The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-14

California correspondence

San Disco. October 4ih, 1919.
On The morning Of The 81 inst We eu,sr.d te haibor Of
San Diego and this has baen made coal dcr6t we
halted while the took IOsd from British b4k
2OO tons of coal al 81 yer ion. We lie in tic barbor until
this evening". Last night J. visited the quarters Of Col
Weller the U. 8 Commissioner, and n company with m
Nj Grey. the Sufvsyof Of the Commsisn Mr. Rusi and
several Others Wired The hopfabis nanlon Of Eror n
DIM, prominent citizen Of California who for The graf-
cation Of The eli and tie gisiies from tie lie
er. got pleasant party. Come fne looking Cali.
ionia ladies present, and the gentle uen were
Gen. Conde the Mexican Commissioner AID Young Iiur.
bde, aO connected tbefeWb. Dancing was kspt Dp TO
sn early hour in tie moniBg
Col Weller orr Commissioner. biz passage here was
desysd seveHy days the shmus did not reach San
Diego until the st Of June Gen Cond. and suite iI not
| anye until few days after Col W. Bogh paniei have
been the field since The 9Th of July and during the inter
ediate they sBecsaded in aec9Dpiithng the sBr
vey Of Tie Bsy have sloeIianed where the line leaves the
Pacific have The marine league due south Of The south
point Of the pO have made all the astronomical
obs0ryaion3 The coast, and dispatched detachment to
make like Obssrveors at the mouth Of the ella aud en-
tered the survey Of the line from the Pacific 10 the
junction Of The GiA ard Cooiedo River which will be
coapeed by the 18th Of October When the surrey iIal
have besB extended TO the CHA the appropriations WHICH
ha inside for this survey viii be exhausted ord Il viii
liavs TO Until further iJovon /. msds With tie
limited placed ia the hu1is OF the Commss Oner lie
has d-cled B6nJefs.
At Monterey Col Weller received Official INTELLIGENCE
fo lis Or Col Fremont OF his having bee err
sedsd, bat Col T. declined relieving hsl until be arrived
oyeTand at san Diego which would be about Tire Isl Of
hovenbsr consider the Commission entirely broken o.
ami from conversation with number of the gentjer4n
who compose Col W.. corps. doubt II there Is one who
will emaiu coEueeted with tie future prosecution Of The
work They have considered themselves bound honor TO
stay with The irt CommssoHer bnt with biz SUCCESSOR
thEk would been 20 icy in Col fremont q de-
cline this appoint ent and 1 viii Fiys you ny reasons
Col f. pro tiReaug alk Of among bls iriend. in tb
territory candidate fer the u. s. Senate and bis DOS
poets have Appeared fair those friends democrats and
they will find difficult 10 reconcile Col FIemon accent
ance OF office, already he'd BY prominent member Of
the party. except the ground Of gratifying feelings Of
private hostility against Mgj EIuory and that will moi he
sufficient ground 10 satisfy Col Welefs friends and As
you he bsIs msnT in California Col W. by his
removal will be thrown out here into the political contest
ard if he shond be returned to the Senate instead Of Col
Fremont should be the least surprised indeed gueb
the deep and significant mu'teHngs Of many prou
Monteley, previuus 10 my departure tina,
think Col w. will most certainly be prominent candidate
before the Legislature.
Naior Emory learn hiss sent IN his re- gnation In the
department he pTelers Leaving profession in which he has
distinguished msef and honor 70 iervng under one
who l. is natural to suppose, FIR him no friendly
feeling 1, 20 be regretted h II in the prosecution Of this
boundary line such safe Of III should amaug the
officers appoia ed 10 prosecute il.s work.
An stay occurred several days since. between Three or
four OF the U. Army ice's stationed here which cnme
very being Of highly serious nature As near as
gather he circumstances, they follows Lieut.
Cuu,ts, OF the dragons, charged Maj. McKnstry U S
QHareTm1ste at this pot, with sauderng young lady to
whom he paying lis atdesses-a daughter of Senior
Bandn of San Dego-and he sent the Major an insulting
letter. 10 which he received reIY. Ieu Evans friend
Of Couus then took the his honds he declared
Mex BstTy coward, and said he would whip him I: | am
CERTAIN but think he the Major note 10 that
effect On Tie next morning the MBiOT m=t Ient T. upOp
the plaza inquired if he had said he a coward a.
when Evans about explain the Ma0r told him 10 give
h1l eEpanaiOns-say yes. Orno, Lieut. E. still
poyaricsted. when the Major struck him they ciinched
and regular Twilight eH2ued The Mainl knocked Evans
down and beat him until he shouted for quarter hen he
begged, the MsiOT let him MP and Lieut. E. all bleeding
attempted TO appeal TO the bJstandeIs. " thOu ht you
begged, internal CowaIdly rascal said ghe Major ad
vaucinE towards him p" do, l do!' answered Evans.
Then YOUr quattes shouted the Mtier and Lieut.
E. obesed Coutts did appear uphn tie ground bu,
friends of Evans present. The Major tcrae
them all gang Of COwaTiy sooundels AID invited them
out the indigntV put their associate; bu
after teeirg how he his natural weapons upon the
tenant attempt fighting their friend
injuries vucl, rsk. Mr.. Richardson friend of the NJ a.
j0s took ost beside him The plaza asd inmaed that
if any Others stepped in lee would take smH chance the
fight, but his invitation also remained unaccepted
When he affair LeCams known to Major ENJOY be or,
dsIed Evans home the department COutts he
Ordered 10 the Mouth Of the ella and Major McKinslry 10
ing himself 10 the General and rehearsug an account Of
the affair." he released om present and ordered 10
the post on the StRnislaus.
have given you here history Of the affair was Tes
ted TO by adozsn eye-wneses, aud men eOnveant with
the whole affair ASH receive it, do transmit it to you
A negu boy who travelled Mexico as servant of
j. E. DuIvsge Of the New Orleans picayune killed civ
ilzsd Indian at San Diego few days since They quar-
relied. and he cracked the Indians skull wrh stone for
which he received hundred lashes, and condemned
to labor in the military chain gang ioroue rear.