Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-07-19

! ~ 1blIlSDu NIlltIl TcStIlp0 III loss on I1Te UOOK
place at Panama, between Americans and ma
tvcs, a short time previous to the sailing of the
Philadelphia 1t originated by Americans
striking some natives who upset them i'm a ca
noe The matter was settled by the Alcade
and American Consul. One native was killed,
and two or three others wounded.
The British ship of war Inconstant was at
Mazntlan, to sail on the Goth for England.
! The BRAZILIAN SLAYER lately captu~erf and
/ taken into Kingston, has been condemned and
is about being broken up.
INDIAN TROUBLES
Further Depreda:jons among The Indians in
Sacramento Vailey-Gen. Thos. J. Green or
dcred out two companies of mounted riaemen,
who marched in the direction of Deer Greek
on the 18th. Lieut.. Well with TO men en-.
countered large number of Indians, and
killed and took prisoners on the rS,h. The
command secured the country in the region Of
Deer Creek and Bear River !; on the l9lb the
trail 10 Col. Holt's mill, where he was murder.
ed, was takcn-The villages were found 10 bs
! abandoned.
On The Goth, the Indians, 200 or 800 styoug.
were discovered within two miles os Bear river,
upon an elevated conical hill. An engagement
took place. in which ccvan Indians were killed
and a number wounded about so of the State
'''"''O''S NC'c ANUIe were killed
but Capt. lioyt, Lieut. Lewis, and Cant. Rms.
sell were wounded Major F. Emor.. tbrother
lnf Maj. Emory, u. s. Typographical Engineers,
ot the boundary Commission was shot through
the thigh with rifle ball. lie was Aid de-
Camp to Gen. T. J. Green. On the 2Ah the
Indian Chiefs Wetmn, B ,ckler and Poolted
came IN by permission, and entered with treaty
oil peace between the three tribes severally re-
presented and the Stale of California and the
Government Of the United States.
The Sacramen'o Transcript says Cao,, c.
Z. Cor,lett, on his way up the river, from down
below, stated while the steamer was detained at
our landing, that a Lieutenant of Dragons had,
Inst returned to Benca, bringing reports of
the engagement between the Indians and our
troops.
1t appears that company of Infantry, and
another OF Dragons, had left Sanoma and over.
taken and fought the Indians at Cle,r Lake.
and again ON Russian River Two of the
troops were badly wounded, and from lsO,o
300 Indians killed.
The MINES.
The Sacramento rivers are not Welding
very rich harvest this season the rivers CONT.
nne very high, and many who had gone IN 10
the min IS, have returned to San Francisco. To-
wait the falling Of the waters.
Troubles were breaking ont at the Soe,kern
mines, and the high state of the water on the
Sacramento has depressing effect on mer-
camille specuaons in San Francisco.
The troubles Of the Southern mines were oc
casloned by foreign miners refusing TO paw the
saH imposed upon them by the state for the pri-
vllege OF mining. AT the last accounts thew
had begun to pay taxes. The Chians were
first TO answer the demand of the Collector.
AFFAIRS ~ CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco was recovering fast from the
effects of the late disastrous fire. The cold
had commenced to flow in from the mines, and
O'f7rfss 7rock sea assffiGa Gold had been procured
at the expense of the State, to be contributed
10 the Monument to Washington. Its weigh,
g 1875 pounds.
Gov. Barnett has recovered from his sickness.
a new paper, the San Francisco Herald, has
Jeen started.
The foreign working population Of Sonoma
IS 10000.
The arrivals at San Fran cisco from April Is
20 May 29th, were 5000 Americans and 1888
foreigners.
Charitable institutions are springing up an
over the country.
The banking interest in Sacramento CITY it
rising TO considerable Importance. Some of
lie oiG"st Honses IN Inc Town have adopted this
ou .iness. DIR. Pearson, OF the firm of Pearson
& Barker, will devote his attention to assaying
gold.
A sleop of - tons had been launched from
Stockton.
BAD NEWS FROM THE GILA.
The Alta California says the news from the
Ga and Colorado river recently received is
very gloomy and distressing, ard requires the
action OF the military department OF
he country, for the adoption of measures which
shall relieve the emierartS now en- route from
he Bartarus, which there is little season TO