New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-15
By The MIDNIGHT S0UTHERN NAIL
PROM CALIFORNIA.
Omcini Documents.
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We are Indebted % the Secretary Of the Navy
for he following very Interesting letters jasi received
from Commodore Jones They were forwarded from
Nszs,sn by our C0rsu Mr Parrot thence across iana
10 Vera Cruz and transmitted - Pensacola thence oy
mail 70 Wsshington.
80. - FIAs sinF OHIO san Francisco Dec p l-f-
cIE. NJ lett-r. IRON Ne 80 % - lIelBsiVer as
patched from Monterey by Lieutenant LanmAo, ana
from TIA ace uy tie Lexington VII i-y MORN u
oI TIE operations q the so-ad0n slnce our ap-ftu-r
from the Gslf OF CziolI-- Nothing material has &C.
cu-rel sGce my ss date Dssert1ns re les' -eA'
the Ohio having lost but one msn since hef s7t 0r1e
AID think the disposition % deserts not 30 general
BAT that may b. OWING % me ncenency % me seaso
which. f.r While mast suspend tne O -sLs huo WASH
ns FOR gold excsg, by such PERSONS - are n - af
.I1u.o with good houses and az "a, He1,s.Gries q lie
requisite flr winters campaign ia rad climate al
frrc1r nofhnE fIr :-e of man 'H god l1crc dtle
Qusntfes OF gold are eren yet daLy collected ard
scarcely week espses without some new discovery o.
the m -ious metal eta ~ al t1e previous
II 5 said tbst slas party of I've or sx persons few
dsys 1sst srruck upgn Poc,ei ss tl-y term certain
deposits from which IN two days they obtained go D0
worth Of pure glld
hsvs been living on shore a. san Francisco now tw1
weeks and have had ample opportunity Tor exa1.nirg
the subject and am more tran ever satisfied inst the
dif loss ot TIE ID Re- ons IN the Territory 0f Cali
fornla : tn best NOT the ouy practicable disposition
that b. MADE of them in the present ds1rgsnized
siste OF society out here
The wo-u forebod.ngs Of evil consequent upon toe
want Of certain snd energetic sdmipistaton o justice
IN ihis Territory are almost daily realized Within the
last three weeks have certain accounts of fifteen
murders ia one instance entire household % ten
PERSONS pectsblc rancnero his vile. tTu cni iren
aud SIX scrvSIts. Ine man, whose name was Reed.
had 5een very successful 10 the diggiugs cuuDg the
S1muer, and bed returned T. his home near santa
Barbara with large amount cf gold His house was
surprised ty AZ armed party sud the whole ismi y ~
s80ve stated. We're D4rbsrou-ly murdered. and Tie
house riied o its golden treasure The perpetrat re
OF i1s norrid de-d are s 81 large oi the other I've
c4fes four are highway ro5ber.es committed ca per
f11s returning with 20 4 from the mines. ll word.
msy LAY With truth that both yer-ons aid prop ny
are insecure IN Upper California ~ this time and an
sorry 70 add that in al cases o outrage and violence
a. yet discovered, emersn,9 from the Jlted states
dlsbaLced volunteers, runway sailors and desefters
from the army and Eavy believed = De tie pcrpe-
traitors.
The mutiuies. attended with murder - which A.
ludcd 10 my letter 30 - hsve been fully confirmed,
aud-uot without good resson-hss caused much un-
essiness % shippers OF gold from this coast
To guard each and every vessel sailing hence with
large sumo 10 gold duet would require every ship Of
the navy. The besi that can do De- - keep the vessels
Of this squadron a. sea much As possible. pying be-
tween the yoris ncst irequerted ny mercantile
rae. Enclosed s copy of circular no ~ which ]
have found n-cessary . issue and make public 10
the hope that it nay have some tendency 20 prevent
repetition Of such acts as have recently on board the
Encliah schooner Am A and the Cniian bark AdeIna
recent ariyslrom Csl lao reports that the Adelins
had been taken into that port aud the muiineers eight
Ia number, promptly eNecutrd.
had rtct wed request from the Governor II Falpa
rsisO through Mr. Moorheat consul a that port 70
arrest aud safe keep the Adena should be fortunate
enough h. fs Ia wfh her the Mexican coast where
it Wa supposed the mut'neers might take her
have the lcn'r t,t- lo1r .-i-., ..r' ,,,.
Connsassr |n ci-f O. /. NsrsIf fores. fi.fc Ocean
H.u. JoHs Wis8s retain ai ti- Nafl.
p s-snce the above letter wss written we have
accounts Of moro murders-cne ia the town VI eonoma
aud another 10 the vicinity
December ~. lrf~.