New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-02
THIRTY DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
RAIN AND SNOW AT THE DlGGINGS
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
co., BENTONS LETTER.
Arrival of Zen. Lane at San Francisco.
EXECUTION OF MURDERERsATsANTA BARBARA

Kembie and Geo &. Hubbard II Is cred.able 10 the
American press the tone of It's articles being mucn
above what We might have looked for lsborng under
the Disadvantages the Editors do. From It's numbers
Of the 4th 18th, 18th and 25h Of January, extract,
cOpiousy
The Winter has been very sevcre one throughout
the county but have account Of distress among
the miners The following paragraphs are enough l.
relieve any fears that score. The following 10 from
payer Of the lth
gHE MISrs-By recent arrivals from the mines We learn
verbally he s,Gnisisus here IL from twelve TO
eighteen inches o. the MocEe.emy aud Dry Greer
ok 10 ten; the Dry Diggns, four 10 ak lis highly
probable that while We haze had much rein mere 10 lhe
last has been considerable srow IN the mice
Al lhe last accounts however the miners were sl osRns
n.tie the streams had not risen any All repcrs con-
representing the condition Of he miners Is very com
fortsble They have good og houses and penny Of WOOD
povsons GOoi Judges are OF opinion that mere a.
least ak months provisions 10 the mines
We add another paragraph from paper OF later
date.
FsoM The ml~Es -Gentemer recently arrived fror he
NOrh the proscied severity Of The season 10
that section Of couuuy Probably colder winter vas
never eA perienced 10 California Communication between
Fort Sacramento and The mining district enfey cul On
Snow fallen the depth Of SIX and eight inches, and
still remains upon the ground The rivers are Tsine rap
IDLY THIS Sacramenio Informed, fifteen feel.
three days Business the foris represented dull in The
extreme.
The following is from paper of the 2sth-,he LATEST
we have
The WEATHER Since la. publication, with the ex
cepon Of clear day. we have had nothing ouls success
sion ~ southern gaies accompanied with rain the amp
ping port have been dragging hsr anchors seVers I'm T.
but fortunately damage mes peen sus.sred CoGm nn-
entirely Of the hO Of the low lands being under We
Msry laden with merchandise aud provisions
and will propsby get through until the Spring
Persons coming from the mines hs been obScd {
swim snd wade half mile at nme. 10 the mines the
varies from TO three feet in depth
Col Bentons famous letter to the people OF CalifOr-
mia was published the llth January. The following
week the editors OF the Ahd California remarked up
on il ne fOilOws
Cor BENTo~s LITTER In the main, the Letter Of Col.
Benton, which published last week ss well meaning
document but ne has evidently mstss he cahre OF the
community be- addressing. II certainly mast be
,eeu-d a psrticu favor by the citizens of itr
nis INST he extended to them bis patronage and the
ps,crnsl socude tor Welfare does credi TO hs intel!
Ia euce aud humanity
His personal attacks upon distinguished army officers
in bad TASTE, srd by may Will be considered unjust
HIS r-commer dsons TO ihs people OF This country, a.
partelng strong OF The which ped
he supposed to assume toward pupil are essentially
bio great name II 10 TO be hoped hath. Of Provision
al Government ~il not he allowed TO retroPB1e
Col J. d. Stevenson has felt himself aggrieved by
Col Bentons letter and has replied to II st length
through the Alta California. We have not yet had
time to read II.
We have the proceedings of several meetings Of clti
zens 10 consider of the necessity of forming Provi
slonAl Government and appointing delegates 70 Con
venton for this purpose This Convention was 10 have
been held the jh day OF March but IN order trht 81
parts Of the Territory might be fairly represented and
L. give time 10 Congress To provide Territorial 'ov
ernmcnt the day for the Convention to assemble mas
been changed 10 the LIST day OF May next
The latest which had been received AT san
Francisco on the HJn January ItbVucu ''ic "". "'J
by the American schooner Swallow, fifteen days from
Mszailan Thereby the Catornians learned the cleo
ton OF Gen Taylor. -,
By the following paragraph from the paper OF the
o5h iepyeers thai len Lane in san Francisco on
his way 70 Oregon He took the sou'hern route from
-Anto ~ 10 Los Angeles. -,
The United siates s.OTe-thip SOUTHAMPTON 6ii'c1 rom
ssn Pedro inst evening We Informed that th- brings
Capt Smiths company Of Dragons 10 be Stationed ~ ne
Preside Of San fIarcisco zen Ls1 bs9 NJ
Los Angeles by the Santa re route hs suite Is expected
TO arrive by The hrst steamer
ing of sernpsresses in New York complaining OF their
hard work and poor pay, and comments thereon as
| folloss
We would advise 8 colony OF these same working gr'
10 com. to California room rs poss'ie They csn earn
nom ~ 10 s35 per dsy In the manufacture Of clothing and
fIbev be TO do sill better ,hsn lhsi they Will nod
hundreds Of youns good looking and en'erprlsng men
ready to embrace an opportunity which promises sooo
wife
Girls, do you hear that
our readers we presume, are becoming impatient to
hear something about the gold, but IN truth goiu 10
scarcely mentioned IN the ne pelore Us 3" - 'o'J
A drinking establishment known as " The Shades
has been burned down In San Francisco with loss OF
| Sl5 600 IL belonged To Montgomery Co.
Rv paner of the 18th we perceive that there have
ben1 some slight difficulties with the Indians They
are not worth reporting here but the comments oi h
| Aid California seem candid. we copy 1heh
Tuy INDIANS In another column viii be found teller
from correspondent al Sacramento Guy, OBTAINING ihr
particulars OF The Indian shl when recehNs 'o-
/ In
t,n,pred snd sorry TO believe ihst the dltcu ues
have grown out Of The sshness OF The whites rhhef 'ha
Inc Gu inability Of the Indians From our own oosefFsuoh
willis p he mines do not believe The indisns oe'ous
lake hfe although We have no dOuO th"f W" away. &c
found ready steal They are puny co" ara quo
ron. ttearhefous race and ouly require 20 be OseY
ws,rhed Neverthei,ss we have Omen witnessed on Inc
psrt of mar, white men disposition 10 wsntonly msuea
and abuse the Indians whenever II was IN ueii po"
Thi, hs, become much matter OF fact WIN some ma
they regard Indian. lie as MI better Than me NE o.
cog Such feelings and such CONQUER are ~rons
as Ihey are most sssuredy inudcous and prooaos
he nd lhaI in nine out Of ten 10 the wanionnes
OF the whites more than 10 inc ally oi INC in1'sns
that diilcuues ard outbreaks are o"iug III -
Wsirus,ibsiihs we.lGisposed Of he MIXERS vii VI
denim conduct which likely |" involve themselves and me
'v ~ are IN an udi an and that they Will do S.
In raurer which viii restrain The reckless sno VICIOUS
whites. -. .,~ .<.,, nj, bis a,
srtpc sailors back by promises OF leniency toward
,hem bot with what success we do not learn. NJ
following is from the Alta ca r0rSid oil jan - "hlch
indicates that jusilcc Is exercised upon outlaws Win
AEsr.r. rKl.L ASp EXECUTION % 1nr SAs Mi.yti
MvRpsssSs BY mltsry courier from Monterey ~ho
-, re- on The y inst have received tbs ioo~ius
particulars Of the condign punishment OF The perpetrators
Of the bsr5srous murders al ssh Mltue1
Mo>rsREY CALIrOsSIA. Jar. Is. lSp
rba mail rider souih named Pearson, returned l.'l
yenioe fom Dsnss lie Visited mere hree dsys for The
III all fom Los but II dld not come 90 he eia'leo
= i,h no written mall but considerable gossip amounins 10
Ord. with hs Psriy iose'hrr nm some ran
cheros who aiding him IN pursuit. OF me soSs -
Nynr rurderers upon the fusves Ins sieo sauna
Rsrbsrs where the road upon the sea beach They
resisted their srresi ara IN 'ue en- ny oue VI W.
was lied three cspured sAd one '"os % SIS s uius
49, ~ r.nys of re- arms He repese iiy hfei a.
DS nj lss upon signal being inside 10 him. he turned 10
swr for shore drowned before rese ng Il ms ooly
wsshed Ia hy he surf Snd was found wounded "a wv
n.ra. rh- hres men captured were conducted 10 is
k.Tnars Tried and Thus the rive sire disposed 81 onr
~ The men was named Lynch formerly corpora Ia 0u
rsnv I; m. vo unl--fs he Other, ~ conpanoc' 500
-, .siors were deserers from The W srfeA Th- W.
W. 20 osed 10 have committed murder on the
s,.ni.su. ISL November Californian OF the pursuing
parry was silIed ,- -. h.n,.. ham ,,,d
- D., Cat Wilson ana M. Gsrner, who srriVed ..
nsrss nom "a Ia Barbara snd rode IS far 1" san Luis
Obi,po ia company with the mail rider Ihey are e'e'ofe
entitled ~ credit - ,,..,..
liant Ord and party have gone south 10 Los AngsIes
W., / know nog-duUbt ess 10 commutlcste WIZ tne
II rsgoona There 10 slil another mail Tider
s aus This evening but he csnno STRIVE 80 soon ~ me
river, are al swimming.
Appointments.
WASHINGTON. "Wednesday, March =