The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-03-01
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

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The cold weather in California has pre-
vented the operations Of the gold diggers.
Quantities Of gold are being daily dis
covered and collected. A party Of six
persons had discovered md obtained about
900, 900, mostly of pure gold, in two days
Tho accounts previously received res.
pecting the terrible state OF society which
was existing, nre confirmed The state Of
affairs grows worse aud worse. Murders
and robbcries arc 1T daily occurrence
There have been ID murders committed in
three weeks. The perpetrators Of robbie.
rics mud murders were generally emf
grants aud deser,ers from the U. States
Army.
Com. Jones says tl,nt to afford an cffec-
tual guard To vessels sailing from Ca'ifor-
nia with gold, will require the whole Amer
lean navy.
The 81. Mary arrived in Al. days from
Norfolk.
Liyermore, Of the American navy reach
cd Washington Oh the 18th; bringing des-
patches from the Pacific command lie
StUtCO ttIut ttCIC btC 1OO V'tSOuSs
Gen. Smith, waiting at Panama Tor passage
to California.
The steamer California arrived at PAM
ma after passage Of 81 days.
The despatch Of Com. Jones appears in
the New York papers Of the 18th. He
advises tho sales Of the gold regions NJ no,
only the best, bu. the only practicable dis.
position 10 be made Of them in the present
disorganized state of society there.
10 Of the Is murders he mentions, were
nm entire household.
A respectable ranchero has had his wife,
children md servants murdered. A man
named Reed had been successful in his dig.
gings during the summer, and WINS return
ing to his home near Santa Barbara with q
largc amount of gold. Ills house wns sur
prised by an armed band, AND his family rs
above stated were hnrbarously murdered,
and his house rincd of his golden treasure.
The perpetrators Of this scene are still n,
large.
OF the other five cases, 4 IRE highway
robberies committed ON persons returning
uusIe Win EO'u wv
Emigrsnts from tho United States. dis.
banded volunteers, aud runaway sailors
and desertcrs from the army and navy. IRE
believed to be the perpetrators.
The mmtinies attended with murder alu-
ded to in previous despatch, were con-
firmed. Commodore Jones has issued cir
culnr ordering close watch Of oil articles
on the coast whose movements were sus
pccied. He SAYS recent arrival from
Callao reports that the Adeline. upon which
there had been mu,iny, had been into
that port and the mntincers 3 in number,
promptly executed.
A publication mentions the occurrence Of
two more murders. The steamer Northern
er arrived Mt New York ut 3 O'clock on
the evening Of the 18th. She brings two
weeks later advices from Chagres and Pa.
mama.
Six American vessels hadibccn wrecked
nj Charges out Of eight arrivals. within
shor. time. The steamer Orns was plying
M the Chagrcs river. % miles.
The steamer California. Capt. Forbes.
arrived nj Panama OIL the 2S,h nlf., in 80
days and 10 hm,rs from New York. She
and two other ships that were taken there
would ,nke all the passen gers that were
waiting there departure, q or 700 on
the Goth. She brought to Panama from
Cnllao. SllS.G0O Of specie for California;
also Is cabin passengers md 81 stecsage.