few weeks
since we felt called upon to Vindicate in our col
umns the course taken by the citizens OF San Fran
| CisCOs III Legislative Assembly anu HI
tempting TO establish and put into operation form
of government for the general police Of this district
We then narrated its rise and progress we now
have TO record its downfall By the fat Of the peO-
= plez-those who made tit has died. The resigna-
tions which we published last week, and those
which we now give, settle the question beyond
doubt.
When the Legislative Assembly became satisfied
that the course of Gen. Riley toward them, and the
position they had assumed, would tend only to dis
cord, anarchy, violence and perhaps bloodshed, if
each party insisted upon its position, though they
had no doubt Of the correctness of the principles
they had advanced, they unwilling TO use the
powers vested by the people in them for the produc-
ton or perpetUatOn Of civil strife. They therefore
resolved, and wisely, in opinion, 10 appoint
day when the question should be taken by ballot
as to their farther continuance in Office Monday,
the 9Th inst, the day fixed upon, and the cleo
ton held on that day showed the following result
For the Legislative Assembly l67 Against do z
Majority l60. The exhibition on its face yoult
seem to present an overwhelming majority in favo
of the government established in February last bu
an examination Of the facts will prove what has
perhaps, never been proved before, that figures
3 VIII he When this government was first elected
the highest number of votes pOlled for any one can
3 dldate was $50 Taking this the actual vote II
J favor OF the government, and at that time the!.
was no opposition TO it, shows that 4l6 voters dlc
s not come up 10 the polls
II we keep in view also, the fact, that the mum
Der OF legal voters resident in the town must nave
I increased at least two hundred We then nave th'
fact, that at least 600 of the resident Vo'e9 OF SAL
1t Francisco failed to appear at the polls NOW, al
though bv all the ordinary rules Of elections, the re
g suit shown BY the ballot box is the law, yet m TIN
u cas- tb public and the Legislative Assembly seen
Q, 70 have adopted different eons'Fueu0A' Inc -