Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-07-05
FROM CALIFORNIA.


publishes synopsis of California news,
from Mr.. James l.. Loring,
who left San Francisco on the LIST of
May. We annex such items as we
have not already published.
"The number of foreigners, chiefly
from Peru, Chill, Mexico, and the Sand
witch Islands, who are pouring into Cal
ifornia, is almost incredible. Seventy
or eighty vessels were lying in the
harbor, completely deserted by officers
as well as by men, left with no one 10
take care of them, and rapidly falling
to pieces al the wharves. The Peru
Wan government has sent portion Of
its Navy 10 San Francisco to bring
away the Peruvian merchant vessels ly
ing there, and il is only by similar &C.
ton on the part of our government that
any portion Of the American vessels
now there can be saved from entire de-
struc,ion. From 5000 to 1000 foreign
ers, chiefly from South American ports,
are supposed to arrive in California
every week. The proclamation Of
Gen. Persifer Smith, forbidding them
to come, excites no attention whatever,
and is not regarded in the least.
On the els,h of April news reached
San Francisco that an attack had been
mode upon the Americans at the mines
by the Indiaps. 1t proved that such
an attack had been made, and that five
Americans had been killed. Ii is sup.
posed that the Indians were set on by
the Mexicans. The miners Immediate
ly formed strong party and started in
pursuit. They soon overlook the In
dams and attacked them, and killed ff.
teen on the spot. They also took twenty-
fue prisoners and brought them into
camp. According TO The usual form Of
proceedings, steps were Immediately Ia,
ken to give them an ertempore trial,
which would. of course, have been fol-
lowed by summary punishment. The
Indian prisoners made an attempt TO
escape the first night, after they were
brought in. They were detected how
ever, and tUentyJour Of them killed on
The spot.
We learn from Mr.. Loring, that
Judge Lynch, is the only magistrate
known throughout the mining region,
and that his DEGREES are pronounced
with al! proper judicial forms, and exc.
cuted with relentless severity. There
is no law, of course, for the district ex.
cept such as is created by the emergen.
cy of the case. No military force can
be maintained there for moment.
Gen. Smith was applied to by an ex.
press from the mines, for soldiers TO
chastise the Indians after their attack
upon the American camp. The Gen
eral smiled, and said that "f he should
send company, there would not be a
skeleton TO return" Soldiers would de.
sert, of course, instantly upon their ar.
rival. There are none at the mines,
and few in the Territory--a small de-
tachment being near San Francisco, and
the main body at Monterey.
Whenever any offence is committed
among the miners, the culpril is seized,
jury of twelve persons is empannell-
ed, testimony is heard, the verdict rem.
dered, and sentence promptly executed.
All thisis done, as we are informed,
with perfect fairness and the greatest
care. There is very little robbery or
crime of any kind at the mines. Since
opening Of the districts 10 emigrants.
eight or ten executions have taken place
for robbery and murder, and this has
had most salutary and restraining ef-
feet.
Inc great peril TO the whole country
IS to grow out of the great influx of
foreigners. Not only do they seize upon
the mines, from which they have been
excluded by formal proclamation ofthe
United States Government, but their
department towards the Americans is
said to be in the highest degree insulting
and provoking. AT the latest accounts
the foreigners outnumbered the Amer.
leans ten to one, in the mining districts,
and their demeanor was corresponding
ly overbearing and insufferable. This
had created the deepest indignation
among the Americans, especially as the
Mexicans were foremost in insult anil