The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-22
--latest from California.

Latest from, California.
DETAILS OF THE EMPIRES NEWS.
We condense the following from the New Yor
papers ofthe 18Th:
The Empire City left Chsgres on the LIST of Ser
tember and jamaica the 9th.
Tho following 10 memorandum OF the speci
brought by the Empire City.
Among The passengers in the Empire CITY ar
many emlsrants who return in bad health, wit
constitutions much impaired
The Alta California of August 9, ssEor The stea
mer, is mainly filled with an account of sn nj
| tack, by an aimed party of Americans, on the I6tl
o. July, upon the Chilians and other foreigners il
san FRANCISCO, with The consequent proceeding
OF the citizens. The attack appears to have beer
| unPfovoked and very savage; and The assailant,
were large hunter oftuFtLltnt and lawless fel
lowa, who had organized lhemse ives for mischie
tndef the name, hIst OF "liounds' and then O
"Regulators."
meeting of citizens was called in the after
noon and attended BY about 30 who form ed them
serves into police aud proceeded 10 arrest the
Regulators. Seventeen were In custody by sur
down, who were placed on board the u. s. shin
Warren FIR safe keeping. The lesder OF he gang
was among them, named Roberts.
On Tuesday, July II, a grand jury was organized
iof the occ ision, AID soon brought in an indict.
menl against the prisoners, charging them with
conspiracy, riot, robbery and assault with intent
10 Kill.
The trial Is reported at length, occu 1yiue MANY
columns, 10 which are given the testimony, The
speeches OF counsel, &c, sc.
Finally Slmnel Roberts was found guilty ON ali
The ciarses, aud :he jury Recommended that he be
sentenced 10 exile, "to some port IN the United
States, never 10 return on pain of death.
iheodore h. Saunders was found guilty on all
Tie charges except that OF conspiracy
Johu Curley, David Gale, John L. Barker, Vim.
Mckle, Augustus 5. ST. John, James II. Harrison,
aud George BatehGlder, were found guilty on some
OF The Charges, and John Powers, George Ch,ds
and Cyrus Leatherby were acquitted.
From the Mines.
Inc accounts lrom the various scenes of opere-
tion are not important. The number of diggtTs
confined ID increase, aud new digginss were
constantly entered upon as the Old gave out. Quet
alu good ieellng prevailed, though there was some
i."iii against foreigners, especially South Amer.
ieane, many OF whom were leaving.
ihe not weather had set in, but as yet there
was but little sickness. Provisions are abundant.
BUSINESS was brisk and the prices of merchandise
generally were reasonable
Ia The month OF July arrived at San FIancisco
'ol4 persons, Of whom 300 were Americans.
farties OF the overland immigrants were COM
ns IN al Sacramento and other Northern outposts.
Prom the Alta Cslifonis, Aug.2l
lhE EMIGRAuoN.-There have arrived by sea
II thus port as appears by the records in the office
)t Edward A. King, Harbor Master, during The
males. About 800 Of these are Americans.
PIONEER COMPANIES ARRIvED.-The advance
companies 81 the Rocky Mountain Emigration are
altering the country by the northern route. Afew
members oil the first party are in this place. A |
etter from Sacramento city, dated July "a, con.
ans The following intelligence:
Emigranis iTom Missouri, over the mountains |
ire now dinvngdaly The first party of packers
las been here five OF sir days, and reports font
wagons IN Pleasant Valley, shout 100 miles above,
ne hVe or sax thousand wagons on the way and |
lot far behind. |
GOLD ON IEIyrrY RIVERA party of Young men |
ave returned trom an exploding tour through the |
egon inteTsected by the coast range Of mountains,
nd report having discovered gold on u river emp
ying into Trinidad Bay, about 500 miles North of |
ian Francisco, and near the boundary line of the |
eHltoY. Bur very little is known respecting this
orion OF California, although there exists much
easou 10 believe Il equally rich in minerals and !
recious metals.
PLACER lsrRLLIasSCE I'VE have a few DAYS
ateI intelligence from the American River gold |
lashings, from fnba, and from Feather rivers
he new is unimportanL Many Of the deposits of
he hio Americana have become nearly exhaust
d; but new discoveries every day occur and since
he floods have abated, the researches have in
lany instances p owed fatteringly successful
Very rich lie oosits have been found on the North
ORR OF the American river. Al a place known
E Smiths Bar, digging has been attended with
real good ioitlne. There is story Of a Bali.
Korean, who tut recently arrived in the country,
avlns taken in one week upward OF 81, uOU IN
Did from one spot, and this Unaided, aud with
ommon Mining implements. The report is gen.
rally accredited in the Moth.
On the luba river, about 81 miles from its
iouth, new vsslings have been recently discover
3, where il IL represented Inc miners are highly
iccessiGl. On Feather river, a so, discoveries
-e reported 20 have been made.
Provisions aIe plenty in the mines, and our in.
rIntnt states, without doubt correctly, that goods
ay be obtained in Sacramento city at San Fran
seo prices business In the former place is
ask and impTcy ement rapi4ly going on. Town .
operiy, which three months ago was sold for
nr hundred, now rapidly commands from ten TO
teen Thousand dollars
From the Alta California, Jt.iy %.
LAE0E PIECs or GoLD.-We were shown last |
eek, al the store OF Messrs. Cross llobson and q
=, lh" largest specimen OF god we have yet
en. ltis an irregular shaped boulder composed 4
goij aud qusr!G, and measures inches m length I
an average thickness Of 2 ~ inches, and va
en- in width from q ia inches Ia S inches. About
Tee.iourths Gifts bulk is quartz, which We should
ink constitutes one quarter of It's weight.
Tne weight OF the piece is II bs. ard l.2 OF. !
oy, which, al sic the ounce, would give 81, sac {
lis intrinsic value, were il all gold. Deducling
10 che quarter for the stone Al contains, and its
Ilue is S2.lSu. The specimen has been purchss- ,
Oh Don Francisco Leon vi MsEatlan for q, 500, :
nj il is supposed 10 be intended for the cabinet
queen victoria. &
From the Alta Calfons, July 10.
The end OF a RevolaaIou.
4 lew weeks since we felt called upon TO vindi-
tie in our columns the course tsken by the cti.
ms of San Francisco, in creating "a Legislative
sseInbly and attempting 10 establish and put into
peration form Of government for the general po-
ce OF thus district. We then narrated IFS rise and
ogress; we now have TO record its DOWNFALL
y the tat OF the peoole-those who made tit
he died. The designations which we published {
g. week, and those which we now give, settle !
e question beyond doubt.
They resolved, and wisely, in our opinion, TO
point day when the question should be- taken
ballot II their further continuance in Office.
onday, the 9Th instant, was the day fixed upon, !
I'd the election held on that day showed the fol-
wing result:
1r the Legislative Assembly. ........-......f67 c
90 MS do
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From the Alta California, July ~.
Great Dispatch.
great deal has been said about the difficulties
oIscharging cargo al this port II would seem